全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 304 Oct. 12
in.som.ni.a [0n'sAmniD] n. 失眠(症) 97學
to suffer from insomnia
My father’s insomnia went away when he stopped drinking coffee.
insomniac [0n'sAmni`$k] n. 犯失眠症者
sound [saUnd] n. 聲音
We have identified twenty different sounds that dolphins make.
I could hear the sound of music.
I heard the sound of birds outside.
There was no sound at all.
She didn’t make a sound until she knew the men were gone.
ö by /from the sound of it /things : 聽起來；看來
From the sound of it, our neighbors are having marriage problems.
They had a wonderful time by the sound of it.
From the sound of things you were lucky to find her.
v. 1. 發出聲響 to make a sound
The bell sounds at noon. // Church bells sounded in the distance.
2. 聽起來好像；似乎to appear; seem
You sound sad. // His voice sounded strange.
That idea sounds good to me.
She sounds like a nice woman.
Surfing sure sounds like fun.
He didn’t sound surprised when I told him the news.
adj. 1. 明智的；合理的 102指
She gave her daughters some sound advice about men.
a person of sound judgment // Their policies are environmentally sound.
2. 健全的；狀況良好的；全面的
The doctor said that the patient’s heart was sound. // a sound roof
The company is sound; sales are good and employees are happy.
He has a sound grasp of the issues.
3. (睡眠) 香甜的；酣睡的；沉穩的 deep and restful
She fell into a sound sleep. // I was never a sound sleeper.
to have a sound night’s sleep
adv. be sound asleep : 酣睡；沉睡completely asleep
He was sound asleep in front of the TV. ( 此處sound作adv. )
soundly [}saUndli] adv. 1. sleep soundly : 睡得香甜to sleep well and peacefully
I slept soundly and woke up rested.
2. 徹底地completely or severely
We were soundly defeated 24-3 by the other team.
an argument soundly based on logic // The team was soundly defeated.
We were soundly beaten /defeated in yesterday’s game.
These houses are soundly built. 堅固地
tact [t$kt] n. 老練；圓融；機敏 consideration, care in dealing with others,
especially not to offend ; sensitivity
She is a doctor who uses tact in her relationships with her patients.
Tact and patience will be needed to solve the problem.
You need to use a lot of tact when you’re dealing with customers.
Settling the dispute required great tact and diplomacy.
tact.ful [}t$ktfDl] adj. 得體的；老練的；圓融的 having or using tact; diplomatic
The way he corrected her was very tactful. 85日
Doctors have to be tactful when they are asking people about their personal
problems.
That wasn’t a very tactful thing to say!
I tried to find a tactful way of telling him the truth.
tactfully [}t$ktfDli] adv. without offending anyone
He deals with difficult customers tactfully but firmly.
I tactfully suggested that he should see a doctor.
tu.ber.cu.lo.sis [tU`b"kjD'los0s ] n. 結核病 (尤指肺結核) (縮寫 = TB )
People used to go to special health spas to recover from tuberculosis.
tubercular [tU'b"kjDlQ] adj.
a tubercular cough // a tubercular infection
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