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peace
和平；安祥（不可數）
After the war, both nations longed for peace.
戰后兩國都渴望和平。
My grandfather loves the peace and quiet of the country.
我祖父喜歡鄉間的安樣與寧靜。
peaceful
和平的；平靜的
We want our kids to grow up in a peaceful world.
我們要讓我們的孩子在和平的世界里長大。
We spent a peaceful night at home.
我們在家度過一個平靜的夜晚。
puppet
玩偶，木偶，傀儡
She is treating all the boys like puppets.
她把所有男生當作玩偶一樣玩弄。
present
獻給，頒發；提出，發表；介紹；上演
A young girl presented the singer with flowers.= A young girl presented flowers to the singer.
一名年輕小姐獻花給這位歌手。
No good ideas were presented at the meeting.
這次會議上沒提出什么好點子。
Let me present Mr. White, one of today's greatest artists.
容我介紹懷特先生，他是當今最偉大的藝術家之一。
The University Theater will present "Death of a Salesman" tonight.
大學劇場今晚將上演《推銷員之死》。
present
目前的；出席的；禮物(=gift)
My present English teacher is from Seattle.
我目前的英文老師是西雅圖人。
Now that the whole class is present, let's begin the lesson.
既然全班都在場，咱們開始上課吧。
I gave my wife a ruby ring as her birthday present.
我送我太太一枚紅寶石戒指當作生日禮物。
His father is presently working as a hotel manager.
他父親目前任職某飯店經理。
presence
出席；在場
Your presence is requested at this afternoon's meeting.
今天下午的會議你必須出席。
The girl was so quiet that her presence was hardly noticed.
這女孩太安靜了，因此幾乎沒有人注意到她在場。
source
來源；出處，消息來源
Reading is a wonderful source of pleasure.
閱讀是很棒的快樂源泉。
Sources close to Hillary Clinton say that she will run for president.
希拉里·克林頓的消息來源指出，她將角逐總統大位。
skinny
皮包骨的
Rosie is very skinny because she is an incredibly picky eater.
蘿西瘦到皮包骨，因為她挑食得要命。
bony
（魚）多刺的；骨瘦如柴的
I don't like to eat fish that are too bony.
我不喜歡吃有太多刺的魚。
The old woman had very little hair and a bony face.
這名老婦人有著稀疏的頭發及一張瘦削的臉。
single
單身的；單一的；單人的；挑選
Wendy has decided to remain single for the rest of her life.
溫蒂已經決定此后終生單身。
There was not a single cigar in the box.
盒子里一支雪茄也沒有。
Please give me a single room.
請給我一間單人房。
Who do you think will be singled out as the best athlete of the year?
你認為誰會被選為年度最佳運動員？
