Words for Production 19. limb [lIm] n. [C] a leg or arm of a person 腳,手 The victim of the robbery was so frightened that her limbs were still trembling when the police arrived on the scene.
Words for Production 20. hushed [h^St] adj. quiet 安靜的,低聲的 They talked about the bad news in hushed whispers in order not to alarm their mother. 詞類變化 * in order to V 的否定形式 : in order not to V
hush [h^S] vt. 使安靜 The young mother tried everything to hush the crying baby but failed.
Words for Production 21. drained [drend] adj. (of blood) removed from someone's face; exhausted physically or mentally ( 臉色 ) 蒼白的;精疲力竭的 Mr. Wang looked totally drained after several days of intensive meetings. 詞類變化
drain [dren] vt. 使 ( 液體 ) 流出;使消耗,使枯竭 Every two days they drain the swimming pool and fill it with clean water. The long journey really drained me. After arriving home, I went to bed immediately. * Every + 基數 + 複數名詞 = every + 序數 + 單數名詞 每 ~
Words for Production 22. electronic [IlEk`trAnIk] adj. concerned with the use of equipment that has various devices which control or direct electric current 電子的 Nowadays, electronic music is very popular among teenagers.
Words for Production 23. surge [s3dZ] vi. (of an emotion) to develop quickly and strongly 沸騰,湧起 Whenever Lily sees her boyfriend, happiness surges up in her. 詞類變化
surge [s3dZ] n. [C] (usu. sing.) ( 情感等的 ) 沸騰,高漲 When finding her best friend had betrayed her, Betty was overwhelmed by a sudden surge of anger.
Words for Production 24. vibrate [`vaIbret] vi. to shake with very slight and quick movements 震動 Our house vibrated each time a heavy truck passed by. 詞類變化 * each time = whenever
vibration [vaI`breS1n] n. [U][C] 震動 If you put your hand on the amplifier, you can feel the vibration caused by the sound.
Words for Production 25. humble [`h^mbL] adj. modest; not proud 謙虛的,謙遜的 Although he is a worldwide famous scientist, he appears humble and gentle. * humble = modest
Words for Production 26. master [`m8st2] vt. to manage to control (an emotion or feeling); to learn or understand something completely 控制;精通 Now that you are senior high students, you should learn to master your temper. It is quite difficult to master Russian in a few months. 詞類變化 * now that = since 既然
mastery [`m8st1rI] n. [U][C] 控制; 精通 He struggled for mastery of his emotions but failed. He yelled angrily. The test shows Sharon's complete mastery of the basic rules of grammar.
Words for Production 27. dose [dos] n. [C] an experience of something bad; an amount of a medicine to be taken at one time 一場 ( 經驗等 ) ;一劑 The mother gave her son a fair dose of hard words when she found he had lied again. The doctor advised the patient to take a dose of the medicine three times a day. * at one time 一次 * twice/ 基數 +times 單位時間 單位時間內次數
Words for Production 28. unforeseen [&^nfor`sin] adj. unexpected 意料之外的,出乎意料的 Life is like a journey. We are bound to encounter many unforeseen troubles. 詞類變化 * be bound to + V 一定
foresee [for`si] vt. 預見,預知 Can you foresee what will happen to the hero of the story next?
Words for Production 29. adversity [1d`v3s1tI] n. [U][C] (a) difficult or unlucky situation or event 逆境;災難 A brave man is always patient and cheerful whenever he is in adversity.
Words for Production 30. bow [ba5] n. [C] an act of bending of the head or the upper part of the body to show respect or greeting to someone 鞠躬,敬禮 All the actors and actresses made their bows to the audience after the performance. 詞類變化
bow [ba5] vi.; vt. 鞠躬,敬禮;彎身 That gentleman raised his hat to the lady, and she bowed in return. * in return 回報
Words for Production 31. bold [bold] adj. brave and confident; not afraid 無畏的,勇敢的 It was bold of the firefighter to rescue three children from the burning building all by himself. * It is Adj of N to V. Adj 為名詞的屬性 * by oneself = alone
5. head-on [`hEd&An] adv. without trying to avoid something 正視 ( 問題等 ) Words for Recognition
6. boom [bum] vi. to speak in a loud or resonant voice 發出宏亮的聲音 Words for Recognition
7. soliloquy [s1`lIl1kwI] n. [C] a speech in a play in which a character speaks to the audience alone on the stage 獨白 Words for Recognition
4. make room for to make space for a certain thing or person 挪出空間給 … Their new house is so small. How can they make room for all their old furniture? Idioms and Phrases
5. for the very first time (used to indicate that something has never happened before) 頭一遭,第一次 Last year, I visited the Eiffel Tower for the very first time in my life. Idioms and Phrases
6. along with together with 連同 … ,與 … 一起 This letter, along with some pictures, was meant for Mr. Brown. Idioms and Phrases * along with = together with * be meant for 被打算給 …
7. call (something) one's own to consider something as belonging to oneself 把 ( 某事物 ) 看成或當作自已的 I don't want anything very grand; I just want a place which I can call my own. Idioms and Phrases * belong to 屬於
8. rise to one's feet to stand up 站起來 Upon seeing the teacher enter the classroom, all the students rose to their feet. Idioms and Phrases * rise to one’s feet = stand up * on/upon + Ving 一 … 就 …
9. in an instant immediately; soon; right away 立刻,剎那間 Please wait for me. I will be back in an instant. Idioms and Phrases * In an instant = immediately = soon = right away = at once