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Few sea creatures of their size have as much destructive power as pistol shrimp. These small animals, usually measuring around four centimeters long, produce shock waves that can stun or even kill their prey.
I bumped into an old friend of mine on the street last night.
我昨晚在街上巧遇老友。
The brakes suddenly failed, and the car bumped into a tree.
煞車突然失靈,然後車子撞上了樹。
How did you get that bump on your head?
你頭上腫一塊是怎麼來的?
James got a bad bump on his head when he fell down the stairs.
詹姆士從樓梯上摔下來時,他的頭部受到重擊。
Over 50 houses collapsed in the earthquake.
超過 50 棟房子在地震中倒塌。
The collapse of the world's tallest building was a shock to everyone.
世界最高的建築物倒塌,讓大家很震驚。
The tiny soap bubbles collapsed quickly when the wind started to blow. 風開始吹動時,這些肥皂小泡泡很快就破掉了。
It took me months to distinguish my girlfriend's voice from her sister’s on the telephone.
我花了好幾個月才能在電話上分辨出我女友和她姊姊的聲音。
Dolly distinguished herself by her profound scholarship.
多莉因學術造詣很深而揚名。
It is sometimes hard to distinguish between fact and opinion.
有時候很難分辨事實與意見。
A beautiful woman walked by and disturbed Joe's concentration.
一位美女走過,使喬分心。
The researchers did a study on population concentration.
這些研究人員作了一項有關人口集中的研究。
Six million Jews died in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
二次大戰期間,有 6 百萬猶太人死於納粹集中營。
The concentration of sugar in the solution determines its sweetness.
溶液中糖的濃度決定了其甜度。
The noise outside made it hard for me to keep my concentration.
外面的噪音讓我難以保持專注。
The boxer managed to knock out his opponent in the first round.
這名拳擊手在第一回合就成功擊昏了他的對手。
Please take down everything I say.
請記下我所說的每件事。
I was able to pick up a news program from the UK on my radio.
我能用我的收音機收聽一個英國的新聞節目。
Kelly asked Nathan to pick up the books she dropped.
凱莉請納森把她弄掉的書撿起來。
Jack tried to trace the problem to its source.
傑克試著查出這個問題的根源。
The player used the heavy wind to his advantage during the game.
這位選手在比賽中利用強風作為自己的優勢。
There is a large concentration of shops in the downtown area.
市中心地區有大量商店聚集。
It is sometimes hard to distinguish between fact and opinion.
有時候很難分辨事實與意見。