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VOA慢速英语:Contronyms Are 'Literally' The Best

2017-12-08来源:和谐英语
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conversation – n. an informal talk involving two people or a small group of people; the act of talking in an informal way

character – n. a person in a play or story

intimidated - adj. to be afraid

instinct - n. a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned; a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a particular way

impose – v. to establish; to bring about as if by force

figuratively – adj. Expressing one thing normally while talking about another

refer – v. to think of; to send for treatment

factuality – n. The quality of being actual or factual: actuality, fact, factualness, reality, truth.

exaggerated - adj. to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is

context – n. the situation in which something happens