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inventory
n.詳細目錄，存貨清單
Some stores inventory their stock once a month.
有些商店每月盤貨一次。
invert
vt.使倒轉，使倒置，使顛倒
The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty.
魔術師把袋子由里向外翻，表明里面是空的。
Inflation inverts all the old canons of economics.
通貨膨脹把原有的經濟學準則統統顛倒過來了。
irony
n.反語，冷嘲；具有諷刺意味的事，嘲弄
He is too slow to understand the irony of his opponent.
他反應太遲鈍，居然沒有聽出對手的諷刺挖苦之意。
luminous
a.發光的，發亮的，光明的
It is said that there was a luminous UFO flying over New York City.
有人說曾經有一個發光的不明飛行物飛越紐約市上空。
mourn
v.哀悼；（對…）感到痛心（或遺憾）
The whole nation mourned the death of the much-loved leader.
舉國上下哀悼這位敬愛的領導人。
proximity
n.接近，鄰近
Swift's major writings have a proximity and a relevance that is splendidly invigorating.
斯威夫特的主要作品有令人非常激動的親切感和現實意義。
quench
vt.止（渴），撲滅（火焰）
The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.
同事們的反對減弱了我對這項計劃的熱情。
rot
v.（使）腐爛，（使）腐朽 n. 腐爛，腐朽
The ripe fruit began to rot when no one came to pick it.
沒有人來摘這些成熟的水果，它們已經開始爛了。
rotary
a.旋轉的，轉動的
Some large stores have rotary doors.
有些大商場的大門是旋轉的。
rupture
n.破裂，裂開；（關系的）決裂 v. （使）破裂
Iran ruptured its diplomatic relations with Iraq.
伊朗斷絕了與伊拉克的外交關系。
streamline
vt.使成流線型；精簡，使效率更高
Now cars are streamlined for speed and beauty.
為了提高速度、增強美觀，現在小轎車均采用流線型設計。
stumble
vi.絆腳，絆倒；跌跌撞撞地走；（說話時）結結巴巴
I stumbled over a stone and fell.
我在石頭上絆了一下跌倒了。
sue
vi.控告，起訴；（for）要求，請求 vt. 控告，起訴
The Palestinians sued for peace.
巴勒斯坦人祈求和平。
suffice
vi.足夠
One glass of beer should suffice me.
一杯啤酒就夠我喝的了。
No words will suffice to convey my grief.
沒有言語能夠表達我的悲傷。
tumble
n.跌倒，摔倒 vi. 跌倒，翻滾；（價格等）暴跌；不由自主地卷入
Owing to the Asian financial crisis the stock prices tumbled in the world.
由于亞洲金融危機，全球股價暴跌。
When a baby is just learning to walk, he will often tumble over.
幼兒剛學走路時會經常跌倒。
turnover
n.營業額，成交量；人事變動率，人員流動率
The textile export turnover has been increased 67% this year in China.
中國的紡織品出口額今年增長了67%。
vocal
a.喜歡暢所欲言的，直言不諱的；嗓音的，發聲的 a. [常pl.]聲樂節目
A cricket's chirps are not vocal; they are made by rubbing the legs.
蟋蟀的鳴聲不是從嗓子發出的，而是通過摩擦雙腿發出來的。
We were very vocal about our rights.
我們直言不諱地表達了我們應有的權利。
