Words that were not normally used in HongKong

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Idiot - 聰明 傻瓜,笨蛋,糊塗蟲
He was an idiot to lose his glasses.
他是個糊塗蟲把自己的眼鏡也丟了。




Disgusting- 1. 令人作嘔的;十分討厭的,可憎的
The dirty street was disgusting.
那條骯髒的街道令人作嘔。


Marshal-
元帥;高級將官


Temple-
神殿,聖堂寺院,寺廟

Haunted-
鬧鬼的
煩惱的,被困擾的(less common)

ditch-
溝;壕溝

retarded-
智力遲鈍的,弱智的

Cruel
殘忍的,殘酷的

annoying-
討厭的;惱人的,使人煩惱的It is annoying that there is no hot water.
沒熱水,真傷腦筋。


Fade-
凋謝,枯萎The flowers faded for want of water.
花兒因缺水而凋謝了。
2. (顏色)褪去
The color fades when exposed to light.
這顏色曝光後會褪色。


Sources of information~ From Yahoo Dictionary