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Clockwise (adj./adv.) 順時針方向的
Counterclockwise (adj./adv.) 逆時針方向的 = Anticlockwise
- Turn the knob clockwise to adjust the volume. 或
Turn the knob in a clockwise direction to adjust the volume.
按順時針方向轉動旋鈕來調整音量。 - Athletes race around the track counterclockwise.
運動員以逆時鐘方向繞著跑道跑。。
pace (v) (因焦慮而)來回踱步
pace oneself控制速度；調整工作節奏
He paced up and down in the waiting room of the hospital.
他來回踱步，等著醫生叫他的名字。
No more soup! I’m pacing myself so that I have room in my stomach for a dessert.
我不要喝湯了！我正在控制吃的速度，這樣才能在胃部留點空間給點心。
Keep pace with 並駕齊驅；趕上
put sb/sth through their/its paces 使展現良好性能
He runs so fast, I just cannot keep pace with him.
他跑得這麼快，我無法與他並駕齊驅。
All the candidates were put through their paces during the television debate.
在電視辯論會上，所有候選人都使出了看家本領。
wrong (v.)不公正地對待；冤枉
spite (v.) 刁難；存心故意…
She felt deeply wronged by his accusations.
他的指控使她覺得深受冤枉。
They kept on asking questions just to spite me.
他們不斷的提問只是要刁難我們。
willful (adj.) 故意的；任性的；固執的
willing (adj.) 願意的，樂意的（做某事）
They eat huge quantities of sweet and fried foods, in willful disregard of their health.
他們固執地無視自己的健康，吃大量甜食和油炸食品。
If you’re willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.
如果你若願意在晚上搭乘飛機，就能買到更便宜的機票。
in spite of儘管；不顧，不管 = despite
in spite of oneself不由自主地
out of spite出於怨恨
In spite of his injury, Roger will play in Saturday’s tennis match.
儘管Roger有傷，星期六的網球比賽他仍然會出場。
She started to laugh, in spite of herself.
她不由自主地笑了起來。
He’s the sort of man who wouldn’t even look at you just out of spite.
他是那種會爲了會懷恨不看你一眼的人。
give…a hand 幫忙
give…a big hand熱烈鼓掌
Could you give me a hand? I need to move this table, but it is too heavy for me.
你可以幫我一個忙嗎？我必須搬這張桌子, 但是對我而言太重了。
Ladies and gentlemen, please give our speaker John Smith a big hand!
各位女士與先生，請給我們的講者熱烈的掌聲吧！
Pull one’s leg 開某人玩笑 (非扯後腿的意思)
Hold someone back阻礙；扯後腿 (某些狀況下)
Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?
這真是你的汽車，還是你在騙我。
She felt that having children would hold her back.
她覺得有小孩會阻礙她的發展。
Stop discouraging me. Don’t hold me back.
別說令人洩氣的話，別扯我後腿。
lose composure失態
lose consciousness失去意識
I didn’t want to lose my composure in the meeting.
我不想會議中失態。
The boy lost consciousness after a car accident and never regained it.
那男孩車禍後失去意識，一直沒有恢復。
lose face沒面子
lose oneself in專注於…
I would lose face if you tell everyone what happened to us.
如果你告訴每個人我們發生的事，我會覺得沒面子。
Tom has lost himself in a book for hours.
Tom已經全神貫注於那本書好幾個小時了。
lose ground不流行；失寵；居下風
gain ground流行；得勢；站上風
Do you agree that the ruling party is losing ground among the working classes?
你是否同意執政黨正在失去工人階級的支援？
His views were not accepted at first, but are now gaining ground all over the world.
一開始他的觀點不被接受，但是現在開始在全世界流行起來了。
allude to sb/sth 影射；間接提到；略為提到
She mentioned some trouble that she’d had at home and I guessed she was alluding to her son.
她提到家中有些麻煩事，我猜她是指她的兒子。
She did not mention Mr. Lee by name, but it was clear she was alluding to him.
她沒提李先生的名字，但她顯然在暗示著他。
He did not even allude to his brother’s engagement to Mary.
他兄弟與瑪麗訂婚的事他隻字未提。
Loophole (n) 合約書或法律條文的漏洞或破綻
Loop纏繞；彎曲
tax loopholes稅法的漏洞
The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.
該公司僱用律師來尋找環境保護法的漏洞。
Loop the rope over the bar.
用繩子在欄杆上纏一圈。
Turn left where the road loops round the farm buildings.
在這條路繞過農場房屋的地方向左轉。
undermine verb常指逐漸地）削弱信心、權威等，損害
underlie verb是…的深層原因；對…有重大影響
Criticism just undermines their confidence.
批評只是削弱了他們的信心。
Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
心理問題常常是明顯生理疾病的深層原因。
Freewheeling (adj) 隨心所欲、不受規範的
The singer was freewheeling tonight at his concert.
那歌手今晚在演唱會上真是完全無拘無束發揮。
A bobsled coaster is one that runs along a freewheeling trough rather than a set of track rails.
Bobsled是在沿著一個槽自由滑動，而不是在軌道上。
Carefree無憂無慮的
Relieved放心的；解脫的
My carefree student days are long gone and never come back.
無憂無慮的學生時代早已遠離永不再來。
I was relieved to see my daughter reach the other side of the river safely.
看到我女兒安全到達河對岸，我就放心了。
Disinfect (v) 殺菌，消毒
Infect (v) 傳染，感染
Disinfect a wound before you apply any medicine on it.
敷任何藥物之前先消毒。
The hospital cleans and disinfects public facilities twice a day.
那醫院每天清潔以及消毒公共設備兩次。
The ward was full of patients who are infected with coronavirus.
病房裡住滿了感染心冠肺炎的病患。
Takeaway (n) 從…中了解到的主要資訊 (重要)
Takeaway (n) 外賣的飯食
The takeaway from the meeting was how to be competitive in the tourism industry.
這場會議的主要資訊是如何在旅遊業保有競爭立。
At the end of the class, the teacher often restate the takeaway points.
下課前，老師經常再提一次這堂課的要點。
We usually order takeaway on Sundays.
我們通常在星期天叫外送餐。
settle for something無奈接受；勉強同意
A true leader never settles for second best for the country.
真正的領袖為了國家從不甘心於退而求其次。
They were hoping to sell their house for 8 million, but settled for 7 million.
他們本來希望8百萬賣房子，但後來只能勉強以6百萬賣出。
meme (n) 模因（網路上迅速傳播的概念、圖像、視頻）
Take a look at the top ten Internet memes for this past year.
看一下去年網路上的十大模因。
Internet memes refer to things that become known to lots of people through their exposure on line, such as the photo of Michael Jordan crying.
網路迷因是指因為在網路上傳播而爆紅的東西，像是飛人喬丹哭泣的照片。
segue (v) (n) 流暢地轉換
The singer sang “Yesterday” first and segued into a cover version of “Yesterday Once More”.
那位歌手先唱<昨日>，再流暢轉換到翻唱的<昨日重現>。
What a segue! You changed your topic fast!
真會轉移話題啊！ 你轉得真快！
Calling (n) 具有社會價值的使命感
Cause (n) 人們強烈支持的目標
I‘m glad she’s going into medicine. It’s a very worthy calling.
很高興她打算從醫。這非常有使命感。
He had a calling to become a sailor.
他有航海的熱情。
They are fighting for a cause – the liberation of their people.
他們戰鬥的動機是解放人民。
I‘ll sponsor the charity project. It’s all in a good cause.
我將會資助那個慈善活動，這是為了做對的事。
off chance極為渺小的可能性
on the off chance抱著一線希望20
I applied for the job on the off chance that they might like me, but I didn’t expect to get it.
我申請了這份工作碰碰運氣，不過我沒指望能獲得工作。
There is an off chance of finding her at home.
在她家裡遇到她的可能性很小。
Inconvenience (v.) 造成…的不便
Will my request inconvenience you a lot?
我的要求會不會造成你的不便？
The strike inconvenienced many people.
罷工造成了許多人的不便。
多數人知道convenient (方便的)，相反詞是inconvenient，而inconvenience (不便利性)則是名詞，但是也可以當動詞，意思是「帶來不方便」，超級方便好用！
thankless (adj.) 吃力不討好的
It is a thankless job.
那是個吃力不討好的工作。
有時候一個表達似乎很難，但其實只是很簡單的 “thankless job”。簡單又好記😄!
Teaching teenagers is a thankless task.
教導青少年真是吃力不討好的工作。
disown (v) 聲明與…斷絕關係
disconnect (v) 切斷 (水電、電話、聯繫)
The girl’s parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.
當那女孩嫁給外國人，父母與她斷絕關係。
Never try to fix a broken machine without disconnecting it from the electricity supply.
務必先切斷電源再去修理機器。
Silence 使安靜；使沈默；使停止批評
The teacher raised his voice to silence the class
老師提高嗓門讓學生們安靜下來。
Her remark about his appearance silenced him.
她對他外貌的評價使他啞口無言。
The more they try to silence us, the more we will speak out.
他們愈讓我們閉嘴，我們就愈要表達意見。
超凡遠距 