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swear vi. 咒罵, 說髒話 & vt. 發誓 |
動詞三態: swear、swore、sworn。
swear + that子句 發誓……
swear to + 原形動詞 發誓……
例:Ted was so angry, he wanted to swear.
(泰德氣得想咒罵。)
I swear that I am telling the truth.
(我發誓我說的是真的。)
The witness swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
(該證人發誓說真話，而且句句實話，絕無半句虛言。) |
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foul a. 粗俗的; 惡臭的 |
例:The meat smells foul.
(這塊肉聞起來好臭。) |
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language n. 言辭 (不可數); 語言 (可數) |
例:You'd better watch your language in front of the boss.
(在老闆面前最好注意你的措辭。)
How many languages do you speak?
(你會講幾種語言？) |
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properly adv. 正確地; 適當地 |
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New Jersey n. 紐澤西州 (美國東部的一州, 可縮寫為N.J.或NJ) |
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do something about... 對……採取行動 |
do nothing about... 不對……採取行動
例:Can you do something about your crying baby?
(你可不可以哄哄你那正在哭泣的嬰兒？)
Lazy Terry did nothing about getting a job.
(懶鬼賴瑞對找工作的事一點兒也沒進行。) |
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ban vt. (下令) 禁止 & n. 禁令 |
ban (+ 人 + from) + 動名詞 禁止 (某人) ……
lift the ban on... 取消……禁令
impose a ban on... 對……施以禁令
＊impose vt. 施加
例:We should ban smoking in public places.
(在公眾場所我們應該禁煙。)
The law bans motorists from driving over 90 kilometers per hour.
(法令禁止汽車行駛時速超過九十公里。)
＊motorist n. 駕汽車者
Most countries impose a ban on the importation of drugs.
(大多數國家都實施禁止毒品輸入的法令。) |
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fine n. 罰鍰 & vt. 課以罰鍰, 處以罰金 |
例:You may have to pay a fine of US$50 for not flushing the public toilet in Singapore.
(在新加坡，你可能因上公廁未沖水而被罰五十元美金。)
＊flush vt. 沖水
The police fined Greg for overstaying his tourist visa.
(警方因葛雷格逾期居留超過觀光簽證的時間而對他處以罰金。) |
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jail n. 監獄 & vt. 使下獄 |
go to jail 入獄
put + 人 + in jail 監禁某人, 使某人入獄
be jailed for... 因……被監禁/入獄
例:Tom went to jail for stealing two ducks.
(湯姆因為偷了兩隻鴨子而入獄。)
The South African government put Nelson Mandela in jail in 1962.
(南非政府於一九六二年將尼爾森•曼德拉囚禁。)
You can be jailed for gambling in a public place.
(你可能因為在公共場所中賭博而入獄。) |
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term n. 期間, 期限 |
例:This plan will work in the short term.
(這個計畫短時間內就會奏效。) |
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punishment n. 處罰, 懲罰 |
例:The punishment was considered too light by the victim.
(受害者認為罪犯的懲罰太輕了。) |
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harsh a. 嚴厲的 |
例:You should never use harsh words with your own parents.
(你絕對不應該對自己的父母說重話。) |
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infringe vi. 侵犯 |
infringe on... 侵犯……
例:Some Americans claim that gun laws infringe on their rights.
(有一些美國人宣稱槍械管制條例侵犯了他們的權利。) |
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