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dissipate

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vt. 及物動詞 
驅散(霧等),使消散;消除,使消失
dissipate fear   消除恐懼
浪費,揮霍
Don ' t dissipate your efforts .   不要浪費自己的精力。
vi. 不及物動詞 
消散;消失
The crowd soon dissipated when the police arrived .   警察一到現場,人群便四散離去。
放蕩;耽於遊樂
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strenuous

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a. 形容詞
費勁的,費力的
Is swimming a strenuous exercise ? 游泳是很費力的運動嗎?
奮發的;強烈的,激烈的
He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading . 他奮發努力提高閱讀能力。
緊張的;艱苦的;繁重的
It takes many years of strenuous training to be an outstanding athlete . 要成為一名傑出的運動員需要多年艱苦的訓練。

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humidity

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n. 名詞
濕氣,濕度[U]
It ‘ s the humidity that makes it so uncomfortable today . 濕氣使得今天很不舒服。

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crystalline

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a. 形容詞
結晶的;結晶質的,結晶狀的
crystalline rocks 水晶岩石
水晶製的

水晶般的;透明的;清晰的
a crystalline mountain stream 清澈的山間小溪

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slip

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vi. 不及物動詞
滑動,滑行
The ship slipped through the water . 船在水面滑行。
滑跤,失足
She slipped on the ice . 她在冰上滑倒了。
滑落,滑掉;鬆脫
He woke to find that his quilt had slipped off the bed . 他醒來發現被子從床上滑下來了。
溜;悄悄走;(時間)不知不覺地過去[Q]
The student slipped out of the classroom . 那學生溜出了教室。
疏忽;不經意講出;被遺忘
Be sure not to let the truth slip . 千萬別把真相洩漏出去。
犯錯誤[(+up)]

(健康等)變壞;下降
Standards are slipping in this hotel . 這家旅館的水準在下降。
匆忙地穿(或脫)[(+into/out of)]
He slipped into his coat and went out . 他迅速穿好上衣,出去了。
不知不覺地陷入[(+into)]

vt. 及物動詞
使滑動;使滑行
The old lady slipped a hand over the heart . 老太太伸手撫摩胸口。
錯過;被……忽略;被遺忘
Your telephone number has slipped my mind . 你的電話號碼我忘了。
擺脫,掙脫

匆忙地穿(或脫)[(+on/off)]
He slipped off his clothes and went into the bathroom . 他迅速脫掉衣服,走進浴室。
塞入;暗中塞(錢等);把……塞給[O][O1]
He slipped the note into my hand . 他把紙條悄悄塞到我手裡。
無意中講出;洩漏

使脫臼

n. [C] 可數名詞
滑動;滑跤;失足
He took a slip in the bathroom . 他在浴室裡滑了一跤。
下降
There has been a slip in the quality of your work . 你的工作品質有所下降。
意外事故;不幸事件

溜,溜走;不告而別[the S]

疏忽;錯誤[(+of/in)]
That was only a slip of the pen . 那僅是筆誤。
【機】滑程;滑率

(牽狗等用的)皮帶

有肩帶的連身襯裙;襯裙

枕頭套

【空】側滑

造船臺,船臺;碼頭

(劇場的)舞臺邊門[P]

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transient

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a. 形容詞
短暫的;一時的;瞬間的
Her feeling of depression was transient . 她的抑鬱情緒一會兒就過去了。
【美】暫住的,路過的[Z]

n. 名詞
【美】短暫居住者;過往旅客[C]
transients at a hotel 旅館裡的過往客人
候鳥[C]

【電】瞬變電流;瞬變現象

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sink

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vi. 不及物動詞 
(船等)下沉;(日,月)落,沒
The sun was sinking in the west .   夕陽西下。
The ship sank .   船沉了。
(面頰等)下陷[(+in)]

(水面)低落,(地面)陷落
His feet sank in the mud . 他的腳陷進爛泥中。
(疲倦地)坐下,倒下;(頭,肩等)筋疲力盡地垂下[(+to/into/on)]
She was stunned and sank to the ground . 她被擊昏倒在地上。
She fainted and sank to the ground . 她昏倒在地上。
He sank back into the chair . 他筋疲力盡地倒在椅子上。
(聲音,風,價格等)降低;減弱;(在視野中)消失[(+to)]
The wind has sunk down . 風已減弱了。
The flames sank down at last . 火勢終於減弱了。
墮落;衰微;衰弱;消沉[(+into)]
The old man is sinking fast and won ‘ t live much longer . 老人的健康急速衰退,活不長久了。
滲透;深入;沉入[(+in/into)]
The rain sank into the dry soil . 雨水滲入乾涸的土壤。
vt. 及物動詞
使下沉;使陷入;把……插入
The submarine sank two ships . 潛艇擊沉了兩艘船。
使下垂

挖掘;刻,雕
The oil workers are sinking a well . 石油工人正在打油井。
降低(聲音,名譽等)

投資於……[(+in/into)]
He ‘ s sunk a large sum of money into buying a new house . 他把一大筆錢投在買一幢新房子上面。
抑制(激情等);隱匿(證據等);摒除(分歧等)
They sank their differences and joined hands in the business . 他們消除了分歧,攜手共進。
搞垮,使完蛋

n. [C] 可數名詞
洗滌槽,水槽
The housewife always keeps the sink clean . 主婦總是保持水槽的清潔。
洗臉槽

陰溝;汙水坑

藏汙納垢的場所

【地】落水洞,滲坑

【俚】海洋

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thaw

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vi. 不及物動詞 
(冰,雪等)融化,融解;解凍[(+out)]
The snow had thawed .   雪化了。
(天氣)變暖和(使冰雪融化)
It was thawing fast .   天氣轉暖,冰雪融化很快。
變得隨和,變得不拘束,變得融洽
After a good dinner he began to thaw .   吃過一頓美餐後,他開始變得隨和了。
vt.[(+out)] 
使融化,使融解,使解凍
The sun soon thawed the ice on the river .   太陽很快融化了河上的冰層。
使變得不拘束,使融洽
A cup of tea helped to thaw out our guest .   一杯茶有助於我們的客人變得不拘束。
n. 名詞 
融化,解凍;(態度,關係等)緩和[C][S1]
The spring thaw often caused flooding .   春天解凍常常引起洪水泛濫。
解凍時期,解凍季節[S]
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arctic

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a. 形容詞
北極的

極寒的

n. 名詞
北極地帶;北極圈

(常複數)【美】禦寒防水套鞋

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seasonal

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a. 形容詞
季節的;季節性的
People found casual or seasonal work on farms . 人們在農場上找到臨時的或季節性的工作。
週期性的

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homogeneous

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a. 形容詞
同種的;同質的

【數】同次的

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agent

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n. [C] 可數名詞
代理人;代理商;仲介人
I made my assistant my agent while I was abroad . 我請我的助手在我出國期間做我的代理人。
間諜,特工,密探

執法官,政府代表

原動力,起因
Electricity is an important agent in the life of today . 電是今天生活中一項重要的動力。
仲介,媒介

【化】劑

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versatile

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a. 形容詞
多才多藝的
He is the most versatile of actors . 他是最為多才多藝的演員。
多功能的;多方面適用的
This is an extremely versatile new kitchen machine . 這是一種功能極多的新型廚房機械。
活動的;可四面轉動的

易變的;反覆無常的

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grain

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n. 名詞
穀粒[C]
Not a grain of rice was wasted . 一粒米也沒有浪費。
穀物,穀類[U][C]
Farmers grow grain and keep cattle . 農民種穀養牛。
(砂,鹽等的)粒,細粒[C]
There is a grain of sand in his eye . 他眼裡有一粒沙子。
(常用於否定句)一點兒[C][(+of)]
There isn ‘ t a grain of truth in his statement . 他的聲明裡沒有一點是真實的。
(木,石,織物等的)紋理[the S]
The mahogany table has a fine grain . 那張紅木桌紋理精美。
喱(英美制最小重量單位,0.0648克)

氣質,本質[U]
They are similar in grain . 他們氣質相似。
vt. 及物動詞
使成粒狀

把……漆成木紋或石紋狀

對(皮革)的粒面進行處理

使深深滲入

vi. 不及物動詞
成粒狀,結晶

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sap

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n. 名詞
(樹等的)液,汁[U]
The weather was warming up and the sap was rising in the maples . 天氣在轉暖,槭樹的樹液在上升。
精力,元氣[U]
The world ‘ s whole sap is sunk . 整個世界元氣大喪。
(樹皮和心材之間的)邊材[U]

【美】【口】笨蛋[C]
You don ‘ t know what a sap she is . 你不知道她有多笨。
Don ‘ t you know I was kidding , you sap ? 笨蛋,你不知道我是在開玩笑嗎?
【美】(中間灌鉛的)橡皮棍[C]

vt. 及物動詞
使大傷元氣
The long walk sapped the old lady ‘ s strength . 長途跋涉耗盡了老太太的體力。
使乾枯

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hydrophilic

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a. 形容詞

【化】親水的

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hydrophobic

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a. 形容詞
狂犬病的

恐水病的

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affinity

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n. 名詞
喜好,本性,傾向[C][(+for/to)]
Peter has a special affinity for booze . 彼得嗜酒。
姻親關係;密切關係[U][C][(+with/between)]

(語言、生物等之間的)類同;相像[C][(+to/with)]
Italian has a close affinity to French . 義大利語和法語很相似。
(尤指異性間的)吸引力[S]
He felt a strong affinity to the Russian girl . 他深受那個俄國姑娘吸引。
【化】親和性,親和力

(尤指對異性)有吸引力的人

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cotton

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n.[U]
棉,棉花,棉屬植物

棉紗,棉線
She sewed the buttons on with cotton . 她用棉線把鈕扣縫上。
棉布

【美】原棉,棉絮

vi. 不及物動詞
一致,和諧[(+together/with)]

(與某人)親近,開始交好[(+to)]
That dog doesn ‘ t cotton to strangers . 那條狗不喜歡生人。
【俚】理解,明白[(+on/on to)]

a. 形容詞
棉的,棉製的

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cellulose

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n. 名詞

纖維素;(植物的)細胞膜質

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prevalence

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n.[U]
流行,盛行;普遍,廣泛
the prevalence of burglaries 盜竊盛行
(疾病等的)流行程度

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lysozyme

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溶菌酶

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saliva

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n. 名詞
涎,唾液[U]
A sudden chill of horror swept over her as she felt the drip of saliva upon her hands . 當她感覺到滴到她雙手上的唾液時,恐怖的寒慄突然遍布了她全身。

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sucrose

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n. 名詞
【化】蔗糖
Sucrose is sweeter than glucose but not as sweet as fructose . 蔗糖比葡萄糖甜,但沒有果糖甜。

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shed

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n. [C] 可數名詞
棚,小屋
He left his bicycle in the shed . 他將腳踏車放在車棚內。
堆房;庫房;車庫

vi. 不及物動詞
把……放入棚內

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streak

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n. [C] 可數名詞
條紋,斑紋[(+of)]
The wall was smeared with streaks of dirt . 牆上有一道道的髒痕。
光線;閃電
We got up at the first streak of daylight . 我們一天亮就起床了。
A dazzling streak lit up the sky . 一道耀眼的閃電照亮了天空。
礦脈,礦層
There are streaks of ore in the mountains . 這山裡有礦脈。
傾向,氣質[(+of)]
The man has a streak of cruelty in his character . 那個漢子性情有些殘酷。
(短暫的)一陣子;一系列;一點點
I know only a few streaks about geology . 我對地質學只是略知一二。
I seem to be having a lucky streak . 我似乎現在正在走遠。
裸奔;裸體飛跑

vt. 及物動詞
在……上有條紋;使留下條痕
His hand was streaked with blood . 他的手上有血痕。
在……裸奔

vi. 不及物動詞
形成條紋
His hair is beginning to streak with grey . 他的頭髮開始變得灰白。
疾駛,閃現,飛奔[Q]
The cat streaked across the street . 那隻貓飛奔過街。
The car streaked down the highway . 汽車在公路上疾駛而去。
裸奔;裸體飛跑

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convention

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n. 名詞
會議,大會;全體與會者[C]
The Republican national convention was held in Houston . 共和黨全國代表大會在休斯頓舉行。
召集,集合[U]

公約,協定[C]
The two countries are reported to have concluded a military convention . 據報導,這兩個國家已締結軍事協定。
慣例,習俗;常規[C][U]
It is silly to be a slave to social conventions . 對社會習俗盲從是愚蠢的。
(藝術上的)傳統手法[C]

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adversely

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ad. 副詞
敵對地

不利地

逆地

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bracket

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n. [C] 可數名詞
托架,撐架;托座
A bracket may be used to hold up a shelf or a candle . 托架可用來支撐擱板或蠟燭。
方括弧;括弧[P1]
The comments in brackets are the author ‘ s . 括號內的評語是作者的。
類別,檔次,等級段,階層
This book is written for the 10 - to - 11 age bracket . 這本書是為十到十一歲年齡層的孩子寫的。
Their incomes are brought into a higher bracket . 他們的收入已進入一個較高的等級段。
同類(或同等級)的人

vt. 及物動詞
給……裝托架;用托架固定

用括弧括
I think you should bracket this word . 我認為你應該給這個字加上括號。
圍住

把……歸入同一類;將……相提並論[(+with)]
Don ‘ t bracket me with him just because we work for the same company . 別因為我們為同一個公司工作,就把我和他相提並論。
排除[(+off)]

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compress

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vt.[(+into)]
壓,壓緊,壓縮
Wood cuttings and sawdust can be compressed into boards . 木屑和鋸末可壓製成板。
歸納,概括,精簡
Can you compress your speech into five minutes ? 你能把你的講話精簡為五分鐘嗎?