Escort KK [ˋɛskɔrt] (v.) 護送; ...護航; 陪同

1.          To go with someone or something as a companion or guard

Ex: He escorted her to her car in the parking lot because it was after dark.

Palisade KK [͵pælɪˋsed] (n.) (做梉籬用的)尖板條, 尖梉

1.          A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

2.          A line of cliffs.

Trench KK [trɛntʃ] (n.), 溝渠; 戰壕; 塹壕陣地; (v.)...挖溝; ...挖戰壕; 侵害, 侵佔

(n.)1. A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground, especially in warfare.

2. An area within a site excavated for archaeological investigation.

(v.)3. Usually with 'upon', to invade, usually regarding the rights or the exclusive authority of another.

      Ex: I dug a trench around the tent to keep rain water from getting in.

Pariah KK [ˋpærɪə] (n.)印度世襲階級中的賤民; 被輕蔑(或排斥)

1.          An outcast

2.          A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.

3.          Someone in exile

Ex: Because of its poor human rights record, the country was treated as a pariah by other nations.

Reenter KK [riˋɛntɚ] (v.) 再進入, 重返; 重新加入(團體、政黨等); 重新登場; 重新佔有

1.          To enter a place again, or to join an activity again

Ex: She reentered the game shortly after being injured.

Anoint KK [əˋnɔɪnt] (v.) (用油或軟膏等); ; (宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化

1.          To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

2.          To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

Ex: The archbishop was anointed in a ceremony at the cathedral.

Tunic KK [ˋtjunɪk] (n.) (古希臘、古羅馬)長達膝蓋的短袖束腰外衣

1.          A garment worn over the torso.

Exquisite KK [ˋɛkskwɪzɪt] (adj.) 精美的; 精緻的; 製作精良的

1.          Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.

Ex: She bought an exquisite china figurine.

Column KK [ˋkɑləm] (n.) 圓柱狀物; (士兵的)縱隊小分遣隊; (船艦車輛等的)縱列

1.          A tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration

2.          A column is also anything or any set of things having a long, narrow shape.

3.          A vertical line of entries in a table, going from top to bottom; as opposed to a horizontal row (going from left to right).

Ex: The dome was supported by nine columns.

Carnival KK [ˋkɑrnəv!] (n.)【宗】狂歡節嘉年華會(在四旬齋前舉行); 狂歡歡宴慶祝

1.          (a special occasion or period of) public enjoyment and entertainment involving wearing unusual clothes, dancing, and eating and drinking, usually held in the roads of a city

Ex: There’s a carnival in Payson Park this weekend.

Groan KK [gron](n.)呻吟聲; 哼聲; 吱嘎聲; 【口】抱怨(); (v.)呻吟; 發吱嘎聲; 受重壓; 受壓迫; 受苦

1.          (n.)A low, guttural sound of frustration.

2.          (v.)To make a groan.

Ex: Nick let out a groan.

Slumber KK [ˋslʌmbɚ] (n.) 靜止狀態, 休止; 【書】睡眠; 微睡

1.          a very light state of sleep, almost awake

Ex: She felt as if she had awakened from a long slumber.

Lamentation KK [͵læmənˋteʃən] (n.) 悲歎, 哀悼; 慟哭

1.          The act of lamenting; mourning

2.          A sorrowful cry; a lament

Ex: For all the lamentations that schools do not teach the game, it is still played in some areas.

Stretcher KK [ˋstrɛtʃɚ] (n,) 延伸器; 擴展器; 撐具; 擔架; 橫木; 橫檔; 橫條

1.          A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.

2.          A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

3.          A device to stretch shoes or gloves.

4.          A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).

Ex: We carried the wounded man on a stretcher.

Taunt KK [tɔnt] (n.)辱罵; 嘲笑; 奚落; 【古】被嘲笑的人; (v.) 嘲弄; 逗弄辱罵; 嘲笑; 奚落

1.          (n.)A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

2.          (v.)to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

Ex: The movie is about a criminal who taunts the police with phone calls.

Torment KK [ˋtɔr͵mɛnt] (n.)痛苦; 苦惱; (v.)使痛苦, 折磨; 煩擾

1.          (n.)Pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

2.          (v.)To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

Ex: After three days of torment, she went to a dentist.

Vengeance KK [ˋvɛndʒəns] (v.) 報復報仇復仇

1.          Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

Ex: She cried out for vengeance.

Anguish KK [ˋæŋgwɪʃ] (n.) 極度的痛苦苦惱

1.          Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

Ex: Somehow we deal with the anguish of serious illness.

Marshal KK [ˋmɑrʃəl] (n.)元帥; 高級將官; 司儀; 典禮官; 體育競賽組織人員; (v.) 排列, 安排; 整理; 編列(部隊), 統帥(軍隊)

1.          An English and Scottish status surname for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners

2.          To gather or organize people or things, esp. in order to achieve a particular aim

Ex: The president is trying to marshal support for his plan.

Appease KK [əˋpiz] (v.) 平息; 緩和; 撫慰; 綏靖, 姑息; ...讓步

1.          To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

Ex: They questioned whether, in his desire to appease the conservatives in his own party, the president was selling out to them.

Mortify KK [ˋmɔrtə͵faɪ] (v.) 使感屈辱; 使失面子; 使羞愧; 克制(情慾等), 抑制; 使變成壞疽

1.          To embarrass

2.          to discipline oneself by suppressing desires

3.          (of part of the body) to die

Ex: He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother.

Wretch KK [rɛtʃ] (n.) 可憐的人, 苦命的人; 卑鄙的人, 可恥的人

1.          An unhappy, unfortunate or miserable person.

2.          (archaic) an exile

Ex: The poor wretches had no chance to survive.

Shackle KK [ˋʃæk!] (n.)腳鐐; 手銬; 枷鎖, 桎梏, 束縛; (v.)...帶上鐐銬; 束縛, 羈絆

1.          (n.)A restraint fit over an appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain.

2.          A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

3.          (v.)To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.

4.          By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.

Ex: The prisoner was led away in shackles.

Prophecy KK [ˋprɑfəsɪ] (n.) 預言; 預言能力

1.          A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

Ex: The prophecy was fulfilled.

Lavish KK [ˋlævɪʃ] (v.)揮霍浪費濫施; (adj.)非常慷慨的浪費的濫花的

1.          (v.)To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.

2.          (adj.)expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

3.          Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

Ex: The team has the most lavish training facility in the league.

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