筆記
² 流行
Ø trendy 流行的
Ø movement: a kind of trend
² coincidence 巧合
ü make her one of us 讓她成為我們的一份子(娶她)
ü Good gracious! 天哪！(文雅的用法，意義 = OMG)
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displace
verb
to force someone to leave
their own country and live somewhere else
dis-:
not
dislike, disagree, discontinue
domestic
adjective
relating to people’s homes and family
life
dom-
: home
dominance, dominate, domicile
layout
noun
the way in which the different parts of something are
arranged
laxative, layoff, lazarus
maintenance
noun
work that is done to keep something such as a building,
machine, or piece of equipment repaired and in good condition
main-:
principal, major
maintain, mainland, maintenance
movement
noun
a
group of people who share the same aim and work together to achieve it
-ment:
a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (
abridgment; refreshment), a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament).
compliment, statement, department
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partition
noun
a
wall, screen, or piece of glass used to separate one area from another in a
room or vehicle
-ion/ation: action of, process
of
indication, relaxation, perfection
practical
adjective
involving
or relating to real situations and events
-ic,
-ical: relating to, resembling
scenic, geometric, geographical
prior
adjective
happening,
existing, or done before a particular time
pri-
: first
prime, prioritize, prince
storage
noun
the
act of storing something
-age:
the action, result or state of
shortage, reportage, parentage
decrease
verb
to
become less
decline, depress, decay
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architect
noun
someone
whose job is to design buildings
arch-
: chief, ancient
archaic, archbishop, archaeology
vacuum
noun
a
space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it
vac-
: empty
vacancy, vacation, evacuate
radiance
noun
happiness
that you can see in someone’s appearance or smile
-ance:
action, state, quality or process
absorbance, abundance, acceptance
transformation
noun
a
change into someone or something completely different, or the process by which
this happens
trans-:
change, move
transcode, transmigrate, transvest
replicate
verb
to do
or make something again in the same way as before
re-:
again, back, backward
regenerate, refurbish, retype
float
verb
to
rest or move slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sink
fling, flirt, flirtatious
impose
on
phrase
to be
a bother to someone; to make a request of something to someone
impregnate with, impress, impress as
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mount
verb
if a
particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a period of time
motorist, motormouth, mourn
ongoing
adjective
still
happening or being done
-ing:
having the quality of
disturbing, surprising, encouraging
shift
verb
if an
idea, attitude, or plan shifts, or if someone shifts it, it changes
sheriff, shipment, shingle
shortage
noun
a
lack of something that you need or want
-age:
the action, result or state of
storage, reportage, parentage
suspend
verb
to
officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a
limited time because they have done something wrong
-pend/-pens:
use up, hang
expense, expenditure, spend
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tear
down
phrase
to
destroy or remove a structure or part of a structure
pull down, tear down, wreck
remote
control
noun
a
piece of equipment that you use for controlling a machine such as a television
or stereo system from a short distance away
con-:
together, extension
connect, connatural, conjoined
sepia
adjective
something that is sepia is a red-brown
colour
sentiment, sentinel,
separable
maximize
verb
to
make something as large as possible
-ize:
make or cause to become
realize, organize, popularize
briefcase
noun
a
case for carrying documents and other things to work
-case:
examine, inspect
showcase, uncase, incase
