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難推理 noun

false dichotomy(situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available)
noun

冬季noun

biathlon [biathlons](racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; a particular instance of such a race)
noun
[UK: baɪˈæθlən] [US: baɪˈæθlən]

北歐noun

Nordic combined(cross-country skiing and ski jumping)
noun

半斤八 noun

Tweedledum and Tweedledee(people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly)
noun
[UK: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ənd] [US: ˈtwiːdl.ˈdʌm ænd]

半斤八 phrase

much of a muchness(little difference between multiple things)
phrase
[UK: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs] [US: ˈmʌtʃ əv ə ˈmʌtʃ.nəs]

six of one, half a dozen of the other(two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)
phrase
[UK: sɪks əv wʌn hɑːf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈsɪks əv wʌn ˈhæf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.r̩]

個議院的 adjective

bicameral(having two separate legislative chambers)
adjective
[UK: ˌbaɪˈk.æ.mə.rəl] [US: ˌbaɪˈk.æ.mə.rəl]

模棱可的詞句 noun

ambiguity [ambiguities](something liable to more than one interpretation)
noun
[UK: ˌæm.bɪ.ˈɡjuːə.ti] [US: ˌæm.bɪ.ˈɡjuːə.ti]

模稜adjective

ambiguous(open to multiple interpretations)
adjective
[UK: æm.ˈbɪ.ɡjuəs] [US: æm.ˈbɪ.ɡjuːəs]

此地無銀三百 verb

protest too much(insist on something)
verb

此地無銀三百 phrase

the lady doth protest too much(because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite must be true)
phrase

adjective

every second(every other; each alternate)
adjective
[UK: ˈev.ri ˈsek.ənd] [US: ˈev.ri ˈsek.ənd]

海峽岸的 adjective

cross-strait(pertaining to relations between the PRC and the ROC)
adjective

男女用的 adjective

unisex(not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender)
adjective
[UK: ˈjuː.nɪ.seks] [US: ˈjuː.ˌnɪ.ˌseks]

腳踏條船 /jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán/ adjective

two-time(twice over)
adjective
[UK: ˈtuː.taɪm] [US: taɪm]

請來杯啤酒 phrase

two beers, pleasephrase
[UK: ˈtuː bɪəz pliːz] [US: ˈtuː ˈbɪrz ˈpliːz]

跨騎,橫跨adverb

astride(with one’s legs on either side)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈstraɪd] [US: ə.ˈstraɪd]

進退preposition

between a rock and a hard place(having the choice between two unpleasant options)
preposition

進退難的境地 noun

dilemma [dilemmata](circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈle.mə] [US: də.ˈle.mə]

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