Unit 59
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5136 fashionable adj. 流行的
[‘fXJFnFbL] It
suddenly became fashionable for politicians to talk about
environmental issues. 對政客而言談論環保議題突然變得很時尚。 |
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5138 trim (trimmed, trimmed) v. 修剪；減少
[trIm] Pete was
trimming the grass around the roses. 彼得在玫瑰附近修剪草地。
The
workforce has been trimmed to 130.
工作人力已經被裁減到剩下130人。 |
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5139 stride (strode [strod], stridden [‘strIdN]) v. 大步跨走
[straId] On hearing
her name, she strode onto the platform.
聽到她的名字，她大步地走向講台。
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5140 cleaner n. 清潔工
[‘klinQ] He is a cleaner of Sogo Department
Store.
他是太平洋百貨公司的清潔工。
5206 cleaning n. 清潔
[‘klinIG] The attic is so dirty. Let’s give it a
good cleaning.
閣樓實在好髒啊，讓我們來給它好好清潔清潔。
5894 cleanse v. 使清潔 (正式用語或古語)
[klinz] God can cleanse us from / of
our sin. 上帝可以清除我們的罪。
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5141 post v. 公佈；郵寄；佈置哨兵
[post] The exam
results were posted on the bulletin board yesterday.
考試的結果昨天就張貼在佈告欄上。
She's just gone to post a letter.
她才剛出去寄信。
Extra guards were posted at the border. 外加的兵力被派駐在邊界上。
7217 poster n. 海報
[‘postQ] She is a big fan of Brad Pitt. She has a large collection
of his posters.
她是布萊德彼得的大影迷，擁有一大堆他的海報。 |
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5142 elite n. 菁英
[I’lit] The elites of wealth and power have advantages over
ordinary people.
有錢有勢的精英份子有比一般人更多的優勢。
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5143 applaud v. 鼓掌；誇讚
[F’plCd] The audience applauded
loudly to show that they enjoy the performance.
觀眾大聲地鼓掌表示他們很喜歡這場表演。
I applaud the decision to install more
security cameras.
我對於加裝更多保全攝影機的決定表示讚許。
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5144 cubic adj. 立方體的
[‘kjubIk] There is 80,000 million cubic meters of gas in this gas
tank.
這個汽油桶裡有8億立方公尺的汽油。
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5145 aluminum n. 鋁
[F’lumInFm] These
frying pans are made of aluminum. 這些煎鍋都是鋁製的。
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5146 federation n. 聯邦
[,fEdF’reJFn] 'WWF' is the written
abbreviation of 'World Wrestling Federation'.
WWF是世界摔角聯盟的縮寫。
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5147 comrade n. 摯友
[‘kAmrXd] He misses his comrades from his days in the
army.
他想念那段日子裡他軍中的好友。
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5148 male adj. 男性的
[mel] Until now, motor-racing has largely been a male preserve
.
迄今，摩托車比賽仍然是個以男性為主的活動。
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5149 might n. 力量
[maIt] Eric was tugging at the rope with all his might, hoping
to win the game.
艾瑞克用盡全力拉繩子，希望能贏得比賽。
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5150 murmur v. 低聲說
[‘mRmQ] The girl murmured apology,
and ran away.
那個女孩低聲說了道歉，立刻跑走。
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5151 thigh n. 大腿
[HaI] Elephantiasis had taken over his legs and now one thigh
was the size of
two. 象皮病已經整個入侵他的腿，現在一條大腿有兩隻大腿的大小。 |
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5152 underdeveloped adj. 落後的
[‘VndQdI’vElFpt]
The company donated computers to help kids in
underdeveloped
countries get access to Internet.
那個公司捐贈電腦來幫助落後國家的小孩取得上網的機會。
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5153 lengthy adj.
長的
[‘lEGHI] After a
lengthy period of negotiation, agreement was finally reached.
在經過長期的協商後，終於達成共識。
7026 lengthen v.
變長
[‘lEGHFn] The days lengthen in summer. 夏天白晝變長。
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5154 Italian n.
義大利人
[I’tXljFn] Italians are
usually described as a passionate people.
義大利人通常都被描述為一個熱情的民族。
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5155 formidable adj.
強大的；困難的
[‘fCrmIdFbL] The new range of
computers have formidable processing power.
新型的電腦具有強大的運算能力。
This
problem is a formidable task of local government reorganization.
這個問題是當地政府重組的艱困任務。
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5156 survivor n.
生還者
[sQ’vaIvQ] Emergency help
is needed for survivors of the air crash.
墜機的生還者急需危難救助。
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5157 biography n.
傳記
[baI’agrFfI] She's the author of the acclaimed biography of
Benjamin Franklin.
她是那本受四方推崇的富蘭克林傳記的作者。
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5158 linguist n. 語言學家
[‘lIGgwIst] He is one of the greatest linguists in
the world.
他是世界上最偉大的語言學家之一。
6241 linguistics n. 語言學
[‘lIGgwIstIks]
Linguistics is the science of
language. 語言學是語言的科學研究。
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5159 strict adj. 嚴格的
[strIkt] This company is very strict about
punctuality.
這家公司對於守時十分嚴苛。 |
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5160 amaze v. 使驚奇
[F’mez] David amazed his friends by suddenly
getting married.
大衛突然結婚讓他的朋友嚇了一跳。
5466 amazement n. 訝異
[F’mezmFnt] After I told him my adventure, he
looked at me in amazement.
我和他說我的冒險後，他驚奇地看著我。 |
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5161 anecdote n. 軼事
[‘XnIk,dot] The book is full of amusing anecdotes about his
life in Japan.
這本書裡滿是他在日本生活時發生的趣事。
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5162 unaware adj. 未發覺的
[,VnF’wEr] Mike seems unaware of the trouble he's
causing.
麥克似乎對於他所引起的麻煩一點也沒有發覺。
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5163 partial adj.
部分的；偏袒的
[‘pArJFl] You can only
get partial refund after you have opened the wrapping.
在你拆開包裝後，你只可以拿到部分的退款
It
is important that historians are not partial.
歷史學家必須中正是很重要。
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5164 outfit n. 成套的裝備；服裝
[‘aUt,fIt] Sally keeps
her make-up outfit in her bag.
莎莉在袋子裡放著她化妝的裝備。
She
bought a new outfit for the party. 她為了那個宴會買了件新行頭。
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5165 statistical adj.
統計上的；統計學的
[stF’tIstIkL] This problem is
serious according to some statistical evidence.
根據一些統計證據，這個問題很嚴重。
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5166 unemployment n. 失業
[,VnIm’plCImFnt] The
level of unemployment is rising because of the recess.
由於經濟不景氣，失業率攀升。
7353 unemployed adj. 失業的
[,VnIm’plCId] Those unemployed men are desperately in need of help, especially job offers. 那些失業的人亟需救助，尤其是工作機會。
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5167 preoccupy v. 使入神
[pri’AkjF,paI]
Kent was silent, preoccupied, deep in thought.
肯特一語不發，若有所思的，沉浸在深思中。
5413 preoccupation n. 入神﹔使人全神貫注之物、急務
[pri,AkjF’peSFn]
His preoccupation is how to
concentrate on his lessons.
他的當務之急是要專心在課業上。 |
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5168 patriot n. 愛國主義者
[‘petrIFt] He is a fervent
patriot, willing to sacrifice personal interests for the
country. 他是個狂熱的愛國主義者，願意為了國家犧牲個人利益。
7174 patriotic adj.
愛國的
[,petrI‘AtIk] The
patriotic feelings are easily aroused when a country is under threat.國家在遭受威脅時，愛國心很容易被喚醒。
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5169 alienation n. 疏遠
[,eljF’neJFn] Unemployment
may provoke a sense of alienation from society.
失業可能導致一種被社會孤立的感覺。
5200 alien adj.
不熟悉的；異國的
[‘eljFn] These customs are alien to us. 這些習俗對我們來說相當陌生。 Englishmen are alien people in the United States though they are of the same origin. 雖來自相同的根源，英國人在美國就是外國人。
5692 alienate v.
使疏遠
[‘eljFn,et] Too much work and no family time alienated him from his family.
工作繁忙沒有家庭時間，使他和家人疏離。
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5170 interaction n. 互相作用
[,IntF’rXkJFn]
Price is determined through the interaction of demand
and supply.
價格是由供給和需求互相作用後決定。
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5171 Biblical adj. 聖經的
[‘bIblIkL] The disease dates back to Biblical
times. 這項疾病追溯回到聖經的年代。
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5172 persistent adj. 堅持的
[pQ’sIstFnt] If she hadn't been so persistent she might not
have gotten the job.
如果她沒有那麼堅持，她有可能爭取不到那個工作。
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5173 foliage n. (總稱)葉子
[‘folIIdK] Pollution has stripped the trees of
their foliage.
污染把樹上的葉子都剝光了。 |
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5174 executive adj. 管理階層的
[Ig’zEkjUtIv] This matter will be decided by the
company’s top executives.
這件事情將於公司上級主管決定。
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5175 Japanese n. 日本人
[,dKXpF’niz] Japanese girls are
very fashionable. 日本女孩很時髦。
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5176 quaint adj.
不凡的
[kwent] Attracted by
the quaint little house, we decided to move to the Provence.
受到那間小巧可愛的房子的吸引，我們決定搬到普羅旺斯。
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5177 moist adj. 潮濕的
[mCIst] Her eyes
were moist with tears. 她的眼睛淚眼盈框。
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5178 pilgrimage n. 朝聖
[‘pIlgrFmIdK]
I want to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. 我想要到麥加去朝聖。
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5179 anti-trust adj.
反壟斷的
[,XntI’trVst] “Anti-trust trade” is a new
idea of 20th century.
反托拉斯貿易協定是二十世紀新的概念。
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5180 acceleration
n. 加速；促進
[Xk,sElF’reJFn]
The latest sports car has excellent acceleration.
最新型的跑車加速很棒。
Looking
ahead, bankers do not foresee any acceleration of loan growth.
往前看，銀行家看不到任何貸款成長加速的可能。
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5181 casually adv. 隨意地；非正式地
[‘kXKjuFlI] He walked into my room casually and took a book
from the shelf.
他自在地走進我的房裡，從書架上拿了本書。
Jean
felt more comfortable when dressed casually.
珍在穿著隨意的時候覺得比較自在。
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5182 shears n.
剪枝剪刀
[JIrz] Sam was
trimming the bushes with a pair of garden shears.
山姆拿著一把園藝用鐵剪在修剪灌木。
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5183 ambiguity n. 模稜兩可
[,XmbI’gjuFtI]
There seemed to be some ambiguities in the
president's reply.
總統的回答似乎有些模稜兩可的地方。
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5184 auditorium n. 大禮堂
[,CdF’torIFm] The graduation ceremony was held in the
school auditorium.
畢業典禮在學校的大禮堂裡舉行。
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5185 gigantic adj.
巨大的
[dKaI’gXntIk]
Taipei 101 is a gigantic skyscraper. 台北101是一棟巨大的摩天大樓。
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5186 generator n. 發電機
[‘dKEnF,retQ] No one wants a
nuclear generator in his neighborhood.
沒有人想要核子發電機在自己社區裡。
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5187 sewer n.
下水道
[‘soQ] Ninja
Turtles live in the sewers of New York.
忍者龜住在紐約下水道裡。
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5188 ad n. 廣告
[Xd] The
Sunday papers are full of ads for cars.
星期天的報紙滿是汽車廣告。5353 advertising n. 廣告頁
[‘XdvQ,taIzIG] Both candidates are spending millions on newspaper advertising.
兩個候選人都在報紙廣告上花了上百萬的錢。
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5189 plea n. 懇求；辯解
[pli] The
police ignored her pleas for help. 警察不理她的求救。
Adams
entered a plea of 'not guilty' to charges of murder.
亞當對於謀殺的控訴訴請無罪。
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5190 dissatisfaction
n. 不滿意
[,dIssXtIs’fXkJFn]
There are 30% of customers expressing dissatisfaction
with the
service. 有百分之三十的顧客表示對服務的不滿。
5289 satisfactorily adv. 令人滿意地
[sXtIs’fXktFrIlI]
The patient is getting better
satisfactorily. 病人康復的狀態令人滿意。
6801 dissatisfy v. 使不滿
[dIs’XtIsfaI] If
you are dissatisfied with this product, please return it.
如果你不滿這個產品，請繳回。
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5191 traditionally
adv. 傳統上
[trF’dIJFnLI] The color black is
traditionally associated with mourning.
黑色傳統上和喪事有關。
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5193 annually adv.
每年地
[‘XnjUFlI] The jazz
festival is held annually in July. 爵士慶典每年七月舉辦。
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5194 disorder n.
混亂
[dIs’CrdQ] Everything was
in disorder, but nothing seemed to have been missing.
每個東西都很凌亂，但是似乎沒有東西遺失。
A
number of stadiums were closed because of public disorder.
因為大眾騷動有許多運動館都被封閉。
5518 ordering n.
安排；管理
[’CrdFrIG] The ordering of his life is based on strict rules.
他的生活管理架構於嚴格的規則之上。 |
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5195 conservation
n. 保存；維護
[,kAnsQ’veJFn] Recycling is an important part of the conservation of resources.
回收是資源保存之中重要的一部分。
Wildlife
conservation has becoming an important issue these years.
野生保育這幾年已經成為重要的議題。
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5196 comparatively
adv . 相當地
[kFm’pXrFtIvlI] Crime on the island is comparatively rare. 在這島上犯罪相當罕見。
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5197 gold adj. 金的
[gold] He gave me a gold wedding ring and proposed to me.
他給了我一只金的婚戒，向我求婚。
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5198 rotation n. 輪流；旋轉
[ro’teJFn] Three plays will be performed in rotation during the
drama festival.
在戲劇季期間，三齣戲會輪流演出。
The blades
spin at 100 rotations per minute. 這些刀片每分鐘旋轉100次。
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5199 isolation n.
隔離、孤立
[,aIsL’eJFn] Because of its geographical isolation,
the area developed its own unique
culture. 因為地理上的孤立，這個區域發展出自己獨特的文化。 |
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5200 alien adj. 不熟悉的；異國的
[‘elIFn] Entire groups were driven from their homes to alien
regions.
整群人被逼遠離家園到陌生的地區去。
Under the
program, alien workers can enter Taiwan.
在這項計畫之下，外籍勞工可以進入台灣。
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5201 stereotype n. 刻板印象
[‘stErIFmtaIp] There are many sexual stereotypes in the society.
社會上有許多性別上的刻板印象。
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5202 stern adj. 嚴格的；堅決的
[stRn] The judge issued a stern
warning to the drunk driver.
法官對喝醉酒的駕駛發出嚴厲的警告。
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5204 Easter n. 復活節
[‘istQ] Easter is a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians
celebrate Christ’s
return to life from death.
復活節是基督教的神聖日子，在三四月間，那時基督徒慶祝耶穌死而復活。
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5205 ammunition
n. 軍火，彈藥
[,XmjF’nIJFn] Ammunition is something like bullets, shells etc. that are fired
from guns. 軍火指的是像子彈，砲彈等從槍砲中發射出的東西。
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5206 cleaning n.
清潔
[‘klinIG] The maid comes
on Thursday to do the cleaning.
女傭每星期四來做清潔工作。
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5207 tumble v.
跌倒
[‘tVmbL] She lost her balance and tumbled
backwards. 她失去平衡，往後跌。
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5208 equal v. 等於
[‘ikwFl] Three plus two equals five. 三加二等於五。
5392 equality n.
均等、平等
[I‘kwAlFtI] Women in
50年代的女性為工作機會的均等而努力奮鬥。 |
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5209 circulate v.
散佈；循環
[‘sRkjF,let] Rumors began circulating
that the president was seriously ill.
謠言開始流傳說總統病得很嚴重。
Exercise helps to get the blood circulating around your body.
運動幫助你體內的血液流通。
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5210 impair v.
損害
[Im’pEr] The illness has impaired his ability
to think and concentrate.
這場病損害了他思考及專心的能力。
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5211 spur (spurred, spurred) v. 鼓舞
[spR] His misfortunes spurred him to
write. 他的不幸刺激他寫作。
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5212 chill v. 使變冷
[tJIl] Spoon the mixture into a
pudding basin and chill it for at least three hours. 把攪拌好的東西勺到布丁盤裡，讓它冷卻至少三小時。
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5213 scratch n.
抓痕；擦傷
[skrXtJ] There was a big scratch on the front door. 前門上面有一條大抓痕。
She
was unharmed apart from a few cuts and scratches.
她除了幾道傷口和抓痕外毫髮無傷。
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5214 discipline v. 訓練
[‘dIsFplIn] Different cultures have
different ways of disciplining their children.
不同的文化有不同的方式來教養小孩。
6784 disciplinary
adj. 紀律上的、懲戒的
[‘dIsFplIn,ErI] The authority took disciplinary action against the protestants.
當局對抗議者採取懲戒措施。 |
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5215 brightness n. 明亮
[‘braItnIs] The brightness of the
snow made him blink. 白雪的亮光讓他眼睛眨了一下。
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5216 antenna n.
天線；觸角
[Xn’tEnF] Antenna is a wire rod
used for receiving radio and television signals.
天線是用來接收收音機和電視訊號的鐵桿。
Insects
use antennae to feel things. 昆蟲使用觸角來感覺東西。
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5218 edge n. 邊緣
[EdK] Billy sat on the edge of the
bed. 比利坐在床的邊緣。
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5219 logically adv.
邏輯上的
[‘lAdKIklI] She presented her ideas
clearly and logically.
她清楚地很有邏輯地呈現她的想法。
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5221 discard v.
拋棄
[dIs’kArd] Discard any old
cleaning materials. 把任何舊衣物丟棄。
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5223 escort v.
護送
[‘EskCrt] It’s late. I escorted her back to her
home. 已經晚了，我護送她回家。
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5225 passive adj.
消極的
[‘pXsIv] Kathy seems to take a very passive
role in the relationship.
凱斯似乎在這個關係中採取非常被動的角色。
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5226 heading n.
標題
[‘hEdIG] Heading is the words written at
the top of a text as a title.
標題是寫在文章頂端用來當做文章名稱的文字。
6152 headline n. 頭條
[‘hEdlaIn] I don’t have
much time, so I just read through the headlines of the paper.
我沒空所以只能瀏覽報紙的標題。
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5227 compound v. 使複雜
[kAm’paUnd] Vincent’s problems were compounded by an unsatisfactory relationship
with his landlady.
文生的問題因為他和他房東不甚令人滿意的關係變得更複雜。
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5228 molecule n.
分子
[‘mAlF,kjul] The molecules of
oxygen gas contain just two atoms.
氧氣的分子裡面包含有兩個原子。
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5229 warrant v.
保證；需要
[‘wCrFnt] The company must
warrant that the goods meet high standards of manufacture. 公司必須保證商品會到達高製作水準。
What
he did was serious enough to warrant punishment.
他所做的一切已經嚴重到可以處罰了。
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5230 nominate v. 提名；任命
[‘nAmF,net] Alice was the first
woman to be nominated for the job of vice president.
愛莉絲是第一個被提名副總統的女人。
Next
year Mr. Jefferson will retire and Mr. Brown will be nominated as his
replacement. 明年傑佛遜會退休，布朗先生將被提名來替代他。
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5232 bleed (bled [blEd], bled) v. 流血；榨取
[blid] I scraped my knee and it’s
bleeding. 我擦傷膝蓋，流血了。
His
ex-wife clearly intends to bleed him for every last penny.
很明顯他的前妻企圖榨乾他的最後一分錢。
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5233 blame n. 責難；過失
[blem] Do you accept any blame for what
happened?
你願意為一切發生的事接受責難嗎？
In
my opinion, the blame lies with the police.
以我來看，警察是有過失的那一方。
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5234 prosecution
n. 起訴
[,prAsI’kjuJFn] Walters could face prosecution for his role in the kidnapping.
華特有可能因為他在綁架案中扮演的角色面臨被起訴的命運。
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5236 forego (forewent [for’wEnt], foregone [for’gAn])
v. 放棄 (also spelled as forgo)
[for’go] The board members have decided to
forgo any salary increase.
委員會成員決定跳過加薪的提議。
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5237 freshman n. 初學者；新生
[‘frEJmFn] He is a freshman in
congress. 他是國會的新鮮人。
He
is a freshman at Harvard. 他是哈佛的新鮮人。
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5238 polynomial
n. 多項式
[,pAlI’nomIFl] Polynomial is a statement in algebra. 多項式是幾何學中的一個算式。
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5239 serum n.
血漿；血清
[‘sIrFm] Serum is a liquid containing
substances that fight infection or poison.
血清是包含有抵抗感染和毒素物質的液體。
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5240 slash v. 砍；減少
[slXJ] The leopard's claws slashed
through soft flesh. 豹的爪劃過血肉。
The
workforce has been slashed by 50%. 人力已經被砍掉百分之五十。
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5241 dash v. 衝撞；投擲
[dXJ] The ship was dashed against the rocks. 船直接衝向岩石。
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5242 diverse adj.
多變化的
[daI’vRs] New York is a very
culturally diverse city. 紐約是文化多元的城市。
5264 diversion n. 轉變
[daI’vRKFn] The diversion of a river takes a lot of time and money. 河流的改道需要很多時間和金錢。
5617 diversity n. 多樣性；差異、不同點
[daI’vRsItI] A good manager knows the diversities of workers’ abilities and can make the best use of them. 好的經理知道員工各有所長並能善加利用。 |
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5243 Polish adj.
波蘭人的
[‘pAlIJ] Something Polish is from
Poland. 波蘭製的表示是來自於波蘭。
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5244 treasure n.
珍寶
[‘trEKQ] There are rumors of buried treasure
in the old house.
在那棟房子裡傳聞埋有珍寶。
5326 treasurer n. 財務主管、司庫
[‘trEKFrQ] John was
elected treasurer of our class this semester.
約翰被選為本班這學期的總務股長。 |
The words that teachers think I have learned
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5192 zero n. 零 5217 newest adj. 最新的
5220
comfort n. 安慰 5222 computer
n. 電腦
5224
greatness n. 偉大 5231 sixteenth adj.
第十六
5235
ah exclam. 啊
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