Noun
verb
adjective
adverb
phrase
chin meaning
accumulation
accumulate
accumulativ
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accumulatively
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累積
limit
limit
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限制
compulsivene
ss
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compulsive
compulsively
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強制性的
spree
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瘋狂/狂歡
depression
depress
depressed
depressing
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傷心/不開心
vicious circle
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惡性循環
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clutter
cluttered
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混亂的
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unnecessary
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冇必要
affluence
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affluent
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富有的
swipe
swipe
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adopt
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採用
responsibility
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responsible
responsibly
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有責任地
emissions
emit
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排放
elimination
eliminates
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排除/廢除
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outrageous
outrageously
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生氣/暴躁
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free up
騰空
alternative
alter
alternative
alternatively
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另一個
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on the
brink of
disaster
在災難的邊緣
sustainability
sustain
sustainable/
sustained
sustainably
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持續的
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strict
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嚴謹的/嚴厲的
Sentences
1. accumulate: As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of
their incomes.隨著人們累積更多的財富，他們傾向於花費更大比例的收入。
2.limit: We set a time limit of 30 minutes for the test.我們為測試設置了 30 分鐘的時間限制。
3.compulsive: Her latest book is compulsive reading. 她的最新一本書是強迫性閱讀。
4.spree: I went on a drinking/shopping/spending spree on Saturday. 在星期六我繼續喝酒/購物/
消費。
5.depressed: He seemed a bit depressed about his work situation. 他似乎對自己的工作狀況有
些沮喪。
6.vicious circle: Many people get trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.許多人陷
入節食和體重增加的惡性循環。
7.cluttered: The floor is cluttered with hoses, tools and buckets.地板上堆滿了軟管、工具和水桶。
8.unnecessary: I thought a lot of the violence in the movie was totally unnecessary. 我認為電影
中的很多暴力都是完全沒有必要的。
9.affluent: We live in an affluent neighborhood.我們住在富裕的社區。
10.swipe: She opened the window and swiped at the flies with a rolled-up newspaper to make
them go out.她打開窗戶，用捲起的報紙拍打蒼蠅，讓它們飛出去。
11.adopt: They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt.他們沒有自己的孩子，
但他們希望領養。
12. responsibly: When he saw the crash, the young boy acted very responsibly and called the
police. 當他看到墜機時，這個小男孩表現得非常負責任，並報了警。
13. emissions: We all need to do more to reduce carbon emissions. 我們都要加倍努力減少碳排
放。
14.eliminates: A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. 養成健康的飲
食習慣有助於消除心臟病誘因。
We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident. 我們排除了這或許是一埸意外
事故的可能性。
15. outrageous : It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people
have no homes. 這些大樓空著，而成千上萬的人卻無家可歸，這真是令人難以容忍。
These prices are just outrageous (= much too high). 這些價格高得嚇人。
16. free up:I need to free up some time this weekend to finish the report.這個週末我需要騰空時
間來完成這份報告。
17. alternative: An alternative venue for the concert is being sought. 正在尋找其他可舉辦音樂會
的地方。
18. on the brink of disaster: Our company was on the brink of disaster, but after our latest
product came out, we've been doing better than ever before! 我們公司瀕臨倒閉邊緣，但當我們
最新產品發售時，我們的業績比之前更好！
19. sustainable: A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable
development in all countries. 召開了一個旨在促進所有國家永續發展的大型國際會議。
20. strict: My parents were very strict with me when I was young. 小時候父母對我要求非常嚴
格。