S4 Flashcards
Adequate
(adj)足夠的;合格的;合乎需要的
Have we got adequate food for twenty guests? 我們的食物夠招待20位客人嗎?
Annual
(Adj)一年一度的;每年的
an annual event/visit/holiday 一年一度的大事/每年一次的訪問/每年的假期
Apparent
(Adj)清晰可見的;顯而易見的;明白易懂的
Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone. 誰都看得出她很不開心。
Approximate
(Adj)大致的,大約的,大概的
The train’s approximate time of arrival is 10.30. 這列火車大概在10點30分到站。
Attitude
(N)心態,看法;態度
It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes. 人們對事情的看法通常是很難改變的。
Attribute
(N)特性;特質;屬性
Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager. 組織能力是一個出色經理必備的素質。
Civil
(Adj)文職的;民用的;平民的,國民的
Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. 直升機主要用於軍事而非民用。
Code
(N)密碼;代號;代碼
The message was written in code. 電報是用密碼寫的。
Commit
(V)做(違法或錯誤的事);犯(罪、錯)
He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn’t commit. 他蒙冤入獄。
Communicate
(V)交流,溝通(資訊)
We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world. 我們現在可以與生活在地球另一端的人進行即時交流。
Concentrate
(V)專注,專心;全神貫注;集中(注意力)
Come on, concentrate! We haven’t got all day to do this. 快點,集中精神!我們可沒有一整天時間來做這件事。
Confer
(V)(常指爲達成行動決議而)商討,商議,協商
I should like some time to confer with my lawyer. 我想花點時間跟我的律師商量一下。
Contrast
(N)差別,差異;對照,對比
I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket. 我喜歡白色長褲與黑色外套形成的對比。
Cycle
(N)單車,腳踏車,自行車
-表現相同人物或思想的)全套劇目,組詩
It’s one in a cycle of plays that are being performed on successive evenings. 這幾部連台戲連續幾晚都在上演,這只是其中一部。
Debate
(N)談論,討論;爭論,辯論
Education is the current focus of public debate. 教育是目前大眾談論的焦點。
(V)討論;爭論
In Parliament today, MPs debated the Finance Bill. 今天在議會上議員們討論了財政法案。
Despite
(Preposition)不管;儘管;無論
I still enjoyed the week despite the weather. 不管天氣如何,這一周我過得還是很愉快的。
Dimension
(N)空間,尺寸
Please specify the dimensions (= the height, length and width) of the room. 請明確說明房間的大小。
Domestic
(Adj)本國的,國內的
Domestic opinion had turned against the war. 國內輿論已轉而反對戰爭。
Emerge
(V)出現,浮現;露出
She emerged from the sea, blue with cold. 她浮出了海面,渾身凍得發青。
Error
(N)錯誤;謬誤;差錯
He admitted that he’d made an error. 他承認犯了一個錯誤。
Ethnic
(Adj)民族的;種族的
A question on ethnic origin was included in the census. 人口普查包括一個有關種族來源的問題。
Goal
(N)足球或曲棍球等的)球門
Black kicked/headed the ball into/towards the goal. 布萊克把球踢/頂進/向球門。
(N)目標;目的
Grant
(N)尤指政府為特殊目的給予個人或組織的)撥款,補助金
a student/research grant 助學金/研究撥款
a local authority/government grant 當地行政機構/政府撥款
Hence
(Adv)因此,所以
His mother was Italian, hence his name - Luca. 他母親是義大利人,所以他的名字叫——盧卡。