nervous breakdown
an unnatural condition of deep worrying, anxiety, weeping or tiredness 精神崩潰

rejection
n. the act of rejecting or being rejected （遭到）拒絕；摒棄

reaction
n. response or change caused by the action of another 反應；感應

extreme
a. 1. greatest possible; of the highest degree 極端的；極度的；最大的
2. furthest possible; at the very beginning or end 末端的；盡頭的
n. 極端；極度（狀態）

emphasis
n. (on, upon) special force or attention given to sth. to show that it is particularly important 強調；重點；重要性

beneficial
a. producing favourable effects or useful results 有益的；有幫助的

editor
n. 1. a person who checks and corrects texts before they are published 校訂者；（文字）編輯
2. 編輯；主編

editorial
a. of or done by an editor 編輯的，編者的

edit
v. 1. prepare for printing, broadcasting, etc., by deciding what shall be included or left out, putting right mistakes, etc. （為出版、廣播等而）編輯，編選；剪輯
2. be the editor of 主編；充任（報紙等的）編輯

edition
n. a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time 版本

*prone
a. (to) habitually likely to do sth. (usu. undesirable) 有…傾向的，易于…的

apply
vt. (to) bring or put into use or operation 應用；實施
vi. (to, for) request sth., esp. officially and in writing （尤指以書面形式）申請；請求

complex
a. 1. difficult to understand, explain, or deal with; not clear or simple 錯綜復雜的
2. （詞或句子）復合的，復雜的
n. a system consisting of a large number of closely related parts 綜合體；復合體；群落

*preclude
vt. (fml.) (from) make impossible; prevent 妨礙，阻止；排除；防止

practically
ad. 1. (infml.) very nearly; almost 幾乎，差不多
2. in a practical way 實際上；從實際角度

*prestige
n. general respect or admiration felt in men's mind for sb. or sth. by reason of having, or being connected with, rank, proved high quality 聲望；威望；威信

flop
n. (infml.) a failure 失敗（者）
vi. move or fall heavily or awkwardly 笨重地行動；沉重地落下

*destructive
a. causing or be capable of causing great damage, harm or injury 破壞（性）的

acute
a. 1. severe, strong, deep 劇烈的，激烈的；深切的
2. (of the mind or the senses) able to notice small differences; working very well; sharp（思想或感官）敏銳的；靈敏的；尖銳的
3. 尖的，銳的；成銳角的

loaf
vi. (infml.) stand or wait in a place without doing anything interesting or useful 游蕩，閑逛
n. bread, usu. fairly large, in a shape that can be cut into slices （一個）面包

*glamo(u)rous
a. having the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things 富有魅力的；令人向往的

*glamo(u)r
n. the exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attraction 魅力；迷人的力量

peak
vi. reach the highest value, level, point, etc. 達到頂峰；達到最大值
n. （山）峰；頂峰；尖頂

downhill
a. & ad. 1. (becoming) worse or less successful 走下坡路的（地）
2. (going) towards the bottom of a hill 向坡下（的）：向下（的）

damage
n. harm; loss 損害；損失
vt. cause damage to 損害；損壞；毀壞

distinguish
vt. 1. (～oneself) behave or perform noticeably well 使出眾
2. recognize 辨別；區分

probable
a. likely 很可能發生的

*obsess
vt. (usu. pass.) completely fill the mind of (sb.) so that no attention is given to other matters [常被動]使著迷

grade-point average, GPA
（美）（學生各科成績的）平均積分點

shield
vt. (from) protect or hide from harm or danger 保護；庇護
n. 盾，盾牌

hastily
ad. too quickly 匆忙地；草率地；性急地

haste
n. quick movement or action 急忙，匆忙

device
n. 1. a method of achieving sth. 策略；手段
2. an object that has been invented for a particular purpose 裝置；設備

unequipped
a. not equipped with the necessities 未配備所需物品的；無準備的

honor roll
（美）光榮榜（指優秀學生名單、當地服兵役公民名單等）