欲閱讀完整文章請點每篇右下方的ｒｅａｄ　ｍｏｒｅ。 2011-02-25T18:33:31+09:00 Alice 忍者ブログ erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/90 2011-06-10T21:00:28+09:00 2011-06-10T21:00:28+09:00 #%D:265%#mal- means bad or badly; not correct or correctly
Ex: maliciously
1. malpractice
2. malodorous
3. malfunction

read more]]> Alice erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/88 2011-06-10T06:00:06+09:00 2011-06-10T06:00:06+09:00 1. whip up   phrase   

原句: Several top administrators whipped up omelets for the noisy crowd of future physicists and engineers.

意思: to quickly make a meal or sth to eat 

例句: She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes.

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原句: The 15-year-old fridge is busted.

意思: a piece of electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it stays fresh

字源: 1920s: abbreviation, probably influenced by the proprietary name Frigidaire. 

例句: This dessert can be served straight from the fridge.
read more]]> Alice erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/86 2011-06-08T06:00:08+09:00 2011-06-08T06:00:08+09:00 1. expenditure   noun [uncountable/countable]   

原句: They talk about capital expenditures and regularly budget for replacing furniture in offices and machines in factories.

意思:
a. the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
b. the use of energy, time, materials, etc

字源: mid 18th cent.: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’. 

例句:
a. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
b. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
read more]]> Alice erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/89 2011-06-07T06:00:06+09:00 2011-06-07T06:00:06+09:00 1. life expectancy   noun [uncountable/countable]   

原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.

意思: the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that sth is likely to exist or continue for 

例句: The life expectancy of a large bus is about 15 years.
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原句: Most conspiuously, the place looks less like a Starbucks and more like a café that's been part of the neighborhood for years—yet that's "green" in design and decor.

意思: the style in which the inside of a building is decorated

字源: late 19th cent.: from French décor, from the verb décorer, from Latin decorare ‘embellish’, from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’. 

例句: Choosing the furniture and decor for their new home was an exciting project.
read more]]> Alice erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/83 2011-06-03T06:00:06+09:00 2011-06-03T06:00:06+09:00 1. arbitrary   adjective   

原句: There is some arbitrary assignment of colors to represent different elements and gases.

意思:
a. not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
b. using power without restriction and without considering other people

字源: late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire. 

例句:
a. The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
b. The arbitrary powers of officials is powerful.
read more]]> Alice erikumagic.ni-moe.com://entry/82 2011-06-02T06:00:08+09:00 2011-06-02T06:00:08+09:00 1. compensate   verb   

原句: Precisely tracking the image, compensating for the Earth's rotation.

意思:
a. to provide sth good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.
b. to pay sb money because they have suffered some damage, loss, injury, etc

字源: mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘counterbalance’): from Latin compensat- ‘weighed against’, from the verb compensare, from com- ‘together’ + pensare (frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’). 

例句:
a. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
b. Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
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原句: These are remarkable accolades for an amateur.

意思: praise or an award for an achievement that people admire

字源: early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood)’, from Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + collum ‘neck’. 

例句: Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.
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原句: Andreo has always been a city dweller.

意思: a person or an animal that lives in the particular place that is mentioned

例句: Apartment dwellers are still primarily couples and singles.
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