1. Nature-Deficit Disorder 大自然缺失症
deficit n. 短缺,虧損
2. recognized a. 受到認可的
衍: recognize vt. 認可;認出
E-sports will be included in the recognized events of the 2022 Asian Games.
電子競技將列入 2022 年受亞運會認可的項目中。
Tina had changed so much since high school that I hardly recognized her.
蒂娜中學畢業後變了很多,我幾乎認不出她來。
3. acknowledge vt. 承認
At the press conference, the singer acknowledged that he and his wife had gotten divorced last week.
在記者會上,該歌手承認他上星期已經和太太離婚。
4. aggressive a. 侵略的;挑釁的
Some dogs are friendly, others are shy, and still others are aggressive.
有些狗狗很友善、有些很害羞,還有一些則具攻擊性。
5. claim n. & vt. 宣稱;要求
衍: lay claim to... 聲稱……為己有
Bill and Tom laid claim to the two desks at the back of the classroom.
比爾和湯姆聲稱教室後面那兩張桌子是他們的。
The man claims that he was not given a fair hearing.
該男子聲稱自己未獲得公平的聆訊。
*hearing n. 聆訊;公聽會
6. relieve vt. 緩和,減輕
This organization was established to relieve the plight of the homeless.
這間機構的成立是為了紓解遊民的困境。
*plight n. 困境
7. boost vt. & n. 增強,提升
Paul proposed a novel idea which may help boost sales.
保羅提出一個或許能提升業績的新穎點子。
*novel a. 新穎的,新奇的
The President-elect gave these businessmen a boost by saying that he would devote himself to raising the economic growth.
總統當選人說他會致力於提升經濟成長,讓這些商人信心大增。
8. reverse vt. 逆轉;徹底改變
After new evidence was presented, the lawyer reversed his client's plea.
新的證據出爐後,律師改變了委託人的抗辯。
*plea n. 懇求;訴求
9. practical a. 實用的;實際的
反: impractical a. 不實用的;不切實際的
Gina is practical in that she never buys useless items.
吉娜很務實,因為她從不買沒用的物品。
*in that... 因為……
No one backed Jack's idea, because it was too impractical.
沒人支持傑克的點子,因為太不實際了。
10. overall a. 整體的 & adv. 整體而言
Winning the tournament gave the tennis player a boost in his overall ranking.
贏得此次錦標賽讓該網球選手的總排名大大提升。
*tournament n. 錦標賽;比賽
Overall, this competition has been a lot of fun.
整體說來,這項競賽非常有趣。
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