2020年11月6日 星期五

Super 8 (40)

 1. (limit  n.  restriction

     limit  v.  restrict)

2. be strict with 

    He is strict with his students.

    She is harsh on her students.

    對...嚴格的 (strict/stern)

     對...嚴厲的  (harsh)

3. prove    v.  證明

4. confirm  確認  v.

6. firm 堅定的  strong

7. stretch 伸展; 

8.  sketch  素描

draw a line with a pencil

9. curve 曲線; 彎曲

10. quality 品質

11. quantity 量

12. shiny; sparkling 閃亮的; twinkling

13. flag  旗幟

   (cf. banner)

14. table manners 餐桌禮儀

15.  manner/way/approach/method/system 方法

system: 系統; 方法; 制度

16. indicate 指出(重點)

    point out

Two days ago, the principal indicated in the morning assembly that students on campus should not utter something bad to others.

17. swiftly/quickly/fast/rapidly 迅速地

18. bracelet 手環; 手鐲

19. wrist 手腕

20.  crawl (地上)爬行   v.

21. Be humble. 要謙卑的

22. Be modest.  要謙虛的

23.  break down (吃東西) 往下 down 消化; 分解

You swallow the food slowly through the throat down to the stomach, which can break down your food.

24. break up with (站著)分手

25. break into 闖空門; 破門而入

A thief broke into the house and stole something valuable last night.

26. refuse/turn down/reject 拒絕 => decline 婉拒

27. a proof; many proofs  (許多的)證明

28. a piece of evidence 一份證據

29. broil 烤 => grill

30. thick 厚的

   thin 薄的

     => 瘦的 slender/slimmer=> skinny

31. translate 翻譯  v.

trans-轉換

-late 較遲的

翻譯是原版出現後, 約兩個禮拜後, 翻譯成多國語言

translator

translative

translation

32. reduce

cut down on

cut back upon

lessen

diminish

decrease

dwindle

減少

relieve pain

33.  relieved

After the exam was over, all of the students felt relieved.  覺得如釋重負的; 放輕鬆的

34. relive: remember clearly what happened in the past  回味; 重溫

35. keep me company 陪伴

     accompany me

My parents spare their time to keep me company during the weekends.

I appreciate that.

36. channel 頻道

37. canal 運河

38. tunnel 隧道

39. Birds of a (: the same) feather flock together.

物以類聚; 烏合之眾

feather 羽毛  不可數 n.

40. major 主要的; 主修科目; 重大的 major events during the week

41. a school of fish 一群魚

    a flock of sheep 一群綿羊

I saw a flock of sheep hanging around wandering or loitering on the meadow/ranch.

42. a corpse: a dead body 死屍; 屍體

43.  bury  v. 安葬; 埋葬

   to put a coffin with a dead body or a corpse down into the soil

     burial   n.

cf.

straw 吸管; 稻草

strawberry 草莓

blueberry  藍莓

berry 莓果

A drowning man will catch (at) a straw.

急不暇擇

即將溺斃的人連一根稻草都要抓

44. trash/waste/rubbish/garbage 垃圾

45. souvenir 紀念品; 伴手禮

46. mascot 吉祥物

47. flea 跳蚤

a flea market

48. drain 流乾; 排水

49. inspire sb. to V

    encourage sb. to V 

啟發; 給予靈感

50.  vampire  吸血鬼

51. scooter 輕量摩托車

52. manners 禮節; etiquette 禮儀

53. thick 厚的

54. odd/strange/weird 奇怪的

55. chef  主廚  main cook

56. weave 編織 => knit

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