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asteroid n. 小行星 |
例:There are many asteroids that revolve round the sun.
(有許多小行星繞著太陽運轉。) |
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determine vt. 判定; 決定 |
determined a. 下定決心的
determine + that子句 判定/決定……
be determined to + 原形動詞 決心……
例:The jury determined that the man was innocent.
(陪審團判定那名男子無罪。)
Nick is determined to play in the NBA one day.
(尼克決心有一天要打美國職籃。) |
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be in danger of... 面臨……的危險 |
例:This type of animal is in danger of being extinct.
(這類動物有瀕臨絕種的危險。) |
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strike vt. 敲, 擊; 擊中, 撞 |
動詞三態: strike、struck 、struck。
＊本文struck為過去分詞形態。
例:The monk struck the gong every hour.
(那個和尚每個鐘頭敲一次鑼。)
＊gong n. 鑼
The tree was struck by lightning.
(那棵樹被閃電擊中了。) |
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discover vt. 發現 |
discovery n. 發現 (物)
make a/the discovery 完成一項發現
例:Fortunately, the secretary discovered the mistake before the letter was sent.
(幸好，那位秘書在該信函寄出前就發現了這個錯誤。)
Scientists have made wonderful discoveries in the last decade.
(過去十年來，科學家已經完成了多項驚人的發現。) |
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straight adv. 筆直地 |
例:The drunkard couldn't walk straight.
(那個醉漢無法直線而行。) |
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launch vt. 發射 |
例:The terrorists launched a rocket bomb at the Pentagon.
(恐怖份子向美國的五角大廈發射了一枚火箭飛彈。)
＊the Pentagon n. 五角大廈, 美國國防部 |
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rocket n. 火箭 |
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course n. 所經之路, 軌道 |
off (one's) course 偏離軌道/航線
on (one's) course 沿著軌道/航線
in due course 假以時日, 在適當的時候
例:The boat went off course during the storm.
(那艘船在暴風雨中偏離了航線。)
If you work hard, you'll be successful in due course.
(你若用功的話，假以時日必會成功。) |
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miss vt. 錯過; 想念 |
例:I overslept and missed the train this morning.
(今早我睡過頭而錯過了火車。)
Christina misses her friends in Canada.
(克莉絲汀娜想念她在加拿大的朋友。) |
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So that it will miss Earth, right? |
= They can launch rockets to push the rock off its course so that it will miss Earth, right?
他們可以發射火箭將石塊推離軌道, 這樣一來它就不會撞到地球了, 對不對？
＊此處so that為副詞連接詞, 表『這樣一來』。 |
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destroy vt. 摧毀 |
例:The fire destroyed everything he owned.
(那場大火摧毀了他擁有的一切。) |
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nuclear a. 核子的 |
例:If there's a nuclear war, that will be the end of the world.
(如果發生核戰，那將會是世界末日。) |
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missile n. 飛彈 |
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weapon n. 武器 |
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instead of + 動名詞/名詞 代替……, 而非…… |
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