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Part 3
第三部分
abide
v. 1. 容忍 2. 遵守
A good housekeeper can't abide dust.
好主婦不能容忍灰塵的存在。
If you join the club you must abide by its rules.
如果你加入這個俱樂部，就必須遵守規則。
allegiance
v. 忠誠
His allegiance to his country lasted all his life.
他一生忠于國家。
analyze
v. 分析
The food was analyzed and found to contain small amounts of poison.
這食物經過分析后發現含有少量的毒物。
consume
v. 用盡
He consumed almost all the money he earned last summer.
他幾乎用盡了去年夏天賺來的所有錢。
dictate
v. 1. 口述 2. 指定
The president of the company dictated a letter to his secretary.
公司的總經理向秘書口述一封信。
The country that won the war dictated the terms of peace to the conquered country.
戰勝國向被征服的國家指定和平條款。
fluent
adj. 流暢的
He is very fluent in English, but not in French.
他說英文非常流利，但法文卻不行。
friction
n. 摩擦
Friction against the rock, combined with the weight of the climber, caused his rope to break.
巖石的摩擦加上攀登者的重量，使得繩子斷了。
miser
n. 吝嗇鬼
A miser lives poorly in order to save money and keep it.
吝惜鬼生活很差，只是為了省下錢存起來。
monarch
n. 帝王
The national band played for the visiting monarch.
國家樂團演奏給來訪的帝王聽。
partition
n. 劃分
The partition of the country into two parts caused many problems.
這國家劃分成兩部分，導致了許多問題。
qualify
v. 使勝任
Being the son of a member of parliament doesn't qualify him to talk about politics.
他身為國會議員的兒子，卻不善于談論政治。
succession
n. 連續
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
連著暖和了幾天后，天氣變冷了。
tribute
n. 1. 貢物 2. 表示尊敬
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.
許多被征服的國家必須給古羅馬帝國的統治者進貢。
By erecting this statue we have paid a tribute to the memory of the founder of our college.
我們建筑這座雕像，以表示對創校者的尊敬。
Part 4
第四部分
clue
n. 線索
The police could find no fingerprints or other clues to help them in solving the robbery.
警方找不到指紋或其他線索來幫助他們偵破搶劫案。
cluster
n. 串
She bought two clusters of grapes for her little son.
她給兒子買了兩串葡萄。
flush
v. 1. 臉紅 2. 泛濫
Her face flushed when she could not answer the easy question.
當她答不出這個簡單的問題時，臉紅了。
The stream was flushing after the heavy rain.
河流在大雨過后泛濫。
germ
n. 細菌
The wound must be kept clean so that germs do not infect it.
傷口須保持清潔，才不至于感染細菌。
grunt
v. 抱怨聲
"I'm too tired," he grunted, and then fell asleep again.
“我太累了。”他抱怨著，然后又繼續睡了。
junction
n. 會合處
The two rivers make their junction near the sea.
這兩條河流的會合處近海。
pinch
v. 捏
He pinched fruit to see if it was soft.
他捏捏水果看看是否軟的。
prairie
n. 大草原
The prairie was ideal for growing wheat.
大草原是理想的小麥田。
rim
n. 邊, 緣
The basketball hit the rim of the basket and bounced off.
球投到籃筐邊緣又彈了回來。
shove
v. 推擠
There was a lot of pushing and shoving to get on the bus.
上公共汽車的時候人們又推又擠。
stammer
v. 口吃
"Th-th-thank" you "v-v-very" much, he stammered.
“非、非、非常感、感、感謝你。”他結結巴巴地說。
technical
adj. 技術的, 工藝的
He is studying automobile repairs at a technical school.
他在技術學校學習汽車修理。
tint
n. 淡色
The picture was painted in several tints of blue.
這幅畫是用幾種淡藍色畫的。
