NEW WORDS
author
n. the writer of a book, article, play, poem, etc. 作者
intention
n. purpose 目的;意圖
sampler sample n. 樣本 v. 取樣、品嘗
n. one who finds out the quality of sth. by testing a part of it 品嘗家
pudding
n. 布丁(西餐中一種松軟的甜點心)
delicious
a. tasting or smelling pleasant 美味的,可口的
select
vt. choose from a group 挑選
selection
n.
sample
vt. test a part of 品嘗
purchase
n. buying
vt. buy
advantage
n. sth. useful or helpful 利益,好處;優點 take advantage of… 利用
privilege
n. special right given to a person 特權 privileged享有特權的
instance
n. example, case 例子,實例
suspect
vt. feel doubt about; guess or suppose 懷疑;猜測 suspect sb. of doing sth. n. 嫌疑犯
suspicion
n. suspicious
afford
vt. have the money for 擔負得起
elderly
a. near old age 上了年紀
limp
n. walk with an uneven step 跛行
counter 詞綴表反的
n. 柜臺
spoon
n. 調羹
eagerly
ad. with strong interest or impatient desire 熱切地,急切地
occasionally
ad. now and then; at times 偶爾;間或
occasional
a.
heavy
a. (of food, etc.) too rich to digest easily (食物等)太油膩而不易消化
evident
a. plain and clear (to the eye or mind) 明顯的,明白的 n. evidence
sincerely
ad. honestly 誠懇地 adj. sincere n. sincerity
eventually
ad. in the end 終于,最終
positive 反義詞 negative
a. sure, certain 有把握的,確信的
cheat cheat(deceive/trick/mislead) sb. into doing sth.
vt. deceive 欺騙
chap
n. man; boy; fellow 男人;小伙子;家伙
amidst
prep. in the middle of; =among 在...中間
crowd
n. 人群
prosperous v. prosper
a. rich; successful 富裕的;成功的;昌盛的
prosperity
n.
figure
n. 外形,倫廓;體形
pitiful
a. making one feel pity 可憐的
benevolence
n. the desire to do good 仁慈
sting
vt. prick or hurt 刺,螫
wrinkle
v. (cause to) form into lines (使)起皺紋
dignity v.dignify 使..有尊嚴
n. calm and serious manner or style 尊嚴
appearance
n. that which can be seen; look 外表 出現 disappearance消失
pack
vt. put (things) into boxes, cases, etc. 把(東西)打包(或裝箱) 打開包裝unpack
stand
n. (貨)架;(貨攤)
worn
a. damaged by use or wear 破爛的,損壞的
pocketbook
a. a wallet for money and personal papers 皮夾
shilling
n. 先令
long
vi. wish earnestly 渴望
unsay
vt. take back (sth. that has been said) 收回(說過的話)
tactless n. tact=strategy策略
a. 不策略的
coin
n. metal money 硬幣