全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 279 Sep. 17
luke.warm [}luk`wCrm] adj. 1. (液體) 微溫的；不太熱的 84夜
The tea is lukewarm and not very tasty. // a cup of lukewarm tea
2. 不熱心的；不欣賞的lacking strong interest or admiration
The critics gave the new play lukewarm reviews.
Critics gave the movie a lukewarm reception. // a lukewarm response
He was lukewarm about the plan.
exhaustive [0g}zCst0v] adj. 全面的；完整的；徹底的 (exhaust)
an exhaustive search /study // The list is by no means exhaustive.
The student did exhaustive research before writing the term paper.
exhaustively adv.
Every product is exhaustively tested before being sold.
an exhaustively researched report
recluse [}rGklus] n. 隱居者；隱士；遁世者
My neighbor is a recluse who never speaks to anyone in our apartment building.
to lead the life of a recluse
reclusive [r0}klus0v] adj.
my reclusive neighbor // a reclusive millionaire
no.ti.fy [}notD`fa0] v. 通知；告知；報告 to inform; announce officially 87學,78
A man notified the police that his store had been robbed.
We will notify you when the books arrive.
You should notify your bank if you move.
Winners will be notified as soon as possible.
untoward [Kn}tCrd; Kn}toQd ] adj. 意外的；異常的；事與願違的
It’s important that nothing untoward should happen during his visit.
There was no evidence in the house of anything untoward.
房子裏沒有任何異常跡象
That’s the plan — unless anything untoward happens.
He had noticed nothing untoward. 他沒有注意到任何異常情況
There was nothing untoward about his appearance.
sideline [}sa0d`la0n] n. 1. 副業；兼職
He is a computer programmer during the day and sells real estate as a sideline on
the weekends.
2. sidelines : (球場的) 邊線
We stood on the sidelines to watch the game. ( on the sidelines在場外)
His injury has kept him on the sidelines this season. [ = has kept him from playing]
The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players.
ö on the sidelines； from the sidelines : 從旁觀者的角度；置身局外
He was content to watch from the sidelines as his wife built up a successful
business empire.
He stayed on the sidelines and let his daughter run the family business her way.
v. 使 (球員) 不能參賽；使退出比賽
He was sidelined with a knee injury.
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