1. vast a. 大量的,巨大的 Google's servers are capable of holding vast amounts of information. 谷歌的伺服器能夠承載大量的資訊。 2. scatter vt. 散布 That woman scattered the bread crumbs around for the pigeons to eat. 那名婦人在她四周灑麵包屑給鴿子吃。 *crumb n. 麵包屑 3. enhance vt. 增加;提高 The candles enhanced the romantic mood of the evening. 蠟燭增添了當晚的浪漫氣氛。 4. boost n. 推動,促進 & vt. 增加,提升 衍: boost sb's confidence / morale 提升某人的信心/士氣 The struggling economy needs a boost from the government. 低迷的經濟需要政府的提振。 Beating thousands of competitors and getting this job boosted Loren's confidence a lot. 打敗上千名對手爭取到這份工作讓蘿倫的自信大增。 5. mold vt. 使成形;形塑,塑造 衍: mold A into B 把 A 塑造成 B It requires some skills to mold clay into a pot. 要把黏土捏成陶罐需要一些技巧。 6. mortal n. 凡人 7. marine a. 海的,海洋的 8. sustain vt. 遭受;維持 A fire needs oxygen in order to sustain itself. 火需要氧氣來維持燃燒。 *oxygen n. 氧氣 9. weathering n. 風化(作用) 衍: weather vi. 風化 Over the years, the side of the mountain has weathered a lot. 多年來,山的這一頭已經被風化了不少。 10. eruption n. 噴發;爆發 衍: erupt vi. 噴出;爆發 11. massive a. 大規模的;巨大的 This road was blocked by a massive tree that had fallen. 這條路被一棵倒下來的巨大樹木給堵住了。 12. erosion n. 侵蝕 衍: corrosion n. 腐蝕 13. emerge vi. 出現;浮現(常與介詞 from 並用) 衍: submerge vi. 潛入水中 & vt. 淹沒 Paul emerged from the cave holding a flashlight. 保羅手持手電筒從山洞裡冒出來。 That submarine submerged when an enemy destroyer was spotted. 那艘潛水艇發現敵方一艘驅逐艦時,便潛入水中。 *submarine n. 潛水艇 destroyer n. 驅逐艦 |