brutal

a.殘忍的、野蠻的
cruel, violent, and completely without feelings

His brutal verbal attack was uncalled for.

English abbreviations and tenses

subject (s.) 主詞
noun (n.) 名詞
verb (v.) 動詞
adverb (ad.) 副詞
phrase (phr.) 片語
adjective (a.) 形容詞
preposition (prep.) 介繫詞
conjunction (conj.) 連接詞
pronoun (pron.) 代名詞
article (art.) 冠詞
interjection (int.) 感嘆詞
auxiliary verb (aux.) 助動詞
transitive verb (vt.) 及物動詞
intransitive verb (vi.) 不及物動詞
countable noun (c.) 可數名詞
uncountable noun (u.) 不可數名詞
plural (pl.) 複數
past perfect (pp.) 過去完成式
past tense 過去式
abbreviation (abbr.)n. 縮寫

bothersome

a.令人討厭的、麻煩的
annoying or causing trouble

I have already said that I don’t want to be involved in bothersome things.

bother

v.打擾、煩擾、使不安
to make someone feel worried or upset

Can you not bother me for a while and leave me alone?

blatant

a.公然的、明目張膽的
very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing

I don’t care what you said ; it is blatant provocation.

bluff

v.虛張聲勢、嚇唬
to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else

You should know that those who like bluffing usually cry the loudest.

blame

v.責備、把責任歸咎於
to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening

You can not blame him for this matter.

n.責任、過失
the situation in which people say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening

I was willing to take all the blame for what my son said.

bicker

v.爭吵、吵嘴（為小事）
to argue about things that are not important

My girlfriend and I bicker all the time; I think we will break up soon.

believe

v.相信、認為
to think that something is true, correct, or real

We all believe that you are willing to communicate with the little girl.

behalf

n.代表…；作為…的代表；代替…
representing

I was prepared to make a speech here on my daughter’s behalf.

n.因為，為了…的利益
for the good of or because of

Please don't leave on my behalf.

beguile

v.迷住、欺騙、吸引
to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them

I was beguiled by your graceful speech.

begrudge

v.羨慕、嫉妒、吝惜
to feel unhappy because someone has something that you think they do not deserve

Are you sure that you will not begrudge your roommate’s communication skills?

willing

adj.賣力的、積極的
A willing person does their work energetically and enthusiastically.

a willing helper

be willing to do sth
願意樂意做某件事情

We all believe that you are willing to communicate with the little girl.

bawl

n.大喊大叫、放聲痛哭
to shout in a very loud voice, to cry loudly

She bawled at me to sit down.

Bawling in public may be the best solution to release oneself.

bamboozle

v.使迷惑、使為難、欺騙
to trick or deceive someone, often by confusing them

A great number of people were bamboozled by his fancy words and fine promises.

attempt

v.努力，嘗試（尤指為完成難事而進行）
to try to do something, especially something difficult

He attempted to escape through a window.

assert

v.聲稱、斷言
to say that something is certainly true, to do something to show that you have power

There is no certain evidence to assert that we are independent of each other.

articulate

v.清楚的表達
able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality

You should acquire the necessary skills to articulate your opinions on important occasions.

approve

v.贊成、批準
to have a positive opinion of someone or something

Don’t worry about it; I approve of any decision you make.

approval

n.贊同
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone or something

We don’t know whether the plan will meet with her approval.

apology

n.道歉、認錯
an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you have done

The young doctor was considering whether the should accept the patient’s apology or not.

anxious

a.擔優的、焦慮的
worried and nervous

I must admit that we were all anxious about your performance.

amaze

使吃驚、使驚異
to cause someone to be extremely surprised

The lead actress in this show amazed the spectators.

aloof

a.冷淡的、疏遠的
not friendly or willing to take part in things

My boyfriend seems aloof recently and I think we need to talk.

afraid

a.害怕的、擔心的
feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation

It is very common for people to be afraid of communicating with their boss.

adorable

a.可愛的、討喜的
used to describe people or animals that are easy to love because they are so attractive and often small

The little girl was so adorable when she was expressing her own views.

admire

v.羨慕
to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at

I was just admiring your jacket, Delia.

v.稱讚、欽佩
to respect and approve of someone or their behavior

In fact, they all admired your courage to give a lecture on the stage.