指導：2009年成人學位英語必備詞匯手冊（三）

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81.  LAN　
=local area network 局域網
All our office computers are on a local area network.
我們公司里所有的計算機都在局域網上。

82.   It's in God's hands
聽天由命
It's in God's hands and we have prepared for the worst.
聽天由命吧，我們已經做最壞的準備了。

83.  abdomen　
(n.) 腹;下腹;腹部
The pregnant woman has an enlarged abdomen.
那位孕婦有增大的下腹。

84.  bereave　
(vt.) 使失去(希望、生命等)
The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.
當救援的飛機沒有看到他們時，那些迷路的徒步者喪失了希望。

85.  let sleeping dogs lie
莫惹是非；別多管閑事；別惹麻煩
Don't tell the teacher what you have done. Let sleeping dogs lie.
不要告訴老師你做了什么。莫惹是非。

86.  bereave　
(vt.) 使孤寂;使凄涼
The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.
那些失去雙親的孩子是可憐和孤獨的。

87.  consecrate　
(vt.) 奉……為神圣;尊崇
This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.
這個戰場被視為圣地以紀念死于該處的戰士。

88.  lose one's temper
發脾氣；動怒
Don't lose your temper in front of the class.
別在班上發脾氣。

89.   evoke　
喚起(記憶等);引起
A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.
好笑話并不一定逗人大笑。

90.  groove　
(n.) 溝；槽；凹線
Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.
車輪在泥濘的路上留下凹痕。

91.  make ends meet
使收支平衡
I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends mee.
為了收支平衡，我不得不同時作兩份兼職。

92.  jolt　
(vt.) 使搖動;使顛簸
The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.
那輛舊車走過崎嶇的道路時，很厲害地顛簸著它的乘客。

93.  obsolete　
(a.) 過時的,老式的
Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.
用鞠躬來歡迎女士如今已是過時的習俗。

94. make use of
使用；利用
He will make use of all the odds and ends.
他會利用所有這一切零碎東西。

95.  prowl　
(vi.) (野獸等)四處覓食;暗中來回尋覓
Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.
許多野獸在夜間巡行覓食。

96.  scoop　
(vt.) 挖出;挖成
The children scooped holes in the sand.
孩子們挖了沙坑。

97.  monkey business
胡鬧耍騙人的把戲；搗鬼
He told the boys to quit their monkey business, or he would call a teacher.
他告訴那些男孩子不要再胡鬧，不然他就叫老師。

98.  (n.) 情形,狀況,狀態
Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs.
外交家關心世界局勢。

99.  sue　
(vt.) 控告
The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.
那位農夫因他的牛被火車壓死而控告火車站。

100.  on and off
間斷地
It rained on and off all day long.
今天斷斷續續地下著小雨。

101.  bandit　
(n.) 強盜,土匪
The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed, either alone of in a group.
在典型的西部片中，土匪單獨或成群結隊騎著馬且全副武裝。

102.  commemorate　
(vt.) 慶祝;紀念
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
圣誕節是慶祝耶穌基督的誕生。

103.  outand about
戶外活動

104.  bandit　
(n.) 強盜,土匪
The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed, either alone of in a group.
在典型的西部片中，土匪單獨或成群結隊騎著馬且全副武裝。

105.  commemorate　
(vt.) 慶祝;紀念
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
圣誕節是慶祝耶穌基督的誕生。

106.   out and about
戶外活動
Mr. Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about very soon.
史密斯先生復原得很好，很快他就能到戶外活動了

107.  defile　
(vt.) 弄臟
The children's muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.
孩子們泥濘的鞋子把旅館的地毯全弄臟了。

108 . deviation　
(n.) 越軌;偏向
Running in the hall is a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.
在走廊上奔跑是違反校規且不被允許的。

109.  out and out
完全地；徹底地
What I said is an out and out truth.
我說的全都是事實。

110.  fortitude　
(n.) 堅忍;剛毅
She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.
她能夠毅然忍受他人帶給她的失望。

111.  inconsolable　
(a.) 極為傷心的
The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.
那個小女孩因失去她的小貓而傷心不已。

112. deal with
處理……
How can I deal with the problem?
我要怎樣處理這個問題呢？

113.  nibble　
(vt.) 一點點地咬(或吃)
Aren’t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.
你不餓嗎？你只是在輕咬你的食物。

114.  pageant　
(n.) 壯麗的場面
The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.
新國王的加冕典禮非常壯觀。

115.  be attentive to
留心……；注意……
He's really attentive to his work.
他做事真的很用心。

116.  scourge　
(n.) 引發災害的人或事
After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
洪水之后往往有瘟疫發生。

117.  tumble　
(vi.) 跌倒;滾下;墜落
The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.
那個跛腳的小孩從樓梯上跌下來，傷得很重。

118.  with attention
留心地；注意地
He often works with undivided attention.
他經常是一心一意的做事。

119.  afflict　
(vt.) 使痛苦,使苦惱,折磨
There are many illnesses which afflict old people.
老人受到許多病痛的折磨。

120.  censure　
(vt.) 責備;譴責
His employer censured him for neglecting his work.
他因忽視了工作而受到雇主的責備。