——inclination
noun US ? UK ? /??n.kl??ne?.??n/
inclination noun (FEELING)
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C2 [ C or U ] a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing
傾向；愛好；意向
[ + to infinitive ] My own inclination would be to look for another job.
我個人的意向是另找一份工作。
We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches.
我們應將我們的決定基于可靠的事實而不是個人愛好和直覺。
——pick-me-up
noun [ C ] UK ? /?p?k.mi.?p/ US ? /?p?k.mi.?p/
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something that makes you feel better, often a drink or a tonic (= a type of medicine)
興奮飲料；興奮劑
It is traditional around here to drink brandy with coffee as a morning pick-me-up.
在這個地方，傳統上把白蘭地和咖啡混在一起當作早晨的提神飲料。
——stimulant
noun [ C ] UK ? /?st?m.j?.l?nt/ US ? /?st?m.j?.l?nt/
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something that makes or causes something else to grow or develop
刺激物；激勵物
Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country's economy.
旅游業成為該國經濟發展的一個促進因素。
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a substance, such as a drug, that makes the mind or body more active
興奮劑
Caffeine, which is found in coffee and tea, is a mild stimulant.
咖啡和茶中含有的咖啡因是輕度興奮劑。
——blunt adjective (RUDE)
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C2 saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
直率的，生硬的，直截了當的
I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直說了——你創作的最后一件作品糟糕透了。
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blunt
adjective UK ? /bl?nt/ US ? /bl?nt/
blunt adjective (NOT SHARP)
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C2 A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well.
（鉛筆、刀等）鈍的，不鋒利的
blunt adjective (RUDE)
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C2 saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
直率的，生硬的，直截了當的
I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直說了——你創作的最后一件作品糟糕透了。
blunt
verb [ T ] UK ? /bl?nt/ US ? /bl?nt/
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to make something less sharp
使變鈍
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to make a feeling less strong
使（情感）減弱
My recent bad experience has blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
最近的倒霉經歷已經使我對旅游的熱情減弱了不少。
——giblets
noun [ plural ] UK ? /?d??b.l?ts/ US ? /?d??b.l?ts/
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the inside parts and neck of a bird, for example a chicken, usually removed before it is cooked, that are often used to flavour sauces, etc.
（可食用家禽的）內臟，雜碎
——toxicological
on the ~ evidence with
——catch a glimpse of
——jeer
To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them.
——hostile crowd
——obscene
adjective UK ? /?b?si?n/ US ? /?b?si?n/
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C2 offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex:
——veil
noun UK ? /ve?l/ US ? /ve?l/
veil noun (COVERING FACE)
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C1 [ C ] a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face or head
面紗；面罩
——self-confessed
形容詞 [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as a self-confessed murderer or a self-confessed romantic, for example, you mean that they admit openly that they are a murderer or a romantic.
——have a high/low opinion of sb/sth
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to think that someone or something is good/bad:
He has a low opinion of doctors.
——A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation.
——look closely at
——If you were around at the time, would you felt that Florene should have been convicted from the evidence that was there?
presented in a different way
in a much more inteligent way
we wouldn't have done it thay way nowadays
the absence of a fatal dose of arsenic
take it himself qutie voluntarily
——the condemning evidence that come up against
——infidelity
noun [ C or U ] UK ? /??n.f??del.?.ti/ US ? /??n.f??del.?.t?i/
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(an act of) having sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular sexual partner:
marital/sexual infidelity
She could not forgive his many infidelities.
it was florence's infidelity that really led to her conviction
——destite
destitute
1 :lacking something needed or desirable a lake destitute of fish
2 :lacking possessions and resources; especially :suffering extreme poverty a destitute old man
——assaile
to attack violently Critics assailed his new book.
a politician assailed by the media —often used figuratively
She was assailed by doubts.
A horrible odor assailed our noses. [=we smelled a horrible odor]
condemned to death
it's pretty terrifying little room
——contemplate
verb [ I or T ] UK ? /?k?n.t?m.ple?t/ US ? /?kɑ?n.t??m.ple?t/
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C2 to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way
盤算；沉思，冥想
[ + -ing verb ] I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
我打算出國1年。
They were contemplating a move to California.
It's too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate.
這件事太糟糕／可怕／危險，簡直不敢想。
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I'm contemplating leaving my job.
Losing a child is just too awful to contemplate.
I couldn't contemplate living on my own.
He was contemplating his future.
contemplate her fate
guilty verdict
puclic opinion had swung positively inlufences favor
weighty tome
tome
noun [ C ] UK ? /t??m/ US ? /to?m/ usually humorous
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a large, heavy book:
She's written several weighty tomes on the subject.
In my own minde I have not the slightest doubt that there are just sufficient
——escort
verb [ T ] UK ? /??sk??t/ US ? /es?k??rt/
escort verb [ T ] (GO WITH)
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to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely:
Several little boats escorted the sailing ship into the harbour.
Security guards escorted the intruders from the building.
The police escorted her to the airport, and made sure that she left the country.
——give sb the creeps
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to cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousness or fear
使（某人）毛骨悚然；使（某人）緊張害怕
Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.
住在墓地旁邊會令我毛骨悚然
——villainous
adjective [ before noun ] UK ? /?v?l.?.n?s/ US ? /?v?l.?.n?s/
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A villainous person or an action is evil.
邪惡的；極壞的
a villainous dictator
殘暴的獨裁統治者
——bitterly unhappy
——various accounts of
——infirmary
noun [ C ] UK ? /?n?f??.m?r.i/ US ? /?n?f??.m?.ri/
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us a room in a school, college, or university where students who are injured or feeling ill can go to a nurse for treatment
（美國學校的）醫務室
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uk old use a hospital. It is now used mainly in the names of hospitals
（尤用于名稱中）醫院
Leeds General Infirmary
利茲總醫院
the Royal Infirmary
皇家醫院
in that respect
noose
noun UK ? /nu?s/ US ? /nu?s/
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[ C ] one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them
絞索，繩套
They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck.
他們把他放在馬背上，并用繩索套住他的脖子。
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[ S ] a serious problem or limit
問題；束縛，羈絆
The noose of poverty was tightening (= becoming more serious) daily.
貧困問題日益加劇。'
