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adorn (v.) 裝飾、裝扮
[補充] adornment (n.) 裝飾(物)、裝扮(物)
The bride’s hair was adorned with pink flowers.
新娘的頭上戴著粉紅色的花朵。
The walls were adorned with paintings.
牆壁上裝飾著畫作。
pebble (n.) 鵝卵石
She stooped to pick up a pebble.
她彎腰撿起一塊鵝卵石。
The beach was covered with smooth pebbles.
海灘上覆蓋著光滑的鵝卵石。
paint (v.) 油漆、繪畫
1. 在…上塗油漆、油漆(表面)
They have painted the bedroom yellow.
他們把臥室漆成了黃色。
The walls had been painted very badly.
牆壁被粉刷得很糟糕。
2. (用顏料)繪畫
These pictures were painted by the famous artist.
這些畫是由著名藝術家繪製的。
I’m going to paint a picture of the school.
我要畫一張學校的畫。
3. 塗指甲、在臉上塗粉
The girl painted her nails bright blue.
女孩把她的指甲塗成亮藍色。
The actor’s face was painted to look like an animal.
演員的臉被畫成動物的樣子。
paint (n.) 油漆、塗料
The paint on the walls is starting to peel off.
牆上的油漆開始剝落。
He had spilt a can of paint on the floor.
他把一罐油漆灑在了地板上。
office (n.)
1. 辦公室
He didn’t leave the office until nine o’clock last night.
他昨晚直到九點才離開辦公室。
I’m going to be out of the office next week.
我下週將不在辦公室。
2. 辦事處、事務所
The company has offices in Tokyo, Taipei, and Beijing.
該公司在東京、台北和北京都設有辦事處。
He works at the welfare office.
他在福利事務所上班。
3. 官職、公職、職務
She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
她擔任了十年的內閣部長。
The present government took office in 2018.
現任政府於2018年就職。
printer (n.) 印表機
△ bubblejet printer 噴墨印表機
△ dot matrix printer 點陣式印表機
△ laser printer 雷射印表機
The printer has run off three thousand copies of the leaflet.
印刷廠已經影印了三千份傳單。
The printer has an automatic paper feed.
這台印表機具有自動進紙功能。
sedulous (adj.) 勤勉的、刻苦的
[補充] sedulously (adv.) 勤勉的、孜孜不倦地
[補充] sedulousness (n.) 勤勉、刻苦
He had been most sedulous as a clergyman.
作為一名牧師，他一直是最勤勉的。
With final exams coming up, Peter locked himself in a library carrel so that he could study with sedulous concentration.
隨著期末考試臨近，彼得把自己鎖在圖書館的自習室裡，這樣一來他就能全神貫注地學習。
assiduous (adj.) 專心致志的、勤勉的
[補充] assiduously (adv.) 刻苦地、堅持不懈地
[補充] assiduousness (n.) 勤勉、懇切
The project required some assiduous planning.
該項目需要一些認真的計畫。
My grandmother tended her garden with assiduous attention.
我的祖母全神貫注地照料著她的花園。
occupation (n.)
1. 職業、工作
He gave up his occupation as an engineer and became a farmer.
他放棄了工程師的職業，成為了一名農夫。
Is your occupation full-time or part-time?
你的職業是全職還是兼職？
2. 日常活動、消遣
Swimming was their main occupation at summer camp.
游泳是他們在夏令營的主要活動。
Her main occupation seems to be shopping.
她的主要消遣似乎是購物。
3. (軍隊、一夥人) 佔領、佔據
The area is under occupation.
該地區被佔領。
The military occupation has aroused anger and resentment.
軍事佔領引起了憤怒與仇恨。
[補充]
occupy (v.) 佔用、佔領
occupier (n.) 居住者、使用者、佔領者、佔領軍
occupied (adj.) 有人居住的、被佔領的、有人使用的、忙於…
occupational (adj.) 職業的、工作的
occupational therapy 職能治療、職能療法
occupational therapist 職能治療師
slack (adj.)
1. 懶惰的、懈怠的
He’s been very slack in his work lately.
他最近工作很懈怠。
Discipline in the office is very slack.
辦公室的紀律非常鬆散。
2. 不緊的、鬆的
The rope suddenly went slack.
繩子突然鬆了。
Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it.
繩子放鬆，直到我叫你將它拉緊。
3. 蕭條的、不景氣的、冷清的
Business is always slack at the time of year.
每年的這個時候生意都很慘淡。
The workers feared being laid off in slack periods.
工人們擔心在不景氣的時期被解僱。
slack (n.) 鬆弛、不緊
[補充] slacker (n.) 偷懶的人
There’s too much slack in these ropes.
這些繩索太鬆了。
The workers pulled on the ropes to take up the slack.
工人們拉著繩子收緊。
slack (v.) 鬆懈、懈怠
Everyone slacks up at the end of the week.
每個人到了週末都有些懈怠。
She was accused of slacking and taking too many holidays.
她被指控太過懈怠和休假太多。
improve (v.) 改善、改進
[補充] improvement (n.) 改善、改進
[補充] improver (n.) 1.改進者、改進物 2. 進步者、提高水準者 3.改良劑
[補充] improv (n.) 即興樂、即興表演
Working conditions have greatly improved.
工作環境有了很大改善。
The situation has improved dramatically during the last few months.
在過去的幾個月裡，情況有了顯著改善。
◎單字測驗趣
1. The antiques business remained ______.
(A) improve (B) sedulous (C) slack
2. She sometimes goes into the ______ on weekends when they’re busy.
(A) office (B) assiduous (C) occupation
3. My sister likes to ______ herself with jewels.
(A) pebble (B) adorn (C) paint
4. This wall needs another coat of ______.
(A) paint (B) printer (C) pebble
5. He is one of the most ______ members of the team.
(A) adorn (B) assiduous (C) occupation
6. You could use the money for ______ your home.
(A) improving (B) slacking (C) printing
7. The little boy dropped a ______ from the bridge.
(A) adorn (B) pebble (C) office
8. Laser ______ give high quality print.
(A) printers (B) sedulous (C) assiduous
9. He likes to ______ on canvas.
(A) occupy (B) improve (C) paint
10. The institution provides training in a wide range of ______.
(A) occupations (B) slacks (C) paints
解答：
- 1. C｜2. A｜3. B｜4. A｜5. B
- 6. A｜7. B｜8. A｜9. C｜10. A
