Your home is whatever in this world you love more than you love yourself. So that might be creativity, it might be family, it might be invention, adventure, faith, service, it might be raising corgis, I don't know, your home is that thing to which you can dedicate your energies with such singular devotion that the ultimate results become inconsequential. — Elizabeth Gilbert
call something ↔ forth phrasal verbformal to produce a particular reaction Great works of classical music can often call forth a mixture of responses from the listener.
a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something
尊敬；崇敬
She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.她對教她的那些教授們很崇敬。
vault2 verb 1 [transitive] (also vault over) to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you The robber vaulted over the counter and took $200 in cash.► see thesaurus at jump2 [intransitive] to move quickly from a lower rank or level to a higher one SYN leapvault from/to On Sunday Michigan vaulted from No. 4 to the nation’s top team.
budge verb [ I or T ] (CHANGE)
bomb verb (FAIL)
ˈfollow-up1 ●○○ noun 2 [countable] a book, film, article etc that comes after another one that has the same subject or characters Spielberg says he’s planning to do a follow-up next year.follow-up to a follow-up to their hit albumdread‧ed /ˈdredɪd/ (also dread literary) adjective [only before noun] making you feel afraid or anxious – often used humorously She couldn’t put off the dreaded moment forever.
dis‧or‧i‧ent‧ed /dɪsˈɔːrientɪd/ (also disorientated/dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ British English) adjective 2 confused about where you are or which direction you should go When he emerged into the street, he was completely disoriented.
dis‧or‧i‧en‧ting /dɪsˈɔːrientɪŋ/ (also disorientating/dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪŋ/ British English) adjective 1 making someone not know where they are or which direction they should go a disorientating maze of corridors
con‧se‧quen‧tial /ˌkɒnsəˈkwenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/adjective [usually before noun] formal 1 happening as a direct result of a particular event or situation redundancy and the consequential loss of earnings2 important SYN significant OPP inconsequential a consequential decision—consequentially adverb
inconsequentialadjective
UK /ɪnˌkɒn.sɪˈkwen.ʃəl/ US /ɪnˌkɑːn.sɪˈkwen.ʃəl/psy‧che /ˈsaɪki/ noun [countable usually singular]technical or formal someone’s mind, or their deepest feelings, which control their attitudes and behaviour Freud’s account of the human psyche A characteristic of the feminine psyche is to seek approval from others.
equation noun (COMPLEX SITUATION)
[ C usually singular ] a difficult problem that can only be understood if all the different influences are considered
（多種因素的）平衡，綜合體
Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducingunemployment.經濟管理包括控制通貨膨脹、降低失業率等複雜的因素。
flingverb
UK /flɪŋ/ US /flɪŋ/ flung, flungincapableadjective
UK /ɪnˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/ US /ɪnˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/recognitionnoun
UK /ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ US /ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/recognition noun (ACCEPTING)
C2 [ S or U ] If you are given recognition, people show admiration andrespect for your achievements.
賞識，讚賞；表彰
Ella complained that the company never gave her any recognition for her work.艾拉抱怨說公司從未認可過她的工作。
abruptadjective
UK /əˈbrʌpt/ US /əˈbrʌpt/abrupt adjective (SUDDEN)
C2 sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:
Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.
catapult somebody to fame/stardom etcto suddenly make someone very famous A remarkable series of events catapulted her into the limelight.catapultverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
UK /ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/ US /ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/reassuringadjective
UK /ˌriː.əˈʃɔː.rɪŋ/ US /ˌriː.əˈʃʊr.ɪŋ/
1. phrasal verb
If you live out your life in a particular place or in particular circumstances, you stay in that place or in those circumstances until the end of your life or until the end of a particular period of your life.
Gein did not stand trial but lived out his days in a mental asylum.
I couldn't live my life out on tour like he does.
verb transitive
1.
to remove the thread or threads from
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verb
If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it.
A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels.
your idea or opinion of yourself, especially your feeling of your ownimportance and ability
自我評價；自我中心；自負；自尊心
That man has such an enormous ego - I've never known anyone so full of themselves!那個人自負得要命——我從來沒有見過這麽目中無人的人。
I'm glad she got the job - she needed something to boost/bolster her ego (= give herconfidence).我很高興她得到了這份工作——她太需要點甚麼來增強她的信心了。
spare verb (AVOID)
[ T + two objects ] to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant
使避免，使免遭
Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.幸運的是，我躲過了在大家面前唱歌的尷尬。
It was a nasty accident - but I'll spare you (= I won't tell you) the gruesome details.那是一起嚴重的事故——我就不跟你講那些令人毛骨悚然的細節了。
devastatingadjective
UK /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/ US /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
If you back up, you move backwards a short distance.
I backed up carefully until I felt the wall against my back.
She backed up a few steps.
inspirationnoun
UK /ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌɪn.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/to create; to generate, especially artificially or by dubious means
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