B3 U2 Vocabulary & Phrases

Unit 2  Medicine Cat

 

■ Words for Production

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.

 ■ Idioms and Phrases

1. take care of　照顧  同義 care for, look after ‧I asked Kelly to take care of my kids while I was away from home last Saturday. 2. even though　儘管，雖然 ‧Even though Ben is thirty years old, he still acts like a child. 3. turn out　原來是……，結果為……  同義 end up ‧After careful examination, it turned out that Mr. Miller’s headache was caused by cancer. 4. (much) to one’s surprise　令某人感到(非常)驚訝的是 同義 to one’s amazement ‧Much to everyone’s surprise, the child beat all the adults and won the card game.