glimpse
n.vt.瞥見
Jack caught a glimpse of Marie out of the corner of his eye.
杰克用眼角余光很快地看了瑪麗一眼。
I glimpsed my stomach in the mirror and frowned.
我在鏡中瞥見我的肚子,皺了皺眉頭。
memorial
n.紀念碑 a.紀念的
In most English villages there is a war memorial.
英國大部分的村莊都有一個戰爭紀念碑。
There's a memorial statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in front of the park.
公園前有座孫中山先生的紀念雕像。
memorable
a.值得紀念的;難忘的
The ceremony was memorable for its splendor.
這個儀式的隆重值得紀念。
My parents and I spent a memorable vacation in the Alps last summer.
我和爸媽去年夏天在阿爾卑斯山度過一個難忘的假期。
oval
a.卵形的,橢圓形的 n. 橢圓
The most famous room in the White House is the Oval Office.
白宮著名的建筑物就是橢圓形辦公室。
The designer shaped the seat like an oval.
設計師把椅子設計成一個橢圓。
explosion
n.爆炸聲;爆炸
We heard a loud explosion outside.
我們聽到外面發出一個巨大的爆炸聲。
The men made preparations for the explosion of the dynamite.
這些人正準備引爆炸藥。
explosive
a.爆炸(性)的;爆發的 n.炸藥,爆炸物(可數,常用復數)
Be careful when handling these explosive substances.
處理這些會爆炸的物質時要小心。
The police came in to handle the potentially explosive situation.
警方進來處理這個可能一觸即發的情況。
Explosives must be handled with great care.
爆炸物必須要非常小心處理。
damp
a.有濕氣的;潮濕的
The lawn was damp with dew.
草地被露水弄得濕濕的。
rage
n.憤怒;狂熱
Never let your rage get the best of you.
千萬不要讓你的憤怒戰勝你。
Sandy was in a rage after she saw how much money her husband had spent at the mall.
珊蒂知道她老公在購物商場花了多少錢之后大發雷霆。
I believe miniskirts will soon be all the rage again.
我相信迷你裙會再度流行。
fury
n.震怒
Our secret was leaked to another company, much to the manager's fury.
我們的機密泄漏給另了 一家公司,令經理相當震怒。
satellite
n.衛星;衛星城市
The Oscar ceremony was transmitted around the world by satellite.
奧斯卡頒獎典禮透過衛星向全球各地播送。
It is not too much to say that Danshui is a satellite town of Taipei city.
淡水是臺北市的衛星城,這個說法并不為過。