| Term | Definition |
|---|
| live by | 依照...，遵從,,,(He l____ __ the law of jungle) |
| apply to | 適用於；應用於；亦是申請的意思(Many of the school rules a___ to both teachers and students) |
| take pity on | 憐憫的介係詞 |
| owing to | 由於；因為(近:because of , due to，O開頭，動詞為欠) |
| stir up | 挑起(情緒)；激起(興趣)(The workers were s____ ___ by the news that they may lose their jobs) |
| pound the pavement | 穿梭於大街小巷(找工作或做其他事等等)(記者p____ the p______ looking for news) |
| what's more | 此外；更有甚者(近In addition, besides, furthermore, moreover, on the top of that)Wh__ ____ |
| or so | 大致；大約(=about,但通常放在所修飾的名詞的後面)There were 15 people __ __ at the meeting |
| join the ranks of | 加入...的陣容；成為...的一份子(rank 有行列；隊伍的意思，此恆用複數型) |
| keep up | 持續；不斷 with+N/Ving(If you k___ u_ practing, you'll be a great player in no time) |
| add to equation | 將某事納入考量(equation 除了指平衡外，也可指抽象的均衡關係)A__ing his good grades t_ e_____ guaranteed him a school of his choice |
| of one's choice | 某人想要的選擇(Alice didn't buy that dress because there's no color o_ her c_____) |
| hold one's own | 與...相匹敵；不屈服於...；堅守立場(against N) Tom may not be very big, but he can h___ his o__ in a boxing match. |
| anything but | 除...以外的任何事物(根本不) The modern buildings are a___ b__ nature. |
| an oasis of green | 綠洲，也可指{舒適的地方} |
| in a manner | 以...的方法；以...態度(manner n,方式；態度；習慣)We sould create our power i_ _ Earth-friendly m____ |
| by far | 顯然是；極為(+形容詞最高級，作加強語氣用) Of all the people I know, Edward is b_ f__ the most cautious |
| as far as one be concerned | 就S而言=In one's eyes (A_ f__ a_ he c_____，you can never be too careful) |
| come around | 到來；到臨(用在指時間，機會等[到來])When my turn c___ a____,..... |
| take on | 帶有；呈現(某意義，性質或外觀；還有接下[某責任或工作]的意思)Over time, common words t__ o＿ new meanings as language evolve. |
| spur of the moment | 一時衝動之下的；立即的（I decide to take a long bike ride on the s___ o_ t__ m_____） |
| in advance | 事先；預先 |
| meet the needs of | 滿足...的需求(可寫成 meet one's needs,needs 在此恆用複數) |
| make do with | 將就著用；勉強湊合(I can't afford a new car, so I'm going to m___ d__ w___ my old one) |
| be superior to | 優於...；高於...(反義Be inferior to N比...差；不如)The new type of rice __ s____ __ their parents |
| rack up | 累積；累計(Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to r____ u_ 14,000 career point) |
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