英語考試詞彙：測驗與練習
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buttress 
/'bʌtrɪs/ v. Syn. support
(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to buttress his weak case.
Show examples and contexts (支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to buttress his weak case.
conflagration
/kɒnflə'greɪʃ(ə)n/ a.
(大火災,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
After the conflagration had finally died down, the city center was nothing but a mass of blackened embers.
Show examples and contexts (大火災,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
After the conflagration had finally died down, the city center was nothing but a mass of blackened embers.
extant
/ɛk'stænt/ a.
(現存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
Show examples and contexts (現存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct
Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
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anarchist 
 | [毀滅,破壞] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
| [避免] make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing |
| [年金,養老金] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year |
| [無政府主義者] a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
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| a. [未緩和的,絕對的] unrelieved or immoderate in intensity or severity; without exception; absolute |
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