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Group (4) - Matching Quizzes
obdurate 
1
 | (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (辯論的,好辯的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (可恨的,可恥的) hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
obsession
2
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (有威脅的,惡兆的) threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| (徵兆) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event |
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
officious
3
| (多管閒事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (愛管 事的人,實用主義者) who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
| (預感) sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition |
| (傾向,自然傾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
ogle
4
| (拋媚眼,送秋波) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (消滅,杜絕) make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| (賤民,被社會遺棄的人) social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
ominous
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| (子孫,後裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| (沉重的,笨重的,呆板的,冗長的) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (華麗的,過分裝飾的) excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
| (有威脅的,惡兆的) threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
onerous
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| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (子孫,後裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| (繁重的) burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing |
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
overwrought
7
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (傾向,自然傾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| (歇斯底里的) extremely disturbed from emotion |
| (典範,模式) one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
patron
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| (贊助人,資助人,(會員性的)顧客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (動物園) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| (傾向,自然傾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| (先例) act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases |
plaintiff
9
| (贊助人,資助人,(會員性的)顧客) benefactor; regular customer |
| (子孫,後裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
podium
10
| (原告) one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser |
| (悖論) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (瘦的,貧乏的,不足的) deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble |
| (指揮台,檢閱台) platform raised above surrounding level to give prominence to person on it |