stepchild
n.與前夫,前妻所生之子女
Mr. Smith is angry with his stepchild because of his bad manners.
因為他的繼子沒有規矩,史密斯先生感到很生氣。
stepfather
n.繼父
I still call my stepfather by his name.
我還是以名字稱呼我的繼父。
stepmother
n.繼母
Cinderella has a mean stepmother and two stepsisters who are jealous of her.
灰姑娘有一個心腸險惡的繼母與兩個忌妒她的同父異母的姐姐。
stereo
n.立體音響
Turn down the stereo. The music is too loud.
把音響關小聲點。音樂太大聲了。
tease
vt.揶揄
I couldn't help getting angry when I found out John was teasing me.
我發現約翰在揶揄我時,就忍不住生氣了。
chimney
n.煙囪
Charlie smoked like a chimney all night, worrying about his missing daughter.
查理整晚煙抽個不停,擔心他失蹤的女兒。
click
n.喀喀的響聲 vt.發出喀喀聲 vi.按滑鼠(與介詞on并用)
Turn the dial until you hear a little click.
轉動這個轉盤,直到你聽到喀一聲輕響。
The soldier clicked his heels and saluted the general.
這位士兵喀的一聲腳跟并攏向將軍行禮。
Just click on the icon twice and the file will open.
只需用鼠標點兩下,該圖像檔案就會開啟。
clip
n.回紋針,紙夾 vt.夾住;剪去,修剪
I need some clips to hold these papers together.
我需要一些回紋針/紙夾把這些紙夾在一起。
Mother asked me to clip the receipts together for her.
媽媽要我幫她把這些收據夾起來。
Mr. Smith spent the whole afternoon clipping rose bushes in his backyard.
史密斯先生整個下午都在后院修剪玫瑰叢。
tack
n.圖釘 vt.用圖釘釘
Jack used a tack to fix the note onto the bulletin board.
杰克用圖釘將通告釘在布告欄上。
George got hurt when he tried to tack the letter to the wall.
喬治試著用圖釘把那張信按到墻上的時候弄傷了自己。
countable
a.可數的
The word dog is a countable noun, whereas the word water is an uncountable noun.
狗這個字是可數名詞,而水這個字則是不可數名詞。