Level 1 Flashcards
stream
[n] water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level
小河，溪流
a mountain stream 山澗
underground streams 地下溪流
There’s a lovely stream that flows through their garden. 有一條美麗的小溪流過他們的花園。
settlement
[n] an official agreement that finishes an argument
（結束爭端的）協定
[n] a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place
定居；定居地
A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town. 在城外發現了一處大型古羅馬人聚落。
drill
[n] a tool or machine which makes holes
鑽；鑽床；鑽機
[v] to practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this
（尤指進行軍事）訓練，練習
shallow
[a] having only a short distance from the top to the bottom
淺的，不深的
The stream was quite shallow so we were able to walk across it. 小溪很淺，所以我們可以涉水過去。
exploit
[n] something unusual, brave or funny that someone has done
不尋常的行為；英勇的行為；奇遇
[v] to use something for advantage
利用；開發；發揮
We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible. 我們要確保盡可能充分利用資源。
[v] to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage
（出於私利）利用；剝削
expedition
[n] an organized journey for a particular purpose
遠征；探險，考察
We’re going on a shopping expedition on Saturday. 星期六我們要去購物。
Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912. 史考特1912年死於南極探險途中。
[n] the people, vehicles, animals, etc. taking part in an expedition
踏上征途的一批人（或車、動物等）；考察隊；探險隊
strait
[n] a narrow area of sea which connects two larger areas of sea
海峽
[n] a difficult and troubled situation, especially because of financial problems
（尤指財務問題導致的）窘境，困境
frontier
[n] a border between two countries, or (especially in the past in the United States) a border between land used to grow crops where people live and wild land
國境，邊境；（尤指美國舊時開發區與未開發地帶之間的）邊界
receptionist
[n] a person who works in a place such as a hotel, office or hospital, who welcomes and helps visitors and answers the telephone
接待員；招待員
burial
[n] the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this
埋葬；葬禮
trail
[n] a path through the countryside, often made or used for a particular purpose
鄉間小道（常用於某一特定用途）
a forest/mountain trail 林間／山間小道
[n] the smell or series of marks left by a person, animal or thing as it moves along
臭跡；蹤跡；痕跡
[v] to follow the trail of someone or something
追蹤
trial
[n] a mock noun (= examination taken at school for practice before a real examination)
預試（在學校中進行的一種模擬考試，或在實際考試之前進行的訓練
[n] the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a court of law to judge whether a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
審判，審理
[n] a person or thing that is annoying and causes a lot of problems
惹麻煩的人；令人傷腦筋的事物；考驗
[n] a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is
試驗；試用
dialogue
[n] (a) conversation which is written for a book, play or film
對話，對白
dismiss
[v] to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
對…不予理會，摒棄，（從頭腦中）去除
[v] to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
（尤指因做錯事）使免職，將…解職，解僱
[v] to formally ask or order someone to leave
遣散；解散
The teacher dismissed the class early because she had a meeting. 老師因要去開會而提前下課。
certificate
[n] an official document which states that the information on it is true
證書；證明
