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◎ expansion [ɪkˋspænʃən] 擴展；膨脹 97
She bought this piece of land for the expansion of her garden.
她買這塊地是為了擴展她的花園。

11 inflation [ɪnˋfleʃən] 通貨膨脹 U37-1-11

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說明 相反詞 deflation (n.)「通貨緊縮」
Our expense on daily necessities increases because of inflation.

因為通貨膨脹，我們日常必需品的花費增加了。
◎ inflate [ɪnˋflet] 使（物資）上漲；使（通貨）膨脹；使驕傲；充氣 104
Oscar inflated the basketball and went out with it by bicycle.

奧斯卡將籃球充氣，並且帶著它騎腳踏車出門。

12 recession [rɪˋsɛʃən] 後退；（經濟）衰退；凹處；退場 U37-1-12 98
Many factories closed down and many people were out of work during the period
of economic recession.

在經濟衰退時期，許多工廠倒閉且許多人失業。

13 generation [ˏdʒɛnəˋreʃən] 世代；一代人 U37-1-13

說明 generate (v.)「產生」；generator (n.)「發電機」
The heirlooms are handed down from generation to generation.
那個傳家寶被一代一代地傳下去。

14 gap [ɡæp] 裂口；分歧；漏洞 U37-1-14

說明 generation gap「代溝」
There is always some generation gap between parents and children.
父母和小孩之間總是有代溝。

15 tremble [ˋtrɛmbḷ] 發抖；提心吊膽；震動 發抖；震動 U37-1-15 97

說明 比較 tumble (v.)「跌倒；翻滾」
His lips trembled with fear when seeing a big cockroach in front of him.

當看到一隻大蟑螂出現在他面前時，他的嘴唇因害怕而顫抖著。

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