全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 325 Nov. 2
erratic [0}r$t0k] adj. 不穩定的；反覆不定的；難以預測的unpredictable 98學
He’s a good player, but erratic.
Her heartbeat is erratic; it misses beats.
~ the recent erratic performance of the market
The electricity supply here is quite erratic.
We knew something was wrong because of the bird’s erratic flight.
The captain’s erratic behavior made the crew of the ship nervous.
erratically adv.
He was driving erratically before the accident.
of.fend [D}fGnd ] v. 1. 激怒；使不愉快 to hurt the feelings of people
He offended me by the way he spoke.
I offended him by laughing at his haircut.
I’m sorry if I offended you.
She was offended that we didn’t accept her invitation to dinner.
2. 使不悅；使煩 displease; disgust; annoy
His constant lateness to work offends his coworkers.
The smell from the farm offended some people.
an ugly building that offends the eye
3. 犯罪；犯法 to commit a crime
He started offending at the age of 18.
offended adj.
We feel saddened and offended.
of.fend.er [D'fGndQ] n. 犯法者someone who is guilty of a crime
How should juvenile offenders be punished? // sex offenders
of.fense [D'fGns] n. 1. 錯誤；罪 an act that is against the rules or laws
He was arrested for the offense of stealing. // a minor traffic offense
He has committed a serious offense and will probably be sent to prison.
2. 觸怒；冒犯 something that hurts others’ feelings 103學
He said he had intended no offense by his remarks. ( no offense沒有惡意 )
Her bad behavior was an offense to others attending church.
ö take offense : 感到不悅 to feel unhappy or angry
They took offense at our suggestions.
She took offense when I asked how old she was.
of.fense ['CfGns] n. (美式足球等比賽中的) 進攻；攻擊；進攻隊員
The team has a strong offense.
He played offense for the Cowboys.
She began the season on offense, but her coach later put her on defense.
of.fen.sive [D}fGns0v] adj. 1. 令人不快的；冒犯的；難聞的rude 73
She found his remarks deeply offensive.
Her offensive words made her friend cry.
He was fired for telling offensive jokes.
An offensive smell came from the garbage.
2. 攻擊(性)的
Their army has modern offensive weapons.
an offensive war // offensive action
n. 1. 進攻；攻擊；侵犯strike
an air offensive // They launched the offensive on August 12.
2. (引人注意) 系列行動；運動；攻勢campaign
The government has launched a new offensive against crime.
a sales offensive 銷售攻勢
squint [skw0nt] v. (為看得更清楚) 瞇著眼看
The sun was so bright she had to squint to see.
He had to squint to read the small print.
She was squinting through the keyhole.
He squinted at the letter in his hand.
n.
Her gaze narrowed into a squint.
ploy [plC0] n. 策略；手法 maneuver
She said on the telephone that she was conducting a survey, but that was just a
ploy to sell me life insurance.
a clever marketing ploy
It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.
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