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2025年12月23日星期二

collaboration

devil's advocate: someone who pretends, in an argument or discussion, to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail

tempt: to attract somebody or make somebody want to do or have something, even if they know it is wrong

In the U.S., graduate school means pursuing advanced education after a bachelor's degree.

stack up: to compare with somebody/something else; to be as good as somebody/something else

proverbial: well known and talked about by a lot of people

profound: very great; felt or experienced very strongly

modest: not very large, expensive, important, etc.

theorem: DJ[ˋθiərəm] a rule or principle, especially in mathematics, that can be proved to be true

hatch: to create a plan or an idea, especially in secret

far-fetched: very difficult to believe

grist: useful ideas or material

collaboration: the act of working with another person or group of people to create or produce something

simplistic: making a problem, situation, etc. seem less difficult or complicated than it really is

backdrop: everything that can be seen around an event or scene

shoot down: to be very critical of somebody’s ideas, opinions, etc.

spat: (informal) a short argument about something unimportant

parking lot: ​(North American English) an area where people can leave their cars

Mustang has been representing the classic American muscle car since 1964, powerful engine and astonishing performance brings you the sense of speed.

Chrysler is a historic American automotive brand.

whatever: any or every; anything or everything

make a beeline for something/somebody: (informal) to go straight towards something/somebody as quickly as you can

string: to hang or tie something in place

haste: speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough time

whoosh: a soft sound made by something moving fast through air or like that made when air is pushed out of something

slingshot: ​a stick that has the shape of a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones

pavement: a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on

amble: to walk at a slow relaxed speed

grate: to annoy somebody

venture: a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

conviction: a strong opinion or belief

meantime: meanwhile

rivalry: a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing

temperament: a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people

detente: an improvement in the relationship between two or more countries which have been unfriendly towards each other in the past


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Online Dictionaries Used:

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dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary

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