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nurture ['nɜːtʃə]
- vt. 養育；鼓勵；培植
- n. 養育；教養；營養物
- Nurture Trust 建立信任
- nature and nurture 先天與後天，遺傳與環境；先天遺傳說和後天培養說
- Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.
enlist [ɪn'lɪst; en-]
- vi. 支持；從軍；應募；贊助
- vt. 使入伍；徵募；謀取…的贊助或幫助
- Enlist Help 尋求幫助
- enlist inv. 應募，參軍
- He enlisted in the 82nd Airborne 20 years ago.
masculine ['mæskjʊlɪn]
- adj. 男性的；陽性的；男子氣概的
- n. 男性；陽性，陽性詞
- 同義詞：
- adj.[人類]男性的；陽性的；男子氣概的
- male / positive
- n.[人類]男性；陽性，陽性詞
- mankind / maleness
declare [dɪ'kleə]
- vt. 宣佈，聲明；斷言，宣稱
- vi. 聲明，宣佈
- He declared he would not run for a second term as president.
accompany [ə'kʌmpənɪ]
- vt. 陪伴，伴隨；伴奏
- vi. 伴奏，伴唱
- accompany with 伴隨着，兼帶着；陪…同行
- accompany by 隨行，伴奏；在…的陪同下
by comparison [kəm'pærəsnz]
- 相比之下，比較起來
- 同義詞：
- 相比之下，比較起來
- by contrast / in contrast
- By comparison, one kilogram of tomatoes requires 160 litres of water.
unmistakable [ʌnmɪ'steɪkəb(ə)l]
- adj. 明顯的；不會弄錯的
- 同義詞：
- adj.明顯的；不會弄錯的
- obvious / distinct / visible/ evident
cater ['keɪtə]
- vt. 投合，迎合；滿足需要；提供飲食及服務
- cater for迎合；供應伙食；爲…提供所需
- We cater to an exclusive clientele.
strive [straɪv]
- vi. 努力；奮鬥；抗爭
- strive for爭取，奮鬥
- strive to develop努力發展；大力發展
- strive after奮鬥；爭取
- strive against反抗
- strive for freedom力爭自由
- We allwant it andstrive for it.
indicate ['ɪndɪkeɪt]
- vt. 表明；指出；預示；象徵
- expressly indicate 明示
- 同義詞：
- vt.表明；指出；預示；象徵
- forecast / index / image/ shadow / figure
- A survey of retired people has indicated that most are independent and enjoying life.
unprecedented [ʌn'presɪdentɪd]
- adj. 空前的；無前例的
- unprecedented challenges 前所未有的挑戰 ; 前所未有挑戰
- unprecedented scale史無前例的規模
- Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.
asset ['æset]
- n. 資產；優點；有用的東西；有利條件；財產；有價值的人或物
- Our creativity in the field of technology is our greatest asset.
recruit [rɪ'kruːt]
- n. 招聘；新兵；新成員
- vt. 補充；聘用；徵募；使…恢復健康
- vi. 復原；徵募新兵；得到補充；恢復健康
- How do yourecruit an army?
prominent ['prɒmɪnənt]
- adj. 突出的，顯著的；傑出的；卓越的
- prominent status 顯赫身份
- prominent feature突出特徵；顯著地物
- prominent character 主要特性
subject to
- 使服從；使遭受；受…管制
- 同義詞：
使服從；使遭受；受…管制
-
submit / subjugate
perseverance [pɜːsɪ'vɪər(ə)ns]
- n. 堅持不懈；不屈不撓
- n. 耐性；毅力
- He has never stopped trying and showed great perseverance.
- 同義詞：
- n.堅持不懈；不屈不撓
- doggedness / tenacity
initiative [ɪ'nɪʃɪətɪv; -ʃə-]
- n. 主動權；首創精神
- adj. 主動的；自發的；起始的
- take the initiative採取主動；帶頭
- on one's own initiative主動地
- subjective initiative主觀能動性
- have the initiative掌握主動
- take initiative積極主動
- learning initiative學習積極性
trigger ['trɪgə]
- vt. 引發，引起；觸發
- vi. 鬆開扳柄
- n. 扳機；[電子] 觸發器；制滑機
plea [pliː]
- n. 懇求，請求；辯解，辯護；藉口，託辭
- plea for 懇求，請求
- Mr. Nicholas made his emotional plea for help in solving the killing.
enforce [ɪn'fɔːs; en-]
- vt. 實施，執行；強迫，強制
- enforce the law 執法；執行法律
- We recommend thatyou enforcethis practicerigidly.
curb [kɜːb]
- n. 抑制；路邊；勒馬繩
- vt. 控制；勒住
seizure ['siːʒə]
- n. 沒收；奪取；捕獲；（疾病的）突然發作
- He goes withthem, but Saraangrily giveshim an injection to prevent a seizure for the next few hours.
harsh [hɑːʃ]
- adj. 嚴厲的；嚴酷的；刺耳的；粗糙的；刺目的
- harsh reality嚴酷的現實；殘酷的現實
- harsh terms苛刻的條件
- Do you thinkthey wouldsubscribe to suchharsh terms?
penalty ['pen(ə)ltɪ]
- n. 罰款，罰金；處罰
- One of those arrested could face the death penalty.
deter [dɪ'tɜː]
- vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念頭
- Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.
- 同義詞：
- vt.制止，阻止；使打消念頭
- dispute/block/restrain
comparatively [kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]
- adv. 比較地；相當地
- By Comparatively 採用比較
- 同義詞：
- adv.比較地；相當地
- relatively / fairly / reasonably/ pretty / considerably
- Tin is acomparatively easy metal to smelt.
convict [kən'vɪkt]
- vt. 證明…有罪；宣告…有罪
- n. 罪犯
- In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
legitimate [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]
- adj. 合法的；正當的；合理的；正統的
- vt. 使合法；認爲正當（等於legitimize）
- The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.
lenient ['liːnɪənt]
- adj. 寬大的；仁慈的
- 同義詞：
- adj.寬大的；仁慈的
- liberal / humane
- He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers.
acquit [ə'kwɪt]
- vt. 無罪釋放；表現；脫卸義務和責任；清償
- acquit acquitted 宣判無罪
- acquit with 表現
- acquit herself 表現
- acquit of 宣判無罪
- acquit yourselves 表現
- acquit yourself 表現
- acquit vt 無罪釋放
- acquit oneself 表現 ; 表示
- acquit myself 表現
- 同義詞：
- vt.無罪釋放；表現；脫卸義務和責任；清償
- conduct oneself / represent / bear oneself
- Mr. Castorina was acquitted of attempted murder.
implicate ['ɪmplɪkeɪt]
- vt. 使捲入；涉及；暗指；影響
- implicate in 使牽連
- 同義詞：
- vt.暗示；使牽連其中；含有…的意思
- hint at / speak of sth.
- He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal.
repatriate [riː'pætrɪeɪt; -'peɪ-]
- v. 遣返
- n. 被遣返回國者
- It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees.
allege [ə'ledʒ]
- vt. 宣稱，斷言；提出…作爲理由
- allege falsely 佯言
- allege about 談及
- 同義詞：
- vt.宣稱，斷言；提出…作爲理由
- declare / asseverate
- She alleged that there was rampant drug use among the male members of the group.
perpetrator ['pɜːpətreɪtə(r)]
- n. 犯罪者；作惡者；行兇者
perpetrate ['pɜːpɪtreɪt]
- vt. 犯（罪）；做（惡）
- 同義詞：
- vt.犯（罪）；做（惡）
- come / faire
- A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.
accordance [ə'kɔːd(ə)ns]
- n. 一致；和諧
- 同義詞：
- in accordance按照；與…一致
- in accordance with依照；與…一致
- Entries which are illegible or otherwise not in accordance with the rules will be disqualified.
excessive [ɪk'sesɪv; ek-]
- adj. 過多的，極度的；過分的
- Their spending on research is excessive and is slowing developments of new treatments.
outsource [aʊt'sɔːs]
- vt. 把…外包
- vi. 外包
- 同義詞：
- vi.外包
- subcon
- The company began looking for ways to cut costs, which led to the decision to outsource.
controversy ['kɒntrəvɜːsɪ; kən'trɒvəsɪ]
- n. 爭論；論戰；辯論
- The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy.
- 同義詞：
- n.爭論；論戰；辯論
- combat / debate / dispute
monopoly [mə'nɒp(ə)lɪ]
- n. 壟斷；壟斷者；專賣權
- But wehave no monopoly onbrains.
revive [rɪ'vaɪv]
- vi. 復興；復活；甦醒；恢復精神
- vt. 使復興；使甦醒；回想起；重演，重播
- Revive childhood 重溫童年
- ...an attempt to revive the economy.
- 同義詞：
- vi.復興；復活；甦醒；恢復精神
- come back to life again / resurge
- vt.使復興；使甦醒；回想起；重演，重播
- recall / reinvigorate
irrelevant [ɪ'relɪv(ə)nt]
- adj. 不相干的；不切題的
- ...irrelevant details.
- 同義詞：
- adj.不相干的；不切題的
- inconnected / unrelated
instantaneous [,ɪnst(ə)n'teɪnɪəs]
- adj. 瞬間的；即時的；猝發的
- Death was not instantaneous because none of the bullets hit the heart.
foster ['fɒstə]
- vt. 培養；養育，撫育；抱（希望等）
- adj. 收養的，養育的
- Little Jack was placed with foster parents.