[字彙] 紅寶 p.228

[xination (XINATION)]

http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/22926407

阿~我又去拔牙了

所以錄音的進度慢慢的

XD...我好懶唷

不過 已經整理到p.239了


這頁滿有趣的 慢慢看吧
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groan

v.呻吟  (簡短而強烈低沉的哀嚎)

  ex. I knew it was a groan of terror---terror in the face of death.

n.呻吟聲


reviw

groan   n/v.呻吟  (簡短而強烈低沉的哀嚎)

moan    n/v.呻吟  (長而斷斷續續聽不太清楚的哀嚎) ex.叫床聲...


groan, moan refer to sounds indicating deep suffering.

A groan is a brief, strong, deep-throated sound emitted involuntarily under
pressure of pain or suffering:

  ex. he wounded man groaned when they lifted him.

A moan is a prolonged, more or less continuous, low, inarticulate sound
indicative of suffering, either physical or mental

  ex. She was moaning after the operation.







groom

n.新郎 [a bridegroom.] 可想成g(哥哥進房間)

n.馬伕 [a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable.]

v.使整潔;打扮 [to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.]

  ex. He groomed himself carefully for the party.
  他為晚會仔細地打扮了一番。

v.準備

  ex. The lawyer was being groomed as a candidate for mayor.
  律師正在準備競選市長。


groom其中一個意思可以當"新郎"，因為groom是 bridegroom"新娘的馬伕-->新郎"的縮寫

groom最原始的意思"male servant who attends to horses"，是從O.Fr. grommet
"servant"來的唷，動詞的字義則是較晚才發展出來的，意思從僕人轉化到"準備"




groove

n.槽、凹槽 (例如唱片的紋道) [A long narrow furrow or channel.]

  ex. Wheels leave grooves in a dirt road.
  輪子在泥路上會留下車轍。

n.【俚】常規 [Slang A settled routine]

  ex. A nun's life runs in a groove.
  修女過著刻板的生活。




grove

n.小樹林 [A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth.]


聯想： gro(w) + five 長的五顆小樹的小樹林




grope

v.暗中摸索 [To search blindly or uncertainly]

  ex. Scientists grope blindly behind the secret of the atom.

v. [Slang To handle or fondle for sexual pleasure.] ex. subway grope


grope

rope

grope是暗中摸索(rope)






gross

adj.總的(比方說總收入gross income--但未減去要繳的稅) [without deductions;
total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions
for expenses, taxes, or the like]

  ex. GDP= gross domestic product 國內生產總值(毛額)

  ps.如果你有修過macroeconomics，一開始通常會講令人麻煩的GNP與GDP的定義...

adj.粗俗的;下流的(在口語中常用這個字義) [Brutishly coarse, as in behavior;
crude; flagrant and extreme]

  ex. gross injustice

n.總額 [total income from sales, salary, etc., before any deductions]


字源：c.1347, from O.Fr. gros "big, thick, coarse," from L.L. grossus "thick,
coarse (of food or mind),"

gross來自古法文的 gros，此字指的是"大的、厚的、粗糙的"


reveiw

engross

en-gross [進入總的狀態]

v.使全神貫注 [ to occupy completely, as the mind or attention]

  ex. Their discussion engrossed his attention.

v.用大字體書寫 [to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a
formal manner, as a public document or record]

  ex. to engross a deed.




grotto

n.洞穴,石室(通常指人造的，ex.用於庭園景觀的洞穴。不過有能指一般天然的洞穴..)
[An artificial structure or excavation made to resemble a cave.]

 ex. 太魯閣國家公園中的燕子口就翻成"Swallow Grotto"


聯想：grotto 兩個o是洞口


字源：1610–20 Alteration of Italian grotta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta, from
Latin crypta, vault; see crypt.

grotto是在1610年左右所創的，是由義大文的grotta變化而來的


grotto:cavern＝arroyo:channel
    小洞穴對巨洞＝小河對海峽





grouch

n.好抱怨的人(比較常用名詞型唷) [A habitually complaining or irritable person.]

v.抱怨 [how discontent; complain, esp. in an irritable way.]

  ex. no time to grouch or sigh.



ps. 有人知道 Oscar the Grouch嗎?





grouse

n.【鳥】松雞(比較常出現的字義)

ex.蘇格蘭威士忌"The Famous Grouse Scotch Whisky"牌子上，就是用grouse當mark唷，
(xination去過Scotland 的Whisky的釀酒廠喝過唷)

v.抱怨,發牢騷(會考的是這個字義..) [To complain; grumble. ]


ps. xination認為可能是因為松雞的聲音，聽起來像抱怨時發出的聲音，所以才有這個字
義的轉化





grumble

v.抱怨,發牢騷 [ To complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly]



ground

n.地面

n.基礎

  ex. Our friendship is on firm grounds.
  我們的友誼建築在牢固的基礎上

n.根據,理由

  ex.There is no ground for his complaints.
  他沒有理由抱怨。


ps. ground 也是 grind v.磨 的p.t. 與 p.p.




grounded

adj.有根據的,有理由的

  ex. It's grounded firmly that human needs love.




group

v.把...聚集 [to form a group.]

v.把...分組 [to place or associate together in a group]

  ex. We can group animals into several types.
  我們可以把動物分成幾類。




grovel

v.卑躬屈膝;;搖尾乞憐   [To behave in a servile or demeaning manner]

  ex. I grovel as he smiles.

v.匍匐 [To lie or creep in a prostrate position, as in subservience or
humility]


"請看約在1:40的時候"

ps.

gravel  n.砂礫

grovel  v.卑躬屈膝;搖尾乞憐

在砂礫上搖尾乞憐
The poor man is sitting on the gravel and grovels to the lord.




grueling

adj.累垮人的; 令人受不了的 [ Physically or mentally demanding to the point of
exhaustion]


哈利波特地四集火盃的考驗

Synopsis(概要)

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a
competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the
Triwizard Tournament.

鐵人三項 is a grueling competion.



guarantee

v.保證

  ex. Perfect satisfaction is guaranteed to our customers.
  保證我們的顧客完全滿意。

n.保證;商品保證;保證書 [Something that assures a particular outcome or
condition]

  ex. The TV set has a year's guarantee.
  這架電視機有一年的保修期。


聯想：guard + ant + ee














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