an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people ;假貨
fake--The gun in his hand was a fake. 他手裡的槍是假的。He was caught using fake money//He faked his mom's signature偽造媽媽簽名
being joined together 聯合；結合；合併；統一
union--a labor union公會/a trade union商會/family reunion家庭團圓
someone with an important position in a bank 銀行家
a banker
happening at the present moment 持續存在的;不斷發展的;繼續進行的;_______ing
ongoing--There is an ongoing crisis (危機一直存在)because that infectious diseaseis spreading quickly.
to be in a particular place: 位在
locate--be located in/on/Our school is located in that area.位在...location--Finding the location of the escaped prisoner was difficult.
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort 體力;力氣/2. 優點
strength--You must eat to keep your strength up.2. She's well aware of her strengths and weaknesses . 她非常清楚自己的優點和弱點。
遺跡/遺體pieces or parts of something that continue to exist when most of it has been used, destroyed, or taken away
remains(要加s)--We visited the remains of a 12th century castle. 我們參觀了...的遺跡。Human remains were found in the woods. 在林中發現了人的屍體。
the noun of ''frighted'' 害怕the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly
fright---I lay in bed shaking with fright. 我躺在床上嚇得發抖。
to allow something 允許
permit---Smoking is not permitted anywhere in this theatre.
relating to politics(the activities of the government,) 政治的
political---political leaders 政治領袖/the president is a political person//a member of a government---a politician從政者，政治家
羨慕wishing you had what another person has 羡慕的
envious--- I'm very envious of your new coat - it's beautiful. 我真羡慕你有這麽好的新外套——很漂亮。
Mix in half the butter and keep the-_____________ half for later. 將一半奶油摻入，剩下的一半留作以後使用。
remaining
an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose 基金;專款;資金/verb爲…提供資金;資助
fund--The hospital has set up a special fund to buy new equipment. 醫院專門設立了一項基金以購買新設備。/verbThe company has agreed to fund my trip to Australia. 公司同意資助我的澳大利亞之行。
similar to ''pull'
drag----Don't drag the chair around.
expensive, especially too expensive昂貴的
costly--a costly meal
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order 信號
signal---The police officer gave us the signal to stop. 員警示意我們停下。 The signal for a race to start is often the firing of a gun. 賽跑常以發令槍響作爲開始的信號。
to join together as a group, ; to combine （使）結合；（使）聯合；（使）make people jo團結 If the opposition groups unite, they may w
unite-We should unite, or we'll be defeated by the enemy.
速率;速度;進度the speed at which something happens or changes,
rate--The rate of unemplyment(失業) has been rising in recent years. 失業率上升/The taxi was going at a tremendous rate. 計程車飛速奔馳。
農業farming
agriculture
pay someone to do a particular job 僱，僱用
hire--They hired a limousine(加長型禮車) to go to the party.//Would it be very expensive to to hire bicycles for the week?
1)the level of sound produced by a television, radio, etc., 2)one in a set of related books 卷;冊
volume---please turm the volume down./The second volume第二集 is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
妒忌upset and '''angry''' because you wish you had someone else's qualities, advantages, or success:
jealous--- Ron was jealous of his colleague's promotion升官.
the larger number or part of something 大多數，大部分 opposite--minority(少部分)
majority---The majority of our class is girls.班上多數是女生//The majority of the people on this island can speak Chinese.
an object or objects that belong to someone 所有物;財產;資產/2. a building or area of land, or both together 房產，地產，房地產
property--They lost all their property in the fire. 失去所有財產//The notice said "Private property - keep off!" 佈告上寫著「私人地產，請勿擅入」。
a war between citizens of the same country.內戰
a civil war
the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future 期盼;盼望;希望
expectation--The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting). 假期過得一點也沒有令我們失望。I have high expectations for this job .
to choose a person for a particular job, by voting 選舉，推選
elect---She was elected as the class leader last semester(term)
similar to '''make up one's mind to do sth-----'to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen 確定，決定;影響
determine---Lily determined to leave for the hospital at once./決定立刻離開Your health is determined by what you eat.你的健康狀況取決於你的飲食。
in or to the central part of a city 在市中心（的）;朝市中心（的）
downtown--I work downtown, but I live in the suburbs. 我在城裡上班，但住在郊區。