mushroom
n.蘑菇 vi.急速增加或快速發展
Mushroom soup is my favorite.
蘑菇湯是我的最愛。
Coffee shops are mushrooming islandwide.
咖啡廳在全島如雨后春筍般設立。
mobile
a.可動的,流動的
A business person cannot do without a mobile phone. =A business person cannot do without a cell phone.
生意人沒有行動電話就無法工作。
stable
a.穩定的
The company is currently stable and doing well.
這家公司目前狀況穩定,運作良好。
Shortly after treatment,the patient was in stable condition.
經過治療之后不久,病人的情況就穩定了。
nickname
n.綽號 vt.取綽號
Every student in my class has a nickname.
我班上的每位學生都有一個綽號。
Hank Aaron was nicknamed "Hammer" because of his hitting power.
漢克?阿倫由于他打擊的爆發力,被人們取了 “鎯頭”的 綽號。
vivid
a.生動的
Mary's description of the party was so vivid that I felt as though I had been there.
瑪麗把派對描述得那么生動,讓我覺得我也曾在現場似的。
bury
vt.埋葬;使投入,使埋首
Because of the earthquake,hundreds of people were buried alive.
數百人因為這場地震被活埋。
John is a devoted employee. Whenever you see him,he is buried in his work.
約翰是個很認真的員工。你看到他的時候,他都是在埋首工作。
diet
n.(為健康目的所設計的)飲食
You've gained weight. You need to go on a diet now.
你胖了,現在就該節食了。
I don't want any fried chicken. I'm on a diet.
我不想吃炸雞。我正在節食。
continent
n.大陸
Australia is a continent; New Zealand isn't.
澳洲是一個大陸;新西蘭不是。
There used to be many Native American tribes on the American Continent.
美洲大陸一度曾有許多美國原住民部落。
farther
a.(時間、距離)更遠的 adv.更遠地
You'll find the bookcase at the farther end of the living room.
你會發現書柜就在客廳較遠的那一端。
The farther away you live,the longer it will take to get home.
你住得越遠,回家就越費時。
weep
vi.流淚,哭泣
The mourners silently wept at the old man's funeral.
哀悼者在老先生的葬禮上靜靜地哭著。