1. trigger vt. 引起,觸發
• The mayor’s speech triggered a riot among the crowd.
該市長的演說在群眾中引發暴動。
2. aggressive a.
具攻擊/侵略性的;好勝心強的
aggression n. 攻擊(行為);侵略
• Japan was very aggressive in the early part of the 20th century.
日本在二十世紀初期極具侵略性。
• Television violence can encourage aggression in children.
電視暴力可能會助長孩子的攻擊行為。
3. disapproval n. 不贊同,反對
• People often interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.
大家常常將皺眉頭解讀為不贊同的表現。
4. contempt n. 輕蔑
• The father stared at his daughter’s boyfriend with contempt in his eyes.
那父親帶著輕蔑的眼神看著他女兒的男友。
5. intentional a. 有意的;蓄意的
• Jenny did trip David, but it wasn’t intentional.
珍妮是絆倒了大衛,但不是蓄意的。
6. verbal a. 口頭的
• I think we need a written contract, not a verbal one.
我認為我們需要有個書面合約,而不是口頭的。
7. assault n. 攻擊
• The criminal committed an assault on the owner of the store during the robbery.
該名罪犯在搶劫時襲擊商店老闆。
8. subtle a. 細微的,難以覺察的
• These two pictures may look alike, but there are subtle differences between them.
這兩張圖也許看起來很像,但其間有些細微的差異。
9. suggest vt. 顯示;暗示
• All the evidence suggests (that) the suspect is guilty of murder.
所有證據都顯示那名嫌犯的謀殺罪成立。
10. assert vt. 聲張;聲稱
• The aim of this demonstration is to assert the will of the people.
該示威活動的目的是要聲張人民的意志。
11. reference n. 參考;提及
• There are several references to the author’s friends in her new novel.
這位作者的新小說中有幾處提到她的朋友。
12. association n. 關係(之後與介詞 with 並用)
• Our school maintains a close association with a college in the US.
我們學校和美國一所大學保持著密切的關係。
13. gesture n.(肢體)動作;表態
• I offered to reduce the price as a gesture of goodwill.
我提議降價以表示友善。
14. communication n. 溝通
• Our misunderstandings arose from a lack of communication.
我們之間的誤會起因於缺乏溝通。 |