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criterion (pl. criteria) n. （批評，判斷的）標準，準則
The criterion I apply to any problem is What will make me happiest?
Vote for vote against
Fight for fight agaist
Find found found
Found founded founded
Lie lied lied
Lie lay lain
Lay laid laid
consideration n. 考慮；體諒，照顧
For a big house, the price is fairly cheap, but youve got to take… into consideration the money youll spend on repairs.
I’ve got to go.
Could you turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbors!
old elder eldest
old older oldest
Brother sister
Elder brother elder sister
The eldest
elderly adj. 較老的，人過中年的 n. 近老年人，到了晚年的人
He decided to move in to take care of his elderly parents.
The city is building new housing for the elderly.

disabled adj. 傷殘的；使失去戰斗力的
Disabled from birth, she spent her life in a wheelchair.
He has spent all his life working with mentally disabled people.

shorten v. 縮短，縮小；減少
Ive asked him to shorten my trousers.
The name William is often shortened to Bill.

vulnerable adj. 易受傷的，弱小的；易受…攻擊的，易受…傷害的
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.

sensitive adj. 敏感的；靈敏的，感光的
Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism.

be affected with 患有…疾病
All the cattle on the farm were affected with the disease.

to take … into account 考慮到
A good architect takes into account the building’s surroundings.
I think you have to take into account that hes a good deal younger than the rest of us.

need for 對…的需要
Theres a growing need for cheap rented housing in the larger cities.
As winter approaches, there’s a desperate need for shelter and food in the refugee camps.
to have … at heart 對…十分關心
He has nothing but his own interest at heart.

難句分析

These were words of Dutchman asking his doctor to (help) him _to die / die_ (die).
2.(Affected) with a serious disease, van Wendel was no longer able to (speak )(clearly) and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating.