By: Teresa Yuh-yi 談玉儀

From: Cobuild Dictionary and Reading Explorer 2

 Vocabularies

Unit 1 “Food and Health”

1.          account for (phrase)說明

l   to explain

2.          addiction (n.) 上癮

l   a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do (something)

l   addictive (adj.)

3.          advertise (v.) 廣告

l   to describe or give information about a product in order to promote sales

4.          aspect (n.)方面,觀點

l   part of something's character or nature

5.          associate (with) (v.) 關聯

l   to connect with something else

l   association (n.)

6.          battle (n.) 決鬥

l   a fight between people or groups

7.          community (n.) 社群

l   all the people who live in a particular area or place

8.          continent (n.) 洲, 陸地

l   any of the world’s main landmasses

9.          crop (n.) 作物

l   a plant grown in large amounts, like wheat

10.      crush (v.)壓碎

l   When you crush something, you break it into pieces by applying pressure.

11.      culprit (n.) 犯人，罪犯

l   When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.

12.      cut down on (phrase) 減少

l   to eat or drink less of a particular thing 

13.      diabetes (n.) 糖尿病

l   It is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in his or her blood.

14.      drug (n.) 藥物

l   a substance that affects the structure or any function of the body when taken   

15.      efficient (adj.) 有效率的

l   performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort

16.      extinct (adj.) 滅絕的

l   A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.

17.      facility (n.) 設備

l   something designed or built to serve a specific function, affording a convenience of service

18.      famine (n.) 飢荒

l   Famine is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

19.      flavor (n.) 味道

l   a particular type of taste

20.      heirloom (n.) 傳家寶

l   An heirloom is an ornament or other object that has belonged to a family for a very long time and that has been handed down from one generation to another.

21.      heritage (n.) 遺產

l   A country's heritage is all the qualities, traditions, or features of life there that have continued over many years and have been passed on from one generation to another.

22.      historic (adj.) 有歷史意義的

l   famous or important in history

23.      lollipop (n.) 棒棒糖

l   A lollipop is a sweet consisting of a hard disc or ball of a sugary substance on the end of a stick.

24.      manufacturer (n) 製造商

l   A manufacturer is a business or company which makes goods in large quantities to sell.

25.      marketplace (n.) 市場

l   the world of trade or economic activity 

26.      obvious (adj.) 明顯的

l   easily seen, recognized or understood

27.      occasionally (adv.) 偶爾,間或

l   once in a while, infrequently

l   occasion (n.)

28.      olive (n.)橄欖

l   Olives are small green or black fruit with a bitter taste. Olives are often pressed to make olive oil.

29.      recommend (v.) 推薦

l   to suggest that someone do (something)

30.      scale (n.)大小, 規模

l   (n.) a system of measurement or comparison

31.      seed (n.) 種子

l   a small unit produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow

32.      solely (adv.) 單獨地；唯一地

l   only or just

33.      store (v.) 儲存

l   to collect and put (something) in one location for future use

34.      suggest (v.) 建議

l   to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, used or thought about

35.      variety (n.) 種類, 多樣化

l   (n.) a number or collection of different things or people