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生詞整理

get on one's nerve 惹人煩，讓人不安

confound

Latinx n.an?inhabitant?of the US who is of?Latin?American?origin

critique v.to give an?opinion?or?judgment?about a?piece?or?work,?book,?film, etc

Instagram ?[??nst?ɡr?m]?

platonic [pl??tɑn?k] adj. A platonic?relationship?or?emotion?is?loving?but not?sexual.

comment on sth.

shoutout n. A?shoutout?is a public greeting to a named person,?especially?on the radio or on television.

reinforce v.To?reinforce?an object?means?to make it stronger or?harder.

one-and-done 一次完成

infomertcial n. a long advertisement on television that tries to give a lot of information about a subject, so that it does not appear to be an advertisement

tagline n.an?amusing?or?memorable?phrase designed to catch attention in an?advertisement

violate v.to go against or refuse to obey a law, an agreement, etc.

feisty? [?fa?sti]?

adj.If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill.

tune in 收聽(tīng)

intimidate

v. If you?intimidate?someone, you deliberately make them frightened enough to do what you?want?them to do

stan

n. someone who?greatly?admires?a?singer?or other?famous?person, to an?extent?that is?unusual

trample

v. To?trample?on?someone's rights or values or to?trample?them means to deliberately?ignore?or?destroy?them.

dysfunctional

adj. dysfunctional?is used to?describe?relationships or?behaviour?which are different from what is considered to be normal.

take advantage of 利用

vile

adj. If you?say?that someone or something is?vile, you mean that they are very unpleasant.

brat

n. a?child,?especially?one who?behaves?badly

racist

adj. If you?describe?people, things, or?behaviour?as?racist, you?mean?that they are?influenced?by the?belief?that some people are?inferior?because they?belong?to a?particular?race.

estranged [??stre?nd?d]?

adj. If you are?estranged?from?your family or?friends, you have?quarrelled?with them and are not?communicating?with them.

estrangement

n. estrangement?is the state of being?estranged?from someone or the?length?of time for which you are estranged.

terminal

adj. A?terminal?illness?or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be?cured.

go into a hole 形容處在艱難的抉擇時(shí)刻？

rooted

adj. [be ~ in ]having?developed?from something

let bygones be bygones 過(guò)去的事就讓它過(guò)去吧

quote-unquote 所謂的

takeaway n. 要點(diǎn)

best-laid plan 最好的計(jì)劃

assert

v. If you?assert?your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it.

aftereffect

n. an?unpleasant?effect?that?follows?an?event?or?accident, sometimes?continuing?for a?long?time?or?happening?some?time?after it

fallout

n. If you?refer?to the?fallout?from?something that has happened, you?mean?the?unpleasant?consequences that?follow?it.

uplift

v. to?improve?a person's moral or spiritual condition