<Chapter 9> A Fractured Battlefield: Emperor's Jealousy Unleashed
fractured adjective /fr'æktʃɚd/ 破碎的
unleash verb [ T ] /ʌnˈliːʃ/ 突然釋放；使爆發
the brink of phrase 瀕臨；處於（糟糕形勢）的邊緣
fluke noun /fluːk/ 僥倖；偶然；意外
laced with phrase 摻雜著
venom noun [ U ] /ˈvenəm/ 憤恨；痛恨；怨恨
belittle verb [ T ] /bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/ 輕視；貶低
demeanor noun [ U ] /dɪˈmiː.nɚ/ 外表；風度；行為；神態舉止
retort verb [ T ] /rɪˈtɔːrt/ 反駁；回嘴
intensify verb [ I or T ] /ɪnˈten.sə.faɪ/ 加強；增強；強化
weakling noun [ C ] /ˈwiː.klɪŋ/ 懦弱的人
escalate verb [ I or T ] /ˈes.kə.leɪt/ （使）增強；（使）擴大；（使）加劇；（使）惡化
hostility noun /hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/ 敵意；不友好
bickering noun [ U ] /ˈbɪk.ɚ.ɪŋ/ 鬥嘴；口角
quiver verb [ I ] /ˈkwɪv.ɚ/（常指因激動而）顫抖；發抖
disdain noun [ U ] /dɪsˈdeɪn/ 輕視；蔑視；鄙視
mounting adjective /ˈmaʊn.t̬ɪŋ/ 增加的；加劇的
outright adjective /ˈaʊt.raɪt/ 公然的
reprimand verb [ T ] /ˈrep.rə.mænd/ 訓斥；申斥；譴責
gag order noun [ C ] /ˈɡæɡ.ɪŋ ˌɔːr.dɚ/ 限制公開言論的命令；禁聲令
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From Pixels to Realms: Adonis's Path to Healing
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