1. boost vt. 提高，增強
• That new gasoline additive has really boosted my car’s performance.
那種新的汽油添加劑確實提高了我車子的性能。
＊additive n. 添加物 2. flawed a. 有瑕疵的，有錯誤的
flaw n. 瑕疵，缺點 & vt. 使有瑕疵
• Your design was rejected because it is flawed.
你的設計作品因為有缺陷而被否決了。
• It takes a sharp eye to see the flaw in this gem.
眼力好的人才可以看到這顆寶石的瑕疵。
＊a sharp eye 敏銳的眼力 3. prompt vt. 促使，激勵
prompt sb to V 促使／激勵某人（做）……
• A recent study prompted thousands of people to stop using the drug.
最近的一項研究促使數以千計的人停止使用該藥物。 4. gobble vt. 狼吞虎嚥
gobble up / down... 將……很快吃掉
= wolf down...
• John gobbled up his breakfast in two minutes and left quickly for work.
約翰兩分鐘就把早餐大口吃完，然後匆匆趕去上班。 5. misplace vt. 將……放錯地方；
亂放／隨意擱置（而一時找不到）
• My mother misplaced her glasses and can’t find them anywhere.
我媽把她的眼鏡亂放，現在到處都找不到。 6. measurement n. 測量（法）
take measurements 進行測量；量尺寸
• The tailor took measurements for my suit.
裁縫師為我的西裝量尺寸。 7. surprisingly adv. 令人意外地
• The pasta May cooked was surprisingly tasty.
小梅做的義大利麵出奇地美味。 8. concept n. 概念，觀念
• It is hard to define a concept as abstract as beauty.
要替像美麗這種抽象的概念下定義是很困難的。 9. digest vt. 理解；消化
• This chapter is difficult for beginners to digest.
這一章節對初學者來說很難理解。
• Taking a walk after a large meal may help you digest your food.
吃完大餐後散個步可能會幫助消化。 10. ban vt. 禁止（本文為過去分詞作形容詞用）
ban sb from V-ing 禁止某人（做）……
• My parents banned me from smoking.
我爸媽禁止我抽菸。 11. fictional a. 虛構的
• The events in this film are entirely fictional.
這部影片裡的事件純屬虛構。 12. dramatically adv. 大大地，劇烈地
• Temperatures have been dropping dramatically due to the incoming storm.
由於一場風暴即將來襲，氣溫一直急遽下降。 13. neutral a. 中立的
• That country stayed neutral during the war.
該國在戰爭中保持中立。 | 
