candid

candid

adjective   approving

UK  /ˈkæn.dɪd/ US  /ˈkæn.dɪd/

honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

（尤指對棘手或令人痛苦之事）率直的，坦誠的，直言不諱的

The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.

兩位總統就當前的危機進行了坦率的交談。

To be candid with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake.

跟你說實話，我覺得你在犯一個可怕的錯誤。

fabricate

I will fabricate a lie for you or be a part of your lie

fabricate

verb [ T ]

UK  /ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/ US  /ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/

to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone

捏造，虛構；偽造

He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.

他遲到了，就編了個理由以免惹上麻煩。

He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.

他聲稱警方偽造了對他不利的證據。

chuck

chuck

verb

UK  /tʃʌk/ US  /tʃʌk/

chuck verb (THROW)

[ T often + adv/prep ] informal

to throw something carelessly

（隨便地）扔，拋，甩

Chuck it over there/into the corner.

把它扔到那裡／角落裡就行了。

[ + two objects ] Chuck me the keys.

把鎖匙扔給我。

chuck verb (END)

[ T ] UK old-fashioned informal

to end a romantic relationship with someone

結束（戀愛關係）；甩掉（某人）

He's just chucked his girlfriend.

他剛甩了女朋友。

fragmentary (古物antiquities)

fragmentary

adjective   formal

UK  /fræɡˈmen.tər.i/ US  /ˈfræɡ.mən.ter.i/

existing only in small parts and not complete

片斷的；零星的；不完整的

Reports are still fragmentary but it is already clear that the explosion has left many dead and injured.

雖然報道仍然是隻言片語，但已經很清楚爆炸造成了大量傷亡。

antiquity

noun

UK  /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ US  /ænˈtɪk.wə.t̬i/

[ U ]

the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century

（尤指六世紀以前的）古代

Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.

自古以來，大麻就一直用於治病。

Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.

在創作這件雕塑之前，她研究了所有古典時期的雕塑傑作。

[ C ]

an object that was created a very long time ago

古物；古董；古跡

Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.

根據希臘法律，在希臘發現的所有古物均歸政府所有。

dainty

dainty

adjective  (accessories)

UK  /ˈdeɪn.ti/ US  /ˈdeɪn.t̬i/

small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way

小巧玲瓏的，嬌小的，小巧精美的

She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet.

她是個身材小巧的孩子，不像她姐姐那樣高大，而且還長著一雙大腳。

The chicken salad was served in dainty pastry shells.

雞肉沙拉盛放在精緻的面餅殼裡。

inflate

in flate

verb

UK  /ɪnˈfleɪt/ US  /ɪnˈfleɪt/

inflate verb (FILL WITH AIR)

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-inflate-a-balloon-1838456941

[ I or T ]

to make something increase in size by filling it with air

（使）充氣；（使）膨脹

He inflated the balloons with helium.

他給氣球充了氦氣。

We watch the hot-air balloon slowly inflate.

我們看著熱氣球慢慢脹大。

inflate verb (MAKE LARGER)

[ T ]

to make something larger or more important

抬高；誇大  膨風

They inflated their part in the rescue every time they told the story.

他們每次講這個故事時都要誇大自己在營救中的貢獻。

blow up

— phrasal verb with blow verb

UK  /bləʊ/ US  /bloʊ/

blew | blown

(STORM)

When a storm blows up, it begins.

（暴風雨）開始

(ANGER)

informal

to suddenly become very angry

勃然大怒

My dad blew up (at me) when he saw the bill.

我爸爸看到帳單後（對我）大發雷霆。

blow-up

adjective

UK  /ˈbləʊ.ʌp/ US  /ˈbloʊ.ʌp/

needing to be filled with air in order to be used

充氣的

a blow-up mattress/pillow

充氣床墊/枕頭

blow-up

noun [ C ]   informal

UK  /ˈbləʊ.ʌp/ US  /ˈbloʊ.ʌp/

blow-up noun [C] (ARGUMENT)

a sudden argument

發脾氣；發怒

The expected blow-up among the students never happened.

原本以為在學生中會爆發的爭吵一直沒有發生。

blow-up noun [C] (PHOTOGRAPH)

a photograph, document, or picture that has been made bigger

被放大的照片（文件或圖片等）

a five-foot-high blow-up of the magazine's cover

該雜誌封面5英尺的放大版

wrench

wrench

verb

UK  /rentʃ/ US  /rentʃ/

[ T + adv/prep ]

to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position

猛拉；猛扭；猛扯

The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand.

攝影師被一根電線絆了一下，將一支麥克風從底座上猛扯了下來。

The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall.

電話從牆上被猛地扯了下來。

The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player.

球被另一名球員從他手中猛地搶了過去。

His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.

他雙手被綁，但他設法掙脫開來。

[ T ]

to twist part of your body badly, such as your arm or leg, and injure it

扭傷（身體部位）

He wrenched his right shoulder during a game of hockey.

他在一場曲棍球比賽中扭傷了自己的右肩。

[ T usually passive ]

to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness

奪走（某人）；拆散

At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family.

八歲時，她被人從養父母身邊奪走，送去與另一家人一起生活。

wrench

noun

UK  /rentʃ/ US  /rentʃ/

wrench noun (TOOL)

[ C ] mainly US

a tool for holding and turning objects, especially one that can be made larger and smaller to hold different sized objects

扳手

an adjustable wrench

活動扳手

abide

abide

verb

UK  /əˈbaɪd/ US  /əˈbaɪd/

 can't abide sb/sth

If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much.

（因為厭惡而）不能忍受，無法容忍

I can't abide her.

我真受不了她。

He couldn't abide laziness.

他無法容忍懶惰。

abide verb (LIVE)

[ I usually + adv/prep ] old use

to live or stay somewhere

居住；逗留；停留

He abided in the wilderness for forty days.

他在荒野中度過了40天。

==================================

abstain

abstain

verb [ I ]

UK  /æbˈsteɪn/ US  /æbˈsteɪn/

abstain verb [I] (NOT DO)

to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad

節制；戒絕（尤指不好的享樂）

He took a vow to abstain from alcohol/smoking/sex.

他發誓戒酒／戒煙／ 禁慾。

abstain verb [I] (NOT VOTE)

to decide not to use your vote

棄權

63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed, and 15 abstained.

63名成員投票贊成，39票反對，15票棄權。

abstain verb [I] (STAY AWAY)

Indian English

to stay away from work

不工作；拒絕工作

During a recent general strike, employees of all major trade unions abstained.

在最近一次大型罷工期間，所有大型工會的成員都拒絕工作。