1.spike n.突然上升,劇增
Although you'd think business would have boomed during the war, there was only a small spike in interest.
人們會認為戰爭期間生意會很紅火,但實際上利息只有小幅上升 。
2.file vt.提出(離婚訴訟或其他訟案);把…歸檔
I filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery a few months later.
幾個月后我以通奸為由提起了離婚訴訟 。
3.peak vi.達到高峰,達到最大值
Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius.
溫度最高達30攝氏度以上 。
4.deflated adj.(球、輪胎等)泄氣的; 令人泄氣的,使人氣餒的
Britain'sother hopes of medals were deflated earlier in the day.
英國另外的奪牌希望在那天早些時候受到了打擊 。
5.proximity n.接近,鄰近;接近度,距離;親近
What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London.
吸引他到該地區的原因是那里靠近倫敦市中心 。
6.exacerbate vt.使惡化;使加重
Do policies in industrial countries ease or exacerbate the difficulties faced by developing countries?
工業國的政策減輕還是加重了發展中國家面臨的困難?
7.rekindle vi.重新點燃
Nothing could rekindle her extinct passion.
她激情已逝,無從心回意轉 。
8.generally adv.一般地,通常; 廣泛地,普遍地
Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
通常女孩性發育成熟要比男孩早兩年 。