第一周
Monday

peculiar /p??kju?li?(r)/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 a. 奇怪的，古怪的；特有的，特殊的　　生義 a. 不適的，不舒服的

搭配 be peculiar to... …特有的

示例 ① This type of uneven distribution is not peculiar to the UK and is mirrored across other economies. 這種不均衡分布并非英國所特有，其他經濟體也存在同樣的現象。（2011. 12） ② This flavour is peculiar to the restaurant. 這種風味是這家飯店獨有的。

派生 peculiarity （n. 怪癖；特色）‖peculiarly（ad. 異常地；特有地）

同義 characteristic, distinctive

辨析 peculiar, characteristic和distinctive都有“特有的；獨特的”的含義。peculiar指某事物是某人或某地特有的，其他人或其他地方是不具備的；characteristic指某人或某物因自身具有某種典型的或本質的特點而有別于他人或他物；distinctive指某物因某種品質或特征而與眾不同，暗含容易區分的意思。

abstract　聽讀寫譯

釋義 /??bstr?kt/ n. 摘要，梗概‖a. 抽象的；純理論的；難解的

　　/?b?str?kt/ vt. 摘??；提取

助記 abs(=away，離去，離開)+tract(=draw，拖，拉)→拖拉出來→摘取；提取

搭配 in the abstract 理論上；抽象地

示例 ① It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn't long before he became a philosopher himself. 這教會他如何獨立和抽象地思考空間和時間的問題，而且不久他本人也成了一名哲學家。（2010. 12） ② We abstracted the main points from the argument. 我們從論據中提取出要點。

派生 abstraction（n. 抽象概念；心不在焉）‖abstractionist（n. 抽象派藝術家）

反義 concrete

atomic /??t?m?k/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 原子能的；原子彈的；原子的

助記 a(=not，不)+tom(切，分)+ic(=nature of，…的)→不可再分的→原子的

示例 ① After Japan, in the mid-1950s, overcame its horror of atomic power from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the country became an ardent fan. 20世紀50年代中期，日本從廣島和長崎原子彈爆炸所造成的恐懼中恢復過來之后，成了（核能的）鐵桿粉絲。（The Economist）② The gentleman whom we met just now was an atomic physicist. 我們剛才遇見的那位先生是位原子物理學家。

派生 atomicity （n. 原子數；原子價；原子性）

tenant /?ten?nt/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 房客，租戶，承租人

助記 ten(=hold，握，持)+ant(…的人)→用租金持有某物的人→租戶

示例 ① I'm afraid I can't show you the apartment at the moment, because the tenant is still living in it. 恐怕此刻我不能帶你去看公寓，因為房客還住在里面。（2006. 12）② The tenant of this house disappeared mysteriously. 這家的房客神秘地消失了。

派生 tenantry （n. 全體承租人）

同義 dweller, resident

反義 landlord

warehouse /?we?ha?s/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 儲藏室；倉庫‖vt. 存入倉庫

助記 ware(商品，貨物)+house(房子)→放貨物的房子→倉庫

搭配 warehouse keeper 倉庫管理員

示例 ① After being shipped from its country of origin, each container of goods is routed through at least one neutral port. At the port, the containers are mixed up in a warehouse before being sent on their way, so you cannot trace individual containers from their country of origin to their final destination. 從原出口國運出后，每一個集裝箱都要途徑至少一個中轉港。在中轉港，這些集裝箱會被混放在一個倉庫中，然后再運往下一站，所以你無法從原出口國到最終目的地全程追蹤每一個集裝箱。（Scientific American）② The charge of the warehouse for storage is a heavy burden for our company. 倉庫存儲支出對我們公司來說是沉重的負擔。

同義 storehouse

reasonable /?ri?zn?bl/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 a. 合理的，公道的；通情達理的　　生義 a. 還算好的，過得去的

搭配 reasonable price 合理價格

示例 ① One feature of a good grading system is that those measured by it generally regard it as fair and reasonable—not the case here. 好的評分制度的特征之一是，受評者普遍認為它公平合理——而不是這里這種情況。（2010. 6） ② Although the family experienced a bad economic crisis, they managed to keep a reasonable standard of living. 盡管這個家庭經歷了嚴重的經濟危機，他們還是設法維持著還算可以的生活水準。

派生 reasonably （ad. 合理地；相當地）‖reasonableness （n. 合理）

同義 rational

negligible /?neɡl?d??bl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 可以忽略的，微不足道的，無足輕重的

助記 neg(=not，不)+lig(=gather，收集)+ible(capable of，可…的)→可以不必收集起來的→微不足道的

示例 ① Foreign capital inflow has been negligible and local capital has flowed out. Without a huge improvement in governance and a shift away from the reliance on remittances to locally generated growth, the Philippines will remain marginalized in Southeast Asia. 外國資本流入微不足道，而且本地資本又在流出。如果不在管理方面下大力氣，不從依賴（海外）匯款轉變成依靠本地增長，那么菲律賓將在東南亞繼續被邊緣化。（The New York Times）② Interest on small savings is negligible. 小額存款的利息微乎其微。

同義 insignificant, trivial

uphold /?p?h??ld/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 維持；支持，維護

搭配 uphold verdict 維持原判

示例 ① International confidence in India's ability to uphold the rule of law and fight corruption is at an all-time low. 國際社會對印度在維護法律法規、打擊腐敗方面的信心處于歷史最低點。（The Economist）② Parents always uphold traditional values. 父母一般支持傳統價值觀。

派生 upholder （n. 擁護者）

同義 support

decode /?di??k??d/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 譯碼，解碼；解讀，解釋

示例 ① Because the sound generated by each keystroke is slightly different, the researchers were able to generate a computer program to decode what was written. 因為每次擊鍵時產生的聲音會稍有不同，所以研究人員能夠生成一種計算機程序解碼人們寫入的內容。 （Scientific American）② He was designated to decode the computer data of the opposite side. 他被任命破譯對方的電腦數據。

派生 decoder（n. 解碼器）

同義 decipher（vt. 破譯）

filter /?f?lt?(r)/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 過濾器；過濾嘴‖v. 過濾；滲漏　　生義 n. 濾光鏡，濾光片；交通分流指示燈

搭配 filter out 濾除

示例 ① This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions. 在缺乏過濾選題提議系統的新聞編輯室里，這種情況司空見慣。（2011. 6） ② An interview is designed to filter out the unsuitable candidates. 面試是為了過濾掉不適合的求職者。

派生 filterable （a. 可濾去的）

gear /ɡ??(r)/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 齒輪，排檔，傳動裝置；設備，用具　　生義 vt. 使適應，使適合；做好準備

搭配 be geared up 一切準備就緒‖first gear 一檔

示例 ① It's always been hard to get this car into first gear, and now the clutch seems to be slipping. 這輛車總是很難掛上一檔，而現在離合器似乎在打滑。（2007. 12） ② The program has been geared towards the specific needs of the customer. 方案已做調整，更適合顧客的特殊需要。

派生 gearing （n. 傳動裝置）

nourish /?n?r??/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 撫養；滋養；培育

示例 ① As many as 700 school districts across the country have instituted programs that aim to nourish students' souls as well as their minds. 全國有多達700個學區創立了旨在培育學生靈魂和思想的項目。（Time Daily News） ② Campus education is a principal way to nourish the talents of our children. 校園教育是培育孩子才能的主要方式。

派生 nourishing （a. 滋補的）‖nourishment （n. 營養；營養品）

generally /?d?enr?li/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 ad. 普遍地；通常；籠統地

搭配 generally speaking 通常來說

示例 ① During the same time frame, the University of Northern Iowa graduated 67% of its white students, but only 39% of its blacks. Community colleges have low graduation rates generally—but rock-bottom rates for minorities. 在同一時間段里，北愛荷華大學的白人畢業率是67%，而黑人只有39%。社區大學的畢業率普遍偏低，而少數民族學生畢業率更是低到了谷底。（2011. 6） ② Generally speaking, dogs are more faithful to human beings than cats. 通常來說，狗對人類比貓要忠誠。

同義 usually

語料 Chance generally favours the prudent. 運氣通常照顧深思熟慮者。

sake　聽讀寫譯

熟義 /se?k/ n. 理由，緣故　　生義 /?sɑ?ki/ n. 日本清酒

助記 (sick)生病是請假的理由(sake)

搭配 for the sake of... 因為…的緣故

示例 ① President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to consume more; they need—believe it or not—to become more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy. 毫無疑問，奧巴馬總統抵達北京后將向公眾提出這一點：中國需要更多地消費，信不信由你，為了全球經濟，中國人在消費方面需要變得更像美國人一樣。（2012. 12）② We should pay every efforts when young for the sake of our bright future. 為了美好的將來，年輕時我們要付出每一份努力。

exploit　聽讀寫譯

熟義 /?k?spl??t/ vt. 利用；開發；剝削　　生義 /?ekspl??t/ n. 功績；英勇行為

助記 ex(=out，出現；在外)+plo(=fold，折疊)+it→把折疊起來的部分展現出來→開發

搭配 exploit markets 開拓市場

示例 ① This settlement hands Google the power—but only with the agreement of individual rights holders—to exploit its database of out-of-print books. 該調解方案賦予谷歌開發絕版書數據庫的權利——但必須獲得著作權持有人的授權。（2011. 12） ② These countries has been exploiting the sea for the oil. 這些國家為了獲取石油一直在開發海洋。

派生 exploitation（n. 剝削；利用；開采）‖exploitative（a. 剝削的；榨取的）

void /v??d/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 a. 空的；無效的；缺乏的，沒有的

生義 n. 真空；空白‖vt. 宣布作廢；使無效

搭配 be void of... 缺乏…，沒有…

示例 ① Despite this, however, many professionals lack confidence and don't realize that their experience is still valuable and relevant—having children does not render prior capabilities null and void. 但是，盡管如此，許多專業人士缺乏信心，沒有意識到他們的經驗仍然與之相關、對其有用——有孩子并不意味著他們先前的能力都沒有了。（The Guardian）② There is void of persistence in her character, so she always fails. 她的性格里缺少堅持，所以她經常失敗。

派生 voidance （n. 無效；空缺）

反義 valid

語料 Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause. 機會是個沒有意義的詞；任何事物都不會無緣無故地存在。

convene /k?n?vi?n/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 召集；組織（會議等）；傳喚受審

搭配 convene... to 召集…去做‖to convene a meeting 召開會議

示例 ① The UN had the foresight to convene a "world assembly on ageing" back in 1982, but that came and went. 聯合國雖有遠見，早在1982年就召開了“老齡問題世界大會”，卻沒有產生多大影響。（2010. 12） ② The general convened all the troops to guarded the borderland. 將軍召集了所有軍隊去保衛邊疆。

派生 convener [n. （會議）召集人]

同義 assemble

rating /?re?t??/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 等級；[pl.] 收視率；估價　　生義 n. 苛責；怒斥

示例 ① President Obama's overall approval rating has ticked up to 51 percent but ratings have fallen on his handling of the key issues on his agenda: immigration, guns, and the deficit... 奧巴馬總統的總體支持率已上升至51%，但對于他處理日程上關鍵問題的評級已經下滑，諸如移民、槍支和赤字……（The Washington Post）② Credit rating has become one of the indicators to evaluate an enterprise. 信用等級已經成為評價一家企業的指標之一。

同義 rank

bandage /?b?nd?d?/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 帶子；繃帶‖vt. 扎繃帶；包扎傷口

助記 Band-Aid 邦迪牌創可貼

搭配 bandage up 用繃帶包扎

示例 ① The leaders of Europe have managed to put a bandage here and a few stitches there to keep the monetary union together. 歐洲領袖們努力這包一下，那縫幾針來維持貨幣聯盟的完整。（The Economist）② His wound was bandaged and he was out of danger. 他的傷口已經包扎好了，他已脫離危險。

imply /?m?pla?/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 暗示，意味著

助記 im(=in，在…里)+ply(=fold，折疊)→折疊在里面的部分→暗示

搭配 it is implied that... 這意味著…

示例 ① A 100 need not imply that there is no possibility of improvement, only that a student successfully completed the course work. 100分并不意味著沒有進步的可能，只代表某個學生成功地完成了這門課程。（2010. 6）② Her smile implied that she had understood what we meant. 她的微笑暗示她已經理解我們的意思了。

派生 implied （a. 含蓄的，暗指的）

同義 hint

辨析 imply和hint都有“暗示”的含義。imply側重話語、行為或情景中的一種暗示，這種暗示必須加以邏輯推斷才能領會；hint指說話人通過間接而有提示性的話語或行動使對方知道他的想法。

strategy /?str?t?d?i/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 戰略；策略；策劃

示例 ① Companies and individuals who don't have a strategy to export more, or to get more involved in foreign markets, or to play a role in global trade, are shutting themselves out of the lion's share of economic opportunity in our world. 公司和個人如果沒有擴大出口的戰略，沒有更多地參與到國外市場中去的戰略，或者沒有在全球貿易中占得一席之地的戰略，那么，他們將與全球經濟中的大部分機遇無緣。（2011. 12） ② The commercial strategies play a significant role in business success. 商業策略對于企業成功至關重要。

派生 strategist （n. 策略家）

同義 tactics

assurance /?????r?ns; ?????r?ns/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 確信，把握；保證；信心

助記 as(=to，使)+sur(e)(保證)+ance(名詞后綴)→使有保證→確信，把握

搭配 have assurance of... 有…的把握‖life assurance 人壽保險

示例 ① In the article, the writers claim that "a creative person should have some assurance of being rewarded for his innovative work." 在這篇文章中，作者們聲稱“應該有一些保障能夠確保一個創新的人因為他的創新工作而得到回報”。（The New York Times）② I have fully assurance of his moral quality. 我對他的品行毫不懷疑。

同義 guarantee

likelihood /?la?klih?d/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 可能，可能性

搭配 the likelihood of... …的可能性

示例 ① And the arrival of Fran?ois Hollande in France, with his stated hopes of modifying the fiscal compact, plus the rising likelihood of a Greek exit from the euro, are creating new uncertainties. 而且弗朗索瓦?奧朗德在法國總統大選中勝出，并表達了關于修改財政條約的想法，加之希臘退出歐元區的可能性加大，這些都增加了新的不確定性。 （The Economist）② The treatment reduces the likelihood of heart attacks. 這種療法會降低心臟病發作的可能性。

同義 probability

significance /s?ɡ?n?f?k?ns/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 重要性，重大；含義，意義

示例 ① Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it's not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining. 孩子本身比他們所上的學校更為重要?？忌弦敶髮W可能說明一個人聰明、有才華、有雄心，但這并不是唯一的指標，而且讓人意外的是，它的重要性正在下降。（2008. 6）② The measure is of great significance. 這項舉措具有重大意義。

同義 importance

sufficient /s??f??nt/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 足夠的，充足的

助記 suf(=under，在下面)+fic(做)+i+ent(做…動作的)→一直做到底→足夠的

搭配 be sufficient for... 足夠…

示例 ① There's some truth to all these explanations, but they aren't quite sufficient. 雖然所有這些解釋都有它們合理的地方，但它們不足以成為（美國民眾壓倒性地認為移民對美國經濟有害的）理由。（2011. 6）② The funds are not sufficient for the running of the company. 資金不夠公司的運營。

派生 sufficiently（ad. 足夠地）

同義 adequate, enough

反義 inadequate

語料 Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. 生活是一種能在不充足的前提下得出充足結論的藝術。（西方古典哲學家塞繆爾?巴特勒）

solution /s??lu??n/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 解決方案　　生義 n. 溶解；溶液

助記 solu(=loosen/free，松的/自由的)+tion(抽象名詞后綴，表示行為的過程或結果)→溶解

搭配 the solution of... …的解決方法‖in solution 在不斷變化中

示例 ① On the face of it, it seems the perfect solution. 乍看起來，它（移民）似乎成了最佳的解決辦法。（2010. 12）② Several solutions are provided to help get out of the dilemma. 已經提出了好幾種擺脫困境的方法。

派生 solutionist （n. 解謎專家；解答者）

同義 explanation

basis /?be?s?s/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 底部；基準；基礎；主要成分

搭配 on the basis of... 根據，基于…

示例 ① "Google's business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates," points out James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School. 紐約法學院副教授詹姆斯?格里梅爾曼指出，谷歌的運作模式一直是免費提供信息，并在由此產生的流量的基礎上出售廣告。（2011. 12） ② He was elected the chairman on the basis of his qualifications and ideas. 他因具備資格，想法對路而被選為會長。

circuit /?s??k?t/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 環行，繞行；電路，線路‖v. 環行，繞行

搭配 make a circuit of... 繞…環行一周

示例 ① The fact that people have used industrial chemistry to short-circuit the nitrogen cycle, by making fertilisers out of nitrogen in the air at a rate which greatly exceeds what natural systems can manage, has real environmental effects. 人類利用化工生產的方法來縮短氮循環的周期，利用空氣中的氮來生產氮肥，其速率遠遠超過了自然系統的處理能力，對環境產生了實實在在的影響。（The Economist）② The earth takes one year to make a circuit of the sun. 地球繞太陽運行一周需要一年的時間。

派生 circuitous （a. 迂回的；曲折的）‖circuitry（n. 電路系統；電路）

original /??r?d??nl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 原始的；獨創的‖n. 原作；原型；有獨創性的人

示例 ① A copyright protects the creator of an original artistic or intellectual work, such as a song or a novel. 版權對獨創的藝術品和智力作品（如歌曲或小說）的創作者提供保護。（2008. 12） ② The original edition of this book was lost. 這本書的原版丟失了。

派生 originality （n. 獨創性；別致）‖originally （ad. 最初；獨創地）

neglect /n??ɡlekt/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 忽略；忽視；疏忽‖n. 忽略；疏漏

示例 ① It turns out, according to Griffin, that while we have done a good job of protecting the turtles for the weeks they spend on land (as egg-laying females, as eggs and as hatchlings), we have neglected the years they spend in the ocean. 格里芬認為，盡管人類對海龜在陸地上的幾周（如產卵的雌龜、龜卵和幼龜）的保護工作做得不錯，但事實證明我們忽略了它們在海洋里度過的歲月。（2009. 6） ② If you try your best, your contributions will never be neglected. 如果你盡全力，你的貢獻是不會被忽視的。

派生 neglectful （a. 疏忽的，不注意的）

同義 overlook, ignore

語料 Half the pleasure of life consists of the opportunities one has neglected. 生活的一半樂趣由一切被忽略掉的機遇組成。（美國現代實用主義法學創始人小奧利弗?溫德爾?霍姆斯）

sorrow /?s?r??/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 悲傷；傷心的事；哀嘆‖v. 感到悲傷；悲嘆

示例 ① The news that Andy Griffith died this morning, at the age of 86, provoked an odd combination of feelings at our office: sadness at his death, wistfulness for the simple black-and-white world he represented and, in spite of all that sorrow, a strong desire to whistle. 安迪?格里菲思在今早逝世，享年86歲，這一消息在我們的辦公室里喚起一種奇怪的復雜心情：對于他的去世我們感到悲痛，對于他所代表的簡單的黑白世界感到留戀，盡管悲傷不已，我們仍然有一種強烈的愿望想要為他歡呼。（Time）② He drowned his sorrows in drink. 他借酒消愁。

派生 sorrowful （a. 悲傷的）

同義 grief, anguish

反義 happiness

語料 Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns. 每支玫瑰都有刺，人人生活都有傷心事。

suck /s?k/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 吸收；吮吸；啜‖n. 吮吸　　生義 v. 吸引；使卷入

搭配 suck out 吸出

示例 ① "The monkeys pick the fruit and then they suck the larvae out," Janmaat explains. 揚馬特解釋說：“這些猴子摘下水果，然后將這些幼蟲吸出?！保?span id="gdk9ni4" class="italic">Scientific American）② William sucked on a mint. 威廉姆嘴里含著一粒薄荷糖。

派生 sucker （n. 笨蛋）

flap /fl?p/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 拍打；拍擊‖n. 拍打　　生義 n. 群眾憤怒；封蓋，口蓋‖v. 憂慮；激動

搭配 the flap about... 對…憤怒

示例 ① To show how it copes with Parkinson's disease, the man turns the switch off; his right arm starts to shake, then to flap violently. 為了演示這種設備是如何治療帕金森癥的，那個男人關閉了開關；他的右臂開始顫動，進而猛烈地拍打起來。（Scientific American）② The flap about the chairman's decision caused his resign. 對主席決定的不滿導致了他的辭職。

派生 flapping （n. 拍動）

criterion /kra??t??ri?n/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. （pl. criteria） 標準；準則；原則

示例 ① At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. 現如今，挑選未來（MBA）學員的標準相當窄，比如之前的學術成就、工作表現、分析能力和解決問題的能力等。（2011. 6）② Criteria should be made to assess a student's ability. 應該制定出一套評價學生能力的標準。

同義 principle, norm

equip /??kw?p/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 裝備；使有能力

搭配 equip sb. with sth. 使某人具有某物

示例 ① Although the firm was updating its systems anyway, the company spent 10-15% more per user to equip them with a laptop rather than a PC, and about the same to upgrade to a server that would enable remote staff to connect to the company networks and access all their usual resources. 盡管公司在更新系統，公司還是要在每名員工身上多花上10%到15%的錢給他們配備筆記本電腦而不是臺式電腦，還要花同樣一筆錢升級服務器以便在家辦公的員工能與公司網絡建立連接以享用所有平時使用的資源。（2009. 12）② He equipped himself with a map of the city. 他帶著一張這座城市的地圖。

派生 equipment（n. 設備；器材）

probable /?pr?b?bl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 可能的；有希望的‖n. 可能入選者

助記 prob(=try/test，嘗試/試驗)+able(形容詞后綴，具有…性質的)→可以用來嘗試或者試驗的→可能的

搭配 It is probable that... 很有可能…

示例 ① It is therefore probable that Africa was formerly inhabited by extinct apes closely allied to the gorilla and chimpanzee; as these two species are now man's closest allies, it is somewhat more probable that our early progenitors lived on the African continent than elsewhere. 因此已經滅絕的類人猿之前很有可能曾在非洲生活過，類人猿與大猩猩和黑猩猩有緊密的聯系，因為這兩種物種目前與人類關系最緊密，所以從某種程度上講我們的祖先很可能生活在非洲大陸而不是其他地方。（Scientific American）② It is probable that his disease has a genetic basis. 他的疾病很有可能有遺傳因素。

派生 probability（n. 可能性）‖probably（ad. 可能地）

同義 likely, possible

反義 improbable, unlikely, impossible

hardware /?hɑ?dwe?(r)/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 硬件；設備

示例 ① Software comes free with the hardware. 軟件隨硬件免費贈送。（2007. 6）② We bought some computer hardware. 我們買了一些計算機硬件。

axis /??ks?s/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 軸；坐標軸；軸心（國與國之間的協議或聯盟）

示例 ① The buildings were also massed to peak along the long north-south axis to take maximum advantage of natural light. 高樓也都集中在這里，沿著南北方向建得一座比一座高以便更好地利用自然光線。（The New York Times）② The earth takes shorter to revolve on its axis than Mars. 地球自轉一周的時間比火星短。

partner /?pɑ?tn?(r)/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 同伴；股東；配偶

示例 ① Second, men's emotional inexpressiveness can cause problems in their relationships with partners and children. 其次，男性因不善于情感表達可能導致與配偶和子女的關系出現問題。（2010. 12）② He is my dancing partner. 他是我的舞伴。

派生 partnership （n. 合伙關系；全體合伙人）

external /?k?st??nl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 外部的；表面的；外用的

示例 ① The vestibular system in our inner ear informs us about the position of our head; our eyes tell us how our body is located in relation to the external world. 耳朵內部的耳前庭系統告訴我們頭部的位置；我們的眼睛告訴我們身體和外部世界的位置關系。（New Scientist）② External conditions are also important in promoting such events. 外部條件對于促進這類事件發生也是很重要的。

派生 externally （ad. 外部地）

反義 internal