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英文兒童文學 每日單字 Week13
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Vocabularies
1flammable [ˋflæməb!]
Definition
easily set on fire; possible to burn
Sentence
The material is flammable.

2cabinet [ˋkæbənɪt]
Definition
the politicians with important positions in a government who meet to make decisions or advise the leader of the government;a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers, used for storing or showing things
Sentence
There is no room for another filing cabinet in the office.

3guilty [ˋgɪltɪ]
Definition
feeling very ashamed and sad because you have done something that you know is wrong; responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt
Sentence
I felt guilty after breaking my promise.

4evasion [ɪˋveʒən]
Definition
the act of avoiding doing something that you should do, or an example of this behaviour;an act of deliberately avoiding talking about something or dealing with something
Sentence
His answers to my questions were all evasions.

5conscience [ˋkɑnʃəns]
Definition
the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong
Sentence
I got nothing to hide. My conscience is clear.



Vocabularies
1panic [ˋpænɪk]
Definition
a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly;a situation in which people are suddenly made very anxious, and make quick decisions without thinking carefully;to suddenly become so frightened that you cannot think clearly or behave sensibly, or to make someone do this
Sentence
When four banks failed in one day, there was a panic among businessmen.

2imminent [ˋɪmənənt]
Definition
an event that is imminent will happen very soon
Sentence
The soldier feared imminent death.

3rumours [ˋrumɚ]
Definition
information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true, especially about someone's personal life or about an official decision
Sentence
Rumor has it that the defence minister will soon resign.

4resign [rɪˋzaɪn]
Definition
to officially and permanently leave your job or position because you want to
Sentence
The general resigned his commission.

5anticipated [ænˋtɪsə͵pet]
Definition
to expect that something will happen and be ready for it; to think about something that is going to happen, especially something pleasant
Sentence
The Chinese anticipated the European discovery of gunpowder.
My wife anticipates all my needs each time I come back from a business trip.




Vocabularies
1demand [dɪˋmænd]
Definition
a very firm request for something that you think someone should give you, or think you have a right to;to ask for something very firmly, especially something that someone does not want to give you;to ask a question or order something to be done very firmly
Sentence
The supply of vegetables falls short of demand this year.

2summon [ˋsʌmən]
Definition
to officially order someone to come to a meeting, a court of law etc; to order someone to appear in a court of law
Sentence
He was summoned to appear in court as a witness.

3propose [prəˋpoz]
Definition
to suggest something as a plan or course of action;to formally suggest a course of action at a meeting and ask people to vote on it
Sentence
It was proposed we go to the station to meet our guests.

4solution [səˋluʃən]
Definition
a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
Sentence
It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.

5reaction [rɪˋækʃən]
Definition
something that you feel or do that is a result of something that has happened to you or been said to you
Sentence
What was his reaction to the plan?




Vocabularies
1commercial [kəˋmɝʃəl]
Definition
related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services. related to the ability of a product or business to make a profit. an advertisement on television or radio. commercial break -the time when advertisements are shown during a television or radio programme
Sentence
The TV show was interrupted by too many commercials.

2television [ˋtɛlə͵vɪʒən]
Definition
a thing shaped like a box with a screen, on which you can watch programmes. a way of broadcasting pictures and sounds in the form of programmes that people can watch
Sentence
Television advertising boosted their sales.

3remote [rɪˋmot]
Definition
far away in space or time;far from towns
Sentence
She taught in a remote village.

4control [kənˋtrol]
Definition
the ability or power to make someone or something do what you want; to make someone or something do what you want or behave in the way you want them to behave; calm and not showing emotion, even if you feel angry, afraid etc
Sentence
She is skillful enough to control the machine now.

5record [rɪˋkɔrd]
Definition
information about an event or series of events that is written down or stored on computer, film etc so that it can be looked at in the future; to write information down or store it in a computer or on film so that it can be looked at in the future
Sentence
He recorded everything that happened on his travel.




Vocabularies
1program [ˋprogræm]
Definition
to give a computer a set of instructions that it can use to perform a particular operation;a set of instructions given to a computer to make it perform an operation Sentence
The last item on the program was a grand display of fireworks.

2inability [͵ɪnəˋbɪlətɪ]
Definition
the fact of being unable to do something; lacking the power to perform
Sentence
Her inability to pay the rents caused trouble.

3perform [pɚˋfɔrm]
Definition
to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play, or playing a piece of music;to do something such as a piece of work, a duty, or a ceremony, especially according to a usual or established method.
Sentence
They always perform their duties faithfully.

4invent [ɪnˋvɛnt]
Definition
to make, design, or produce something new for the first time; to think of an idea, story etc that is not true, usually in order to deceive people.
Sentence
We must invent an excuse for being late.

5discover [dɪsˋkʌvɚ]
Definition
to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before;to find out something yourself, without being told about it
Sentence
The lost bike was discovered at the bus stop.
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