全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 291 Sep. 29
twitter ['tw0tQ] v. 1. (鳥) 啾啾叫；鳴囀
The birds were twittering in the trees.
2. 嘰嘰喳喳地談論
What are those people twittering about?
n. 1. (鳥的) 啾啾聲；鳴囀聲
The twitter of songbirds filled the air.
2. in a twitter : 很興奮；很緊張
She was all in a twitter about the birthday party.
ovation [o'veNDn] n. (以鼓掌表示) 贊同；歡呼；喝采
to give someone huge /rapturous /rousing ovation
The soloist got a ten-minute standing ovation.
They gave her a long ovation.
al.le.ga.tion [`$lD'geNDn] n. (未經證實的；沒有證據的) 指控
They are investigating allegations that the mayor accepted bribes.
He denies the allegations (made) against him.
~ allegations of child abuse
These allegations are totally unfounded.
al.lege [D'lGdI] v. (在未證實情況下) 指控；宣稱to say that something is true
without showing proof
The police allege that man killed two people, but they must go to court to prove it.
He alleged that the mayor accepted bribes.
He alleged that police officers punched and beat him.
That man is alleged to have killed two people.
【be alleged to have done something】
alleged [D'lGdId] adj. (未經證實而) 聲稱的supposed to be true, but not proven
the group’s alleged connections with organized crime
該組織涉嫌與犯罪集團有聯繫
The alleged victim’s evidence could not be relied upon.
his alleged part in a terrorist // alleged abuse
allegedly [D'lGdIDdli] adv. 據稱
He was arrested for allegedly raping a woman.
The second incident allegedly occurred in the spring of 2016.
enzyme [}Gnza0m] n. 酶；酵素 104學
Digestive juices contain enzymes that break down food.
Enzymes in the stomach change food so that it can be digested.
wink [w0Hk] v. (用單眼) 眨眼 to close and open one eye quickly
“Don’t tell Mom,” he said, winking at her.
She winked and smiled at a guy she liked.
n. 眨眼a winking movement
He gave her a wink to let her know he’d seen her.
She gave him a wink as a signal.
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