penniless
a.身無分文的
That old guy was penniless and had to sleep on the street.
那位老先生身無分文,必須露宿街頭。
basin
n.盆地;洗臉盆
Taipei city is built on a basin.
臺北市建立在一個盆地上。
You need to scrub the basin harder.
你刷這個洗臉盆要更用力一點。
beak
n.鳥嘴
The white bird there has a long, sharp beak.
那邊那只白鳥有一張又長又尖的嘴。
biology
n.生物學
Biology is the study of all living things.
生物學乃是研究所有生物的一門學問。
blend
vt. vi.混合
Mom likes to blend fruits together with milk.
媽媽喜歡把水果和牛奶混合在一起。
Your new hair color blends well with your skin.
你新染的發色和你的皮膚很相稱。
blink
vt.眨(眼睛) vi.眨眼睛;閃爍 n.眨眼睛
I knew Jenny was lying because she blinked her eyes a lot.
我知道珍妮在說謊因為她不斷地眨眼睛。
The Christmas lights blinked in the night.
圣誕裝飾燈在夜晚閃爍發光。
We watched the magician closely, but the rabbit disappeared in the blink of an eye.
我們緊盯著魔術師看,但兔子卻突然之間消失了。
wink
vt. vi.眨(眼) n.眨眼
My grandpa still winks at cute girls.
我爺爺還會對可愛的女生眨眼睛。
Wink an eye when you want to leave the room.
你要離開的話請跟我眨個眼。
Mary gave me a wink, asking me to stop talking.
瑪麗給我使眼色,要我別再說話。
I was so worried about the test today that I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.=I was so worried about the test today that I didn't sleep a wink last night.
我很擔心今天的考試,所以昨晚都沒睡。
calorie
n.卡路里,熱量
Do you know how many calories there are in that pie?
你知道那個派有多少卡路里嗎?
cargo
n.貨物(集合名詞,不可數)
The ship's cargo will be unloaded tomorrow.
這艘船的貨物將于明天卸下。
CD
n.雷射唱片
Paul has a large collection of CDs.
保羅收藏有許多雷射唱片。