Act,ag,ig
.Activate-[ˈæktɪˌveɪt]
(V).啟動,使活動
1. to make active or capable of action
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to make radioactive
3. (Chemistry) Chem
e.g The bomb was activated by a cell phone.
Exact-[ɪgˈzækt]
(V)強索,要求
1. to force or compel (payment or performance);
2. to demand as a right; employees
3. to call for or require
e.g I plan to exact payment from the person who broke my car window
Navigate- [ˈnævɪˌgeɪt]
Vb.航行,導航
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) to plan, direct, or plot the path or position of (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)
2. (tr) to travel over, through, or on (water, air, or land) in a boat, aircraft, etc.
3. Informal to direct (oneself, one's way, etc.) carefully or safely
e.g The pilot navigated the ship into the busy harbor.
React- [rɪˈækt]
Vb反應,回應
1. (intr; foll by to, upon etc.) (of a person or thing) to act in response to another person, a stimulus, etc. or (of two people or things) to act together in a certain way
2. (intr; foll by against) to act in an opposing or contrary manner
3. (Physics / General Physics) (intr) Physics to exert an equal force in the opposite direction to an acting force
4. (Chemistry) Chem to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction
e.g The scientist experimented with different chemicals to see how metal reacted to them.
Transaction- [trænˈzækʃən]
N 辦理,處理
1. (Business / Commerce) something that is transacted, esp a business deal or negotiation
2. the act of transacting or the state of being transacted
3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) (plural) the published records of the proceedings of a society, conference, etc.
4. (Business / Commerce) (in business computing) the act of obtaining and paying for an item or service
e.g Bankbooks are used to let bank customers keep track of their transaction
animal -noun \ˈa-nə-məl\
: a living thing that is not a human being or plant
: any living thing that is not a plant
: a person who behaves in a wild, aggressive, or unpleasant way
e.g the animals in the zoo
animate adjective \ˈa-nə-mət\
: having life : alive or living
1
: possessing or characterized by life : alive
2
: full of life : animated
animosity noun \ˌa-nə-ˈmä-sə-tē\
: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred
e.gWe put aside our personal animosities so that we could work together.
magnanimous adjective \mag-ˈna-nə-məs\
: agreed to by everyone
: having the same opinion
e.g The judges made a unanimous ruling.
ann,enn
anniversary noun \ˌa-nə-ˈvərs-rē, -ˈvər-sə-\
: a date that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event occurred on that date in a previous year
e.g the anniversary of the invasion
biennial adjective \(ˌ)bī-ˈe-nē-əl\
: happening every two years
of a plant : living for only two years or seasons : having a life cycle that is two years or seasons long
e.g The governor explained the biennial budget proposal
millennium noun \mə-ˈle-nē-əm\
: a period of 1,000 years
: a period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era
e.g The book describes the changes that have occurred in the landscape over many millennia.
perennial adjective \pə-ˈre-nē-əl\
of a plant : living for several years or for many years : having a life cycle that is more than two years long
e.g This variety of oregano is perennial.
arch
anarchy noun \ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\
: a situation of confusion and wild behavior in which the people in a country, group, organization, etc., are not controlled by rules or laws
Anarchy reigned in the empire's remote provinces.
architect noun \ˈär-kə-ˌtekt\
: a person who designs buildings
: a person who designs and guides a plan, project, etc.
e.g the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
hierarchy noun\ˈhī-(ə-)ˌrär-kē also ˈhi(-ə)r-ˌär-\
: a group that controls an organization and is divided into different levels
: a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
e.g The church hierarchy faced resistance to some of their decisions.
monarch noun\ˈmä-nərk, -ˌnärk\
: a person (such as a king or queen) who rules a kingdom or empire
e.g a new history of French monarchs
patriarchal adjective\ˌpā-trē-ˈär-kəl\
: a device that makes a loud sound as a warning or signal
: a feeling of fear caused by a sudden sense of danger
: a warning of dange
e.g The alarm went off when he opened the door.
: an agreement to stop fighting a war
e.g both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
: special clothing that people wear to protect their bodies from weapons
e.g The officers are required to wear bulletproof body armor.
: a large group of soldiers organized to fight battles on land
: the part of a country's military forces that includes soldiers who are trained to fight on land
e.g the armies of Alexander the Great
: to take weapons from (someone or something
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