全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 319 Oct. 27
eschew [Gs}tNu] v. 避開；戒絕 to avoid
He eschews arguments; he is quite a shy person.
~ a man who eschews violence
esoteric [GsD}tGr0k] adj. 深奧的；難懂的；只有內行才懂的rare; specialized
That branch of mathematics is so esoteric that few study it.
esoteric knowledge
reckless [}rGklDs] adj. 魯莽的 doing something dangerous without thinking; rash
He is reckless when he drives his car too fast. 103學
The accident was caused by his reckless driving.
He’s a very reckless driver.
He showed a reckless disregard for his own safety.
She had always been reckless with money.
recklessly adv. 98指
She spent money recklessly. // He admitted driving recklessly.
recklessness n.
His recklessness caused the accident.
con.fess [kDn'fGs] v. 招供；承認錯誤to admit something, especially something bad
【 to confess ; to confess something ; to confess to something ;
to confess to doing something ; to confess that ------- 】
It didn’t take long for her to confess. 101學91指
The criminal confessed his guilt in committing the robbery.
Jack wouldn’t confess to the beating.
She confessed to the murder.
He has confessed to the crime and will have to go to prison.
Simpson has confessed to taking the money.
He confessed to lying to the police.
Lisa confessed that she had fallen asleep in class.
He confessed that he had been seeing another woman.
con.fes.sion [kDn}fGNDn] n. 供認；招供；承認(錯誤) the admission of guilt
The criminal gave a confession of guilt.
He made a full confession at the police station. 全部招供
I have a confession to make: I’ve never done this before. 我要坦白一件事
leak [lik] n. 1. 漏洞；洞隙
There is a leak in the roof.
There is a leak in the pipe under the sink. Can you fix it?
2. 液體或氣體的泄漏
The explosion was caused by a gas leak.
3. 洩漏a letting out of secret information
A leak from inside the government spread the news of the President’s decision.
No one knew about the deal until there was a leak from the White House.
v. 1. 漏水；漏氣；漏出 come out through a crack or opening
The roof is leaking. // Gas was leaking out of the pipes.
The roof leaks when it rains, and we need to get it fixed.
2. 洩漏 to reveal information secretly
An official inside the government leaked a story to journalists.
Details of the president’s speech were leaked to reporters.
leaky [}liki] adj. 有漏洞的；有裂縫的
a leaky faucet // a leaky hose
pert [p"t] adj. 1. 小巧玲瓏的；結實的；誘人的
a pert nose // pert features
2. 無禮的；冒失的；俏皮的；輕佻的 impudent
a pert reply /answer // a pert actress
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