| aggressive |
adj. 侵略性的；好鬥的；積極進取的 |
He has an aggressive sales strategy. |
|
| opponent |
n. 對手；反對者 |
They defeated their opponent. |
|
| acknowledge |
v. 承認；答謝；告知收到 |
He acknowledged his mistake. |
x |
| central |
adj. 中心的；主要的；中央的 / n. 電話總機 |
This is the central issue. |
|
| resist |
v. 抵抗；抗拒；忍住 |
I can’t resist chocolate. |
|
| consist |
v. 由…組成；在於；符合 |
The team consists of five members. |
|
| insist |
v. 堅持；強調；堅決要求 |
He insisted on paying the bill. |
|
| instruct |
v. 指導；命令；教授 |
The teacher instructed students carefully. |
|
| surplus |
n. 過剩；盈餘；順差 / adj. 過剩的 |
There’s a surplus of food. |
|
| specialize |
v. 專門從事；專攻 |
She specializes in pediatrics. |
|
| miraculous |
adj. 奇蹟般的；不可思議的 |
It was a miraculous recovery. |
|
| donkey |
n. 驢；笨蛋 |
The donkey carried the load. |
|
| municipality |
n. 市政當局；自治市 |
The municipality provides services. |
|
| vacancy |
n. 空缺；空房；空虛 |
There’s a vacancy in the department. |
|
| exert |
v. 施加；運用；努力 |
Exert more pressure on the lever. |
|
| horn |
n. 角；喇叭；號角 |
The car horn honked loudly. |
|
| obtain |
v. 獲得；得到；流行 |
You can obtain information online. |
|
| desperate |
adj. 絕望的；極度渴望的；孤注一擲的 |
She made a desperate attempt. |
|
| react |
v. 反應；起反應；反對 |
How did he react to the news? |
|
| contemporary |
adj. 當代的；同時代的 / n. 同代人 |
She studies contemporary art. |
|
| magnificent |
adj. 壯麗的；宏偉的；極好的 |
The view is magnificent. |
|
| permanent |
adj. 永久的；固定的 / n. 燙髮 |
This is a permanent solution. |
|
| valley |
n. 山谷；流域 |
The valley is beautiful. |
|
| oven |
n. 烤箱；烤爐 |
Bake the cake in the oven. |
|
| accommodation |
n. 住宿；膳宿；調解 |
The hotel provides comfortable accommodation. |
|
| accommodate |
v. 容納；為…提供住宿；適應 |
The hall can accommodate 500 people. |
|
| shave |
v. 刮鬍子；剃；削減 / n. 刮鬍子 |
He needs to shave. |
|
| millimetre |
n. 毫米（英式拼法） |
The wire is 2 millimetres thick. |
|
| tunnel |
n. 隧道；地道 / v. 挖隧道 |
Drive through the tunnel. |
|
| lab |
n. 實驗室（laboratory的縮寫） |
She works in a research lab. |
|
| fold |
v. 折疊；對摺；包；倒閉 / n. 褶痕；羊欄 |
Fold the paper in half. |
|
| clearly |
adv. 清楚地；明確地；顯然 |
Speak clearly so everyone can hear. |
|
| apparently |
adv. 顯然地；似乎；表面上 |
Apparently, he’s not coming. |
|
| punctuation |
n. 標點符號；標點法 |
Check your punctuation. |
|
| photocopy |
n. 影印本；複印件 / v. 影印；複印 |
Make a photocopy of the document. |
|
| diagram |
n. 圖表；示意圖 / v. 用圖表示 |
Draw a diagram to explain. |
|
| struggle |
v. 奮鬥；掙扎；艱難前進 / n. 鬥爭；努力 |
She struggled to finish on time. |
|
| cabinet |
n. 櫥櫃；內閣；小房間 |
Store the files in the cabinet. |
|
| register |
v. 登記；註冊；表示 / n. 登記；註冊簿 |
Please register for the course. |
|
| following |
adj. 接著的；下列的 / n. 追隨者 / prep. 在…之後 |
Answer the following questions. |
|
| further |
adj. 更遠的；進一步的 / adv. 更遠地；而且 / v. 促進 |
We need further discussion. |
|
| approach |
v. 接近；處理 / n. 方法；途徑 |
We need a different approach. |
|
| alike |
adj. 相似的；相同的 / adv. 同樣地 |
The twins look alike. |
|
| handball |
n. 手球運動；手球 |
They play handball at school. |
|
| flute |
n. 長笛 / v. 吹長笛；刻凹槽 |
She plays the flute beautifully. |
|
| directly |
adv. 直接地；立即；正好 |
Go directly to the office. |
|
| exactly |
adv. 確切地；精確地；正是 |
Tell me exactly what happened. |
|
| pullover |
n. 套頭毛衣 |
Wear a warm pullover. |
|
| contact |
v. 聯繫；接觸 / n. 聯繫；接觸；熟人 |
Please contact me if you need help. |
|
| contrast |
n. 對比；差異 / v. 對比；形成對照 |
There’s a sharp contrast between them. |
|
| contract |
n. 合同；契約 / v. 收縮；訂約 |
Sign the contract before starting. |
|
| herb |
n. 草本植物；香草；藥草 |
Add fresh herbs to the dish. |
|
| drag |
v. 拖；拉；拖延 / n. 拖；累贅 |
Drag the file to the folder. |
|
| obviously |
adv. 明顯地；顯然；無疑 |
Obviously, we need to change plans. |
|
| split |
v. 分裂；分開；劈開 / n. 裂縫；分裂 |
Split the bill between us. |
|
| detective |
n. 偵探；偵探 / adj. 偵探的 |
The detective solved the case. |
|
| unlikely |
adj. 不太可能的；未必的 |
It’s unlikely to rain today. |
|
| squash |
v. 壓扁；鎮壓 / n. 壁球；南瓜 |
Don’t squash the bread. |
|
| handkerchief |
n. 手帕；手絹 |
He wiped his face with a handkerchief. |
|
| flu |
n. 流感；流行性感冒 |
I have the flu. |
|
| recipe |
n. 食譜；配方；方法 |
Follow the recipe carefully. |
|
| upon |
prep. 在…之上；一…就 |
Once upon a time, there was a king. |
|
| deserve |
v. 應得；應受；值得 |
You deserve a reward. |
|
| reserve |
v. 預訂；保留；儲備 / n. 儲備；保護區 |
I’d like to reserve a table. |
|
| preserve |
v. 保護；保存；維持 / n. 保護區；果醬 |
We must preserve nature. |
|
| architect |
n. 建築師；設計師 |
She’s a famous architect. |
|
| neat |
adj. 整潔的；簡潔的；純的 |
Keep your room neat. |
|
| preposition |
n. 介詞；前置詞 |
“In” and “on” are prepositions. |
|
| reasonable |
adj. 合理的；公道的；通情達理的 |
That’s a reasonable price. |
|
| ironing |
n. 熨燙；熨燙的衣物 |
I need to do the ironing. |
|
| kettle |
n. 水壺；茶壺 |
Boil water in the kettle. |
|
| pronoun |
n. 代詞；代名詞 |
“He” is a pronoun. |
|
| campsite |
n. 野營地；露營地 |
We set up tents at the campsite. |
|
| claw |
n. 爪；鉗 / v. 用爪抓 |
The cat has sharp claws. |
|
| clap |
v. 拍手；鼓掌 / n. 拍手聲；霹靂聲 |
Everyone clapped after the performance. |
|
| calf |
n. 小牛；小腿（複數calves） |
The calf follows its mother. |
|
| lay |
v. 放置；鋪設；產卵 / n. 位置；外行人 / adj. 外行的 |
Lay the books on the table. |
|
| lecture |
n. 講座；演講；訓斥 / v. 講課；訓斥 |
The professor gave an interesting lecture. |
|
| league |
n. 聯盟；聯賽；等級 / v. 結盟 |
They’re in the same league. |
|
| bald |
adj. 禿頭的；光禿的；露骨的 |
He’s going bald. |
|
| barber |
n. 理髮師 |
Go to the barber for a haircut. |
|
| refreshment |
n. 點心；提神物；恢復精神 |
Refreshments will be served. |
|
| jungle |
n. 叢林；密林；混亂的地方 |
Tigers live in the jungle. |
|
| pipe |
n. 管子；煙斗；笛 / v. 用管道輸送 |
Water flows through the pipe. |
|
| cabbage |
n. 捲心菜；甘藍 |
Add cabbage to the soup. |
|
| uncountable noun |
n. 不可數名詞 |
“Water” is an uncountable noun. |
|
| union |
n. 聯盟；工會；結合；協會 |
He’s a member of the union. |
|
| ice hockey |
n. 冰球運動 |
They play ice hockey. |
|
| customs |
n. 海關；關稅；風俗習慣（複數） |
Go through customs at the airport. |
|
| broad |
adj. 寬的；廣泛的；明顯的 |
The river is broad here. |
|
| serve |
v. 服務；招待；服役；端上 |
Dinner is served. |
|
| cucumber |
n. 黃瓜 |
Add cucumber to the salad. |
|
| peel |
v. 剝皮；脫落 / n. 果皮 |
Peel the orange. |
|
| camel |
n. 駱駝 |
Camels live in the desert. |
|
| canal |
n. 運河；水道；管道 |
The canal connects two rivers. |
|
| alcoholic |
adj. 含酒精的；酗酒的 / n. 酗酒者 |
This drink is non-alcoholic. |
|
| cosy |
adj. 舒適的；溫暖的（英式拼法） / n. 保溫罩 |
The room is warm and cosy. |
|
| cliff |
n. 懸崖；峭壁 |
Be careful near the cliff. |
|
| circus |
n. 馬戲團；競技場；熱鬧場面 |
We went to the circus. |
|
| dolphin |
n. 海豚 |
Dolphins are intelligent animals. |
|
| fry |
v. 油炸；油煎 / n. 油炸食物；魚苗 |
Fry the eggs in butter. |
|
| antique |
n. 古董；古物 / adj. 古老的 |
She collects antique furniture. |
|
| attack |
v. 攻擊；抨擊；發作 / n. 攻擊；發作 |
The army attacked at dawn. |
|
| cyclist |
n. 騎自行車的人 |
The cyclist wore a helmet. |
|
| athletics |
n. 田徑運動；體育 |
She’s good at athletics. |
|
| handler |
n. 處理者；管理者；訓練員 |
The dog handler trained the puppy. |
|
| salmon |
n. 鮭魚；三文魚 |
Grilled salmon is delicious. |
|
| moustache |
n. 鬍子；髭（英式拼法） |
He has a thick moustache. |
|
| phrasal verb |
n. 短語動詞；片語動詞 |
“Look up” is a phrasal verb. |
|
| ankle |
n. 腳踝；踝關節 |
I twisted my ankle. |
|
| tracksuit |
n. 運動服 |
Wear a tracksuit for exercise. |
|
| feed |
v. 餵養；供給；滿足 / n. 飼料；一餐 |
Don’t forget to feed the cat. |
|
| depart |
v. 出發；離開；背離 |
The train departs at 9 AM. |
|
| waste |
v. 浪費；消耗 / n. 浪費；廢物 / adj. 廢棄的 |
Don’t waste time. |
|
| pot |
n. 鍋；壺；盆 / v. 把…裝罐 |
Cook the rice in a pot. |
|
| keen |
adj. 熱心的；敏銳的；渴望的 |
She’s keen on learning. |
|
| grab |
v. 抓住；攫取；匆忙地做 / n. 抓取 |
Grab your coat and let’s go. |
|
| underline |
v. 在…下劃線；強調 / n. 下劃線 |
Underline the important words. |
|
| rid |
v. 使擺脫；清除 / adj. 擺脫…的 |
Get rid of old clothes. |
|
| instance |
n. 實例；情況；要求 |
For instance, consider this example. |
|
| instant |
n. 瞬間；即刻 / adj. 立即的；速食的 |
The response was instant. |
|
| constant |
adj. 不變的；恆定的；持續的 / n. 常數 |
The temperature remains constant. |
|
| sweatshirt |
n. 運動衫；長袖運動衫 |
He’s wearing a blue sweatshirt. |
|
| profession |
n. 職業；專業；聲明 |
What’s your profession? |
|
| act |
v. 行動；表演；起作用 / n. 行為；法案；一幕 |
We need to act quickly. |
|
| universe |
n. 宇宙；世界；領域 |
The universe is vast. |
|
| pump |
n. 泵；打氣筒 / v. 抽水；打氣 |
Pump up the bicycle tire. |
|
| sensible |
adj. 明智的；合理的；意識到的 |
That’s a sensible decision. |
|
| session |
n. 會議；學期；一段時間 |
The training session begins at 10. |
|
| absent |
adj. 缺席的；缺少的；心不在焉的 |
He was absent from school. |
|
| accent |
n. 口音；重音；強調 / v. 強調 |
She has a British accent. |
|
| chat show |
n. 訪談節目；脫口秀（英式） |
She appeared on a chat show. |
|
| pirate |
n. 海盜；盜版者 / v. 盜版；掠奪 |
The pirate ship sailed away. |
|
| brochure |
n. 小冊子；手冊 |
Pick up a travel brochure. |
|
| orchard |
n. 果園 |
We visited an apple orchard. |
|
| orchestra |
n. 管弦樂隊；樂隊席 |
The orchestra performed beautifully. |
|
| bitter |
adj. 苦的；痛苦的；嚴寒的 / n. 苦味 |
The medicine tastes bitter. |
|
| wardrobe |
n. 衣櫥；衣櫃；全部衣物 |
Hang your coat in the wardrobe. |
|
| cruel |
adj. 殘酷的；殘忍的；使痛苦的 |
Don’t be cruel to animals. |
|
| shore |
n. 岸；濱 / v. 支撐；用支柱撐住 |
We walked along the shore. |
|
| rug |
n. 小地毯；毛毯 |
There’s a rug on the floor. |
|
| temple |
n. 寺廟；神殿；太陽穴 |
We visited an ancient temple. |
|
| separate |
v. 分開；分離 / adj. 分開的；各自的 |
Separate the eggs from the shells. |
|
| pedestrian |
n. 行人；步行者 / adj. 步行的；平淡的 |
Pedestrians should use the crosswalk. |
|
| grant |
v. 授予；同意；承認 / n. 撥款；授予物 |
The university granted her a scholarship. |
|
| transfer |
v. 轉移；調動；轉學 / n. 轉移；調動 |
I need to transfer to another department. |
|
| advert |
n. 廣告（advertisement的縮寫，英式） |
I saw an advert for the product. |
|
| leisure |
n. 閒暇；休閒 / adj. 閒暇的 |
What do you do in your leisure time? |
|
| social networking |
n. 社交網絡 |
Social networking is popular among youth. |
|
| pill |
n. 藥丸；藥片 |
Take one pill daily. |
|
| chest of drawers |
n. 五斗櫃；衣櫃 |
The chest of drawers is in the bedroom. |
|
| questionnaire |
n. 問卷；調查表 |
Please complete this questionnaire. |
|
| survey |
n. 調查；測量；縱覽 / v. 調查；測量 |
We conducted a survey. |
|
| endow |
v. 捐贈；賦予；天生具有 |
The school was endowed with funds. |
|
| nowadays |
adv. 現今；現在；目前 |
Nowadays, everyone uses smartphones. |
|
| bride |
n. 新娘 |
The bride wore white. |
|
| bridegroom |
n. 新郎 |
The bridegroom waited at the altar. |
|
| suffer |
v. 遭受；忍受；患病 |
She’s suffering from a cold. |
|
| hairdresser |
n. 理髮師；美髮師 |
I have an appointment with the hairdresser. |
|
| sort |
n. 種類；類型 / v. 分類；整理 |
What sort of music do you like? |
|
| persuade |
v. 說服；勸說；使相信 |
I persuaded him to stay. |
|
| terrified |
adj. 恐懼的；受驚嚇的 |
She was terrified of spiders. |
|
| groom |
n. 新郎；馬夫 / v. 打扮；照料 |
The groom looked nervous. |
|
| unemployed |
adj. 失業的；未被利用的 |
He’s currently unemployed. |
|
| toothpaste |
n. 牙膏 |
Buy a tube of toothpaste. |
|
| question mark |
n. 問號 |
Put a question mark at the end. |
|
| purchase |
v. 購買；採購 / n. 購買；購買物 |
I’d like to purchase this item. |
|
| counsel |
n. 忠告；律師；商議 / v. 勸告；提供諮詢 |
Seek counsel from an expert. |
|
| cattle |
n. 牛；家畜（複數概念） |
The farmer raises cattle. |
|
| label |
n. 標籤；標記 / v. 貼標籤於；把…歸類 |
Read the label carefully. |
|
| stir |
v. 攪拌；激起；移動 / n. 攪拌；轟動 |
Stir the soup gently. |
|
| air force |
n. 空軍 |
He serves in the air force. |
|
| peak |
n. 頂峰；最高點；高峰期 / v. 達到頂峰 / adj. 最高的 |
Sales peak in December. |
|
| curly |
adj. 捲曲的；捲毛的 |
She has curly hair. |
|
| curl |
v. 使捲曲；蜷縮 / n. 捲髮；捲曲物 |
Her hair curls naturally. |
|
| advanced |
adj. 先進的；高級的；晚期的 |
This is an advanced course. |
|
| liquid |
n. 液體 / adj. 液體的；流動的 |
Water is a liquid. |
|
| currency |
n. 貨幣；通貨；流通 |
What’s the local currency? |
|
| lip |
n. 嘴唇；邊緣 / v. 用嘴唇碰 |
She bit her lip. |
|
| access |
n. 入口；通道；接近的機會 / v. 訪問；存取 |
Students have access to the library. |
|
| bury |
v. 埋葬；掩埋；隱藏 |
The dog buried the bone. |
|
| irregular |
adj. 不規則的；不定期的；不合規的 |
This is an irregular verb. |
|
| unless |
conj. 除非；如果不 |
Don’t go unless I call you. |
|
| honeymoon |
n. 蜜月；蜜月旅行 / v. 度蜜月 |
They’re on their honeymoon. |
|
| advance |
v. 前進；發展；提前 / n. 前進；進步 / adj. 預先的 |
Technology continues to advance. |
|
| avoid |
v. 避免；逃避；撤銷 |
Try to avoid mistakes. |
|
| gorgeous |
adj. 華麗的；極好的；非常漂亮的 |
What a gorgeous dress! |
|
| refund |
n. 退款；償還 / v. 退款；償還 |
You can get a full refund. |
|
| track |
n. 軌道；跑道；足跡 / v. 追蹤；跟蹤 |
Keep track of your expenses. |
|
| trail |
n. 小徑；痕跡；蹤跡 / v. 追蹤；拖 |
Follow the trail through the forest. |
|
| biography |
n. 傳記；生平 |
I’m reading his biography. |
|
| knit |
v. 編織；針織；使緊密結合 / n. 針織物 |
She can knit sweaters. |
|
| dial |
v. 撥號；測量 / n. 刻度盤；撥號盤 |
Dial the emergency number. |
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| unkind |
adj. 不友善的；刻薄的 |
That was an unkind remark. |
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| pacific |
adj. 和平的；平靜的 / n. 太平洋 |
The Pacific Ocean is vast. |
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| mankind |
n. 人類；男性 |
This benefits all mankind. |
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| federal |
adj. 聯邦的；同盟的 |
The federal government passed new laws. |
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| butcher |
n. 屠夫；肉販 / v. 屠宰；弄砸 |
Buy meat from the butcher. |
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| fireplace |
n. 壁爐；爐邊 |
Light a fire in the fireplace. |
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| surge |
n. 激增；浪潮；湧動 / v. 激增；湧動 |
There was a surge in demand. |
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| realm |
n. 領域；王國；範圍 |
This is beyond the realm of possibility. |
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| declaration |
n. 宣言；聲明；申報 |
Sign the declaration form. |
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| foremost |
adj. 最重要的；首要的 / adv. 首先 |
He’s one of the foremost experts. |
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