abandon:
n. [沒有約束,放任情緒] lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm | abide:
v. [忍耐,忍受,遵守] endure; put up with; bear; tolerate |
abnormal:
a. [反常的,異常的,變態的] unusual; not typical; not normal | absurd:
a. [荒謬的,可笑的] preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish |
abuse:
n. [濫用,虐待] improper use or handling; misuse | access:
n. [接觸,接近(的機會)] approach; entry; entrance |
accidental:
a. [意外的,偶然的] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally | accomplice:
n. [共犯,同夥] partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing |
acquaintance:
n. [熟人] personal knowledge or information about someone or something | activate:
v. [刺激,使活動] make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive |
acute:
a. [精明,敏銳,聰明] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe | adamant:
a. [堅硬,不動搖] extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
addiction:
n. [癮,依賴] the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something | ado:
n. [忙亂,騷擾] doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle |
adopt:
v. [採用,採納] accept; take on; raise; take into one's family | adorable:
a. [迷人的,可愛的] deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors |
adore:
v. [崇拜,熱愛] worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection | affected:
a. [假的,做作的] speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
affection:
n. [友愛,摯愛,情愛] fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness | affirmative:
a. [贊成的,肯定的] confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming |
agenda:
n. [議程] items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered | aggressive:
a. [強有力的,堅持己見的] making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly |
agitated:
a. [被鼓動的,不安的] disturbed; excited; expressing agitation | agony:
n. [極大痛苦] the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle |
agreement:
n. [一致,協議] state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character | airborne:
a. [空氣傳播的,空運的,空降的] aloft; flying; in the air |
alias:
n. [別名] assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily | allegiance:
n. [忠誠] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion |
allergic:
a. [過敏的,討厭的] excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy | allergy:
n. [過敏症,厭惡] hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances |
alley:
n. [小巷,小徑] a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes | ally:
n. [聯盟,同盟者] confederate; partner; collaborator |
altar:
n. [祭壇,聖壇] raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity | ambrosia:
n. [神仙食品,美味] something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut |
ambush:
n. [埋伏,伏擊] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station | amendment:
n. [改正,修正] a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision |
amnesia:
n. [失憶,健忘] partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness | amulet:
n. [護身符] object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm |
anemia:
n. [貧血] condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality | ankle:
n. [腳踝] the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus |
anonymous:
a. [匿名的] having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name | anticipate:
v. [預期,預料] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict |
antidote:
n. [解藥] medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts | apology:
n. [道歉,歉意] acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse |
appalling:
a. [駭人的,可怕的] causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful | appeal:
n. [吸引力] attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge |
appealing:
a. [動人的,媚人的] attractive or interesting; charming | appetite:
n. [胃口,食慾] instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink |
appropriate:
v. [獲得,挪用,據為己有] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use | apron:
n. [圍裙] an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean |
archer:
n. [(運動或戰爭中的)弓箭手,射手] bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow | archives:
n. [檔案,檔案館] public records; place where public records are kept |
arena:
n. [競技場,舞台] a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | arrogance:
n. [傲慢,驕傲] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation |
arrogant:
a. [傲慢的,自大的,傲慢] arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others | arson:
n. [縱火,放火] malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony |
arsonist:
n. [縱火犯] criminal who illegally sets fire to property | artillery:
n. [大砲,砲兵] large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons |
assault:
n. [(武力)襲擊,(口頭)攻擊] a violent attack; an onslaught | asset:
n. [財產,資產] properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality |
assurance:
n. [擔保,保證,確定,自信] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt | assured:
a. [自信的,確定的] made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable |
asthma:
n. [哮喘症] chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies | asylum:
n. [庇護所] place of refuge or shelter; protection |
attic:
n. [閣樓,頂樓] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house; | attorney:
n. [代理人,辯護律師] lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy |
auction:
n. [拍賣] public sale of property to the highest bidder | audition:
v. [(對藝人的)面試(試演)] take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance |
authentic:
a. [真的,可靠的,確實的] not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy | authorization:
n. [授權,委任狀] act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant |
authorize:
v. [授權,批准] empower; give permission for; sanction | autopsy:
n. [驗屍] examination of dead body; post-mortem |
awe:
n. [敬畏] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil | bacon:
n. [熏豬肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked |
badge:
n. [徽章] a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person | bait:
v. [欺負,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap |
bald:
a. [禿頭的,光禿的] hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering | ballroom:
n. [大舞廳] large room used mainly for dancing |
bane:
n. [禍根] something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin | bankrupt:
a. [破產了的] penniless, without any money; financially ruined |
banner:
n. [旗幟,標語,橫幅] flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page | barb:
n. [魚鉤,鉤狀物] sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark |
barbecue:
n. [烤肉野餐] a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors | barge:
n. [駁船] flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft |
bark:
n. [樹皮,狗叫] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog | barn:
n. [穀倉,畜棚] an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals |
barrier:
n. [屏障,障礙,柵欄] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit | batch:
n. [一批,大量] quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
beacon:
n. [信號燈,閃光燈] signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning | beam:
n. [光束,鐵樑,木樑,一束電波] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool |
beat:
v. [打擊,敲擊,打敗] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly | beaver:
n. [海狸] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur |
behold:
v. [目睹,看見] have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty | benign:
a. [良性的,好的,和藹可親的] kindly; favorable; not malignant |
betray:
v. [出賣,背叛] be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly | beverage:
n. [(除水之外的)飲料] liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment |
bizarre:
a. [怪異的] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance | blackmail:
n. [敲詐,勒索] extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information |
blade:
n. [刀鋒,刀口] the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument | bless:
v. [祝福,頌揚] make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy |
blizzard:
n. [暴風雪] a severe snowstorm with strong winds | blur:
n. [模糊不清的事物] something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance; moral stain or blot |
bodyguard:
n. [保鏢,侍衛] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard | bogus:
a. [贗品] counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine |
bolt:
v. [衝刺,快速移動] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly | boost:
v. [增加,提高,促進] raise; advance; push or shove upward |
booster:
n. [支持者] device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school | booze:
n. [痛飲,狂飲] drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor |
bore:
v. [鑽孔,令人厭煩] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill | bouquet:
n. [花束] small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present |
bout:
n. [一回合,一陣] a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness | brace:
n. [使穩固,架穩支撐物] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod; |
brake:
n. [煞車減速,阻止] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction | breach:
n. [違約,突破,打破] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap |
brilliant:
a. [輝煌的,才氣煥發的] full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone | brink:
n. [(峭壁的)邊沿,邊緣] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge |
brutal:
a. [殘忍的,嚴酷的] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless | brutality:
n. [殘酷,獸行] quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness |
bubble:
n. [氣泡,水泡] foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief | buckle:
v. [皮帶扣環,鎖扣,扣環] fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat |
budge:
v. [移動一點,妥協] move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude | bug:
n. [臭蟲,竊聽器] general name applied to various insects |
bulb:
n. [球莖,球狀物] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball | bully:
n. [欺負,威協] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow |
bum:
n. [流浪,乞討,差勁的人] one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person | bumper:
n. [(汽車前後的)保險桿] something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage |
bust:
n. [半身(雕)像,過度飲食] the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person | bypass:
n. [規避,繞過] the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture |
cadet:
n. [軍校或警官學校的學生] younger of two brothers; student at a military school who is training to be an officer | canary:
n. [金絲雀,女歌星] pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance |
canyon:
n. [峽谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge | capacity:
n. [容量,生產量,能力] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate |
carnival:
n. [狂歡節] festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows | carol:
n. [讚美詩,頌歌] round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas |
carve:
v. [切開,雕刻] make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt | cascade:
n. [小瀑布] small waterfall; sudden downpour |
category:
n. [種類,類目,範疇] group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute | catholic:
a. [一般的,普遍的,天主教的] broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church |
cavalry:
n. [騎兵部隊] part of military force which serves on horseback | cavern:
n. [大山洞,大洞穴] cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave |
cavity:
n. [洞,腔,蛀洞] hole; cavern; hollow area within the body | celebrated:
a. [名人] famous; well-known; having illustrious past |
celebrity:
n. [名人] a widely known person | cellar:
n. [地下室,酒窖] room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground |
cemetery:
n. [墳墓,公墓] place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard | cereal:
n. [穀類,穀類食品] grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food |
cerebral:
a. [腦的,智力的] relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional | chaos:
n. [混亂] disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass |
chap:
n. [(皮膚)變粗糙,皸裂] crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy | charitable:
a. [慈善事業的,慈善的,仁慈的] benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way |
charity:
n. [仁慈,施捨] activity or gift that benefits the public at large | charter:
v. [包租,特許] license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services |
chase:
v. [追捕] pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch | chateau:
n. [城堡,高級旅館] impressive country house or castle in France; large country house |
chevron:
n. [軍警袖章,V形圖案] badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank | chic:
n. [漂亮的,時髦的] good form; style; elegance under being fashionable |
chimera:
n. [神話怪物,夢幻] monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having lion head, goat body, and dragon tail | choir:
n. [(教堂的)歌唱隊] band or organized company of singers, especially in church service |
chop:
v. [砍] hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax | chorus:
n. [合唱隊,歌舞團] any utterance produced simultaneously by a group |
chubby:
a. [豐滿的,圓胖的] of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded, and plump | chuck:
v. [召喚(小雞),放棄,離職] toss or throw smartly out of hand; make noise or call, as a hen calls her chickens |
chump:
n. [呆子,笨蛋] short, thick, heavy piece of wood; stupid or foolish person | chunk:
n. [大塊,矮胖的人或物] a thick mass or piece, amount |
cider:
n. [蘋果酒,蘋果汁] beverage made from juice pressed from apples | civilian:
a. [平民的,民用的,,非軍事的] of or relating to non-military life |
clam:
v. [沾濕的,濕滑的] be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang | clamp:
n. [鉗子,鉗緊] any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts |
clarity:
n. [清楚] clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor | clientele:
n. [常客] clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons |
closure:
n. [關閉] act of shutting; closing | clot:
n. [凝塊,使凝成塊] thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group |
clumsy:
a. [笨拙的] awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude | coalition:
n. [夥伴,同盟,集合] partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
coincidence:
n. [巧合] two or more things occurring at the same time by chance | collision:
n. [碰撞,衝突,抵觸] crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals |
colossal:
a. [巨大] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic | coma:
n. [昏迷狀態] state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person |
commence:
v. [開始,倡導] have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin | commitment:
n. [信奉,支持,許諾,承擔義務] pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action |
commotion:
n. [騷動,動亂] disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement | compact:
a. [簡明扼要的,緊縮的] closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something |
compassion:
n. [同情,憐憫] the sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration | compassionate:
a. [有同情心的] having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful |
compatible:
a. [和諧的] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes | compelling:
a. [強制的] overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention |
compliment:
n. [恭維,稱讚] praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise | compromise:
v. [危害,妥協] adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of |
compulsive:
a. [難以抑制的] having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. | con:
ad. [反對,負面] against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side |
concede:
v. [勉強,讓步,屈從] admit; yield; give up physical control of another | conceive:
v. [構思,設想] form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way |
concussion:
n. [腦震盪,震動] shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow | condemn:
v. [聲討,譴責] blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of |
confide:
v. [吐露(心事),傾訴] disclose; reveal; tell in confidence | confront:
v. [面對,正視] be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with |
confrontation:
n. [對抗] state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas | conjure:
v. [呼喚,懇求,變魔術,變戲法] call on or summon by sacred name or in a solemn manner; implore earnestly; practice magical arts |
consolation:
n. [安慰,慰藉] act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort | console:
v. [安慰,撫慰] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort |
conspiracy:
n. [陰謀] plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act | constellation:
n. [星座] some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name |
contagious:
a. [傳染性的,有感染力的] infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases | contempt:
n. [輕視,鄙視] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of |
continent:
n. [大陸] one of the large landmasses of the earth | contingency:
n. [意外事件,可能性] condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility |
contract:
v. [收縮] constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate | convert:
n. [改變,轉換,皈依] change something into another form; transform |
convertible:
a. [可轉換的,敞篷車] capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable | convict:
v. [證明有罪,宣告有罪] find or declare guilty |
conviction:
n. [定罪,深信] the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief | coop:
n. [酒桶,(雞)籠,欄] barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals |
corny:
a. [穀物相關的,堅硬的,平談無奇的,鄉巴佬的] producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; | corporal:
a. [(士兵)下士,肉體的,身體的] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant |
corporate:
a. [團體的,共同的] united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body | cosmic:
a. [宇宙的,廣大無邊的] of the universe; vast |
costume:
n. [服裝] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season | couch:
n. [長沙發,睡椅] sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed |
counterfeit:
v. [偽造,仿造] make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge | coup:
n. [出乎意料的行動,政變] sudden stroke; sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover |
covert:
a. [隱蔽的,暗地裡的,偷偷摸摸的] secretive, not openly shown | coy:
a. [靦腆的,忸怩的] quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved |
cram:
v. [填塞,匆忙準備] pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space | cramp:
n. [鐵箍,夾子] something that confines or contracts; restraint; hindrance |
cramped:
a. [狹促的,難辨的,難懂的] jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted | crank:
n. [曲柄,古怪的人] device for rotary motion, by handle or arm; bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage; twist or turn in speech |
cranky:
a. [怪癖的,不穩的] having a bad disposition; having eccentric ways; odd; full of bends and turns; crooked | crate:
n. [簍,板條箱] large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces |
crave:
v. [渴望,熱望] ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg | craving:
n. [強烈的慾望] vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning |
creed:
n. [信條,教義] definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use | creek:
n. [小溪,小河] a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook |
cripple:
n. [削弱,殘廢,跛子] person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb | crook:
v. [使彎曲] bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure |
crooked:
a. [不正直的,不誠實的,欺詐的] having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved | crude:
a. [粗糙的,粗魯的,原始的] being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive |
crumb:
n. [餅屑,麵包屑,小量] small fragment or piece, especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off | crunch:
v. [用力展壓,關鍵時刻] chew with force and noise; crush, grind or tread noisily |
cryptic:
a. [秘密的,神秘的] having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher | cub:
n. [幼獸,年輕無經驗的人] young animal; awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy; a stall for cattle |
cubicle:
n. [寢室,小臥室] sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory; small compartment, as for work or study | cuddle:
v. [摟抱,擁抱] lie close or snug; crouch; nestle; embrace closely |
cuff:
n. [(折起的)袖口,用手輕拍] fold at the end of the sleeve; part of sleeve turned back from the hand; any ornamental appendage at the wrist | cuisine:
n. [烹飪] kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery |
cult:
n. [宗派,崇拜] religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false; community of religious worship and ritual | curb:
v. [控制,抑制,約束] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
curt:
a. [簡略的,草率的,粗魯的,三言兩語的] having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner | cushion:
n. [墊子,軟墊] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling |
custody:
n. [監管,保管] keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security | cute:
a. [逗人喜愛的,漂亮的] ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty |
cynical:
a. [憤世嫉俗] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic | dandy:
n. [好打扮的人] man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable |
darn:
v. [縫補,補綴] mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread | dart:
v. [飛奔,投擲] move suddenly and rapidly |
debris:
n. [碎片,殘骸] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | debut:
n. [初次登台,初次露面] beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public |
decoy:
n. [引誘] lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger | decree:
n. [命令,法令,頒布命令,公告] order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court |
deed:
n. [行為,(土地或建築物的)契約,證書] something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit | defendant:
n. [被告] one required to make answer in an action or suit |
definition:
n. [定義] clarity of outline; concise explanation | deliberate:
v. [深思熟慮的,商討] consider; think about carefully; weigh |
delirious:
a. [精神錯亂的] having a delirium; wandering in mind; insane; raving; wild | delta:
n. [三角洲] an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea |
delusion:
n. [錯覺] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion | dent:
n. [缺口,凹痕] cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
deposition:
n. [宣言,誓言] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process | deputy:
n. [代理人,代表,副職] one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office |
desirable:
a. [令人嚮往的,令人滿意的] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable | despicable:
a. [可鄙的,卑劣的] fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless |
destruction:
n. [破壞,毀滅] havoc; event that completely destroys something | detour:
n. [彎路,繞行之路] a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course |
devastating:
a. [破壞性的] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction | devious:
a. [拐彎抹角的,偏僻的] departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
devotion:
n. [熱愛,忠誠] faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication | diabetes:
n. [糖尿病] a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood |
diabolical:
a. [惡魔的] extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | dictate:
v. [口述,聽寫,規定] prescribe; rule as a dictator |
dilemma:
n. [困境,進退兩難] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options | diplomatic:
a. [外交的,老練的] relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others |
dirk:
n. [短劍,匕首] a kind of dagger or poniard | disaster:
n. [災難,不幸,徹底的失敗] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty |
disastrous:
a. [損失慘重的,悲傷的] extremely bad; terrible; dreadful | discharge:
v. [釋放,排出] relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off |
discreet:
a. [小心的,謹慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable | discretion:
n. [判斷力,審慎的] knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively |
disguise:
n. [假扮,掩飾] dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception | dispatch:
n. [急速,急件] act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste |
distinction:
n. [出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference | distinguished:
a. [卓著的] prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements |
distracted:
a. [心煩意亂的,精神不集中] having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught | distraught:
a. [使悲傷,使焦慮] deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict; mad; insane |
distress:
n. [悲痛,不幸,窮困] discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to | disturbance:
n. [騷動,動亂] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder |
dock:
v. [剪短,扣除] deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal | dodge:
v. [閃開,躲避] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick |
dome:
n. [圓屋頂] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola | don:
v. [穿上] put clothing on one's body |
dose:
n. [(藥)劑量,一劑] quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion | drool:
v. [流口水,胡說] drivel, or drop saliva; let run from the mouth; talk nonsense; silly talk or write |
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