Wednesday, December 24, 2008

From Seventeen (27/8/08)
1. incessantly不斷地,不停地
She complained incessantly.

2. Faux Friend

3. vibe

4. nostalgic
鄉愁的懷舊的

5. low side bun

6. bobby pin

7. fume/ fuming
(n.)
憤怒;煩惱
[S]He is in a fume.
他怒氣沖沖。
(a.)
發怒;怒氣衝衝地說話[(+at/over)]
He was really fuming.
他確實憤怒極了。

8. whoop
(n.)
1.(激動、歡樂時的)高叫,高呼
There were whoops of approval by the customers.
顧客們發出贊同的呼喊。
2. (貓頭鷹等的)鳴聲
(v.)
1. 高喊;吶喊
He whooped with delight.
他開心得呼喊起來。

1. ETIM - East Turkistan Islamic Movement

2. Urumqi

3. kashgar
- 喀什an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 294.21 square kilometres (113.60 sq mi) and a population of 351,874 as of 2003

4. lodge
(vt.)
1. 供給...臨時宿處;租房間給...住
Can you lodge us for the night?
你能讓我們暫住一夜嗎?
2. 將...射入;刺進;打在
[O][(+in)]
I had somehow got the bone lodged in my throat.
我不知怎麼把骨頭卡在喉嚨裡了。
3. 提出(申訴,抗議等)[(+with)]
He lodged a complaint with the manager.
他向經理提出抗議。
4. 寄存,存放[O][(+in/with)]
He lodged those documents in my office.
他把那些文件存放在我的辦公室裡。

5. bygone
(a.)
1. 過去的,已往的[B][Z]
The old man told stories of bygone days.
老人講了昔日的故事。
(n.)
1. 過去的(不愉快的)事[P]
I'm willing to let bygones be bygones.
我願意捐棄前嫌。

6. squad
(n.)
1. 【軍】班A squad is the smallest unit in an army.
班是軍隊的最小構成單位。
2. 小隊,小組
Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation.
防暴隊奉命出動以對付這一局勢。

7. in the wake of
尾隨, 緊跟在...後面

8. cite
vt.
1. 引用;引...為證;舉出
The lawyer cited a previous case to support his argument.
律師引用了以前的案例來支持他的論點。
It's no use citing the Bible to someone who doesn't believe in God.
對不信上帝的人引用《聖經》是無用的。
2. 表揚,表彰;傳令嘉獎[(+for)]
The soldier was cited for bravery in battle.
該士兵因作戰勇敢而受到嘉獎。
3. 【律】傳喚,傳訊
4. 想起

9. warfare
n.[U]1. 戰爭;交戰狀態
The gesture was equivalent to a flag of truce in civilized warfare.
這個手勢相當於文明戰爭中的停戰旗。
the science of warfare
軍事科學
2. 衝突;鬥爭;競爭
wage warfare with natural calamities
與自然災害作鬥爭
He watched the canine warfare with the deepest interest.
他極有興趣地觀看狗鬥。

10. autonomous
a.
1. 自治的;自治權的;自主的
2. 【生】獨立存在的
3. 【植】自發的

11. condemn
vt.
1. 責難,責備,譴責[(+as)]
We condemn his foolish behavior.
我們譴責他的愚蠢行為。
2. 宣告...有罪,判...刑[(+to)][O2]
The judge condemned the thief to one year of hard labor.
法官判這個賊服一年苦役。
3. 迫使...處於(不幸的狀態);使某人注定要[(+to)][O2]
Paralysis of the lower limbs condemned him to a wheelchair.
下肢癱瘓使他只好坐輪椅。
4. 宣告...不適用(不完善等)[(+as)]
The old bridge has been condemned.
這座舊橋已被宣告不能使用。
5. 宣告(某人)患不治之症
6. 宣告沒收,充公

12. refrain
vi.
1. 忍住;抑制,節制;戒除[(+from)]
Please refrain from spitting on the sidewalk.
請不要在人行道上吐痰。
vt.
1. 【古】克制,抑制
He could hardly refrain himself.
他幾乎不能自制。
n.
1. (詩歌或樂曲的)疊句;副歌[C]
They all sang the refrain.
他們齊聲合唱疊句。

13. CEPA
closer economic partnership arrangment

15. vow
n.[C]
1. 誓,誓言,誓約[(+of)][+to-v]
We made a vow to stay friends forever.
我們發誓永遠做朋友。
2. 鄭重宣言;許願
My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.
我父母許願,每星期日都去做禮拜。
3. 立誓出家;遁入空門vt.1. 發誓要(做)[+to-v][+(that)]
I vowed never to reveal the secret.
我發誓決不洩漏這一祕密。
2. 鄭重宣告[+(that)]
She vowed that she would take the matter to court.
她鄭重宣佈要把這事訴諸法律。

16. troops.[C]
1. 軍隊,部隊[P]
The enemy troops withdrew.
敵軍撤退了。
2. 騎兵隊[G]
3. 一群;大量,許多[(+of)]
The old man was surrounded by a troop of children.
老人被一群孩子圍住了。
A troop of children rushed in and chased each other noisily.
一群小孩衝進來,喧鬧地彼此追逐。
4. 一隊的童子軍[G]vi.1. 群集,集合[(+up/together)]
2. 成群結隊地走[Q]They all trooped into the meeting.
他們都成群結隊前去參加會議。

17. simulation
n.
1. 偽裝;模仿
2. 模擬

18. summit
n.
[C]1. (山等)尖峰,峰頂[(+of)]
You can see the summit of the mountain ten miles away.
你在十英里之外就能看到這山的山頂。
2. 【喻】頂峰,絕頂[the S][(+of)]
She is now at the summit of her career.她現在正處在事業的頂峰。
3. 最高官階;最高級會議
The Prime Minister is attending the summit.
首相正在參加最高級會議。
a.
1. 最高級的,政府首腦間的
The summit meeting is to be held on May
3.高峰會議定於五月三日舉行。
19. setbackn.[C]1. 挫折;失敗;倒退
But I have had a bad setback.
可是我遭受了一次大挫折。
He met with many a setback in his lifetime.
他一生中遭到過許多挫折。
2. (疾病的)復發The patient had a setback in her recovery.
病在她康復過程中發生了反復。

20. suspender

21. androgynous

22. wondrous
a.
1. 令人驚奇的;不可思議的;奇妙的
ad.1. 【古】極其

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