3/24

 

1. tangential  (adj.)   /tænˈdʒenʃ(ə)l/

a. only slightly related to what you are doing, discussing, or thinking about

b. something such as a line that is tangential to something touches its edge but does not pass through it

ex: Their romance is tangential to the book's main plot.

 

 

 

 

2. ambiguous (adj.)    /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

a. not clear and therefore capable of being understood in more than one way

b. confusing or not definite, and therefore difficult to understand

ex: The wording of his statement was highly ambiguous.

 

 

 

3. seamless (adj.)     /ˈsiːmləs/

a. made without seams

b. changing or continuing very smoothly and without stopping

c. perfect and having no flaws or errors

ex: The transitions from scene to scene were seamless.

 

 

 

4. flop (v.) /flɒp/ 

a. to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles and letting your body fall

b. to move or hang in a loose, heavy, and uncontrolled way

c. if a play, film, or new product flops, it is completely unsuccessful

ex: He got home and flopped into a chair.

 

 

 

5. moniker (n.)   /ˈmɒnɪkə(r)/

a. a name, or a nickname

ex: He earned the moniker “Gator” from his days wrestling alligators in Florida.

 

 

 

3/25

 

1.junkie  (n.)   /ˈdʒʌŋki/

a. a drug addict

b. used about someone who likes doing something very much and who does it a lot

ex: Heroin junkies are wasting their lives.

 

 

 

 

2. phantom (adj.)    /ˈfæntəm/ 

a. the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see

b. something that you imagine but that is not real

ex: The book is about the phantoms that are said to haunt the nation's cemeteries.

 

 

 

3. divine (v.)     /dɪˈvaɪn/

a. like a god, or relating to a god

b. extremely good or pleasant

ex: They prayed for divine intervention.

 

 

 

4. mesh (n.)  /meʃ/ 

a. a piece of material like a net, made from a lot of closely connected wires, strings etc.

b. a web like pattern or construction

ex: We covered the blueberry bushes in nylon mesh to keep the birds from the fruit.

 

 

 

5. embed (v.)   /ɪmˈbed/ 

a. to fix something firmly in a surface or object

b. to make something a fixed and important part of something else

c. to make images, sound, or computer software a part of other software

d. if a journalist, photographer etc is embedded with an army, they travel with it and report on what happens to it

ex: She let go of the knife, leaving it embedded in the wood.

 

 

 

 

3/26

 

1. spawn  (v.)   /spɔːn/

a. the eggs of a frog or fish protected by a transparent layer

b. to deposit or fertilize spawn

c. to produce young especially in large numbers

ex: The health-food craze spawned a multimillion-dollar industry.

 

 

 

 

2. angst (n.)     /æŋst/

a. a strong feeling of worry about what you should do, how you should behave, or what will happen in the future

ex: Have you ever watch a film about teenage angst?

 

 

3. mindful (adj.)     /ˈmaɪn(d)f(ə)l/

a. careful about or conscious of something

ex: A truly considerate person, always mindful of the needs of others 

 

 

 

4.taint (n.) /teɪnt/ 

a. to give something an unpleasant quality that spoils it and often makes people not want it, or not want to be involved with it

b. to hurt or damage the good condition of (something)

ex: The air was tainted by the smell of burning.

 

 

 

5. frivolity (n.) /frɪˈvɒləti/ 

a. silly behavior or attitudes

ex: He has no patience for frivolity.

 

 

 

 

3/27

 

1.waltz  (v.)   /wɔːls/

a. a dance in which a couple moves in a regular series of three steps

b. music for a waltz or a concert composition in 3⁄4 time

ex: Johann Strauss wrote many beautiful waltzes.

 

 

 

 

2. refrain (n.)    /rɪˈfreɪn/

a. to stop yourself from doing something. This word is often used in official announcements or signs

ex: I was going to make a joke but I refrained.

 

 

 

3. allure (n.)    /əˈlʊə(r)/ 

a. a special, exciting, and attractive quality that someone or something has

b. power of attraction or fascination

ex: These rare books hold special allure for collectors.

 

 

 

4.belie (n.)   /bɪˈlaɪ/

a. to make someone or something appear to be different from how they really are

b. to seem to show that a promise, hope, statement etc. is not true

c. to give a false idea of (something)

ex: Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.

 

 

 

5. boutique (n.)   /buːˈtiːk/

a. a small fashionable shop, especially one that sells clothes

ex: We ran into our teacher while we were going to the boutique.

 

 

 

3/28

 

1.vocation  (n.)   /vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

a. a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills

b. a strong feeling that you should be doing a particular thing with your life, especially because you believe that God wants you to do it

c. the work in which a person is employed

ex: This isn't just a job for me; it's a vocation.

 

 

 

 

 

2. credibility (n.)    /rɪˈplenɪʃ/

a. qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them

ex: The new evidence lends credibility to their theory.

 

 

 

3. posture (n.)    /ˈpɒstʃə(r)/

a. the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk

b. an attitude, or the way that someone behaves towards other people

c. the pose of a model or artistic figure

ex: Human beings have an upright posture.

 

 

 

4. wardrobe (n.)  /ˈwɔː(r)drəʊb/

a. a large piece of furniture like a large cupboard where you can hang your clothes

b. the clothes that someone has

c. the department of a theatre, a film production, or a television company that is responsible for the actors' costumes

ex: Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the wardrobe.

 

 

 

5. rap (n.)  /ræp/

a. a quick hard hit, or the sound of this

b. a way of talking using rhythm and rhyme, usually over a strong musical beat

c. a statement by the police accusing someone of committing a crime

ex: Jo got a rap on the knuckles for not spotting the problem sooner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/28 英文上課筆記

 

1. break a leg

a. used for wishing someone good luck

ex: Go break a leg.

 

 

 

2.out on a limb

a. Put oneself in an isolated or disadvantaged position in one's support of someone or something.

ex: When he reached the highest fork, he crawled out on a limb. 

 

 

 

3.digital life

It is a research and educational program about radically rethinking of the human-computer interactive experience. It integrates digital world (information & services) and physical world (physical objects/environment).

 

 

 

4.come down with

a. to become or to be sick with some illness.

ex: Susan came down with a bad cold and had to cancel her trip.

 

 

 

5.used to

a. I used to live here. = I was living here but not now.

b. I am used to living in a city. = I am accustomed to live in a city.

 

 

 

6.I was touched…

a. having emotional feelings because you are grateful or pleased by what someone has done or said

ex： The visitors were touched by the grandness of the monument.

 

 

 

7. bole (n.)

a. the trunk of a tree

b. any of various soft fine clays, especially a reddish-brown variety used as a pigment.

 

 

 

8.enlightmen

The Age of Enlightenment (or simply the Enlightenment or Age of Reason) was a cultural movement of intellectuals beginning in late 17th- and 18th-century Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. Its purpose was to reform society using reason, to challenge ideas grounded in tradition and faith, and to advance knowledge through the scientific method.

 

 

 

9.senior citizen

Senior citizen is a common euphemism for an elderly person in both UK and US English, and it implies or means that the person is retired.

 

   senile

   showing a loss of mental ability (such as memory) in old age

 

 

 

10.fare (v.)

a. to do something well or badly

ex: Residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected.

 

 

 

11.metaphor (n.)

a. a word or phrase that means one thing and is used for referring to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities

b. something that is intended to represent another situation or idea

ex: It is easy to see the crumbling building as a metaphor for the society of the time.

 

   metaphorical speaking

   Metaphorically speaking means what you say is not to be taken literally. It is a way of speaking that uses figures of speech or tangible objects to represent an intangible quality or idea.

 

 

 

12.detach (n.)

a. to remove a part from something

b. to send a group of soldiers to perform a special job separately from the rest of their group

ex: A leaf detached itself and fell to the ground.

 

 

 

13. I feel disgusted.

 

 

 

14.Sad movies always make me cry

It is a 1961 pop song by the American singer Sue Thompson. The song was written by John D. Loudermilk.

Loudermilk was inspired to write the song after a girlfriend of his went to see the 1960 film Spartacus: "After the movie went off, they turned the bright lights on, and it was just an ambience killer. The person I was with had tears in her eyes and said, 'Sad movies make me cry'

 

 

 

15.Dear Mr. President Pink

It is a song by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls.The song is an open letter to then President of the United States, George W. Bush. The song criticizes several areas of Bush’s administration and terms in office, including the Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act, disapproval of equal rights for homosexuals, lack of empathy for poor and middle class citizens, Bush’s strong religious beliefs, and Bush’s drinking and drug usage in college.

 

 

 

16.Just give me a reason

It is a song written and recorded by American recording artist and songwriter Pink featuring fun’s lead singer Nate Ruess.