Unit
17
afterward(s)
[`æftɚwɚd(z)] adv. 之後
同義字：thereafter
[ðɛr`æftɚ] adv. 之後 ⑥
反義字：beforehand
[bɪ`fɔr͵hænd] adv. 事先 ⑤
First, we went
to the movies. Afterwards, we went to dinner together. / 首先，我們先去看電影，之後，又一起去吃飯。
It drizzled at
first, but afterwards it rained cats and dogs. / 起初只是下毛毛雨，後來變成傾盆大雨。＊drizzle
[`drɪzḷ] vi. 下毛毛雨
arithmetic [ə`rɪθmətɪk]
n. 算術，計算
片語：do
arithmetic 算算數
We learn
arithmetic right after we enter kindergarten. / 我們進幼稚園後就開始學算術了。＊kindergarten
[`kɪndɚ͵gɑrtṇ] n. 幼稚園
When it comes to
doing arithmetic, Mark is a genius. / 說到算算數，馬克是天才。
belly [`bɛlɪ] n.
肚子
同義字：tummy
[`tʌmɪ] n. 肚子（口語）①；abdomen [`æbdəmən] n. 腹部（醫）④
The top is too
tight and your belly button is showing. / 你這件上衣太緊，肚臍露出來了。
The man has a
pot belly because he drinks lots of beer every day. / 這男子每天都喝很多啤酒，因此肚子很大。＊a pot belly 鍋子肚，大肚皮
延伸：belly
button [`bɛlɪ ͵bʌtṇ] n. 肚臍（口語）= navel[`nevḷ] n. 肚臍（正式）
breeze [briz] n.
微風
片語：shoot
the breeze 閒聊（口語）= chitchat [`tʃɪt͵tʃæt] n. & vi. 閒聊
I felt great as
a gentle breeze blew over my face. / 一陣輕柔的微風吹拂我的臉時，我感到舒服極了。
Peter and John
did nothing but shoot the breeze all afternoon. / 彼得和約翰整個下午啥事不幹，只顧著閒聊。＊do nothing but V 除了從事⋯外其他事都不做
比較：wind [wɪnd]
n. 風 ①
bunch [bʌntʃ] n.
一束，一群（人）
片語：a bunch
of... 一束／一群⋯
同義字：bouquet
[bu`ke] n. 花束 ⑥
Oliver gave me a
bouquet of roses on Valentine's Day. / 奧利佛在情人節那一天送我一束玫瑰花。
I sent Mary a
bunch of flowers, but she didn't seem delighted. / 我送給瑪麗一束花，但她看起來並沒有很高興。
I've got a bunch
of friends coming over on Friday, so we should buy more food for a big dinner.
/ 星期五晚上我有一群朋友要來，因此我們得多買些吃的準備一頓豐盛的晚餐。
bush [bʊʃ] n. 灌木
片語：beat
around the bush （講話）拐彎抹角
同義字：shrub
[ʃrʌb] n. 矮樹，灌木 ⑤
This website
provides detailed information on how to plant rose bushes. / 這個網站提供種植玫瑰樹的詳細資訊。
Don't beat
around the bush. Just tell me what happened. / 別拐彎抹角了。快告訴我發生了什麼事。
choke [tʃok] vt.
vi. （使）窒息，噎住
片語：choke
to death 窒息而死；choke sb to death 將某人窒息而死；choke on sth 被某物噎住
Be careful when
you eat fish, or you might choke on a fish bone. / 你吃魚時要小心，否則可能會被魚刺噎到。
The old man was
choking because of the heavy smoke from the burning building. / 老伯伯被起火的大樓濃煙嗆得幾乎窒息。
The family of
six people all choked to death during the fire. / 火災中一家六口全都被濃煙嗆死。
deed [did] n. 行為（可數）
同義字：behavior
[bɪ`hevjɚ] n. 行為（不可數）④
Scouts need to
do at least one good deed a day. / 童子軍至少須日行一善。
Deeds are more
important than empty words. = Actions speak louder than words.（諺語） 行動勝於空談。
disappoint [͵dɪsə`pɔɪnt]
vt. 使失望
片語：disappoint
sb 使某人失望 = let sb down
My son
disappointed me when he failed the test. = My son let me down when he failed
the test. / 我兒子考試沒及格，令我失望。
disappointed [͵dɪsə`pɔɪntɪd]
a. 感到失望的
片語：be
disappointed in sb 對某人失望；be disappointed with sth 對某事失望
I'm disappointed
in you because you didn't tell me the truth. / 我對你很失望，因為你沒講實話。
John was
disappointed with his son's behavior at the party. / 約翰對兒子在派對上的表現感到失望。
disappointing
[͵dɪsə`pɔɪntɪŋ] a. 令人失望的，掃興的
That was a
somewhat disappointing result for me. / 那樣的結果使我有些失望。
The weather this
fall has been disappointing. / 今年秋天的天氣一直很掃興。
用法：disappointed（感到失望的）及 disappointing（令人失望的）均為形容詞，前者修飾人，後者修飾事物。換言之，使用 disappointed 時，主詞一定是人。
disappointment
[͵dɪsə`pɔɪntmənt] n. 失望，失望之情
片語：To sb's
disappointment... 令某人失望的是，⋯
To our
disappointment, it rained on the day of the field trip. / 令我們失望的是，校外教學那天下雨了。
Ned couldn't
hide his disappointment when Jane refused his proposal. / 當阿珍拒絕他的求婚時，奈德難掩失望之情。
dose [dos] n. 藥劑
衍生字：dosage
[`dosɪdʒ] n.（藥的）劑量 ⑥
One dose of this
medicine will put the dog to sleep. / 這種藥只要一劑就能讓這隻狗死去。＊put an animal to sleep 讓某動物死掉（是 kill an
animal 的委婉用語）
drown [draʊn]
vt. 使溺斃 vi. 淹死
片語：drown
one's sorrows 借酒澆愁
George kept
drowning his sorrows after breaking up with Ellen. / 和愛倫分手後，喬治就一直就借酒澆愁。
The fisherman
almost drowned when his little boat overturned. / 小船翻覆，那漁夫差點溺斃。
諺語：A
drowning man will catch at a straw.
飢不擇食／狗急跳牆。喻一個人到了最後關頭時啥事都會做得出來。
earplug [`ɪr͵plʌg]
n. 耳塞
This pair of earplugs
helps me sleep better. / 這對耳塞讓我睡得更安穩。
用法：a pair
of earplugs 一副耳塞
emperor [`ɛmpərɚ]
n. 皇帝
衍生字：empress
[`ɛmprɪs] n. 皇后；女皇；empire [`ɛmpaɪr] n. 帝國 ④
feather [`fɛðɚ]
n. 羽毛
Birds of a
feather flock together. / 物以類聚。——諺語
fold [fold] vt. 折疊
片語：with
one's arms folded 雙臂交叉地
Fold up the
towels like this. / 將毛巾折成像這樣。
The man talked
to me with his arms folded. / 這男子和我說話時雙臂交叉著。
延伸：folder
[`foldɚ] n. 文件夾
Keep these
documents in separate folders. / 把這些文件分別放在不同的文件夾裡。
fur [fɝ] n. （動物的）皮毛
Conservationists
discourage people from wearing fur coats. / 保育人士勸阻大家不要穿皮草大衣。＊conservationist
[͵kɑnsɚ`veʃənɪst] n. 保育人士
延伸：a fur
coat 皮草大衣
hostel [`hɑstḷ] n. 便宜的旅社
Most backpackers
stay in youth hostels to save money. / 為了省錢背包客大都住在青年旅社裡。
humorous [`hjumərəs]
a. 幽默的，風趣的
衍生字：humor
[`hjumɚ] n. 幽默；心情 ②；a sense of humor 幽默感
John is well
liked by us because of his humorous personality. / 約翰個性幽默，因此很受我們的喜愛。
ignorance [`ɪgnərəns]
n. 無知
衍生字：ignore
[ɪg`nɔr] vt. 忽視，無視；置之不理 ②；ignorant [`ɪgnərənt] a. 無知的；不知道的
④；be ignorant of... 對⋯不知
He was
completely ignorant of what had been going on that week. / 他完全不知道那個禮拜發生了什麼事。
Those people's
ignorance led them into a serious mistake. / 那些人民的無知導致他們犯下一個嚴重的錯誤。
inn [ɪn] n. 酒店，小旅館
An inn is a
small hotel that provides room and board for travelers. / 小酒店就是為旅客提供膳宿的小旅館。＊board [bɔrd] n. 伙食，膳食
kneel [nil] vi. 跪下 (時態：kneel, knelt [nɛlt] , knelt)
片語：kneel
down 下跪
衍生字：knee
[ni] n. 膝蓋 ①
James knelt
down, begging for the villain's mercy. / 詹姆士跪下，求這個惡棍放他一馬。＊villain [`vɪlən] n. 壞蛋，惡棍
knit [nɪt] vt. （用毛線）針織 (時態：knit, knitted [`nɪtɪd] , knitted)
Jenny knitted
her son a pair of blue socks. / 珍妮替她兒子織了一雙藍襪子。
比較：sew
[so] vt. 縫製 ③ (三態為：sew, sewed
[sod] , sewed/sewn[son])
ladder [`lædɚ]
n. 梯子
He fell down the
ladder and broke his ankle and wrist. / 他從樓梯上摔下來，把腳踝和手腕都摔斷了。
比較：stair
[stɛr] n. 階梯 ①；climb a flight of stairs 爬一排／層樓梯
mathematical
[͵mæθə`mætɪkḷ] a. 數學的
The mathematical
formula was named after the great mathematician. = The math formula was named
after the great mathematician. / 這道數學公式是以這位偉大數學家的名字命名的。＊mathematician [͵mæθəmə`tɪʃən] n. 數學家
用法：本字亦可縮寫成
math。a mathematical formula 數學公式 = a math formula
mathematics
[͵mæθə`mætɪks] n. 數學
David showed his
talent for mathematics when he was young. / 大衛年輕時就展現了數學方面的天份。
延伸：a. 本字常縮寫成 math [mæθ]。a mathematics teacher 數學老師 = a math teacher；a mathematics test 數學考 = a math test。b. arithmetic [ə`rɪθmətɪk] n.
算術
mess [mɛs] n. 混亂 vt. 使混亂
片語：be in a
mess 一團糟 = be a mess；make a
mess of... 使成一團亂，弄糟；mess sth up 將某事搞砸
衍生字：messy
[mɛsɪ] a. 雜亂的 ④
同義字：confusion
[kən`fjuʒən] n. 混亂 ③；chaos [`keɑs] n. 混亂 ⑥
The room is a
mess. Clean up before you go. / 房間亂七八糟。你先整理好再出門。
Our two-year-old
boy is a real "explorer;" he makes a mess of the house several times
a day. / 我們家的兩歲小子真是個『探險家』，一天會把屋子搞亂好幾次。
I spent a lot of
time preparing a party for you. I hope you won't mess it up. / 我花了很多時間為你準備這個派對。希望你不要把它搞砸了。
Stop messing
around, John. We need to get back to work. / 不要在一旁鬧了，約翰。我們得繼續工作。
用法：mess 亦可作不及物動詞，有下列用法：mess around 胡鬧，鬼混
misery [`mɪzərɪ]
n. 悲慘，窮困
衍生字：miserable
[`mɪzərəbḷ] a. 不幸的；令人不快的 ④
The homeless man
lives in hunger and misery. / 這個無家可歸的男子活在飢餓與窮困中。
monk [mʌŋk] n. （天主教）修士，和尚
衍生字：monastery
[`mɑnəs͵tɛrɪ] n. 修道院
The millionaire
converted to Buddhism and became a monk after his wife passed away. / 這個百萬富翁在太太過世後便皈依佛門做和尚去了。
＊convert
[kən`vɝt] vi. 皈依（某宗教）（與介詞 to 並用）
比較：priest
[prist] n. 神父 ③
motel [mo`tɛl]
n. 汽車旅館
衍生字：hotel
[ho`tɛl] n. 飯店，旅館 ②
When I'm on
business, I stay in a motel instead of a hotel because it's a lot cheaper. / 我出差時都會住汽車旅館而不住飯店，因為那要便宜多了。
nun [nʌn] n. 修女，尼姑
The nun is a
volunteer in that hospital. / 這位修女是那家醫院的義工。＊volunteer [͵vɑlən`tɪr] n. 志工
延伸：sister 亦表『修女』，冠於名字之前，以示尊敬。Sister Maria 瑪麗亞修女
panic [`pænɪk]
n. 驚恐 vi. 驚恐 (時態：panic,
panicked [`pænɪkt] , panicked（動名詞及現在分詞為 panicking [`pænɪkɪŋ]））
同義字：fear
[fɪr] n. 恐懼 & vt. 害怕 ①；fright
[fraɪt] n. 驚嚇 ①；scare [skɛr] n. 驚嚇 & vt. 驚嚇 ①
Panic does not
help when one is in a dangerous situation. / 陷入險境時，驚恐是無濟於事的。
I panicked at
the sight of the poisonous snake. / 我一看到那條毒蛇就驚慌起來。
pickle [`pɪkḷ]
n. 泡菜，醃黃瓜 vt. 醃
片語：be in a
pickle 陷於窘困，處於苦境，正在為難 = be in a difficult situation
I had German
sausage and a pickle for my main course tonight. / 今晚我的主餐是德國香腸與醃黃瓜。＊sausage [`sɔsədʒ] n. 香腸，臘腸
Herman was in a
pickle with a taxi driver after his motorcycle bumped into the cab. / 賽門的機車撞上計程車後，他就與那司機僵持不下。
plug [plʌg] n. 插頭 vt. 將⋯插入（插頭）(時態：plug,
plugged [plʌgd] , plugged)
片語：plug
sth in 將某物插入插頭
I need to change
the plug on the stereo. / 我需要替換音響的插頭。
I plugged the
dryer in and began drying my hair. / 我將吹風機插上插頭，開始吹乾頭髮。
延伸：socket
[`sɑkɪt] n. 插座
postpone
[pos`pon] vt. 延期，延緩
片語：postpone
+ N/V-ing 暫緩⋯ = put off + N/V-ing
同義字：delay
[dɪ`le] vt. 延期；延誤 ② = put off... 延期⋯
Because of the
approaching typhoon, we decided to postpone holding the meeting until next
Friday. / 由於颱風逼近，我們決定將會議延至下週五再舉行。＊approaching [ə`protʃɪŋ] a. 即將來臨的
用法：postpone、delay 及 put off 均使用動名詞作受詞，不可接 to 引導的不定詞片語作受詞。不可說：We'll postpone to hold
the meeting.；應說：We'll postpone holding the meeting. / 我們將延期開會。
postponement
[pos`ponmənt] n. 延期，延緩
同義字：delay
[dɪ`le] n. 延期；延宕 ②
The client
seemed unsatisfied with the postponement of the delivery. / 該顧客似乎對於送貨時間延宕很不滿意。
punch [pʌntʃ] n.
用拳重擊 vt. 用拳重擊
片語：land a
punch on sth 一拳打在某物上；punch sb in the face 一拳打在某人臉上
That boxer
landed a punch on his opponent's head. / 那位拳擊手一拳擊中對手的頭部。
Why did you
punch that reporter in the face? He was only doing his job. / 你為何打那個記者的臉？他不過是盡本分而已。
quarrel [`kwɔrəl]
vi. 爭吵 n. 爭吵
片語：quarrel
with sb about/over sth 因某事與某人起爭執 = have a quarrel with
sb about/over sth
同義字：squabble
[`skwɑbḷ] vi. & n. 爭吵，口角
argument [`ɑrgjəmənt]
n. 爭執（尚未到吵架的地步）②
The man is
ill-tempered. He quarrels with his wife over almost everything. / 這個人的脾氣不好。他幾乎每件事都會和太太爭吵。
I had a quarrel
with Mary over who should do the work. / 我和瑪麗就這份工作的職責歸屬起了爭執。
recorder [rɪ`kɔrdɚ]
n. 錄音機，記錄器
The tape
recorder is a user-friendly machine. / 這台錄音機是台很容易使用的機器。＊user-friendly [`juzɚ͵frɛndlɪ] a. 很為使用者著想的
延伸：a tape
recorder 錄音機；a flight data recorder 飛航情報記錄器（俗稱 a black box『黑盒子』）
recording [rɪ`kɔrdɪŋ]
n. 錄音
衍生字：record
[`rɛkɚd] n. 錄音；唱片 & [rɪ`kɔrd] vt. 錄音；記載 ②
This digital
recording is of good quality. / 這段數位錄音的音質很好。
seal [sil] vt. 密封 n. 封條，海豹
片語：seal...off
封鎖某處
同義字：close
[kloz] vt. 關閉 ①
Police sealed
off the exits so the bank robbers couldn't escape. / 警方封鎖所有出口，讓銀行搶匪無處可逃。
You need to
break the seal in order to open the box. / 你要把箱子打開就要先把封條拆掉。
Most seals live
near the
separation [͵sɛpə`reʃən]
n. 分離，別離
衍生字：separate
[`sɛpə͵ret] vt. 使分開；區分 &分開
& [`sɛprɪt] a. 分開的 ②
Separation from
his homeland made the young soldier sad. / 離開家鄉使這個年輕戰士感到悲傷。
shame [ʃem] n. 遺憾，羞愧，可恥
片語：It is a
shame + that 子句 真可惜⋯ = It is a pity + that 子句 = It is too bad + that 子句；shame on sb 對某人的行為感到可恥
衍生字：ashamed
[ə`ʃemd] a. 感到可恥的 ④；shameful [`ʃemfəl] a. 令人感到可恥的
④；shameless [`ʃemlɪs] a. 無恥的，厚顏的
I'm ashamed of
your behavior. / 你的行為讓我感到可恥。
Your behavior is
shameful. / 你的行為令人可恥。
John is a
shameless guy. / 約翰是個無恥之徒。
同義字：pity
[`pɪtɪ] n. 遺憾 ③
It is a shame
that you didn't show up at the party last night. We all had a wonderful time
there, you know. / 真遺憾昨晚的派對你沒到場。你知道嗎？我們大家都玩得很開心呢。
Shame on you,
Peter. You didn't even pass the simple test. / 彼得，羞羞臉。那麼簡單的考試你都沒過。
shave [ʃev] vt.
vi. 刮鬍子，剃毛髮
衍生字：shaver
[`ʃevɚ] n. 刮鬍刀 ④
Apply the
shaving cream before you shave your beard. / 你刮鬍子前先抹上刮鬍膏。
I got up late
and didn't have time to shave this morning. / 我今天起床起晚了，沒有時間刮鬍子。
skip [skɪp] vt. 省略 (時態：skip, skipped [skɪpt] , skipped)
片語：skip
class 翹課 = cut class = play hooky （＊hooky [`hʊkɪ] n. 逃學）= play truant （＊truant [`truənt] n. 逃學者）
Tom skipped
lunch in order to get his work done. / 湯姆略過午餐沒吃以把工作做完。
Tom's mother
gave him a good spanking because he skipped class. / 湯姆的媽媽因為他蹺課狠狠打了他的屁股。＊spanking [`spæŋkɪŋ] n. 打屁股
suicide [`suə͵saɪd]
n. 自殺
片語：commit
suicide 自殺
The poor man
committed suicide after his wife left him. / 這個可憐的男子在老婆離他而去後就自殺了。
unpleasant [ʌn`plɛzṇt]
a. 令人不愉快的
反義字：pleasant
[`plɛzṇt] a. 令人愉快的 ②
Most smokers are
unaware of the unpleasant smell of cigarette smoke. / 多數癮君子不會察覺到那股令人討厭的煙味。
upset [ʌp`sɛt]
a. 難過的，生氣的 vt. 使難過 (時態：upset 三態同形)
We were all
upset when we heard the news. / 我們得知這個消息時都很難過。
Hearing a
malicious rumor about him and his secretary, Jack appeared very upset. / 傑克聽到他和他秘書被傳了惡意的謠言時，他顯得很生氣。＊malicious [mə`lɪʃəs] a. 惡意的
It upset Mary to
have lost the race to her brother. / 瑪麗賽跑輸給弟弟，令她很難過。
用法：upset 作形容詞可表『難過的』（= sad）、『生氣的』（= angry）或『不悅的』（= unhappy），亦可表『失望的』（= disappointed）。
weave [wiv] vt.
vi. 穿梭而行，編織 (時態：weave, wove [wov] , woven [`wovən])
片語：weave one's
way through 某人穿梭而行 = worm one's way through；weave in and out of traffic 在車陣中開車蛇行
Alan had to
weave his way through the crowd to get to the other end of the mall. / 阿倫得穿過人群以到賣場的另一邊。
In the city of
Taipei, there are always a lot of motorcycles weaving through the traffic. / 在台北市總是有很多機車在汽車間穿梭。
It's dangerous to
weave in and out of traffic. / 在車陣中開車蛇行很危險。
Many women in
this town make their living (by) weaving rugs. / 該鎮大部分的婦女靠編織地毯維生。
Lucy learned how
to weave from her grandmother. / 露西向她外婆學習編織。
wrap [ræp] vt. 包裝，包 (時態：wrap, wrapped [ræpt] , wrapped)
片語：wrap
(sth) up 包裝某物；be wrapped up in sth 專注於某事
Can you wrap up
the food so we can take it home? / 你可以把食物包起來好讓我們帶回家嗎？
Peter was so
wrapped up in his work that he didn't notice me coming. = Peter was so absorbed
in his work that he didn't notice me coming. / 彼得非常專心地在工作，因此沒發現我的到來。
The little girl
wrapped some coins in her handkerchief. / 小女孩用手帕包了一些硬幣。
延伸：wrap up
亦可表『結束』之意，等於及物動詞 finish。
The speaker
wrapped up his speech with a joke. / 演講人說了一個笑話就結束演講了。
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aboard [ə`bɔrd]
prep. 在（車、船或飛機）上 adv. 在（車、船或飛機）上
片語：go
aboard + 交通工具 登上某交通工具
We went aboard
the ship at 6:00 this morning. / 我們今早 6 點登船。
All the people
aboard (the plane) are celebrities.
機上的乘客都是名流。＊celebrity [sɪ`lɛbrətɪ] n. 名人
athlete [`æθlit] n. 運動員
衍生字：athletic
[æθ`lɛtɪk] a. 運動的 ④；an athletic meet 運動會
An athlete
should know the importance of warming up. / 運動員應該知道暖身的重要性。
It seems that
there is no cure for athlete's foot. / 香港腳似乎沒有治療方法。
延伸：athlete's
foot 香港腳（不可數）
bandage [`bændɪdʒ]
n. 繃帶 vt. （用繃帶）包紮
Lorita's face
was wrapped up in bandages after having plastic surgery. / 整型手術後，蘿莉塔的臉被包紮在繃帶裡。＊plastic surgery [͵plæstɪk`sɝdʒərɪ] n. 整型手術
The nurse
bandaged John's sprained ankle. / 護士用繃帶包紮約翰扭傷的腳踝。＊sprained [sprend] a. 被扭傷的
延伸：gauze[gɔz]
n. 紗布
bold [bold] a. 大膽的，勇敢的
片語：be as
bold as brass 厚顏無恥＊brass [bræs] n. 黃銅
同義字：brave
[brev] a. 勇敢的 ①；courageous [kə`redʒəs] a. 勇敢的 ②
反義字：timid
[`tɪmɪd] a. 膽小的 ④；cowardly [`kaʊɚdlɪ] a. 膽小的 ⑤
The attempt was
bold but reckless as well. / 這個嘗試很大膽也很魯莽。＊reckless [`rɛklɪs] a. 魯莽的
Ted is as bold
as brass and would do anything you can imagine. / 泰德臉皮厚得很，會做出任何你想像的到的事。
brass [bræs] n. 黃銅
The medal the
commander gave me was made of brass. / 指揮官頒發給我的獎章是黃銅打造的。
比較：copper
[`kɑpɚ] n. 紅銅 ④；bronze [brɑnz] n. 青銅 ⑤
Capitol [`kæpətḷ]
n. 美國國會大廈（本字須大寫，之前置定冠詞 the）
The Capitol is
located in Washington D.C. / 美國國會大廈位於華盛頓特區。
比較：capital
[`kæpətḷ] n. 資本；首都 ③
carriage [`kærɪdʒ]
n. 馬車
I still remember
riding in Grandpa's carriage when I was small. / 我還記得小時候坐在祖父馬車裡的情景。
比較：carrier
[`kærɪɚ] n. 運輸公司；（疾病）帶原者 ④
chew [tʃu] vt.
vi. 咀嚼
片語：chew
the fat 閒聊 = shoot the breeze = chitchat [`tʃɪt͵tʃæt]
vi. 閒聊
bite off more
than one can chew 不自量力
Amy likes to sit
around and chew the fat with her girlfriends. / 艾咪喜歡和她的姊妹淘坐在一起閒聊。
Peter bit off
more than he could chew when he agreed to help. / 彼得答應要幫助時，並沒有量力而為。
延伸：chewing
gum 口香糖；a stick of chewing gum 一片口香糖；a pack of chewing gum 一包口香糖
criminal [`krɪmənḷ]
n. 罪犯 a. 犯法的（= illegal [ɪ`ligḷ]），刑法方面的
衍生字：crime
[kraɪm] n. 罪行，犯罪活動 ②；criminal law 刑法；civil law 民法
同義字：convict
[`kɑnvɪkt] n. 已被定罪的犯人 ⑥
The judge put
the criminal in prison. / 法官判決那名罪犯入獄服刑。
Stealing is a
criminal act. / 偷竊是犯法的行為。
The lawyer
specializes in criminal law. / 這位律師專精刑法。
dim [dɪm] a. 微暗的
反義字：bright
[braɪt] a. 明亮的 ①
You will hurt
your eyes working in such dim light. / 在這樣暗淡的燈光下工作有損你的視力。
flavor [`flevɚ] n. 口味 vt. 調味
片語：flavor A with B 用B將A調味
同義字：taste [test] n. 味道 ①
Chocolate and vanilla are different flavors. / 巧克力和香草是兩種不同的口味。
Chinese people are used to flavoring food with soy sauce. / 中國人做菜時習慣用醬油調味。
frustrate [`frʌs͵tret] vt. 使挫折
衍生字：frustration [͵frʌs`treʃən] n. 挫折 ④
同義字：upset [ʌp`sɛt] a. 沮喪的 ③
The fact that Glen's company is going to shut down really frustrates him. /
葛藍的公司即將關閉一事使他心煩意亂。
frustrated [`frʌstretɪd] a. 感到沮喪的
同義字：depressed [dɪ`prɛst] a. 沮喪的；discouraged [dɪs`kɝɪdʒd] a. 灰心的
The fans felt really frustrated with the outfielder's repeated errors. / 那位外野手不斷失誤，令球迷感到灰心。
frustrating [`frʌstretɪŋ]
a. 令人沮喪的
同義字：depressing
[dɪ`prɛsɪŋ] a. 令人沮喪的
discouraging [dɪs`kɝɪdʒɪŋ]
a. 令人灰心的
Handling
customers' complaints can be very frustrating at times. / 處理客戶的申訴有時真令人沮喪。＊at time 有時候 = sometimes = on occasion
hourly [`aʊrlɪ]
a. 每小時的 adv. 每小時地
片語：on an
hourly basis 以每小時為基礎 = hourly 每小時（adv.）= every hour
I get an hourly
wage of $20 at my job. / 我做這工作可獲得時薪 20 美元。
Students in our
school take a 10-minute break hourly. = Students in our school take a 10-minute
break on an hourly basis. / 我們學校的學生每 1 小時就休息 10 分鐘。
indoor [`ɪn͵dɔr]
a. 室內的
An indoor flower
market is regularly held here on Sunday mornings. / 這裡每個禮拜天早上都有室內花市。
用法：本字須置於名詞之前，修飾該名詞。
indoors [͵ɪn`dɔrz]
adv. 在室內
People must stay
indoors for their safety during a typhoon. / 颱風期間，大家一定要待在室內以保安全。
用法：indoors
為副詞，在句中應置於動詞之後，修飾該動詞。
jail [dʒel] n. 監獄 vt. 使入獄
片語：be put
in jail 入獄服刑 = be put in prison = be jailed = be imprisoned
同義字：prison
[`prɪzṇ] n. 監獄 ②
Alex was put in
jail for drug trafficking. = Alex was jailed for drug trafficking. / 艾力克斯因販賣毒品而鋃鐺入獄。
kidney [`kɪdnɪ]
n. 腎臟
Johnny will die
if he doesn't have a kidney transplant soon. / 如果強強不趕快進行腎臟移植，他很快就會死掉。
延伸：a
kidney transplant [`trænsplænt] 腎臟移植
knot [nɑt] n. 繩結
片語：tie the
knot with sb 與某人結婚
Mary tied the
wires together into a knot. / 瑪麗把電線綁起來打成一個結。
Jane is going to
tie the knot with her high school sweetheart this weekend. / 阿珍這個週末就要和她高中時期的情人結婚了。
liver [`lɪvɚ] n.
肝臟
Drinking
excessively will do a lot of damage to your liver. / 飲酒過量會對肝臟造成很大的傷害。＊excessively [ɪk`sɛsɪvlɪ] adv. 過度地
延伸：hepatitis
[͵hɛpə`taɪtɪs] n. 肝炎；hepatitis A/B/C A／B／C 型肝炎
might [maɪt] n. 力量 aux. 可能，說不定（是 may 的過去式）
片語：with
all one's might 某人用盡全力
Don't you worry.
I'll help you with all my might. / 你甭擔心。我會傾盡全力幫你。
John might come,
but I'm not quite sure. / 約翰說不定會來，不過我不太確定。
mighty [`maɪtɪ]
a. 強大的，強力的
衍生字：almighty
[ɔl`maɪtɪ] a. 全能的（大寫，修飾上帝，祈禱的用語）；God Almighty 萬能的主
同義字：powerful
[`paʊɚfəl] a. 強有力的 ②
The mighty lion
roared from the hilltop. / 勇猛的獅子從山頂發出怒吼。
monthly [`mʌnθlɪ]
a. 每月的 adv. 每月地
片語：on a
monthly basis 以每月為基礎 = monthly 每月（adv.）= every month
Roger usually
spends his monthly allowance on clothes. / 羅傑通常把他每個月的零用錢都拿去買衣服。
I pay my phone
bill monthly. = I pay my phone bill on a monthly basis. / 我每個月付一次電話費。
oak [ok] n. 橡木
This antique
table is made of red oak. / 這張古董桌是紅橡木製的。＊antique [æn`tik] a. 古董的 & n. 古董
比較：oat
[ot] n. 燕麥
outdoor [`aʊt͵dɔr]
a. 戶外的，露天的
A lot of outdoor
activities will take place in the park tomorrow. / 公園明天會舉辦很多戶外活動。
用法：本字須置於名詞前，修飾該名詞。outdoor activities 戶外活動
outdoors [͵aʊt`dɔrz]
adv. 在戶外
I want to stay
outdoors because I enjoy the scenery. / 我想待在外頭，因為我喜歡看風景。
I live in the
countryside because I enjoy the outdoors. / 我喜歡戶外生活，所以我住在鄉間。
用法：outdoors
為副詞，在句中應置於動詞之後，修飾該動詞。outdoors 亦可作名詞，之前置定冠詞 the。the outdoors 戶外生活／活動
pine [paɪn] n. 松樹 vi. 憔悴
片語：pine
away 消瘦，憔悴
The lumberjacks
decided to chop down dead pine trees in the forest. / 伐木工們決定把這片森林中凋零的松樹砍掉。＊lumberjack [`lʌmbɚ͵dʒæk] n. 伐木工人
The widow was
pining away after her husband's death. / 這名寡婦自先生過世之後便日漸憔悴。
plaster [`plæstɚ] n. 石灰泥，熟石膏
The plaster on
the walls is falling off. This place definitely needs some fixing. / 牆上的石灰泥都剝落了。這裡絕對需要整修一番。
延伸：concrete
[`kɑnkrit] n. 混凝土④
quarterly [`kwɔrtɚlɪ]
a. 每一季的 adv. 每季地
The quarterly
meeting is a big event in Jerry's company. / 一季一次的會議是傑瑞所屬的公司一件大事。
This periodical
is published quarterly. / 這本期刊每季發行一次。＊periodical [͵pɪrɪ`ɑdɪkḷ] n. 期刊
延伸：quarterly
亦可作名詞，表『季刊』。
That publishing
company publishes four quarterlies every three months. / 那家出版公司每 3 個月就出版 4 本季刊。
rag [ræg] n. 破布
片語：from
rags to riches 從赤貧到富有
衍生字：ragged
[`rægɪd] a. 破爛的；衣衫襤褸的 ⑤
I felt sorry for
those children in rags. / 那些穿著破爛的孩子令我感到心酸。
The beggar went
from rags to riches overnight by winning the lottery. / 那個乞丐贏了彩券後一夕間由赤貧變為富有。
raisin [`rezṇ]
n. 葡萄乾（可數）
Tina put raisins
on the cheese cake. / 蒂娜在起司蛋糕上放了葡萄乾。
比較：resin
[`rɛzɪn] n. 樹脂（不可數）
receipt [rɪ`sit]
n. 收據，發票
When you pay the
bill, don't forget to ask for a receipt. / 你付賬時，別忘了要發票。
用法：注意，本字的
p 不發音，因此不要唸成 [rɪ`sipt]。
receiver [rɪ`sivɚ]
n. （電話）聽筒
The receptionist
picked up the telephone receiver and said, "Hello." / 接待員拿起電話聽筒說：『哈囉。』
ribbon [`rɪbən]
n. 彩帶，緞帶
片語：tie a
ribbon around... 繞著⋯綁一根緞帶
Mom tied a
beautiful purple ribbon around my birthday gift. / 媽媽在我的生日禮物上繫了一條漂亮的紫色緞帶。
rob [rɑb] vt. 搶奪 vi. 搶劫
同義字：mugger
[`mʌgɚ] n. 以偷襲方式行搶的搶匪
The bandit
robbed Ted of all the money he had. / 這名土匪搶了泰德身上所有的錢。＊bandit [`bændɪt] n. 強盜，土匪
These pirates
rob and kill whenever and wherever they want. / 這批海盜無所忌憚，隨時隨地搶劫殺人。
用法：rob 作及物動詞時，以人做受詞，接介詞 of（= from），再接被搶奪的東西，採下列結構：rob sb of sth 搶奪某人某物
robber [`rɑbɚ] n. 強盜，搶匪
同義字：thief
[θif] n. 賊，小偷 ②；burglar [`bɝglɚ] n. 夜賊 ③
The robbers
escaped with the jewels. / 這些強盜帶著珠寶逃走了。
比較：rubber
[`rʌbɚ] n. 橡膠 ①
robbery [`rɑbərɪ] n. 搶劫，搶案
片語：commit
robbery 犯搶劫罪
Mark was charged
with armed robbery. / 馬克被控武裝搶劫。
The young man
committed robbery and was put in jail. / 這個年輕人犯了搶案被關入牢內。
saucer [`sɔsɚ]
n. 茶托，淺碟
I gave Mike a
set of cups and saucers for his birthday. / 我送邁克一組茶杯和茶托作為生日禮物。
延伸：sauce
[sɔs] n. 醬汁②；soy sauce [`sɔɪ͵sɔs] n. 醬油；a flying saucer 飛碟
shallow [`ʃælo]
a. 淺的，膚淺的
同義字：superficial
[͵supɚ`fɪʃəl] a. 表面的 ⑤
反義字：deep
[dip] a. 深的 ①
I pour some milk
into a shallow dish for my cat. / 我都會把一些牛奶倒在一只淺盤裡餵貓。
I don't like to
deal with shallow people. / 我不喜歡和膚淺的人打交道。
spit [spɪt] vt. 吐出 vi. 吐痰 (時態：spit, spat [spæt] /spit, spat/spit)
片語：spit sth out 將某物吐出來
Eric spat his food out when he saw a cockroach on the dish. / 艾瑞克看到菜上面有隻蟑螂時，就把食物吐了出來。
I thought the gangster was going to hit me; however, he just spat and left.
/ 我以為那個幫派份子會打我，結果他吐了口痰就走了。
延伸：phlegm
[flɛm] n. 痰
stiff [stɪf]
a. 硬的，激烈的
片語：身體部位 +
be stiff from + V-ing 某身體部位因從事⋯而變得僵硬
衍生字：stiffen
[`stɪfən] vt. & vi.（使）變僵硬
My neck
stiffened after hours of reading. / 看了幾個小時的書之後，我的脖子僵硬了。
My legs are
stiff from sitting too long. / 我坐得太久，兩腳都硬了。
After a long
day's work, my back was stiff and sore. / 在一天漫長的工作後，我的背又僵硬又痠痛。
Small motels are
going out of business in the face of stiff competition. / 面對激烈的競爭，小型的汽車旅館都快關門大吉了。
suck [sʌk] vt. 吸 vi. 糟糕，很爛（俚語）
The little boy is sucking on a lollipop. / 小男孩在吸舔棒棒糖。＊lollipop
[`lɑlɪ͵pɑp] n. 棒棒糖
The little boy sat on the ground in silence and sucked his thumb. / 那個小男孩安靜地坐在地上吸大拇指。
The concert I went to last night really sucked. / 我昨天晚上去的那場演唱會爛透了。
用法：suck 亦可與 on 並用，表『又吸又舔』。
swift [swɪft] a.
迅速的，敏捷的
衍生字：swiftly
[`swɪftlɪ] adv. 迅速地；quickly [`kwɪklɪ] adv. 快速地 ①
同義字：prompt
[prɑmpt] a. 敏捷的 ④；quick [`kwɪk]
a. 快速的 ①
A swift current
carried the little boat down the river. / 一道急流將小船順著河流沖走。
thankful [`θæŋkfəl]
a. 感謝的，感激的
片語：be
thankful to sb for sth 因某事感激某人 = be grateful to sb for
sth = be obliged to sb for sth = be
indebted to sb for sth
同義字：grateful
[`gretfəl] a. 感激的 ④
I'm really
thankful to you for all the support you gave me and my family. / 我真的很感激你對我和我家人的支持。
timber [`tɪmbɚ]
n. 木材（不可數）
同義字：lumber
[`lʌmbɚ] n. 木材（不可數）⑤
In this country,
over 80 percent of its export earnings come from timber. / 這個國家 80% 以上的外銷收益來自木材。＊earnings [`ɝnɪŋz] n. 收益（恆用複數）
比較：log [lɔg]
n. 圓木（可數）②
transport [træns`pɔrt]/[`træns͵pɔrt] vt. 運送，運輸 n. 運輸
衍生字：transportation [͵trænspɚ`teʃən] n. 交通運輸 ④
In the past, people used trains to transport coal. / 過去人們利用火車運送煤炭。
To save money, we'll have to transport these goods to Spain by ship. / 為了省錢，我們必須以海運將這些貨物運往西班牙。
This city boasts a good public transport system.
= This city boasts a good public transportation system. / 這座城市以擁有順暢的大眾運輸系統而自豪。＊boast [bost] vt.（某城市／地區）以擁有⋯而自豪
tune [tjun] n. 曲調，旋律 vi. 轉到⋯的頻道 vt.
為⋯調音
片語：sing
out of tune 唱歌走音；sing in tune 唱歌不走音，音很準；tune in
to... 將電台／電視轉至某頻道
同義字：melody
[`mɛlədɪ] n. 旋律 ②
The girl was
singing out of tune because of stage fright. / 由於怯場，這女孩唱歌走音了。
Don't forget to
tune in to our program every day. / 別忘了每天收聽本節目。
David tuned his guitar
before the performance. / 大衛在表演前替吉他調音。
weekly [`wiklɪ]
a. 每週的 adv. 每週地
片語：on a
weekly basis 以每週為基礎 = weekly 每週（adv.）= every week
衍生字：biweekly
[baɪ`wiklɪ] a. 雙週的 & adv. 兩週地
The employee's
weekly wage was reduced by 10%. / 這名員工的週薪被扣了 10%。
A meeting is
held weekly in our company. / 我們公司每個禮拜舉行一次會議。= A meeting is held on a weekly basis in our company.
willow [`wɪlo]
n. 柳樹
柳木傢俱不便宜但卻很耐。＊durable [`djʊrəbḷ] a. 耐用的
yearly [`jɪrlɪ]
a. 每年的 adv. 每年地
片語：on a
yearly basis 以年為基礎 = yearly 每年（adv.）
同義字：annual
[`ænjʊəl] a. 每年的 ④；annually [`ænjʊəlɪ] adv. 每年地 ④
The doctor
advised my parents to have a yearly checkup. / 醫生建議我父母每年做一次健康檢查。
This sports
event attracts thousands of tourists yearly. / 這項運動盛事每年都會吸引上千名遊客。
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