Conservation ist

https://www.treehugger.com/

https://www.treehugger.com/famous-animal-conservationists-4869299

 

 

be moan 逼夢

bemoan

verb

UK  /bɪˈməʊn/ US  /bɪˈmoʊn/

 

to complain or express sadness about something

抱怨；悲嘆

Researchers at universities are always bemoaning their lack of funds.

大學裡的研究人員總是抱怨資金不足。

 

 

 

 

Fate

It seemed fated that we would get married.

We want to decide our own fate.

Fate has brought us together.

She says she was fated to become a writer.

 

 

 

 

Mull 媽阿

mull sth over

— phrasal verb with mull verb [ T ]

UK  /mʌl/ US  /mʌl/

 

to think carefully about something for a long time

仔細思考，反覆考慮

I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I'm taking the job.

在決定是否做這份工作前，我需要幾天時間仔細考慮。

 

 

Bidder 敗德

bidder

noun [ C ]

UK  /ˈbɪd.ər/ US  /ˈbɪd.ɚ/

 

someone who offers to pay a particular amount of money for something

出價的人

In an auction, goods or property are sold to the highest bidder (= the person who offers the most money).

在拍賣中，貨物或地產會賣給出價最高的人。

 

 

de ci pher  解碼

deci pher 低賽 夫兒

verb [ T ]

UK  /dɪˈsaɪ.fər/ US  /dɪˈsaɪ.fɚ/

 

to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way

辨認；破解，破譯

Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

你能辨認出信封上的字嗎？

 

 

 

 

 

 

path ology

UK  /pəˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/ US  /pəˈθɑː.lə.dʒi/

 

the scientific study of disease

病理學

 

 

 

 

 

 

en treat

entreat 硬嘴(台語)的

verb [ T ]

UK  /ɪnˈtriːt/ US  /ɪnˈtriːt/

 

to try very hard to persuade someone to do something

懇求；乞求；請求

[ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.

每次吃飯我們都要費盡功夫哄這孩子吃蔬菜。

 

 

treat

verb

UK  /triːt/ US  /triːt/

treat verb (DEAL WITH)

 

B2 [ T usually + adv/prep ]

to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way

對待

My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.

小時候，父母對我們一視同仁。

He treated his wife very badly.

他對妻子很不好。

It's wrong to treat animals as if they had no feelings.

把動物當成沒有感情的東西來對待是錯誤的。

I treat remarks like that with the contempt that they deserve.

那種說法根本不值一提，我對其嗤之以鼻。

 更多範例

Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.

You really should treat your parents with more respect.

These men's magazines just treat women as playthings.

We try to treat our students as individuals.

All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

treat verb (GIVE MEDICAL CARE)

 

B2 [ T ]

to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury

治療，醫治

He is being treated for a rare skin disease.

他患了一種罕見的皮膚病，正在接受治療。

Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms and not the cause.

西醫往往治標不治本。

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treat verb (PAY FOR)

 

B2 [ T ]

to buy or pay for something for another person

請（客）；款待

Put your money away - I'm going to treat you (to this).

把錢收起來吧——（這次）我請你。

I'm going to treat myself to (= buy for myself) a new pair of sandals.

我要給自己買一雙新涼鞋。

 

treat verb (PUT ON)

 

[ T ]

to put a special substance on material such as wood, cloth, metal, etc. or put it through a special process, in order to protect it from damage or decay

（用特殊物質）塗抹，處理

The material has been treated with resin to make it waterproof.

這種材料塗上了樹脂以防水。

習語

treat sb like dirttreat sb like royalty

 

treat

noun

UK  /triːt/ US  /triːt/

treat noun (SPECIAL EXPERIENCE)

 

C2 [ C ]

a special and enjoyable occasion or experience

樂事；享受；特別款待

We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat.

我們要去義大利度週末——為我慶祝生日。

As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite restaurant.

我要帶你到我最喜歡的餐館去，這是個特別待遇。

treat noun (PAY FOR)

 my, your, etc. treat [ S ]

 

an occasion when I, you, etc. buy or pay for something for another person

我／你（等等）請（客），款待

No, you paid for dinner last time - this is my treat.

不，上次吃飯是你付錢——這次我請客。

 

 

 

 

Al tru ism

US  /ˈæl.tru.ɪ.zəm/

利他主義

拉丁文alter，即其他、別人的意思

 

 

 

dire warning

嚴重警告 (對天氣地震戰爭等嚴重預報)

 a warning about something terrible that will happen in the future

 

 

 

dire warning/prediction/forecast

• He was walking in spite of all those specialists and their dire predictions.

• That was the rift that grabbed headlines late in 1990, as a result of a dire forecast.

• Take the current fascination with dire forecasts, for example.

• The crisis has unsettled financial markets and brought dire predictions of revolution or civil war from some politicians.

• The dire warnings of world shortages have not come to pass.

• When a highly qualified professional makes such a dire prediction, one has to sit up and take notice.

• The most dire forecasts say rising mercury on Earth could bring about both devastating floods and droughts.

 

trigger warning

noun [ C ]

 

a statement at the beginning of a piece of writing, before the start of a video, etc., warning people that they may find the content very upsetting, especially if they have experienced something similar

內容預警，情緒觸發警告（在正文或影片開始之前的一段警示語，提醒讀者或觀眾內容可能引起強烈的情緒反應，尤其是對於有類似經歷的人）

Trigger warnings are supposed to protect people from post-traumatic flashbacks.

情緒觸發警告是為了保護觀眾，以避免遭受創傷後往事閃現的情況。

 

spoiler alert 有雷慎入

spoiler alert 這個字是由 spoiler (劇情透露) 跟 alert (警報) 而來。

 

當你滿心期待想看一部電影或小說，為了避免「爆雷」 (讓你無意間知道結局)，文章標題都會加上 spoiler alert「小心有雷」的字樣，讀者就可以考慮是否要點進去。

 

spoiler 除了可以指「劇情透露」，還有「攪局、掃興的人」的意思，用法跟 spoilsport 意思相同，可以常在新聞標題看到，而 spoiler 常用在運動新聞，兩個字通常都會跟 play 這個字合用。

 

He’s such a spoilsport. He just ruined the party.

他真掃興，他剛剛毀了派對。

 

Don’t spoil it. 別雷我

spoil 這個動詞在這邊是掃興、漏透劇情，網路用語就是「雷」的意思。所以當你的朋友想要透露劇情時，你就可以跟他說 Don’t spoil it!

 

A：Hey, did you watch Jurassic World yet? It’s so good.

A：嘿！你有看過侏儸紀世界嗎？好好看喔！

 

B：No, I didn’t.

B：我還沒耶。

 

A：In the end, those dinosaurs…

A：電影最後，那些恐龍會…

 

B：Stop! Don’t spoil it! I want to watch it myself.

B：停！不要雷我，我要親自去看。

 

＊補充＊

不要雷我，不能說成 Don’t spoil me. 這句話的意思是「不要寵壞我」，因為 spoil 這個動詞在這邊是「溺愛」的意思。「小屁孩」可以說是 spoiled child 或 spoiled brat (被寵壞的小孩)。

 

slacker、loafer 很雷的人

在分組合作時，最怕的就是遇到雷雷的組員，可以稱他們 slacker 或 loafer，這兩個字的動詞分別為 slack 跟 loaf ，都有懶散、懈怠、遊手好閒的意思，通常使用動詞片語 slack off 或 loaf around ，意思是「擺爛」或「偷懶」。

 

Don’t pick him to be in our group. He always slacks off.

不要選他當組員，因為他常常擺爛。

 

除了用 slacker 跟 loafer 形容很雷的人，也可以用 suck，字面上 suck 是「吸吮、吸收」的意思，口語上 suck 是指「爛、糟糕、討厭」，也可以當動詞。

 

This restaurant sucks. Their food and service are awful.

這餐廳好雷。食物難吃服務又很糟糕。

 

 

loaf

noun

UK  /ləʊf/ US  /loʊf/

plural loaves

loaf noun (BREAD)

 

B2 [ C ]

bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating

一條（麵包）

two loaves of white bread

兩條白麵包

 更多範例

Time was when you could buy a loaf of bread for sixpence.

They shared a loaf and some cheese.

I bought five loaves of bread.

I baked a loaf of brown bread.

Ask the baker to slice the loaf for you.

loaf noun (FOOD)

 

[ C or U ]

a dish made of meat or vegetables cut into small pieces then pressed together and cooked in a single solid piece

（肉糜或小塊蔬菜壓緊後烹製成的長條形）糕

meat/nut loaf

肉／果仁糕

習語

half a loaf is better than noneuse your loaf

 

loaf

verb [ I ]   informal

UK  /ləʊf/ US  /loʊf/

 

to avoid activity, especially work

懶散；（尤指）偷懶

Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!

別偷懶了，趕快把窗戶擦乾淨！

 

 

 

Fore warn

verb [ T ]

UK  /fɔːˈwɔːn/ US  /fɔːrˈwɔːrn/

 

to tell someone that something unpleasant is going to happen

預先警告，事先告誡

[ + (that) ] The employees had been forewarned (that) the end-of-year financial results would be poor.

僱員們已得到預先警告，年底的財政狀況會很糟。

 

 

 

 

 

 

Un ravel

unravel

verb

UK  /ʌnˈræv.əl/ US  /ʌnˈræv.əl/

 

unravel verb (CLOTH)

If a piece of knitted or woven cloth, a knot, or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread, and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread.

（把布、結或線團）解開；拆散

You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.

你最好把那個洞補上，免得整件毛衣脫線。

I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small.

我不得不拆掉一隻袖子，因爲我發現它織得太小了。

unravel verb (SUBJECT)

 

[ I or T ]

If you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood.

揭開，弄清，闡明（謎團或複雜問題）；被澄清；被解決

We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics.

在揭開遺傳學之謎前，我們還有很長的路要走。

 

 

unravel verb (PROCESS)

 

[ I, T usually passive ]

If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed.

破壞（成就等）

As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled.

由於領導人之間的會談破裂，幾個月精心策劃的外交努力付諸東流。

 

 

 

 

 

 

ex ult

exult 一個造兒特

verb [ I ]   formal

UK  /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ US  /ɪɡˈzʌlt/

 

to express great pleasure or happiness, especially at someone else's defeat or failure

（尤指因別人失敗而）歡欣鼓舞，興高采烈，喜形於色

They exulted at/over their victory.

他們獲得了成功，喜形於色。

She seems to exult in her power.

她大權在握，一副洋洋得意的樣子。

 

 

 

 

archipelago

noun [ C ]

UK  /ˌɑː.kɪˈpel.ə.ɡəʊ/ US  /ˌɑːr.kəˈpel.ə.ɡoʊ/

plural archipelagos or archipelagoes

 

a group of small islands or an area of sea in which there are many small islands

群島；群島周圍的海域

the Hawaiian archipelago

夏威夷群島

 

https://trekbaron.com/types-of-archipelagos/

 

 

 

fathom

fathom

verb [ T ]

UK  /ˈfæð.əm/ US  /ˈfæð.əm/

 

UK

to discover the meaning of something

弄清；理解

For years people have been trying to fathom (out) the mysteries of the whale's song.

多年來人們一直試圖弄清鯨魚歌聲之謎。

 

to understand someone or why someone acts as they do

了解；明白

I can't fathom her at all.

我一點也搞不懂她。

 

 

figure sth/sb out

— phrasal verb with figure verb

UK  /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ US  /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/

informal

 

to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought

弄懂，弄明白；想出

[ + question word ] I can't figure out why he did it.

我弄不明白他為甚麼要那麼做。

I find him really odd - I can't figure him out at all.

我覺得他確實很怪，我真是一點也不明白他。

Can you figure out the answer to question 5?

你能想出問題五的答案嗎？

 

We need to figure out what went wrong.

It took them ages to figure out how to assemble the chest of drawers.

As soon as she figures out what happened, you're in trouble.

When you've figured the answer out, put your hand up.

They spent 20 minutes figuring out how to open the box.

 

 

 

find (sth) out

— phrasal verb with find verb

UK  /faɪnd/ US  /faɪnd/

found | found

 

A2

to get information about something because you want to know more about it, or to learn a fact or piece of information for the first time

找出，查明；得知

How did you find out about the party?

你是怎麼知道有這個派對的？

The holiday was a complete surprise - I only found out about it the day before we left.

這次度假完全是個驚喜——我是在臨行前一天才得知的。

[ + question word ] I'll just go and find out what's going on outside.

我現在就出去看看外面究竟在發生甚麼事。

[ + that ] Too late, she found out that the flight had been cancelled.

她發現這個航班已經取消了，不過已經太遲了。

 更多範例

She found out that he'd been cheating on her.

It was when we started living together that we found we just weren't compatible.

I must find out the train times.

I must find out how much it will cost.

When he found out what we'd done he was so shocked.

 

 

 

 

work out

— phrasal verb with work verb

UK  /wɜːk/ US  /wɝːk/

(EXERCISE)

 

B1

to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body

鍛煉身體

Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.

休每週在健身房鍛煉兩三次。

 更多範例

I try to work out twice a week.

Make sure you drink plenty of water if you are working out.

(RESULT)

 

[ L ]

to be the result of a calculation

結果是；算下來

These figures work out differently each time I add them.

我每次把這些數字相加得出的結果都不一樣。

The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.

這種大小的貨車的安全載重量算出來是將近20噸。

In fact the trip worked out cheaper than we'd expected.

實際上，這次旅行花的錢比我們預計的少。

(DEVELOP)

 

to happen or develop in a particular way

發生；發展

How is the new monitoring procedure working out?

新的監督程式運行得如何？

Let's hope this new job works out well for him.

希望這項新工作會非常適合他。

 

 

 

 

work sth out

— phrasal verb with work verb

UK  /wɜːk/ US  /wɝːk/

(CALCULATE)

 

B2

to do a calculation to get an answer to a mathematical question

計算出

We need to work out the total cost of the project.

我們需要算出這項工程的總造價。

 更多範例

Can you work out how much each card cost?

I need to work out how much tax I will have to pay.

When we worked out how much it cost us to run a car, we decided to sell it.

(UNDERSTAND)

 

C2

(US usually figure sth out)

to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it

理解；想出

[ + question word ] There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.

將進行全面的調查，以找出事故發生的原因。

[ + that ] Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed.

調查人員需要幾個月的時間才能查出欺詐行為。

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work (sth) out

— phrasal verb with work verb

UK  /wɜːk/ US  /wɝːk/

 

B2

If a problem or difficult situation works out, it gradually becomes better or satisfactory, and if you work it out, you make it better or satisfactory.

（使）好轉，（使）出現轉機

Don't worry about anything - it'll all work out (for the best) in the end, you'll see.

甚麼也別擔心——最後一切都會好轉，等著看吧。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mortify

mortify

verb [ T ]

UK  /ˈmɔː.tɪ.faɪ/ US  /ˈmɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/

 

to make someone very embarrassed

使（某人）很尷尬

The thought of the incident still mortified her.

一想起這件事情還是讓她很尷尬。

 awkward

adjective

UK  /ˈɔː.kwəd/ US  /ˈɑː.kwɚd/

awkward adjective (DIFFICULT)

 

B2

difficult to use, do, or deal with

難用的；棘手的；難處理的，難對付的

It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly.

這個轉彎不好過，開慢一點。

Some of the questions were rather awkward.

有些問題是很難回答的。

It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.

那段上坡路很難走，但最後我們還是爬到了山頂。

[ + to infinitive ] My car's quite awkward to drive.

我的車很難開。

He's an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).

他是個很難應付的顧客。

 更多範例

If he persists in asking awkward questions, then send him to the boss.

When two of your best friends argue it puts you in a very awkward position.

He fielded some awkward questions very skilfully.

If they ask any awkward questions, just let me do the talking.

It's going to be awkward, to say the least.

awkward adjective (EMBARRASSING)

 

B2

causing problems, worry, or embarrassment

令人尷尬的；使人難堪的

an awkward position/situation

令人尷尬的位置／局面

There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.

然後是一段令人尷尬的沉默，我們都絞盡腦汁地想說點甚麼的。

They'd chosen an awkward time to call as I'd just got into the bath.

他們偏偏在我剛開始洗澡的時候來電話，真不是時候。

The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from.

警方圍繞錢的來源問了一些讓人很難回答的問題。

 

C2

embarrassed or nervous

尷尬的；局促不安的；為難的

I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to.

我跟克裡斯在一起總感到為難——與他這人交談太費勁了。

He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.

我第一次見他時，他有點兒放不開。

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awkward adjective (NOT HELPFUL)

 

mainly UK

intentionally not helpful

難相處的；不合作的；故意為難的

Just stop being so awkward and help me push the car, will you!

別再不合作了，快幫我推推車，好不好！

 

mule

 

mule

noun [ C ]

UK  /mjuːl/ US  /mjuːl/

mule noun [C] (ANIMAL)

 

an animal whose mother is a horse and whose father is a donkey, used especially for transporting goods

騾子

mule noun [C] (PERSON)

 

a person who agrees to carry illegal drugs into another country in return for payment by the person selling the drugs

毒品走私犯，越境運毒者