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A1 · Describing things (3)
A1 · 描述事物 (3)
情勢, 情況
all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
The airline suggested I check with the State Department regarding the political situation in the country I'm flying to
航空公司建議我向國務院查詢我即將前往的國家的政治情勢。
The vast number of different airfares available makes for a complicated situation
同義詞circumstancesconditionstatepositioncontextenvironmentcaseevent反義詞stabilitycalmpeacenormality東西, 玩意兒
an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
He's just bought one of those exercise things
他剛買了一台那種運動器材之類的東西。
Turn that thing off while I'm talking to you!
同義詞objectitementityarticlestuffmatter反義詞nothingnonentityabstraction有用的, 實用的
that can help you to do or achieve what you want
Some products can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
有些產品在使用年限結束後可以回收。
Your knowledge of German may come in useful(= be useful in a particular situation).
同義詞helpfulbeneficialadvantageouspracticalvaluableeffectiveserviceable反義詞uselessineffectiveworthlessimpracticalfutile安靜的, 寧靜的
making very little noise
Nick likes living in the rural areas because they are usually quiet and peaceful.
Nick 喜歡住在鄉下,因為那裡通常安靜又平和。
He went very quiet(= did not say much) so I knew he was upset.
同義詞silentpeacefulcalmtranquilhushedstillserene反義詞noisyloudboisterousrowdyturbulentstormy準備好的
fully prepared for what you are going to do and able to start it immediately
I'm not sure if Karen is ready for marriage yet.
我不確定 Karen 是否已經準備好要結婚。
I'm just getting the kids ready for school.
同義詞preparedsetprimedequippedwillingaptripe反義詞unpreparedunwillingunreadyreluctanthesitant特別的, 特殊的
not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal
There is something special about this place.
這個地方有某種特別之處。
The school will only allow this in special circumstances.
同義詞uniquedistinctremarkableexceptionalextraordinarynotablesignificantparticular反義詞ordinarycommonusualnormaltypicalregular

















