第十六週上課筆記+五個單字

1. biology
bio-: life, living things
-logy: study of
2. refer to(prep.) 
references
3. symbiosis
sym/syn-: with, together
sympathy, synthesis
4. literary symbiosis: the configured text
Rosen crantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
5. grizzly bear, hybrid
6. peevish: feeling or showing irritation
7. insect
-sect: section
8. encounter: face (something dangerous)
en-: put into
9. beneficial
bene-: beneficiary
mal-: negative
10. antennae(pl.)
11. enchanted: changed by magic, or seeming to be changed by magic
12. jaywalk
j-: (negative meanings)

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2013/12/27

1. chatter: to talk for a long time about things that are not important
She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.

2. cheek: the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
The tears ran down her cheeks.

3. chide: to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly
She chided him for his bad manners.

4. chime: (of bells) to make a clear ringing sound
In the square the church bells chimed.

5. chimney: a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
Factory chimneys belched dense white smoke into the sky.

2013/12/30

1. chink: a small narrow crack or opening
I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside. 

2. chintzy: decorated with a lot of chintz
I find their house a bit too chintzy.

3. choke: If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat
She choked to death on a fish bone.

4. chop:  to cut something into pieces with an knife, or other sharp instrument
He was chopping wood in the yard.

5. chortle: to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction, often at someone else's bad luck
She chortled with glee at the news.

2013/12/31

1. christen: to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church
She's being christened in June.

2. chronic: (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.

3. chuck: to throw something carelessly
Chuck it over there/into the corner.

4. chuffed: pleased or happy
He was really chuffed with his present.

5. chuckle: to laugh quietly
She was chuckling as she read the letter.

2013/01/01

1. chummy: friendly
They are very chummy with their neighbors.

2.churlish: rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant
They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.

3. churn: to move something, especially a liquid, with great force
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.

4. cinder: a small piece of partly burned coal or wood
The cake was burned to a cinder (= burned black).

5.circuit: a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
They first met each other on the tennis circuit (= while at different tennis competitions).

2013/01/02

1. circumstance: a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is
I think she coped very well under the circumstances.

2. circumspect: careful not to take risks
Officials were circumspect about what the talks had achieved.

3. circumvent: to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.

4. citation: a word or piece of writing taken from a written work
All citations are taken from the 2007 edition of the text.

5. civic: of a town or city or the people who live in it
The prime minister met many civic leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities.

第十五週上課筆記+五個單字

1. do business
2. see you off
3. automobile
auto-
mobile-: move
portable
4. graph: a drawing that shows lines or curves formed with two sets of measurements or amounts, or a such a drawing produced by the set of points (= positions) that solve an equation (= mathematical statement)
5. FedEx: the company is associated with transportation of packages and mail.
6. innovation
nov-: new
ex: renovation
7. Post-Its, spiral notebook, binder clip, mechanical pencil, pen
8. pri-: major
primary school, primitive, principle
9. flip the channel: to cause something to turn over quickly one or more times, or to cause something to move by making a short, quick motion
10. politician

2013/12/20

1. assortment: a group of different types of something
An unlikely assortment of rock stars and politicians attended the charity concert.

2. atone: to do something that shows that you are sorry for something bad that you did
The country's leader has expressed a wish to atone for his actions in the past.

3. atrocious: of very bad quality
The weather has been atrocious all week.

4. atrophy: (of a part of the body) to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker
After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied.

5. attain: to reach or succeed in getting something
 He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.

2013/12/23

1. attenuate: to make something smaller, thinner, or weaker
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the Earth's atmosphere.

2. attire: clothes, especially of a particular or formal type
I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding.

3. aura a feeling or character that a person or place seems to have
The woods have an aura of mystery.

4. auspicious: suggesting a positive and successful future
They won their first match of the season 5–1 which was an auspicious start.

5. authentic: If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is
He was there and saw what happened, so his is the only authentic account.

2013/12/24

1. cartload: a large amount of something
We threw out cartloads of rubbish when we moved house.

2. cascade: a large amount of something that hangs down
A cascade of golden hair fell down his back.

3. cessation: ending or stopping
Religious leaders have called for a total cessation of the bombing campaign.

4.  chamber: a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a parliament
Meetings of the council are held in the council chamber.

5. chomp: to chew food noisily
He was chomping away on a bar of chocolate.

2013/12/25

1. chant: to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously
The crowd were chanting the name of their football team.

2. chaos: a state of total confusion with no order
Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.

3. chapel: a room that is part of a larger building and is used for Christian worship
The college/hospital/prison has its own chapel.

4. chapped: describes skin that is sore, rough, and broken, especially caused by cold weather
She'd been working outside all winter and her hands were red and chapped.

5. char: to burn and become black or to burn something so that it becomes black
Grill the peppers until the skin starts to char.

2013/12/26

1. charade: an act or event that is clearly false
Everyone knew who was going to get the job from the start - the interviews were just a charade.

2. charmer: a person who has good qualities that make you like them
Bella's a little charmer - you'll never meet a more likable child.

3. chasm: a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people
There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.

4. chaste: not having had sex, or only having a sexual relationship with the person you are married to
In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage.

5. chattel: a personal possession
He treated his wife as little more than a chattel.

第十四週上課筆記+五個單字

1. stanza: of lines of poetry forming a unit

2. spite, mal-: negative

ex: malign, malignant tumor

3. e-: out of

ex: evaporate, eliminate, evacuate

4. weary = exhausted

5. -ist, -ant: people

artist, contestant

6. scavenger hunt: to search for and collect unwanted food or objects, or of animals or birds to feed on decaying flesh

7.op-: opposite

opponent

8. sol-: solo

solitaire

9. companionship

-ship: status, condition

relationship, friendship, ownership

10. insult

in-: into, on, near, towards

interior, inspect, insert

11. provision

pro-: forward

prospect, proclaim, province

12. reunite

re-: back, again

remain, retain, revise

13. eliminate

e-: out, away

emit, eject, elect

14. overflow

over-: excessive, above

overwork, overrate, oversleep

15. get used to = be used to = be accustomed to

16. make allowance for = allow for = take into consideration

17. not budge/give/move an inch: to refuse to change your position, decision, etc. 

18.catch up on: to spend extra time doing something because you

have not done it earlier.to find out about things that have happened

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2013/12/13

1. capitulate: to accept military defeat

Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the

city began. 

2. caprice: (the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly

wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of

mind or behavior

The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.

3. capsize: to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by

accident while on water

A huge wave capsized the yacht.

4. certitude: the state of being certain or confident

It is impossible to predict the outcome of the negotiations with any

degree of certitude.

5. chafe: to make or become damaged or sore by rubbing

The bracelet was so tight that it started to chafe (my wrist).

2013/12/16

1. captivate: to hold the attention of someone by being extremely

interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive

With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences

everywhere.

2. cardinal: a priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church

Cardinals elect and advise the Pope.

3. carnage: the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially

in war

The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage.

4. carnival: (a special occasion or period of) public enjoyment and

entertainment involving wearing unusual clothes, dancing, and

eating and drinking, usually held in the roads of a city

There's a real carnival atmosphere in the streets.

5. carouse: to enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol and speaking and

laughing loudly in a group of people

We'd been up carousing till the early hours and were exhausted.

2013/12/17

1. chagrin: disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a

failure or mistake

My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my

chagrin.

2. cascade: a large amount of something that hangs down

A cascade of golden hair fell down his back.

3. castigate: to criticize someone or something severely

Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of

cleanliness.

4. chain:a set of connected or related things

She has built up a chain of 180 bookshops across the country.

5. catastrophe: a sudden event that causes very great trouble or

destruction

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

2013/12/18

1. category: (in a system for dividing things according to

appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some

features that are the same

There are three categories of accommodation - standard, executive,

and deluxe.

2. catty: describes words, especially speech, that are unkind

because they are intended to hurt someone

She's always making catty remarks about her sister.

3. causative: acting as the cause of something

Smoking is a causative factor in the development of several serious

diseases, including lung cancer.

4. cavalier: not considering other people's feelings or safety

That's a rather cavalier attitude.

5. cavort: to jump or move around in a playful way, sometimes

noisily, and often in a sexual way

They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.

2013/12/19

1. cede: to allow someone else to have or own something,

especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so

Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.

2. celestial: of or from the sky or outside this world

The moon is a celestial body.

3. censure: strong criticism or disapproval

His dishonest behavior came under severe censure.

4. census: a count for official purposes, especially one to count the

number of people living in a country and to collect information

about them

We have a census in this country every ten years.

5. certify: to say in a formal or official way, usually in writing, that

something is true or correct

I hereby certify (that) the above information is true and accurate.

第十三週上課筆記+五個單字

1. attend: to go to an event, place, etc.
2. dumping ground
3. Land  Waste
The Waste Land
4. naturalize:to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in
5. Lilacs
6. I am here for the "boot": wine
7. Aphrodite Myrtle
8. situation comedy
9. profound
pro-: before
ex: probable,professional
10. enable
-able
ex: usable
11. extravagant
ex-: excess
12. be disappointed with
13. Prometheus: theft of fire
Pandora
14. scent
ent-: causing, promoting
ex: agent, president
15. approach
ap-: to
ex: appear, appeal, appropriate
16. enhance
en-: put into
ex: enact, enable, encourage
17. distinct:
dis-: opposite,negative,
ex: disorder, disgrace
18. devote to
de-: complete, down
ex: delete, decline, defeat
19. pityingly
ly-: (adv.)
ex: actually

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2013/12/6

1. bribe: to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

2. breeze: a light and pleasant wind
She let the gentle breeze cool her face.

3. brimful: full of something good:
Nobody could call this year's Cannes film festival brimful of wonderful surprises.

4. broker: a person who buys and sells foreign money, shares in companies, etc., for other people
I called my broker for advice about investing in the stock market.

5. broach: begin a discussion of something difficult
At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know quite how to broach the subject with him.

2013/12/9

1. brittle: delicate and easily broken
As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle.

2. brood: a group of young birds all born at the same time
The blackbird flew back and forth to its brood.

3. brow:the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes)
 She wrinkled her brow as she thought

4. brute: an animal, especially a large one
Your dog's an ugly brute, isn't it?

5. bucket: a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids
Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.

2013/12/10

1. bud: covered with buds
 It was springtime and the fruit trees were in bud.

2. buddy: used when talking to a man, sometimes in a friendly way but often when you are annoyed: Drink up and go home, buddy.

3. buffet: a meal where people serve themselves different types of usually cold food:
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?

4. bulge: to stick out in a round shape
Her bags were bulging with shopping.

5. bulk: something or someone that is very large
She eased her large bulk out of the chair.

2013/12/11

1. bull: a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale
They did not see the sign by the gate saying 'Beware of the bull'.

2. bump: to hit something with force
She bumped into his tray, knocking the food onto his lap.

3. bumpy: not smooth
 We drove along a narrow, bumpy road.

4. bureaucracy: a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
 I had to deal with the university's bureaucracy before I could change from one course to another.

5. buzz: to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes
I can hear something buzzing.

2013/12/12

1. cackle: to make the loud, unpleasant sound of a chicken
The hens cackled in alarm.

2. canny: thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
These salesmen are a canny lot.

3. canter: If a horse canters, it moves at quite a fast but easy and comfortable speed:
 The riders cantered round the field a few times.

4. canvass: to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area: I've been out canvassing for the Labor Party every evening this week.

5. capitalize: to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital:
 The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.