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1. Infraction KK [ɪnˋfrækʃən]
中文:違背; 違法
英英解釋: a breaking of a law or obligation
E.g. His uncle paid a fine for his infraction of the local recycling regulations.
2. Mitigate KK [ˋmɪtə͵get]
中文:使緩和; 減輕
英英解釋: to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
E.g. I had hoped to mitigate her anger by offering an apology.
3. Pillage KK [ˋpɪlɪdʒ]
中文:搶劫, 掠奪
英英解釋: to rob of goods by open force, plunder; the act of looting; booty
E.g. The commanding officer warned his troops not to pillage the conquered city.
4. Prate KK [pret]
中文:嘮叨地講; 閒聊
英英解釋: to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
E.g. He would prate endlessly about the past but say nothing useful about our present dilemma.
5. Punctilious KK [pʌŋkˋtɪlɪəs]
中文:精密細心的; 一絲不苟的
英英解釋: very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
E.g. The clerk was so punctilious in obeying court rules that I had to remind him why I was there.
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