主題:vocabulary

ven.geance <<名詞>> 報仇; 復仇 "Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time. An aromatic wine it seemed." (Charlotte Bronte) 那是我第一次嚐到報復的滋味, 就如芳香的醇酒 <<慣用語>> with a vengeance 1 猛烈地 2 極度地; 徹底地   December has turned cold with a vengeance. 十二月天氣急遽變冷   sanc.tion <<名詞>> 1 批准; 認可 2 支持, 鼓勵 3 約束力; 影響力 4 a. 法令   b. 刑罰 5 道德制裁 6 國際制裁 <<及物動詞>> (sanc.tioned, sanc.tion.ing, sanc.tions) 1 批准, 認可   "The president, we are told, has sanctioned greed at the cost of   compassion." (David Rankin)據說董事長已批示以貪婪而不以憐憫為方針 ..