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bestow

be-stow(v. 貯藏)

v.把...贈與 to present as a gift; give

ex. The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.

stow

v.貯藏To place or arrange, especially in a neat, compact way:  

stowed his books in the locker

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endow   v.贊助 [to provide with a permanent fund or source of income]                       
              (to endow a college) 想成en+dow(n) the money to sb.

endue   v.賦予(才能、品格、特性)

              [en使+due應得到-->賦予]   是endow的演變

              (endue with gentleness 天賦的溫順)

due  adj.應支付的       (That money is due to me, but I haven't got it yet.)

      adj.到期的         (The bank loan is due this month.)

      adj.因為、由於     (Our happy childhood is due to our father's hard work.)

ensue v.接著發生  (After the heavy rains, floods ensued.)          

            en-sue(follow)

            (sue是控告之意，控告別人一定是follow在別人後面說他不是)

              所以ensue有en+follow-->接者發生)

              prosecute v.控告[跟者前面的那人身後說不是] pro-secut(=sue;follow)-e

sue    v.控告  (She sued the company for racial discrimination.)

         v.請求

         v.向...求婚

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per-secute   v.迫害 [完完全全地跟隨在被害人的旁邊--->迫害]

pro-secute   v.控告 [跟者前面的那人身後說不是]

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betray

v.背叛

v.洩漏

He would suffer death rather than betray the secret.
他寧死也不肯洩露機密。

tray     n.托盤

traitor  n.賣國賊
想成是 trai(y)-tor

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treachery  n.背叛  //   treacherous adj.背叛的

treason    n.叛國罪

traitor    n.賣國賊

turncoat   n.變節者 [從原本的組織或政黨跑到對立的一方之人]

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treacherous

想成老師(teacher)多一個r 就會變成背叛的

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betroth

v.把...許配給to arrange for the marriage of

He betrothed his daughter to a doctor.
他把女兒許配給一位醫生。

beverage

n.飲料 (如︰茶、牛奶、汽水 )

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酒之類的特輯

beverage   n.飲料 (茶、牛奶、汽水 )

                        [beverage是average(一般的)的]

broach     v.開瓶、鑽洞、提出 (一個主題供討論或辯論)

decant     v.將液體自瓶中輕輕倒入另一容器 (而不攪動沉澱物)

carafe     n.寬口玻璃瓶 (用於裝酒)

chalice    n.聖餐杯、大高腳酒杯

goblet     n.高腳酒杯

carouse        n.喧譁的、暢飲的party

bacchanal      n.狂歡會、酒神節       [記成back china]

**愛喝酒

tipple        v.酗酒  [習慣性地或過度地喝酒]        n.烈酒

bibulous    adj.嗜酒的[addicted to drink]、吸水性強的[spongy]

                      [bibu讀︰擺佈→達到任人擺佈的程度→因為喝多了]

dipso-mania     n.間發性酒狂  [難以控製的、週期性的渴望酒的人]

                              [dips＝thirst渴，mania 狂 →間發性酒狂]

**醉、使醉

drunken-ness       n.醉態

befuddle-ment      n.因喝酒暈迷、迷惑不解

in-ebriate    v.灌醉   n.酒鬼    [in進入..狀態，ebri 醉-->使進入醉的狀態-->灌醉]

in-toxicate   v.灌醉

in-toxicant   n.致醉物 [使人麻醉的藥劑、酒類飲料]   adj.醉人的

**禁酒

teetotal     adj.滴酒不沾

temperate    adj.有節制的、戒酒的

sober        adj. 嚴肅莊重的、清醒的、喝酒有節制的＝temperate 

sobriety       n.

vinegar n. 醋  [ wine n.葡萄酒]

epicure      n.美食家

gourmet      n.美食家

比較 gourmand n.愛吃的人

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