Weekly Vocabulary

20090615

＊　freebie 贈品；免費物品

Ex: Sometime, as a promotion, a store will have freebies for customers.

有時商店會給顧客贈品作促銷。




20090608

＊　commitment 投入

Ex: My supervisor questioned Larry’s commitment to the company because he has requested a lot of leave lately.

賴瑞的主管質疑他對公司的投入，因為他最近常請假。



20090601

＊　gas-guzzler 耗油量高的車子

Ex: With the increasing oil price, a lot of people are trading in their gas-guzzler.

隨著油價高漲，很多人把他們耗油量高的車子給換掉。



20090525

＊　advancement 晉升

Ex: There are many opportunities for advancement in a corporation this size.

在這樣大的公司工作有很多晉升的機會。



20090518

＊　limelight 眾人注目的中心

Ex: The paparazzi follow the couple everywhere, but not all entertainers enjoy being in the limelight all the time.

狗仔隊到處跟著這對情侶，但並非所有藝人都喜歡時時受人矚目。



20090511

＊　snazzy 一流的；時髦的

EX: With enough money, any party can be a pretty snazzy affair.

只要預算足夠，任何派對都能辦得相當時髦奢華。



20090504

＊　counterfeit 偽造的；仿冒的

Ex: Kelly told her friend that her counterfeit Gucci bag was authentic.

凱莉告訴她的朋友她的仿冒Gucci包包是真貨。



20090427

＊　don’t give a hoot 不在乎

Ex:A:I wish Frank would let us know if he can com to dinner tomorrow.

B:Well,?I don’t give a hoot if he is here or not.

A: 我希望法蘭克讓我們知道他明天是否可以來吃晚餐。

B: 嗯，我一點都不在乎他來不來。



20090420

＊　aside from 除了…之外

EX: Aside from jogging every morning, Martin stays in shape by swimming three times a week.

除了每日的晨跑之外，馬丁一週還游泳三次來維持身材。



20090413

＊　installment 分期付款

Ex: We paid for the TV set in installments of 5,000 dollars a month for six months.

我們用分期付款的方式付電視機的錢，每個月付5000元，分六個月付清。



20090406

＊　inedible 不可食的；不適合食用的

Ex: Everyone hated it when George cooked; his meals were almost inedible.

大家都很討厭Georg煮的食物，因為他煮的食物幾乎讓人難以下嚥。



20090330

＊　regret 懊悔；因...而遺憾

Ex: After failing every exam, Katherine regretted not having studied harder.

每次考完試後，Katherine都會後悔沒有認真讀書。



20090323

＊　enthusiastically 熱心地；滿腔熱情地

Ex: The English students rushed enthusiastically into the classroom.

這些要上課的學生都很積極地想進教室學英語。



20090316

＊　mistaken (人)弄錯的，誤解的;(想法等)錯誤的；被誤解的

Ex: Patricia thought that all the boys liked her, but she was unfortunately mistaken. They couldn’t stand her.

Patricia以為所有的男生都喜歡她，但很不幸這不是事實，其實他們都很受不了她。



20090309

＊　long-term 長期的

Ex: Barry’s bad breath and body odor prevented him from having a long-term relationship.

Barry的口臭和體味，使他無法維持長久的男女朋友關係。



20090302

＊　hideous 醜陋的；令人厭惡的

Ex: Susan had a hideous pimple on the tip of her nose.

Susan長了一顆很嚇人的青春痘在她的鼻頭上。