shelter
n.遮蔽物,庇護所(可數);遮蔽,庇護(不可數) vt.遮蔽;保護
I'd like to know how to donate clothing to a homeless shelter.
我想知道該如何捐助衣物到游民庇護所。
It's raining now. Let's take shelter in that temple over there.
現在要下雨了,咱們到那間廟里躲一下吧。
It is against the law to shelter a criminal from the police.
包庇罪犯逃避警方追緝是犯法的行為。
A big umbrella sheltered us from the sun.
一把大傘保護我們免于日曬。
encounter
vt. n.遭遇;與……不期而遇
We encountered a small problem during the trial period.
我們在測試階段時遭遇到一個小問題。
I first encountered my wife in Tokyo.=I first ran into my wife in Tokyo.
我和我太太第一次邂逅在東京。
Loren's first encounter with Alice was when he was in Taipei.
羅倫和愛莉絲的第一次相會是他在臺北的時候。
theme
n.主題
The theme of John's essay is water pollution in Taiwan.
約翰論文的主題是臺灣的水污染問題。
phenomenon
n.現象(單數)
TV violence is not a new phenomenon in Taiwan.
電視暴力在臺灣不是個新現象。
rural
a.鄉下的
Generally speaking, schools in rural areas are in need of qualified teachers.
一般說來,鄉村地區的學校頗需要合格老師。
urban
a.都市的
I'd rather live in a rural area than in an urban area.
我寧愿住在鄉下也不愿住在都會區。
liquor
n.酒(尤指蒸餾的烈酒或白酒,如威士忌及白蘭地)
You have to be 18 to drink liquor.
你必須滿18歲才能喝酒。
site
n.地點,位置 vt.使位于;使設立于
There were several people at the site of the accident helping the survivors.=There were several people at the scene of the accident helping the survivors.
意外發生的現場有好幾個人正在幫忙搶救生還者。
Mr. Johnson is going to site his new factory in that area.
強森先生將把他的新工廠設立在那個區域。
code
n.密碼 vt.編碼,加密碼
It took the specialist three years to break the code.
那位專家費時3年才將密碼破解。
Each word on the list is coded to show the level of difficulty.
表上的所有字都加以編碼,以顯示其難度。
zip code
n.郵遞區號(ZIP/zip = zone improvement plan)
If there's no zip code on it, the letter cannot be delivered.
如果信上沒宥郵遞區號,信是無法投遞的。