Noun

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名詞獨一無二，會就是會，不會就是不會。名詞就像是人的器官，沒有了器官，即使組織再完善也沒用。所以，有適當的名詞來定位是很重要的。

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Vocabulary	Explanation	Usage
apology	道歉	sincere apology
appointment	約定、約會	make an appointment with sb.
		keep / break an appointment
assignment	作業、任務	reading assignments
access	途徑	access to N.
account		on account of 因為
		on no account 絕不
advantage	優點、優勢	take full advantage of
atmosphere		agreeable atmosphere
attitude	態度	attitude toward / to
authority	政府當局	the authorities concerned
average	平均	on average
balance	餘額	the balance of my account
	平衡	lose one's balance
		stike a balance between A and B 力求平衡
bargain	交易	a good / bad bargain
behavior	行為	watch your behavior
bestseller	暢銷書	on the bestseller list
breath	呼吸	catch one's breath 喘口氣
		hold one's breath 屏息
		out of breath 喘不過氣
		take one's breath away 讓~驚嘆的說不出話來
		waste one's breath 白費唇舌
buddy	友伴、死黨	You are one of my buddies.
budget	預算	on a budget 精打細算地
burden	負荷、重擔	relieve one's burden
bush	灌木叢	beat around the bush 拐彎抹角、旁敲側擊
campaign	活動	marketing campaign
campus	校園	on campus
candidate	候選人	three candidates for the job
capacity	能力	remarkable capacity
catalogue	目錄	Read the catalogue first
celebration	慶祝	in celebration of N.
cinema	電影院	Let's go to the cinema.
circumstance	情況	under / in ~ circumstance 在~情形下
		under no circumstances 絕不
clue	線索	not have a clue 毫無頭緒
code	規範	dress code
combination	結合	Politics is a combination of money and power.
comment	評論	make a comment on / upon
composition	作文	English composition
concentration	專心	I lost my concentration and fell asleep.
concept	觀念	It's difficult to get new concepts accepted.
conclusion	結論	jump to conclusions / a conclusion
condition	條件	on condition that
consequence	後果、結果	as a consequence
cue	暗示、提示	that was a cue for us to leave the party.
curiosity	好奇心	Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心，惹禍根
deadline	最後期限	The deadline for application was May 30th.
deed	行為	Her good deeds have earned her a good reputation.
depression	沮喪、憂鬱症	suffer from depression
description	描述	beyond description 筆墨難以形容
detail	細節	Show me the datails.
disadvantage	缺點	at a disadvantage 處於劣勢
disappointment	失望	to one's great disappointment
disaster	災難	Earthquakes are one of the natural disasters.
disguise	偽裝	a blessing in disguise 塞翁失馬，焉知非福
efficiency	效率	Please work with efficiency.
embarrassment	難堪	to one's embarrassment
emphasis	強調	put / place / lay emphasis on
enthusiasm	狂熱	enthusiasm for
explanation	解釋	You owe me an explanation for what just happened.
factor	因素	There are lots of factors that lead to his failure.
faith	信心、信任	have faith in 對~有信心
farewell	再會、告別	bid / say farewell to sb.
feather	羽毛	Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚
fortune	財富	Don't dream about making a fortune overnight.
friendship	友誼	Friendship is one of the most valuable things in my life.
frustration	挫折	I encountered lots of frustrations at that time.
gap	鴻溝、落差	generation gap 代溝
glimpse	一瞥	get / catch a glimpse of N.
graduation	畢業	at the graduation ceremony 畢業典禮
grasp	理解	beyond one's grasp 超越某人的理解能力
guidance	指導	under one's guidance 在某人的指導之下
guilt	罪	a sense of guilt
handful	一手的量	a handful of coins
hardship		They went through lots of hardships.
harm	損害	do / cause harm to N. = do / cause N. harm
harmony	和諧	We should live in harmony with nature.
haste	匆忙	in haste 匆匆忙忙地
		Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達
hesitation	猶豫	without hesitation
image	形象	self image
impact	影響	have a great impact on
incident	事件	After the incident, I lost my trust in him.
instinct	本能	Fish can swim by instinct.
intention	意圖、目的	with good intention
interruption	打斷、打擾	I hate interruptions when I am doing homework.
isolation	隔離、孤立	They live at home in isolation.
leisure	閒暇、空閒時間	at one's leisure
liar	騙子	I am not a liar.
license	執照	driver's license 行車駕照
lifetime	一生	a chance of a lifetime 千載難逢的機會
luxury	奢華	live a life of luxury
management	管理	time management
manners	禮貌	table manners 餐桌禮節
maximum	最大量	a maximum of one hundred mph
mess	混亂	in a mess
minimum	最小量	He learns a minimum of ten new words a day.
miracle	奇蹟	What a miracle!
misery	不幸、悲慘	Since his wife died, he has lived in misery.
misfortune	不幸	Friendship in misfortune lasts forever. 患難之情恆久遠
mood	心情	in a good / bad mood
		in the mood for sth. 有~的心情
nap	小睡	take a nap
necessity	需要、必要性	Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要為發明之母
		Consider the necessity before doing anything.
nightmare	惡夢	I had a nightmare last night.
nonsense	廢話	Stop talking nonsense.
obstacle	障礙	A large population has been a major obstacle to progress.
occasion	場合	on the occasion of 在~的場合
opportunity	機會	You should grab this opportunity.
outcome	結果	the outcome of the election
panic	恐慌	The event caused great panic among the crowd.
passion	熱情	I have a passion for coding.
patience	耐心	I don't have the patience to listen to nonsense.
peer		peer pressure
percent	百分之~	Eighty percent of the population voted.
permission	許可	You should ask for permission first.
plenty	許多	There is still plenty of time, so we don't need to hurry.
preparation	準備	The dinner is in preparation.
pressure	壓力	peer pressure
probability	可能性	The probability of curing this disease remains low.
proof	證據	You don't have any proof to prove that he is guilty.
quarrel	爭執	They had a quarrel about some money yesterday.
rage	憤怒	fly into a rage
rescue	救援	come to one's rescue.
response	回應	Her response to the idea was positive. (response to N.)
responsibility	責任	take responsibility for
reunion	重聚	class reunion 同學會
risk	風險	run the risk of V.-ing
routine	例行流程	daily routine
rumor	謠言	Rumor has it that he'll launch a campaign against the government.
sake	緣故	For the sake of my health, I would not eat sugar anymore.
schedule	計畫	on / ahead of / behind schedule
security	安全	security alert
shame		Shame on you! How could you do such a thing?
slice		a slice of heaven 人間
sob	啜泣	She cannot stop the sob.
sorrow	悲傷	In sorrow and in joy, I will always be with you.
stitch	一針	A stitch in time saves nine. 及時行動，事半功倍
strategy	策略	We don't have any strategy for the relay race.
suggestion	建議	I need suggestions.
survival	存活	survival of the fittest. 適者生存
temper	脾氣	keep / lose one's temper
tide		Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
trend	趨勢	We tend to follow the trend.
tug-of-war	拔河	in the tug-of-war between A and B 處在A和B之間的拔河之中
union	團結	Union is strength. 團結就是力量
usage	用法	You should learn the usage of the word.
variety	變化、多樣性	a variety of N.
vision	遠見	A man of vision. 有遠見的人
wit		at one's wits' end 不知所措