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    consensus (n) 同意, 一致
字源: con- together + -sens- feeling
英解: general agreement among most of the people in a group
例句: There is still no general consensus on what our future policy should be.
同義字: agreement 


 incorporate (v) 包含; 合併
字源: in- in + -corpor- body
英解: if a system, design, or plan incorporates something good or useful, it has been purposely designed to include it
例句: The boat’s design is traditional, but incorporates the best of the new features.
同義字: include


 alternate (v) 交替,輪流
字源: -alter- else
英解: to change repeatedly from one thing or condition to a different one and back again
例句: Good and bad luck seem to alternate in my life.
           According to the weather forecast, there will be a week of alternate rain and sunshin.
同義字: shift


 virtually (ad) 實際上,幾乎,差不多
字源: -virtu- worth, man
英解: so similar to another thing that any difference is not important
例句: Years of living abroad had made her virtually a foreigner in her own country.
同義字: nearly


 mingle (v) 使混合
字源: -ming- mix
英解: if two or more liquids, smells, sounds etc mingle, they mix but can still be recognized separately
例句: The smell of smoke mingles with the smell of food.
同義字: mix


preserve (v) 保存,保護;維護;維持
字源: pre- before + -serve- watch, observe
英解: if something is preserved, it remains the way it is
例句: We want to preserve friendly relations with all our neighboring countries.
同義字: continue, protect


 dam (n) 水壩, (v) 控制,抑制
字源: -dam- do
英解: a wall that is build across a river or stream in order to stop the flow of the water and make a lake; to keep back, limit, or confine
例句: The rubbish had dammed up the creek so that it had overflowed.
同義字: obstruct


 obstruct (v) 阻塞,妨礙
字源: ob- against + -struc- to pile up
英解: to stop something from moving forward or happening
例句: The car crash obstructed the path for several hours.
同義字: block


 composition (n) 構成;成分
字源: com- together + -posit- to place, position
英解: the way in which something’s different parts, members, or substances are arranged, especially how much of each part there is
例句: The chemical composition of the atmosphere is diverse and complex.
同義字: make-up, ingredient, component, constituent


 contend (v) 爭論,聲稱
字源: con- together + -tend- to stretch
英解: compete with someone in order to win; state or argue that something is true
例句: He contends that he is innocent.
同義字: fight, strive, dispute


 tacit (a) 緘默的,不說話的,不明言的,默示的
字源: -taci- silent
英解: understood or implied without actually being spoken
例句: His attitude was taken as a tacit admission of guilt.
同義字: implicit, silent


 implicit (a) 不明言的,隱含的,內含的
字源: im – in + -pli- to fold
英解: expressed in an indirect way
例句: Although it wasn’t spoken, it was implicit in her attitude that she thought I had failed.
同義字: tacit, inherent