虎團隊的點滴

It's seems the guy doesn't like the plan at all.
看起來他一點也不喜歡這個計畫

It's sounds like he had a good time on his trip.
聽起來他的旅程很愉快

I can read sign language.
我會讀手語

They cannot do anything.
他們無能為力

I really could use some advice.
我需要些建議

People become socially withdrawn.
人們變的疏離
Prof. Smith seems satisfied with your work.
Smith教授似乎很滿意你的成果
My dream is to be a rich woman.
我的夢想是成為有錢的女人
He proved to be the right candidate for the position.
事後證明，他的確是最適合這個位子的候選人
The idea proved to be wrong in the end.
這個想法最後證明是錯誤的

The question remains unanswered.這個問題依然沒有解答

The price remain stable.價格不變

THe librarian sounds concerned. 圖書館員聽起來好憂鬱喔

disagreeable 不好的，無法接受的

agreeable 好的

He is in a tough situation他處境困難

My favorite subject is history 他最喜歡的科目是歷史

It's was th most enjoyable class 那是我最喜歡的課

Trees on campus turn red in fall 校園裡的樹秋天會轉紅

Dorm food usually tastes awful. 宿舍的食物通常很難吃

swell vi.
1. to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
2. Pathology. to increase abnormally in size, as by inflation, distention, accumulation of fluids, or the like: Her ankles swelled from standing.
3. to rise in waves, as the sea.
4. to well up, as a spring or as tears.
5. to bulge out, as a sail or the middle of a cask.
6. to grow in amount, degree, force, etc.
7. to increase gradually in volume or intensity, as sound: The music swelled.
8. to arise and grow within one, as a feeling or emotion.
9. to become puffed up with pride.

spew v.
1. to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
2. to eject from the stomach through the mouth; vomit.
3. to cast forth, gush, or eject, as in disgust or anger: The angry sergeant spewed his charges at us.

proximity n.
nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

prerequisite adj.
required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.

eerie adj.
1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
2. Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.

cosmological n.
1. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and esp. with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
2. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.

nebula n.
1. Astronomy. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
b. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
2. Pathology.
a. a faint opacity in the cornea.
b. cloudiness in the urine.
3. any liquid medication prepared for use as a spray.

fiery adj.
1. consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
2. intensely hot: fiery desert sands.
3. like or suggestive of fire: a fiery red; angry, fiery eyes.
4. intensely ardent, impetuous, or passionate: fiery courage; a fiery speech.
5. easily angered or provoked: a fiery temper.
6. causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments.
7. inflamed, as a tumor or sore.
8. Mining Older Use. a. highly flammable.
b. containing highly flammable gas.

swirl vi.
1. to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
2. to be dizzy or giddy, as the head.

sear vi.
1. to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
2. to mark with a branding iron.
3. to burn or scorch injuriously or painfully: He seared his hand on a hot steam pipe.
4. to make callous or unfeeling; harden: The hardship of her youth has seared her emotionally.
5. to dry up or wither; parch.

hibernation n.冬眠

gestation n.
1 懷孕期; 懷孕

2 (計畫或想法的) 構思, 形成

agile adj.
1 敏捷的, 活潑的, 靈活的

2 機靈的, 機敏的

claw n.
1 (哺乳動物, 鳥類, 爬蟲類等) 爪

2 a. 似爪的結構

b. 有爪的四肢

3 似爪之物

4『植物』似爪的花瓣

tame adj.
1 馴服的; 溫馴的

2 不害怕的; 不畏懼的

3 屈服的; 溫順的; 奉承的

4 平淡無味的; 平凡的

5 不活潑的; 遲緩的; 無力的

predator n.掠奪者

velocity n.
1 ((縮)) vel. 快速

2『物理』速度

3 a. 速率

b. (金錢的) 流通率


whip v.
1 鞭打, 抽打

2 a. (以鞭打) 處罰

b. 嚴厲鞭打; 斥責

rudder n.
1 船的舵

2 飛機的方向舵

3 領導者; 指針

midair n. 空中
in midair 在半空中

omnivorous adj.
1. eating both animal and plant foods.
2. eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately.
3. taking in everything, as with the mind: an omnivorous reader.

assortment n.
1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.

seanvage n.
1. the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
2. a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection.

uncanny adj.
1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
2. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.

coincidence n.
1. a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance: Our meeting in Venice was pure coincidence.
2. the condition or fact of coinciding.
3. an instance of this.

pristine adj.
1. having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
2. of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive.

undulate vi.
1. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
2. to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions.
3. (of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch: the wail of a siren undulating in the distance.

crawl vi
1. to move in a prone position with the body resting on or close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees, as a young child.
2. (of plants or vines) to extend tendrils; creep.
3. to move or progress slowly or laboriously: The line of cars crawled behind the slow-moving truck. The work just crawled until we got the new machines.
4. to behave in a remorseful, abject, or cringing manner: Don't come crawling back to me asking for favors.
5. to be, or feel as if, overrun with crawling things: The hut crawled with lizards and insects.
6. Ceramics. (of a glaze) to spread unevenly over the surface of a piece.
7. (of paint) to raise or contract because of an imperfect bond with the underlying surface.

coil vi.
1. to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
2. to wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other: He coiled the rope on the deck.
3. to gather (rope, wire, etc.) into loops: She coiled the garden hose and hung it on the hook.

spiral n.
. Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
2. a helix.
3. a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object.
4. a spiral or helical object, formation, or form.
5. Aeronautics. a maneuver in which an airplane descends in a helix of small pitch and large radius, with the angle of attack within that of the normal flight range.
6. Football. a type of kick or pass in which the ball turns on its longer axis as it flies through the air.
7. Economics. a continuous increase in costs, wages, prices, etc. (inflationary spiral), or a decrease in costs, wages, prices, etc. (deflationary spiral).

plague n.
1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. Compare bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague.
3. any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil, esp. one regarded as a direct punishment by God: a plague of war and desolation.
4. any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation: Uninvited guests are a plague.

wrack n.
1. wreck or wreckage.
2. damage or destruction: wrack and ruin.
3. a trace of something destroyed: leaving not a wrack behind.
4. seaweed or other vegetation cast on the shore.

bountiful adj.
1. liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent; generous.
2. abundant; ample: a bountiful supply.

dub vt
1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero.
2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: The king dubbed him a knight.
3. to strike, cut, rub, or make smooth, as leather or timber.

crude adj.
1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3. lacking finish, polish, or completeness: a crude summary.
4. lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.: crude behavior.
5. undisguised; blunt: a crude answer.
6. Obsolete. unripe; not mature.

loom n.
1. a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
2. the art or the process of weaving.
3. the part of an oar between the blade and the handle.

hub n.
1. the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
2. the central part or axle end from which blades or spokelike parts radiate on various devices, as on a fan or propeller.
3. a center around which other things revolve or from which they radiate; a focus of activity, authority, commerce, transportation, etc.: Chicago is a railroad hub.
4. the Hub, Boston, Mass. (used as a nickname).
5. the peg or hob used as a target in quoits and similar games.
6. any one of the holes in an electrical panel, into which connections may be plugged.
7. Coining. a design of hardened steel in relief, used as a punch in making a die.
8. Surveying. a stake bearing a tack used to mark a theodolite position.
9. Metalworking. a die forced into a metal blank.

glorious adj.
1. delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
2. conferring glory: a glorious victory.
3. full of glory; entitled to great renown: England is glorious in her poetry.
4. brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid: a glorious summer day.
5. Archaic. blissfully drunk.

supreme adj.
1. highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
2. of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage.
3. greatest, utmost, or extreme: supreme disgust.
4. last or final; ultimate.

paramount adj.
1. chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
2. above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.

proxy n.
1. the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
2. the person so authorized; substitute; agent.
3. a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, as at a meeting of stockholders.
4. an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf.

accentuated v.
1. to give emphasis or prominence to.
2. to mark or pronounce with an accent.

prominence n.
1. Also, prom·i·nen·cy. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
2. something that is prominent; a projection or protuberance: a prominence high over a ravine.
3. Also called solar prominence. Astronomy. an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its emission spectrum.

eruption n.
1. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
2. Geology. the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano or geyser.
3. something that is erupted or ejected, as molten rock, volcanic ash, or steam.
4. Pathology. a. the breaking out of a rash or the like.
b. a rash or exanthem.

molten adj.
1. liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted: molten lead.
2. produced by melting and casting: a molten image.

promptness adj.
1. done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
2. ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.
3. quick or alert: prompt to take offense

dynamic adj.
1. pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
2. Physics. a. of or pertaining to force or power.
b. of or pertaining to force related to motion.
3. pertaining to the science of dynamics.
4. of or pertaining to the range of volume of musical sound.
5. Computers. (of data storage, processing, or programming) affected by the passage of time or the presence or absence of power: Dynamic memory must be constantly refreshed to avoid losing data.

impulse n.
. the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse.
2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: to be swayed by impulse.
3. an instance of this.
4. a psychic drive or instinctual urge.
5. an impelling action or force, driving onward or inducing motion.
6. the effect of an impelling force; motion induced; impetus given.
7. Physiology. a progressive wave of excitation over a nerve or muscle fiber, having either a stimulating or inhibitory effect.
8. Mechanics. the product of the average force acting upon a body and the time during which it acts, equivalent to the change in the momentum of the body produced by such a force.
9. Electricity. a single, usually sudden, flow of current in one direction.

excitation n.
1. the act of exciting.
2. the state of being excited.
3. Electricity. a. the application of voltage to an electric device, as an electron-tube circuit, an antenna, or a dynamotor, often for producing a magnetic field in the device.
b. the voltage applied.


vacuum n.
1. a space entirely devoid of matter.
2. an enclosed space from which matter, esp. air, has been partially removed so that the matter or gas remaining in the space exerts less pressure than the atmosphere (opposed to plenum).
3. the state or degree of exhaustion in such an enclosed space.
4. a space not filled or occupied; emptiness; void: The loss left a vacuum in his heart.
5. a vacuum cleaner or sweeper.
6. Physics. a state of lowest energy in a quantum field theory.

spree n.
1. a lively frolic or outing.
2. a bout or spell of drinking to intoxication; binge; carousal.
3. a period, spell, or bout of indulgence, as of a particular wish, craving, or whim: an eating spree; a spending spree.
4. a period or outburst of extreme activity: Our basketball team went on a scoring spree and won 114 to 78.

timidity adj.
1. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
2. characterized by or indicating fear: a timid approach to a problem.

momentum n.
1. force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films.

bullish adj.
1. like a bull.
2. obstinate or stupid.
3. Commerce. a. rising in prices.
b. characterized by favorable economic prospects.
c. Informal. regarding a particular investment as potentially profitable (often fol. by on): We're still bullish on treasury bonds.
4. hopeful; optimistic.

ailing adj.
1. sickly; unwell.
2. unsound or troubled: a financially ailing corporation.

litigious adj.
1. of or pertaining to litigation.
2. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.
3. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.

dissipate vt.
1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.

crumble v.
1. to break into small fragments or crumbs.
2. to fall into small pieces; break or part into small fragments.
3. to decay or disintegrate gradually: The ancient walls had crumbled.

bolster n.
1. a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
2. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
3. any pillow, cushion, or pad.
4. Nautical. a. Also called bolster plate. a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.
b. a timber used as a temporary support.
c. a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.
d. a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.
5. Metalworking. an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
6. Masonry. a. a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.
b. a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.
7. Carpentry. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
8. a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.

embolden vt.
to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.

placard n.
1. a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
vt.
1.to display placards on or in: The square was placarded by peace marchers.
2. to publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards.
3. to post as a placard.

scuffle vt.
1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
2. to go or move in hurried confusion.
3. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.
n.
1a rough, confused struggle or fight.
2. a shuffling: a scuffle of feet.
3. Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
4. (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.

doom n.
1. fate or destiny, esp. adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
2. ruin; death: to fall to one's doom.
3. a judgment, decision, or sentence, esp. an unfavorable one: The judge pronounced the defendant's doom.
4. the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
5. Obsolete. a statute, enactment, or legal judgment.

cohesion n.
1. the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
2. Physics. the molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them. Compare adhesion (def. 4).
3. Botany. the congenital union of one part with another.

buoyant adj.
1. tending to float in a fluid.
2. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.
3. not easily depressed; cheerful.
4. cheering or invigorating.

reaffirmed v.
To affirm or assert again.

foofaraw n.
1. a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant.
2. an excessive amount of decoration or ornamentation, as on a piece of clothing, a building, etc.

configured vt.
1. to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
2. Computers. a. to put (a computer system) together by supplying a specific computer with appropriate peripheral devices, as a monitor and disk drive, and connecting them.
b. to insert batch files into (a program) to enable it to run with a particular computer.

consensus n.
1. majority of opinion: The consensus of the group was that they should meet twice a month.
2. general agreement or concord; harmony.

plastics adj.
of or pertaining to a plastic or plastics: a plastics firm; plastics research.

presumably adv.
by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.

tenure n.
1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
3. the period or term of holding something.
4. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.

deftly adj.
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands; a deft mechanic.

screw-up n.
1. a mistake or blunder: The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.
2. a habitual blunderer.

turmoil n.
1. a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
2. Obsolete. harassing labor.

stupendous adj.
1. causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
2. amazingly large or great; immense: a stupendous mass of information.

cubic adj.
1. having three dimensions; solid.
2. having the form of a cube; cubical.
3. pertaining to the measurement of volume: the cubic contents of a vessel.
4. pertaining to a unit of linear measure that is multiplied by itself twice to form a unit of measure for volume: cubic foot; cubic centimeter; cubic inch; cubic meter.
5. Mathematics. of or pertaining to the third degree.
6. Crystallography. belonging or pertaining to the isometric system of crystallization.

treaty n.
1. a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
2. the formal document embodying such an international agreement.
3. any agreement or compact.

detract vt.
2. to draw away or divert; distract: to detract another's attention from more important issues.
3. Archaic. to take away (a part); abate: The dilapidated barn detracts charm from the landscape.

balloon n.
1. a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
2. a bag made of a light material, as silk or plastic, filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere and often having a car or gondola attached below for carrying passengers or scientific instruments.
3. (in drawings, cartoons, etc.) a balloon-shaped outline enclosing words represented as issuing from the mouth of the speaker.
4. an ornamental ball at the top of a pillar, pier, or the like.
5. a large, globular wineglass.
6. Chemistry Now Rare. a round-bottomed flask.