Wesley felt sleepy after finishing all that work.
把所有的工作做完後衛斯理覺得很睏。
高中 Level 2
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meditate
[ˋmɛdə͵tet]
vi. . 深思熟慮;冥想,打坐
Donald meditated on which college to apply to on
his teacher’s advice.
唐納德按照老師的建議仔細考慮要申請哪些大學。
The monk meditates under that tree every morning.
每天早上這和尚都會在那棵樹下打坐。
高中 Level 6
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yoga
[ˋjogə]
n. . 瑜珈
=
yogurt
Doingyoga regularly can help improve your health.
定期做瑜珈有益改善健康。
高中 Level 6
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indulge
[ɪnˋdʌldʒ]
vt. & vi. (使)沉溺,縱容
Elsie ’s grandparents always indulge her and give her everything she asks for.
艾爾希的祖父母一直很寵溺她,所以她有求必應。
Sophia absolutely loves chocolate, but she tries to control herself and not indulge her desires to avoid becoming fat.
蘇菲亞十分愛吃巧克力,但她試著克制自己、不放縱慾望以免變胖。
Shortly after his wife left him, Tom began to indulge in drinking.
湯姆的太太離他而去後不久,他便開始酗酒了。
高中 Level 5
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invigorated
[ɪnˋvɪgə͵retɪd]
adj. 精力充沛的;精神飽滿的
Let's indulge in a cup of coffee so that we can feel invigorated later.
我們盡情地喝杯咖啡吧,這樣我們稍後會覺得精神飽滿。
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concentrate
[ˋkɑnsɛn͵tret]
n. 濃縮物
.vt. & vi. 集中
You should concentrate on what the teacher says.
你應當專心聽老師所說的話。
Bob is concentrating his thoughts on writing the essay.
鮑伯將心思專注在寫論文上。
I want fresh orange juice, not juice made from concentrate.
我要新鮮的柳橙汁,不是濃縮果汁。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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lethargic
[lɪˋθɑrdʒɪk]
adj. 昏昏欲睡的
If I don't down a cup of Joe in the afternoon, I tend to doze off and feel lethargic.
如果我下午不喝一杯咖啡,就會容易打瞌睡並覺得昏昏沉沉的。
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deadline
[ˋdɛd͵laɪn]
n. 截止日,最後期限
Reporters always work under great pressure to meet the deadline.
記者總是在趕截稿時間的極大壓力下工作。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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refresh
[rɪˋfrɛʃ]
vt. . 使提振精神
vt. & vi. 更新(網頁)
John refreshed himself with a cup of coffee during
the break time.
約翰在休息時間喝了一杯咖啡提神。
After you access the website, don’t forget to refresh
to get the latest information about the exam.
你上這網站後,不要忘記要更新網頁以獲得有關該考試的最
新資訊。
Try to refresh the website every 5 minutes to see if
the answers of the exam have been uploaded by the
organization.
試著每 5 分鐘刷新一次那網站,以看看考試的答案是否已由
該組織上傳了。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 6
Practical Phrases
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do yoga
做瑜珈
Doing yoga regularly can help improve your health.
定期做瑜珈有益改善健康。
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indulge in
(使自己) 沉溺於......
Shortly after his wife left him, Tom began to indulge in drinking.
湯姆的太太離他而去後不久,他便開始酗酒了。
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chew the fat
閒聊
Amy likes to sit around and chew the fat withher friends.
艾咪喜歡和她朋友坐在一起閒聊。
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catch up on
補做/趕做⋯;聊近況
After a week of staying up late to finish the project, I just want to catch up on some sleep.
為了完成那份報告而熬夜了一個禮拜後,我只想補眠。
Do you have time to grab a cup of coffee and catch up on things?
你有時間喝一杯咖啡敘敘舊嗎?
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be tied up
忙得無法抽身
She's tied up at a meeting. You can leave a message, and I'll have her call you back as soon as possible.
她正忙著開會。您可以留言,我會請她儘快回電話給您。
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doze off
小睡,打瞌睡
= nod off
Grandfather dozed off in the middle of the TV show.
電視節目看到一半爺爺就打起瞌睡了
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can / cannot afford to V
負擔得起/不起從事⋯⋯
Sarah can't afford to buy a new car because she just got fired.
莎拉負擔不起買新車,因為她才剛被炒魷魚。
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close in on
朝某人/某物靠近
The police closed in on the criminal's hideout.
警方慢慢朝罪犯的藏身之處接近。
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shoot the breeze / bull
閒聊(口語)
Come by and we can shoot the breeze.
順便過來閒話家常吧。
Peter and John did nothing butshoot the breezeall afternoon.
彼得和約翰整個下午啥事都不幹,只顧著閒聊。