illegal
a. 不合法的,非法的
The jewelry firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
該珠寶公司不過是他們進行非法鉆石交易的幌子。
invisible
a. 看不見的,無形的
The mends of the wall were almost invisible.
墻壁修補過的地方幾乎看不出來。
mess
n. 凌亂的狀態,臟亂的狀態; 混亂的局面,困境 vt. 弄糟,弄臟,搞亂
The spilt milk made a terrible mess on the carpet.
灑出的牛奶把地毯弄得一塌糊涂。
Don't mess up my hair; I've just combed it.
別把我的頭發弄亂,我剛梳好。
moderate
a. 中等的;溫和的;穩健的 n. 持溫和觀點者 v. 使和緩,使減輕
This experienced driver usually drives at a moderate speed.
這名富有經驗的司機通常以中速駕駛。
notify
v. 通知,告知,報告
The police were notified of the incident.
警察接到這起事件的報告。
odd
a. 奇特的,古怪的;臨時的;單的; 奇數的,單數的;剩余的 n. (pl. )可能性,機會;爭吵
The owner of this castle is an odd old man.
這座城堡的主人是個古怪的老頭兒。
parade
n. 游行,檢閱 v. (使)列隊行進,(使)游行; 展示,炫耀(某事物)
A parade was held on New Year's Day.
元旦那天舉行了一場游行。
This professor is always parading his knowledge.
這個教授總是炫耀自己的知識。
peculiar
a. 奇怪的,古怪的; 特有的,獨具的,獨特的
That little boy's accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American.
那個小男孩的口音是混雜著 倫敦腔和美國腔的奇怪腔調。
personality
n. 個性,人格;人物,名人
The writer's personality comes through in his writing.
作者的個性體現在他的文章中。
prevail
vi. 流行;(over)獲勝;(on, upon)說服
Truth is great and will prevail.
真理是至高無上的,且必將獲勝。
At last justice has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished.
正義最終取得了勝利, 作惡的人受到了懲罰。
reckon
vt. 認為,估計; (on)指望,盼望;測算,測量
The writer's recent novel is reckoned as the worst of the year.
該作家最近問世的小說被認為是本年度最差的一本。
I reckon this will be a hot summer.
我估計這將是一個炎熱的夏天。
scale
n. 大小,規模;等級,級別; (pl. )天平,磅秤;比例(尺);刻度,標度;(魚等的)鱗 vt. 攀登,爬越
This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches.
這把尺子上有厘米和英寸兩種刻度。
This is a scale model of Titanic.
這是泰坦尼克號的比例模型。
wealthy
a. 富裕的
I wish you a healthy, wealthy and happy new year!
祝愿你在新的一年里健康、富足、快樂!
A man who is wealthy in compassion sometimes suffers a lot.
富于同情心的人有時候是很受罪的。