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advocate
[ˈædvəˌket]
提倡；擁護者 (v/n)
She advocates for stronger environmental protection laws.
delegate
[ˈdɛləˌɡet]
委派；代表 (v/n)
The manager delegated the report to her assistant.
unprecedented
[ʌnˈprɛsəˌdɛntɪd]
史無前例的 (adj)
The pandemic caused unprecedented disruption to global travel.
poignant
[ˈpɔɪnjənt]
辛酸的；深刻的 (adj)
The film ended with a poignant scene about loss and forgiveness.
nebulous
[ˈnɛbjələs]
模糊的；朦朧的 (adj)
His explanation was so nebulous that nobody understood the plan.
clandestine
[klænˈdɛstɪn]
秘密的；暗中的 (adj)
They held clandestine meetings to plan the surprise party.
tirade
[ˈtaɪred]
長篇激烈的演說；謾罵 (n)
He launched into a tirade about the unfair tax system.
recur
[rɪˈkɝ]
再發生；重現 (v)
The same dream seems to recur every few nights.
tacit
[ˈtæsɪt]
默許的；不言而喻的 (adj)
There was a tacit agreement between them to never mention it again.
allegation
[ˌæləˈɡeʃən]
指控；陳述 (n)
The senator denied all allegations of corruption.
gullible
[ˈɡʌləbəl]
易受騙的 (adj)
He was gullible enough to believe the obvious scam email.
benign
[bɪˈnaɪn]
良性的；和善的 (adj)
The doctor confirmed that the tumor was benign.
peripheral
[pəˈrɪfərəl]
周邊的；次要的 (adj)
These issues are peripheral to the main argument of the paper.
rebuff
[rɪˈbʌf]
斷然拒絕 (v/n)
She rebuffed his attempts to apologize after the argument.
animosity
[ˌænəˈmɑsəti]
憎惡；敵意 (n)
There has been deep animosity between the two families for decades.
tenuous
[ˈtɛnjuəs]
薄弱的；纖細的 (adj)
The evidence linking him to the crime is rather tenuous.
complacent
[kəmˈplesənt]
自滿的 (adj)
After winning the championship, the team grew complacent.
acme
[ˈækmi]
頂點；極致 (n)
Winning the Nobel Prize was the acme of her scientific career.
defunct
[dɪˈfʌŋkt]
已廢除的；不再存在的 (adj)
The factory has been defunct since the company went bankrupt.
abet
[əˈbɛt]
教唆；煽動 (v)
He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbery.
haggard
[ˈhæɡɚd]
憔悴的；疲憊的 (adj)
She looked haggard after staying up all night with the baby.
waive
[wev]
放棄；免除 (v)
The bank agreed to waive the late payment fee this once.
carnal
[ˈkɑrnəl]
肉體的；世俗的 (adj)
The novel explores the conflict between carnal desires and spiritual ideals.
sanction
[ˈsæŋkʃən]
批准；制裁 (v/n)
The government imposed economic sanctions on the regime.
ambiguous
[æmˈbɪɡjuəs]
模稜兩可的 (adj)
Her ambiguous reply left everyone wondering what she really meant.
spendthrift
[ˈspɛndˌθrɪft]
揮霍者；浪費的 (n/adj)
His spendthrift habits eventually drove him into bankruptcy.
mollify
[ˈmɑləˌfaɪ]
安撫；平息 (v)
The manager tried to mollify the angry customer with a refund.
unequivocal
[ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl]
毫不含糊的；明確的 (adj)
She gave an unequivocal denial of any involvement in the scandal.
malleable
[ˈmæliəbəl]
可塑的；易受影響的 (adj)
Gold is a highly malleable metal that can be hammered into thin sheets.
verbose
[vɝˈbos]
冗長的；囉嗦的 (adj)
The report was so verbose that few people bothered to read it.
transient
[ˈtrænʃənt]
短暫的；過渡的 (adj)
Fame in the entertainment industry is often transient.
nettle
[ˈnɛtəl]
激怒；使惱怒 (v)
His sarcastic comments clearly nettled the speaker.
repudiate
[rɪˈpjudiˌet]
否認；拒絕承認 (v)
The author publicly repudiated the views in his earlier book.
impetuous
[ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs]
衝動的；魯莽的 (adj)
His impetuous decision to quit the job surprised everyone.
frugal
[ˈfruɡəl]
節儉的；樸素的 (adj)
Her frugal lifestyle allowed her to retire at a young age.
incongruous
[ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəs]
不協調的；不合適的 (adj)
The modern sculpture looked incongruous in the ancient garden.
assuage
[əˈswedʒ]
緩和；減輕 (v)
Nothing could assuage her grief after losing her father.
corroborate
[kəˈrɑbəˌret]
證實；確認 (v)
Two witnesses corroborated his version of the events.
embellish
[ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ]
裝飾；潤飾 (v)
He tends to embellish his stories to make them sound more exciting.
avaricious
[ˌævəˈrɪʃəs]
貪婪的 (adj)
The avaricious banker was willing to ruin clients for a bigger bonus.
cursory
[ˈkɝsəri]
草率的；粗略的 (adj)
He gave the contract only a cursory glance before signing it.
vacillate
[ˈvæsəˌlet]
猶豫；搖擺 (v)
She vacillated between accepting the job and staying in school.
clement
[ˈklɛmənt]
溫和的；仁慈的 (adj)
The clement weather made the outdoor wedding a success.
lucrative
[ˈlukrətɪv]
有利可圖的；賺錢的 (adj)
He gave up a lucrative career in finance to become a teacher.
allocate
[ˈæləˌket]
分配；撥出 (v)
The committee will allocate funds to each department next week.
reconcile
[ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl]
和解；使一致 (v)
The couple managed to reconcile after a year of separation.
paragon
[ˈpærəˌɡɑn]
典範；模範 (n)
She is regarded as a paragon of honesty and integrity.
analogous
[əˈnæləɡəs]
類似的；相似的 (adj)
The human eye is analogous to a camera in many ways.
diurnal
[daɪˈɝnəl]
白晝的；每日的 (adj)
Most birds are diurnal, hunting and singing during the day.
pretext
[ˈpriˌtɛkst]
藉口；託辭 (n)
He used a business meeting as a pretext to leave the party early.