Vocabulary
Words for Production
1. escape n. [U] 逃脫 the act of getting away from a place, or from a
dangerous or bad situation
õ The police are waiting outside
the bank, so the robbers (n. [C] 強盜；搶劫者) have no chance of escape. 警方在銀行外面守候，因此搶匪沒有機會逃跑。
escape vi. 逃脫
õ The
pet dog was lucky to escape from the burning house.
這隻寵物狗幸運地從燃燒中的房子脫逃。
字詞搭配：
(1) escape punishment/reality/the
summer heat 逃避懲罰／現實／暑氣（避暑）
(2) escape + V-ing 逃避⋯
•
The boy escaped being punished by telling his mother lies. However, he was
caught after all.
2. artist n. [C] 藝術家 a person who creates works of art
õ Julia is good at
finger painting; she wants to be an artist
in the future.
Julia精通手指畫，她將來想當藝術家。
字詞搭配：
a talented/sidewalk artist 天才／街頭藝術家
詞類變化：
(1) art n. [U]
藝術
• Linda chooses art as her
job. She is a painter.
(2) artistic adj.
藝術的；有藝術天分的
• Emily is far from
being artistic (毫無藝術細胞). She can’t even paint a house well.
補充資料：
art 指「藝術」時為不可數名詞，如：a work of art一件藝術作品；指「學科」時，則為可數名詞，如：fine
arts 美術。
3. tank n. [C] （貯水、油、氣等的）箱；槽 a large container for holding liquid or gas
õ Smith enjoys watching the fish swimming around in the tank.
Smith喜歡觀看魚兒在水族箱中悠游。
字詞搭配：
a fuel/water tank 油／水箱
4. lock n. [C] 鎖 a device that keeps something shut, usually needing a key to open
it
õ
The thief [broke the lock of the safe]
and [stole all the money in it]. 小偷破壞了保險箱的鎖，偷走裡面所有的錢。
lock vt. 上鎖 ANT unlock
õ
Jane forgot to lock the door when she left the
house. Jane離家時忘了鎖門。
字詞搭配：
(1) lock sth./sb. away/up 將某物鎖起來；將某人關起來
• I lock my diary away/up
because I don’t want anyone to read it.
• The criminal should be
locked away/up or he may do something terrible again.
(2) lock oneself in... 某人把自己關在⋯裡面
• The child locked himself
in the kitchen by mistake.
5. discover vt. 發現 to find out something that you did not know about
before
õ
I finally discovered the photo at
the back of the drawer. 我終於在抽屜的深處找到這張相片。
discovery n.
[C]
發現；被發現的事物
õ Newton
牛頓有許多改變人類生活的美妙發現。
字詞搭配：
(1) discover (that) + S + V 發現⋯
• Kelly discovered that the
dog wouldn’t bark at her if she had food in her hand.
(2) make a great discovery 做出重大發現
(3) the latest discovery 最新發現
(4) a discovery of/about...
關於⋯的發現
• There are many
discoveries about our planet. You should check these books out.
字詞辨異：
(1) cover vt.
掩飾；覆蓋
• Be frank with your
teacher; never try to cover up your errors.
(2) recover vi.
復原
• The patient has recovered
from his illness/sickness.
6. ordinary adj. 普通的 not unusual or different SYN common
ANT special,
unique
õ The foundation helps disabled people [get ordinary jobs]
and [support themselves]. 這基金會幫助身心障礙人士找到普通工作來養活自己。
字詞搭配：
(1) in the ordinary way 像平時一樣；按常規
(2) out of the ordinary 不尋常的；異常的
7. wire n. [U,C] 金屬絲 metal in the form of a thin thread
õ We built a model ship with sticks and wire.
我們用木棍與金屬線建造了一艘模型船。
字詞搭配：
(1) copper wire 銅線；wire rope 鋼索
(2) send off a wire 發電報；by wire 用電報
(3) wireless communication 無線通訊
8. clever adj. 巧妙的；聰明的 used in a smart way; smart
õ The clever
use of color in
van Gogh’s paintings is incredible. 在梵谷的畫中，色彩的巧妙運用令人嘆為觀止。
õ Susan is very clever
and does well at school.
Susan很聰明，在校表現良好。
字詞搭配：
(1) make a clever reply 機智回答
(2) be clever with one’s
hands 某人手很靈巧
• My sister is clever with
her hands; she made this birthday card all by herself.
9. wrap vt. 包；裹 to cover something completely in paper or another
material
õ Before you put fish and meat in
the refrigerator, you should wrap
them up. 把魚和肉放進冰箱前，你應該先把它們給包起來。
字詞搭配：
(1) sb. be wrapped up in...
某人埋首於⋯
• Tom is completely wrapped
up in his new job.
(2) sth. be wrapped in... 某事被隱藏、覆蓋
• What happened there is
wrapped in mystery, and no one will ever know.
詞類變化：
wrapper n. [C] 包裝紙 SYN wrapping paper
• The wrapper can be used
to hold your gum after you finish chewing it.
10.
tightly adv. 緊緊地 closely and firmly ANT loosely
õ The mother feared
that her children might get lost in
the crowd, so she held their hands tightly. 這位母親很害怕孩子們可能會在人群中走失，因此她緊緊地抓住他們的手。
詞類變化：
(1) tight adj.
緊的；嚴格的
• The screw is too tight.
Even a strong man like Vincent can’t loose it.
• The CEO maintains tight
control of the company.
(2) tighten vi.
拉緊；緊繃
• The performer tightened
the guitar strings to make the notes (音符) higher.
11. lower vt. 降低 to
let or make something or somebody go down ANT raise
õ At the end of
the magic show, the curtain
was slowly lowered. 魔術表演終了時，幕緩緩地降下。
字詞搭配：
(1) lower expenses 降低開支
• Why don’t we lower our
expenses by cooking dinner ourselves? In this way, we may save more money every
month.
(2) lower one’s voice/eyes
(head) 某人降低音量／往下看
• Amanda lowered her voice
when she found out there was someone else in the room.
詞類變化：
lower adj. 下部的；下游的
• the lower part of the
body 下半身
• the lower Nile 尼羅河下游
12. silence n. [U] 沉默；寂靜 a state of not speaking or making a noise ANT noise
õ A famous proverb goes, “Speech is silver; silence is gold.”
Sometimes saying nothing is better than speaking.
有句著名的格言說：「雄辯是銀，沉默是金。」有些時候，無聲勝有聲。
silent adj. 寂靜的 SYN quiet
ANT noisy
õ Students
should keep silent while their teachers are talking. 老師在說話時，學生應該保持安靜。
字詞搭配：
(1) in silence 靜靜地
SYN silently
• We didn’t know what to
say, so we just looked at each other in silence/silently.
(2) keep silent 保持沉默
(3) be silent about/on sth.
對某事保持沉默
• Why is Lynn
13. drown vi. 溺死 to die from being under water for too long
õ Without a second thought, the
woman [jumped into the river] and [saved the boy from drowning]. 這婦女毫不考慮就跳入河裡，解救男孩免遭溺死。
字詞搭配：
be drowned in 沉溺於；淹沒於
• Joey is drowned in love;
he doesn’t do anything but misses his girlfriend all day long.
14. surface n. [U] 表面 the outer or top part or layer of something
õ About 71 percent‚(n. [C] 百分之一) of the Earth’s
surface is covered
by water. 約有百分之71的地球表面被水覆蓋著。
字詞搭配：
(1) the earth’s surface 地球表面
(2) beneath/below/under
surface 表面之下；實際上
(3) on the surface 表面上；外表上
• The teacher was calm on
the surface but angry inside.
15. explain vt. 解釋；說明 to
tell in a way that helps people understand better; to give a reason for
something
õ Sometimes even science can’t explain the strange
things we find in nature.
有時候連科學也無法解釋我們在大自然中發現的異象。
explanation n. [C] 解釋；說明
õ In the interview, Miss Williams gave an explanation of why she had decided to
come to Taiwan
字詞搭配：
(1) explain oneself 說明某人自己的意思
• Explain yourself! Why did
you lie to me?
(2) in explanation of 作為⋯的說明
• Do you have anything to
say in explanation of your behavior?
詞類變化：
explanatory adj.
說明的
• You need more explanatory
sentences in this paragraph. It’s not very clear.
16. ability n. [C] 能力 the state of being able to do something SYN skill
õ Cats have the ability to see in the dark. 貓有能力在黑暗中看見東西。
字詞搭配：
(1) to the best of one’s
ability 某人盡力地⋯
• Teddy tried to do the
research to the best of his ability.
(2) make use of one’s
ability in 利用某人⋯的才能
• Kevin made use of his
ability in writing and wrote a touching letter to Ann.
(3) develop one’s ability
in... 發展某人在⋯方面的才能
•
Judy wants to be a teacher in the future, so she takes classes to develop her
ability in teaching.
詞類變化：
(1) able adj.
有能力的
•
After many years of working and saving money, Ken was finally able to buy a
house for his family.
(2) enable vt.
使能夠
• Honesty enables us to win
the respect of others.
17.
illness n. [C] 疾病 a disease of the body or mind
SYN disease
õ Jordon has been in bed for a month because of a very serious illness. Jordon因為一場重病已臥床一個月。
詞類變化：
ill adj. 生病的
• My dog hasn’t eaten
anything for two days. I think he is ill.
18. technology n. [U] 科技；工業技術 new machines, equipment, and ways of doing things that are based on
modern knowledge about science and computers
õ Modern technology makes communication
easier and cheaper than
before. 現代科技使得通訊比以前更容易、更便宜。
字詞搭配：
(1) apply/employ advanced
technology 運用先進科技
(2) the technology of
computers 電腦科技
(3) a new kind of
technology 新的科學技術
詞類變化：
technological adj.
科學技術的
• Great technological
advances have brought many changes in our lives.
Words for Recognition
1. handcuffs n. [always pl.] 手銬
字詞搭配：
put sb. in handcuffs 把某人銬起來
2. chain n. [C] 鏈子
字詞搭配：
(1) food chain 食物鏈
(2) supply
chain 供應鏈
詞類變化：
chain vt. 用鍊子鎖住；束縛住
• A dangerous dog should be
kept chained.
• My mother always complains
of being chained to her housework.
3. poker card n. [C] 撲克牌
字詞搭配：
poker face 撲克臉；無表情的臉
•
To be good at poker you must know how to keep a poker face, so the other
players won’t know what you are thinking about.
補充資料：
撲克牌花色的英文：
(1) 黑桃：spades (2) 紅心：hearts
(3) 方塊：diamonds (4) 梅花：clubs
4. Pavarotti n. 帕華洛帝（義大利音樂家，世界三大男高音之一）
補充資料：
Pavarotti（1935~2007）是義大利歌劇三大男高音之一。他父親是麵包師，母親是雪茄菸廠女工，他們都熱愛音樂。他於1961年開始職業演唱生涯，並到世界各地的歌劇院演唱。1990年在義大利為世界盃足球賽高歌，2006年也為冬季奧運高歌。Pavarotti常為難民及紅十字會歌唱募款，悲天憫人的胸懷令世人敬佩。他於2007年9月6日 因胰臟癌去世。
5. Ehrich Weiss n. 艾瑞克‧魏斯（胡迪尼的本名）
6. Hungary
字詞辨異：
hungry adj. 飢餓的；渴求的
• Babies cry when they are
hungry.
• Todd was hungry for
caring from his family.
7. mechanic n. [C] 技工
8. workshop n. [C] 廠房；工作坊
9. superhuman adj. 優於常人的
Phrases
1. run away 逃走
õ The child ran away when he saw
a big dog coming. 小孩看到大狗來時就跑掉了。
字詞搭配：
(1) run away from + 地方 從⋯⋯（地方）逃跑
• Customers ran away from
the burning restaurant.
(2) run away with + sb. 與、帶著某人一起逃跑
•
Because Judy’s parents didn’t agree with her marrying John, she decided to run
away with him.
句型文法：
run + Adv
(away/down/up/...) 後不接名詞，需先接介系詞 (from/with/into/...) 後才可接名詞。
• The children ran away
from the playground when they played hide-and-seek.
2. get rid of 擺脫；除去
õ Because the final exam is coming soon, I hope I can get rid of this cold as soon as possible. 因為期末考快到了，我希望我能儘快擺脫這場感冒。
3. take a deep
breath 深呼吸
õ Don’t worry. Take a deep breath,
and try to relax. 不用擔心。深呼吸，然後試著放輕鬆。
字詞搭配：
(1) save one’s breath某人不必費口舌
• Save your breath, Tina.
John won’t listen to a word you say.
(2) be out of breath 上氣不接下氣
• After miles of running,
Teddy was out of breath and had to stop for a rest.
詞類變化：
breathe 
vi. 呼吸
vi. 呼吸
• Breathe deeply when you
are nervous; you may feel better after a while.
4. hold one’s breath 某人屏息；某人屏住呼吸
õ The audience held their breath
while the escape artist performed a dangerous act. 這位脫逃藝術家表演危險動作時，觀眾屏息以待。
5. and so on 等等；諸如此類 SYN and so
forth
õ On weekends, I would relax by going to a movie, show, and so on. 週末時我會看電影、看表演等等來放鬆自己。
補充資料：
...and so on/forth 可寫成 ..., etc.（et cetera 縮寫；etc前面不可用and）。
• Jimmy does all the
housework at home. He has to do the dishes, mop the floor, clean the windows, and
so on/and so forth/etc.
6. to this day 至今
SYN up to now
õ To this day, people all over the world still remember Mother Teresa’s love
for poor people. 至今，全世界的人仍記得德雷莎修女對窮人的愛。
片語辨異
to the day 恰好；一天都不差
• We were married twenty
years ago to the day.
