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19. limb n. [C] a leg or arm of a person 腳，手

The victim of the robbery was so frightened that her limbs were still trembling when the police arrived on the scene.

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20. hushed adj. quiet 安靜的，低聲的

They talked about the bad news in hushed whispers in order not to alarm their mother.

詞類變化* in order to V 的否定形式 : in order not to V

hush vt. 使安靜

The young mother tried everything to hush the crying baby but failed.

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21. drained adj. (of blood) removed from someone's face; exhausted physically or mentally(臉色 )蒼白的；精疲力竭的

Mr. Wang looked totally drained aft

er several days of intensive meetings.

詞類變化

drain vt. 使 ( 液體 ) 流出；使消耗，使枯竭

Every two days they drain the swimming pool and fill it with clean water.

The long journey really drained me. After arriving home, I went to bed immediately.* Every + 基數 + 複數名詞 = every + 序數 + 單數名詞 每 ~

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22. electronic adj. concerned with the use of equipment that has various devices which control or direct electric current 　電子的

Nowadays, electronic music is very

popular among teenagers.

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23. surge vi. (of an emotion) to develop quickly and strongly

沸騰，湧起 Whenever Lily sees her boyfriend, h

appiness surges up in her.詞類變化

surge n. [C] (usu. sing.) ( 情感等的 ) 沸騰，高漲

When finding her best friend had betrayed her, Betty was overwhelmed by a sudden surge of

anger.

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24. vibratevi. to shake with very slight and quick movements 震動

Our house vibrated each time a heavy truck passed by.

詞類變化* each time = whenever

vibration n. [U][C] 震動

If you put your hand on the amplifier, you can feel the vibration caused by the sound.

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25. humble adj. modest; not proud 謙虛的，謙遜的

Although he is a worldwide famous scientist, he appears humble and gentle.

* humble = modest

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26. master vt. to manage to control (an emotion or feeling); to learn or understand something completely　 控制；精通

Now that you are senior high students, you should learn to master your temper.

It is quite difficult to master Russian in a few months.

　 詞類變化* now that = since 既然

mastery n. [U][C] 控制；精通

He struggled for mastery of his emotions but failed. He yelled angrily.

The test shows Sharon's complete mastery of the basic rules of grammar.

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27. dose n. [C] an experience of something bad; an amount of a medicine to be taken at one time 一場 ( 經驗等 ) ；一劑

The mother gave her son a fair dose of hard words when she found he had lied again.

The doctor advised the patient to take a dose of the medicine three times a day.

* at one time 一次* twice/ 基數 +times 單位時間 單位時間內次數

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28. unforeseenadj. unexpected 意料之外的，出乎意料的

Life is like a journey. We are bound to encounter many unforeseen troubles.詞類變化

* be bound to + V 一定

foresee vt. 預見，預知

Can you foresee what will happen to the hero of the story next?

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29. adversity n. [U][C] (a) difficult or unlucky situation or event 逆境；災難

A brave man is always patient and cheerful whenever he is in adversity.

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30. bow n. [C] an act of bending of the head or the upper part of the body to show respect or greeting to someone 　鞠躬，敬禮

All the actors and actresses made th

eir bows to the audience after the performance.

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bow vi.; vt. 鞠躬，敬禮；彎身

That gentleman raised his hat to the lady, and she bowed in return.

* in return 回報

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31. boldadj. brave and confident; not afraid 無畏的，勇敢的

It was bold of the firefighter to rescue three children from the burning building all by himself.

* It is Adj of N to V. Adj 為名詞的屬性* by oneself = alone

5. head-on adv. without trying to avoid something 　 正視 (問題等 )

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6. boom vi. to speak in a loud or resonant voice 發出宏亮的聲音

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7. soliloquy n. [C]a speech in a play in which a character speaks to the audience alone on the stage 獨白

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4. make room forto make space for a certain thing or person …挪出空間給

Their new house is so small. How can they make room for all their old furniture?

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5. for the very first time(used to indicate that something has never happened before) 頭一遭，第一次

Last year, I visited the Eiffel Tower for the very first time in my life.

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6. along withtogether with … …連同 ，與 一起

This letter, along with some pictures, was meant for Mr. Brown.

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* along with = together with* be meant for 被打算給…

7. call (something) one's ownto consider something as belonging to oneself 把 (某事物 )看成或當作自已的

I don't want anything very grand; I just want a place which I can call my own.

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* belong to 屬於

8. rise to one's feetto stand up 站起來

Upon seeing the teacher enter the classroom, all the students rose to their feet.

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* rise to one’s feet = stand up* on/upon + Ving 一…就…

9. in an instantimmediately; soon; right away 立刻，剎那間

Please wait for me. I will be back in an instant.

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* In an instant = immediately = soon = right away = at once