L1
【Vocabulary】
1. bet 打賭 v.t
bet-bet(betted)-bet(betted)
betting
bets
you bet (常用口語) 當然；你放心 我ㄧ定
bet +on/against打賭
+that確信
2. excited 使興奮 adj (+ly 變成副詞) (+ ment 變成N) (+ing adj)
EX：What are you so excited about?(你為何這麼激動?)
EX：The news excited everybody.(這消息使每個人都興奮了起來。)
EX：興奮地;激動地
They were excitedly discussing plans for the weekend.
(他們興奮地談論著度週末的各種計劃。)
EX：刺激;興奮,激動[U]
The baby’s first step caused great excitement in the family.
(嬰兒邁出了第一步使全家大為興奮。)
令人興奮的事;刺激的因素[C]
The visiting circus was an excitement to every child in town.
馬戲團的到來使鎮上每個孩子都感到興奮。
EX：令人興奮的;令人激動的
We went to an exciting football game last week.
我們上週看了場激動人心的足球比賽。
That is an exciting book. (那是本有趣的書。)
3. reason
1. 理由,原因,動機[C][U][(+for)][+(that)][+why][+to-v]
The reason (that) she did it is still a mystery. 或 The reason why she did it is still a mystery.
她為什麼做那件事仍是一個謎。
We have every reason to refuse.
我們完全有理由拒絕。
We have reason to believe that he was lying.
我們有理由相信他是在撒謊。
The reason for her absence was that she was ill.
她之所以缺席是因為她病了。
2. 理性,理智;判斷力,推理[U]
3. 道理,情理;明智[U]
Why won’t you listen to reason?
你為什麼不願聽從道理?
4. 正常心智,正常神志[U]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 推論,推理,思考
He is good at teaching his students to reason.
他擅於教導學生如何推理。
2. 勸說,規勸[(+with)]
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 推論,推理[Y][+that]
I reasoned that he did not come because his old car had broken down again.
我推想他沒有來是因為他的老爺車又拋錨了。
2. 勸說[O][(+into/out of)]
I reasoned him out of selling his house.
我說服他不把房子賣掉。
3. 辯論,討論
4. certainly
. (副詞 adverb)
12.reach
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 抵達,到達;達到
When will they reach Los Angeles?
他們什麼時候抵達洛杉磯?
2. 伸出(手);伸手及到,夠到
He reached his hand out for the book I offered him.
他伸出手來接我給他的書。
3. 延伸到;(聲音)傳到[W]
4. 把...遞來[O1]
5. 與...取得聯繫
We tried to reach them by cable.
我們試著用電報跟他們聯絡。
6. (砲火)射及;擊中
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 伸出手(或腳)[Q]
She reached up and picked a pear off a branch.
她抬起手從一根枝上摘下一顆梨。
2. 達到,及到;延伸[W]
The speaker’s voice couldn’t reach to the back of the auditorium.
演講人的聲音禮堂後排聽不見。
3. 伸手去拿,伸肢體去取[Q][(+for)]
4. 努力爭取;竭力想得到[Q]
n. (名詞 noun)
1. (手、能力、智力、影響等)可及之範圍[U][(+of)]
The insecticide was put out of the child’s reach.
殺蟲劑放在孩子拿不到的地方。
2. 手臂長度[S]
3. (江、河的)一段流域;地帶;大片地區[C]
the upper reaches of the river
河的上游地區
＊伸手去拿
He reached for the matches.
他伸手去拿火柴。
1. ＊伸出
The monkey reached out a hand through the bars and took the banana.
猴子從欄杆伸出手拿走了香蕉。
＊達到
He wore a coat that reached to his knees.
他穿了件長及膝蓋的外衣。
13.shine
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 發光;照耀
The sun shone bright and warm.
陽光燦爛和煦。
2. 顯露;發亮
The joy shone clear on his face.
他喜形於色。
3. 出眾,傑出[(+at/in)]
He shines at golf.
他高爾夫球打得很出色。
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 把...的光投向,把...照向[O]
He shone the flashlight on the water.
他用手電筒照了照水面。
2. (shined; shined)擦亮
Have you shined your boots?
你皮靴擦過沒有?
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 光,光亮;光澤;光彩[S]
The waxed floor had a good shine.
打蠟地板閃閃發光。
2. 磨光,擦亮[S]
3. 【美】擦皮鞋[S]
Your shoes need a shine.
你的皮鞋要擦一擦。
4. 陽光,晴天[U]
14.destiny [ ]
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 命運[C]
It was his destiny never to see her again.
命運注定他再也見不著她。
2. 天數,天命,神意[U]
3. (大寫)命運之神
Destiny is sometimes cruel.
命運之神有時是殘酷的。
15.dawn [ ]
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 黎明,拂曉[C][U]
We must get up at dawn.
我們必須天一亮就起來。
2. 開端;曙光,端倪[the S][(+of)]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 破曉,(天)剛亮
The day was dawning.
天漸漸亮了。
2. (時代,局面等)開始出現,漸露端倪
3. 開始(為人所)明白;頓悟[(+on/upon)]
The truth at last dawned upon her.
她終於明白了事情的真相。
＊ dawn chorus 【主英】破曉時的鳥鳴聲
＊ dawn raid (股市用語)股市開盤時大量買下某公司之股票

16.rise [ ]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 上升;升起;上漲;升高;增加
The sun has not yet risen.
太陽還沒升起。
The population of the city has risen to five million.
該市人口已增加到五百萬。
2. 高聳;高出[W][Q]
An immense building rose before their eyes.
他們眼前聳立起一座巨大的建築物。
3. 起立[(+up)]
He rose and left the room.
他站起身走出屋去。
4. 【書】起床
5. 【書】閉會,休會
6. (風)起;(風力)增強
7. 起義;起來反抗[(+up/against)]
The villagers rose against the aggressors.
村民們起來和侵略者戰鬥。
8. 【宗】復活
9. (河,川)發源;(事件)發生[W]
The River Rhine rises in Switzerland.
萊茵河發源於瑞士。
10. 浮起,浮現;(魚)浮上水面
His image rose before me.
他的面容浮現在我眼前。
11. (麵糰)發酵
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 使(鳥)飛起;使(魚)浮上水面
n. (名詞 noun)
1. (數量,程度等)增加,上漲[C][(+in)]
There will be a rise in unemployment next year.
明年失業人數將會增加。
2. 上升;興盛;發跡;提升[U]
His rise to power surprised me.
他上臺掌權令我感到意外。
3. 高地,崗[C]
4. 【英】加薪
5. 源頭,發源
＊ rise above 克服
I thought you had risen above lying to your mother.
我以為你已經克服了對你母親說謊的毛病了
＊rise against 反抗
The people rose against their leaders.
人民起來反抗他們的首領。
＊rise from the ranks出身行伍
He was a general who had risen from the ranks.
他是個行伍出身的將軍。
17.shadow [ ]
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 蔭;陰暗處[U][the P]
Sometimes she sits alone in the shadow.
有時候她獨自一人坐在幽暗處。
2. 影子[C]
Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth’s shadow falls on the moon.
地球的影子落在月球上時,就發生月蝕。
3. (畫等的)陰影部分;(眼睛底下的)黑眼圈[C]
4. 幻影,幻像[C]
5. 徵兆,陰影[C]
The scandal cast a shadow on his career.
這件醜聞給他的事業投上了一層陰影。
6. 形影不離的人;尾隨者[C]
My twin brother is my shadow every minute.
我的孿生兄弟與我形影不離。
7. 陰魂,幽靈[C]
8. 極相似的人(或物)[C]
9. (用於否定句或疑問句)微量,少許[the S][(+of)]
There is not a shadow of doubt that the boy broke the window.
毫無疑問窗子是那個男孩打破的。
10. 隱退;掩蔽,庇護[U]
11. 陰鬱,憂愁;愁容[C][U]
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 投陰影於
2. 遮蔽,使變暗;使陰鬱
A broad hat shadowed her face.
一頂寬邊帽遮住了她的臉。
3. 盯梢,尾隨
The police have been shadowing him for months.
警方已祕密跟蹤他幾個月了。
4. 模糊地表示;預示[(+forth/out)]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 漸變
2. 變陰暗,變朦朧;變陰鬱
His eyes shadowed with grief.
他的眼睛因悲痛而黯然。
a. (形容詞 adjective)[Z][B]
1. (似)影子內閣的
Shadow Minister of Defence
影子內閣的國防部長
2. 非官方的;非正式的
＊shadow economy 灰色經濟
產生於正常工商程序之外、並且不經過政府管理的貨品及勤務的製造與分配
＊ shadow play 皮影戲,影子戲(亦稱shadowgraph, shadow show)
＊ shadow puppet 皮影,影偶(指用光將其影子投射牆上而表演的一種平面"木"偶)
18.fade [ ]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 凋謝,枯萎
The flowers faded for want of water.
花兒因缺水而凋謝了。
2. (顏色)褪去
The color fades when exposed to light.
這顏色曝光後會褪色。
3. (聲音等)變微弱;(光等)變暗淡;逐漸消失[(+away)]
The sound of the footsteps faded away.
腳步聲漸漸消失了。
4. 【美】【俚】離去,跑掉
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 使褪色
Sunshine faded the tapestry.
陽光曬得掛毯褪了色。
＊ fade out (電影、電視畫面)漸隱;淡出;(廣播的音量)漸消
＊ fade-in 電影、電視)漸顯,淡入
19.wing [ ]
n. (名詞 noun)[C]
1. 翅膀
He aimed his gun at the eagle spreading its wings.
他的槍瞄準那隻展開翅膀的老鷹。
2. 機翼
3. 【建】側廳,廂房
4. 【英】(車輛的)擋泥板
5. 【體】邊鋒(位置)
6. (政黨等的)派系,宗派
The party split into the left and right wings soon after it was founded.
該黨成立不久就分裂成左翼和右翼。
7. 【軍】空軍聯隊
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 在...裝翼
2. 造廂房於
The house was winged on the left side.
房子的左邊造了廂房。
3. 弄傷(翼或手臂)
A stray bullet winged the boy’s right arm.
一顆流彈打傷了男孩的右臂。
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 飛行[Q]
20.far
a. (形容詞 adjective)
1. 遠的;遙遠的;久遠的
Manchester is farther from London than Oxford is.
曼徹斯特比牛津離倫敦遠。
How far is it from your office to the bank?
你的辦公室離銀行多遠?
2. 較遠的;那一邊的;對面的[B][Z]
He lived on the far side of the hill.
他住在山的那一邊。
3. (政治立場)極端的[B]
He belongs to the far left.
他屬於極左派。
ad. (副詞 adverb)
1. 遠;遙遠地;久遠地
It happened far back in the past.
這事發生在久遠的過去。
He didn’t go far.
他沒有走遠。
2. 到很深的程度;到很遠的距離[(+into)]
He often works far into the night.
他常常工作到深夜。
They went far into the forest to pursue the wounded bear.
他們深入森林,追捕那隻受傷的熊。
3. 到很大程度;很;極
It turned out far better than I had expected.
結果比我預料的好得多。
The room was small and contained far too much furniture.
房間太小,而傢俱太多。
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 遠方;遠處[U]
You haven’t far to go now.
現在你無需走很遠了。
＊far and away 無疑地
He’s far and away the greatest artist.
他無疑是一位最偉大的藝術家。
＊ far and near到處
＊ far and wide普遍

1. 無疑地;必定;確實
They will certainly succeed.
他們一定會成功。
2. (用於回答)當然;可以;沒問題
"May I use your motorcycle?" "Certainly".
"我可以借用你的摩托車嗎?" "行。"
5. doubt
(及物動詞 transitive verb)[W]
1. 懷疑;不相信;不能肯定[+whether/if][+that]
I doubt whether Tom has taken my watch.
我不太相信湯姆拿了我的手錶。
The judge doubted him.
法官懷疑他。
I do not doubt that he will succeed.
我肯定他會成功。
2. 【古】恐怕[+(that)]
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 懷疑[(+of/about)]
They doubted of the feasibility of the project.
他們對這個計劃的可行性表示懷疑。
n. (名詞 noun)
1. 懷疑,不相信[C][U][(+about)][+whether/if]
2. 疑問,不確實[U]
The outcome of the election remains in doubt.
選舉的結果仍然不能肯定。
There is no doubt about his innocence.
他完全是無辜的。
3. 疑慮[P1]
We are trying to dispel his doubts.
我們正試圖消除他的疑慮。
6. stern
(形容詞 adjective)
1. 嚴格的,嚴厲的;嚴峻的;苛刻的
Stern discipline did not achieve the desired result.
嚴厲的紀律沒有得到期望的結果。
2. 堅定的,不動搖的
Our team made a stern resolve to win.
我們隊下定決心取勝。
名詞 noun)[C]
1. 船尾
She seated herself in the stern of the boat.
她坐在船尾。
2. (物體的)尾部,末端
7. promise
名詞 noun)
1. 承諾,諾言[C][(+of)][+(that)][+to-v]
Give me your promise that you’ll never be late again.
答應我你絕不再遲到了。
2. 希望,前途[U][S]
The young man shows promise as a poet.
這位青年有成為詩人的希望。
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 允諾,答應[+to-v][+that][O1][O5]
He promised me the book.
他答應給我這本書。
He promised to help us.
他答應要幫助我們。
I can’t give you the book; I’ve promised it to Susan.
我不能把這本書給你;我已經答應給蘇珊了。
2. 給人以...的指望;有...的可能[+to-v]
It promises to be fine tomorrow.
明天有希望是個好天氣。
3. 【口】向...保證,向...斷言
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 允諾,作出保證
2. 有指望,有前途[Q]
That project promises well.
那個工程很有希望成功。
8. wave
(名詞 noun)[C]
1. 波,波浪
2. (手之)揮動,揮手示意
He gave me a wave.
他對我揮手。
3. 浪潮;(情緒的)高漲;(活動等的)高潮[(+of)]
A wave of anger swept over him.
他心頭湧起一股怒潮。
4. 【物】波;振動
5. (頭髮的)捲曲,燙髮
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 對...揮(手,旗等)
He waved the servant out of his room.
他揮手叫僕人離開房間。
2. 向...揮手示意;揮手表示(致敬,告別等)[O][O1]
Martin waved us goodbye.
馬丁向我們揮手告別。
3. 使成波形;捲(髮),燙(髮)
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 揮手(或旗等)示意
She waved at him.
她對他揮手。
2. 起伏;搖動;飄揚
The flags were waving in the wind.
旗幟在風中飄揚。
3. (頭髮等)呈波形;捲曲
Her hair waves naturally.
她的頭髮自然鬈曲。
＊ wave aside: 對...置之不理
9.picture
(名詞 noun)[C]
1. 畫;畫像;圖片;照片[(+of)]
I had a picture taken this morning.
今天上午我拍了張照。
2. 圖像[S]
3. 【英】影片[C];電影院[the P];電影業[P]
4. (心中的)形象,想像;(生動的)描寫;寫照[S1][(+of)]
This book gives a good picture of life in China today.
這本書生動地描述了當代中國的生活情況。
5. 局面,狀況[S]
I’m trying to learn about the other side of the picture.
我在設法了解事情的另一面。
6. 酷似的東西;化身[the S][(+of)]
7. 美麗如畫的人(或物);美景[S]
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 想像[+wh-][O7]
Can you picture Bill dressed as a fairy?
你能想像得出比爾扮作仙女的模樣嗎?
2. 畫,拍攝;(生動地)描繪,描述[O]
The painter pictured the general sitting on a horse.
畫家給騎著馬的將軍畫像。
＊picture hat：女用闊邊帽
10.beneath
ad. (副詞 adverb)
1. 在下;向下
As we flew over the mountains we could see that there were snowy peaks beneath.
我們飛過群山時看到了底下被雪覆蓋著的山巔。
2. (地位等)較低;較劣
prep. (介係詞 preposition)
1. 在...之下;向...下面
The sun is now beneath the horizon.
太陽此刻落到地平線下了。
2. (地位等)低於;劣於
He is beneath his brother intellectually.
他在智力方面不如他兄弟。
3. 對...不適合(或不值得)
He considered that job beneath him.
他認為做那個工作有失他的身分。
4. 在...影響下
11.explore (+er ) (+tion)
. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
1. 探測;探勘;在...探險
They explored this desert region in 1923.
他們於一九二三年在這荒漠地區探險。
2. 探究,探索
The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
大會探討了在貿易上進一步加強聯繫的可能性。
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
1. 探索;考察;探勘;探險
勘查;探測;探索
Spain began the exploration of the New Word.
西班牙開始了對新世界的探索。
探究;調查;研究
a full exploration of all the possibilities
對各種可能性的充分調查研究