Words for Production

Lesson 9

1. overlook

overlook v. [T] 寬容 overlook someone’s faults 寬容某人的錯誤 When Sam wears that sweet smile, it is easy to

overlook his faults. overlook a garden / an ocean 俯瞰一座花園

/ 一片海洋overlook the fact that ... 忽略…的事實

2. offer

offering n. [C] 提供的東西；祭品 The people made a lot of offerings to their god

s. make an offer 出價；提議

If you’re interested in buying the used car you saw yesterday, you should make an offer as soon as possible.

2. offer

open to offers 可以接受出價 Larry is still open to offers, even though the Ja

panese company is keen to have him.

3. bustle

bustling adj. 忙碌的，熙熙攘攘的 The flea market is bustling with people who lik

e to shop for cheap stuff. hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘

I am a city girl; I enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city more than the tranquility of the country.

bustle about/around 很忙碌地

4. intimately

intimacy n. [U] 親密 I really admire the intimacy of their marriage; t

hey are a very close and loving couple. an intimate atmosphere 親暱的氣氛

The moonlight at the beach provided an intimate atmosphere for lovers.

4. intimately

an intimate meal for two On Valentine’s Day, restaurants are filled with

couples sharing an intimate meal for two.

an intimate friend / friendship Her intimate friendship with the singer was

made public by some tabloids.

4. intimately

an intimate relationship 一種親密的關係 I can sense an intimate relationship between Jack

and Pauline. intimate knowledge of sth. 諳熟某事

David was chosen to lead this expedition because of his intimate knowledge of Mayan civilization.

4. intimately

be on intimate terms with sb. 與某人關係親切 As a reporter, Thomas is on intimate terms with se

veral politicians.

5. pave

be paved with 以…鋪… The trail to his garden was paved with pebbles.

pave the way for sth. 為…做準備；使容易 The theory of relativity paved the way for later

inventions.

7. picturesque

picture-perfect adj. （打扮、氣質）適合拍照的 Don’t worry about your makeup---you look pic

ture-perfect. picture-postcard adj. 風景優美的

（美到簡直就像明信片似的）只能放在名詞前面修飾名詞。

The picture-postcard town is famous for its scenery.

8. romantic

a romantic comedy 一齣浪漫愛情喜劇片 You’ve Got Mail is a romantic comedy starring

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. romantic n. [C] 浪漫主義者

Tracy is a helpless romantic when it comes to love.

8. romantic

an office romance 一段辦公室戀情 Employees of this company are not allowed to

have office romances. a holiday / summer romance 一段假日 / 夏日戀情 I wished that my summer romance with Bobby

could continue, but I was going to college in Canada in the fall.

8. romantic

romance with sb. 與……的一段戀情 Her romance with the movie star ended several

weeks ago, according to the newspapers.

10. undergo

undergo a change / transformation 經歷一種變化 / 轉型 Germany has undergone a major transformatio

n since World War II. undergo an experience 體驗一種經驗

No one has ever undergone a worse experience than I have.

10. undergo

undergo treatment / surgery 接受治療 / 外科手術 After undergoing a long period of treatment, he

was finally cured and discharged from hospital. Dora is willing to undergo surgery to improve

her looks.

10. undergo

undergo a medical examination / an operation 接受一次健康檢查 / 一場手術 Undergoing an operation to remove my append

ix was one of the worst experiences of my life. undergo tests / trials 接受測試 / 審判

The man accused of murder underwent a long trial before he was convicted.

10. undergo

undergo training 接受訓練 All new soldiers have to undergo hard training

before they are dispatched to their units. 　undergo many hardships 倍嘗艱辛

Oliver underwent many hardships before he succeeded in his field.

11. booming

baby boom 嬰兒潮（尤其指二次大戰後時期）

baby boomer 嬰兒潮出生的人

13. colony

colonialism n. [U] 殖民主義 British colonialism led to the establishment of

a large empire. 　colonialist n. [C] 殖民主義者

Colonialists advocate colonialism.

13. colony

colonist n. [C] 殖民地居民；殖民地開拓者 His ancestors were early American colonists.　

colonization n. [U] 殖民地化 The colonization of Australia by the British too

k place in the 18th century.

14. remote

remote adj. （血緣關係）遠的；（可能性）些微的；冷淡疏遠的

remoteness n. [U] 遙遠 The remoteness of the mountain village protect

s it from the pollution of civilization. a remote place / village 偏遠的地方 / 村落

14. remote

remote control (= remote n. [C] ) 搖控器 Where’s the remote control? I want to change t

he channel.remote chance / possibility 可能性不大、不太可能發生 There is only a remote chance/possibility of wi

nning the lottery.

14. remote

a remote ancestor 遠祖 The man was shocked to find that George Was

hington was a remote ancestor of his family.remote from 遠離…的；與…大不相同

I prefer to travel in quiet areas that are remote from the busy tourist spots.

15. community

community n. [C] 具有共同特徵的集團、社會 community work 社區工作 community center 社區中心 community church 社區教堂 community college 社區大學 community service 社區服務 the Jewish / black / gay community 猶太人社會 / 黑人社會 / 同性戀的社群

16. portion

portion v. [T] 分配portion out 分配

The little girl portioned her candies out among her friends.

17. provisions

to make provisions for something or someone 為……作準備 They spent all their money and made no provis

ions for the future.

18. overnight

happen / change / appear overnight 隔夜就發生 / 改變 / 出現 People don’t just change overnight; it takes tim

e. 　　an overnight flight 得在飛機上過夜的飛行

I booked an overnight flight to London; it arrives at six-thirty in the morning.

18. overnight

overnight accommodation 過夜住宿 Have you made arrangements for our overnight

accommodation in Tokyo? 　an overnight success 一夕成功

To everyone’s surprise, the new soap opera achieved overnight success.

18. overnight

an overnight decision 瞬間的決定 Our choice to get married was not an overnight

decision; we planned it for months. 　overnight bag 在外過夜所需的行李袋

Sarah took an overnight bag with her when she went to her friend’s slumber party.

19. capital

capital n. [C, U] 大寫字母；資本 Write your name in capitals. My brother put all his capital into the business.

capitalism n. [U] 資本主義capitalist n. [C] 資本家

Capitalism is the economic system of America. In America, trade and industry are organized by capitalists.

20. boast

boastful adj. 自誇的 Jack is boastful of his past relationship with Sh

erry, who is now a big star.boast of/about 誇言

I can’t stand people who boast about how popular they were in high school.

22. abandon

abandon n. [U] 放縱abandoned adj. 廢棄的abandonment n. [U] 放棄

Sudden heavy rain led to the abandonment of Saturday’s golf tournament.

22. abandon

abandon the idea 放棄想法 Why don’t you abandon that ridiculous idea? It

’s not going to work. 　abandon the/one’s attempt 放棄企圖

The water was so rough that Jason abandoned his attempt at swimming across the lake.

22. abandon

abandon oneself to grief 悲不自勝 After her husband died, she abandoned herself

to grief and misery. do sth. with abandon 放縱地去做某事an abandoned factory 一間廢棄的工廠

The girl’s body was found in an abandoned factory.

23. ideal

ideally adv. 理想地 To me, the perfect man is kind and smart; ideal

ly, he is also rich and handsome. idealize v. [T, I] 理想化

This movie idealizes life on the streets, when in reality it is dirty and dangerous.

23. ideal

idealistic adj. 理想化的 Tom used to be an idealistic young man, but no

w he is cynical and pessimistic. idealism n. [U] 理想主義

We can see Catherine’s idealism clearly in her artwork.

23. ideal

idealist n. [C] 理想主義者 Being an idealist is OK, but sometimes you ha

ve to be practical.

24. exhibition

exhibition n. [C] 展示on exhibition = on display 在展覽中，在展出中 Would you like to go to the art gallery with me?

Some paintings by Monet are on exhibition.

24. exhibition

an exhibition of jealousy / arrogance 嫉妒 / 傲慢的表現 Sharon is jealous of her roommate, but she is too

polite to make any exhibition of her jealousy.an exhibition of musical talents 音樂天分的表現 This competition is a good opportunity for the exh

ibition of your musical talents.

26. sample

sample v. [T] 嘗試，體驗；抽樣 Twenty percent of the students sampled said th

ey liked the new teaching method. sample the delights of sth. 體驗……的樂趣

Tourists are welcome to sample the delights of a country life at this farm.

26. sample

sample n. [C] 樣本 The sample is not large enough to come up wit

h a convincing result.blood/urine sample 血液／尿液樣本

A blood sample of the victim was taken so that the crime scene investigators can run tests on it.

26. sample

sampling n. [C] 抽樣 We need to do a further sampling of Asian im

migrants in New York before we continue the research.

random sampling 隨機抽樣法 Random sampling is a method used in statistics.

Words for Recognition

Lesson 9

2. mountainside

mountainside adj. 山邊的 Chiufen is a mountainside village.

-side這個字尾具有「旁邊」的意思 seaside n. 海邊； adj. 海邊的 lakeside n. 湖邊； adj. 湖邊的 roadside n. 路邊； adj. 路邊的

4. roaring

roar v. [I, T] 怒吼roar n. [C] 咆哮聲a roaring fire 一場熊熊大火a roaring wind 一陣呼嘯而過的風roar at 對…吼叫、咆哮roar with laughter/anger 哄堂大笑／勃然大怒

9. swaying

Looking at the swaying trees in this picture, you can tell the artists painted it on a windy day.

sway v. [T, I] 使擺動；左右 The weight of the load caused the cart to sway

to the right. sway n. [U] 擺動；左右

The sway of the ship made him fall over.

1. be regarded as

= be regarded to be, be considered to be因此課本例句可以改寫為：

Stella is regarded as the most hard-working student in her class.

= Stella is regarded to be the most hard-working student in her class.

= Stella is considered to be the most hard-working student in her class.

1. be regarded as

【補充】highly regarded 相當受到尊敬、重視

Wang Chien-ming is highly regarded by baseball fans in Taiwan.

be widely regarded as 廣泛被認為 Thailand is widely regarded as a beautiful and

affordable vacation spot.

2. wear down

wear down （使……）疲倦 My job is really wearing me down---I’m under

a lot of stress.

wear out （使……）疲倦 Nancy was worn out after hiking for six hours.

2. wear down

wear off 逐漸失效 The effects of this painkiller will wear off after

two hours.

wear away 慢慢磨損 The statue has worn away in a lot of places, es

pecially its face.

3. derive … from

常使用被動語態 The word “philosophy” is derived from Greek;

it means “love of wisdom.”

4. as far as sb. be concerned

【比較】 as far as sth. be concerned 就某事而言 As far as educational reform is concerned, ther

e are still many things that need improvement.

5. in search of

【補充】 search for 追尋…；尋找… The men’s search for gold was in vain. Many victims of crime embark on a search for

justice.