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※ premeditated adjective 預謀的
(especially of a crime or something unpleasant) done after being thought about or carefully planned
premeditated murder
a premeditated attack
The assault was premeditated and particularly brutal(野蠻的;殘暴的).
※ agenda noun 議程;應辦事項
•a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
There were several important items on the agenda.
The question of security is high on the agenda for this afternoon's meeting.
•a list of aims or possible future achievements
Women's rights have been put back on the agenda (= are being discussed publicly again).
The subject of safety must be placed high on/at the top of the agenda (= must be discussed because it is very important).
Education was placed firmly on the political agenda in the Prime Minister's weekend speech.
※ slam verb 砰然關上，撞上;猛烈抨擊
•[I or T] to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise
The wind made the door/window slam (shut).
Close the door carefully, don't slam it.
He slammed the brakes(煞車) on (= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car.
I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind slammed into the back of me.
•[T] informal to criticize
Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.
※ protectionism noun 貿易保護主義
the actions of a government to help its country's trade or industry by taxing goods bought from other countries
※ revenue noun 稅收
the income that a government or company receives regularly
Taxes provide most of the government's revenue.
Government revenues fell dramatically.
※ pledge verb 保證給予（或做）；正式承諾
to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something
We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.
If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge allegiance (忠誠) to your country.
So far, £50 000 has been pledged (= people have promised to pay this amount) in response to the appeal.
[+ to infinitive] Both sides have pledged to end the fighting.
I've been pledged to secrecy.
※ forge verb 艱苦幹成
[T] to make or produce, especially with some difficulty
The accident forged a close bond between the two families.
She forged a new career for herself as a singer.
※ quash verb 制止
to forcefully stop something that you do not want to happen
The revolt (叛亂) was swiftly (迅速地) quashed by government troops.
The company moved quickly to quash rumours (謠言)/ speculation (臆測) that it is losing money.
※ lingering adjective 拖延的;遲遲不去的
lasting a long time
She gave him a long, lingering kiss.
She's says she's stopped seeing him, but I still have lingering doubts.
The defeat ends any lingering hopes she might have had of winning the championship.
※daredevil noun 魯莽大膽的人
a person who does dangerous things and takes risks
daredevil adjective
racing-car drivers doing daredevil stunts(特技)
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※ titbit noun 趣聞;小片食物
a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food
Our guide gave us some interesting titbits about the history of the castle.
This magazine is full of juicy titbits (= small pieces of interesting information, especially about other people's private lives).
Grandma always has a few titbits for the children if they're visiting at lunchtime.
※ rogue noun 流氓
•old-fashioned humorous a person who behaves badly but who you still like
"Come here, you little rogue!" chuckled my uncle.
The women all think he's a loveable old rogue.
•old-fashioned a dishonest or bad man
※ snag verb 迅速抓到
[T] US informal to get or catch something by acting quickly
They'd have gone bust if they hadn't snagged that contract from their rivals.
The ball was hit well, but Silverman snagged it for the final out of the inning.
※ leap verb 跳躍;猛衝
[I + adverb or preposition] to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another
He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.
I leaped up to answer the phone
The dog leapt over the gate into the field.
※ nasty adjective 令人厭惡的;不友好的;危險的;無理的
•bad or very unpleasant
a nasty shock/surprise
There's a nasty smell in here.
He had a nasty cut above the eye.
She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.
•unkind
Don't be so nasty to your brother - he's four years younger than you!
•dangerous or violent
In an emergency you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop.
The situation could turn (= become) nasty at any moment.
•rude or offensive
She said some quite nasty things about him.
※ ward sb/sth off 防止(危險,疾病,攻擊)
to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc.
to ward off criticism/intruders (入侵者)
She put up her hands to ward him off.
※ poll noun 民意調查;選舉投票
[C] a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion(墮胎).
The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead.
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