English Vocab
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Abound about: exist in a large number
Once on a blue moon: seldom (frequency even less than seldom)
Pass up: decline/ reject
Once-in-a-lifetime: invaluable
Every once in a while: sometimes/ at times/ now and then/ every so often/ from
time to time
In turn: (in order) one after the other
By turns: (without order) one after the other
The instant: as soon as/ the moment
Time and again: again and again/ over and over/ time after time
By and large: on the whole/ indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely
true
Get off one’s chest: let things out/ talk things out
Bottle up: conceal feelings over time
Hush up: to be quiet
Transpire: (of a secret) be revealed
Anything but: opposite of the stated quality (not)
Come about: happen
Spring up: suddenly happen
Now that: since/ seeing as
Succulent: juicy
Smooch: kiss and cuddle
Giddy up: come on
Gullible: easily deceived or tricked
Right off the bat: immediately
No more than: only/ just
Formidable: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large or powerful
Confine: (can be noun) the boundaries of a place, esp wrt their restricting freedom of
movement
Ecstatic: feeling overwhelming joyful excitement
Scrap heap: a pile of unwanted things
Have a chip on your shoulder: to seem angry because you feel you are not as good as
others
Linchpin: a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organisation
Flop: a total failure
Backpedal: move backward
Thrashing: a heavy beating
Go-to: denoting a person or thing that may be relied on/ first priority
In awe: respected greatly and fear slightly
Wind up: 1. End or 2. Annoy someone
Demise: end/ death
Dystopia: an imagined society in which there is great suffering
Render: to become/ make
Wildly: in a way that is extreme and not controlled
Scramble for: to push and struggle to get sth
Over the top: you think it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable
Runt: a very small or weak person
Duck out: to leave suddenly and usually without telling anyone that one is leaving
Giggly: laughing in a childlike way
Scram: get away
Toss out: to throw (sth not useful) out
Weirdo: a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric
Ordeal: a very unpleasant experience
Get on someone’s nerve: irritate someone
Like I care: you are not interested in sth someone has said
Ease off: to become less intense
Scum: worthless people
Despicable: deserving hatred (卑鄙)
Contempt: the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration
(輕視)
Stoop: bend one’s head or body forwards and downwards (彎腰)
Rock the boat: do or say something that will upset people or cause problems (攪局)
Maniac: a person exhibiting wild or violet behaviour
End of the line: the point at which it is no longer possible to continue with a process
or activity
Abstruse: difficult to understand
Exposition: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea
Inkling: hint
A tad: a little
Frick: mild word for fuck
Cut to the chase: come to the point
Pummel: strike repeatedly with the fists/ criticize severely
Lash out: suddenly criticize someone in an angry way
Wimp: a weak and cowardly person
Booze: alcoholic drink
Bandit: a thief with weapon, especially one belonging a group that attacks people
when passing through the countryside
Lousy: very bad
Cocky: very confident, usually in a way that is slightly annoying
Smokescreen: an artificial cloud of smoke that is used to hide the movements of
soldiers from the enemy
Get lost: used to tell someone forcefully and quite rudely to go away
Entrenched: firmly established
Grossly: (esp. in a way that is bad or wrong) extremely and obviously
Solemn: serious and without any humor
Wimp out: to decide not to do because you are too frightened
Resolve: (can be n.) firm determination to do sth
Chick: a baby bird, esp a young chicken
Filth: thick, unpleasant dirt
Thud: the sound that is made when sth heavy falls or hits sth else
Vying: competing
Gratuitous: give or done free of charge
Cameo: 寶石
Adorn: make sth more beautiful or attractive
A low point: the least enjoyable part
Eminently: very
Egg on: to urge or encourage someone to do sth that is usually foolish or dangerous
Smithereens: small pieces 碎片
Obliterate: to remove or destroy completely
Scumbag: a contemptible person
Contemptible: despicable
Fart: (can be noun or verb) emit wind from the anus
Acrobat: an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats
Relish: enjoy greatly
Haul: pull or drag with effort or force
Halfwit: a foolish or stupid person
Moron: a stupid person
Tattered: old and torn, in poor condition 襤褸的
Faze: disturb or disconcert someone
Grandeur: high rank or social importance 高貴
Victor: winner
Plunder: steal goods from a place or person, typically using force in times of war or
civil disorder
Henchman: [derogatory/ pejorative 眨義] a faithful follower or political supporter, esp
one prepared to engage in crime or violence
Booze: alcoholic drink
Lust: strong sexual desire
Quench: put out or extinguish
Doomed: likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome 命定的
Get hold of: obtain
Revere: feel deep respect for sth
Slingshot: 彈弓 (Usopp’s weapon)
Beckon: make a gesture with the hand to encourage someone to approach or follow
Heed: pay attention to
Outlandish: looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar
Riff-raff: people with a bad reputation or of a low social class
Filthy: disgustingly dirty
Slander: making false and damaging statements about someone
Jerkface: an unlikeable person
Stomp: 跺腳
Butler: the chief manservant of a house
Pacifist: 和平主義者
Have a bone to pick with someone: having a grievance that needs to be talked out
Vengeful: seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury 复仇心重重的
Lunatic: a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use)
Crony: a close friend or companion
Tardiness: the quality of being late
Pussyfoot: act in a cautious or non-committal way 謹慎行事
Maneuver: a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
Transgression: an act that goes against a law, or rule
Dope: a stupid person
