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umbrella   /ʌmˈbrelə/ DJ    /ʌm'brɛlə/ KK

• noun
  • an object with a folding circular frame of metal rods covered with material, that you use to protect yourself from the rain or from hot sun 傘；雨傘；陽傘
    • I put up my umbrella. 我撑開傘。
    • colourful beach umbrellas 五彩繽紛的海灘遮陽傘
    • See also:
      ;  
    • Variant:
      brolly British English, informal
  • a thing that contains or includes many different parts or elements 綜合體；總體；整體
    • Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority. 許多原本分散的團體現在正在單一的權威領導下運作。
    • an umbrella organization/group/fund 綜合機構／團體／基金
    • ‘Contact sports’ is an umbrella term for a variety of different sports. “接觸性運動”是多種不同體育運動的總稱。
  • a country or system that protects people 保護國（或體系）；保護傘；庇護 written
    • For decades the United States with its nuclear weapons was the umbrella for the western world. 幾十年來，擁有核武器的美國是西方世界的保護傘。

 

cloakroom   /ˈkləʊkruːm/ DJ    /-rʊm/ DJ    /ˈkloʊk-/ DJ US    /'klokˈrum; -ˈrum/ KK US

• noun
  • a room in a public building where people can leave coats, bags, etc. for a time 衣帽間；衣帽寄放處 especially British English
    • Variant:
      checkroom British English usually;   coat check British English usually;   coatroom British English usually
  • a room in a public building where there are toilets 廁所；衞生間；洗手間 British English
    • the ladies' cloakroom 女洗手間

New Concept English Book 1 Lesson 1 Excuse me!

  

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handbag   /ˈhændbæɡ/ DJ    /'hændˈbæg/ KK

• a small bag for money, keys, etc., carried especially by women 小手提包；（尤指）坤包 noun
  • See also:
    ;   ;  
  • Variant:
    purse American English

pardon   /ˈpɑːdn/ DJ    /ˈpɑːrdn/ DJ US    /'pɑrdṇ/ KK US

• exclamation
  • used to ask somebody to repeat something because you did not hear it or did not understand it （用於請求別人重複某事）什麼，請再說一遍
    • ‘You're very quiet today.’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said you're very quiet today.’ “你今天話很少啊。”“什麼？”“我說你今天話很少。”
    • Variant:
      pardon me
  • used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have accidentally made a rude noise, or said or done something wrong 抱歉；對不起
    • Variant:
      pardon me
• noun
  • an official decision not to punish somebody for a crime, or to say that somebody is not guilty of a crime 赦免；特赦 countable
    • to ask/grant/receive a pardon 請求／准予／獲得赦免
    • a royal/presidential pardon 皇家／總統特赦
    • Variant:
      free pardon British English, law
  • the action of forgiving somebody for something 原諒；寬恕 uncountable formal ~ (for sth)
    • He asked her pardon for having deceived her. 他欺騙了她，向她請求原諒。
  • See also:
    ;  
• verb
  • to officially allow somebody who has been found guilty of a crime to leave prison and/or avoid punishment 赦免；特赦 VN
    • She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence. 她被判終身監禁服刑十年後被赦免了。
  • to forgive somebody for something they have said or done (used in many expressions when you want to be polite) 原諒（表示禮貌時常用的詞語） ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth)
    • See also:
      Synonym
    • Pardon my ignorance, but what is a ‘duplex’? 請原諒我無知，duplex 是什麼呢？ VN
    • The place was,if you'll pardon the expression, a dump. 那個地方，請恕我直言，簡直是個垃圾場。
    • You could be pardoned for thinking(= it is easy to understand why people think)that education is not the government's priority. 人們認為政府沒有優先考慮教育，這是不難理解的。 British English
    • Pardon me for interrupting you. 對不起，打擾您了。
    • Pardon my asking, but is that your husband? 請原諒我多問，那位是您的先生嗎？ VN -ing
  • Idiom:
    pardon me spoken
    • used to ask somebody to repeat something because you did not hear it or do not understand it （用於請別人重複某事）什麼，請再說一次 especially American English
    • used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have accidentally made a rude noise or done something wrong （為偶爾的冒失響聲或過失表示歉意）對不起
    • See also:
  • Idiom:
    pardon me for doing something
    • used to show that you are upset or offended by the way that somebody has spoken to you （對別人的說話方式表示煩惱或生氣）原諒我不得不做某事
      • ‘Oh, just shut up!’ ‘Well, pardon me for breathing!’ “你給我閉嘴！”“唔，不能不讓人呼吸吧！”

drill   /drɪl/ DJ    /drɪl/ KK

• noun
  • a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes 鑽；鑽頭；鑽床；鑽機 countable
    • an electric drill 電鑽
    • a pneumatic drill 風鑽
    • a hand drill 手鑽
    • a dentist's drill 牙鑽
    • a drill bit(= the pointed part at the end of the drill) 鑽頭
    • See also:
  • a way of learning something by means of repeated exercises 練習；訓練 countable uncountable
    • tense drills 動詞時態練習
  • a practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a fire （應對緊急情況的）演習 countable uncountable
    • There'll be a fire drill sometime this morning. 今天上午某個時候有消防演習。
  • military training in marching, the use of weapons, etc. 軍事訓練；操練 uncountable
    • rifle drill 步槍操練
  • the correct or usual way to do something 正確的步驟；常規；程序 singular old-fashioned British English
    • What's the drill for claiming expenses? 報銷費用的手續是什麼？
    • Alternate:
      the drill
  • strong cotton fabric 粗斜紋布 uncountable
  • a machine for planting seeds in rows 條播機 countable
• verb
  • to make a hole in something, using a drill 鑽（孔）；打（眼）
    • Drill a series of holes in the frame. 在構架上鑽一串孔。 VN
    • They're drilling for oil off the Irish coast. 他們在愛爾蘭沿海鑽井探油。 V
    • He drilled through the wall by mistake. 他誤將牆壁鑽穿了。
  • to teach somebody to do something by making them repeat it a lot of times 培訓；訓練 ~ sb (in sth)
    • The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang. 孩子們接受了如何在火警拉響時迅速離開教室的訓練。 VN to inf.
    • a well-drilled team 訓練有素的隊伍 VN
  • to train soldiers to perform military actions 作…演習；操練 VN
    • The soldiers were being drilled outside the barracks. 士兵們在營房外操練。
  • Phrasal:
    drill something into somebody
    • to make somebody remember or learn something by repeating it often 反複訓練某人；向某人反複灌輸
      • It was drilled into us at an early age never to drop litter. 我們從小就被叮囑絕不能亂扔垃圾。

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resident   /ˈrezɪdənt/ DJ    /'rɛzədənt/ KK

• noun
• a person who lives in a particular place or who has their home there 居民；住戶
• a resident of the United States 美國的居民
• There were confrontations between local residents and the police. 當地居民和警察之間有過衝突。
• a person who is staying in a hotel （旅館的）住宿者，旅客，房客
• The hotel restaurant is open to non-residents. 旅店的餐館對外開放。
• a doctor working in a hospital in the US who is receiving special advanced training （美國的）高級專科住院實習醫生
• See also:
• adjective
• living in a particular place （在某地）居住的
• the town's resident population(= not tourists or visitors) 鎮上的居民
• to be resident abroad/in the US 常駐國外／美國
• Tom's our resident expert(= our own expert)on foreign movies. 湯姆是我們自己的外國電影專家。

foothill   /ˈfʊthɪl/ DJ    /'futˈhɪl/ KK

• a hill or low mountain at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains 山麓小丘 noun usually plural
• the foothills of the Himalayas 喜馬拉雅山脈山麓丘陵

get into

• phrase
• (使)穿上
• I can't get into these shoes. 這雙鞋我穿不上。
• (使)陷入
• He got into debt. 他欠下債務。
• 學會
• I'll soon get into the way of things. 我不久就會學會處理事務的方法。

slice   /slaɪs/ DJ    /slaɪs/ KK

• noun
• a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece （切下的食物）薄片，片
• a slice of bread/ham 一片麵包╱火腿
• Cut the meat into thin slices. 把肉切成薄片。
• a part or share of something 部份；份額 informal
• Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market. 我們公司處境有利，足以獲得巨大的市場份額。
• The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget. 房租是我開銷預算中的一大部份。
• a kitchen utensil(= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food 鍋鏟；（餐桌用）小鏟
• a fish slice 煎魚鏟
• in golf, tennis, etc. 高爾夫球、網球等 a stroke that makes the ball spin to one side rather than going straight ahead 削球；側旋球；斜切打 sport
• Idiom:
• a slice of life
• a film/movie, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life 反映現實生活的電影（或戲劇、書）
• See also:
• ;   ;  
• verb
• to cut something into slices 把…切成（薄）片 VN ~ sth (up)
• to slice (up) onions/mushrooms/meat 把洋葱╱蘑菇╱肉切成片
• Slice the cucumber thinly. 把黃瓜切成薄薄的片。
• a sliced loaf 切片麵包
• a loaf of sliced bread 一條切片麵包
• to cut something easily with or as if with a sharp blade 切；割；劃 usually VN + adv./prep.
• He accidentally sliced through his finger. 他不小心把指頭割破了。 V
• A piece of glass sliced into his shoulder. 一塊玻璃劃破他的肩膀。
• Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. 她一席話把整個事態的一切紛擾剖析得清清楚楚。 figurative
• The knife sliced his jacket. 那把刀劃破了他的上衣。 VN
• The ship sliced the water. 船破浪前進。 figurative
• to hit a ball so that it spins and does not move in the expected direction 削（球）；斜切打 VN sport
• He managed to slice a shot over the net. 他設法把球斜切過網。
• in golf 高爾夫球 to hit the ball so that it flies away in a curve, usually without meaning to （多指無意中）打出曲線球 VN
• to reduce something by a large amount 大幅度削減；大量降低 VN American English informal
• The new tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30 percent. 由於徵收新稅，年度紅利減少了 30%。
• See also:
• ;  
• Phrasal:
• slice something↔off/away;   slice something off something
• to cut something from a larger piece 切下；割下
• Slice a piece off. 切下一片。
• He sliced two seconds off the world record. 他把世界紀錄縮短了兩秒。 figurative

toaster   /ˈtəʊstə(r)/ DJ    /ˈtoʊ-/ DJ US    /'tostɚ/ KK US

• an electrical machine that you put slices of bread in to make toast （電的）烤麵包片器；吐司爐 noun

gallon   /ˈɡælən/ DJ    /'gælən/ KK

• a unit for measuring liquid. In the UK it is equal to about 4.5 litres; in the US it is equal to about 3.8 litres. There are four quarts in a gallon. 加侖（液量單位，英制約等於 4.5 升，美制約等於 3.8 升，一加侖為四夸脫） noun

nonfat    [ˈnɔnˈfæt] DJ   [ˈnɑnˈfæt] KK

• adjective
• 脫脂的

nutritious   /njuˈtrɪʃəs/ DJ    /nu-/ DJ US    /nu'trɪʃəs/ KK US

• of food 食物 very good for you; containing many of the substances which help the body to grow 有營養的；營養豐富的 adjective approving
• See also:
• Synonym   
• tasty and nutritious meals 既可口又有營養的飯菜

jewelry    [ˈdʒuːəlri] DJ   [ˈdʒuəlrɪ] KK

• noun
• 【美】(總稱)珠寶;首飾 U
• Rebecca never wears jewelry. 麗貝卡從不戴首飾。

engaged   /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ DJ    /ɪn'gedʒd/ KK

• adjective
• busy doing something 忙於；從事於 ~ (in/on sth) formal
• They are engaged in talks with the Irish government. 他們正忙着與愛爾蘭政府談判。
• He is now engaged on his second novel. 他正埋頭寫他的第二部小說。
• I can't come to dinner on Tuesday─I'm otherwise engaged(= I have already arranged to do something else). 我星期二不能來參加宴會 我另有安排。
• They were engaged in conversation. 他們正談得來勁。
• having agreed to marry somebody 已訂婚 ~ (to sb)
• She's engaged to Peter. 她與彼得訂了婚。
• They are engaged to be married(= to each other). 他們已經訂婚。
• When did you get engaged? 你們什麼時候訂的婚？
• an engaged couple 已訂婚的一對
• of a telephone line 電話線 being used 被佔用的；使用中的 British English
• I couldn't get through─the line's engaged. 我打不通電話 線路忙。
• I phoned earlier but you were engaged(= using your phone). 我早先打過電話，但你那邊佔線。
• the engaged tone/signal 忙音；佔線信號
• Variant:
• busy American English
• of a public toilet 公共衞生間 being used 佔用着；使用中 British English
• See also:

passenger   /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/ DJ    /'pæsṇdʒɚ/ KK

• noun
• a person who is travelling in a car, bus, train, plane or ship and who is not driving it or working on it 乘客；旅客
• a passenger train(= carrying passengers, not goods) 客運列車
• a member of a group or team who does not do as much work as the others 白吃飯的人；閑散人員 informal disapproving especially British English
• The firm cannot afford to carry passengers. 公司養不起白吃飯的人。

premium   /ˈpriːmiəm/ DJ    /'primɪəm/ KK

• noun
• an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy 保險費
• a monthly premium of £6.25 每月 6.25 英鎊的保險費
• an extra payment added to the basic rate 額外費用；附加費
• You have to pay a high premium for express delivery. 快遞須付高額的附加費。
• A premium of 10% is paid out after 20 years. 20 年後要付清 10 ％的額外費用。
• Idiom:
• at a premium
• if something is at a premium, there is little of it available and it is difficult to get 稀少；難得
• Space is at a premium in a one-bedroomed apartment. 單居室公寓的空間是很有限的。
• at a higher than normal price 超出平常價；溢價
• Shares are selling at a premium. 這種股票以高於面值的價格出售。
• Idiom:
• put/place/set a premium on somebody/something
• to think that somebody/something is particularly important or valuable 重視；珍視
• adjective
• very high (and higher than usual); of high quality 高昂的；優質的 only before noun
• premium prices/products 奇高的價格；優質產品

tart    [tɑːt] DJ   [tɑrt] KK

• noun
• Variant:
• tarts
• 【英】水果餡餅 C U
• 【美】水果蛋糕 C
• 【俚】放蕩的女人;妓女 C
• Every guy in class thinks he's in love with that little tart. 班上的每一個傢伙都認為自己愛上了那個小騷貨。

wealthy   /ˈwelθi/ DJ    /'wɛlθɪ/ KK

• adjective
• Irregular:
• wealthier;   wealthiest
• rich; having a lot of money, possessions, etc. 富有的；有錢的；財產多的
• a wealthy businessman/family/nation 富商；有錢的人家；富國
• The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy. 據說這對夫婦家財萬貫。
• They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. 他們住在芝加哥郊區的一處富人區。
• people who are rich 富人；有錢人；闊人 noun plural
• Alternate:
• the wealthy

quart   /kwɔːt/ DJ    /kwɔːrt/ DJ US    /kwɔrt/ KK US

• a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 2pints or about 1.14 litres in the UK and 0.94 of a litre in the US 夸脫（液量單位，英制等於 2 品脫或 1.14 升，美制等於 0.94 升） noun

• Idiom:
• put a quart into a pint pot British English
• to put something into a space that is too small for it 將…置於容不下之處

litre   /ˈliːtə(r)/ DJ    /'litɚ/ KK

• a unit for measuring volume, equal to 1.76 British pints or 2.11 American pints 升（容量單位，等於英國的 1.76 品脫或美國的 2.11 品脫） British English noun
• 3 litres of water 3 升水
• a litre bottle of wine 一升容量的瓶裝酒
• a car with a 3.5 litre engine 配有 3.5 升發動機的汽車
• Variant:
• liter American English

rooster    [ˈruːstə] DJ   [ˈrustɚ] KK

• noun
• Variant:
• roosters
• 雄雞
• 【美】狂妄自負的人;好鬥者

ping   /pɪŋ/ DJ    /pɪŋ/ KK

• noun
• a short high sound made when a hard object hits something that is made of metal or glass （硬物碰擊金屬或玻璃發出的響聲）乒，砰
• verb
• to make a short, high ringing sound; to make something produce this sound （使）乒乒作響，發乒乒聲 V VN
• Synonym V American English

ankle   /ˈæŋkl/ DJ    /'æŋkḷ/ KK

• the joint connecting the foot to the leg 踝；踝關節 noun
• to sprain/break your ankle 扭傷／折斷你的踝關節
• My ankles have swollen. 我的兩個腳腕子都腫了。
• We found ourselves ankle-deep in water. 水淹到了我們的腳踝。
• ankle socks/boots(= that cover the ankle) 短襪／筒靴（僅覆蓋到踝部）
• See also:

depressed   /dɪˈprest/ DJ    /dɪ'prɛst/ KK

• adjective
• very sad and without hope 抑鬱的；沮喪的；意志消沉的
• She felt very depressed about the future. 她感到前途無望。
• suffering from the medical condition of depression 患憂鬱症的
• of a place or an industry 地方或企業 without enough economic activity or employment 不景氣的；蕭條的；經濟困難的
• an attempt to bring jobs to depressed areas 給經濟蕭條地區創造就業機會的努力
• having a lower amount or level than usual 低於一般水準的；降低了的；削弱了的
• depressed rates/prices 降低了的費用／價格

divorced   /dɪˈvɔːst/ DJ    /-ˈvɔːrst/ DJ US    /dɪ'vɔrst/ KK US

• adjective
• no longer married 離婚的；離異的
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 許多離婚的男子再婚組成了新的家庭。
• My parents are divorced. 我的父母離婚了。
• Are they going to get divorced? 他們打算離婚嗎？
• appearing not to be affected by something; separate from something 表現得不受影響的；脫離…的 ~ from sth formal
• He seems completely divorced from reality. 他似乎完全脫離了現實。