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gamut
n. 整個范圍；全部
After the test I thought at first I had done very well, then quite well, and finally, poorly. I ran the gamut from confidence to despair.
考試后起初我想自己考得很好，后來認為不錯，最后是差勁。我經歷了從自信到失望的全部歷程。
iota
n. 些微
If you make the same mistake again, despite all my warnings, I will not hae one iota of sympathy for you.
如果你不顧我的警告，再犯同樣的錯誤，我一點也不同情你。
magnitude
n. 大??；重要
Shopping for clothes can be a small matter for some, but a problem of the greatest magnitude for others.
逛街購衣對某些人而言是小事一樁，但對某些人來說卻是最重要的問題。
pittance
n. 徽薄的薪水；少量
At those low wages, few will apply for the job. Who wants to work for a pittance?
很少人會去申請那個低薪的工作，誰想為微薄的薪水工作？
superabundance
n. 極多；過多
Our committee doesn't need any more help. We have superabundance of helpers.
我們委員會不需要任何更多的援助，我們有太多的幫手。
inflate
vt. 灌入空氣、瓦斯使膨脹 反：deflate 放氣, 泄氣, 緊縮
Since the football has lost air, we shall need a pump to inflate it.
這個橄欖球氣漏了，我們需要一個氣筒給它打氣。
colossal
adj. 巨大的
The game will be played in a colossal arena with a seating capacity of more than 60,000.
這場球賽將在一個可容納六萬多人的巨型運動場舉行。
commodious
adj. 寬敞的 反:incommodious 狹窄的
Even during change of classes there is no crowding because the halls and stairways are commodious.
即使在換教室的時候也不擁擠，因為走廊跟樓梯都很寬敞。
infinite
adj. 無限的 反：finite 有限的
In our science lesson tomorrow we shall consider whether space is bounded or infinite.
明天的科學課程，我們將思考太空是有限還是無限的。
infinitesimal
adj. 微小的
If there is any salt in this soup, it must be infinitesimal. I can't taste it.
如果湯里有鹽的話，一定很少，我吃不出味道來。
inordinate
adj. 過度的
Frank kept my book for such an inordinate length of time that I shall never lend him anything again.
弗蘭克借我的書太久了，我再也不借他任何東西了。
picayune
adj. 微小的
The trouble with your studying is that you spend too much time on picayune details and not enough on the really important matters.
你讀書的困擾是花太多時間在小細節上，真正重要的所花的時間卻不夠多。
puny
adj. 微不足道的
The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings. by comparison to it, they seem puny.
這摩天大樓使周圍的建筑物相形見拙，比較之下它們顯得微不足道。
