Day 147
nom.i.nee [`nAmD}ni] n. 被提名者the person who is nominated 75
Jane Smith is the nominee for Treasurer.
a presidential nominee // an Oscar nominee
landfill [}l$ndf0l] n. 1. 廢棄物的掩埋；掩埋的廢棄物
using landfill to dispose of trash
2. 廢棄物填埋地 (場) 99學
a park built on (a) landfill
The map shows the position of the new landfills.
zenith [}zinDL] n. 1. 頂峰；頂點 the most successful point in the development
of something ; peak
She is a top lawyer, and her career is at its zenith now.
the zenith of her career
2. 天頂 ( 太陽或月亮在天空中達到的最高點 )
The sun is at its zenith around noontime.
bulge [bKldI] v. 膨漲；隆起；凸出 to stick out in a round shape, especially
because of being full 101學
The sacks were bulging with rice.
His pockets were bulging with money. // a bulging briefcase
His eyes bulged (out). // bulging eyes / muscles
n. 膨漲；鼓起部分；凸出
the bulge of a gun in his pocket
I’m exercising to get rid of this bulge around my middle.
evade [0}ved] v. 1. 規避；迴避
The senator evaded the question because he did not know the answer.
She evaded answering the reporter’s question by changing the subject.
Come on, don’t you think you’re evading the issue?
2. 逃避
evading taxes 逃稅
He is trying to evade all responsibility for his behavior.
3. (尤指違法犯罪後) 逃脫；躲避 (追捕)
The prisoner, who escaped last night, has evaded capture.
The criminal evaded the police by hiding. // They have evaded arrest.
evasion [0}veIDn] n. 1. 迴避；逃避
Her behavior was an evasion of her responsibilities as a mother.
He was in prison for tax evasion. 逃稅
2. 遁詞；藉口
Voters are tired of listening to lies and evasions.
Her reply was just an evasion.
His speech was full of evasions and half-truths.
evasive [0}ves0v] adj. 推託的；閃避的；含糊其詞的 cagey
He was very evasive when I asked him where he had been.
Tina was evasive about why she had not been at home that night.
a series of evasive replies 一連串含糊其詞的答覆 // an evasive answer
ö take evasive action : 採取迴避行動 (以避免危險)
They took evasive action to avoid capture.
evasively adv.
“I can’t come to any conclusion about that,” he said evasively.
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