Ticketing Clerk Flashcards
top up / top off
noun [C usually singular] (LIQUID)
金額-儲值
液體
/ˈtɒp.ʌp/ US /ˈtɑːp-/
› when you put more drink into someone’s glass or cup
向（某人）的杯子裡添加飲料
Your glass is nearly empty . Would you like a top-up?
你的杯子快空了，我給你倒滿吧。
› when you add liquid in order to fill to the top a container which is already partly full
注滿，加滿（未滿的容器）
sufficient
adjective /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
› enough for a particular purpose
足夠的，充足的
This recipe should be sufficient for five people .
這份食譜應該足夠五個人吃。
It was thought that he’d committed the crime but there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict him.
人們都認為他是犯罪兇手，但沒有足夠證據將他定罪。
→ Opposite insufficient have had sufficient formal › to have eaten enough
吃飽了
“Would you like some more stew ?” “No thanks , I’ve had sufficient.”
「你還想要一些牛排嗎？」「不；謝謝！我已經吃飽了。」
sufficiently
/səˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ adverb › McGeechan has not recovered sufficiently to play in the semi-final tomorrow .
麥金漢還未完全康復，明天的半準決賽無法上場。
The case was sufficiently serious to warrant investigation by the police .
這是一宗重大案件，警方一定會進行調查。
warrant
verb [T] (MAKE NECESSARY)
使有必要
/ˈwɒr.ənt/ US /ˈwɔːr-/
› to make a particular activity necessary
使有必要
Obviously what she did was wrong , but I don’t think it warranted quite such severe punishment .
顯然她做得不對，但我認為她不應該受到如此嚴厲的懲罰。
It’s a relatively simple task that really doesn’t warrant a great deal of time be ing spent on it.
這是一個相對來說比較簡單的任務，不必在上面花費大量的時間
unwarranted
adjective /ʌnˈwɒr.ən.tɪd/ US /-ˈwɔːr.ən.t̬ɪd/ formal
› not having a good reason and therefore annoying or unfair
不合理的；不適當的
People need to be protected against such unwarranted intrusions into their private lives by journalists .
人們的私生活需要受到保護，免受新聞記者的無理侵犯。
intrusions
noun [C or U] /ɪnˈtruː.ʒən/
› when someone goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or expected to be
闖入；侵入
They complained about excessive government intrusion (= unwanted involvement ) into their legitimate activities .
他們抱怨政府過多地侵擾他們的合法活動。
His phone call was a welcome intrusion into an otherwise tedious morning .
他突然來電一點也不令人
journalists
noun [C] /ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ US /ˈdʒɝː-/
› a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television
新聞記者；報紙撰稿人；廣播員
a freelance political journalist
政論文章自由撰稿人
journalistic
/ˌdʒɜː.nəˈlɪs.tɪk/ US /ˌdʒɝː-/ adjective › the decline of journalistic standards
新聞標準的下降
freelance
adjective, adverb /ˈfriː.lɑːnts/ US /-lænts/
› doing particular pieces of work for different organizations , rather than working all the time for a single organization
從事自由職業（的）；作為自由職業者（的）
Most of the journalists I know are/ work freelance.
我認識的記者大多數是自由撰稿人。
a freelance artist
自由職業藝術家
decline
verb [I] (GO DOWN)
下行
/dɪˈklaɪn/
› to gradually become less, worse , or lower
（逐漸）減少，衰落，降低
His interest in the project declined after his wife died .
妻子死後，他對該企劃案的興趣逐漸淡薄了。
The party’s popularity has declined in the opinion polls .
民意調查顯示該黨的支持率已經下滑。
formal The land declines sharply away from the house .
地勢從房屋那邊開始大幅度向下傾斜。
shortfall
noun [C] /ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl/ US /ˈʃɔːrt.fɑːl/
› an amount that is less than the level that was expected or needed :
餘額不足(不足額)
ex: The maximum shortfall for an EzsyCard is NT$60.
deduct
verb [T] /dɪˈdʌkt/
ex: Deduct the fare from your card.
› to take away an amount or part from a total
減，減去；扣除
The player had points deducted (from his score ) for arguing with the referee .
那名運動員因與裁判爭辯而被扣分。
ex: Deduct the fare from the card.
foldable
可折疊的
foldable bicycles 折疊式腳踏車
southbound
adjective, adverb /ˈsaʊθ.baʊnd/ › going or leading towards the south 南行（的）；向南（的） southbound passengers / traffic 南行乘客／車輛 All southbound trains leave from platform one. 所有南下列車在一號月臺發車。
approximately
adverb /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ US /-ˈprɑːk-/
› close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time
大約，大概，左右
The job will take approximately three weeks , and cost approximately £1000.
這項工作大概需時三周，費用為1000英鎊左右。
