WORDS AND USAGE

  Dogged (adj.)

  ●very determined to do something, even if it is very difficult.(下定決心的,堅定的)

  Examples:  

  1.They have gained respect through sheer dogged determination.

  2.Only sheer dogged persistence will finally get you there.

  Flinch from sth/doing sth (phrasalverb)

  ●To avoid doing something that you consider unpleasant or painful.(畏縮,退縮)

  Examples:  

  1.We must not flinch from difficult decisions.  

  2.He never flinched from his duty.

  Foul (adj.)

  ●Extremely unpleasant.(惡臭的,極其惡劣的)

  Examples:  

  1.Those toilets smell foul!  

  2.Why are you in such a foul mood this morning?

  Cut a wide swath (idiom)

  ●To seem important; to attract a lot of attention.

  (招搖,風光)

  Examples:

  1.Bob cuts a big swath whenever he appears in his 

  military uniform.

  2.Although he was new to the company, he cut a wide swath.