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1. Deck out obj :  to dress (someone) in special, decorative clothes, or decorate (something) for a special occasion

(*很特別的一個片語，我以前沒印象有看過!)

2. Carat: (n)  unit for measuring the weight of jewels Compare karat. 

3. Bejeweled: (adj) wearing a lot of jewellery or decorated with precious stones

4. Gala: (n)  a special public occasion at which there is a lot of entertainment, usually in the form of different types of performances

5. Bauble: (n) 1)a piece of bright but cheap jewellery 2) a ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree

6. Arm: (n) An arm of an organization is a part of it that is responsible for a particular activity or place 

((最常出現的意思是”手臂”,在此為”部門”或是”分支”的意思))

7. Luxe: (n) very comfortable and of very high quality

((此字為法文, 英文為deluxe))

8. Gritty: (adj) containing grit or like grit

**grit: very small pieces of stone or sand

9. Warren: a very crowded and confusing building or part of a city in which it is easy to get lost

10. Made off: to leave quickly, usually in order to escape

     Made off with sth: to steal something

11. Heist: (n) a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person

12. Oversee: (v) to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

13. Stake: (n) a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business

((我原本知道的意思是: 樁,棍子; 但英英出現的卻只有股本，股份的意思，看來真的很常用這個字))

14. Fierce: (adj)  ((在此偏第2,4個意思))

   1) physically violent and frightening

   2) strong and powerful

   3) showing strong feeling or energetic activity

   4) difficult

15. Decline: to refuse  ((比較常用的意思是go down))

16. Elaborate: (adj) containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

17. Lucrative: (adj) (especially of a business, job or activity) producing a lot of money

((這個字我確信我以前讀過好幾遍，在商業新聞中很常用到的一個字))

18. Scrabble: (v) 

   1)  to use your fingers to quickly find something that you cannot see

   2)  to try to get something quickly that is not easily available

   3)  to climb quickly and without care

((scrabble 也是一種拼字遊戲，以前學校有這個工具，但我真的很不會拼字，幾乎沒贏過，尤其是跟外國朋友玩的時候，輸慘了!))

* Hard-scrabble/ hardscrabble : not having enough of the basic things you need to live; difficult to make a living in; barren

((艱難困苦的；貧困的；勉强维持的))