mutilate [?mju?tileit] adj. 使殘缺不全,毀壞
【派】mutilation 毀損
【構】The kidnapper threatened to mutilate the child if his price was not paid soon.
綁匪威脅如果不立即按他的開價交付贖金,就把孩子弄殘廢。
【擴】handicapped 殘廢的
chew [t?u?] v. 咀嚼
fiancé [fi??nsei] n. 未婚夫
microwave [?maikr?weiv] n. 微波,微波爐
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A: Cooking with a microwave oven takes less time and energy.
B: But I don't know how to use it.
A:用微波爐烹調,既省時又省力。
B:但我不知道怎么用。
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oven [??vn] n. 爐灶,爐
【派】ovenproof 耐熱的 ovenware 烤箱器皿
【擴】furnace 爐子 cooker 廚灶
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A: I'd recommend that oven. It's really nice.
B: But I don't want to buy an imported one.
A:我推薦那種爐子,它很不錯的。
B:但我不想買進口的。
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safekeeping [?seif?ki?pi?] n. 妥善保管
【構】safe(安全)+keeping(保管)=safekeeping(妥善保管)
【搭】 Put your important documents in the bank for safekeeping.
把你的重要文件存放在銀行里以妥善保管。
【擴】storing 保管
Newcastle [?nju??kɑ?sl] n. 紐卡斯爾(英國港口城市)
identify [ai?dentifai] v. 鑒別,識別
【派】identification 鑒定,驗明
【擴】 distinguish 區(qū)分,辨別 discern 識別
【搭】identify...with... 把……與……等同
【例】I cannot identify this signature.
我識別不出這是誰的簽字。
spokeswoman [?sp?uks?wum?n] n. 女發(fā)言人