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Part 3
第3部分
adjoin
v. 臨近 adj. adjoining
Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of America.
加拿大和墨西哥鄰近美國。
ally
1.v.同盟 n. alliance 2. n.同盟
Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.
第一次世界大戰時英國、法國和意大利聯盟。
Great Britain and the United States were allies in both World Wars.
兩次大戰中英國和美國都是同盟。
chaste
adj. 貞潔的 n. chastity
Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.
她的父母教導她，要她行為貞潔而端莊。
confide
v. 1.依賴(告知秘密) n.confidence 2.信任
When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.
當她是個孩子時，她通常將她的問題告知她妹妹。
We can't confide in his words, for he often breaks his promises.
我們不能信任他的話，因為他經常不守諾言。
defy
v. 藐視 n.defiance
The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.
這汽車駕駛員超速，藐視交通規則。
disrupt
v. 1.使中斷 2.使分裂 adj.disruptive
An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.
一場意外事故使進出城市的鐵路線中斷。
Slavery seemed likely to dispute the Union.
奴隸制度似乎可能使美國分裂。
enable
v. 使能夠 n.ability
The bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.
這只鳥的大翅膀使它能夠快速飛翔。
fantastic
adj. 奇妙的 n.fantasy
The wall was covered with many fantastic pictures and photographs.
這片墻蓋滿了許多奇妙的圖畫和照片。
impact
n.沖擊 adj.impassive
The force of the impact threw the driver out of the car.
沖擊的力量將駕駛員拋出車外。
interfere
v.干涉 n.interference
It is best not to interfere in other people's arguments.
最好不要干涉他人的討論。
minimize
v.將…減至最小程度 n.minimum
You can minimize the dangers of driving, by taking care to obey all the rules of the road.
小心遵守所有的道路規則，你可將駕車的危險減至最小程度。
narrate
v.敘述 adj.narrative
Shall I narrate a strange experience of mine?
我可以說一個我奇怪的經歷嗎？
visual
adj.視覺的 n.vision
The contrasting colors created an interesting visual effect.
對比色制造了一個有趣的視覺效果。
Part 4
第4部分
appliance
n.1.電器用品 2.應用
The modern house has many useful electrical appliances.
這間現代化的房子有許多實用的電氣用具。
The appliance of electricity to household tasks makes housework much easier.
電力應用于家務上使做家務事容易多了。
brood
n.孵，窩 v.沉思
There are twelve chickens in this brood.
這一窩共孵出了十二只小雞。
She brooded on her past mistakes so much that she became ill.
她過于深思從前的錯誤以至于生病了。
fringe
n. 邊緣
The woodcutter had a little house on the fringe of the forest.
伐木者在森林的邊緣有一間小屋。
gravel
n. 碎石
The path to the house was covered with gravel.
通往這房子的小徑布滿了碎石。
hut
n. 小屋
In the storm, they found a shabby hut in the forest.
在暴風雪中，他們在森林發現了間簡陋的小屋。
lure
n.誘餌 v.引誘
The fisherman had some bright colored lures to attract fish.
這漁夫有一些色彩鮮明的誘餌來吸引魚。
The hope of high profits lured him into questionable dealings.
高利潤的希望誘使他從事那有問題的交易。
perch
n.棲身處 v. 棲息
The bird flew down from its perch in the cage.
這只鳥從棲息的鳥籠里飛下來。
The bird perched on the woman's shoulder.
這只鳥棲息在那女人的肩膀上。
retail
n. 零售
Most people buy meat and groceries at retail.
大部分的人以零買方式購入肉和雜貨。
stride
n. 大步
Great strides have been made in science since 1900.
在科學方面自1900年來有了很大的進步。
swarm
n.群 v.蜂擁
A swarm of people surrounded the car to see the famous actress in it.
一群人圍繞在車旁，看車里那位著名的女演員。
Rural populations swarmed into nearby towns.
鄉民們涌入了臨近的城鎮。
twig
n. 小樹枝
The tree bears so many apples that the twigs seem almost broken down.
樹上結了太多的蘋果，以至于樹枝似乎都幾乎要折斷了。
wade
v. 涉水
The bridge is far away from here, we'd better wade across the stream.
橋離這兒太遠了，我們最好涉水而過。
wrinkle
n. 皺紋
She is beginning to get many wrinkles around her eyes.
她眼睛四周開始長出很多皺紋。
