Ac celer ate ㄜ客

verb UK  /əkˈsel.ə.reɪt/ US  /əkˈsel.ɚ.eɪt/

to accelerate away 加速離開

to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph 從每小時0英里加速到60英里

同義詞hurry, hasten, quicken, speed up, precipitate

反義詞decelerate, retard

車輛或駕駛者加速

When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases.

I accelerated to overtake the bus.

 

（人或物的行動）加快

If a person or object accelerates, he, she, or it goes faster.

to happen or make something happen sooner or faster

（使）加快，（使）增速；促進；提前，（促使）早日發生

Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.

今年通貨膨脹可能會加劇，迫使利率持續上升。

They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.

他們使用特殊的化學品來刺激農作物生長。

 

The driver accelerated on the bend and appeared to lose control of the vehicle.

We watched as the motorbike accelerated away into the distance.

The van driver accelerated every time I tried to overtake him.

Anne gripped my hand as the plane began accelerating along the runway.

You have to accelerate gradually as you run down the track, and then take a big jump.

 

 

accent

noun [ C ]

UK  /ˈæk.sənt/ US  /ˈæk.sənt/

accent noun [C] (PRONUNCIATION)

 

the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words

口音，腔調；土音

He's got a strong southern/Boston accent.

他說話帶有很重的南方／波士頓口音。

She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent.

她是法國人，但說話卻是地道的英國腔。

He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent.

他說話帶有很重的約克郡口音。

I thought I could detect a slight Canadian accent.

我想我可以聽得出來一點輕微的加拿大口音。

 

to emphasize something

強調；著重；突出

In any advertising campaign, you must accent the areas where your product is better than the competition.

在廣告宣傳中，必須突出你的產品優於競爭對手的方面。

specialized Accent the first note of every bar.

突出每一小節的第一個音符。

 

accept

verb UK  /əkˈsept/ US  /əkˈsept/

同義詞adopt, believe, approve, agree, consent to, take what is offered

反義詞refuse, reject, decline, deny

 

接受；收受；領受accept verb (TAKE)

to agree to take something

Do you accept credit cards?

你們接受信用卡付帳嗎？

She was in Mumbai to accept an award for her latest novel.

她赴孟買領取最新一部小說所獲獎項。

I offered her an apology, but she wouldn't accept it.

我向她道歉，但是她不接受。

I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

我承擔這項計劃失敗的全部責任。

The new coffee machines will accept coins of any denomination.

新型咖啡機接受任何面值的硬幣。

 

接受（提議或邀請）；同意

to say yes to an offer or invitation

We've offered her the job, but I don't know whether she'll accept it.

我們把這份工作給了她，但是我不知道她會不會接受。

I've just accepted an invitation to the opening-night party.

我剛剛接受了參加首映晚會的邀請。

I've been invited to their wedding but I haven't decided whether to accept.

他們邀請我參加婚禮，但是我還沒有決定去不去。

 

After a lot of careful thought, she decided to accept their offer.

She is too proud to accept any help.

Do you think the seller will accept £196, 000 for the house?

I don't usually accept lifts from strange men.

A lot of shops won't accept cheques unless you have a cheque card with you.

accept verb (APPROVE)

 

（對…滿意而）接受，接納；歡迎

to consider something or someone as satisfactory

The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.

手稿於上週獲得認可，準備出版。

She was accepted as a full member of the society.

她被接納為該協會的正式成員。

His fellow workers refused to accept him (= to include him as one of their group).

他的同事不把他當作自己人。

 更多範例

 

 

相信；（認為真實而）接受

accept verb (BELIEVE) to believe that something is true

The police refused to accept her version of the story.

警方不相信她的說法。

He still hasn't accepted the situation (= realized that he cannot change it).

他仍無法接受現實。

[ + that ] I can't accept that there's nothing we can do.

我不相信我們無能為力了。

 

She can't accept she made a mistake and now she's trying to lay the blame on her assistant.

Rationally, he knows that she won't ever go back to him, but emotionally he can't accept it.

She refused to accept that she was wrong and stalked furiously out of the room.

I had to accept that the relationship had run its course.

 

 

 

A  ccommo  date

verb [ T ] UK  /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ US  /əˈkɑː.mə.deɪt/

 

使適應；使順應環境accommodate yourself

to change yourself or your behaviour to suit another person or new conditions

You will have to accommodate yourself to the changed situation.

你必須適應瞬息萬變的形勢。

Some find it hard to accommodate themselves to the new working conditions.

有些人覺得很難適應新的工作環境。

 

為…提供方便；對…予以照顧性考慮

accommodate verb [T] (SUIT)

to give what is needed to someone

The new policies fail to accommodate people with disabilities.

新政策未能滿足殘障人士的需求。

We always try to accommodate (= help) our clients with financial assistance if necessary. 必要時，我們總是盡力為客戶提供財務上的幫助。

 

 

為…提供住宿; 容納

accommodate sb舒適如歸

accommodate you安排住宿

https://www.businessweekly.com.tw/careers/blog/20335

 

how many cars will the car park accommodate? 這個停車場能停多少輛車？

The hotel can accommodate up to 300 guests per night. （這間旅館一個晚上可以容納高達300位的旅客。）

 

They are very satisfied with the accommodation in Japan. （他們對於日本住宿處感到很滿意。）

Conference A can accommodate about 100 people.（A會議廳可以容納大概100人。）

The accommodating host makes us feel at home.（那位熱情的主人讓我們感到賓至如歸。）

 

 

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Customer: Hi, our company plans to stay in your hotel for our orientation week for about 3 days. How many guests can your hotel accommodate? （您好，我們公司計畫到你們飯店舉辦新進員工週活動，預計待三天，請問你們飯店可容納多少人呢？）

 

Hotel receptionist: I see. Our hotel can accommodate up to 356 guests in one night. How many people will be attending the event? （了解，我們飯店最多可容納356名旅客。請問會有多少人參與這個活動呢？）

 

Customer: About 250. That should suffice. Thanks.（大概250人，這樣就夠了，謝謝！）

 

Acco mmo da tion  (UK)

UK  /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US  /əˌkɑː.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/

university accommodation大學宿舍

'accommodation to let' “房屋出租”

1st class/de luxe accommodation 最高檔的／豪華客房

accommodations [ plural ] US

 

a place to live or stay, especially on holiday or for students at college

（尤指度假時或供大學生使用的）住宿

They paid for his flights and hotel accommodations.

他們支付了他的機票和酒店住宿。

The cost of student accommodations is rising steadily.

學生住宿的費用持續上漲。

 

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.

Feeling guilty for the homeless is one thing, finding cheap, secure accommodation for them is quite another thing.

Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.

There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.

The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra.

 

 

Dormitory / Dorm (US) Housing and residence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormitory

 

Dormitory UK  /ˈdɔː.mɪ.tər.i/ US  /ˈdɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/

(informal dorm)

dormitory noun [C] (ROOM)

a large room containing many beds, for example in a boarding school

（寄宿學校的）宿舍

dormitory noun [C] (BUILDING)

a large building at a college or university where students live

（學院或大學的）學生宿舍樓

 

we get them free housing in a rather nice local dorm where they can make friends from other companies and schools.

 

我們免費為他們提供條件很好的宿舍，在那里他們可以結識來自其他公司和學校的朋友。

 

college dorm life can be rather trying.

 

大學宿舍生活可能相當難受。

 

so, some can stay in the dorm for an entire month without talking at all with anyone.

 

因此，有些學生能待在宿舍里整整一個月不與任何人講話。

 

everyone in the dorm runs at night. that's why i run.

 

宿舍的人都在晚上跑步，所以我也跑步。

 

while many college students complain about boring dorm life, i may miss it most after graduation.

 

也許很多大學生會抱怨無聊的寢室生活，但這或許是我畢業后最懷念的。

 

he lives in a company dorm and earns about $12 a day.

 

他住在公司的宿舍并且掙每天12美金的工資。

 

morning sessions had not begun when the quake happened. some pupils ran out of the dorm alive, and those who had not escaped in time were buried.

 

常老師說，「地震發生的時候學校的早課還沒開始，有些學生活著從宿舍跑了出來，有些沒來得及跑出來的就被埋在里面了。」

 

my dorm is segregated; but we have weekend parietal hours.

 

我的宿舍是隔離的，但是，周末有一起相處的時間。

 

researchers at cornell university put scales in the dorm rooms of a group of freshmen and asked them to weigh themselves each morning.

 

康奈爾大學的研究者將體重計放在一群大學新生宿舍的房間里，要求他們每天早上稱一下體重。

 

https://studentaffairs.du.edu/housing/room-board-rates

 

 

 

a ccomplish ment

noun UK  /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ US  /əˈkɑːm.plɪʃ.mənt/

同義詞

n. 完成，結束，實現fulfilment, realization, success, attainment, acquirement, completion, finishing, conclusion, closing, perfection, consummation, crowning, capping, topping, end, termination

n. 成就，成績achievement, performance, production, deed, feat, act, exploit, action,, move, stroke, blow, coup, tour de force, effort, success

 

成就；成績something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort

Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.

他最大的成就是促成了兩位領導人簽署和平協議。

 

the finishing of something

完成；實現

We celebrated the successful accomplishment of our task.

我們慶祝圓滿完成任務。

 

a skill

造詣；技能；才華

Cordon bleu cookery is just one of her many accomplishments.

她多才多藝，創辦藍帶廚藝學校僅是其中之一。

 

we need challenge and accomplishment to be happy.

 

挑戰和成就感才是我們快樂的源泉。

 

break out of this guilt and let yourself relish in your sense of accomplishment for what you have gotten done instead of what there is still to do.

 

擺脫這種負罪感，放下沒做的事情，享受做完事情的成就感。想把所有事情都處理好不過是虛幻的目標，因為總有事情要做。

 

our efforts were directed towards the accomplishment of the work.

 

我們的努力都是為了完成這項工作。

 

when i begin to love someone, it is the accomplishment of love.

 

當我開始愛一個人的時候就是愛的完成。

 

 

achievement

英[əˈtʃiːvmənt]美[əˈtʃiːvmənt]

n. 成就；完成；達到；成績

lifetime achievement終身成就

Academy Honorary Award

 

achievement striving追求成就

 

academic achievement學業成就；學業成績

 

English achievement學習成績

 

school achievement學業成績

 

Achievement Award成就獎

 

quick achievement快速落實

 

outstanding achievement業績；杰出成就

 

achievement test成績測驗

 

achievement motivation成就動機

 

Achievement Need成就需求；成就需要；進取需要

 

achievement identity成就自認

 

Personal Achievement個人成就

 

need for achievement成就感需要

 

 

accord

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /əˈkɔːd/ US  /əˈkɔːrd/

 

of your own accord

If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked to do it.

出於自願，主動地

She came of her own accord. No one asked her to come.

她自願來的，沒有人叫她來。

with one accord formal

 

If people do something with one accord, they do it together and in complete agreement.

一致地；一致同意地

With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference.

所有代表一致退出會議。

 

A vague murmur of accord rose from around the table.

An international accord banning land mines was signed in Canada last month.

The accord ended nearly two decades of civil war in the region.

Ministers from 20 countries approved an accord to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.

Diplomats worked through the night in an attempt to forge an accord that would resolve the crisis.

 

accord

verb [ T ]   formal

UK  /əˈkɔːd/ US  /əˈkɔːrd/

vi.（與……）一致，符合，調和[（+with）]

vt.使一致，調解；【書】給予；贈予；授予[O1]

n.一致，符合，調和[U][（+with）]；（國家之間的）協議；條約[C][（+with/on）]

 

相似詞

agreement協議；同意，一致

conformity遵守；符合；一致；信奉英國國教

consonance一致，調和；和音

compatibility[計] 兼容性

consensus一致；輿論；合意

accession number登錄號

coincide(在性格、品質等方面)完全一致，相符

conformity遵守；符合；一致；信奉英國國教

agreement協議；同意，一致

 

相反詞

disaccord不一致；相爭

disagree不同意；不一致；爭執；不適宜

disagreement不一致；爭論；意見不同

 

 

vi.不及物動詞

1.（與……）一致，符合，調和[（+with）]

His account of the incident accords with yours. 他對這個事件的描述與你的描述一致。

vt.及物動詞

1.使一致，調解

The mayor will try to accord the controversy over the housing scheme. 市長試圖調解在住房建築規劃方面的爭議。

2.【書】給予；贈予；授予[O1]

He was accorded a warm welcome at the airport. 他在機場受到熱烈歡迎。

n.名詞

1.一致，符合，調和[U][（+with）]

His words are in complete accord with his thoughts. 他說的話與他的思想完全一致。

his behaviour does not accord with his principles.

 

他的行為與他的原則不相符合。

2.（國家之間的）協議；條約[C][（+with/on）]

3.自願[U]

I know you were there of your own accord. 我知道你是自願去那兒的。

 

n. 一致

we are all in accord with one another on this issue

在這個問題上我們全體意見一致

with one accord 一致地

vt. 給予

these facts weren't accorded much space or importance in the report 報告沒有給這些事實以足夠的篇幅和重視

 

to treat someone specially, usually by showing respect

（通常指恭敬地）給予（特殊待遇）；授予

[ + two objects ] The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero's welcome.

蜂擁雲集的支持者給予他英雄般的歡迎。

Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is accorded to doctors and lawyers.

的確，在我們這個社會中，老師沒有得到像醫生和律師所受到的那種尊敬。

 

(a formal) agreement（正式的）協議；條約；一致；符合

On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace accord.

5月31日兩位領導人簽署了一項和平協議。

Before 1987, the accord between the Labour government and the unions was a simple affair.

1987年以前，工黨政府和工會之間很容易達成一致。

The project is completely in accord with government policy.

 

 

according to

1.根據, 按照

Please arrange the books according to size. 請按大小將書分類。

He will be punished according to the seriousness of his crime. 他將據其罪行的輕重受到處罰。

Please arrange the books according to size. 請按大小將書分類。

2.取決於

3.據...所載, 據...所說

According to the Bible, Adam was the first man. 據《聖經》記載, 亞當是人類始祖

 

 

 

Ac cumu late  揪母

verb UK  /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/ US  /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/

vt. 積聚；累積；收集gather, amass, compile, increase, collect, assemble, store up

accumulate wealth積累財富

accumulate experience積累經驗

to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

積累；積聚；積攢

As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.

人們積累了更多財富後，他們的花費佔收入的比重也往往會增加。

The company said the debt was accumulated during its acquisition of nine individual businesses.

該公司稱其在收購九家個體公司的過程中，債務越積越多。

We've accumulated so much rubbish over the years.

多年來我們已經堆積了這麼多的垃圾。

 

to gradually increase in number or amount

逐漸增加；逐漸升高

A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room.

房間裡積了厚厚一層灰塵。

If you don't go through the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on accumulating.

如果你不去定期整理辦公桌上的文檔，它們就會越積越多。

 

 

 

A cc ur a cy  揪餓死

noun [ U ]UK  /ˈæk.jə.rə.si/ US  /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/

 

n. 嚴格，細緻，精確性accurateness, exactness, exactitude, precision, preciseness, closeness, fidelity, faithfulness, conformity, accordance, agreement, rigorousness, strictness, severity, severeness, thoroughness, methodicalness, carefulness, painstakingness, exhaustiveness, minuteness, detailedness, meticulousness

n. 正確，真實，絕對性correctness, unerringness, rightness, rectitude, justness, truth, truthfulness, veracity, verity, veritableness, fact, actuality, factuality, factualness, literalness, definiteness, positiveness, absoluteness

n. 真實性，有效性，準確無誤authenticity, soundness, validity, validness, integrity, flawlessness, faultlessness, perfection

 

convinced of the accuracy of the data, they stuck to their opinion.

由於深信數據準確無誤，他們堅持自己的意見。

 

improve the accuracy of weather and wind forecasts on time scales from hours to days.

提高對時間尺度從幾個小時到幾天的天氣和風力預報的準確性。

 

networks of such sensors improve the accuracy of the systems.

這種傳感器聯網將提高系統的精確度。

 

this gives information on the accuracy of the rule.

這能給出有關規則準確度的信息。

 

so, how to balance accuracy and fluency in spoken english?

所以，英語口語的準確與流利，如何才能平衡起來呢？

 

you should question its accuracy before accepting it.

你在接受之前，應質疑它的準確性。

 

I doubt the accuracy of the reports 我對報告的準確性表示懷疑

they bombarded the fort with great accuracy 他們非常精準地轟炸了那座要塞

Her paintings are almost photographic in their detail and accuracy.

The computer will calculate your position with pinpoint accuracy.

Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information.

All hi-tech weaponry demands frequent servicing to ensure accuracy.

 

 

Acc u sation 架

noun [ C or U ]UK  /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ US  /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/

指控，控告；指責；譴責

n. 控告，責怪，指責charge, Law, gravamen, indictment, citation, summons, incrimination, crimination, recrimination, denunciation, implication, inculpation, blaming, accusing, imputation, attribution, ascription, assignment, allegation, rap, blame

n. 批評，譴責reproach, slur, innuendo, insinuation, animadversion, criticism, censure, rebuke, reproof, arraignment, reprehension, complaint, smear, recrimination

 

self-accusation自我責備,自責

be under an accusation被控告

His father was under an accusation then. 他父親當時受到控告。

bring an accusation against  ph. 對……起訴；譴責

They brought an accusation of falsehood against him. 他們指控他說謊。

 

You can't just make wild accusations like that!

你不能那樣胡亂指責人！

He glared at me with an air of accusation.

他瞪著我，一臉責備的樣子。

[ + that ] What do you say to the accusation that you are unfriendly and unhelpful?

別人指責你不友善、不樂於助人，對此你有甚麼回應？

 

The accusation of elitism seems unfair as the festival presents a wide range of music, with something to please everyone.

He felt a sense of incredulity, anger and pain at the accusation made against him.

There isn't a shred of evidence to support her accusation.

His response to the accusation was rapid.

A spokesman for the Palace has denied the accusation.

 

 

 

A ccu stom yourself to sth

— phrasal verb with accustom verb

UK  /əˈkʌs.təm/ US  /əˈkʌs.təm/

vt. 使習慣addict, condition, familiarize, get used to

chefs must accustom themselves to working at a fast pace.

廚師必須養成快步調地工作。

i have to accustom myself to the cold weather.

我得適應這種寒冷的天氣。

It'll take time for me to accustom myself to the changes.

我要一段時間後才能適應這些變化。

 

 

ace

noun [ C ] UK  /eɪs/ US  /eɪs/

a person who is very skilled at something

擅長…的人，精通…的人；能手

a tennis/flying ace

網球高手／王牌飛行員

 

 

ache

noun [ C ] UK  /eɪk/ US  /eɪk/

 

a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong

（持續的）疼痛，隱痛

As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.

人老了，就會有各種各樣的病痛。

 

 

ache for sth

— phrasal verb with ache verb [ I ]

UK  /eɪk/ US  /eɪk/

渴望to want something very much

He was lonely and aching for love.

寂寞的他渴盼著愛的甘露。

 

 

A c ne

noun [ U ]

UK  /ˈæk.ni/ US  /ˈæk.ni/

Acne products   acne-prone skin 祛痘產品

Teen Acne粉刺青春

a skin disease common in young people, in which small, red spots appear on the face and neck

痤瘡，粉刺，青春痘

Acne is the curse of adolescence.

粉刺帶給青春期無盡的煩惱。

any parent of an adolescent with acne should be on high alert, mcdonald said.

 

青春期有痘痘孩子的家長應該提高警惕，問題如：「你好嗎？」

 

in other words, depression could fuel poor body image, which could cause a teenager to believe that his acne is worse than it is.

 

換句話說，抑郁會推動糟糕的身體形像產生，這會讓一個青少年認為他的痤瘡比實際上要嚴重的多。

 

some 70% of acne is gone three to four years after it first appears.

 

大約70%的粉刺在首次出現后的三到四年里會全部消失。

 

 

Ac q ui re 歪兒

verb [ T ] UK  /əˈkwaɪər/ US  /əˈkwaɪɚ/

vt. 得到；獲得gain, earn, secure, obtain, get as one's own

to get something取得，獲得；購得；學到

He acquired the firm in 2008.

他於2008年收購了這家公司。

I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket.

我穿著一件新買的夾克衫。

I seem to have acquired (= have got although I don't know how) two copies of this book.

這本書我好像重複買了。

He has acquired a reputation for being difficult to work with.

據說很難跟他共事。

As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

She acquired the painting at a jumble sale for the princely sum of 25p.

When she married Giles, she acquired a ready-made family - two teenage sons and a daughter.

I didn't like red wine before but I acquired a taste for it while I was living in France.

He acquired a reputation as an entertaining speaker.

 

 

Ac qui sition

noun UK  /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ US  /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/

n. 獲得，抓取，捐贈obtaining, obtainment, getting, gaining, acquirement, securing, procurement, procuration, purchasing, buying, picking up, takeover, gain, annexation, seizure, appropriation, capture, inheritance, donation, gift, benefaction, attainment, proceed, grant

 

the process of getting something

獲得

The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.

獲得的大量數據對我們的研究有莫大的幫助。

Language acquisition (= learning a language without being taught) starts at a very young age.

語言習得始於幼年。

 

something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things

收購品（常用於收藏）

The museum's latest acquisition is a four-million-dollar sculpture.

該博物館最新購置的藏品為一尊價值400萬美元的雕塑。

I like your earrings - are they a recent acquisition? (= Did you get them recently?)

我挺喜歡你的耳環——你剛買的嗎？

 

something such as a building, another company, or a piece of land that is bought by a company, or the act of buying it

收購物（房屋、公司、土地等）；收購

 

acute

adjective  UK  /əˈkjuːt/ US  /əˈkjuːt/

acute adjective (EXTREME)

If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage.

十分嚴重的

She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour.

她對他的行為感到極其尷尬／憂慮／擔憂。

The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.

貧窮問題在農村地區尤為嚴重。

 

An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe.

（病痛）急性的；劇烈的

acute abdominal pains

劇烈腹痛

an acute attack of appendicitis

 

used to describe intelligence, senses, etc. that are very good, accurate, and able to notice very small differences

（感官等）敏銳的，靈敏的；機敏的，有洞察力的

acute eyesight/hearing

敏銳的視覺／聽覺

an acute sense of smell

靈敏的嗅覺

a woman of acute intelligence/judgment

機敏聰穎／有敏銳判斷力的女性

acute adjective (ANGLE)

 

An acute angle is less than 90 degrees.

銳角的