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10.rampant adj.①(壞事)泛濫的;猖獗的(existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled)(同義詞:unchecked) ②(植物)瘋長的(growing thickly and very fast in a way that cannot be controlled)
本文為義項①
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11.very fate 這裡的very在名詞前,表示強調
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12.at stake 成敗難料;得失都可能;有風險(that can be won or lost, depending on the success of a particular action)
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13.descend 這裡為文學用語,指的是「降臨、來臨」(to arrive and begin to affect sb/sth)
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14.parch v.使(土地)極乾燥( (especially of hot weather) to make an area of land very dry)
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15.bestow v. (將……)給予、授予,獻給( to give sth to sb, especially to show how much they are respected)
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16.corrosion n.腐蝕、侵蝕(the process of destroying sth slowly, especially by chemical action; the condition that results from this process) 動詞形式為corrode
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17.defile v.弄髒、玷污、糟蹋、褻瀆(to make sth dirty or no longer pure, especially sth that people consider important or holy)
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18. blatant adj.(壞的行為)明目張膽的、公然的(of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked) 同義詞:flagrant
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19.blasphemy n.褻瀆上帝(或神明)的言行(behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion)
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