全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 315 Oct. 23
dis.creet [d0}skrit] adj. 1. 謹慎的；審慎的 (in general behavior) polite; modest
He never shouts or does anything wild; he’s discreet. ( indiscreet 言行失檢的)
a discreet way to handle the problem
He asked me to be discreet because he didn’t want people to know where he was.
You should ask a few discreet questions before you sign anything.
2. 不顯眼的 small and not very noticeable
discreet gold earrings // I followed them at a discreet distance.
discreetly adv.
He coughed discreetly to announce his presence.
genital [}dIGnDtl] adj. 外生殖器的
a genital disease // genital infections
【字根genit- (產生；生) ； 字尾-al (關於)】
genitals [}dIGnDtlz] n. 外生殖器；外陰部 the external sexual organs
The doctor examined the boy’s genitals for infection.
male /female genitals
dis.crim.i.nate [d0}skr0mD`net] v. 1. ( + against) 歧視；差別待遇 105學
Some whites discriminate against blacks.
He discriminated against the women in his office.
laws that discriminate against women
2. 區別；辨別 to see the differences (between)
Babies can discriminate between a man’s voice and a woman’s voice.
The expert discriminated between two periods of art.
discriminating [d0}skr0mD`net0H] adj. 有識別力的；有鑒賞力的 discerning
a discriminating audience /customer
Those with more discriminating tastes are likely to find the movie dull and clichéd.
dis.crim.i.na.tion [d0`skr0mD}neNDn] n. 歧視 96指, 105學
There is much racial discrimination in the world.
We will not tolerate racial discrimination. // discrimination against women
discriminatory [d0}skr0mDnD`tCri] adj. 歧視的
These discriminatory laws stop women from getting paid as well as men.
sus.cep.ti.ble [sD}sGptDbDl] adj. 1. 易被感染的 ( susceptible to ) 93
I’ve always been very susceptible to colds.
Children are particularly susceptible to the disease.
a child who is susceptible to disease 易得病的小孩
The virus can infect susceptible individuals.
Susceptible livestock have been separated from the herd.
2. 易受影響的；易受傷害的
He’s highly susceptible to flattery. 他愛聽恭維話
Police officers here are very susceptible to corruption.
Children are very susceptible to their parents.
Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.
Salt intake may lead to high blood pressure in susceptible adults.
fetus [}fitDs] n. 胎兒 (英式= foetus) 95
The pregnant woman went to the doctor to make sure that the fetus was healthy.
Smoking can cause damage to the fetus.
boo [bu] v. 發噓聲；喝倒采
They booed her off the stage.
She was booed off the stage. // The band was booed by the audience.
The crowd booed when he announced that the game had been canceled.
n. 1. 噓聲 (表示反對或不喜歡)
Boo! Get off the stage! // Loud boos came from the audience.
There were boos from the audience when the singer forgot the words to the song.
2. 哇 (作為玩笑用來嚇唬人)
She jumped out from behind the door and shouted “Boo!”
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