1. bid n. 出價(或投標)的機會 & vt.(在拍賣中)出價 & vi. 競標(三態為:bid, bade, bidden。亦有人三態均採 bid 一字。) Our firm won the bid for the engineering project. 我們公司得到了工程標案。 A foreign collector bid US$5,000 for an antique vase at the auction. 一名外國收藏家在拍賣會上出價五千美元競標一個古董花瓶。 *antique a. 古董的 auction n. 拍賣(會) Another company is now bidding against us for the contract. 另一家公司現在正和我們競標取得那份合約。 2. contract n. 合約 & vt. 感染(疾病) 衍: sign a contract 簽署一份合約 The singer signed a contract with the record company last week. 這名歌手上週和唱片公司簽約。 *record n. 唱片;紀錄 My sister's baby contracted the measles. 我姊姊的寶寶染上了麻疹。 *measles n. 麻疹(恆用複數) 3. hail vt. 稱頌;歡呼 衍: hail A as B 將 A 譽為/稱頌為 B After the end of the war, the politician was hailed as a great peacemaker. 戰爭結束後,那位政治家被歌頌為了不起的調停者。 4. incredible a. 驚人的,難以置信的 This new sports car moves at an incredible speed. 這款新跑車馳騁的速度相當驚人。 5. browse vi. 瀏覽 衍: browse through... (隨意)翻閱/瀏覽…… = leaf / flip / thumb through... Kelly browsed through a magazine while waiting for her doctor's appointment. 凱莉一邊翻閱雜誌一邊等候醫生看診。 *appointment n. 預約,約定 6. stack n. 一疊;一堆 & vt. 堆放 衍: a stack of... 一疊……;一堆…… A stack of files awaited me on my desk. 桌上有一堆文件待我去處理。 *await vt. 等待 Since Iris didn't have a bookshelf, she stacked her books next to her bed. 因為艾瑞絲沒有書櫃,所以她把書都堆在床邊。 7. digitally adv. 數位地 Judy digitally copied all of her records, so she could listen to them on her cellphone. 茱蒂以數位化的方式複製她所有的唱片,這樣她就可以在手機上收聽。 8. innovative a. 創新的 The manager has come up with an innovative way to cut costs. 經理想到了一種可以降低成本的創新方法。 9. automatic a. 自動的 We went to the automatic car wash yesterday. 我們昨天去用自動洗車機洗車。 10. track vt. 追蹤,跟蹤 & n. 跑道,賽道 The hunters tracked the wounded deer by following its blood trail. 獵人們沿著血跡追蹤那隻受傷的鹿。 *trail n. 足跡 The school's playing field has a running track around it. 該校的運動場外圍有個賽跑專用道。 11. sort vt. 把……分類(本文為現在分詞作形容詞用) Emily sorted her documents into two piles. 艾蜜莉把她的文件分成兩疊。 12. facility n.(機器等的)特別裝置; 設施,設備(常用複數) 13. overdue a. 逾期的;延誤/遲的 The library books sitting on the kitchen table all this time are overdue. 那些一直放在餐桌上的圖書館書籍已經逾期了。 |