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counterbalance

counter-balance

v.使平衡;抵消 [就像天平有一邊比較重，讓他平衡] [a weight balancing another weight]

  ex. His wife's calm nature counterbalances to his excitability.
  他妻子生性從容不迫,這對他的易衝動的個性起著平衡作用。

counterfeit

counter-feit(=fact做)

v.偽造

n.偽造物;冒牌貨

  ex. counterfeit dollar bills.

  ps. forgery:counterfeit
  偽造品是贗品

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**欺騙特輯2

charlatan         n.江湖郎中、騙子

mountebank     n.江湖郎中 ( 以講故事或耍花招吸引顧客的賣藥者 ) 、騙子

quack             n.庸醫 ( 未經訓練而裝作醫生並提供藥方和治療的人 )

forge            v.偽造    n. 鐵匠鋪

forgery         n.偽造物、偽造罪

fabricate        v.捏造

counterfeit     v.偽造

impostor   n.冒名者

mislead   v.誤導[cause sb to have a wrong impression about sth]

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countermand

counter-mand

v.取消; 撤回 [ to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).]

ps.

mand == 命令 ex. command n/v.命令

mend == 修改 ex. commend   v.推薦

countermand:order＝revoke:license
取消定單＝撤回執照

counterpart

counter-part

n.對應的人或物

  ex. President in USA is the counterpart of  prime minister in British.

n.極相像的人或物

counterproductive

counter-product-ive

adj.反效果的 [Tending to hinder rather than serve one's purpose]

  ex. Exercising too much is conterproductive to our health.

coup

n.出乎意料的行動、成功、[a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move][ex.像打撞球，亂打，卻意外進洞]

n.政變

court

n.法院

n/v.追求; 求愛[to try to win the favor, preference]

  ex.He courted the audience's affection.

n/v.向...獻慇勤

  ps. court <> repel intentionally  故意排斥

  ps. court <> aversion n.厭惡

covenant

co-ven(come)-ant  [原指:all come together; agreement]

n.契約 [an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified.]

  ps.(大寫)(《聖經》中上帝與人所立的聖約

v.訂約承諾 [ to promise by covenant]

  ex. I covenanted to pay $5000 a year to rebuild the college.
  我立書保證,每年付五千美元幫助重建那所學院。

covert

cover(v.覆蓋)-t

adj.隱蔽的,偷偷摸摸的

  ex. covert military operations
  祕密軍事行動

  ps. covert <> open  adj.坦率的；公開的

covet

v.貪圖 [to desire wrongfully, without due regard for the rights of others]

  ex. covet for wealth 貪圖財富

ps. covetous adj.貪圖的 /ˈkʌvɪtəs/

ps. troubled:distraught(強)＝covetous:rapacious(強)
     不安的對狂亂的＝貪圖的對十分貪婪的

cow

v.恐嚇,威脅 [to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate]

n.母牛

  ps. cowed  adj.被恐嚇的

  ps. cowed  <> undaunted 嚇不倒的 daunt

  ps. bully v.恃強欺弱者

coward

cow-ard

n.懦夫,膽怯者 [ a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty]

  ps. 2013年，NBA player Dwight Howard,原是被預期是當時的第一中鋒，且湖人計畫在Kobe Bryant 退休後，由他來當球隊的主力，但是Dwight Howard不續簽湖人而改投入火箭的行列，而被憤怒的球迷稱它為Dwight Coward....

~ard 是種不好的人

haggard      adj.憔悴的、消瘦的

laggard         n.落後者   adj.緩慢的

niggard         n.吝嗇鬼＝miser

sluggard       n.懶人

cower

cow-er

v.蜷縮;畏縮 [to crouch, as in fear or shame.]

cringe  v.畏縮;蜷縮

cling    v.黏著;纏著