中英法翻譯的走跳生活

collect (v.)有集中精神、使鎮定的意思

-> I tried to collect my thoughts, but I was too excited. 我想要集中精神，但我太亢奮了。

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civil (adj.)有禮貌

-> keep a civil tongue 談吐有禮/ He wasn't civil to his guests.

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dash (v.)希望破滅

-> Her hopes were dashed. 她的希望破滅了

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draw (n.)平手、平局、抽籤

-> The game was a draw.

-> The game ended in a draw.

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dull (v.)減輕

-> Time dulled his pain.

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fancy (n.)一時興起

-> a passing fancy心血來潮

       （n.）興趣

-> This doesn't tickle my fancy at all. This is dull and boring.

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fire (n.)熱情、火花

->a speech lacking fire 不精采的演說

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flat(adj.)統一的、均一的

-> a flat price 均一價、統一價格

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hand (n.)字跡

-> He wrote in a neat hand. 他的字跡很工整

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raise (v.)飼養

-> raise beans種植豆子

我們都知道raise可以用在養動物/小孩，但種植物居然也可以用raise!

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spot的相關搭配詞:

high spot 精彩的部分

soft spot 罩門

black spot 容易發生事故的地區

bright spot 亮點

trouble spot 動亂地區

scenic spot 風景名勝

hot spot 戰亂地區、（美國口語）紅燈區

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stake (n.)樁

-> burn at the stake （綁在樁上）處以火刑

介系詞居然是用at 不是用on ！看到這個片語就想到聖女貞德ＱＱ

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value的相關搭配詞：

nominal value 名目價值

real value 實質價值

face value 票面價值

market value 市值

street value 黑市價值

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bear (v.)結

-> The tree bears a lot of fruit.

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deliver (v.)接生

-> The midwife delivered the baby. 助產士幫忙接生

-> Her husband delivered the baby himself. 她先生自己幫忙接生

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develop (v.)發展、使成長

-> Physical exercise develops muscle. 運動可鍛鍊肌肉

-> Will a plant develop from this seed? 這顆種子會長成植物嗎？

develop就是「長」肌肉的「長」英文動詞對照！

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develop（v.）沖洗照片

-> We developed a roll of film yesterday.

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discharge (v.)排出、流出

-> There was a discharge of pus from the wound. 傷口流膿了

-> discharge waste from the bosy 排出體內的廢物

            （v.）釋放、允許離開

-> discharge a prisoner from a jail

-> My brother was discharged from the hospital last week.

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You must drive slowly in school zone. 校區

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dues (n.)費用

-> club dues 會費

-> harbor dues 港務費

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fail (v.)減退

-> Her eyesight is failing. 他的視力在減退

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There's a very informative feature on meida disinformation in today's paper. 今天的報紙有一則關於媒體不實報導的專題，言之有物。

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free (adj.)慷慨的、大方的

-> a free spender 揮金如土的人

-> She is free with her money. 他花起錢來很隨性

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This car can hold five people.本車限乘五人

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The livelihood of the citizens has reached  a new level. 市民的生活水平

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hit the mark 命中目標

wide of the mark 離譜、不切題

mark down 記下

miss one's mark 沒打中目標

make one's mark 成名、出名

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obscure (v.)遮掩、使不清楚

-> obscured glass 毛玻璃

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admission 承認

admittance 進入

installment 分期付款

installation 就任、就職

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odd (adj.)臨時的、不固定的

-> an odd job 臨時工

-> at odd times 偶爾

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BYOB (bring your own bottle) party 自行帶酒派對

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practice (n.)慣例、常規、習慣

-> unfair business practice(s)投機生意

-> Marrying later in life is now quite common practice in developed nations. 在已開發國家，晚婚現在是常態。

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a scale 一座天秤

a bathrom scale 體重計

scale the fish before cooking them. 料理前先把魚的鱗片刮除。

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stick (v.) 插

-> stick candles in a birthday cake. 把蠟燭插在生日蛋糕上 

中文雖然是插在蛋糕上，不過英文的邏輯卻是「插在蛋糕裡」喔！

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appropriate (v.)盜用、佔用

-> appropriate government money 盜用公款

-> Don't appropriate the ideas of others. 不要瓢竊別人的點子

                （v.）(為了某目的)撥款

-> The government appropriated a large sum of money for environmental conservation.

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benefit (n.)利益、好處

-> public benefit 公益

          （n.）慈善

-> a benefit concert 慈善音樂會

-> a benefit perfornance 慈善表演

            (n.)補助、津貼

-> sickness benefit 疾病補助

-> fringe benefit 額外補助

-> unemployment benefit 失業補助

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compose (v.)作文

-> I am mentally compose the letter I will write later. 我腦子裡在構思待會兒要寫的信。

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concession (n.)讓步、優惠[C]

->You can get travel concessions if you are under 26.

                 (n.)妥協、讓步

-> The dispute was settled through mutual concessions. 雙方讓步

-> a concession to public opinion 採納民意

-> make a concession to a demand 讓步同意了某個要求

                 (n.)特許、專利權

-> an oil concession 石油專利權

                 (n.)攤位、店

-> Thank you for visiting our concession stand. 感謝您光臨我們的攤位

-> an ice cream concession in the subway station. 地鐵站的冰淇淋店

這讓我想到北車的地下街飲料店麵包店還有爭鮮ＸＤＤＤ

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conduct (v.)帶領、導覽

-> The guide conducted  us round the cathedral. 

-> conduct a tour 帶領行程

並不是計劃行程喔！而是執行！執行！

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contingent (adj.)取決於，以...為條件的

-> Our success is contingent on your support.

-> The picnic planned for Sunday is contingent on the weather.

               (n.)偶發事件、意外事故

-> He was prepared for every contingent.

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contract (v.)罹患

-> I have contracted a bad cold.

-> contract smallpox 得了天花

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coordinate (n.)座標

-> global coordinates 全球座標

                (n.)成套的東西

-> The shirt and the skirt are color coordinates.這件襯衫和裙子在顏色上可以配成套

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deposit (v.)放下

-> The bus deposited them near the station.

           (v.)沈澱、淤積

-> The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on them.

          (v.)存款

-> Our customers have to deposit $1,000 every month.

          (n.)保證金、押金

-> We have $500. Will it be enough for a deposit?

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dispense (v.)發出、流出

-> The cash machine was unable to dispense money. 提款機沒辦法吐鈔

-> a faucet dispensing sufficient water 水龍頭流出足夠的水

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dispose (v.)排列、整理

-> dispose books on the shelves 把書歸到架上

-> dispose troops 整頓部隊

           （v.）使有意於

-> I didn't feel disposed to help her.

            （v.）(-of)處理掉、擺脫

-> The murderer was unable to dispose of the body.

-> We have to dispose of mice in the house.

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draft (n.)(conscription)徵兵

-> He is of draft age. 他到了入伍的年紀

-> evade the draft 逃兵役

是在講某個黑皮膚的藝人嗎ＸＤ

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elaborate (adj.)精心製作的、複雜的

-> elaborate preparation 精心準備

-> an elaborate excuse 精心編造的藉口

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engagement (n.) 債務、應償還的款項

-> You must meet your engagements within a month.

                  (n.)交戰、戰鬥

-> The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.

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exploit (n.) 功績、輝煌的成就

-> His exploits as an explorer brought him fame and wealth.

想到哥倫布或拿破崙！

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faciilty (n.)產品的功能

-> a computer with speech recognition facility

           (n.)能力、技能

-> She has a facility for learning languages./ Practice gives facility.

           (n.)輕易

->She handled the crisis with facility.

-> overcome difficulties with facility

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issue (n.) (法律用語)子女、子嗣

-> die without issue 死後無嗣

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quarter (n.) 地區、區域

-> a/the residential quarter住宅區

           (n.)住處

-> change one's quarter 更換住處

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reclaim (v.)開墾、開拓

-> This land was reclaimed from the sea. 這是填海所造的海埔新生地

-> reclaimed land 新生地

            (v.)使悔改、改過自新

-> reclaim former criminals 感化舊罪犯 

-> a reclaimed alcoholic 改過自新的酒鬼

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subscribe (v.)贊同

-> I subscribe to your opinion.

               (v.)捐款

-> subscribe a large sum to charities

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transfer (n.)轉移、轉調、轉車

-> a transfer fee 轉帳手續費、轉讓費

-> the transfer of power 權力轉移

-> (a) transfer to another part of the company 轉調到公司的另一個單位

-> (a/the) transfer of ownership 所有權轉移

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volume (n.)書冊、卷

-> a four-hundred page volume 四百頁的書

-> the first volume of his autobiography 他自傳的第一冊