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*send shivers down one’s spine 使人非常害怕或興奮

ES: When LC yells at me, it sends shivers down my spine.

*cliffhanger (n.) 懸念、扣人心弦的劇情

ES: What happened next? Please don’t leave us on a cliffhanger!

*intrigued (adj.) 感到好奇、有興趣的

ES: I’m intrigued by the story.

*mannequin (n.) 人形模特兒

ES: You can see mannequins in every shopping mall.

*humanely (adv.) 人道地

ES: The alligator was humanely killed after being caught.

*euthanasia (n.) 安樂死

Euthanasia is legal in some countries.

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*a bucket list 死前夢想清單

ES: What's on your bucket list?

*skydive (v.) 高空跳傘

ES: LC will never ever skydive.

= LC will never ever go skydiving.

*break a record 打破紀錄

set a record 創下紀錄

ES: Taylor Swift broke the record for the most number-one albums by a woman in history this year.

*motto (n.) 座右銘

ES: "Happy wife, happy life" is AJ's motto.

*regardless of 不論、不管 (+N/Ving)

ES: Regardless of how old you are, I will still love you.

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*self-described/self-proclaimed (adj.) 自稱…的

ES: Jaime Maussan is a self-described UFO expert.

ES: I'm a self-proclaimed movie buff.

*create/cause a stir 引發騷動、造成軒然大波

ES: He created a stir in Mexico's Congress.

ES: My co-worker’s new look created a stir in the office.

*skeptical (adj.) 存疑的、抱持懷疑態度的。

ES: We're also skeptical about Jaime Maussan's claims.

ES: I’m skeptical about how many guys you dated before meeting me.

*sth be made up 編造的、造假的

ES: This whole thing might be made up.

*UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) 不明飛行物體

UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) 不明異常現象

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*convict (v.) 定罪 / (n.) 已在服刑的囚犯

ES: Danelo Cavalcante was convicted of first-degree murder.

ES: He is a convict.

*sentence (n.) 刑期 / (v.) 判刑

ES: What was his sentence?

ES: He was sentenced to life in prison.

*be on the run 某人為躲避警方追捕而逃亡

ES: He had been on the run for two weeks.

*fugitive (n.) 逃犯

ES: He was a fugitive.

*add character to… 為…增添特色

ES: That old, weird painting on our wall adds character to our living room.

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*custom-made (adj.) 訂製的

custom-made wedding dresses

custom-made suits

custom-made furniture

ES: Toco spent two million yen on a custom-made collie costume.

*whopping (adj.) 用來強調數量、尺寸、程度之巨大

ES: It took me a whopping five months to finish the project.

*fetish (n.) 戀物癖

a foot fetish 戀腳癖

ES: AJ doesn't have a foot fetish.

*genuinely (adv.) 真實地、真誠地

ES: I'm genuinely sorry.

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*craving (n.) 渴求、渴望

have a craving for sth 渴求、渴望某事物

ES: I have a craving for a mango slushie on a hot summer day.

*crave (v.) 渴求、渴望

ES: Kinah craves toilet paper.

*addiction (n.) 成癮、上癮

have an addiction to sth 對某事物成癮

ES: Kinah has an addiction to eating toilet paper.

*addicted (adj.) 成癮的、上癮的

be addicted to sth 對某事物成癮

ES: Most people are addicted to their cell phones.

*indulge (v.)

indulge in sth 縱情、沉溺於…

ES: Kinah indulges in her unique habit.

*mind-boggling (adj.) 難以置信的、無法想像的

ES: It’s mind-boggling.

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*gruesome (adj.) 可怕的、駭人聽聞的

ES: Today's news story is pretty gruesome. It’s about a murder mystery.

*human remains 人體遺骸

ES: In 2010, at Gilgo Beach in Long Island, New York, human remains of four different women were found.

*petite (adj.) 嬌小的

ES: The police discovered that all four of the women were petite.

*a major breakthrough 一項重大突破

ES: There's been a major breakthrough in the case.

*charge sb with… 起訴、控告某人某罪

ES: The police charged him with three of the women's deaths on July 14th.

*leftover (adj.) 剩餘的

ES: The police followed Heuermann and collected the leftover pizza crust he threw away.

*plead (not) guilty (不)認罪

ES: Heuermann pleaded not guilty to the murders.

*ongoing (adj.) 持續進行的

ES: The murder investigation is still ongoing.

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*assume (v.) 假定、想當然的認為

ES: LC assumes her family and friends care about her very much.

ES: I assume he'll be here. I told him yesterday.

*prank (v.)/(n.) 惡作劇

ES: I always prank my wife on April Fool's Day.

ES: When we were little, my sisters and I pulled a prank on my parents.

*tribute (n.) 表示敬意的文字、話語、禮物

ES: I wrote a tribute to my boss for his retirement celebration.

*grow apart (PV) 漸行漸遠

ES: After moving to different cities, my best friend and I slowly grew apart.

*underappreciated (adj.) 不被重視的

ES: My co-worker told me she sometimes feels underappreciated at work.

*appreciate (v.) 重視、欣賞、感激

ES: We appreciate the support and feedback from our listeners.

*dramatic (adj.) 戲劇化的

ES: My friend's reaction to the birthday party was very dramatic. He screamed and fell onto the floor.

ES: Sometimes, I can be dramatic when you don't flush the toilet.

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*stereotype (n.) 刻板印象

ES: A common stereotype of Americans is that they all own guns.

*comment (n.) 評論、意見

ES: Please leave a comment below.

*troll (n.) 酸民

hater (n.) 酸民 (黑粉)

ES: Both trolls and haters write negative comments online.

*scratch sb's head over sth 為某事傷透腦筋

ES: I've been scratching my head over this issue for over an hour.

*straightforward (adj.) 直接的、容易理解的

ES: The instructions were pretty straightforward, so I completed putting the table together quickly.

ES: My boss is very straightforward. She always tells me like it is.

*be torn between two options 在兩個選項間拉扯難以取捨

ES: I'm torn between two options.

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*millionaire (n.) 百萬富翁

*billionaire (n.) 十億萬富翁

ES: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates are all famous billionaires.

*pricey (adj.) 昂貴的

ES: That car is a little too pricey. I don’t think we can afford it.

*cost sb an arm and a leg 某事物花某人很多錢

ES: Booking a flight to Europe is going to cost us an arm and a leg.

*anti-aging (adj.) 抗老的、防衰老的

*anti-social (adj.) 反社會的、不愛交際的

*anti-virus (adj.) 防毒的

*top-notch (adj.) 頂尖的、一流的

ES: Last year when we went to Kenting, we stayed at that top-notch hotel.

*reverse (v.) 反轉、倒轉

*reverse the car 倒車

ES: I noticed in Taiwan most people reverse their cars into parking spaces.

*lung capacity 肺活量

*vegan (adj.) 純素主義的 / (n.) 純素主義者

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