全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 313 Oct. 21
mo.men.tum [mo}mGntDm] n. 動力；推力 62
The big ship started to move slowly and then gradually reached full momentum.
If you roll a ball down a hill, it goes faster as it gains momentum.
The business did very well at first but now it seems to be losing momentum.
The fight for his release gathers momentum each day.
ad.mon.ish [Dd}mAn0N] v. 告誡；警告to warn; advise against doing something
She admonished her friend not to be late for work.
They were admonished for arriving late.
He was admonished for chewing gum in class.
admonition [`$dmD}n0NDn] n. 告誡
a stern admonition // an admonition to be careful
a.chieve [D}tNiv] v. 完成-----；實現；達到(某目標；地位)；成功 attain
He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work.
She achieved her goal of becoming a lawyer.
As a result of advertising, we’ve achieved a big increase in sales this year.
We have achieved what we set out to do.
He had finally achieved success.
Many athletes are driven by a desire to achieve. 成功
a.chieve.ment [D}tNivmDnt] n. 1. 完成；達到；實現
The achievement of the right to vote for women took a long time.
Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement.
2. 成就；成績
The invention of the telephone was a great achievement.
It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.
They were proud of their children’s achievements.
One of his greatest achievements was to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
homegrown [`hom}gron] adj. 1. (蔬菜、水果) 自家園子種植的
homegrown vegetables // homegrown tomatoes
The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
2. 本國製造(生產) 的；本土(培養) 的 99學
The team has a wealth of homegrown talent. // homegrown musical talent
The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
sur.ro.gate [}s"DgDt ; }sDrDgDt] n. 1. 代理人；替代品
He could not attend the meeting, so he sent his surrogate.
2. 代理孕母 = surrogate mother
They had their baby through a surrogate.
adj. (僅用於名詞前) 替代的
She considered them her surrogate family.
She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
debunk [di'bKHk] v. 駁斥；證明(思想或觀念)錯誤
His theories have been debunked by recent research.
The results of the study debunk his theory.
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