Week 1 Flashcards
reminisce
She says she actually visits her fifth grade classroom, room 211, and her fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Chan, fairly often, and reminisces about the past.
reminisce
verb [ I ]
to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure
（對愉快的往事）追憶，回憶，緬懷
My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.
我祖父過去常回憶起他當海軍時的歲月。
wipe off
Isn’t that kind of strange, though, to think that you’re going through all these experiences now that somehow are going to get wiped off the blackboard?
wipe sth off sth
phrasal verb with wipe verb [ T ]
to remove something from something
從…中除去（或抹去）
All their customer information was wiped off the computer by a virus.
病毒將他們全部的客戶資訊都從電腦上刪掉了。
$8 billion has been wiped off share prices worldwide.
全世界的股價下跌，總共損失了80億美元。
vaporize
But as she said their names, it was like watching them vaporize or something.
vaporize
verb [ I or T ]
to turn, or cause something to turn, from a solid or liquid state into gas
（使）汽化；（使）蒸發
During surgery, doctors sometimes use a laser beam to vaporize tiny blood vessels.
手術過程中，醫生有時會使用雷射光束來汽化毛細血管。
Most meteorites striking the earth vaporize instantly.
大多數撞擊地球的隕石會當即汽化。
make the cut
We forget most of everything. And then sometimes we go back and try to remember. And there really is no predicting which people and places and moments we’re going to be able to get back. Diana and Maria, they could still make the cut.
(idiomatic, informal)
To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
成功地通過一個淘汰的關卡
Louise didn’t make the cut for the cheerleading team.
(露易絲沒能通過啦啦隊的甄選。)
Did you make the cut for the next round?
(你通過這關進入了下一輪比賽嗎？)
After a lot of practice, they finally made the cut.
(透過許多練習，他們終於通過了甄選。)
uprising
Act 4, When We Were Angels, in which we hear the purest possible student uprising imaginable, the most innocent, documented by an actual student using the crudest tools– a telephone answering machine and a shiny red boom box.
uprising
noun [ C ]
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power
起義；暴動
Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital. 在東部發生堅決的抵抗運動後，最終在首都爆發了人民起義。
crudest
Act 4, When We Were Angels, in which we hear the purest possible student uprising imaginable, the most innocent, documented by an actual student using the crudest tools– a telephone answering machine and a shiny red boom box.
(1) crude adjective (SIMPLE)
simple and not skilfully done or made
粗糙的；簡陋的；粗製的；未加修飾的
a crude device/weapon 簡陋的裝置／粗製的武器
(2) crude adjective (RUDE)
rude and offensive
粗俗的；粗野的；無禮的
a crude remark/comment 粗俗的話／評論
(3) crude
noun [ U ]
oil from rocks underground in a natural state that has not yet been treated
原油
on and on
I can’t get myself to shut up. “And they had alligators and snakes,” I can hear myself telling her. “And this one time, this one alligator got out, and the counselor had to catch it,” and on and on like that.
on and on
adverb
continuing for a long time
The noise just went on and on.
bloat
She points to a picture of a bloated man in a powder blue rhinestone jumpsuit sitting cross-legged on a stage before a crowd of crying women.
(1) bloated
adjective (SWOLLEN)
swollen and rounded because of containing too much air, liquid, or food
膨脹的；腫脹的；臃腫的
a bloated stomach
鼓起的肚子
a bloated (= uncomfortably full) feeling
飽脹感
(2) bloated
adjective (VERY RICH)
disapproving
larger or richer than necessary
過於龐大的；巨富的
a bloated bureaucracy
臃腫的官僚機構
a bloated capitalist
有錢到不像話的資本家
powder blue
She points to a picture of a bloated man in a powder blue rhinestone jumpsuit sitting cross-legged on a stage before a crowd of crying women.
a very light blue colour
rhinestone
She points to a picture of a bloated man in a powder blue rhinestone jumpsuit sitting cross-legged on a stage before a crowd of crying women.
rhinestone
noun [ C ]
a bright, transparent artificial jewel that looks like a diamond and can be sewn onto clothes
萊茵（水晶）石
水鑽是一種俗稱，其主要成份是水晶玻璃，是將人造水晶玻璃切割成鑽石刻面得到的一種飾品輔件
peculiar
He apparently doesn’t want to be noticed, especially by a peculiar nine year old staring at him through the passenger window.
(1) peculiar adjective (STRANGE)
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way
奇怪的，古怪的
She has the most peculiar ideas. 她的想法非常古怪。
What a peculiar smell! 多麼奇怪的氣味！
It’s peculiar that they didn’t tell us they were going away. 真奇怪，他們並沒有告訴我們他們要外出。
UK The video on road accidents made me feel rather peculiar (= ill). 交通意外的錄像讓我感覺很不舒服。
(2) peculiar adjective (BELONGING TO)
belonging to, relating to, or found in only particular people or things
獨特的，特有的
He gets on with things in his own peculiar way/manner/fashion. 他處理事情有自己獨特的方法／方式。
They noted that special manner of walking that was peculiar to her alone. 他們注意到了她特有的那種走路姿勢。
This type of building is peculiar to the south of the country. 這種建築物是該國南部所特有的。
sneer
“What are you looking at,” he sneers. I turn around fast and face the dashboard.
(1) sneer
verb [ I or T ]
to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it
嘲笑，譏諷
You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music. 你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜歡這種音樂。
She’ll probably sneer at my new shoes because they’re not expensive. 她也許會取笑我的新鞋子，因爲買得很便宜。
[ + speech ] “Is that the best you can do?” he sneered. 「那就是你最大的能耐了嗎？」他嘲笑著說。
(2) sneer
noun [ C ] (disapproving)
an unkind expression on your face that shows you do not respect or approve of someone or something
嘲笑，譏諷
“How much did you say you earned last year?” she said with a sneer. 「你說去年你賺了多少錢？」她語帶譏諷地說道。
register
The place is packed. All 25 registers are going. People are lined up halfway to the back of the store. I look up, and there’s Susan Jordan.
**(1) register **
verb (PUT ON LIST)
to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record
（尤指把姓名）登記，註冊，記錄
I registered the car in my name. 我把車登記在我的名下。
Within two weeks of arrival all foreigners had to register with the local police. 所有外國人在到達後兩週內必須在當地警察局登記。
Students have to register for the new course by the end of April. 選修這門新課程的學生必須在四月底之前註冊。
**(2) register **
verb (SHOW)
to record, show, or express something
顯示；指示；表達
The Geiger counter registered a dangerous level of radioactivity. 蓋氏計算器顯示輻射強度達到了危險級別。
The earthquake was too small to register on the Richter scale. 地震太弱了，無法用裡氏震級顯示。
formal His face registered extreme disapproval of what he had witnessed. 他的神情顯示出他對所看到的一切極不贊成。
**(3) register **
verb (REALIZE)
If something registers, someone realizes it and if someone registers something, they realize it.
（事物）受到注意，被意識到；（人）注意到，意識到
I did mention the address but I’m not sure that it registered (with him). 我確實提到過地址，但是（他）聽沒聽進去，我就沒有把握了。
I scarcely registered the fact that he was there. 我幾乎沒有注意到他在那裡。
**(4) register **
verb (MAIL)
If you register a letter or parcel, you send it using a special postal service, so that it will be dealt with in a special way and not be lost.
掛號郵寄
a registered letter 掛號信
**(5) register **
noun (LIST)
(i) a book or record containing a list of names
花名冊；登記簿；註冊表
Guests write their names in the (hotel) register. 客人們在（飯店）登記簿上登記。
Is your name on the register of voters? 選民冊上有你的名字嗎？
(ii) a book used to record if a child is present at school
學校點名冊
If a child is absent, the teacher notes it down in the (class) register. 如果哪個孩子沒有來，老師會在（班級）點名冊上記下來。
(iii) in school, the period at the start of the morning and afternoon when a teacher records on an official list that children are present
（老師在上、下午開始時對學生的）點名登記
**(6) register **
noun (LANGUAGE STYLE)
the style of language, grammar, and words used for particular situations
語域，語體風格
People chatting at a party will usually be talking in (an) informal register. 人們在派對上聊天通常都是用非正式語體。
**(7) register **
noun (SOUNDS)
all the notes that a musical instrument or a person’s voice can produce, from the highest to the lowest
（樂器或人的）音區，聲區
music written mainly for the lower/higher register of the clarinet 主要為單簧管低／高音區演奏而譜的樂曲
**(8) register **
noun (MONEY)
mainly US
(UK usually till)
the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself
收銀機
Next time you have the register open, could you give me some change? 你下次打開收銀機時，給我些零錢好嗎？
I think these items have been rung up wrongly on the register. 我想這些商品在收銀機上記錯了。
distinctly
I can’t recall one thing we say to each other, although I remember being distinctly disappointed to hear that she’s married.
distinctly
adverb
(1) in a way that is clearly noticeable or very definite
明顯地，明確地
His every word could be heard quite distinctly.
他的每個字都聽得很清楚。
I distinctly remember asking him.
我清楚地記得問過他。
I began to feel distinctly disturbed.
我開始感到明顯的不安。
(2) in a way that is clearly separate and different from something else
明顯不同的，差別明顯的
The groups sang in distinctly different performing spaces.
這些團體在明顯不同的表演空間里唱歌。
He has a motivational style that is distinctly his own.
他有一種明顯屬于自己的激勵風格。
Internet chat rooms and messages are distinctly separate media.
網際網路聊天室和簡訊是截然不同的媒體。
mounting
Meanwhile, there’s a line of last-minute Christmas shoppers mounting behind her. I tell her to hold on. I’ll try to get my break. We can catch up. She says great, and steps aside.
mounting
adjective
gradually increasing
增加的；加劇的
mounting anxiety/excitement 不斷增長的焦慮／興奮
mounting debts 日益累積的債務
