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- collective 集體的;共同的/ 企業集團
- a collective decision/effort 共同的決定/努力
- collective responsibility/leadership 共同責任/集體領導
- outperform 勝過 = surpass
- The company has consistently outperformed its rivals this season. 這一季,這家公司的表現一直優於競爭對手。
- tend to = be prone to = be inclined to + Ving 傾向/易於../容易常常...
- be in breach of sth = breach 違反...(law/rule)
- tenfold 十倍
- a tenfold increase
- Membership grew more than tenfold this year.
- literacy 知識/識字能力
- Computer literacy 電腦技能知識
- 三種倍數用法
- 中國是台灣的幾百倍大.
- China is hundreds of times as big as Taiwan.
- = China is hundreds of times bigger than Taiwan.
- = China is hundreds of times the size of Taiwan.
- 這裡的男性人數是女性的五倍
- There are five times as many men here as women. (here 也可放句尾)
- = The number of men here is five times greater than that (=the number) of women.
- under no circumstances 無論如何絕不....
- I will under no circumstances attend the makeup test.
- = Under no circumstances wiil I attend the makeup test.
- Under no circumstances will I ever go back there again!(无论如何,我都绝不再回去了。
- make a trade-off between 做平衡/取捨
- she'd had to make a trade-off between her job and her family. 她必須平衡好工作和家庭。
- overwhelm 擊敗
- Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. 政府軍已擊敗了叛亂者,控制了首都。
- overwhelm 充滿強烈情感
- They were overwhelmed with/by grief when their baby died. 嬰兒夭折時他們悲痛欲絕。
- I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. 收到這些鮮花和支持者的來信令我激動得不知所措。
- overwhelm 淹沒
- If water overwhelms a place, it covers it suddenly and completely.
- most important of all, 最重要的是...
- consistently 始終如一的
- consistently outperform its rivals
- spontaneous 自發的/不由自主的/自然的
- He made a spontaneous offer of help. 他自願提供幫助。
- Hearing the joke, we burst into spontaneous laughter. 聽到笑話,我們不由自主地大笑起來。
- She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.她是個爲人率直、充滿活力的女子。
- harsh 嚴厲的
- harsh criticism 嚴厲的批評
- the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence 對這樣的小錯,這種懲罰太嚴酷了。
- harsh 刺眼的/刺耳的
- harsh chemicals/lighting 過於刺激的化學品/刺眼的光線
- superficial 膚淺的
- I only have a superficial (= slight) knowledge of French. 我對法語只是略知皮毛。
- superficial 表面的
- superficial damage 表面損傷
- The driver only received superficial injuries/cuts/wounds. 司機只受了點皮外傷。
- There are superficial similarities between the two cars, but really they're very different in terms of performance. 這兩輛汽車表面上雖然相似,但事實上它們的性能相差甚遠。
- breath 透氣
- This material doesn't breathe very well. (這個材質不是很透氣。)
- This breathing fabric is perfect for summer. (這種透氣的布料很適合夏天。)
- fabric 布料/ 結構 *Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives. 苦惱憂愁原是人們日常生活的一部分。
- the fabric of society 社會結構
- launched plenty of interstellar expeditions 發動了多次星際間的探索
- his views diverged from hers. 意見分歧
- elicit/ trigger/ inspire 誘發,激發 our parental instincts
- evoke 喚起(記憶)/引起(共鳴)
- That old movie evoked memories of my childhood
- evokes a strong affective(情感的) resonance in all of us => have a strong affective ties to family
- influential 具有影響力的
- well-known influential singer
- firm 堅定的
- answered the question in a firm voice. 用堅定的口吻回答問題