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。 |