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東區英文 | TOEFL必備字彙

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intensity (n) 強烈; 強度
字源: in – in + -tens- to stretch
英解: great energy of emotion, thought, or activity
例句: His speech is full of intensity.
同義字: strength

constrain (v) 強迫, 限制; 抑制
字源: con – together + -strain- to draw tight
英解: to prevent; force people to act in a particular way and prevent them from doing what they want to
例句: A mother constrains her little kids all the time.
同義字: compel, inhibit, confine, restrain

heir (n) 繼承人
字源: -heres- to leave behind
英解: the person who has the right to inherit someone’s money, property, or title after someone dies
例句: The prince is heir to the king.
同義字: inheritor

scatter (v) 使消散;使分散
字源: -sked- to cut
英解: irregularly throw or drop a lot of things so that they are spread all over the area
例句: This boy’s room is terrible; everything is scattered on the floor.
同義字: disperse, dissipate, dispel, sprinkle

wield (v) 揮舞(劍等);使用(工具等), 行使(權力);施加(影響)
字源: -valere- strong
英解: to handle and use
例句: The president wields his power to dismiss the Congress.
同義字: handle, exert

tax (n,v) 負擔;壓力
字源: -tact- touch, task
英解: a heavy demand, burden, strain
例句: The college entrance test is really a tax on all students.
同義字: strain

strain (n,v) 負擔;沈重壓力
字源: -str- stretch
英解: pressure, stress
例句: Many engineers in the computer industry suffer from strain.
同義字: tax, stress, pressure, tension

jettison (v) (船舶等在遇難時為減輕負載而)投棄(貨物)
字源: -jet, ject- throw
英解: intentionally get rid of something
例句: A male bluegill fish jettisons a cloud of sperm.
同義字: discharge

discharge (v) 排出(液體,氣體等), 釋放; 卸(貨物等), 射出
字源: dis- away from + -char- car
英解: send something out
例句: One female insect may discharge as many as 400 million eggs.
同義字: jettison, release

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