核心詞匯
blow away *① to completely surprise sb., to affect intensely; overwhelm使大為驚訝;強烈影響,征服 例:That concert blew me away.音樂會震撼了我。 ② to defeat sb. completely, esp. in a game (尤指在比賽中)徹底戰勝 例:Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.南希戰勝了其他的滑冰運動員。
bully n. [C] 恃強凌弱者;流氓,暴徒
vt. ① to threaten to hurt or frighten sb. weaker 欺侮例:He was bullied by the older boys at school. 他在學校里受到大孩子的欺負。 ② to use your strength or power to make sb. do sht. 恐嚇, 脅迫 例: The manager tried to bully his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal. 經理企圖以解雇相威脅, 迫使職工更賣力氣。
Contract n..[C] 契約;合同
vi. to become smaller or narrower縮小;收縮 例:Metal contracts as it becomes cool. 金屬冷卻時收縮。
*vt. to begin to have an illness患(病) 例:He contracted pneumonia.他得了肺炎。
flare vi. (也作flare up)① to suddenly begin to burn, or to burn more brightly for a short time 突然燃燒起來;(短暫地)燒旺 例:The match flared in the darkness.火柴在黑暗中突然著了一小會兒。 *②(感情等)突然爆發 例:Violence has flared up again in the Middle East. 中東又突然爆發了暴力事件。 ③(疾病)突然加劇 例:My asthma tends to flare up on smoggy days. 在煙霧天我的氣喘往往會加劇。
n. [C] ① 閃光,瞬時的明亮火焰 ② 信號燈(彈)
resolve vt. * ① to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficulty解決 例:There weren?t enough beds, but the matter was resolved by George sleeping on the sofa.床不夠用,但喬治睡到沙發上問題就解決了。 ② to make a definite decision to do sth.(某人)決心,決定 例:After the divorce she resolved never to marry again.離婚以后,她下決心永不再嫁。 ③(委員會、會議等通過投票)作出決議,表決 例:The Senate resolved to accept the President's budget proposals by 70 votes to 30.參議院以70票對30票通過決議,同意總統的預算草案。
vi. 下決心,決定 例:He resolved on/against (making) an early start. 他決定(不)早出發.
超綱詞匯
itchy a. 使人發癢的
mediate *v. 斡旋,調停 a. 居中的,間接的
rant n./v. 怒吼,咆哮,大聲抱怨
recrimination n. *① 反詰,互相指責 ② 反控告
tyrannize vt. ① 對……施行暴政 *②專橫地對待