1. trigger vt. 引起,觸發                         • The mayor’s speech triggered a riot among the crowd.                         該市長的演說在群眾中引發暴動。                         2. aggressive a.                           具攻擊/侵略性的;好勝心強的                            aggression  n. 攻擊(行為);侵略     • Japan was very aggressive in the early part of the 20th century.                           日本在二十世紀初期極具侵略性。     • Television violence can encourage aggression in children.                           電視暴力可能會助長孩子的攻擊行為。                         3. disapproval n. 不贊同,反對                           • People often interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.                           大家常常將皺眉頭解讀為不贊同的表現。                         4. contempt n. 輕蔑                           • The father stared at his daughter’s boyfriend with contempt in his eyes.                           那父親帶著輕蔑的眼神看著他女兒的男友。                         5. intentional a. 有意的;蓄意的                           • Jenny did trip David, but it wasn’t intentional.                           珍妮是絆倒了大衛,但不是蓄意的。                         6. verbal a. 口頭的                           • I think we need a written contract, not a verbal one.                           我認為我們需要有個書面合約,而不是口頭的。                         7. assault n. 攻擊                           • The criminal committed an assault on the owner of the store during the robbery.                           該名罪犯在搶劫時襲擊商店老闆。                         8. subtle a. 細微的,難以覺察的                           • These two pictures may look alike, but there are subtle differences between them.                           這兩張圖也許看起來很像,但其間有些細微的差異。                         9. suggest vt. 顯示;暗示                           • All the evidence suggests (that) the suspect is guilty of murder.                           所有證據都顯示那名嫌犯的謀殺罪成立。                         10. assert vt. 聲張;聲稱                           • The aim of this demonstration is to assert the will of the people.                           該示威活動的目的是要聲張人民的意志。                         11. reference n. 參考;提及                           • There are several references to the author’s friends in her new novel.                           這位作者的新小說中有幾處提到她的朋友。                         12. association n. 關係(之後與介詞 with 並用)                           • Our school maintains a close association with a college in the US.                           我們學校和美國一所大學保持著密切的關係。                         13. gesture n.(肢體)動作;表態                           • I offered to reduce the price as a gesture of goodwill.                           我提議降價以表示友善。                         14. communication n. 溝通                           • Our misunderstandings arose from a lack of communication.                         我們之間的誤會起因於缺乏溝通。  |