able
有能力的,能夠
I'm sure David is able to do it by himself.= I'm sure David is capable doing it by himself.
我確定大衛有能力獨自做這件事。
unable
沒有能力的,不能
I'm sorry that I was unable to contact you last night.
很抱歉我昨晚沒辦法聯絡你。
art
藝術
I know nothing of modern art.
我對現代藝術一無所知。
fine art
藝術
Some people see photography as fine art.
有些人把攝影視為藝術。
break
破壞;打破;破,裂;破曉;休息;裂口
Tell me who broke the vase.
告訴我是誰打破花瓶的。
He just broke the Olympic record for the men's 100-meter dash.
他剛剛打破了男子100米短跑奧運紀錄。
His heart broke into pieces when his wife left him.
當他的老婆離開他時,他的心碎了。
The day was breaking when they parted.
他們分別時天正破曉。
Let's take a break for ten minutes before we go back to work again.
咱們休息10分鐘再繼續干活。
We found a break in the pipe.
我們發現水管有一道裂痕。
land
陸地不可數;土地不可數;國家;飛機著陸
After floating at sea for more than 20 hours, we finally sighted land.
在海中漂浮20多小時后,我們終于看到陸地。
This piece of land is used for farming.
這塊地供農作用。
He returned to his native land after a few years.
幾年后,他回到了自己的祖國。
A plane was landing on the runway.
有架飛機正降落在跑道上。
landing
降落,著陸
We were all relieved to know that the plane.
我們聽到飛機安全著陸時都松了一口氣。
quite
相當地
Paul was quite sad after his dog died.
保羅的狗狗死了之后,他相當難過。
less
較少的用于不可數名詞;較少地;較少量
He spent less money than he expected on his trip to New York.
他去紐約旅行花的錢比預計的少。
Cindy is less smart than other kids.
辛蒂跟其他孩子比起來較不聰明。
If you want to lose weight, you have to eat less and exercise more.
如果你想減肥,就得吃少一點,多運動。
She can't afford a car, much less a house.
她連車都買不起,更別說房子了。
fewer
較少的,用于可數名詞
There were fewer cars sold this year than in the previous year.
今年售出的汽車數目少于去年賣出的。
No fewer than thirty students joined the party.
至少有30名的學生參加這個派對。