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第一、名詞精講
1. majority
雙語釋義：the largest part of a group of people or things
[C.N.] 大多數
典型例句：A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.
大部分人似乎喜歡看電視而不喜歡聽收音機。
The majority was/were in favor of the proposal.
多數人贊成這個建議。
2. virginity
雙語釋義：the state of being a virgin
[U.N.]處女性, 童貞
典型例句：She lost her virginity when she was twenty.
她是二十歲失去童貞的。
In some countries virginity is not as highly valued as it used to be.
在許多國家，童貞已經不像過去那樣受重視了。
3. retention
雙語釋義：the action of keeping sth rather than losing it or stopping it
[U.N.]擋住；攔阻；保持；保留
典型例句：He suffers from retention of urine.
他患尿瀦留。
The company needs to improve its training and retention of staff.
4. reformation
雙語釋義：great change for the better in social, religious or political affairs
[C.N.]（社會﹑ 宗教或政治事務的）改革﹐改良, 變革
典型例句：It is a reformation in state education.
這是國家教育事業的改革。
5. realm
雙語釋義：kingdom 王國
相關短語：the defence of the realm 捍衛國家
coins, peers, laws of the realm 王國的錢幣﹑ 貴族﹑ 法律.
第二、動詞精講
1. prolong
雙語釋義：make (sth) longer, esp in time
[Vt.]延長（某事物）（尤指時間
典型例句：Those are drugs that help to prolong life.
這些是延年益壽的藥物。
They prolonged their visit by a few days.
他們把訪問時間延長了幾天。
2. assume
雙語釋義：accept (sth) as true before there is proof
假定；假設；設想；（想當然地）以為
典型例句：We cannot assume anything in this case.
在這種情形下我們無法作任何揣測。
I am assuming that the present situation is going to continue.
我認為目前的情況將會繼續下去。
We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty.
尚未證實他有罪, 就得假定他是清白的。
3. plump
語法用法：plump for sb/sth
雙語釋義：choose or vote for sb/sth with confidence
[Vt.]有信心地選擇或選舉某人某事物
典型例句：The committee plumped for the most experienced candidate.
委員會很有把握地選擇了那個最有經驗的候選人。
The children plumped for a holiday by the sea.
孩子們特別想去海邊度假。
4. copulate
雙語釋義：(esp of animals) have sexual intercourse
（尤指動物）交配, 交尾
語法用法：~ (with sb/sth)
典型例句：The male bird performs a sort of mating dance before copulating with the female.
這種雄鳥在與雌鳥交尾以前要跳一種交歡舞。
第三、形容詞精講
1. toxic
雙語釋義：poisonous
有毒的
典型例句：Many pesticides are highly toxic.
許多殺蟲藥是有劇毒的。
They are toxic drugs.
它們是毒藥。
2. abnormal
雙語釋義：different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that is worrying, harmful or not wanted
反常的；不正常的；變態的
典型例句：They thought his behaviour was abnormal.
他們認為他的行為是變態的。
He is mentally abnormal.
他精神不正常。
3. hard-earned
雙語釋義：that you get only after a lot of work and effort
辛苦得到的
典型例句：Those are hard-earned cash.
這些錢來之不易。
We finally managed a hard-earned draw.
4. marital
雙語釋義：connected with marriage or with the relationship between a husband and wife
夫妻的；婚姻的
典型例句：Paranoia reigns supreme among the women, causing much marital conflict.
偏執狂現象在婦女中很盛行，引起了許多婚姻糾紛。
相關短語：marital problems, disagreements, disharmony，breakdown
婚姻的問題﹑不和睦﹑不和諧、破裂
第四、副詞泛講
1. actively：活躍地，積極地
典型例句：He is actively involved in the project.
他積極參與該計劃。
Your proposal is being actively considered.
你的建議正獲積極考慮。
2. passively：被動地，順從地
典型例句：In most cases, they just sit there and are passively crammed .
在大多數情況下，他們只是坐在教室里被動地接受知識。
In no case will they look on passively.
他們決不會在一邊看熱鬧。
3. painfully：痛苦地，煩惱地，費力地
英文釋義：extremely, and in a way that makes you feel annoyed, upset, etc
典型例句：He grew painfully aware that the family was divided in its attitude.
他痛苦地意識到一家人的看法有分歧。
He used to be painfully shy, but now he's started to blossom out.
他以前極靦腆，現在活潑起來了。
4. potentially：潛在地
典型例句：My country is one with many natural resources that could be developed.
我的國家有豐富自然資源可開發。
It is a potentially catastrophic situation
這種情況可能引發嚴重災難。
5. constantly：經常地，不斷地
典型例句：The car has to be constantly maintained.
汽車必須經常保養。
He constantly strayed from the main point of his talk.
他不斷偏離他的話題。
