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ADJ變成N

ADJ變成N
只加S的
容易壞的東西 perishables
當地人 locals
急流 rapids
商品 goods
罰款 fines
專業人士 professionals
可拋棄的東西 disposables
弊病 ills

由Point所形成的詞彙

由Point所形成的詞彙
略勝一籌a bull point
棘手難題a knotty point
懸而未決 a moot point
良心問題a point of conscience
面子問題a point of honor
程序問題 a point of order
爭論不休argue the point
全副武裝armed at all points
面面俱到at all points
劍拔弩張 at swords’ point
瀕臨at the point of
此時此刻at this point of time
離 題 beside the point
觀點_point of view
沸點 boiling point
冰點freezing point
頂點culminating point
優點a strong point
缺點a weak point
轉悷點turning point
引爆點explosion point
痛處sore point
方位point of the comapss
過河卒子，有進無退 reach a point of no return
忍無可忍的地步breaking point
辯才無礙carry ones point
開門見山come straight to the point
闡明清楚drive a point home
強調某事give point to something
讓某人甘敗下風give point to someone
所言極是 have a point
直言不諱not to put too dine a point on it
扣住主題keep to the point
立論 make a point
非做某事不可make a point of something
沒掌握重點miss the point
直接了當地point blank
指出point out
突顯point up
不拘小節(不護細行) not stand on point
破例通融 stretch point_
沒有意義there is no point
一針見血to the point
排除萬難weather a point
到了緊要關頭when it comes to the point
三致其意 press the point
一語成讖prove one’s point
引以為戒point a moral

Go Gu Ga (Germanic prefix: big)

Go Gu Ga (Germanic prefix: big)
大吃guzzle
大喝gulp
大笑guffaw
鴻溝gulf
張口結舌gasp
吞噬gust
大酒杯goblet
大水溝 gully

Hit 形成的片語

Hit 形成的片語
搭火車 Hit the train
上路 hit the road
發售 hit the store
上市 hit the market
搭電梯 hit the elevator
上高速公路 hit the highway

名詞的當動詞做

在報紙或雜誌 新聞中
他們喜歡把 一些本來是名詞的當動詞做

名詞當動詞
chronicle 把...載入編年史;記錄;記述
jam 塞進;擠進;把...塞滿;使擠滿
parade 遊行,列隊行進[
stream 湧入,湧進;川流不息
veil 掩飾;遮蓋
shroud 覆蓋;掩蔽
crate 將...裝入大板條箱
staff 人力仲介
pebble 拼湊成
box 把...裝箱(或盒等)
clothes 穿衣服
rain out 因雨延期
splinter 使裂成碎片
party
goose 激勵
weather 平安度過(暴風雨);經受住

20071113生字

intolerable a.
難耐的,不能忍受的;無法容忍的

deiving someone nuts and bananas
被搞的七葷八素

whim
奇想,怪念頭;幻想

out of a total of

standing ovations
起立鼓掌

to a certain degree
到達某種程度

futurism n
未來派,未來主義

drive up
使...上升 驅動

override vt
,推翻;

veto n,v
否決;否決權;否決權的行使[

catastrophes n
大災,大禍,大災難

quench vt
熄滅;平息下來

incompetent a
無能力的;不能勝任的;不合適的[

sophisticated a
複雜的,精密的,高度發展的

urbanized a
城市化的,都市化的

inauguration n
開幕(式);落成(典禮

forum n
公開討論的場所;討論會[(+for)]

comperehensive energy
各種能源

由as ... as 行組成的成語

as fit as a fiddle
身體硬朗
as bright as a button
聰明絕頂
as good as gold
循規蹈矩
as blind as a bat
目不識丁
as brown as berry
曬成黑炭
as bold as brass
厚顏無恥
as busy as bee
忙的像無頭蒼蠅
as death as a doornail
回天乏術
as different as chalk from cheese
截然不同
as hungry as a hunter
饑腸輅輅
as large as life
活靈活現
as cool as cucumber
冷靜
as poor as a church mouse
一貧如洗
as lean as a alley cat
骨瘦如材
as mad as a hatter
瘋瘋癲癲
as flat as a flounder
一片平坦
as vain as a peacock
愛慕虛容
as merry as a lark
無憂無慮
as hard as rock
堅若磐石
as close as oyster
首口如瓶
as deep as a well
莫測高深
as happy as a king
快樂似神仙
as rich as Croesus
富甲天下
as black as ink
一片漆黑

由line形成的片語

in line with
(遵循)
Out of the line with
(齟齬不合)
In the pipeline
(籌備中)
Bring into line
(使人就範)
Stand in a line
(一字排開)
Drop a line
(捎個信)
Get a line on
(打聽)
Give someone line enough
(欲擒故縱)
Go over the line
(越界)
Toe the line
(循規蹈矩)
Hold the line
(別掛電話)
Next in line fore
(第二順位)
Die in line of duty
(因功殉職)
Put in on the line
(攤開來講)
Read between the lines
(讀出言外之意)
Shoot the line
(吹牛)
Straight a bee line
(筆直通過)
Can walk a chalk line
(沒醉)
Line up
(排隊)
Line up alone sight
(與某人站在同一陣線)
Be lined with
(夾道是)
Along the same line
(照老規矩)
Draw the bottom line
畫底線
Fall into line
唯命是從

20070917reading字源

fa, phe 說 (Greek)
infant
prophesy
prophet
euphemism
Dict 說(拉丁)_
Va--> 走 ( LATIN) (Va, Vas Van)
Vagus nerve 迷走神經
advance 進步
invade 入侵
evade 逃避
evasion 逃稅
pervade 蔓延
pervasive 普遍的
vagrant 漂泊的
vagabond 流浪漢
vacillate 搖擺不定
vanish 消失
advantage 優勢
disadvantage 劣勢
vantage 觀點 (成看成峰 側成嶺,觀點有時是由走動才發現不同)
evanesce 曇花一現
evanescent 如曇花一現般的
wonder 流浪
V--> W
Vanish --> Wander
Vine --> Wine
Convince --> Win

O--> OU
bond--> bounce
contrary--> counteract
horoscope--> hour
supersonic --> sound

Cor -->心 Latin
core--> courtesy
courage 勇氣 (心是勇氣所在)

An --> Latin Anno 年
annual
anniversary
biennial 兩年一次
biannial 一年兩次