全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 309 Oct. 17
ral.ly [}r$li] n. 1. 大型集會；大會a meeting for a particular purpose 91指
We are going to a political rally tonight.
2. 公路賽車；汽車拉力賽
a rally driver // the Paris-Dakar rally // a road rally
3. (止跌) 回升
There has been a sharp rally in the price of gold. // a stock market rally
v. 1. 召集；集合to bring or come together for some purpose
The general tried to rally his scattered troops.
The farmers rallied to rebuild the burned barn.
2. 聯合起來支持；前來幫忙to come to help
My friends rallied behind me when I was teased.
Many national newspapers rallied to his support.
His supporters rallies outside the court.
People around the country have rallied (together) to help raise money for the
victims.
3. 康復
Doctors were afraid the child wouldn’t live, but he rallied and lived.
4. 回升；復甦
World financial markets rallied after the announcement.
Stocks rallied at the close of trading. 股票在收盤前回升
ö rally around : 扶持；幫忙
Friends and neighbors rallied around to help.
We rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down.
slo.gan [}slogDn] n. 標語；口號a saying or phrase that expresses a group’s message
“We bring good things to life” is the slogan of the General Electric Company.
The posters against smoking had the slogan “Smokers die younger.”
moan [mon] v. 1. 呻吟；嗚咽 to make or say with a long, low sound; groan
I moaned when I accidentally bumped my sore arm.
A man was lying on the floor moaning in pain.
2. 抱怨 to complain in an annoying way
She is always moaning about how much work she has.
Stop moaning about your problems and get to work!
n. 呻吟聲；嗚咽聲
He let out a moan when he hit his thumb.
decimate ['dGsD`met] v. 1. 大量毀滅；大批殺死
Smallpox decimated half of the army.
The population /village was decimated by the disease.
2. 嚴重破壞
Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.
Cheap imports decimated the American auto industry.
decimation [`dGsD'meNDn] n.
havoc [}h$vDk] n. 浩劫；大破壞
Winter storms continued to cause havoc for drivers.
Floods have wreaked havoc on the town.
These insects can wreak havoc on crops.
Continuing strikes are beginning to play havoc with the national economy.
The strike played havoc with the train schedules.
wreak [rik] v. à to wreak havoc on ~ : 對 ~ 造成嚴重破壞
The hurricane wreaked havoc /destruction on the coastal area.
These policies would wreak havoc on the economy.
He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
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