specimen
he collects specimens of all kinds of rocks and minerals. 他收集各種岩石和礦物的標本。
重點詞彙:
specimen n. 標本 同: sample
tendency
boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls. 男孩比女孩好打架。
重點詞彙:
tendency n. 趨勢 同: inclination
testify
he testified that the car was being driven slowly at the time of the accident. 他作證肇事時這輛汽車開得很慢。
重點詞彙:
testify v. 證明 同: prove
tourist
each year, many foreign tourists visit taiwan for sight-seeing. 每年有許多外國觀光客到台灣觀光。
重點詞彙:
tourist n. 觀光客 同: traveler
utility
their furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance. 他們選擇家具上為了實用而不是好看。
重點詞彙:
utility n. 效用 同: usefulness
blunt
too much alcohol makes all your senses blunt. 太多的酒精使你感覺遲鈍。
重點詞彙:
blunt adj. 鈍的 反: sharp
elastic
toy balloons, sponges, and steel springs are elastic. 玩具氣球、海綿及彈簧上有彈性的
重點詞彙:
elastic adj. 有彈性的 反: inflexible
heir
when he died, his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth. 當他死後,他年輕的侄兒是他龐大財產的唯一繼承人。
重點詞彙:
heir n. (男)繼承人 反: heiress
inflate
as the currency of a country is inflated, the prices of goods begin to rise. 當一國的通貨發生膨脹時,物品的價格開始升高。
重點詞彙:
inflate v. 膨脹 反: deflate
plump
she is too plump to fit into this dress. 他太豐滿了以至於穿不上這件衣服。
重點詞彙:
plump
1. adj. 豐滿 反: thin
2. v. 忽然落下 fit into: 適合
recall
the government recalled the general after he lost the battle. 這位將領戰敗後,政府將他召回。
重點詞彙:
recall
v. 1. 憶起 反: forget
2. 召回
shun
you can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office. 如果你跟她同在一個辦公室工作,你很難避開她。
重點詞彙:
shun v. 避開 反: encounter
sneer
the mean girl sneered at the poor girl's cheap clothes. 這個刻薄的女孩譏嘲那窮女孩的廉價衣服。
重點詞彙:
sneer v. 輕蔑, 嘲笑 反: admire sneer at: 嘲笑