1. Nature-Deficit Disorder 大自然缺失症
deficit n. 短缺，虧損 2. recognized a. 受到認可的
衍: recognize vt. 認可；認出
E-sports will be included in the recognized events of the 2022 Asian Games.
電子競技將列入 2022 年受亞運會認可的項目中。
Tina had changed so much since high school that I hardly recognized her.
蒂娜中學畢業後變了很多，我幾乎認不出她來。 3. acknowledge vt. 承認
At the press conference, the singer acknowledged that he and his wife had gotten divorced last week.
在記者會上，該歌手承認他上星期已經和太太離婚。 4. aggressive a. 侵略的；挑釁的
Some dogs are friendly, others are shy, and still others are aggressive.
有些狗狗很友善、有些很害羞，還有一些則具攻擊性。 5. claim n. & vt. 宣稱；要求
衍: lay claim to... 聲稱……為己有
Bill and Tom laid claim to the two desks at the back of the classroom.
比爾和湯姆聲稱教室後面那兩張桌子是他們的。
The man claims that he was not given a fair hearing.
該男子聲稱自己未獲得公平的聆訊。
＊hearing n. 聆訊；公聽會 6. relieve vt. 緩和，減輕
This organization was established to relieve the plight of the homeless.
這間機構的成立是為了紓解遊民的困境。
＊plight n. 困境 7. boost vt. & n. 增強，提升
Paul proposed a novel idea which may help boost sales.
保羅提出一個或許能提升業績的新穎點子。
＊novel a. 新穎的，新奇的
The President-elect gave these businessmen a boost by saying that he would devote himself to raising the economic growth.
總統當選人說他會致力於提升經濟成長，讓這些商人信心大增。 8. reverse vt. 逆轉；徹底改變
After new evidence was presented, the lawyer reversed his client's plea.
新的證據出爐後，律師改變了委託人的抗辯。
＊plea n. 懇求；訴求 9. practical a. 實用的；實際的
反: impractical a. 不實用的；不切實際的
Gina is practical in that she never buys useless items.
吉娜很務實，因為她從不買沒用的物品。
＊in that... 因為……
No one backed Jack's idea, because it was too impractical.
沒人支持傑克的點子，因為太不實際了。 10. overall a. 整體的 & adv. 整體而言
Winning the tournament gave the tennis player a boost in his overall ranking.
贏得此次錦標賽讓該網球選手的總排名大大提升。
＊tournament n. 錦標賽；比賽
Overall, this competition has been a lot of fun.
整體說來，這項競賽非常有趣。
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