19. wreck (vt) (1) 使失事,使遇難            字形似 wrench (v) 猛扭,猛擰

                       (2) 破壞;損害;使受挫

                  (vi)  失事,遇難;受到破壞

                  (n) (1) [U] (船等的)失事,遇難; [C] 船難事故

                        (2) [C] 失事的船;失事船的殘骸; (被毀車輛,飛機,房屋等的)殘骸

                        (3) [U] 破壞,毀滅;挫折

                       (4) [C] (口) 受嚴重損害的人;變得極瘦弱的人;失去健康的人

wreckage (n) [U]  (船隻等的)失事,遭難;  (失事船或飛機等的)殘骸

wrecked (a) 爛醉的;(吸食毒品後)迷幻的,興奮的

     Experts arrived to examine the wreckage of the airplane. 

      專家們趕來檢查該機的殘骸

The captain tried to save the ship from wreck. 

船長試圖拯救這條船,使之免於遇難

The hurricane caused many wrecks.  颶風造成了許多船難

All around were the wrecks of previous crashes.

 四周全是以前撞毀的汽車的殘骸

Budget cuts mean the wreck of all our plans. 

預算的削減意味著我們所有計劃的毀滅

My father was a complete wreck after the illness.    親病後身體完全垮了

The ship was wrecked in a storm.     這條船在一次風暴中失事了

His drinking wrecked their marriage.    他的酗酒毀壞了他們的婚姻

The train wrecked at the crossing.     火車在交叉道口失事

20. bleat (vi) (1) infml  低聲訴苦; 聲音顫抖地哀訴; 哭訴, 抱怨

                     (2) (羊,小牛等)咩咩叫

                (n) [S] 羊,小牛等的)咩咩叫聲

She heard a lamb bleating in the distance.   她聽到一隻羊在遠處叫

They bleat about how miserable they are.  他們訴說他們的生活是多麼悲慘

   My cell phone bleated loudly.

21. trill (vi; vt )  to sing, play or pronounce with a trill 用顫音發聲;

                        用顫音唱歌(或演奏);  用顫音發(聲); 囀鳴

       (n) [C] 【音】 (音樂演奏或演唱時的) 顫音; (尤指鳥的) 啼囀, 囀鳴

The birds were trilling in the treetop.

22. contend (vt) (1)  為...鬥爭(或競爭,爭論等)

                            (2) 堅決主張,聲稱[Y][+(that)]

                      (vi)  (1) 爭奪,競爭

                             (2) 全力對付;搏鬥;奮鬥

                             (3) 爭論,辯論 

contender (n) (冠軍)爭奪者;競爭者 

 類 opponent (對手;敵手,反對者)、antagonist（敵手,對手）、competition（總稱)競爭者;比賽對手[U]）、gladiator（論爭者；【史】鬥劍者）

contend with片  對付

I have so many problems to contend with at the moment. 

我此刻有許多問題要處理

Three students contended for the prize.  三個學生競爭該獎

There were too many problems to contend with. 

要全力對付的問題真是太多太多了

23. prop (vt)  to support or keep in a leaning or resting position  支撐; 把…固定於某個位置; 把…靠在…上 [+up ]

                (n) (1) [C] 支柱;支撐物

                      (2) [C] 支持者;後盾;靠山 

prop sthg. up  (vt)  sometimes derog to help or give support to  (often with money)  (有時貶) (常指用錢)資助;支持;維持

類　bolster (vt. 支撐;加固;援助;支持)、support 　

Her daughter was a prop to her during her illness.  她生病時全靠她女兒照料

Prop the door open with a brick.  用磚塊撐門使其開著

She propped up the baby’s head by putting a pillow behind it.

   It is not the government’s policy to prop up declining industries. 

   資助不景氣的工業不是政府的政策