4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

n. (問題的)方面,(事物的)一部分 distinct feature or element in a problem
And I guess as he's coming back, the education aspect is more on display than the others.

v. (使)無法呼吸,窒息而死 deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
Carbon monoxide could build up and make you sick or even asphyxiate you.

n. 雄心,抱負 ambition; something that you hope to achieve
The basic aspiration is that culture should serve as a rallying point for nation-building - in practice, neither the finances nor the security conditions seem very favorable.

n. 暗殺 act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
The assassination is a terrible terrible, unspeakable loss for his family and friends.

n. (武力)襲擊,(口頭)攻擊 a violent attack; an onslaught
He's charged with interfering with the performance of a flight crew by assault or intimidation.

n. 集合,組合 a group of persons together in one place
Ranged on benches down the sides of the room, the eighty girls sat motionless and erect; a quaint assemblage appeared, all with plain locks combed from their faces.

v. 集合,裝配 put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
Washington announced its decision to dissolve the core group of nations, the US, India, Japan, and Australia; it would assemble to deliver aid.

n. 集會,參加集會的人們 gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
What critical missions remain for shuttles after station assembly is completed?

v. 斷言 declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.

v. 估計,估算,評估,評價 estimate  value; judge worth of something
They say that they lack both the money and the resources to deploy officials across the country to assess each ferry's safety.

n. 評價,評估,判斷 act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
Key to this assessment is the critical geographical fact that North Korea is adjacent to South Korea, an affluent democracy.

n. 財產,資產 properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
Hilary Rosen of the Recording Industry Association of America: American intellectual property is our nation's greatest trade asset.

v. 分配,指定,讓與 appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
Never underrate the difficulties your pupils will have to encounter or persuade them that what you assign is easy.

v. 吸收,同化 incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
How the United States could assimilate immigrants during the 19th and early 20th century will always be a source of pride to Americans.

v. 援助,幫助 give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
A good way to assist is to bring entrepreneurial and business skills to them.

n. 協助,援助 help, especially money or resources that are given to people  
The government has pledged in return for IMF assistance to redouble its efforts to reform the economy.

n. 助手,助教 helper; a person who assists or helps someone else
I am a textile designer under the title assistant designer at a western wear company.

v. 關聯,聯合 connect or join together; combine
The public is likely to associate a word or mark with a given company.

n. 假定,設想,採取 something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to power.

n. 擔保,保證,確定,自信 promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
Even in BP CEO Tony Hayward's new television commercial, his assurance is ambiguous.