指導：2009年成人學位英語必備詞匯手冊（一）

1. ceremony　
(n.) 儀式,典禮
The awards ceremony was packed with rich and famous people.
頒獎典禮中擠滿了有錢及知名人士。

2. organism　
(n.) 生物,有機體
Any living thing is an organism.
任何有生命的東西都是有機體。

3. nest egg
儲蓄
By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg.
到退休時，他們已經存了一大筆錢了。

4. plant　
(n.) 植物
Most plants need dirt, water and sunlight to live.
大部分的植物需要仰賴土壤,水和陽光生存。

5. animal　
(n.) 動物
What is the biggest animal you have seen?
您所看過最大的動物是什么?

6. college fund
念大學的基金
I've been adding to his college fund for years now..
我已經為他的大學基金貢獻多年了。

7. living　
(a.) 有生命的;活的
Coral is actually a living animal, living on top of dead animals.
珊瑚事實上是一種有生命的動物,生長在死去動物身上。

8. mammal　
(n.) 哺乳動物
Did you know that whales are mammals?
您知道鯨魚是哺乳動物嗎?

9. nuclear family
核心家庭
My cousin is not part of my nuclear family.
我的堂表兄弟姊妹并不是核心家庭的一部分。

10. insect　
(n.) 昆蟲
Mosquitoes are my least favorite insect.
蚊子是我最不喜歡的昆蟲。

11. fowl　
(n.) 鳥禽類
Ducks are a type of water fowl.
鴨子是一種水上禽鳥。

12.  seeing each other
約會
We've been seeing each other for about 3 months.
我們已經約會大約三個月了。

13.  complimentary　
(a.) 【美】贈送的
The flight attendant gave me a complimentary drink after we took off.
飛機起飛后,服務人員給我們附贈的飲料。

14.  currency　
(n.) 貨幣
Every country has its own currency.
每個國家都有自己的貨幣。

15.  behave yourself
規矩點
Please behave yourself before the guests.
在賓客面前請你檢點一些。

16.  reusable　
(a.) 可重復使用的
Reusable items last longer than disposable ones and help the environment.
可重復使用的物品比拋棄式耐用,而且對環境比較好。

17.  impact　
(n.) 影響
Tourists can have a big impact on the places they visit.
觀光客對他們所參觀的地方可造成很大的影響。

18.  behind the scenes
幕后
He is the man behind the scenes.
他是幕后人物。

19.  contraband　
(n.) 違禁品
If you bring contraband into a country, you may go to jail.
如果你把違禁品帶進一個國家,可能要坐牢。

20.  quarantine　
(n.) 隔離
If you bring your pet to another country, you may have to put it in quarantine for a while.
如果你把寵物帶到另一個國家,它可能要被隔離一段時間。

21.  between ourselves
私下的話，不可外傳
This matter is between ourselves.
這事你我知道就好。

22.  provision　
(n.) 儲備糧食
We brought plenty of provisions for the trip.
我們為這趟旅行帶了足夠的糧食。

23.  cuisine　
(n.) 美食;佳肴
French cuisine is famous around the world.
法國美食舉世聞名。

24.  beyond the seas
在國外，在海外
He had a good time when he was beyond the seas.
他在國外時曾過得很快活

25.  chow　
(n.) 【口】食物,食品
We had some good chow in that little restaurant.
我們在那家小曙U吃了一些不錯的食物。

26. delicacy　
(n.) 美食;佳肴
This is a local delicacy and you can't find it anywhere else.
這是當地的美食,而且您無法在其它地方找到它。

27.  butt in
插手；介入；插嘴
Don't butt in!
不要管閑事！

28.  raw　
(a.) 生的,未煮過的
In Italy, they serve raw beef.
在意大利,他們提供生牛肉。

29.  grill　
(n.) 烤架；燒烤的肉類食物
This steak is fresh off the grill!
這塊新鮮的牛排是剛燒烤好的!

30.  by and large
大體上，總的看來
I cannot totally take your point, but by and large I think yours is reasonable.
我不能完全同意你的觀點，但大體上你的觀點是有道理的。

31.  boil　
(vt.) 烹煮
Dumplings are often eaten boiled.
水餃經常被烹煮來吃。

32 . stew　
(vt.) (用文火)煮,燉,燜
Can you stew up some meat and vegetables?
您能燉煮一些肉和蔬菜嗎?

33.  call the shots
做決斷
Who do you think you are calling the shots?
在這指發號施令，你以為你是誰啊？

34.  steam　
(vt.) 蒸,煮
She prefers to steam her dumplings.
她比較喜歡蒸的水餃。

35.  aromatic　
(a.) 芳香的
Fresh bread is quite aromatic.
新鮮的面包很香。

36.  steam　
(vt.) 蒸,煮
She prefers to steam her dumplings.
她比較喜歡蒸的水餃。

37.  aromatic　
(a.) 芳香的
Fresh bread is quite aromatic.
新鮮的面包很香。

38.  clown around
胡鬧
That boy is seldom serious about anything. He’s always clowning around.
這個男孩對任何事情都不認真，他總是胡鬧。

39.  flaky　
(n.) 薄片的;成層狀的
The croissants were fresh and flaky.
牛角面包很新鮮又薄而易剝。

40.  rich　
(a.) 味道濃厚
That chocolate cake is too rich for me.
那個巧克力蛋糕對我來說太濃了。