1. crocodile n. 鱷魚                        2. fearsome a. 可怕的,令人生畏的                          Piranhas are superb hunters that definitely deserve their fearsome fame.                          食人魚是一流的獵食者,牠們可怕的名聲可謂實至名歸。                          *piranha n. 食人魚                        3. predator n. 捕食者                          If an octopus feels threatened by a predator, it may curl up to look like a rock.                          要是章魚感受到掠食者的威脅時,就會把身體捲成像石頭的模樣。                          *curl vi. & vt.(使)彎曲;捲曲                        4. adventurous a. 富冒險精神的                          衍: adventure n. 冒險                          That adventurous man likes to go skydiving.                          那名富有冒險精神的男子喜歡玩高空跳傘。                          *skydiving n. 跳傘運動                          Chris had an extraordinary adventure in India.                          克里斯在印度經歷了一場驚心動魄的冒險之旅。                          *extraordinary a. 非凡的                        5. conservationist n. 保育人士                          衍: conservation n. 保育(自然資源、動植物等)                          Nina was inspired to be a conservationist after she watched a documentary.                          妮娜看完一部紀錄片後,受到啟發而想成為一名保育人士。                          The conservation group condemned the fishermen for killing endangered animals.                          該保育團體譴責漁民殺害瀕臨絕種的動物。                          *condemn vt. 責難,譴責                        6. intervention n. 介入;干預                          衍: intervene vi. 介入;干預                          intervene in...  介入/干預……                          The teacher's intervention soon brought the dispute to an end.                          老師的介入讓這場糾紛很快就結束。                          I didn't intervene in the argument between Tom and Rose, because it was none of my business.                          我沒有介入湯姆和蘿絲間的爭論,因為這不關我的事。                        7. authorities n. 當局(恆用複數)                          衍: the authorities concerned  有關當局                          The authorities concerned agreed to launch an inquiry into the plane crash.                          有關當局同意對這起墜機事件展開調查。                          *inquiry n. 調查(與介詞 into 並用)                        8. compassionate a. 有同情心的                          Dr. Wang is very compassionate towards his patients.                          王醫師對他的病人都很有同情心。                        9. expertise n. 專業知識/技能                          Your expertise in this area is greatly appreciated.                           我們很欣賞你在這個領域的專業知識。                        10. scrap n. 碎片;廢料,廢品                          You can reuse leftovers by composting kitchen scraps.                          你可以藉著將廚餘製成堆肥再度利用剩飯菜。                          *leftovers n. 剩飯菜                        compost vt. 將……製成堆肥  |