Nehemiah 5:1-11( 2013/5/28 )---孫梅華 編輯
1. enslave (v) 奴役,束縛,沈溺,征服
Her ancestors were enslaved during the war
2. numerous (a) 很多的,數目眾多的,多數的
She decided to leave for numerous reasons
3. outcry (n) 尖叫,倒彩,強烈抗議(v)喊叫,叫得比…響
There was a public outcry over his comments.
4. ponder (v) 沈思,默想,細想;衡量,估量
He pondered the question before he answered.
5. usury (n) 高利貸
The interest of usury is unfairly high.
loan shark (口語)放高利貸者
6. scrapper (n) 好打架的男子;拳擊家
He's quite a scrapper.
7. underdog (n) 犧牲者,受害者,輸家
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
top-dog(a) 居支配地位的
8. bull terrier
A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
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