Verb

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動詞是句子的心臟，沒有好的動詞，就像是一個人沒有精神、有氣無力，即使文章題材再好也無濟於事。因此，我將單字本中所有的動詞以及用法看過一遍並整理出以下的表格，希望未來寫文章時能夠靈活運用這些動詞，讓文章有足夠的力道。

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Vocabulary	Explanation	Usage
access	接觸、接近	access your account
account	導致	account for
	說明原因	account for my absence
achieve	達成	achieve what I hope to do
adjust	調適	adjust (oneself) to N.
affect	影響	affect our lives
afford	負擔得起	afford N. / to V.
alert	使警覺	alert sb. to sth.
apologize	道歉	apologize to sb. for sth.
appoint	指定	appoint a day
appreciate	賞識、欣賞	She is much appreciated by her boss.
	感激	I appreciate your concern.
approach	接近	The train is approaching.
approve	贊成	approve of
arise	發生	A new difficulty arises.
arouse	喚醒、激起	arouse curiosity
assume	假定	assume that S. + V. 假定、認定
		assume (to be) N. / adj. 假定~是~、認定~是~
bargain	討價還價	bargain with sb. for sth.
benefit	受惠	benefit from
boast	誇耀、吹噓	boast of / about N. / that.
	以擁有~自豪	The country boasts the world's tallest building.
burden	使負擔	burden sb. with sth.
challenge	挑戰	challenge sb. to N.
champion	為了~而努力	champion for the cause
cherish	珍惜	I'll forever cherish the time we spent together.
clarify	釐清	clarify the difference between the two things
collapse	倒塌、崩潰	The roof collapsed suddenly.
comment	評論	comment on / upon
commit	專心投入	commit oneself to N. / V.-ing
communicate	溝通、通訊	communicate with
concentrate	專心於	concentrate on
concern		as far as N. be concerned 就~而言
conclude	下結論	To conclude
confine	限制	confine the use of the phone to local calls only
congratulate	慶賀	congratulate sb. on sth.
conquer	征服	The Spanish conquered the New World at that time.
consume	消耗	time-consuming
crash	墜毀	The plane crashed into a mountain yesterday.
credit	把A歸功於B	credit A to B / credit B with A
dare	敢	No one dared to ask him any questions.
declare	宣告	China declared war against Japan in 1941.
decrease	減少	Traffic accidents have decreased.
defeat	打敗	Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington.
delight	使愉悅	delight one's taste buds
demand	要求	demand N. / to V. / that S. (should) V.
demonstrate	示範	We will demonstrate how to use this item.
deserve	應得	You deserve it.
destroy	破壞	The museum was completely destroyed by fire.
determine	下定決心	We determined to leave at once.
devote	奉獻	devote oneself to N. / V.-ing
discourage	使氣餒	discourage sb. from V.-ing
dislike	不喜歡	dislike N. / V.-ing
dispute	爭執、爭議	dispute with sb. about / over sth.
disturb	打擾	Don't disturb me.
dominate	主宰	No individual is allowed to dominate.
eliminate	淘汰	The team was eliminated.
emphasize	強調	She emphasizes the need for more volunteers.
employ	運用	How do you employ your free time?
enable	使能夠	enable N. to V.
encounter	遭遇(困難、危險)	They encountered fierce resistance while marching.
endanger	危及	Drunken drivers endangered the lives of others.
engage	從事	engage oneself in / be engaged in 從事於，忙於
entertain	娛樂	entertain sb. with sth.
escape	逃脫	escape from the reality
exchange	交換	exchange sth. with sb.
fetch	拿來	He went upstairs to fetch some blankets.
forbid	禁止	forbid N. / 人 to V.
frown	對~表不滿	The teacher frowns on his laziness.
frustrate	使挫折	Don't let the failure frustrate you. Try again.
fulfill	實踐、履行	fulfill one's dream
gaze	凝視	I like to gaze at the stars in the night sky.
gear		gear up for N. 為~做好準備
glance	瞥見	glance at
grab	把握住(機會)	If you don't grab this opportunity, you won't have a second one.
grin	露齒而笑	Our coach grinned after learning about the victory.
guarantee	保證	guarantee N. / that S. + V.
hatch	孵化	Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 別打如意算盤
idle	懶散、閒混	idle away one's time 虛度光陰
imply	暗示	His criticisms implied a lack of confidence in my work.
infect	感染	be infected with sth.
inform	通知	inform sb. of N.
inspire	啟發	inspire sb. to V.
install	安裝	install the surveillance camera
insult	侮辱	Stop insulting my friends.
intend	打算	I intend to go to Australia next year.
interact	互動	You should interact with your childs.
involve	牽扯	be involved in sth.
launch	開始	launch a campaign
leak	洩漏	Do not leak my secret to others.
lighten	減輕	lighten one's burden
manage	(成功地)設法辦到	manage to V.
mend	修補、修理	It's never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也
mention	提及	Don't mention it. 不用客氣
		not to mention 更不用說
mess	弄亂	mess sth. up
		mess around 鬼混
misunderstand	誤會	You misunderstood what he meant.
neglect	忽略	You should never neglect your duty.
negotiate	協商、談判	negotiate with
observe	遵守	observe the rules
overcome	克服	overcome all the difficulties
owe	欠某人某些恩惠	owe sb. sth. / owe sth. to sb.
	把A歸因於B	I owe my success to my teacher's help. (owe A to B)
		owing to 因為某個因素
pace	踱步	He paces back and forth, waiting for the outcome of the election.
participate	參加	No one participated in the event. What a pity!
perform	表演	The magician performed some special tricks yesterday.
persuade	說服	persuade sb. to / not to V.
pollute	汙染	We should not pollute the earth anymore.
possess	擁有	Different students possess different talents.
postpone	延期	The game has been postponed due to the rain.
pour	下傾盆大雨	It never rains but pours. 禍不單行
predict	預測	It is impossible to predict the occurrence of earthquakes precisely.
pretend	假裝	He tried to pretend that he didn't mind.
prevent	預防	prevent N. from V.-ing
promote	提倡、宣導	They work to promote awareness of environmental protection.
react	反應	I don't know how to react to your request.
recall	憶起、記起	recall N./ wh ~ 子句
recognize	認得	I hadn't seen her for years, but I recognized her immediately.
reduce	減少	Try to reduce the cost of customer service, please.
refer		refer to A as B 把A稱作B / 視A為B
reflect	思考	I must reflect on how to answer your question.
	反映	How much you are paid reflects how important you are.
regret	後悔	I regret doing this work. (regret V.-ing)
relax	休息	Now I only want to relax for a while.
rely	依賴	I know I can rely on you when I need help.
remove	移除	remove A from B
replace	替換	replace A with B
request	要求	They request that the test (should) be delayed.
resist	抗拒	Little children cannot resist ice cream and cartoons.
respond	回應	She responds to my request with a smile.
restrict	限制	restrict A to B
reveal	洩漏、透露	He revealed some of his secrets yesterday.
revenge	報復、復仇	He revenged himself on his uncle for the death of his father.
ruin	毀壞	It is not good to ruin others' lives.
schedule	安排時程	I scheduled an appointment with my dentist for next Monday.
scold	責罵	scold sb. for N. / V.-ing
seek	尋求	seek for help
shorten	縮點	Please shorten your speech a little.
sigh	嘆息	He sighed when he knew that he failed the test.
skip	略過	Please skip the details.
sob	啜泣	Jane is sobbing after being scolded.
spark	激發、引發	The speech sparked my interest in philosophy.
stem	根源於	All his problems stem from his bad temper.
strengthen	加強	The fence needs to be strengthened so that it won't collapse.
strive	奮力爭取	strive to V. / for N.
suggest	建議	I suggest going by taxi. (suggest V.-ing)
		suggest that S. (should) V.
sum	總結	To sum up, the police should crack down on drunken driving.
suppose		be supposed to 應該
surround	環繞	The house is surrounded by trees.
survey	調查	People surveyed said that they didn't trust the government at all.
swear	發誓	I swore to tell the truth.
tease	取笑	John is always teasing me about my accent.
		My classmates always tease at me.
tolerate	忍受	I will not tolerate that sort of behavior.
trace	追溯	His fear of fire can be traced back to a childhood experience.
triumph	戰勝	Good will eventually triumph over evil. 邪不勝正
twist	扭曲	Don't twist my words.
upset	打亂、擾亂	The sudden rain upset my plan.
urge	催促	My teacher urges us to hand in the composition. (urge to V.)
violate	違反	Do not violate the rule anymore.