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Question 1

retreat

[rɪˋtrit]

Answer 1

n. 撤退[C][U][(+from/to)] The army’s retreat was orderly. 軍隊的撤退井然有序。; 撤退信號; (日落時)降旗號[the S]; 隱退處; 休養所[C] He went to his mountain retreat for the weekend. 他去山中的休養所過週末。; (天主教)避靜; 靜修(期間)(僧侶)閉關修行[C][U] The monks conducted a retreat . 僧侶們閉關修行。; 退避, 引退 He spent a few days in retreat . 他暫時退隱了幾天。
vi. 撤退, 退卻[(+from/to)] The enemy retreated after heavy losses. 敵人在重創之後撤退了。; 退避, 躲避[(+from/to)] I will not retreat from my commitments. 我不會躲避承諾的義務。 After a week’s work I like to retreat to the country to relax. 工作一週之後, 我喜歡躲到鄉下鬆弛一下。; 退縮, 退出[(+from)]; (眼睛)凹陷; (飛機翼梢)後斜
vt. 把…後撤; 使後退; 使往後移 He retreated his chair with intense disgust. 他極其厭惡地將椅子往後挪開。

Question 2

retreat

[rɪˋtrit]

Answer 2

n. 撤退[C][U][(+from/to)] The army’s retreat was orderly. 軍隊的撤退井然有序。; 撤退信號; (日落時)降旗號[the S]; 隱退處; 休養所[C] He went to his mountain retreat for the weekend. 他去山中的休養所過週末。; (天主教)避靜; 靜修(期間)(僧侶)閉關修行[C][U] The monks conducted a retreat . 僧侶們閉關修行。; 退避, 引退 He spent a few days in retreat . 他暫時退隱了幾天。
vi. 撤退, 退卻[(+from/to)] The enemy retreated after heavy losses. 敵人在重創之後撤退了。; 退避, 躲避[(+from/to)] I will not retreat from my commitments. 我不會躲避承諾的義務。 After a week’s work I like to retreat to the country to relax. 工作一週之後, 我喜歡躲到鄉下鬆弛一下。; 退縮, 退出[(+from)]; (眼睛)凹陷; (飛機翼梢)後斜
vt. 把…後撤; 使後退; 使往後移 He retreated his chair with intense disgust. 他極其厭惡地將椅子往後挪開。

Question 3

prairie

[ˋprɛrɪ]

Answer 3

n. 大草原; 牧場[C][P1] The vast prairie stretches west to the horizon. 茫茫大草原向西伸展, 直至天邊。

Question 4

proliferate

[prəˋlɪfə͵ret]

Answer 4

vt.vi. 【生】(使)增殖; (使)激增; (使)擴散

Question 5

viable

[ˋvaɪəb!]

Answer 5

a. (胎兒)能養活的; (卵等)能發育的; 可實行的

Question 6

choke

[tʃok]

Answer 6

vt. 使窒息; 哽住 The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke. 這孩子幾乎被濃煙窒息了。; 堵塞, 阻塞[(+up/with)] The storeroom was choked with furniture. 儲藏室塞滿了傢俱。 Leaves choked the drain. 樹葉把陰溝塞住了。; 抑制, 壓住[(+back/down/off)] Indignation choked my words. 我憤慨得說不出話來。 I managed to choke back my tears. 我設法止住淚水。; 【機】阻塞…的氣門; 撲滅(火) They choked the fire with sand. 他們用沙把火撲滅。; 阻止(植物等)生長 The weeds choked the garden. 花園裡野草叢生, 什麼也長不出來。
vi. 窒息; 噎住; 說不出話來 The fish bone in her throat made her choke . 她喉嚨中的魚骨使她哽噎。; (管子等)塞住
n. [C] 窒息, 噎; 【機】阻塞門, 阻氣門; 汽油引擎的空氣調節裝置

Question 7

hog

[hɑg]

Answer 7

n. [C] 豬; 【美】長大的食用豬; 【英】閹過的肉用公豬 He eats like a hog . 他像豬一樣貪食。; 【口】貪婪自私的人, 骯髒的人; 橫衝直撞的駕車者; 【建】拱曲; 【俚】又重又大的摩托車
vt. (像豬一樣)拱起(背); 使(船, 板條等)中部拱起; 【俚】貪心地攫取; 霸佔 The guy hogged the whole park bench. 那個人佔著整張公園長椅。
vi. (船底、龍骨等)中部拱起; 不顧別人安危地駕車

Question 8

sugarcane

[ˋʃʊgɚ͵ken]

Answer 8

n. 【植】甘蔗

Question 9

intimately

[ˋɪntəmɪtlɪ]

Answer 9

ad. 熟悉地; 親密地, 親切地 He knew the town intimately . 那個城市他非常熟悉。; 私下地, 祕密地; 諳熟地; 詳盡地

Question 10

seedling

[ˋsidlɪŋ]

Answer 10

n.[C] 籽生植物; 幼苗; 秧苗; 苗木 I prepared the earth carefully for my seedlings . 我仔細準備好泥土栽種幼苗。

Question 11

maverick

[ˋmævərɪk]

Answer 11

n. 【美】 未烙印的小牛(或其他牲口); 【口】不服從的人; 持不同意見的人

a. 【美】 未烙印的; 【口】持不同意見的