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單字筆記:
1.abandon(v.): to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert
Ex: The only other alternatives are either for the priest to abandon the priesthood or for the relationship to carry on in secret.
2.abuse(v.): to use wrongly or improperly; misuse:to abuse one's authority
Ex: Studies have shown that serious mental illness correlates with higher rates of child neglect and abuse.
3.collapse(v.): to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly
Ex: He was, after all, writing before the collapse of communism and the opening of the archives of various intelligence agencies.
4.drought(n.): a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops
Ex: With the drought and fire came high winds, dust storms, record temperatures, and ramped up evaporation levels.
5.harsh(adj.): ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect
Ex: David Frum, the conservative commentator and a harsh Palin critic, tips his hat.
6.link(v.): one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed
Ex: The McDaniel campaign has strongly denied any link to the break-in or to Kelly.
7.resource(n.): a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed
Ex: This runs in stark contrast to the temptation to privatize every resource and turn it into a profitable market.
8.settlement(n.): the act or state of settling or the state of being settled
Ex: Netanyahu may in any case have to enforce a settlement freeze to avoid this.
9.spray(v.): water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air
Ex: He was arrested multiple times holding a can of spray paint with his hands and mouth “smeared with the stuff.”
10.starvation(n.): the act or state of starving; condition of being starved
Ex: Famine will stalk the land and as many as seven million people will confront extreme food insecurity—in short, starvation.
11.breeze(n.): a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one
Ex: In fact, the transition idea could be considered a breeze, because they suggested that the luggage be transferred via air.
12.dust(n.): earth or other matter in fine, dry particles
Ex: With the drought and fire came high winds, dust storms, record temperatures, and ramped up evaporation levels.
13.flush(v.): a blush; rosy glow
Ex: The macho guys could lug up buckets of water, which are sorely needed to flush toilets.
14.generate(v.): to bring into existence; cause to be; produce
Ex: Going public is a way for these firms to generate excess capital to allow partners to cash out or the firm to expand.
15.humid(adj.): containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist
Ex: The air was alive with the spirit of the place, fragrant and humid, and humming with energy.
16.microclimate(n.): the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region
Ex: Its microclimate and soil cannot be replicated, nor can the wine (a bottle of the 1999 vintage fetches $1,795).
17.orient(v.): to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts
Ex: Next morning Alcide packed my valise, and leaving him in charge of my apartments I took the orient express for Constantinople.
18.outskirt(n.): Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like
Ex: He has a farm on the outskirts of town .
19. pedestrian (n.): a person who goes or travels on foot; walker
Ex: Ten years after that, his sister Dakota was killed in a L.A. pedestrian accident.
20.promising(adj.): giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well
Ex: Like any non-profit, MAPS probably needs good news and promising findings to keep donors interested.
21.perspective(n.): a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface
Ex: To put their brutality and unpopularity in perspective, even Al Qaeda has begun to distance themselves publicly from these groups.
22.renewable(adj.): able to be renewed
Ex: We could, as a nation, go "all in" on clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
23.take over: to take control of something
Ex: Miss Smith is leaving to get married and Miss Jones will be taking over the class .
24.pod(n.): a somewhat elongated, two-valved seed vessel, as that of the pea or bean
Ex: Sixteen years later, scientists saw numbers restored in one pod but not the other.
25.barrel(n.): a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
Ex: It is a view that suggests, to paraphrase Mao, that justice grows out of the barrel of a gun.
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