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1.exceed 超過
Its research budget exceeds$ 700 million a year.
其研究預算每年超過7億美元 。
2.let alone 更不必說
He did not have enough money to have the tire patched up, let alone buy a new one.
他的錢還不夠補這個輪胎,更別提買個新的了 。
3.run-up 前期
The issue of the monarchy is complicating politics in the run-up to the elections.
就在選舉拉開序幕前,君主政體的問題使政局變得復雜起來 。
4.repel使厭惡
I was repelled by the smell.
這種氣味讓我惡心 。
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