12個必學5** 詞彙

10/06/2022

Spencer Lam

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5** 詞彙連例句

1. allegation n. 指責

Several of her patients have made allegations of professional misconduct about/against her.

她治療的幾位病人指責她失職。

2. commensurate adj. 相當的

a salary that is commensurate with skills and experience

與技能和經驗相稱的薪水

3. dubious adj. 半信半疑的

These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.

這些說法未經科學證實，有些可疑。

4. Smuggling n. 走私；偷運

She was caught trying to smuggle 26 kilos of heroin out of/into the country.

她在企圖把兩萬六千克的海洛因走私出境／入境時被抓獲。

5. Devalued v. 使…貶值; 使…下跌

I don’t want to devalue his achievement, but he managed to get a promotion without working very hard.

我不想貶低他的成績，但他似乎沒有真正努力就得到了升遷。

6. Deportation n. 驅逐出境；放逐

The requirements ask applicants to give five years’ worth of social media user names, telephone numbers, international travel and deportation history.

這些規定要求申請人提供五年內的社群媒體用戶名，電話號碼，國際旅行和驅逐歷史。

7. Solitary adj. 單獨的，獨自的

On the hill, a solitary figure was busy chopping down trees.

山上，有個人正忙著砍樹。

8. Merciless adj. 無情的；殘酷的

There was no shelter from the merciless (= very strong) heat.

滾滾熱浪襲下人們無處可躲。

9. Opaque adj. 不透明的，不透光的

I find her poetry a little too opaque.

我發現她的詩相當晦澀。

10. Physiotherapy n. 物理療法

Afterwards, he received 8 sessions of physiotherapy treatment, costing him a total of HKD8,000.

他其後接受了8次物理療法，合共花費了8,000港元。

11. Superlative adj. 最高的；最好的

The magazine article contained so many superlatives that I found it hard to believe that what it was saying was true.

雜誌上的這篇文章用了這麼多最高級修飾詞，讓我覺得可信度不高。

12. Prejudice n. 偏見，歧視

Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.

禁止種族歧視的法律必須嚴格執行。

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