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英文兒童文學 每日單字 Week3
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Vocabularies
1condition [kənˋdɪʃən]
Definition
the state that something is in; to control or decide the way in which something can happen or exist; the process by which people or animals are trained to behave in a particular way when particular things happen
Sentence
The miners there worked in dreadful conditions.

2interest [ˋɪntərɪst]
Definition
a feeling that makes you want to pay attention to something or to find out more about it; giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it; used to introduce a fact which you think may surprise someone
Sentence
I developed an interest in the machine.

3deposit [dɪˋpɑzɪt]
Definition
place firmly ; put into a bank account; money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; a partial payment made at the time of purchase
Sentence
You can deposit your bags at the counter.

4transfer [trænsˋfɝ]
Definition
to move or arrange for someone to move from one place or job to another, especially within the same organization; the process by which someone or something moves or is moved from one place, job etc to another
Sentence
Her father transferred her to a better school.

5invest [ɪnˋvɛst]
Definition
to give money to a company, business, or bank, in order to get a profit; to use a lot of time, effort etc in order to make something succeed
Sentence
He invested a lot of time in trying to help retarded children.




Vocabularies
1avenue [ˋævə͵nju]
Definition
a line of approach; a wide street or thoroughfare
Sentence
Fifth Avenue is a good place for window shopping.

2straight [stret]
Definition
something such as a line or road that is straight goes in one direction and does not bend or curve ; someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sex; someone who is not a drug user
Sentence
His friend is a tall, slim girl with a straight nose.

3museum [mjuˋzɪəm]
Definition
a building where important cultural, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public; a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
Sentence
His works hang in many museums.

4certainly [ˋsɝtənlɪ]
Definition
without any doubt; of course
Sentence
They will certainly succeed.

5comfort [ˋkʌmfɚt]
Definition
a feeling of being more calm, cheerful, or hopeful after you have been worried or unhappy ;to make someone feel calmer and more hopeful by being kind and sympathetic to them when they are worried or unhappy
Sentence
She longed for the comforts of home.




Vocabularies
1survey [sɚˋve]
Definition
a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour; to look at or consider someone or something carefully, especially in order to form an opinion about them.
Sentence
From the top of the hill you can survey the whole city.

2snack [snæk]
Definition
a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal ; small things to eat that are provided at a party, meeting etc
Sentence
He ate a snack before resuming work.

3relax [rɪˋlæks]
Definition
become less tense; become loose or looser; become less tight; make less tight; feeling calm and comfortable and not worried
Sentence
He lagged far behind his classmates because he had relaxed his efforts.

4stress [strɛs]
Definition
continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing; to emphasize a statement, fact, or idea; so worried and tired that you cannot relax; to pronounce a word or part of a word more forcefully or loudly
Sentence
Susan was completely weighed down by the stress of examinations.

5specific [spɪˋsɪfɪk]
Definition
a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing etc; detailed and exact; particular details that must be decided exactly
Sentence
The trouble with Bill was that he never had a specific aim in life.




Vocabularies
1customer [ˋkʌstəmɚ]
Definition
someone who pays for goods or services; someone who is always calm and very confident but in an unpleasant way
Sentence
The store has a lot of regular customers.

2service [ˋsɝvɪs]
Definition
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts the ball in play; employment in work for another
Sentence
He died in the service of his country.

3resolve [rɪˋzɑlv]
Definition
understand the meaning of; bring to an end; settle conclusively; reach a decision; find the solution to; reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation; make clearly visible, as of images in optics
Sentence
She resolved (that) she would never speak to him again.

4purchase [ˋpɝtʃəs]
Definition
the act of buying something; something that has been bought; to buy something, especially something big or expensive; to gain something but only by losing something else
Sentence
He worked all summer to save money for the purchase of a piano.

5satisfy [ˋsætɪs͵faɪ]
Definition
to please someone by providing enough of what they want; to provide what someone has asked for, what they need etc
Sentence
Our company will do everything to satisfy our customers.




Vocabularies
1crash [kræʃ]
Definition
to have an accident in a car, plane etc by violently hitting another vehicle or something such as a wall or tree; a sudden loud noise made by something falling, breaking etc
Sentence
The motorcycle crashed into the fence.

2replacement [rɪˋplesmənt]
Definition
the act of replacing something, often with something newer, better etc; someone or something that replaces another person or thing
Sentence
We need a replacement for the secretary who left.

3representative [rɛprɪˋzɛntətɪv]
Definition
a person who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else; like other members of the same group; a member of the House of Representatives, the Lower House of Congress in the United States
Sentence
The tiger is a common representative of the cat family.

4instruction [ɪnˋstrʌkʃən]
Definition
instructions [plural] the printed information that tells you how to use a piece of equipment etc; a statement telling someone what they must do
Sentence
I am lucky to receive instruction given by professor Wang.

5frail [frel]
Definition
easily broken or damaged or destroyed; physically weak; not strongly made or built and therefore easily damaged; someone who is frail is thin and weak, especially because they are old
Sentence
He has only a frail chance of winning the prize.
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