5/26
1. cavalcade (n.) / ˌka-vəl-ˈkād, ˈka-vəl- /
a. a line of people, walking, on horses, or in vehicles, who are moving slowly as part of a ceremony
b. a number of important people, things, or events appearing or happening in a short space of time
c. a dramatic sequence or procession
ex: The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.
2. catchy (adj.) / ˈka-chē, ˈke-chē /
a. if a tune or phrase is catchy it attracts your attention and is easy to remember
b. easily retained in the memory
ex: I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.
3. digit (n.) / ˈdi-jət/
a. one of the written numbers from 0 to 9
b. one of your fingers or toes
ex: She suffered several broken digits.
4. slew (n.) /dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv/
a. to turn and move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, or to make
b. to cause to skid
ex: He slewed the telescope three degrees south.
5. budding (adj.) / ˈbə-diŋ /
a. at the very beginning of a career in writing, acting, politics etc. and likely to be successful at it
b. just beginning or developing
ex: The budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office.
5/27
1. core (n.) /kɔː(r)/
a. the most important or most basic part of something
b. the part inside an object that is nearest its center
c. the members of a group who do the most work, or who support it most strongly
ex: These six countries are the geographical core of Western Europe.
2. constraint (n.) /kənˈstreɪnt/
a. something that limits your freedom to do what you want
b. behavior that is very controlled and not natural, usually because you are embarrassed
ex: The organization has to operate within the usual democratic constraints.
3 .breakthrough (n.) /ˈbreɪkθruː/
a. a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work
b. a time when you begin to be successful at something
ex: The breakthrough came in the 20th minute with a header from Barnes.
4. empathize (v.) /ˈempəθaɪz/
a. to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them
ex: She empathizes with Kim because of her own experiences as a mother.
5. unmanned (adj.) /ʌnˈmænd/
a. used for describing a building or machine that does not have any staff there to manage or operate it. Some people avoid using this word because they consider it offensive to women, and use unstaffed or unscrewed instead
b. used for describing an aircraft without a pilot
ex: Many of the stations are unmanned in the evening.
5/28
1. resonate (v.) /ˈrezəneɪt/
a. to produce an emotional effect on someone
b. to produce or be filled with a deep clear sound that continues for a long time
c. to have particular meaning or importance for someone
ex: The vibrations of the gong resonated through the temple.
2. funnel (n.) /ˈfʌn(ə)l/
a. to pass through a funnel or a narrow opening
b. to send (something, such as money) to someone or something in usually an indirect or secret way
c. to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit
ex: The crowd funneled through the doors.
3. ventilation (n.) /ˌventɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
a. the movement of fresh air around a room or building, or a system that allows this to happen
b. the circulation and exchange of gases in the lungs or gills that is basic to respiration
ex: Some people think that ventilation is the same thing as air conditioning .
4. contraption (n.) /kənˈtræpʃ(ə)n/
a. a machine or piece of equipment, especially one that looks strange or complicated
ex: The people wondered how the contraption worked.
5. cover (n.) /ˈkʌvə(r)/
a. to put something over, on top of, or in front of (something else) especially in order to protect, hide, or close it
b. to be spread over or on top of (something)
c. to be over much or all of the surface of (something)
d. to record or perform a cover of (a song)
ex: The furniture had been covered in a protective cloth.
5/29
1. concierge (n.) /ˈkɒnsiˌeə(r)ʒ/
a. someone whose job is to look after a building containing flats and to watch people entering and leaving the building
b. someone whose job is to help people staying in a hotel by dealing with problems and giving them information
ex: He is a concierge at a five-star hotel.
2. anecdote (n.) /ˈænɪkˌdəʊt/
a. a story that you tell people about something interesting or funny that has happened to you
ex: Joe kept us entertained with anecdotes about his friends.
3. cadence (n.) /ˈkeɪd(ə)ns/
a. the way in which someone's voice gets higher or lower as they speak, especially the fall of their voice at the end of a sentence
b. a short section of music that ends a longer section
c. the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature
ex: Oars moved back and forth in smooth cadence.
4. eerie (adj.) /ˈɪəri/
a. strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening
ex: There was an eerie resemblance between them.
5. rue (v.) /ruː/
a. to be sorry about something and wish that it had not happened. A more usual word is regret.
b. to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
ex: He must be ruing his decision now.
5/30
1. shrewd (adj.) /ʃruːd/
a. able to judge people and situations very well and to make good decisions
b. mentally sharp or clever
c. given to wily and artful ways or dealing
ex: She's shrewd about her investments.
2. spoiler (n.) /ˈspɔɪlə(r)/
a. a part on the back of a racing car that keeps it on the ground at high speeds
b. someone who spoils someone else's performance or success in an election or competition
c. something that is produced to compete with something else and make it less successful
d. information about what happens in a story that you may not want to know about before reading a book, seeing a film etc. for yourself
ex: The review contains a few spoilers, so don't read it if you haven't seen the movie.
3. exponential (adj.) /ˌekspəˈnenʃ(ə)l/
a. increasing or growing very fast
b. showing how many times you should multiply a number by itself
ex: The business has experienced several years of exponential growth.
4. bristle (n.) /ˈbrɪs(ə)l/
a. a short stiff hair
b. one of the many stiff fibers or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush
ex: She bristle with anger at the mention of his name.
5. tangible (adj.) /ˈtændʒəb(ə)l/
a. important and noticeable
b. something that is tangible is something that you can touch
c. tangible properties or tangible assets are real things that a company has, such as buildings or equipment
ex: The scheme will bring tangible economic benefits to the area.
5/30 英文上課筆記+單字筆記
1. spec……to look
a. perspective (adj)
a way of thinking about something
ex: You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective.
b. spectator (n.)
someone who watches a public activity or event, especially a sports event
ex: The final game attracted a crowd of over 50,000 spectators.
2. scarce (adj)
a. if something is scarce, there is not very much of it
b. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
ex: Fresh water and medicines were scarce in the disaster area.
3. sustainable (n.)
a. capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
b. using methods that do not harm the environment
ex: A line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters.
4. Please go to page 18 in Romantic number
5. 3C……(Communication, Computer, Consumer)
6. consumer product
Merchandise or other item of common or daily use, ordinarily bought by individuals or households for private consumption.
7. deforestation
The term deforestation is often misused to describe any activity where all trees in an area are removed
8. die……two
a. dioxide (n.)
a gas without color or smell, produced when you breathe out or when substances containing carbon are burnt. The fact that the earth is getting hotter because of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.
b. difference (n.)
something that makes one thing or person not the same as another thing or person
9. petroleum (n.)
oil found under the ground or under the bottom of the sea and used for making petrol for cars and chemical products
10. friendly, lovely, deadly, cowardly, elderly (adj)
11. ly suffix stands for adverb ending
12.Gen……birth, beginning
ex: genesis, generation, generate
