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1.mock
vt. & vi.愚弄; 嘲弄
He went to church only to mock.
他去教堂只想嘲笑宗教。
She mocked him as a country boy.
她嘲笑他是個鄉下孩子。
vt.使受挫折
The strong fortress mocked the invaders.
堅固的堡壘使入侵者無法攻入。
adj.仿制的; 模擬的
The students have done mock A levels at school.
學生們在學校參加過模擬高級考試。
2.woe
n.悲傷;哀愁
She was oppressed by her many woes.
她的許多煩惱使她受到壓抑。
Kinsman helps kinsman,but woe to him that hath nothing.
親人幫親人,無親愁煞人。
困境;災難
She has cried the blues about its financial woes.
對于經濟的困難她叫苦不迭。
A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.
自認禍是禍,自認福是福。
woe betide sb
某人就要倒霉；災難將會降臨某人身上
Woe betide anyone who arrives late!
遲到的人將會遭殃！
woe is me!
我好苦哇
woebegone
adj.愁眉苦臉的
3.meltdown
n.徹底垮臺
But what if they prompt a broader market meltdown?
但這種情況如果引發了范圍更廣的市場破壞，又該如何呢？
A meltdown at the reactor had only just been avoided.
險些發生核反應堆熔毀事故。
4.dock
n.碼頭
We took the children to the dock to see the ships.
我們帶孩子們到碼頭去看輪船。
被告席
The corrupt official stood in the dock.
那貪官站在被告席上。
vt. & vi.(使)船停靠碼頭
The ship docked.
船靠碼頭了。
He docked the ship.
他把船引靠碼頭。
vt.減少; 扣除
He docked her pocket money until the debt was paid off.
他削減了她的零用錢, 直到還清了債務。
5.revamp
vt.將(某物)更新;翻新
revamp an old comedy
修改一部舊的喜劇
We want someone not just to cheerlead but to help us revamp our organization.
我們要的不是附和夸獎的人，而是能幫我們改進機構的人。
