| 127. |
The
grizzled
old hunter chewed on a gristly
piece of meat and told a grisly
tale of being mauled by grizzly
bears. |
|
grizzled：灰髮的，銀髮的 (grey
haired)。gristly：堅韌的，軟骨的 (tough, filled with cartilage)。grisly：可怕的 (causing
fear or disgust)。grizzly：北美灰熊 (large North American bear)。
|
| 128. |
A portrait of
the last criminal to be hanged
in Arizona was hung
on her bedroom wall. |
|
hanged：被絞死，吊死 (executed by
being suspended by the neck from a rope)。hung：懸掛 (supported or suspended
from above; attached to the wall)。
|
| 129. |
They were
certainly hardy
lads and they worked up a hearty
appetite on their twenty-mile hike. |
|
hardy：強壯的 (robust, capable
of withstanding adverse conditions)。hearty：健康的 (exhibiting vigorous good
health)。
|
| 130. |
Food can be
called healthful
if it helps us lead healthy
lives. |
|
healthful：有益健康的 (implies a
positive contribution to a healthy condition)。healthy：健康的 (enjoying health
and vigor of body, mind, or spirit )。
|
| 131. |
The movie's
heroine
died of an overdose of heroin. |
|
heroine：女主角。heroin：海洛英。
|
| 132. |
The publication
of Morrison's first historical
novel proved to be a historic
event. |
|
historical：歷史的，根據歷史的 (belong
or pertaining to history)。historic：有歷史性的，歷史上著名的 (famous or important in
history)。
|
| 133. |
The trouble
with the economy is that hordes
of people are starting to hoard
their money. |
|
horde：大群，大夥 --
通常是難以控制的(large group, often unruly)。hoard：聚藏 (to collect in a hidden
reserve)。
|
| 134. |
homonym：同音異義字
-- 發音和拼字相似，但意思不同的字 [如，quail (鵪鶉 -- 名詞) 和 quail (畏縮 -- 動詞)]。homophone：同音異義字
-- 發音相似，但拼字和意思不同的字 (如，to, too和 two)。homograph：同形異義字
-- 拼字相似，但發音和意思不同的字 [如，bow (弓箭) 和 bow (船首)]。注意：動詞 obJECT 和名詞 OBject
等字是 homograph，不是 homonym，因為它們發音不同。
|
| 135. |
In less than an
hour,
the voters in our
town are going to vote for us. |
|
hour：小時。our：我們的。
|
| 136. |
In preparing
for his most spectacular illusion,
the magician made an allusion
to the magic of Houdini. |
|
illusion：幻象，錯覺 (something
that deceives or misleads, especially the vision)。allusion：提及 (reference)。
|
| |
|
| 137. |
They have
immigrated
to this city from all over eastern Europe; later on, they may decide
to emigrate elsewhere. |
|
immigrate：移民 -- 移入 (to come
into a country of which one is not a native of permanent
residence)。emigrate：移民 -- 移出 (to leave your place of residence or country to
live elsewhere)。
|
| 138. |
immoral
-- 參見 amoral (No.11)。
|
| 139. |
impromptu
-- 參見 extemporaneous
(No.110)。
|
| 140. |
His language
implies
a prejudice against Native Taiwanese; you can
infer
that from certain passages in his latest speech. |
|
imply：暗示 (to involve or
indicate by inference, association)。infer：推論，推斷 (to derive as a conclusion
from facts or premises)。
|
| 141. |
The
incidence
of incidents involving
racist slurs has become intolerable. |
|
incidence：發生率，罹病率 (the rate
at which something occurs)。incident：事件 -- 通常是指小事件 (an event, usually a minor
one)。
|
| 142. |
This
incipient
revolution seems to be based on the most stupid and
insipid
causes. |
|
incipient：剛開始的，初期的
(beginning to come into being)。insipid：無特色的，枯燥乏味的 (lacking in qualities that
interest, stimulate, or challenge )。
|
| 143. |
He was
incredulous
that his brother could perform such
incredible
feats on the parallel bars. |
|
incredulous：不輕易相信的
(unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true)。incredible：難以置信的 (too
extraordinary and improbable to be believed)。
|
| 144. |
The scientists
produced an indeterminate
study concerning the indeterminable
number of stars in the universe. |
|
indeterminate：不確定的，未決定的，模糊的
(undecided, vague)。indeterminable：不能確定的，難決定的 (impossible to discover or
decide)。
|
| 145. |
The witness was
asked to indite
the reasons he thought the grand jury should
indict
his boss for extortion. |
|
indite：撰寫 (to compose a
written communicaton)。indict：起訴，控告 (to charge with a crime)。
|
| 146. |
The truck was
mistakenly marked INFLAMMABLE
so the firefighters thought the
noninflammable material
was dangerously flammable.
|
|
inflammable：易燃的，可燃的 (burnable,
explosive)。flammable：易燃的，可燃的 (burnable, explosive)。noninflammable：不可燃的
(non-burnable, nonexplosive)。註："flammable"
和 "inflammable" 意思相同，它們的反義字是 noninflammable。
|
| 147. |
The tyrant
inflicted
great hardship on the people. They felt
afflicted
with his harsh regime. |
|
inflicted：強加給，使遭受 (caused
suffering) -- 與 on 連用。afflicted：使痛苦，折磨 (distressed, troubled) -- 與 with 連用。
|
| 148. |
Her naive and
ingenuous
mother expressed amazement that her daughter could create such an
ingenious demonstration for the science fair. |
|
ingenuous：率直的，誠懇的，樸實的
(showing innocent or childlike simplicity and
candidness)。ingenious：聰明的，有創作頭腦的，精巧的 (marked by originality,
resourcefulness, and cleverness)。
|
| 149. |
The
insidious
nature of her argument suggests an
invidious
comparison. |
|
insidious：陰險的，奸詐的
(treacherous; harmful but enticing)。invidious：招嫉妒的，令人嫌惡的，易招怨恨的 (tending to
cause discontent, animosity, or envy; obnoxious )。
|
| 150. |
There were, for
instance, several
instances in which the latch failed and the door floor
open, just at the the most dangerous
instant.
|
|
instance：例子 (example)。instances：事件
(happenings, events)。instant：瞬間，剎那 (immediate, precise moment)。[鮮少場合會使用
instant 的複數 instants 。]
|
| 151. |
In the
intense
heat, the team of scientists did an
intensive
study of the extensive
crop damage. |
|
intense：激烈的，非常的 (strong in
quality or degree)。intensive：密集的，集中的 (employing much effort,
concentration)。extensive：廣泛的，廣闊的 (wide-ranging, large in scope)。
|
| 152. |
The scientists
were intensely
focused on the problem. They studied it
intently
for months. |
|
intensely：激烈地，劇烈地
(extremely, very strongly)。intently：專心地，專注地 (manner of paying close
attention to something)。
|
| 153. |
its
and it's (No. 1)。
|
| 154. |
jibe
and jive -- 參見
gibe (No.124)。
|
| 155. |
His income
soared during the past
three years [不是 "last"]. Jonathan Swift's
last novel was Gulliver's Travels. Toni
Morrison's most recent
novel was Paradise [也不是她的 "last" -- 我們希望不是她的「最後」一本]. |
|
past：過去的。last：最後的。recent：最近的。
|
| 156. |
She made a
laudatory
speech concerning the students' laudable
accomplishments. |
|
laudatory：讚賞的，褒揚的 (praising,
filled with praise)。laudable：值得讚賞、嘉許的，值得褒揚的 (praiseworthy)。
|
| 157. |
lawyer
-- 參見 attorney (No.31)。
|
| 158. |
She
lays
it down, laid it down,
has laid it down, is
laying it down. |
|
lay：置放，布置等 --
後面接受詞。lie：躺，臥，位於等 -- 後面不接受詞。
|
| 159. |
She
lies down,
lay down,
has lain down,
is lying
down.
LIE
和 LAY 的時態變化 |
|
人稱 |
現在式 |
過去式 |
完成式型態 |
分詞型態 |
|
第一 |
I lie in bed |
I lay in bed |
I have lain in bed |
I am lying in bed |
|
第三 |
she lies in bed |
she lay in bed |
she has lain in bed |
she is lying in bed |
|
第一 |
I lay it down |
I laid it down |
I have laid it down |
I am laying it down |
|
第三 |
she lays it down |
she laid it down |
she has laid it down |
she is laying it down |
|
| 160. |
As he
led
his soldiers into battle, his feet seemed made of
lead. |
|
led：lead (領導，率領)
的過去式。lead：鉛。
|
| 161. |
liable
和 likely -- 參見
apt (No.30)。
|
| 162. |
The
lightning
striking all around them, the sailors proceeded in their task of
lightening the cargo. |
|
lightning：閃電 (atmospheric electric
discharge)。lightening：減輕 (making less heavy)。[
"lightning" 也可當動詞用：It lightninged all afternoon.]
|
| 163. |
She is tall
like
her mother. She is not as tall as
her father, though. |
|
like：像，似 (having the characteristics
of)。as：如同，像...一樣 (in the way or manner that)。[一般大多使用
as 來引導子句 (as her father is tall)。這項區別並不如一些人所想像的那麼重要。]
|
| 164. |
literally
-- 參見 figuratively
(No.112)。
|
| 165. |
I am
loath
to associate with people who loathe
me. |
|
loath：不願意的，勉強的
(reluctant)。loathe：厭惡，討厭 (despise)。
|
| 166. |
My shoes are so
loose
that I'm going to lose
them. |
|
loose：鬆的，不牢的 (not rigidly
fastened or securely attached)。lose：失去，不再有 (to miss from your possession)。
|
| 167. |
I hope the bank
can arrange a loan for
me. If not, I hope my sister can lend
me some money. |
|
loan：貸款。lend：借(出)。
|
| 168. |
A
luxuriant
tropical garden was planted on the grounds of the most
luxurious
hotel in town. |
|
luxuriant：茂盛的 (growing
profusely)。luxurious：奢侈的，豪華的 (very comfortable and grandly appointed)。
|
| 169. |
It has been
raining way too much
and for too many days. |
|
much：許多 (great quantity) --
不可數。many：許多 (great in number, numerous) -- 可數。
|
| 170. |
Juan and Maria
thought that studying the martial
arts, like judo, would improve their
marital relationship. |
|
martial：戰爭的，好戰的 (related to
war, fighting)。marital：婚姻的 (related to marriage)。
|
| 171. |
may
-- 參見「文法寫作指南」的語氣助動詞。
|
| 172. |
He hardly
deserves a medal
(made out of any kind of metal),
nor did he show true mettle
when he tried to meddle
in our affairs. |
|
medal：獎牌 (commemorative,
coin-shaped device)。metal：金屬 (a class of mineral substances)。mettle：勇氣，魄力
(courage, determined character)。meddle：干涉 (to interfere, to tinker)。
|
| 173. |
The
moral
of this story is that the morale
of a military unit is extremely important. |
|
moral：教育意義，寓意 (a lesson or
principle)。morale：士氣 (the state of spirits of a person or group)。
|
| 174. |
In the
moribund
condition of her government, the empress gave way to
morbid reflections on her death. |
|
moribund：垂死的 (in a dying
state)。morbid：不健康的，病態的 (unwholesome, preoccupied with gloomy thoughts)。
|
| 175. |
My
great-great-grandfather, a naval
officer in the Civil War, was killed when he was struck in the
navel
by a cannonball. |
|
naval：海軍的，軍艦的 (relating to
ships or shipping, especially warships)。navel：肚臍 (bellybutton)。
|
| 176. |
Now
that you know that
no one is at home, walk right in. |
|
這三個字的意思不用說明了吧!
|
| 177. |
He made an
oral
commitment to speak on the biological,
aural
aspects of listening. He has extraordinary
verbal
skills. |
|
oral：口頭的，口述的，口的，口服的 (spoken, not written; of
the mouth)。aural：聽覺的，聽力的 (relating to the ear or the sense of
hearing)。verbal：與言辭有關的，文字上的 (relating to, or consisting of words)。[許多寫作者堅持
oral
和 verbal 之間是有區別的。]
|
| 178. |
A
palette
is that thumb-held device that painters use to mix their colors on. The
palate is the roof of your mouth or the sense of
taste. And a pallet is
either a hard, narrow bed or a device to carry things on. |
|
palette：調色盤 (device on which
colors are mixed)。palate：上顎，味覺 (roof of the mouth or sense of
taste)。pallet：(搬運貨物用的) 行李台，輸送台 (hard, narrow bed or device to carry things
on)。
|
| 179. |
Whatever has
passed
us by is now in the past. |
|
passed：經過，通過 -- pass
的過去式。past：過去 (time that has gone by)。
|
| 180. |
The two lawyers
walked around the perimeter
of the estate as they discussed the
parameters of the case. |
|
perimeter：周圍，周邊 (distance
around the border of a plane surface)。parameters：參數，變數 (variables that
determine the characteristics of the whole)。
|
| 181. |
You must have
patience
in dealing with the patients
in this clinic. |
|
patience：容忍，忍耐，耐性 (the
capacity, habit, or fact of being patient)。patients：病人 (individuals awaiting
or under medical care and treatment)。
|
| 182. |
The period of
peace
between the two wars is an interesting
piece
of history. |
|
peace：和平，安寧 (a state of
tranquillity or quiet)。piece：部分 (part of a whole, fragment)。
|
| 183. |
They climbed to
the mountain peak to
take a peek
at the sunrise. They left in a pique
because other climbers were already there. |
|
peak：山峰，山頂
(summit)。peek：偷看，偷窺 (peep or glance)。pique：(因自尊心受傷害而引起的) 嘔氣，生氣，不悅 (feeling
of hurt pride)。
|
| 184. |
The
peasant
was surprised when the king served him
pheasant
for dinner. |
|
peasant：(現在尤用來指發展中國家或從前的)
農民，農夫 (lower class, farm laborer)。pheasant：雉雞 (long-tailed game bird)。
|
| 185. |
He
peddled
his baskets of flower petals
as he pedaled his bike
around town. |
|
peddle：叫賣，販賣 (to sell
goods)。petal：花瓣 (colored parts of a flower head)。pedal：騎腳踏車 (ride a bike)。
|
| 186. |
我們使用
percent
來表示一項數值的一部份，即百分之... (的)，例如：Only two percent of the
students failed. 我們使用 percentage
來表示一項比率，即百分比，例如：The percentage of students who fail has
decreased.
|
| 187. |
To carry out or
prosecute
one's legal responsibilities is a fine thing; to
persecute
a fellow citizen is not. |
|
prosecute：起訴，檢控 (to carry
out a legal charge)。persecute：迫害 (to harrass)。
|
| 188. |
The
personnel
office had a great deal of personal
information in its files. |
|
personnel：人員，人事 (a division
of an organization concerned employees and employments)。personal：個人的，私人的
(of, relating to, or affecting a person)。
|
| 189. |
He was
poring
over his books when he accidently poured
coffee all over his papers. |
|
poring：熟讀 (reading
studiously)。poured：使流，倒 (to cause something to flow)。
|
| 190. |
The new lab
seemed practical
enough, but building it was hardly
practicable
in that tiny building. |
|
practical：實用的，實際的 (useful,
sensible)。practicable：行得通的，可行的 (capable of being put into practice or of
being done; feasible)。
|
| 191. |
In the 1950s,
pro basketball was predominantly
a game won predominately
by teams on the east coast. |
|
predominantly：大多，主要地
(mainly)。predominately：佔優勢地 (with superiority)。
|
| 192. |
The high school
principal
said today that the principal
problem with today's youth is their lack of moral
principles. |
|
第一個 principal：校長，院長 (the
chief executive officer of an educational institution)。第二個
principal：最重要的，主要的，首要的 (most important, consequential, or influential --
chief)。principles：基本原理，行為規範 (a comprehensive and fundamental law, code of
conduct)。
|
| 193. |
The hyenas seem
to pray
over their prey before
devouring it. |
|
pray：禱告，懇求，哀求 (to address
God; to implore or entreat)。prey：獵物 (an animal taken by a predator as food)。
|
| 194. |
The lawyer's
memory of precedents
seemed to take precedence
over his memory of other matters. |
|
precedents：先例，前例 (previous
cases, things that came before)。precedence：優先 (priority in time or order)。
|
| 195. |
The
premier
of the new nation was thrilled when he was allowed to attend the film's
premiere. |
|
premier：行政院長，首相，總理 (prime
minister)。premiere：電影的首映會 (first showing)。
|
| 196. |
presently
-- 參見 currently
(No.77)。
|
| 197. |
We will now
proceed
to the part that should precede
the ending. |
|
proceed：進行，開始進行，繼續進行 (to
begin and carry on an action, process, or movement)。precede：在前，在先 (to be
earlier than)。
|
| 198. |
Jeremiah would
prophesy
whenever he felt the people needed to hear a
prophecy.
|
|
prophesy：預言，預告 (to foretell) --
動詞。prophecy：預言 (foretelling) -- 名詞。[注意：英文沒有
prophesize 這個字。]
|
| 199. |
He collapsed
forward, prostrate
on the floor, when he heard that he had cancer of the
prostate
gland. |
|
prostrate：倒下的，俯臥的，伏地的 (lying
horizontally, face down)。prostate：攝護腺 (又稱前列腺)。
|
| 200. |
The troops
moved purposefully
toward their doom, relying on the false information their leaders had
purposely given them. |
|
purposefully：果斷地 (done in a
way that shows determination)。purposely：故意地 (intentionally)。
|
| 201. |
We'll have to
be quite
quiet.
Quit
making noise! |
|
quite：完全地，的確，確實地
(completely, positively)。quite：平靜的，靜止的，安靜的 (calm, still, silent)。quit：停止
(stop)。
|
| 202. |
She often
quoted
Shakespeare, using quotations
[並非
quotes] when it sometimes seemed quite inappropriate. |
|
quote：引用 (to speak or write
a passage from another) -- 動詞。quotation：引用的文句 (a passage quoted) -- 名詞。
|
| 203. |
They studied
racist
attitudes in the new course on racial
studies. |
|
racist：種族歧視的，種族偏見的 (based on
a belief in racial superiority)。racial：種族的 (pertaining to race)。
|
| 204. |
rack
-- 參見 wrack。
|
| 205. |
He threw his
tennis racquet
across the court and his fans started making a terrific
racket. The mafia was running several
rackets
in Chicago at the time. |
|
racquet：(網球等的) 球拍。racket：1. 喧嘩，鼓譟 (a din, a
noisy fuss) 2. 非法勾當 (illegal operation)。[racquet
亦可拼成 racket]
|
| 206. |
During the
reign
of Charles I, it was against the law to use a leather
rein
during the rain. |
|
reign：統治 (the rule of a
sovereign leader)。rein：韁繩 (a long narrow strap used to guide a
horse)。rain：下雨。
|
| 207. |
Yesterday she
read
from the red book
instead of the blue one. |
|
read：閱讀 -- 現在式，過去式和過去分詞都是
read。red：紅色。
|
| 208. |
These
sociologists made a really
important contribution to our understanding of some
real
problems in urban America. |
|
really：確實地，真正地
(positively)。real：真實的，真正的 (factual, not imaginary)。
|
| 209. |
He knew that he
would grow to resent
the public's interest in his recent
escapades. |
|
resent：對...感到憤恨，不滿，憎惡 (to
feel displeased about)。recent：最近的，不久前的 (not long past)。
|
| 210. |
The actors
bowed respectfully
to the royal couple and then to the people in the audience and to
their friends backstage, respectively.
|
|
respectfully：恭敬地，有禮地 (marked
by or showing respect or deference)。respectively：分別，個別地 (in the order
given)。
|
| 211. |
We wept with
joy as we read the famous critic's review
of our new musical revue.
|
|
review：評論。revue：輕鬆歌舞劇，時事諷刺劇。
|
| 212. |
He had no
right
to write a new
rite
for the church. |
|
right：權利。write：寫。rite：儀式。
|
| 213. |
Grandpa
rises
slowly from the couch. He raises
pigs.
RAISE 和 RISE
的時態變化 |
|
人稱 |
現在式 |
過去式 |
完成式型態 |
分詞型態 |
|
第一 |
I rise from the
couch |
I rose from the
couch |
I have risen
from the couch |
I am rising
from the
couch |
|
第三 |
she rises
from the
couch |
she rose
from the
couch |
she has
risen from the couch |
she is rising
from the
couch |
|
第一 |
I raise pigs |
I raised pigs |
I have raised pigs |
I am raising pigs |
|
第三 |
she raises
pigs |
she raised pigs |
she has raised pigs |
she is raising
pigs |
|
|
rise：起身，起立。raise：舉起，飼養。[順便一提的是，我們不是
"raise" children，而是
REAR children -- 除非他們像動物一樣長大，在這種情況中，我們可以說 we have "raised"
them.]
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| 214. |
These
sociologists made a really
important contribution to our understanding of some
real problems in urban America. |
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really：實際地，確實地
(positively)。real：實際的，真實的 (factual, not imaginary)。
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| 215. |
The attorney
was reluctant
to force her reticent
witness to testify. |
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reluctant：不願的
(hesitant)。reticent：沈默的，寡言的 (quiet, restrained)。
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| 216. |
In his
role
as an absent-minded professor, Janina Delbartico called the
roll
of the wrong class. |
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role：角色 (part of an
actor)。roll：名冊 (official list or register) -- call the roll：點名。
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| 217. |
The mayor's
involvement in salacious
behavior has certainly not been salutary
for his health or the health of the community. |
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salacious：猥褻的，淫穢的 (lewd,
erotic)。salutary：有益健康的，合乎衛生的 (beneficial to health)。
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| 218. |
We have
seen
the last scene of this
play before. |
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seen：see
的過去分詞。scene：出事地點，舞台布景 (place of an occurence, a stage setting)。
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| 219. |
He doesn't seem
to have much sense
since
he fell on his head. |
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sense：意識 (capacity for
effective application of the powers of the mind)。since：自從 (from a definite
past time until now)。
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| 220. |
Her poetry is
quite sensuous. In
fact, some people find it quite sensual. |
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sensuous：刺激感官的，給人美感的 (having
a strong appeal to the senses)。sensual：肉體上的，肉慾的，性感的 (indulgent to the
physical senses; often sexual)。
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| 221. |
Set
it down here. The computer was sitting
here a minute ago. |
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set：置於，放在 (place, put)。sit：(位) 在 (to occupy
a place)。[set
後面接受詞。記住：物體可以 sit。]
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| 222. |
The moon
shone
brightly over the old theater where movies were
shown
nightly. |
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shone (shine 的過去式和過去分詞)：發光，射光，照耀 (to give
out or reflect light)。shown (show 的過去分詞)：顯示，表現，表演，上映 (to allow or cause to
be seen, demonstrated)。[shine
的過去式和過去分詞也可寫成 shined。]
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| 223. |
She chose this
site
because of its view. The sight
of the old house brought tears to her eyes. She would
cite
the passage from Genesis. |
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site：現場，場地，場所，用地 (the
spatial location of an actual or planned structure)。sight：觀，視，視野
(view)。cite：引用，援引 (to quote by way of example, authority, or proof)。
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| 224. |
The old man
would often complain about money and scrimp,
but he would never skimp
when it came to his own clothing. |
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scrimp：節儉，節省 (to be stingy,
excessively frugal)。skimp：少給，不足量地供應 (to provide inadequately)。
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| 225. |
The
stationery
department, where they sell envelopes and writing paper, is in a
stationary place. |
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stationery：文具，信紙 (materials
such as pens, paper and ink for writing or typing)。stationary：固定的
(permanent, unmoving)。
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| 226. |
There is a town
statute
making it against the law for people of small
stature
to climb on the park's statue
of the mayor. |
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statute：法規，法令 (a law enacted
by the legislative branch of a government)。stature：身材，身高 [natural height (as
of a person) in an upright position]。statue：雕像 (a three-dimensional
representation; sculpture)。
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| 227. |
When you
swallow, food goes to your stomach.
He was punched in the abdomen. |
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stomach：胃。abdomen：腹 (部)。
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| 228. |
sympathy
-- 參見 empathy (No.98)。
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| 229. |
Take
that horrible thing away. Bring
me some aspirin. |
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take
：拿走，取走，帶走，搬走。bring：拿來，帶來，取來。
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| 230. |
The highly
touted
critic would taunt his
taut-lipped brother whenever he thought he had
taught him a lesson. |
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tout：高度讚揚，吹捧 (to praise) --
touted 在此當形容詞用。taunt：嘲笑，激怒 (to jeer at, to provoke)。taut：拉緊的，緊繃的 (not slack,
firm)。taught：(teach 的過去式和過去分詞) 教導 (instructed)，給...一個教訓。
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| 231. |
I'm taller
than
my father. Let's eat first; then
we'll go to the movies. |
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than：比較。then：當時，屆時，然後 (at
that time or soon after that)。
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| 232. |
The bridge
that
spans the Connecticut River, which
flows into Long Island Sound, is falling down. |
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that 和 which
的用法說明請參見「文法寫作指南」的「子句」。
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| 233. |
They're
driving their new car
over there this
afternoon. |
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they're = they
are。their：they 的所有格 (第三人稱複數)。there：那裡 (in or at that place)。
|
| 234. |
He
threw
a baseball right through
the neighbor's front window. The neighbor made a
thorough
report to the police. |
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threw：投擲 (to propel through the air, hurl)
-- throw 的過去式。through：經過，通過。thorough：完全的，徹底的 (complete in every way)。[thru
這個字並非標準英語]
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| 235. |
In
two
hours, it's going to be too
hot to go
to
town. |
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two 和 too 應該不用解釋了吧! 第一個 to
是任何不定詞的第一部份，而第二個 to 是介系詞。
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| 236. |
They endured a
torturous
journey up the long and tortuous
tributary of the Amazon. |
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torturous：使痛苦的，充滿痛苦的 (very
unpleasant or painful)。tortuous：彎曲的，蜿蜒的，曲折的 (marked by repeated twists,
bends, or turns)。
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| 237. |
That
trooper
was a real trouper. |
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trooper：(美國) 州警，騎兵，裝甲兵
(police or military officer)。trouper：做事負責勤勉的人，忠於職守、不辭辛苦的人 (someone who
perseveres and succeeds in spite of hardships )。
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| 238. |
The
politician's speech managed to be both
turgid and turbid
at the same time. |
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turgid：浮誇的，誇張的 (pompous,
swollen, not flexible)。turbid：混淆不清的，混亂的 (not clear, confused)。
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| 239. |
It seemed so
utterly unconscionable
that the elderly couple should be robbed while they were
unconscious. |
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unconscionable：過份而說不過去的，肆無忌憚的 (unscrupulous,
outrageous)。unconscious：失去知覺的，不醒人事的 (not aware)。
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| 240. |
Although the
former mayor's career was unexceptionable,
his personality was so bland that he was regarded as an
unexceptional
candidate for congress. |
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unexceptionable：無可非難的，無懈可擊的
(faultless)。unexceptional：無例外的，普通的，平常的 (quite ordinary)。
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| 241. |
verbal
-- 參見 oral (No.177)。
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| 242. |
Is being
venal
listed among the venial
sins? |
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venal貪污的，腐敗的，可用金錢賄賂的
(capable of being bribed)。venial：可原諒的，輕微的 (pardonable, not serious)。
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| 243. |
His
waist
continued to grow and grow, but no food was allowed to
waste
in his house! |
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waist：腰，腰部。waste：浪費，耗損 (to
fail to use or use extravagantly)。 |
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WAKE 和 AWAKE
的時態變化 |
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這兩個動詞的意思幾乎相同 --
喚醒，起床 -- 且都可以當做及物動詞 (I woke up the dog.) 和不及物動詞 (I am waking up.)
使用。"awaken" 比較正式一點 (有人會說比較呆板和拘謹)。"to wake" 幾乎都是用做片語動詞，後面接 "up" --
除了「喪葬前一天晚上的守靈、守屍」的意思外。 |
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人稱 |
現在式 |
過去式 |
完成式型態 |
分詞型態 |
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第一 |
I wake up/
awake/awaken |
I woke up/
awoke/awoken |
I have
woken up/have woken /have
awoken |
I am waking up/am
awaking/am awakening |
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這些動詞的被動態與
to speak 的被動態一樣。我們說 "Angry words have been spoken." 及 "The
children have been woken/awoken/woken up by the thunder." |
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