Last: 持續
How long will the meeting last?
會議要開多久?
Scarce:
1. 缺乏的;不足的
Food and fuel were scarce in this region.
這地區食物和燃料都很缺乏。
2. 稀有的,珍貴的
Very old stamps are scarce.
年代久的郵票是珍貴的。
Envy: 妒忌;羨慕
I envy you your good luck.
我羨慕你的好運。
Incomparable:
1. 無比的,無雙的,無可匹敵的
incomparable wealth
無比的財富
2. 不能比較的;無相比之共同基礎的[(+to/with)]
This revised edition is incomparable with the earlier ones.
這一修訂本不可與先前的版本同日而語。
Dreary:
1. 沉悶的,陰郁的,令人沮喪的
It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
那一天天氣陰郁,既冷又沒有陽光。
2. 枯燥的,令人生厭的
Copying manuscripts all the time is dreary work.
老是抄寫手稿是件枯燥乏味的差事。