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condo
n. an apartment in a block of apartments of which each is owned by the people who live in it 公寓套間

corduroy
n. & a. 燈芯絨（的）

tread
n. grooved part on the surface 棱紋

outgrow
vt. grow too large or too tall for (esp. one's clothes); grow faster or taller than 長大（或長高）而穿不下（原有的衣服等）；長得比…快（或高）

garbage
n. rubbish, refuse 垃圾

garbage disposal
（裝于廚房洗滌槽排水管內的）污物碾碎器

mechanical
a. 1. of, connected with, produced by machines 機械的；與機械有關的；由機械制成的
2. 手工操作的；技工的

squint
vi. look sideways or with half-shut eyes or through a narrow opening 瞟；瞇著眼看；由小孔窺視

spank
vt. punish (a child) by slapping on the buttocks with the open hand or a slipper, etc. （用巴掌或拖鞋等）打（小孩的）屁股

introverted
a. （性格）內向的；不愛交際的

worrier
n. person who worries a lot 擔心的人，發愁的人

optimist
n. a person who is always hopeful and looks upon the bright side of things 樂觀的人；樂觀主義者

cooling-off period
a period of time when two people or groups who are arguing about sth. can go away and think about how to improve the situation （爭執雙方冷靜下來考慮如何改善關系的）冷卻期

onset
n. the beginning (esp. of sth. unpleasant) （尤指不快之事的）開始

navy
n. 海軍

fraction
n. 1. a small part, bit, amount, or proportion (of sth.) （某物的）小部分，一點兒，少許；片斷
2. 分數；小數

collar
n. part of a garment that fits around the neck 衣領

barbershop
n. place where a man gets his face shaved and hair cut 理發店

triumphantly
ad. joyfully, satisfactorily (at a success or victory) 得意洋洋地；得勝地；成功地

communique
n. official announcement 公報

sarcastic
a. 諷刺的，嘲笑的，挖苦的

rig
n. a large structure in the sea used for drilling oil wells 鉆井架；鉆塔

freelance
a. 自由作家的；自由職業者做的

anti-inflammatory
a. 抗炎的，消炎的；息怒的

agent
n. substance, natural phenomenon, etc. producing an effect 劑；自然力；動因

down
n. fine, soft feathers of young birds 羽絨