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proscribe [pro}skra0b] v. 宣佈禁止  ban ; prohibit

  The principal proscribed the use of cell phones in school.

  proscribed organizations 被查禁的組織

 

com.prise [kDm'pra0z] v. 包括;由----組成to include or consist of; be composed of

  The state of Hawaii comprises eight main islands and many smaller ones.

  Our company’s product line comprises 2,500 different items.

  The play comprises three acts.  =  The play is comprised of three acts.

  People aged 65 and over comprise 20% of the population.

  The World Trade Organization comprises more than 100 countries.

  The force is comprised of U.S. and British troops.

 

de.vout [d0}vaUt] adj. 虔誠的;真誠的  

  She is a devout Catholic (Christian, Baptist, Jew, Muslim, etc.).

  ~ a devout wish to help the poor

 

dupe [dup] v. 欺騙;詐騙 to trick and cheat

  The dishonest bookkeeper duped his victim by making her trust him, then

    stealing her money.

  Many voters now feel duped by the government.

  Henry duped the couple into letting him into their home.

  They soon realized they had been duped.

  She was duped into coming.

  He was duped into giving them his credit card.

          n. 受騙者;冤大頭 a person who is tricked

  She was a dupe.           //           an unwitting dupe

 

flagrant [}flegrDnt] adj. 明目張膽的;公然的;駭人聽聞的blatant

  a flagrant disregard for the law      //       a flagrant abuse of human rights

  A trucker dumped toxic waste in a lake in flagrant violation of the law.

  She showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else’s feelings.

 

repute [r0}pjut] n. 名譽;名聲reputation

  My sister is a doctor of great repute.      //       a pianist of great repute

  He is a writer of international repute.

  a musical ensemble of international repute

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