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delve
v探究
delve into the problems
explore into
intuitive
adj直覺的
grapple
v抓住
grapple/struggle with the problem
努力解決問題
dissemble
v假裝
dissemble innocence
ensemble
n全體組合
pots and pans is the ensemble of the most beautiful music
dormant
adj休眠的
waiver
n棄權
tuition waiver 免學費
defy
v/n挑戰
his actions defy belief.難以置信
commission
v/n委託,委員會
exhume
挖掘
inhume 埋葬
confess
v坦承to ving
who were exhumed to see if they contained traces of the chemicals the nurse had confessed to using.
anesthesiology
麻醉學
suspect
n/v嫌疑犯/懷疑
suspicion
n懷疑
少量
a suspicion of a smile
botany
n植物/植物學
the botany of North America
divergence
n分叉
commonplace
n平常事
banquet
n宴會
arena
n競技場
enterprise
n事業
exemplify
v例證
He exemplify the new liberalism
perplex
v使困惑
perplex a man with questions
perturb
v使人不安
they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour.
capricious
adj變化莫測的
a capricious climate
plunder
v掠奪
The invaders plunder at no allowance
notwithstanding
adv/prep儘管如此
notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict
by the time
conj. when
By the time I got to the station, the train had already gone. (在我抵達車站時,火車已經開走了。)
at the time=then 非conj
denote
v表示mean
modeling denotes a way of shaping clay…
requisite
adj/n必需的necessary
the requisites for a trip
旅行所必需的東西
enquire
n/v調查
careful enquires
intimate
adj親密的close
n/v
she is not intimated by him對他卑躬屈膝
professional
n專業人士
adj
creditable
adj值得讚譽的
值得信任的
creditable professional
lay laid laid
放
The key is laid on the table
handicapped kids
行動不便的小孩
obnoxious
adj令人不快的
The obnoxious users
graduates take up professional practice
take up從事
take in
接受
take down
記下
decipher
v解讀
No one can decipher his scribbling
scribble
潦草寫下
compelling
adj有說服力的
compel
v博得cause
His courage and skill compel our admiration
martially
好戰
marvelously
不可思議
marginally
少量的
allegiance
n忠貞penelope
they took an oath of allegiance to the king.
他們宣誓效忠國王。
alliance
聯盟
allegations
主張/陳述
alliteration
n組成
in short supply
供應短缺
as to
prep至於
as to selecting toys, S V
threaten
v
threatened
shorten-shortened
threat
n威脅
v. threaten-threatened
limp
v跛行
limping away from the huddle, S V
huddle
n混亂-crowd
technologically savvy people
懂科技的人
savvy
n/v懂/理解
Charley Force would savvy what to do about such a girl.
查里 • 福斯該會知道如何應付這樣的女孩子。
mural
n壁畫
statue
n雕像
appropriate
v撥款
適當
money is appropriated for art
succession
n連續
consist of
包含comprise-contain-be composed of
recalcitrant
adj頑皮的the recalcitrant boy should see the principal
prompous
adj傲慢的
his arrogance and pompous manner.
他的傲慢和虛浮態度。
subtle
adj巧妙的;sutle
British English is more subtle
bloody hell
該死的
what the (bloody) hell are you doing?搞什麼鬼
what an ass hole!混蛋
what an wanker
gentlemanlike
adj紳士
adidas
a. didas
i’m easy英-沒問題/美-綠茶婊
are you taking the piss
開玩笑?
–/–taking a piss尿尿
be skeptical of
質疑
be skeptical of America’s domination of mass culture
stipulate
制訂
regulation stipulated by government
verge
n邊緣
on the verge of
take effect
come/go into effect 正式生效
efficacy
n效能
there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment.
關於此法的療效目前所知甚少
be dependent on
hinge/depend/rely on
deference
n順從
difference 不同
in deference to my parents
順從爸媽的意見
rest assured
放心set assured
Rest assured that we will finish on time.
請放心,我們會準時完成的
as to
關於as for
concerning =concerned with=regarding =with regard/respect to
get by
度日子
he help me work out the problem
解決問題work out the problem
snap
v/n咬
come on, Fran—snap out of it!.
來吧,弗蘭——振作起來
tally
一致v
Your account tallies with mine.
你的帳目和我的相符。
confabulation
n虛構(記憶)
contract
v感染,收縮 contract a disease 感冒 come down with a flu =is down/ill with
air force
空軍
be all thumbs at/with cooking
對煮菜不拿手
crack down on
取締
The authorities is cracking down on student bullying
reconcile
使和解v
reconcile the conflict
obsession 介系詞
obsession with the brand-name bag
受制於be obsessed with
plagued/inflicted
fiddle
v瞎搞 n小提琴
He fiddled the company’s accounts.
他篡改了公司的賬目。
play second fiddle to B
手下敗將
to his advantage
對…有利
commence
v開始
1. We will commence with this work.
我們將開始這項工作。
precocious
adj早熟的/老氣的
2. he was a precocious, solitary boy.
他是個早熟的孤獨男孩。
the book is nothing if not amusing
很有趣
she said it under here breath
in a whisper 輕聲細語
the argument will carry little weight
meet little resistance 不那麼棘手
importunity
n強求solicitation 懇求
Unable to withstand my importunity he…
miser
n吝嗇鬼cheapskate
pragmatic
adj務實的
1. a pragmatic approach to politics.
對政治講求實際的態度。
dominant
霸道的
so dominant the irritate his dad
concert
n音樂會;一致
in concert一致
semantic
adj. 語義的;語義學的
semantic unity: 語義的整體性
bourgeois
n/a資產階級
entrepreneur
n企業家
sabotage
n/v破壞
the station is sabotaged by the rebels
assimilate
v吸收;同化
They did not assimilate with the local population.
他們沒有被當地人同化
petition
v/n請求
14. petition for pardon [mercy]
請求赦免[寬恕]
intriguing
adj. 有趣的;迷人的
interesting
surreal
adj. 不真實的
testy
adj. 易怒的;暴躁的
the old man is testy
impertinent
adj. 不恰當的;無禮的;
menace
n/v威脅
1. the menace of nuclear war.
核戰爭之威脅
prepare for the application
prepare 三餐(不加the
research
un 不可數
study-studies可數
stagnancy
n停滯
apricot
n杏仁(樹
fend
v供養
fend for itself
salvation
n拯救
steamship
n汽船
impersonal
adj客觀的
非人的
huddle together
縮團在一起draw together
plea
n訴求
my plea is for the restoration of…
tranquil
adj寧靜的serene
a tranquil life in the country
鄉村中平靜的生活
snobbish
adj勢力眼的
the writer takes a rather snobbish tone.
作者的口吻很是自命不凡。
discreet
謹慎的meticulous
circumspect
cautious
negligent疏忽的
negligible可忽略的(微不足道)
negligent疏忽的
negligible可忽略的
slovenly
adj懶散的negligent
a slovenly appearance;
不修邊幅的外表;
fussy
adj大驚小怪的fastidious
magnificent
adj宏偉的
detrimental
adj破壞性的damaging
whereupon
conj之後、然後
rioters暴民 headed downtown whereupon they attacked city hall.
downtown市中心
rattle
v使…發出 弄達 聲
the earthquake rattle windows and woke residents吵醒
prosecute
起訴
He was prosecuted for theft.
他因偷竊而被告發。
slam
v猛烈抨擊
sth cater to sb
cater 迎合v.
cater to
fabricate
v虛構
fabricate a document
僞造文件
fabricate an untrue story
捏造謠言
protrude
突出v
protrude one’s tongue
吐舌頭
lament
v哀悼n
lament for sth = n
lament (over) sth =v
rebuke
譴責v
rebuke him strongly for his negligence
嚴斥他的疏忽
rack
v拷問 折磨
n拷問台
He was racked with pain.
他受疼痛之苦。
blame sb for sth
complain sb of/about
charge sb with sth
accuse sb of sth
blame sb for sth
因某事責怪…
complain sb of/about抱怨
charge sb with sth控訴
accuse sb of sth控訴
walking is good for working off tension
work off消除v
work out 算出
work away 一直工作
work down縮減
preferably最好 at the level
on which they originate
最好能在剛產生的時候
promptly迅速地
accusation
n指控
forthright
adj直接的direct
talk coherently about one topic
說清楚、連貫地coherently
pointedly
adv尖銳地
中肯地
fault
過錯n
oblivious
adj健忘的
遺忘的
smoking is a health hazard
健康公害
lose sight of
忽略
in turn 又(依次)adv
sap
v削弱
the criticism sapped his determination
scope of enquiry
搜索範圍
propel
推動v
推進(機器)
preside
主持v
the meeting is presided by sb
prick
v刺傷n
Her conscience began to prick her.
她受良心的譴責
afflictive
adj折磨的unpleasant
national recognition
n全國公認
clarify闡明(立場)
justify證明…(正當)
查證verify
segregate
v使分離
hermaphroditism
雌雄同體
leaves sb no leeway不留餘地
retain a certain leeway保持靈性
保持retain
餘地n. leeway
consecrate 奉獻
a life consecrated to literature
consecrated神聖的
confiscate
your money will be confiscated
v沒收
minister to sb’s vanity
滿足虛榮心
a ministering angel 救星
hoax
swindle
deception
fraud
n詐騙cn
extraterrestrial
n外星人
gutter language
下流的
v排入
n排水溝
- gutter language; the gutter press.
下層社會的語言;下流的報紙 - Gutters lead the water into the ditch.
排水溝把水排到這條水溝裏。
vivisection
n活體解剖
in agony
in anguish
in suffering
痛苦adv
the plighted lovers
海誓山盟的情侶
in plight困境中
plight困境
誓約
ecstasy
n入迷 狂喜
He was in an ecstasy of joy. 他欣喜若狂
approbation
n 認可 許可
徵得同意meet with one’s approbation
apprehension 憂鬱/領悟/逮捕
stir much apprehension 激起憂鬱
安撫assuage
soothe
pacify
appease
soothe the furious customer
rhapsodize
vt 狂熱地說著
he has been rhapsodizing about the girl
rhapsody 狂想曲
- He rhapsodized over the victory.
他狂熱地談論勝利的事。
meander through
meandered蜿蜒流著
漫無目的的走meander
proliferate 激增 擴散
innumerate
adj不懂數學科學的人
instigate煽動
tabloid journalism 小型報紙
tarnish瑕疵n/v
Moisture leads to the tarnish of the silverware.
溼氣使得銀器毫無光澤。
arbitrary
adj任意的 絕對專制的 the arbitrary rule of a dictator. 獨裁者的專制統治 5. an arbitrary decision; 一時興起的決定
acrobat
n雜技演員
famish
使挨餓
be famished to death餓死
be famished for food缺糧
放心
set assured
remain assured
set assured
remain assured
rouse
vt 喚起
the use of… will continue to
A. contribute
B. cultivate
C. culminate
enormous changes
ans: A
culminate 結束
cultivate培養
v結束
1. The gala culminated in a firework display.
晚會以大放煙火告終。
fewer +CN
less +UN
undermine
破壞
talk to/with人 about/over事
與…談論….