affair
事務;外遇
While in college, I majored in international affairs.
讀大學時,我主修國際事務。
Rumor has it that Peter is having an affair with his secretary.
謠傳彼得和他的秘書有婚外情。
influence
影響
Wendy has a good influence on her children.
溫蒂對她的兒女有正面的影響。
What you do now will greatly influence your future.
你現在的作為會大大影響你的未來。
riches
財富
The lottery winner went from rags to riches overnight.
該彩票獎得主在一夕間由窮致富。
succeed
成功;順利完成;繼承,繼位
You'll never succeed without hard work.
你不努力就絕不會成功。
He succeeded in borrowing his father's car.
他順利借到他父親的車。
The young prince succeeded his father as king.
年輕的王子繼承他的父親,當上了國王。
strike
打,擊;罷工;擊,打;突然想起;罷工
Tony killed the rat with one strike to the head.
湯尼一棒打在老鼠頭上,把它打死了。
The factory workers went on strike for better pay and working conditions.
工廠工人罷工,要求加薪及改善工作環境。
It struck me that it's John's birthday today.
我突然想起今天是約翰的生日。
A tennis ball struck Tom on the face.
一顆網球打在湯姆臉上。
The workers are striking for a raise.
這些工人正在罷工要求加薪。
progress
進步(不可數);前進(不可數);進行;進步
My daughter has made great progress in tennis.
我女兒的網球大有進步。
It was hard for us to make progress because of the heavy snow.
因為下大雪,我們很難前進。
Repair work has progressed slower than expected.
維修工作進行得較預期慢。
Under Bill's guidance, the football team progressed very well.
在比爾的指導下,這支足球隊進步得很快。
mass
群眾;大量;團,塊
The mass media includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, films, etc.
大眾傳播媒體包括報紙、雜志、廣播、電視、電影等等。
I have to work on a mass of data.
我有一堆的資料要處理。
A huge mass of earth was shifted during the landslide.
一個大土塊在山崩中移位了。
weapon
武器
The police found a large number of weapons in the deserted warehouse.
警方在廢置的倉庫里查獲大批武器。
improve
改善;好轉
I'd like to improve my English speaking ability.
我想要增進我的英語口說能力。
As you can see, his health has improved a lot.
正如你所見,他的健康已有了大幅改善。
improvement
改善
There has been a great improvement in her work efficiency.
她的工作效率已有了顯著的改善。