雅思单字字卡

The action of molecules accelerates when they are heated.

當分子被加熱時，它們的作用會加速。

Young consumers are turning away from the expensive pay-TV packages in favor of online, on-demand entertainment options — and Apple's arrival could further accelerate that trend.

年輕消費者正在遠離昂貴的付費電視套餐，轉而選擇在線點播娛樂選項——而蘋果的到來可能會進一步加速這一趨勢。

He had an adverse reaction to the medicine. (meaning he reacted badly to the medicine; the medicine had a bad effect on him)

他對藥物有不良反應。 （意思是他對藥的反應很糟糕；藥對他有不好的影響）

Many fear that budget cuts will have an adverse (harmful, detrimental) effect on education.

許多人擔心削減預算會對教育產生不利（有害的）影響。

The drug has no adverse side effects.

該藥無不良副作用。

Emotion problems are apt to damage personal relationships

情緒問題容易破壞人際關係

Sawfish and sawsharks are aptly named for their long, serrated snouts.

鋸鰩和鋸鯊因其長而鋸齒狀的鼻子而得名。

With news from pro-democracy protests continuing to stream out of the country through social media, the announcement is aptly timed.

隨著民主抗議活動的消息繼續通過社交媒體傳出該國，該公告的時機恰到好處。

Crying hard can cause your vision to blur until you wipe your tears away.

用力哭會導致視力模糊，直到你擦掉眼淚。

They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.

他們從每一個可以想像的角度討論了這個問題。

It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.

可想而知，她會拒絕去。

Conceivably, the date could be moved up a week.

可以想像，日期可以提前一周。

We could conceivably (meaning possibly] finish tomorrow.

我們可以想像（意思是可能）明天完成。

She is unable to conceive a child

她無法懷孕

Mrs. Brown conceived three children.

布朗夫人懷了三個孩子。

A novelist is able to conceive (meaning imagined) an imaginary world.

小說家能夠構想（意指想像）一個想像的世界。

When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part.

當作家構思這個角色時，他已經想到了一個特定的演員來扮演這個角色。

The system was conceived (meaning invented) by a Swedish engineer.

該系統由一位瑞典工程師構思（意為發明）。

They conceived of (meaning thought of, regarded) her as a genius.

他們認為（意思是認為，認為）她是一個天才。

I can't conceive of (meaning imagine) a reason for not supporting this policy.

我無法想像（意思是想像）不支持這項政策的理由。

Employees are instructed to keep confidential documents in secure places.

我們要求員工將機密文件儲存在安全的地方。

He locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet.

他把機密文件鎖在他的文件櫃裡。

Someone is leaking confidential information on the investigation.

有人在洩露這則調查的機密信息。

I would like to invite you to participate in this research project. This would involve you completing a short online questionnaire. It is expected that the questionnaire will take about 25 minutes to complete. If you consent to participate, your responses will be kept confidential.

我想邀請你參與這個研究項目。 這需要您完成一份簡短的線上問卷。完成問卷預計需要 25 分鐘左右， 如果您同意參加，您的回答將會受到保密。

He had stellar academic credentials, a tremendous background, had succeeded at everything he had done.

他擁有一流的學歷，巨大的背景，在他所做的每一件事上都取得了成功。

The action also states some customers were deceptively enrolled in these programs and that some services promised weren't provided.

該行動還指出，一些客戶欺騙性地註冊了這些計劃，並且沒有提供一些承諾的服務。

Proposals to drill for oil have also triggered concerns about threats to the region’s delicate ecology.

鑽探石油的提議也引發了對該地區脆弱生態威脅的擔憂。

Designate 是動詞，意思是「指定，指派」。

The committee will designate a member to lead the project.

委員會將指派一名成員來領導這個專案。

Please designate a place where we can meet.

請指定一個我們可以會面的地點。

The area was designated as a national park.

該地區被指定為國家公園。 

Though rhythmically impeccable, the dancers looked constrained, almost too diligent, and in some cases not up to the work’s technical demands.

雖然節奏上無可挑剔，但舞者看起來很拘謹，幾乎過於勤奮，在某些情況下無法達到作品的技術要求。

Diligent financial planners have probably already shifted some of their nest egg into more conservative investments in the years leading up to retirement.

在退休前的幾年裡，勤奮的財務規劃師可能已經將他們的一些積蓄轉移到更保守的投資中。

Can we expect to defeat terrorism without also discrediting the ideas and passions that underlie it?

我們能否期望在戰勝恐怖主義的同時不損害其背後的思想和激情？

Her method of investigation has involved going undercover, adopting various disguises and secretly audio- and video-taping his subjects.

她的調查方法包括臥底、採用各種偽裝和秘密錄音和錄像他的對象。

Most packaged cereals are calorie-bombs of powdered sugar disguised as a nutritious breakfast.

大多數包裝麥片都是偽裝成營養早餐的卡路里炸彈。

Long-haul flights can seriously disrupt our biological clock.

長途飛行會嚴重擾亂我們的生理時鐘。

Heavy snow disrupted our travel plans.

大雪打亂了我們的旅行計劃。

Moving schools frequently can disrupt a child's education.

經常換學校會干擾孩子的教育。

Please try not to disrupt the meeting being held in the sales department.

銷售部門正在進行會議，請盡量不要打擾。

If you find a prescribed medication is disrupting your sleep, consult your doctor immediately.

如果您發現處方籤擾亂了您的睡眠，請立即諮詢您的醫生。

The construction caused disruptions in the bus service.

工程導致公車服務中斷。

The strike caused widespread disruption to flight schedules.

罷工導致航班時刻表大亂。

If there are no disruptions, your home renovation will be finished this Friday.

如果沒有突發狀況擾亂行程的話，您的房屋裝修將於本週五完成。

Rail workers in the greater Paris region staged a strike on Monday that caused disruption across train services, in particular for commuters.

大巴黎地區的鐵路工人週一策畫了一場罷工，導致火車服務中斷，尤其是通勤列車影響最劇。

Social Media platforms WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram faced global outages which took the services offline Monday. Security experts said the disruption could be the result of an internal mistake, though sabotage by an insider would also be theoretically possible.

社交媒體平台 WhatsApp、Facebook 和 Instagram 面臨全球大斷線，導致網路服務在週一下線。安全專家表示，服務中斷可能是內部錯誤導致的，但內部人員的蓄意破壞理論上來說也是有可能的。

Frequent meetings can be disruptive at work

頻繁的會議可能會破壞工作

Another method employs moveable flaps in the rocket motor to divert the exhaust flow direction.

另一種方法使用火箭發動機中的可移動襟翼來改變排氣流方向。

The buildings were all made of white stone, built carefully with elaborate details, as if every family lived in a miniature castle

建築全部由白石砌成，精心打造，細節精緻，彷彿家家戶戶都住在一座微型城堡裡

Taking the high road is often a steep and winding path with lots of rocks to trip you up, and it’s sometimes painful and exhausting.

走高速路通常是一條陡峭而曲折的小路，有很多石頭會絆倒你，有時會很痛苦，很累。

While these lessons and assignments are not exhaustive, they might sound exhausting.

雖然這些課程和作業並不詳盡，但聽起來可能很累。

I’m bored most of the time, and the workload is exhausting

我大部分時間都很無聊，工作量很累

Her knowledge of English grammar is very extensive.

她的英文文法知識非常廣泛。

We took a guided tour of Lahore Fort. The Fort is much more extensive than I expected. 

我們在導遊的帶領下參觀了拉合爾古堡。 拉合爾古堡(的面積)比我預期的要大得許多。

Her plastic surgery is much more extensive than I initially realized.

她的整形手術比我最初意識到的要廣泛得許多。

The castle dates back to the 12th century, although extensive alterations were made in the 18th century.

這座城堡的歷史可以追溯到 12 世紀，但它在 18 世紀的時候進行過大規模的改建。

A wide range of wooden statues, ready-made garments, decorative greeting cards, handicrafts items and eateries were on display. Other handicrafts include woodcarving and basketry.

展出了種類繁多的木製雕像、成衣、裝飾賀卡、手工藝品和餐館。其他手工藝品包括木雕和籃筐。

A personalized approach could eliminate a lot of trial-and-error and hasten critical time to treatment, the study suggests.

研究表明，個性化的方法可以消除大量試錯並加快治療的關鍵時間。

The rise of alternative platforms, such as online streaming services, can also hasten the subscriber losses for the pay-TV industry.

在線流媒體服務等替代平台的興起也會加速付費電視行業的用戶流失。

Long before mixed martial arts became a worldwide phenomenon and Ultimate Fighting became a household name, Bruce Lee created jeet kune do — a realistic combat hybrid that incorporated the most useful elements of kung fu, boxing and fencing.

早在綜合格鬥成為全球現象，終極格鬥成為家喻戶曉的名字之前，李小龍就創造了截拳道——一種結合了功夫、拳擊和擊劍最有用元素的逼真格鬥混合體。

This incessant belching expels an impressive volume of greenhouse gases—mostly methane and carbon dioxide.

這種不斷的噯氣會排出大量的溫室氣體——主要是甲烷和二氧化碳。

Fourteen large fires are burning, mostly in the scorched northern half of the state, and California's incessant drought is only making matters worse.

十四場大火正在燃燒，大部分發生在該州被燒焦的北半部，加州持續的干旱只會讓事情變得更糟。

Tornadoes occur infrequently in the eastern part of the United States.

龍捲風在美國東部很少發生。

Cold storage refers to low cost storage of information that is expected to be accessed infrequently, such as archives of user search histories.

冷存儲是指對預計不經常訪問的信息進行低成本存儲，例如用戶搜索歷史檔案。

The researchers say that increasing the amount of zirconium may intensify the color.

研究人員說，增加鋯的含量可能會加深顏色。

The importance of the test will intensify the nervousness of the students

考試的重要性會加劇學生的緊張情緒

Users should not put up with major companies that are intentionally creating a poor user experience by keeping these practices alive.

用戶不應該忍受那些故意通過保持這些做法來創造糟糕的用戶體驗的大公司。

The researchers found that ivory is often shipped from countries different to where it was poached, and traffickers intentionally try to mislead authorities.

研究人員發現，象牙通常是從不同的國家運來的，販運者故意試圖誤導當局。

Interpret 是動詞，意思是「解釋，詮釋，理解」。它通常用於指某人解釋或說明文字、行為、夢境等的含義，或是表達個人對於某事物的理解方式。

The audience found it difficult to interpret the play's complex themes.

觀眾發現很難解釋戲劇中的複雜主題。

She interpreted his silence as disapproval.

她將他的沉默理解為不贊同。

The data can be interpreted in various ways.

這些數據可以用多種方式解釋。 

I seem to remember my dreams in unusually intricate detail and twice as often as most people. The intricate detail and structure of this miniscule world is breathtaking.

我似乎以異常複雜的細節記住我的夢想，並且比大多數人頻繁兩倍。這個微小世界的錯綜複雜的細節和結構令人嘆為觀止。

As listeners, we’re meant to be intrigued by these secrets, even if their basis in reality is unclear.

作為聽眾，我們注定要對這些秘密感興趣，即使它們在現實中的基礎尚不清楚。

Intriguing 是形容詞，意思是「引起興趣的；有趣的」。

The plot of the novel is intriguing and keeps you guessing until the end.

這本小說的情節非常引人入勝，讓你猜到最後一刻。

She found his ideas intriguing and decided to learn more about them.

她發現他的想法很有趣，決定進一步了解。

The museum had an intriguing collection of artifacts from ancient times.

這家博物館擁有一系列來自古代的引人入勝的文物。

One in five adults is HIV positive and the average life expectancy at birth is just under 49 years. They are now of an age that exceeds the average life expectancy in the countries where they live.

五分之一的成年人艾滋病毒呈陽性，出生時的平均預期壽命不到 49 歲。他們現在的年齡超過了他們所居住國家的平均預期壽命。

As humans lengthened lifespans with better nutrition and hunting skills, childhood also lengthened.

隨著人類通過更好的營養和狩獵技能延長壽命，童年也延長了。

In the city people have relied on business to supply jobs to maintain their livelihoods.

在城市裡，人們依靠商業提供工作來維持生計。

She's seen many changes to society in her life, and thinks her longevity is due to her faith in God.

她在生活中看到了社會的許多變化，並認為她的長壽是由於她對上帝的信仰。

The most dramatic and perhaps most significant cause of natural mortality among gray whales is predation by killer whales. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. Maternal deaths have been shown to account for a substantial burden of mortality among refugee women of reproductive age.

灰鯨自然死亡的最戲劇性也是最重要的原因是虎鯨的捕食。宮頸癌是全球女性癌症死亡的第二大原因。孕產婦死亡已被證明是造成難民婦女死亡的重大負擔育齡期。

Other researchers have found that when essay exams are used to evaluate performance, women outperformed their male counterparts.

其他研究人員發現，當使用論文考試來評估表現時，女性的表現優於男性。

Overwhelming 是形容詞，意思是「壓倒性的，無法抗拒的」 。這個詞常用來描述感情、感受或情況，其強度之高足以使人感到無法承受或難以處理。

The support from the crowd was overwhelming.

群眾的支持是壓倒性的。

She felt an overwhelming sense of relief when she heard the good news.

當她聽到好消息時，她感到一種壓倒性的解脫感。

The task seemed overwhelming at first, but he managed to complete it successfully.

這項任務起初看似壓倒性的，但他最終成功完成了。

Periodic payments must be made on home loans

住房貸款必須定期還款

He has a diploma in journalism and has published several features, stories and poetry in magazines and periodicals

他擁有新聞學文憑，並在雜誌和期刊上發表了多篇專題、故事和詩歌

At periodical intervals, the network returns the data to a central control room by cellular phone, satellite, or a conventional telephone circuit.

網絡定期通過蜂窩電話、衛星或傳統電話電路將數據返回到中央控制室。

Your salary should be proportional to your contribution to the company.

你的薪水應該與你對公司的貢獻成正比。

The similarity of symptoms makes them hard to diagnose

症狀的相似性使它們難以診斷

The radio communications were subject to sporadic sunspot interference

無線電通訊受到零星的太陽黑子乾擾

it is an undeniable fact that some dogs are easier to train than others

不可否認的事實是，有些狗比其他狗更容易訓練