By: Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀
From: Wikipedia, Cobuild Dictionary and Reading Explorer 3
Unit 1 “Sport and Fitness”
1. adjust (v.) 調適
l to change something so it fits properly
2. altitude (n.) 高, 高度; 海拔
l height above sea level
3. athlete (n.) 運動員, 體育家
l An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events.
4. attribute (v.) 把...歸因於; 把...歸咎於[(+to... )
l to credit or say that something is responsible for a situation
5. automatic (adj.) 自動的
l working by itself
6. champion (n.) 冠軍
l a winner of a contest or competition such as the Olympics
7. colonist (n.) 殖民者
l Colonists are people from one country who take control of another country
8. compliment (v.) 稱讚
l If you compliment someone, you say something polite about their appearance or something they did.
9. competitor (n.) 競爭者
l someone who is trying to win or do better than all others especially in business or sports
10. defeat (n.) 失敗
l failure to succeed or to win
11. differentiate (v.) 不同; 區別
l to show dissimilarities between two things
12. discrimination
l If you face discrimination, you are not treated fairly by others in society.
13. elite (n.) 精華; 精英; 優秀分子
l People or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind.
14. enhance (v.) 加強; 改進
l to make something better, to improve it
15. establish (v.) 建立
l to set up on a firm and permanent basis
16. fiber (n.) 纖維
l Muscle fibers are thin, threadlike pieces of flesh that make up the muscles in your body.
17. generate (v.) 造成, 引起
l to produce or cause something to begin
18. genetics (n.) 遺傳學
l the study of how characteristics are inherited through genes
19. hemoglobin 血紅蛋白
l the red substance in blood that carries oxygen around the body
20. hypoxia (n.) 【醫】組織缺氧
l the lack of oxygen in your cells
21. immigrant (n.) 移民, 僑民[C]
l An immigrant is a person who has come to live in a country from another country.
22. lactate (n.) 乳酸鹽
l Lactate is a substance produced by your muscles when you have been exercising a lot.
23. motion (n.) (物體的)運動, 移動
l a body movement
24. oxygen (n.) 氧氣
l a colorless gas in the air that people and animals need to live.
25. participate (v.) 參與
l to be involved; to take part
26. passion (n.) 熱情
l Passion is a powerful emotion or feeling.
27. prospect (n.) 可能性; 前景, 前途
l the possibility or chance
28. promote (v.) 促進
l to support or actively encourage; to further the progress of
29. psychological (adj.) 心理學的; 心理學家的
l related to the human mind
30. responsible (adj.) 責任的
l able to be trusted to do what is right or to do the things that are expected or required
31. splash 水花
l A splash is the sound made when something hits water or falls into it.
32. victory (n.) 勝利
l a success or triumph over any opponent
33. unify (v.) 聯合
l to cause (people or things) to be joined of brought together
34. unique (adj.) 獨特的
l being the only one of its kind
35. universal (adj.) 普遍的
l applicable everywhere or in all cases; general
