ABILITY
[adj N] 20 own N, athletic N, uncanny N
She's a woman of considerable abilities.
她是個非常有才幹的女性。
[in N] 20 in N
These differences do not include a difference in ability.
這些差異不包括能力差異。
[with N] 14 with N
Because babies are born with the innate ability to enjoy sandwiches.
因為嬰兒出生時具有享受三明治的天生能力。
[on N] 13 on N
Races are won or lost on the ability to concentrate.
種族的集中能力贏得或失敗。
[to N] 8 to N
A final subtype demonstrated low average to average abilities.
最終的亞型表現出較低的平均能力。
TRAVEL
[n N] 38 air N, <TIME> N, space N
air/space travel
航空／太空旅行
[adj N] 12 international N, foreign N, interstellar N
But part of the thing might have been international and domestic travel.
但部分原因可能是國際和國內旅行。
[in N] 10 in N
Cooking school vacations are one of the hottest trends in travel.
烹飪學校假期是旅行中最熱門的趨勢之一。
[on N] 5 on N
Could have been someone else also working on time travel.
可能是其他人也在做時間旅行。
[(v) N to n] 5 (ban) N to <GPE>, (include) N to <GPE>, (avoid) N to <GPE>
The welcome card even included travel to Bonn, which is 25 km from Cologne.
歡迎卡甚至包括前往波恩的旅行，距離科隆25公里。
PLENTY
[(v) N of n] 80 (have) N of <TIME>, (be) N of <TIME>, (be) N of room
This car has plenty of power.
這輛車有足夠的動力。
[N to inf] 10 N to say, N to do, N to eat
Adult fish are finding plenty to eat.
成年魚正在尋找充足的食物。
[in N of n] 2 in N of <TIME>, in N of water, in N of light
I'll be back home in plenty of time.
我會在很長一段時間內回到家裡。
REGARD
[V n] 35 V <GPE>, V issue, V behavior
There is no problem as regards the financial arrangements.
資金籌備方面毫無問題。
[be V-ed as] 15 be V-ed as
Market forces were not regarded as in any way helpful.
市場力量不被認為有任何幫助。
[V adv] 13 V highly, V particularly, V widely
Several highly regarded managers recently have come on board.
幾比特備受推崇的經理最近上臺了。
[V n as n] 8 V <GPE> as country, V <GPE> as enemy, V <GPE> as threat
But there is no excuse for regarding Indonesia as a Buddhist country.
但是，將印度尼西亞視為一個佛教國家是沒有理由的。
[V pron-refl] 2 V pron-refl
But most Americans do not regard themselves as conservative at all.
但大多數美國人根本不認為自己是保守派。
FORMAL
[ADJ n] 80 ADJ education, ADJ training, ADJ program
I am the formal leader of the project but the everyday management is in the hands of my assistant.
我是這個專案計劃名義上的領導人，但日常管理都由我的助理負責。
[ADJ and adj] 13 ADJ and informal, ADJ and thematic, ADJ and technical
This strategy has been demonstrated through both formal and informal methods.
通過正式和非正式方法證明了這一戰略。
[n ADJ] 1 something ADJ, anything ADJ, nothing ADJ
Conversation was anything but formal at the good dinner.
在晚宴上，談話絕對不是正式的。
INFORMAL
[ADJ n] 84 ADJ sector, ADJ network, ADJ economy
The two groups agreed to hold an informal meeting.
兩個集團同意舉行一次非正式會議。
[ADJ and adj] 9 ADJ and formal, ADJ and easy, ADJ and spontaneous
Conflicts in villages are resolved in both informal and formal ways.
村莊的衝突以非正式和正式的方式得到解決。
GREET
[V n] 44 V other, V guest, V people
The unions have greeted the decision with delight/anger.
工會聽到這個決定非常高興／憤怒。
[V n with n] 15 V other with kiss, V mother with curtsy, V news with caution
The teacher greeted each child with a friendly "Hello!"
老師向每一個小朋友親切地打招呼說「你好！」
[V n at n] 4 V people at door, V customer at door, V donor at drive
An AC / DC pinball game greets customers at the door.
AC / DC彈球遊戲迎接門口的顧客。
[V adv] 4 V first, V warmly, V cheerfully
Elias cheerfully greets a couple of hookers waiting arraignment.
埃利亞斯興高采烈地迎接幾個妓女在等著傳訊。
[V n by n] 3 V person by name, V customer by name, V one by name
The Explorer camera went around and greeted each person by name.
探險家相機四處走動，並通過名字向每個人致意。
TEEN
[adj N] 30 late N, early N, young N
The victims range in age from young teens to grandmothers.
受害者的年齡從青少年到祖母。
[in N] 25 in N
One in four teens reported drinking alcohol.
四分之一的青少年報告飲酒。
[amount N] 12 amount N
One in four teens reported drinking alcohol.
四分之一的青少年報告飲酒。
[to N] 6 to N
That means certain films could one day be off limits to teens.
這意味著某些電影有朝一日可能不受青少年限制。
[with N] 5 with N
How can talking with another teen be different from talking with parents?
如何與另一個青少年交談與與父母交談有何不同？
COMMAND
[V n] 56 V attention, V respect, V price
Colonel Sailing commands the Guards Regiment.
賽林上校統率著近衛團。
[V n to inf] 3 V database to retrieve, V door to close, V troop to make
The officer commanded his men to shoot.
軍官命令他的手下射擊。
[V adv] 3 V later, V previously, V directly
He later commanded the aircraft carrier Lexington.
後來他指揮了萊剋星頓航空母艦。
[V by n] 2 V by brig, V by law, V by lt
After a massive air attack, the Israeli Defense Force commanded by Brig.
在大規模空襲之後，以色列國防軍由布里格指揮。
STUN
[V n] 22 V world, V gun, V <GPE>
News of the disaster stunned people throughout the world.
災難消息使全世界的人震驚。
[V n by n] 8 V world by something, V industry by something, V <NORP> by something
Kelly stuns the television world by deciding to leave Fox for NBC.
凱利決定離開福克斯去NBC，這讓電視世界震驚。
EXPECT
[V n] 57 V something, V anything, V more
We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job.
我們預計會有很多人來應徵這份工作。
[V to inf] 18 V to see, V to find, V to be
He didn't expect to see me.
他沒有預料到會遇見我。
[V n to inf] 11 V price to be, V people to watch, V trip to change
Expecting people to watch three - hour games on a 2.
期待人們觀看2小時的三小時比賽。
[V adv] 2 V fully, V half, V probably
We were half expecting you not to come back.
我們一直以為你多半不會回來了。
[V that] 1 V that
I expect (that) he'd have left anyway.
我想無論怎麼說他都已經離開了。
EXPECTATION
[adj N] 33 high N, unrealistic N, reasonable N
I have high expectations for this job (= I believe it will be good).
我對這份工作有很高期望。
[to N] 14 to N
The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting).
假期過得一點也沒有令我們失望。
[with N] 11 with N
Both figures were in line with analyst expectations.
這兩個數字都符合分析師的預期。
[n N] 7 teacher N, performance N, inflation N
Teacher expectations are often based on generalizations about a group.
教師的期望通常基於對群體的概括。
[(v) N of n] 4 (have) N of student
I think she had unrealistic expectations of motherhood.
我覺得她對當媽媽的憧憬有些不切實際。
BLUSH
[adj N] 39 first N, faint N, pink N
The arguments in favor of such codes are attractive at first blush.
支持這些代碼的論據乍一看是有吸引力的。
[at N] 22 at N
The arguments in favor of such codes are attractive at first blush.
支持這些代碼的論據乍一看是有吸引力的。
[n N] 8 cream N, powder N, apricot N
Now reach for that color of cream blush.
現在達到奶油腮紅的顏色。
[with N] 6 with N
Making eye contact before turning away with a blush.
在臉紅之前進行目光接觸。
[(v) N of n] 6 (start) N of red, (watch) N of skin, (stroll) N of camellia
The trees were starting to turn, little blushes of red and gold edging the leaves.
樹木開始轉動，紅色和金色的小紅葉覆蓋著樹葉。
BOAST
[V that] 25 V that
They boasted that they had never lost a single game.
他們誇口説從來沒有輸過一場比賽。
[V n] 22 V member, V rate, V room
Ireland boasts beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly locals.
愛爾蘭擁有美麗的海灘、很棒的餐館和友好的當地人。
[V of n] 13 V of something, V of connection, V of success
Not many grandmothers can boast of having four generations under one roof.
沒有多少祖母可以吹噓四代同堂。
[V about n] 10 V about something, V about adventure, V about accomplishment
Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.
父母喜歡誇耀子女所取得的成績。
[V adv] 5 V currently, V openly, V proudly
For that matter, each company currently boasted three Joyners.
就這一點而言，現時每個公司都擁有三名員工。
ASTONISH
[V n to inf] 24 V ye to learn, V heinrich to discover
[V n] 12 V world, V everyone, V people
That remarkable soldier revealed a personal independence that astonished everyone.
這位出色的士兵透露了個人的獨立性，令所有人感到驚訝。
[V n at n] 11 V member at foodfight
[V n by n] 6 V world by something, V worker by something, V guest by something
And Goeth astonishes the entire assembly of workers and guards by believing the boy.
歌德因信童子，使工人和看守全會驚呆了。
[V by n] 6 V by familiar, V by money, V by environment
The spectacle will delight and astonish by the incongruent juxtaposition of the familiar and the bizarre.
這一奇觀會因熟悉和奇异的不協調而喜出望外。
ASTONISHMENT
[in N] 33 in N
She gasped in astonishment.
她吃驚得倒抽了一口氣。
[to N] 27 to N
Five arms sprang into the air to my astonishment.
我驚訝地看到五隻手臂飛向空中。
[with N] 16 with N
Those who saw were overcome with astonishment.
那些看到的人驚訝地戰勝了。
[adj N] 7 utter N, complete N, mock N
There were two moments of complete astonishment.
有兩個完全驚訝的時刻。
[(v) N at n] 4 (be) N at treehouse, (express) N at acrobat, (acknowledge) N at performance
But when I expressed astonishment at the Fremont acrobat, Waldo was less impressed.
但當我對弗里蒙特雜技演員表示驚訝時，瓦爾多的印象就不那麼深刻了。
CONFUSE
[V n] 26 V people, V issue, V two
Stop confusing the issue (= making the problem unnecessarily difficult)!
別再把事情越搞越亂！
[V n with n] 9 V brain with market, V <GPE> with area, V planet with star
People confused brains with the bull market.
人們把大腦與牛市混為一談。
[V n for n] 5 V sex for love, V rock for dollar, V stag for moment
They confuse sex for love.
他們將性愛與愛情混為一談。
[V n about n] 5 V people about something, V juror about issue, V police about motive
Some experts believe that sexual assault was staged to confuse police about the motive.
一些專家認為，性侵犯是為了使警詧迷惑動機。
[V adv] 4 V probably, V thoroughly, V first
HSAs have multiple purposes that would probably confuse most employees.
HSAS有多個目的，可能會混淆大多數員工。
FLEXIBLE
[ADJ n] 59 ADJ schedule, ADJ system, ADJ approach
Rubber is a flexible substance.
橡膠是一種有彈性的物質。
[ADJ and adj] 12 ADJ and adaptable, ADJ and open, ADJ and innovative
These recommendations should be viewed as flexible and adaptable.
應將這些建議視為靈活和適應性強。
[ADJ about n] 5 ADJ about something, ADJ about thing, ADJ about footwear
You're more flexible about these things than other people are.
你對這些事情比其他人更靈活。
FLIGHT
[adj N] 18 first N, long N, commercial N
I'll never forget my first flight.
我永遠也不會忘記第一次乘飛機的經歷。
[on N] 13 on N
Full bag matching is already practiced on all international flights.
所有國際航班都已實行全包配對。
[amount N] 12 amount N
We live up three flights of stairs.
我們住在三樓。
[n N] 11 space N, test N, <TIME> N
That's about a three or four hour flight.
這大概是三四個小時的飛行。
[(v) N to n] 7 (catch) N to <GPE>, (book) N to <GPE>, (be) N to <GPE>
Bunny was supposed to have caught the morning flight to America.
兔子原本應該趕早班飛機去美國。
ATTEMPT
[in N] 29 in N
They closed the road in an attempt (= to try to) to reduce traffic in the city.
他們封閉了道路，試圖減少城裡的交通流量。
[adj N] 21 first N, failed N, several N
She made a few half-hearted attempts to join in their conversation.
他們談話時，她半心半意地插了幾句話。
[n N] 15 suicide N, assassination N, coup N
Suicide attempts are often a cry for help.
自殺企圖往往是一種求助的呼聲。
[amount N] 10 amount N
Three more attempts to get out had all ended the same way.
三次出局的嘗試都以同樣的方式結束。
[on N] 3 on N
All other seats were acceptable on the first attempt.
所有其他座位在第一次嘗試時都是可以接受的
CLARIFY
[V n] 42 V issue, V something, V point
Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.
請你把第一點再闡釋一下，好嗎？我沒有完全明白。
[V wh] 16 V what, V how, V why
The above discussion has clarified what a nation is not.
上述討論澄清了一個國家不是什麼。
[V that] 7 V that
The investigators clarified that the locational system was to be assessed.
調查人員澄清說，將對地點系統進行評估。
[V adv] 4 V later, V here, V first
But we have to really clarify here.
但我們必須在這裡真正澄清。
[V n in n] 2 V butter in saucepan, V incident in <TIME>, V right in <GPE>
Heat 4 tablespoons clarified butter or oil in a saucepan over moderately high heat.
在中等高溫下將4湯匙澄清的黃油或油加入平底鍋中。
LITERAL
[ADJ n] 74 ADJ sense, ADJ meaning, ADJ truth
The literal meaning of "television" is "seeing from a distance".
television 的字面意思是「從遠處看」。
[ADJ and adj] 14 ADJ and figurative, ADJ and metaphorical, ADJ and symbolic
These recommendations had both literal and metaphorical meanings.
這些建議具有字面意義和隱喻意義。
TRIP
[n N] 22 field N, road N, <TIME> N
It's a ten-mile trip from the airport to the hotel.
從機場到市中心有十英里路。
[on N] 18 on N
She's away on a business trip and won't be back until next week.
她出差了，下周才回來。
[(v) N to n] 18 (make) N to <GPE>, (be) N to <GPE>, (take) N to <GPE>
Several students and adults made the trip to St.
幾個學生和成年人前往聖
[adj N] 17 first N, round N, long N
She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs.
她在樓梯上重重地絆了一跤，把腳踝摔斷了。
[amount N] 7 amount N
That leaves time for just one brief weekend trip home.
只留下一個短暫的周末回家的時間。
SENSE
[in N] 37 in N
They are not immigrants, at least not in any sense that I understand.
至少就我所理解的意義上來說，他們不是移民。
[adj N] 29 common N, good N, more N
With her excellent sense of smell, she could tell if you were a smoker from the other side of the room.
她嗅覺靈敏，在房間的另一端就能知道你是否抽煙。
[(v) N of n] 15 (have) N of humor, (get) N of humor
My cold is so bad I've lost my sense of smell/taste (= I can't smell/taste anything).
我感冒很嚴重，聞不到任何氣味了／嚐不出任何味道了。
[N that] 6 N that
There is a sense that something has been lost.
有一種感覺，某些東西已經丟失。
[in N of n] 2 in N of word, in N of term, in N of being
Security defined in the broad/broadest sense of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts.
廣義上說，安全工作是指找出危險的根本原因並幫助減少地區衝突。
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