challenging
a.有挑戰性的
Writing in a foreign language is very challenging.
用外語寫作很有挑戰性。
remote
a.偏僻的;久遠的
No gas station can be found in such a remote town.
在如此偏遠的小鎮,一間加油站都找不到。
Aunt Susan is a remote relative of mine.
蘇珊姑媽是我的遠親。
There's not even a remote chance that Porter will pass the driving test. He's color-blind.
波特要考到駕照根本是機會渺茫。他是個色盲。
classical
a.古典的
Do you like to listen to classical music?
你喜歡聽古典樂嗎?
That pop song you just heard is one of the classic hits this famous musician composed.
你剛剛聽到的那首流行歌曲是這位知名的音樂家所作的經典熱門歌曲其中一首。
Gone With The Wind is a literary classic known to almost everyone.
《飄/亂世佳人》是幾乎大家皆知的文學經典作品。
assist
vt. vi.幫助
I assist Mom in doing the housework on weekends. =I help Mom do the housework on weekends.
每逢周末我都會幫老媽做家事。
If everybody assists,the job will get done quickly.
如果大家都能來幫忙,我們很快就能完工。
scatter
vt.撒,使分散 vi.分散
You can scatter some sand on the ice so you don't slip.
在冰上撒點沙子,這樣你就不會滑倒了。
The mob began to scatter in all directions after riot police fired tear gas.
鎮暴警察發射催淚瓦斯后,暴民開始四散離開。
regional
a.區域的,局部的
Economic recession in these countries is partly caused by regional conflicts.
區域性的沖突是這幾個國家經濟不景氣的部分原因。
zone
n.地區
Louise volunteered to go to the war zone to report on the war.
路易斯自愿前往戰區報導戰事。
seize
vt.抓住;突然感到……;奪取,占領
The bank robber was seized by the police when he tried to escape.
銀行搶匪想逃跑時,被警方一把抓住。
I was seized by fear when I noticed that some stranger was following me.
當我發覺有陌生人在跟蹤我時,突然感到害怕起來。
The rebels seized the capital and exiled the Prime Minister soon after the military coup.
在軍事政變以后,叛軍很快占領了首都并放逐總理。
grab
vt.抓取
I grabbed a bite to eat this morning and then went to work.
早上我隨便抓了點東西吃,便去上班了。
grasp
vi.緊抓;理解
A man in a black suit grasped Paul by the arm and shook him violently, telling him to stay out their business.
一名黑衣人抓住保羅的手臂大力搖晃,要他別再管他們的事。
Most readers found it hard to grasp the meaning of this poem.
大部分的讀者都覺得難以理解這首詩的意思。