reading explorer 3

Unit 10 “All in the Mind”

1.    presume  假設；假定

(v.) to think that something is the case without being certain

2.    visualize  想像；構思

(v.) in medicine, to use equipment to create an image of an internal part of the body like the brain

3.    transform  使改觀

(v.) to change something totally

4.    entity  實體

(n.) something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity

5.    reinforce  加深；使更具說服力

(v.) to strengthen something by giving it more support

6.    welfare  幸福；健康；安全

(n.) well-being, health, comfort, happiness

7.    flexible  可彎曲的；有彈性的

(adj.) easily bent or adjusted without breaking

8.    underlie  位於…的下面；置於…之下

(v.) to lie beneath something

9.    perspective  觀點；思考方法

(n.) a point of view or a particular way of thinking about something

10. accomplish  完成；實現；達到

(v.) to succeed in doing something that is a goal or aim

11. acknowledge  承認

(v.) to accept or admit that something is true

12. primitive  早期的；原始的

(adj.) very simple, belonging to an early period of development

13. reveal  顯示；透露

(v.) to show or make people aware of something

14. master  精通；掌握

(v.) to become highly skilled in doing something

15. abstract  抽象的

(adj.) theoretical, not related to real things

16. simulate  假裝；冒充

(v.) to pretend to do something in artificial conditions

17. pronounce  發音

(v.) to say something using particular sounds

18. humble  謙遜的；虛心的

(adj.) modest and respectful, not too proud

19. dismiss  讓(某人)離開；摒棄

(v.) to send someone away or to reject something or someone

20. extraordinary  非凡的；卓越的

(adj.) having an extremely special quality, very unusual