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allowance
津貼；補貼；補助
an allowance of $20 a day
每天 20 元補貼
a clothing / living / travel allowance
服裝/生活/交通補貼
Do you get an allowance for clothing?
你有服裝補貼嗎？
appointment with sb
a formal arrangement to meet or visit sb at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work
約會；預約；約定
She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
她為兒子約定了看醫生的時間。
I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock.
我約了下午3點看牙醫。
an appointment with my lawyer
與我的律師的約定
to keep an appointment
準時赴約
Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance).
參觀必須預約。
humiliate
羞辱；使喪失尊嚴
I didn't want to humiliate her in front of her colleagues.
我不想當著她同事們的面令她難堪。
I've never felt so humiliated.
我從未感到如此羞辱。
The party was humiliated in the recent elections.
該黨在新近的選舉中恥辱地失敗了。
grind sb down
to treat sb in a cruel unpleasant way over a long period of time, so that they become very unhappy
(長時間)虐待,欺壓,折磨(某人)
Don't let them grind you down.
別讓他們欺壓你。
Years of oppression had ground the people down.
人民年復一年地遭受著壓迫。
