1. aid
vt.
1.) 幫助,救助,支援 [(+in/with)]
She made no effort to aid Sophia.
她根本不去幫助索菲婭。
2.) 有助於
A good dictionary can aid language learning.
一部好詞典有助於語言學習。
vi.
幫助
n.
1.) 幫助,救助,援助[U]
He should be able to read this without the aid of a dictionary.
他應當能夠不用字典就讀懂這個。
2.) 幫助者;助手[C]
3.) 有輔助作用的事物[C]
a visual aid
視覺教具
4.) 助聽器[C]
2. drown
vt.
1.) 把...淹死
She fell overboard and was drowned.
她從船上掉入水中淹死了。
2.) 淹沒,浸溼
3.) (聲音等)壓過,蓋過[(+out)]
The noise of the machines drowned his voice.
機器聲將他的聲音淹沒了。
4.) 解(憂愁等)
It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink.
想借酒澆愁於事無補。
vi.
1.) 溺死
2.) 沉沒;浸沒
The boat drowned.
船沉沒了。
3. bleed/ bled/ bled
vi.
1.) 出血,流血
He was bleeding badly.
他流了很多血。
2.) 悲傷;心疼
My heart bleeds for you.
我衷心同情你。
4. choke
vt.
1.) 使窒息;哽住
The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
這孩子幾乎被濃煙窒息了。
2. )堵塞,阻塞[(+up/with)]
The storeroom was choked with furniture.
儲藏室塞滿了傢俱。
Leaves choked the drain.
樹葉把陰溝塞住了。
3.) 抑制,壓住[(+back/down/off)]
Indignation choked my words.
我憤慨得說不出話來。
I managed to choke back my tears.
我設法止住淚水。
4.) 撲滅(火)
They choked the fire with sand.
他們用沙把火撲滅。
vi.
窒息;噎住;說不出話來
The fish bone in her throat made her choke.
她喉嚨中的魚骨使她哽噎。
5. electrical
a.
1.) 與電有關的,電氣科學的
He is an electrical engineer.
他是個電氣工程師。
2.) 電的;用電的
6. upside down
亂七八糟;顛倒
Everything in the room was turned upside down.
室內的一切都被搞得亂七八糟。
7. scream
vi.
1.) 尖叫;放聲大哭;放聲大笑[(+for/with)]
The child bumped into a table and started screaming.
這小孩撞上了桌子,大聲哭喊起來。
2.) (機器,汽笛等)發出尖銳刺耳的聲音;(鳥等)尖鳴;(風)呼嘯
They were about to leave when they heard a siren screaming behind them.
他們正要離開時,突然聽到警報器在背後尖叫起來。
3.) (歇斯底里地)強烈要求[(+for)]
The gang was screaming for the immediate release of their leader.
那幫人吵嚷着要求立即釋放他們的頭兒。
vt.
1.) 尖叫着說;尖叫着發出[(+out)][+that]
The old lady screamed out that there was a burglar inside the house.
老太太尖叫着說房子裏有賊。
2.) 尖叫得使
She screamed herself hoarse.
她尖叫得把嗓子喊啞了。
n.
1.) 尖叫;尖銳刺耳的聲音;呼嘯聲[C]
I was awakened by the sound of screams.
我被陣陣尖叫聲驚醒。
2.) 【口】極其滑稽可笑的人(或事物)[S]
The dumb show was a scream.
那出啞劇真是滑稽有趣。
8. witness
n.
1.) 目擊者;見證人[C][(+of/to)]
I was a witness to the argument.
我是那場爭論的見證人。
2.) 【律】證人;證物;連署人[C]
He was called as a defense witness.
他被傳喚作被告的證人。
3.) 證詞[U]
She was punished for giving false witness.
她因作僞證受到懲處。
4.) 證據,證明[C][(+to)]
vt.
1.) 目擊
I witnessed the traffic accident.
我目睹了那次交通事故。
2.) 作...的證人;連署
The two servants witnessed Mr. Smith's will.
兩個僕人在史密斯先生的遺囑上簽名作證。
3.) 爲...作證,證明
vi.
作證,證明
Several people witnessed against the accused.
幾個人作了不利於被告的證明。
9. calm
a.
1.) 鎮靜的,沉着的
You must try to be calm.
你必須設法冷靜下來。
2.) 無風(浪)的;平靜的
The high wind passed and the sea was calm again.
大風過後,大海重又風平浪靜。
3.) 安靜的
vt.
使鎮定;使平靜
We calmed the old lady down.
我們使老太太平靜下來。
vi.
鎮定下來;平靜下來
Calm down, sir. What's the trouble?
冷靜點,先生。出了什麼事?
10. panic
n.
1.) 恐慌,驚慌[U][S1]
Rumours of an imminent earthquake started a panic.
謠傳即將發生地震引起了一陣恐慌。
2.) (經濟)大恐慌[C]
When four banks failed in one day, there was a panic among businessmen.
當一天之內有四家銀行倒閉的時候,企業人士一片恐慌。
vt.
使恐慌
The idea might panic the investors.
這個想法可能會使投資者惶恐不安。
vi.
十分驚慌[(+at/over)]
"Don't panic, boys; there's no danger."
"不要慌,孩子們;沒有危險。"
11. response
n.
1.) 回答;答覆[C][(+to)]
He made no response to my question.
他對我的問題不予回答。
2.) 反應,響應[C][U][(+to)]
I got five responses to my ad.
我的廣告得到五處迴音。
She laughed in response to his jokes.
她聽了他的笑話大笑。
12. conscious
a.
1.) 神志清醒的,有知覺的
She may become conscious before morning.
她天亮前可能恢復知覺。
2.) 意識到的,覺察到的 [(+of)][+that]
I suddenly became conscious that someone was looking at me.
我突然意識到有人在看着我。
3.) 故意的,蓄意的
His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.
他故意說謊使老師非常惱怒。
4.) 害羞的[(+of)]
She was conscious of her flat nose.
她爲自己的扁鼻子感到難爲情。
13. tip
vt.
1.) 使傾斜
2.) 使翻倒[(+over/up)]
I'm sorry I tipped the bottle over.
抱歉,我把瓶子弄翻倒了。
3.) 【英】傾倒
He tipped the money in his pocket on to the counter.
他把口袋裏的錢傾倒在櫃檯上。
vi.
傾斜
The boat tipped to one side.
船向一邊傾斜。
14. slight
a.
1.) 輕微的;微小的;少量的
She has a slight fever.
她有點兒發燒。
2.) 極不重要的,微不足道的
The boss decided to pass over his slight mistakes.
老闆決定原諒他的小錯。
3.) 細長的;瘦小的
Ann is a slight girl.
安妮是個瘦弱的女孩。
15. circulate
vi.
1.) 循環,環行
Blood circulates in the body.
血液在體內循環。
2.) 傳播,流傳;傳閱
Rumour circulates rapidly.
謠言傳得很快。
3.) 流通;發行
In times of prosperity money circulates quickly.
在商業繁榮時期,錢流通得快。
vt.
1.) 使循環
The heart circulates blood round the body.
心臟使血液在全身循環。
2.) 使傳播;傳遞;傳閱
The news was circulated through the room.
這消息在屋裏傳開了。
16. revive
vi.
1.) 甦醒;復甦
The half-drowned swimmer has revived.
淹得半死的游泳者已經甦醒了。
2.) 恢復精力,復元;恢復生機
The crops revived in the rain.
莊稼在雨中重又生機盎然。
3.) 復興;重新流行
The fine arts revived during the Renaissance.
在文藝復興時期美術復興了。
vt.
1.) 使甦醒;使復甦
A little whisky may revive him.
喝點威士忌酒也許能使他甦醒。
2.) 使恢復精力,使復元;使恢復生機
Hot coffee revived the cold, tired man.
熱咖啡使這個又冷又累的人恢復了精力。
3.) 使復興;使重新流行
The Prime Minister promised to revive the economy.
首相承諾振興經濟。
17. recovery
n.
1.) 重獲;復得[U][C]
An anonymous call led to the recovery of the stolen jewels.
一個匿名電話導致被盜珠寶失而復得。
2.) 恢復,復甦;復元,痊癒[U][S1][(+from)]
She made a quick recovery from her illness.
她很快病癒。
18. weave/ wove/ woven
vt.
1.) 織;編,編制
Women folks in this country are good at weaving rugs.
這個國家的婦女善織地毯。
2.) 編排;編造
They weaved a web of lies to fool the people.
他們編造了一套謊言來愚弄人民。
3.) 使交織;編入,插入
The author wove the incidents together into one story.
作者把那些事件編成一個故事。
4.) (蜘蛛等)結(網)
A spider is weaving a web under the eaves.
蜘蛛在屋檐下織網。
19. sudden
a.
1.) 突然的;意外的
His rise to power was very sudden.
他的掌權很令人意外。
There was a sudden change in the plan.
計劃突然改變了。
2.) 迅速的,快的
20. bite/ bit/ bitten
vt.
咬;啃; 叮,蜇
My sister's dog bit me yesterday.
我妹妹的狗昨天咬了我。
vi.
咬;叮
n.
咬,叮;一口之量[C]
The dog gave the mailman a nasty bite.
這條狗將郵差猛咬一口。
21. loose
a.
1.) 鬆的,寬的;鬆散的
She wore loose garments in the summer.
她在夏天穿寬鬆的衣服。
2.) 未予束縛的;未控制的
The dog ran loose on the street.
這狗在街上到處亂跑。
3.) 鬆開的,鬆掉了的
I have got a loose tooth.
我有一顆牙齒鬆動了。
4.) 散放的;散裝的
Some loose pages fell out of the book.
幾張散頁紙從書裏掉了下來。
vt.
1.) 解開(結等)
She helped the child loose the laces of his shoes.
她幫孩子解開鞋帶。
2.) 釋放;把...放開
She loosed the bird from the cage.
她把小鳥放出籠子。
22. explanation
n.
1.) 說明,解釋[U][C][(+of/for)]
It needs no explanation.
這無需解釋。
2.) 辯解;辯明[U][C][(+of/for)][+(that)]
What did he say in explanation of his lateness?
他用什麼話來爲自己遲到辯白?
3.) (爲消除誤會等的)交談,互相講明[S]
I've come to an explanation with him.
我與他和解了。
23. in case of
如果發生
In case of fire, open this safety door.
一旦發生火災時,打開這扇安全門。
