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histrionic [`h0stri}An0k] adj. 矯揉造作的；裝腔作勢的
histrionic gestures // histrionic behavior
histrionics [`h0stri}An0ks] n. 矯揉造作；誇張的舉止
He was used to his father’s histrionics.
She told the story without any histrionics.
shoot [Nut] v. 1. 對-----開槍；射傷；射擊；發射 [ shoot — shot — shot ]
Stop or I’ll shoot! // Someone shot him in the arm.
Don’t shoot — I surrender. // a serious shooting incident
He shot an arrow from his bow. // They shot the lock off.
She was shot dead. // He was shooting at a target on a tree.
They shot at the deer but it ran away.
2. 飛快地移動 to move very quickly
The car just shot out in front of us.
The cat shot across the yard and into the house.
3. 射門；投籃；射，投 (球)
He shot and scored.
She shot the ball at the basket and scored!
4. 拍攝；攝影 101學 98學
Where was the movie shot? // shoot a photo = take a photo
The movie was shot in New Zealand.
ö shoot up : 迅速增長；猛漲
Prices shot up by 60%.
n. 1. 嫩芽；幼苗；新枝
One tiny new shoot showed the plant wasn’t dead.
The first shoots of the flowers were just coming up out of the ground.
new green shoots // bamboo shoots 竹筍
2. 拍攝；攝影
a fashion shoot
shoot [Nut] 糟糕；哎呀
Shoot! I forgot to call Chris about the party.
shooting [}Nut0H] n. 槍擊；槍殺
There have been three shootings downtown this week, and two men have died.
place [ples] n. 1. 地方；地點；場所
He lives in a place called Maple Meadows.
This is the place where we had the accident.
Write the name of the place where you were born.
I couldn’t find a place to park the car.
He traveled from place to place looking for work.
2. (某物的) 位置
The place for those books is on the second shelf.
Put the CDs back in their place.
3. 座位；位子；位置
Could you save my place while I buy a hot dog?
I had to leave the line for a minute, so I asked the man in front of me to save my
place.
Is this place taken?
4. 住處；家
After the movie, let’s go back to my place.
They all came over to my place.
Do you want to study at my place?
5. (作某特殊用途的) 建築物；場所
There are many nice little eating places near our office.
the workplace // Have you tried the new Mexican place yet? 餐廳
We were looking for a place to eat.
6. 職位；身分；地位
She knows people in high places, including her country’s ambassador to
Washington.
He is assured of his place in history.
My father believed that people should know their place. 安分守己
It’s not your place to give advice. 還輪不到你來做指導
It’s not your place to tell the others what to do.
7. (比賽等的) 名次 à常用first / second / third / ----- place
She came in second place in the diving contest.
Mark finished the race in third place.
ö in place : 1. 在適當(通常)的位置
Carefully lay each slab in place.
The receiver had already clicked into place.
2. 準備就緒 94, 97學
Everything is in place, so we are ready to go.
The college has a good security system in place.
ö all over the place : 到處；處處 everywhere
I dropped a vase, and pieces of glass went all over the place.
There were papers lying all over the place. (到處)
ö out of place : 1. 位置不當
Some of these files seem to be out of place.
2. 不適合；不舒適；不得體 91學
I feel a bit out of place with my wife’s family.
I felt completely out of place among all these successful people.
She felt out of place, because all the other people were men.
It was out of place for Mike to laugh at the old lady.
His remarks were out of place.
ö in place of : 代替；取代
Try using mixed herbs in place of salt on vegetables.
A special program is being shown in place of tonight’s movie.
ö take place : 舉行；發生to happen
The dance will take place on Saturday night.
The story takes place in Russia.
v. 放置；安置 to put something somewhere carefully
Ruth placed the box on the table.
I placed the groceries on the kitchen table.
He placed the vase in the middle of the table.
She was placed on the school’s board of directors.
ö place an order for something : 訂購某物
She placed an order for a new refrigerator.
He placed an order for a new computer, and it was delivered one week later.
dis.tract [d0}str$kt] v. 分散注意力；使分心 to draw someone’s attention away
from what he is doing or thinking; divert 90指
The noise distracted Janet from her homework.
You’re distracting me from my work.
Don’t distract your brother from his homework.
Distracted from his reading by a noise outside, he ran to the window.
distracted [d0}str$kt0d] adj. 心煩意亂的；精神無法集中的
Laura seems distracted — she must be worried about her finals.
Don’t talk to her — she’s very easily distracted.
distracting [d0}str$kt0H] adj.
distracting thoughts // a distracting noise
dis.trac.tion [d0}str$kNDn] n. 令人分心事；令人心煩的事物 90指
Noise is a distraction when I’m trying to study.
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
The children are driving me to distraction today. 鬧得我心煩意亂
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