dock
n.碼頭,v.減少
The ships were all in dock before the typhoon approached.
臺風來襲前,所有船只全都停靠到碼頭。
The boss threatened to dock Peter's salary if he was late again.
老板威脅彼得,如果他再遲到就要扣他薪水。
trail
vt.跟蹤;拖 n.小徑
The policeman trailed the suspect to the house he ived in.
那名警察跟蹤嫌犯到他住的地方。
Lucy walked down the stairs slowly, trailing a coat behind her.=Lucy walked down the stairs slowly, tugging a coat behind her.
露西身后拖了一件外套,緩緩地走下樓梯。
The trail leads to a beautiful valley.
這條小徑通往一個很美的山谷。
pale
a.蒼白的,灰白的;淡色的
Upon hearing the news that his father passed away last night, Jack went deathly pale.
杰克聽到父親昨晚逝世的消息,臉色立即變得一片死白。
Laura is wearing a pale blue skirt today.
蘿拉今天穿著一件淡藍色的裙子。
faint
a.頭暈的;微弱的 vi.暈倒
I didn't eat anything today and feel faint with hunger now.
我今天什么也沒吃,現在餓得發昏。
Patrick spoke in a very faint voice, so no one could hear him.
派翠克講話的聲音很微弱,所以沒人聽到他說什么。
When I saw my favorite singer in person, I nearly fainted in excitement.
我親眼看到最喜愛的歌手時,興奮得幾乎要昏倒。
I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about.=I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about.
我一點都不明白你們在談些什么。
environment
n.環境
We should spare no effort to protect our environment from being polluted.
我們應該盡全力保護我們的環境免于污染。
environmental
a.環境的
The greenhouse effect is an important environmental issue.
溫室效應是一個很重要的環境議題。
We cannot lay too much emphasis on the importance of environmental protection.
環保的重要性我們再強調也不為過。
trace
vt.追蹤 n.蹤跡
It isn't easy to trace your ancestors, especially your female relatives.
要追溯祖先并非易事,尤其是女性的親屬。
The bank robber disappeared without a trace.
銀行大盜消失得無影無蹤。
steady
a.穩定的
It's hard to find a steady job these days.
這年頭要找一份穩定的工作很難。
John is going steady with Mary, and they will probably get married one day.
約翰和瑪麗穩定交往,他們很可能有一天會結婚。
steadily
adv.不斷地,漸漸地
With the breeze blowing steadily from the window, I couldn't help but fall asleep.
微風從窗口徐徐吹來,我忍不住睡著了。
injury
n.(身體)傷害;(名譽)損壞
It took three weeks for Sam to recover from his sports injury.
阿三哥的運動傷害花了3個星期才康復。
The sex scandal caused a terrible injury to Jill's reputation.
這樁性丑聞讓吉兒的名譽嚴重受損。