1. ill [Il]
adj. 生病的 同義 sick 反義 healthy
‧Jeff was ill today, so he didn’t go to school.
2. cancer
[`k8ns2] n. [U][C] 癌(症)
‧Justin suffers from skin cancer because he has worked in the sun for many years.
3. advise
[1d`vaIz] vt. 建議,勸告 同義 suggest
‧My doctor advised me to give up smoking for better health.
advice [1d`vaIs] n. [U] 建議,勸告 同義 suggestion
‧I took Claire’s advice
and brought an
umbrella with me
this morning.
4. peace [pis] n. [U] 平靜 同義 calmness, quietness;n. [U][sing.] 和平 反義 war
‧After a busy week, Amy enjoyed the peace and quiet of a weekend at home by herself.
‧The two
countries have been
at peace with each other for many years.
peaceful [`pisf1l] adj. 平靜的 同義 calm, quiet
‧In comparison with city life,
life in the country is more peaceful.
5. satisfied [`s8tIs&faId] adj. 感到滿意的 同義 content 反義 dissatisfied
‧Karl is satisfied with his new haircut. He likes it very much.
satisfying [`s8tIs&faII9] adj. 令人滿意的 反義 unsatisfying
‧As soon as Karen finished school, she got a satisfying job in the city.
6. dislike
[dIs`laIk] vt. 不喜歡,討厭 同義 hate 反義 like
‧Ellen dislikes
going out on rainy days. Thus,
she usually stays home when it rains.
dislike [dIs`laIk] n. [sing.][U] 不喜歡,厭惡 反義 liking
‧I have a
strong dislike for seafood, so I never order it in
a restaurant.
7. equipment [I`kwIpm1nt] n. [U] 設備,裝備
‧A copy machine
is one of the
basic pieces of equipment in offices today.
equip
[I`kwIp] vt. 配備,裝備 (equip—equipped—equipped)
‧The computer which is equipped with a touch screen
is quite expensive.
8. adjust [1`dZ^st] vi.; vt.適應 同義 adapt
‧Rose moved to the United States last month, and she
is still trying to adjust to her new life there.
9. unfamiliar [&^nf1`mIlj2] adj. 不熟悉的 反義 familiar
‧The writer’s name is unfamiliar to me.
I don’t think I have
read any of his books.
familiar [f1`mIlj2] adj. 熟悉的 反義 unfamiliar
‧I am familiar with all the singer’s songs because I’m a big fan of hers.
10. shelter [`SElt2] n. [C] 收容所
‧The foundation is raising money to build
a shelter for people who have lost their homes in
the typhoon.
11. insist
[In`sIst] vt.; vi. 堅持 同義 demand
‧Mary insisted that I stay for dinner.
‧Janet’s father insists on driving her to school every morning.
12. steadily [`stEd1lI] adv. 持續地 同義 constantly,
continuously
‧As more and more
products are being sold,
the company’s business
grows steadily.
steady [`stEdI] adj. 持續的 同義 constant,
continuous
‧The country’s steady
economic growth has made
its people rich and
happy.
13. improve [Im`pruv] vi.; vt. 改善 反義 worsen
‧Henry’s English has improved greatly since he started listening to the English radio program
every day.
improvement [Im`pruvm1nt] n. [U][C] 改善,改進
‧You have done
a good job on this report, but there’s still room for improvement.
14. attached [1`t8tSt] adj. 依戀的;附加的,連接的
‧Lisa is deeply attached
to her old car and doesn’t want to sell
it.
‧Please see the
attached file (文件) for more information.
attach [1`t8tS] vt. 附加,連接 同義 fasten,
connect
‧Michael attached a card to the flowers and sent them to his girlfriend.
15. develop [dI`vEl1p] vt. 養成;vi.; vt. (使) 成長,(使) 發展 同義 grow
‧Josh developed a taste for coffee while he was studying in the United States.
‧Over the past
few years, the small town has developed into a big city.
development [dI`vEl1pm1nt] n. [U] 成長,發展 同義 growth
‧Home
environment plays
a very important part in a child’s development.
16. despite [dI`spaIt] prep. 儘管 同義 in spite of
‧Daisy bought
the blue dress, despite the fact that it was
very expensive.
17. faithful [`feTf1l] adj. 忠實的 同義 loyal
‧Many people like to have dogs as pets because dogs are usually very faithful to their owners.
faith [feT] n. [U] 信任,信心 同義 belief, trust
‧I have faith in Ray, and I’m sure he will make the right decision.
18. companion [k1m`p8nj1n] n. [C] 夥伴,同伴 同義 friend, pal, partner
‧After the old lady’s husband died, her cat became her closest companion.
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