2020年5月5日 星期二

Reading 4.10 Word Usage

STARE
[adj N] 40 blank N, hard N, cold N
She gave him a long stare but didn't answer his question.
她久久地凝視著他,但沒有回答他的問題。
[with N] 24 with N
How can anyone deal with that stare?
怎麼能處理這種凝視?
[n N] 5 yard N, piercing N, death N
I would get death stares daily.
我每天都會盯著看。
[in N] 3 in N
Now looking up and locking in his stare.
現在抬起頭來,盯著他的眼睛。
[(v) N of n] 3 (ignore) N of patron, (shadow) N of rudeness, (meet) N of gun
Whose fist shadows a stare of brutal rudeness.
誰的拳頭掩飾著一種殘忍的粗魯的目光。

STARE
[V at n] 31 V at other, V at screen, V at ceiling
Hundreds of people sit at work stations staring at computer screens.
數百人坐在工作站盯著電腦屏幕。
[V adv] 25 V back, V blankly, V hard
At least fifty pairs of eyes stared back.
至少五十雙眼睛盯著看。
[V into n] 14 V into eye, V into space, V into face
Everyone is staring into flat blue space.
每個人都盯著平坦的藍色空間。
[V in n] 7 V in movie, V in film, V in horror
David Oyelowo starred in the movie "Selma".
班•金斯利主演了電影《甘地》。
[V for n] 2 V for moment, V for <TIME>, V for second
Wide pearl eyes stared for just a second and then closed again.
寬闊的珍珠眼睛盯著一秒,然後又閉上了。

VOTE
[amount N] 33 amount N
The suggestion was approved, with 25 votes in favour, and seven against.
25票贊成,7票反對,這項提議獲得了通過。
[adj N] 23 electoral N, popular N, more N
They are trying to capture the female vote (= to persuade women to vote for them).
他們正在試圖爭取工人階級的選票。
[n N] 6 swing N, third N, line N
Bush would become president on a party line vote.
布什將成為黨派投票的總統。
[(v) N in n] 5 (have) N in senate, (be) N in senate, (get) N in senate
There are not enough Democratic votes in the Senate to achieve cloture.
參議院沒有足夠的民主黨選票來實現這一目標。
[with N] 4 with N
And let's begin with that House vote.
讓我們從眾議院投票開始吧。

VOTE
[V for n] 25 V for candidate, V for <NORP>, V for bush
Do n't forget to vote for one candidate only!
別忘了只為一位候選人投票!
[V in n] 13 V in election, V in <TIME>, V in <GPE>
She was too young to vote in the election.
她的年齡太小,不能在全國大選中投票。
[V on n] 10 V on something, V on <TIME>, V on bill
The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.
委員會就這一提議進行投票表決,結果一致通過。
[V n] 8 V no, V <NORP>, V conscience
It was the younger members who voted Smith onto the committee.
是年紀較輕的成員將史密斯選進了委員會。
[V to inf] 8 V to approve, V to support, V to allow
Employees voted to accept the offer of an eight percent pay rise.
表決中絕大多數員工同意接受8%的工資升幅。

ELECT
[V n] 18 V president, V mayor, V <NORP>
Electing a president who promises change is only the first step.
選舉承諾改變的總統只是第一步。
[V n to n] 17 V <NORP> to congress, V <NORP> to senate, V woman to office
A high priority was to nominate and elect women to office in the AAG.
一個高度優先的是提名和選舉婦女在AAG辦公室。
[V adv] 15 V newly, V first, V freely
Last year began with newly elected D.
去年開始新當選的D。
[V n in n] 13 V president in <TIME>, V governor in <TIME>, V president in election
You're electing the next president, America, in just x months.
你將在短短x個月內選出下一任美國總統。
[V to inf] 5 V to stay, V to use, V to take
She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location.
她不想搬去新的工作地點,就選擇了提前退休。

ELECTION
[adj N] 32 presidential N, general N, next N
Local government elections will take place in May.
地方政府選舉將在五月份舉行。
[in N] 26 in N
House races in past elections was not immediately available.
在過去的選舉中的眾議院比賽沒有立即可用。
[amount N] 14 amount N
Let's have four elections in one year.
讓我們一年舉行四次選舉。
[n N] 5 midterm N, post N, recall N
Local government elections will take place in May.
地方政府選舉將在五月份舉行。
[(v) N in n] 5 (be) N in <GPE>, (win) N in <GPE>, (be) N in <TIME>
There's an election in a week.
一周內就有選舉。

TRAMPLE
[V n] 15 V right, V underfoot, V grass
He argues that Congress trampled the constitutional rights of legal immigrants in the new welfare reform law.
他認為,國會和克林頓總統在新的福利改革法中侵犯了合法移民享有的憲法所賦予的權利。
[V on n] 14 V on right, V on people, V on liberty
She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen.
她譴責政府無視普通公民的需求和權利。
[V n in n] 10 V sapling in haste, V infantry in charge, V country in may
These Indian elephants were physically terrifying and on the battlefield trampled the opponent infantry in stampede charges.
這些印度大象身體恐怖,在戰場上以踩踏罪踩踏了對手步兵。
[V adv] 7 V nearly, V mostly, V thoroughly
Well, they mostly trampled only less - obvious portions of gardens.
他們大多只踩到花園中不那麼明顯的部分。
[V over n] 6 V over other, V over <TIME>, V over law
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds!
晚上有人把我的花壇全部踩壞了!

VEIN
[in N] 38 in N
The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the movie continues in (a) similar vein.
影片一開場就充滿暴力,而其餘部分也是類似風格。
[adj N] 24 same N, blue N, similar N
A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside.
山坡上發現了儲量豐富的鐵礦礦脈。
[into N] 7 into N
A tube dripped clear liquid into a vein at one wrist.
一根管子將清澈的液體滴入一隻手腕的靜脈。
[n N] 5 varicose N, jugular N, neck N
Look for protruding neck veins and pained expressions.
尋找突出的頸部靜脈和痛苦的表情。
[(v) N in n] 5 (see) N in neck
You could see the veins in his neck.
你可以看到他脖子上的靜脈。

QUIVER
[n N] 22 ski N, lip N, belt N
His name was a breathy whisper that made my bottom lip quiver.
他的名字是一個氣喘吁籲的低語,使我的下唇顫抖。
[(v) N of n] 20 (capture) N of stem, (be) N of skin, (be) N of category
The opening bars of the music sent a quiver of excitement through the crowd.
音樂起始的幾小節讓人群頓時興奮激動起來。
[adj N] 10 slight N, Western N, back N
Probably most familiar to a traditionalist is the back quiver.
對傳統主義者來說,最熟悉的可能就是背部箭袋。
[in N] 10 in N
There are fewer arrows in that quiver.
箭袋中的箭頭較少。
[(v) N in n] 10 (hear) N in voice
Vesquith heard a quiver in her voice.
Vesquith的聲音里傳來一陣顫抖。

QUIVER
[V with n] 17 V with anger, V with anticipation, V with fear
Land's slim body was quivering with anger.
Land的苗條身材因憤怒而顫抖。
[V in n] 14 V in hand, V in heat, V in wind
The gears quivered in her hand like a dying moth.
她的手中的齒輪像垂死的飛蛾一樣顫抖著。
[V adv] 14 V slightly, V there, V tight
Joe noticed the boy's lower lip quivering slightly.
喬注意到男孩的下唇微微顫動。
[V adj] 6 V bloody, V eager, V delicate
He was quivering, eager to give pursuit.
他顫抖著,渴望去追趕。

BREATHING
[adj N] 44 deep N, heavy N, own N
She lay awake listening to her sister's steady breathing.
她睜眼躺著,聽著姐姐均勻的呼吸聲。
[on N] 9 on N
Children who focus on nasal breathing feel calmer and less anxious before taking tests.
在進行測試之前,專注於鼻呼吸的兒童會感到更加平靜和焦慮。
[to N] 8 to N
She lay awake listening to her sister's steady breathing.
她睜眼躺著,聽著姐姐均勻的呼吸聲。
[with N] 8 with N
Finish in Child's Pose with some deep breathing.
在Child's Pose中完成一些深呼吸。
[n N] 7 fire N, air N, mouth N
The new nationalism is not coming as an especially fire - breathing exercise.
新的民族主義並不是一種特別的噴火練習。

BREATHE
[V adv] 42 V hard, V deeply, V heavily
It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
這裡太悶了——我幾乎不能呼吸。
[V n] 24 V relief, V air, V life
I'm sorry if I'm breathing (= blowing out air containing) garlic fumes all over you!
如果我口裡的大蒜味兒薰著你了,我很抱歉!
[V in n] 6 V in air, V in scent, V in smell
Breathes in air that's pure hot rotten fish, and chokes.
在空氣中呼吸,這是純熱的腐爛的魚和窒息。
[V through n] 5 V through mouth, V through nose, V through nostril
Holds still for a moment breathing through his nose.
通過他的鼻子靜止一會兒。
[V on n] 2 V on own, V on hand, V on face
Something was breathing on his face and neck.
臉上和脖子上都有呼吸。

BREATH
[adj N] 61 deep N, long N, last N
The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air).
醫生讓我做深呼吸。
[in N] 10 in N
And that's all in one breath.
這一切都在一口氣。
[under N] 7 under N
Mutter under your breath for a half hour afterward?
半小時後嘀咕一聲?
[with N] 4 with N
And here life was flying away with every breath.
在這裡,生命每次呼吸都飛走了。
[amount N] 4 amount N
Mom took five or six deep breaths and died.
媽媽長了五六次深呼吸而死了。

GLARE
[V at n] 35 V at other, V at man, V at <GPE>
She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.
她橫眉怒目地瞪了大家一眼,氣呼呼地衝出房間。
[V adv] 23 V back, V angrily, V hard
She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.
她橫眉怒目地瞪了大家一眼,氣呼呼地衝出房間。
[V into n] 6 V into eye, V into face, V into space
Xucate swirled around and glared into Ipa's face.
Xucate旋轉著,瞪著Ipa的臉。
[V in n] 4 V in face, V in eye, V in direction
The sun was glaring right in my eyes.
強烈的陽光直刺我的眼睛。
[V with n] 4 V with eye, V with fury, V with light
Near the ceiling, a camera glared with an LED eye.
在天花板附近,一盞帶LED眼睛的攝像頭。

GLARE
[adj N] 17 hard N, harsh N, red N
She gave me a fierce glare.
她狠狠瞪了我一眼。
[(v) N of n] 16 (endure) N of spotlight
[in N] 12 in N
There seems to be a dark place in the glare.
眩光中似乎有一個黑暗的地方。
[with N] 10 with N
But Jacob met every glance with an angry glare.
但是雅各布怒氣沖沖地瞥了一眼。
[in N of n] 6 in N of light, in N of headlight, in N of sun
He looked pale in the glare of the light.
他在光線的刺眼下看起來很蒼白。

TROUBLESOME
[ADJ n] 46 ADJ issue, ADJ question, ADJ behavior
Deciding what the family should do beyond recovery raises troublesome questions.
決定家庭除了康復之外應該做些什麼會引發麻煩的問題。
[ADJ as n] 8 ADJ as something, ADJ as name, ADJ as mother
Preparing for bad weather is almost as troublesome as hoping for good weather.
為惡劣天氣做準備幾乎和希望天氣好一樣麻煩。
[ADJ to n] 8 ADJ to many, ADJ to government, ADJ to design
But today was particularly troublesome to many.
但今天對許多人來說特別麻煩。
[ADJ and adj] 7 ADJ and offensive, ADJ and heavy, ADJ and divisive
I find that to be troublesome and offensive.
我覺得這是麻煩和冒犯。
[n ADJ] 7 chore ADJ, friction ADJ, something ADJ
There's truth to that, but there's something troublesome about it.
這是真的,但有點麻煩。

STRANGLE
[n N] 100 term N
I use that term strangle, I want to strangle my husband or something.
我使用那個術語扼殺,我想扼殺我的丈夫或其他什麼。

ANIMATE
[V n] 21 V life, V face, V scene
A sparkle in his eyes animated his face whenever he smiled.
他一笑起來,眼睛就亮晶晶的,一時臉上也增添了生氣。
[be V-ed adj] 10 be V-ed 
Then they grow animated and even passionate.
然後他們變得生氣勃勃,甚至充滿激情。
[V n in n] 9 V dinosaur in park, V being in universe, V form in sound
[V adv] 9 V suddenly, V slowly, V strangely
Yet there is something strangely animated about the paintings.
然而,這些畫卻有點生動活潑。
[V adj] 8 V inanimate, V torpid, V detailed
There is something infinitely gratifying about restoring an object, animate or inanimate.
修復一個物體,有生命的或無生命的東西,有無窮的滿足感。

PARALYZED
[ADJ n] 42 ADJ patient, ADJ man, ADJ leg
Which leads to the second miracle of the paralyzed man.
這導致了癱瘓男人的第二個奇蹟。
[ADJ from n] 9 ADJ from waist, ADJ from chest, ADJ from tension
His upper body was kind of paralyzed just from the collection of tension.
他的上身只是因為緊張而癱瘓。
[ADJ with n] 7 ADJ with fear, ADJ with balance, ADJ with shock
I was so paralyzed with fear and what do you say?
我因恐懼而癱瘓,你說什麼?
[ADJ on n] 7 ADJ on side, ADJ on floor, ADJ on bed
The stroke left her paralyzed on one side.
中風使她癱瘓在一邊。
[ADJ and adj] 7 ADJ and unable, ADJ and deaf, ADJ and conscious
I drift paralyzed and deaf and voiceless in the void.
我在空虛中漂泊癱瘓和聾啞。

FRANTIC
[ADJ n] 69 ADJ call, ADJ search, ADJ <TIME>
Share prices have soared to a new all-time high in a day of frantic trading on the stock market.
股票市場經過一天的緊張交易後,股價飆升至歷史新高。


DESPAIR
[in N] 35 in N
One evening the man came home in despair.
一天晚上,那個男人絕望地回家了。
[to N] 17 to N
To her teacher's despair, Nicole never does the work that she's told to do.
妮歌從不做功課,這讓她的老師感到非常失望。
[with N] 11 with N
All this said in a voice heavy with despair.
所有這一切都在絕望的聲音中說。
[adj N] 11 utter N, own N, deep N
Milk was familiar with that deep despair.
牛奶熟悉那種深深的絕望。
[into N] 7 into N
This man is thrown into despair by trifles.
這個人因瑣事而陷入絕望。

DESPAIR
[V of n] 36 V of something, V of behavior, V of boy
I despaired of being able to tell others.
我絕望能夠告訴別人。
[V at n] 13 V at something, V at stem, V at future
I despair at/over the policies of this government.
我對該政府的政策感到極度失望。
[V n] 9 V something, V princess, V caveat
Before we despair, a few caveats.
在我們絕望之前,有幾個警告。
[V that] 8 V that
Many biologists once despaired that development was hopelessly complex.
許多生物學家曾經絕望地認為發展是無可救藥的複雜。
[V over n] 6 V over fact, V over something, V over decline
But Rabinowitz despaired over the animals' decline elsewhere.
但是Rabinowitz despaired對動物在其他地方的衰落。

OBSTACLE
[adj N] 50 biggest N, major N, many N
The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road.
我們路上最大的障礙是橫在路上的一棵樹。
[amount N] 7 amount N
The expense is just one obstacle to getting good care.
費用只是獲得良好護理的一個障礙。
[(v) N to n] 7 (be) N to peace
Taylor to leave because he's a big obstacle to peace.
泰勒離開是因為他是和平的一大障礙。
[N to inf] 4 N to overcome, N to progress, N to change
And that's a difficult obstacle to overcome.
這是一個難以克服的障礙。
[(v) N in n] 3 (be) N in way, (resolve) N in <TIME>
Of course, there are some major obstacles in the way.
當然,在這方面存在一些主要障礙。

HUSH
[adj N] 76 sudden N, reverent N, respectful N
In the sudden hush, Swann speaks in a whisper.
突然安靜下來,斯旺低聲說話。
[n N] 14 <TIME> N, cathedral N, dampening N
For a few moments we stood very still in a dim cathedral hush.
過了一會兒,我們靜靜地站在一個昏暗的大教堂裡。

DRAIN
[V n] 22 V glass, V pasta, V water
Drain the pasta thoroughly.
把義大利麵中的水完全瀝乾。
[V adv] 19 V away, V well, V poorly
The long journey completely drained me.
這次長途旅行可把我給累垮了。
[V from n] 10 V from face, V from body, V from head
The colour drained from his face/cheeks when they told him the results.
他們告訴他結果後,他的臉色變得蒼白。
[V on n] 9 V on towel, V on rack, V on plate
Remove and drain on paper towels or brown paper.
取下並瀝乾紙巾或牛皮紙。
[V of n] 3 V of color, V of blood, V of life
Outside was overcast, drained of all color.
外面是陰天,所有顏色都被排乾了。

ELECTRONIC
[ADJ n] 95 ADJ device, ADJ system, ADJ equipment
Packaging in an electronic device serves four major functions.
電子設備中的封裝具有四個主要功能。
[ADJ and adj] 2 ADJ and optical, ADJ and mechanical, ADJ and electrical
It's electronic and optical surveillance.
這是電子和光學監視。

SOLO
[adj N] 19 first N, improvised N, instrumental N
How often has that last statement about improvised solos been heard?
關於即興獨奏的最後陳述多久一次被聽到?
[n N] 18 drum N, jazz N, chorus N
a trumpet solo
小號獨奏
[amount N] 10 amount N
The program also features three solos performed by Ms.
該節目還包括由女士執行的三個獨奏
[(v) N in n] 7 (improvise) N in lesson, (sing) N in choir, (be) N in brain
In time, students will improvise complete solos in lessons, band rehearsals, and concerts.
隨著時間的推移,學生們將即興演奏獨奏課、樂隊排練和音樂會。

SURGE
[V adv] 32 V forward, V ahead, V back
The police line tightens as the crowd surges forward in anger.
隨著人群憤怒地湧向前方,警方緊張。
[V in n] 11 V in <TIME>, V in poll, V in <GPE>
The price of zinc has surged in recent years.
鋅的價格近年來飆升。
[V to n] 8 V to <MONEY>, V to foot, V to percent
By 1987, the figure had surged to 44 percent.
到1987年,這一數字飆升至44%。
[V through n] 5 V through body, V through vein, V through blood
An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace.
憤怒的人群湧進了總統府的大門。
[V amount] 3 V amount
The government said sales of new homes surged 6.
政府表示新房銷售飆升6。

SURGE
[n N] 27 storm N, power N, troop N
The worries about storm surge are four to eight feet.
對風暴潮的擔憂是四到八英尺。
[adj N] 21 sudden N, recent N, new N
An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
突然出現的電壓遽增導致電腦當機。
[(v) N of n] 15 (feel) N of energy
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
比賽結束後,大群球迷湧向比賽場地。
[(v) N in n] 9 (be) N in interest, (be) N in people, (expect) N in spending
There has been a surge in house prices recently.
最近房價飛漲。
[with N] 4 with N
How wise that is with an 18-foot storm surge possible is not clear.
18英尺風暴潮可能是多麼明智,目前尚不清楚。

VIBRATE
[V in n] 15 V in hand, V in pocket, V in chest
The metal rod began to vibrate in my hand.
金屬桿開始在我手中振動。
[V with n] 12 V with energy, V with sound, V with tension
His voice vibrated with anger.
他非常憤怒,聲音微微顫抖。
[V adv] 8 V slightly, V violently, V back
The whole thing's vibrating back and forth.
整個東西來回振動。
[V n] 7 V floor, V bone, V body
The old piano vibrates the floor.
舊鋼琴震動了地板。
[V through n] 7 V through body, V through frame, V through air
The recoil vibrated through the frame.
反沖通過框架振動。

VIBRATION
[adj N] 20 low N, slight N, induced N
The bridge collapsed because of wind - induced vibrations.
由於風引起的振動,橋樑坍塌了。
[n N] 12 road N, frequency N, blade N
The carbon fork dampens road vibration for extra comfort.
碳叉減緩道路振動,提供額外的舒適感。
[(v) N of n] 9 (feel) N of phone
I suddenly felt the vibration of my cell phone in my pocket.
我突然感覺到手機在我口袋裏的振動。
[with N] 7 with N
One experiences haptic feedback technology with cell phone vibration.
一個人體驗手機振動的觸覺反饋技術。
[(v) N in n] 6 (feel) N in chest, (feel) N in foot, (pick) N in air
These hairs pick up vibrations in the air, ground, and water.
這些毛髮在空氣、地面和水中吸收振動。

BURST
[V into n] 49 V into tear, V into flame, V into laughter
Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.
煙開始從下面冒了出來,接著卡車便著火了。
[V adv] 9 V forth, V suddenly, V nearly
The two men suddenly burst out laughing.
那兩個人突然大笑起來。
[V through n] 8 V through door, V through wall, V through window
Just then a man burst through the doors.
就在這時,一名男子衝破了門。
[V with n] 5 V with flavor, V with life, V with pride
I knew they were bursting with curiosity but I said nothing.
我知道他們充滿了好奇,但我甚麽也沒説。
[V in n] 3 V in <TIME>, V in air, V in door
The bubble burst in March and the stock declined.
3月泡沫破滅,股價下跌。

BURST
[adj N] 28 short N, sudden N, quick N
And those short bursts of electric boost do make a difference.
那些短暫的電動助力確實有所作為。
[(v) N of n] 23 (be) N of laughter
There was a burst of laughter from the other men.
其他人發出一陣笑聲。
[in N] 13 in N
The rain had been coming in fitful bursts all day.
整天都在下雨。
[n N] 11 ray N, bubble N, gun N
The second type of market downturn occurs after a bubble bursts.
第二種類型的市場低迷發生在泡沫破滅之後。
[amount N] 5 amount N
There are three short bursts, followed by three long bursts.
有三次短暫的爆發,接著是三次長時間的爆發。

DOSE
[adj N] 57 low N, high N, healthy N
a high/low dose
大/小劑量
[(v) N of n] 8 (receive) N of radiation
The government received a hefty dose of bad news this week.
本周政府得到了許多壞消息。
[amount N] 6 amount N
The label says to take one dose three times a day.
標籤上寫著每次一劑,每日三次。
[n N] 5 radiation N, maintenance N, steroid N
Based on data showing an average daily radiation dose of 1.
基於顯示平均每日輻射劑量為1的數據。
[at N] 2 at N
This means that treatment should begin at the lowest possible effective dose.
這意味著治療應從盡可能低的有效劑量開始。

REALIZATION
[N that] 25 N that
There is an increasing realization that most environmental issues require international cooperation.
人們越來越認識到,大多數環境問題需要國際合作。
[adj N] 16 sudden N, full N, growing N
Short - term is the growing realization that the U.
短期是越來越認識到美國。
[to N] 16 to N
Schools have come to the realization that creating safe environments.
學校已經意識到創造安全的環境。
[n N] 8 self N, dawning N, ethos N
Self - realization retains a strong element of mystery.
自我實現保留了一個強大的神秘元素。
[with N] 7 with N
Now what is she going to do with that realization?
那麼她將如何實現這一目標呢?

GLOW
[adj N] 39 warm N, soft N, red N
Neon emits a characteristic red glow.
氖發出獨特的紅光。
[(v) N of n] 9 (see) N of light, (see) N of fire, (meet) N of flashlight
Like all the staff at the health club she had the healthy glow of the young and fit.
和健康俱樂部的所有職員一樣,她帶著一種年輕健康的光芒。
[in N] 9 in N
An oil lamp bathed the room in a dull glow.
一盞油燈沐浴著昏暗的房間。
[n N] 7 orange N, amber N, sunset N
Neon emits a characteristic red glow.
氖發出獨特的紅光。
[with N] 6 with N
The sky above and behind was bright with city glow and moonlight.
城市的光芒和月光照耀著天空的上方和後方。

GLOW
[V n] 19 V red, V green, V orange
A circle in the center of the room glowed pale green.
房間中央的一個圓圈發出淡淡的綠光。
[V in n] 18 V in dark, V in light, V in <TIME>
A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children's bedroom.
孩子們睡房的角落裡有一盞小夜燈發出微光。
[V adj] 12 V red, V green, V bright
The eyes of cats glow green.
貓的眼睛發出綠光。
[V with n] 11 V with light, V with health, V with color
The children's faces were glowing with excitement.
孩子們興奮得滿臉通紅。
[V adv] 9 V brightly, V dimly, V fairly
A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children's bedroom.
孩子們睡房的角落裡有一盞小夜燈發出微光。

COMPREHEND
[V n] 25 V text, V something, V word
I fail to comprehend their attitude.
我無法理解他們的態度。
[V adv] 23 V fully, V barely, V hardly
I don't think he fully comprehends that she won't be here to help him.
我看他還沒有充分意識到她是不會來這裡幫他的。
[V wh] 21 V what, V how, V why
I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.
我永遠也不會明白她為甚麼那麼做。
[V n -ing] 5 V what happening, V what going, V people fighting
I could not even comprehend what was going on.
我甚至無法理解發生了什麼事。

COMPREHENSION
[n N] 35 reading N, text N, sentence N
a listening/reading comprehension
聽力/閱讀理解
[(v) N of n] 9 (improve) N of text
He has no comprehension of the size of the problem.
他不明白問題有多嚴重。
[adj N] 9 oral N, human N, better N
Is time within or beyond human comprehension?
是時候在人類理解之內還是之外?
[in N] 6 in N
The students also scored better in math comprehension.
學生在數學理解方面的得分也更高。
[on N] 6 on N
Lesson number four focused on comprehension through looking at events in a story.
第四課通過觀察故事中的事件來關注理解。

BOLD
[ADJ n] 73 ADJ move, ADJ color, ADJ step
She was a bold and fearless climber.
她是一位勇敢無畏的登山者。
[ADJ and adj] 7 ADJ and courageous, ADJ and brassy, ADJ and daring
She was a bold and fearless climber.
她是一位勇敢無畏的登山者。
[n ADJ] 4 something ADJ, word ADJ, one ADJ
Doing nothing is worse than doing something bold.
什麼都不做比做一些大膽的事更糟糕。
[ADJ to inf] 3 ADJ to ask, ADJ to say, ADJ to suggest
If I may be so bold to ask.
如果我可以這麼大膽地問。

MICROPHONE
[to N] 20 to N
Band members gets closer to the microphone, preparing to speak.
樂隊成員靠近麥克風準備發言。
[into N] 17 into N
The interviewer asked her to speak into/use the microphone.
採訪者請她對著擴音器說話。
[with N] 13 with N
Computers equipped with microphones can record live audio.
配備麥克風的計算機可以錄製現場音頻。
[adj N] 12 built N, wireless N, tiny N
My laptop has a built-in microphone.
我的筆記型電腦有一個內置麥克風。
[at N] 6 at N
Audience members lined up at a microphone to grill presenters.
觀眾成員在麥克風上排隊等待燒烤主持人。

INHALE
[V adv] 42 V deeply, V sharply, V slowly
She flung open the window and inhaled deeply.
她打開窗戶,深深地吸了口氣。
[V n] 28 V air, V breath, V smoke
She became ill shortly after inhaling the fumes.
她吸入濃煙後不久就生病了。
[V through n] 4 V through nose, V through nostril, V through mouth
Ask the students to inhale through the nose as if smelling a rose.
讓學生通過鼻子吸氣,就像聞到玫瑰一樣。

UNFORESEEN
[ADJ n] 81 ADJ consequence, ADJ problem, ADJ circumstance
Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by 20 percent.
由於出現了意外情況,裝修成本增加了20%。

FORESEE
[V n] 47 V something, V problem, V <TIME>
I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget.
只要我們不超出預算,我看不出會有甚麽困難。
[V adv] 7 V doubt, V apparently, V clearly
He foresaw clearly the pitfalls of a long foreign occupation.
他清楚地預見到一個長期的外國佔領的陷阱。

BEHALF
[on N] 63 on N
Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf.
可惜喬治今天不能出席,因此我很榮幸能替他代領這個獎。
[on N of n] 23 on N of people, on N of client, on N of <GPE>
On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work.
我代表全公司對你的工作表示感謝。
[adj N] 4 own N
But the other actors were protesting on their own behalf.
但其他演員代表自己抗議。
[in N] 3 in N
She wasn't able to be present, so I signed the letter in her behalf.
她不能前來,所以我替她在信上署名。

EASE
[at N] 35 at N
He felt completely at ease.
他感到全身放鬆。
[with N] 29 with N
She won the 400 metre race with ease.
她輕鬆贏得了400米賽跑的冠軍。
[(v) N of n] 11 (be) N of use, (increase) N of use
The first is ease of use.
首先是易用性。
[adj N] 10 relative N, practiced N, such N
Has such ease and confidence ever existed before in the world?
世界上曾經存在過如此輕鬆和自信嗎?
[n N] 1 dis N, tension N, administration N
One certainty is that Alzheimer's dis ease is not going away.
可以肯定的是,老年癡呆症並不會消失。

RECESS
[adj N] 16 dark N, deep N, congressional N
Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest/innermost recesses of the mind.
精神分析學家致力於探索心靈最深處的奧秘。
[at N] 15 at N
Children spend more hours indoors playing on computers and fewer at recess.
孩子們在室內在電腦上玩的時間更長,而在休息時則更少。
[n N] 14 <TIME> N, week N, lunch N
Summer recess was to start today.
夏季休會將於今天開始。
[in N] 9 in N
The House is going to be in recess next week.
眾議院將於下週休會。
[(v) N of n] 7 (sting) N of brain

BOW
[V n] 39 V head, V way, V string
Everyone bows heads, holding hands in a circle.
每個人都鞠躬,手牽著手轉了一圈。
[V adv] 15 V slightly, V deeply, V back
A man in a long white tunic bowed deeply.
一個穿著長長的白色長袍的男人深深地鞠了一躬。
[V to n] 11 V to pressure, V to other, V to demand
They bowed to the Queen.
他們向女王鞠躬。
[V in n] 4 V in direction, V in prayer, V in hand
They have their heads bowed in a prayer before dinner.
他們在晚餐前鞠躬禱告。
[V n in n] 4 V head in prayer, V head in submission, V head in apology
We bowed our heads in prayer.
我們俯首禱告。

BOW
[with N] 22 with N
A kid with a bow was no big deal.
一個有弓的孩子沒什麼大不了的。
[adj N] 17 red N, big N, slight N
The tree was decorated with white lights and red bows.
樹上裝飾著白色的燈和紅色的蝴蝶結。
[in N] 10 in N
A black ribbon tied in a precise bow circled each glass.
一條黑色的緞帶系在一個精確的弓上,每個玻璃盤旋。
[on N] 6 on N
A crowd had gathered on the bow.
一群人聚集在船頭上。
[(v) N of n] 5 (give) N of head, (make) N of head
Crawford gives the Judge a gentlemanly bow of the head.
克勞福德給了法官一個紳士般的低頭。