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61. snarl (v) (1) (vi) [(+at/out)]  ( of an animal) to make a low angry sond while showing the teeth (動物張牙露齒低聲地)咆哮,;

                                 (狗等),

                       (2) (vi; vt) to speak or say in an angry bed-tempered way

                                      咆味著說,怒吼

                       (3) (vt) [up ] to twist or mix together so as to make movement

                                         difficult    糾纏,混亂

                (n) 咆哮聲;吼叫; ,

  snarl-up (n) (尤指交通的) 混亂

snarlingly (ad) 厲聲地;咆哮著;怒吼著

The dog snarled at the stranger.   狗對著陌生人嗥叫

The mad man snarled at the children.   瘋子對著孩子們吼叫

"Let me alone," I snarled.    "別管我,"我咆哮著說

At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.

在海濱我們可以聽見波濤的咆哮

Traffic was badly snarled (up) near the accident.

車禍現場附近交通混亂不堪 

62. incompetence (n) 無能力; 無資格;不適當

competence (n) [U] (1)能力,勝任,稱職

                                         (2)【律】權限

competent (a) (1) 有能力的,能幹的;能勝任的,稱職的

                                (2) 充分的,足夠的;令人滿意的,合格的

                                (3) [F][+to-v] 【律】有法定資格的

incompetent(a) (1) [(+at/for)][+to-v]無能力的;不能勝任的;不合適的

                            (2) [] 無行為能力的;法律上無資格(或無效)

                             (n) (1) 無能力的人;弱智者

                                   (2) 【律】無法定資格者

She is incompetent to judge.   她沒有判斷能力

He is incompetent at his job.  他不能勝任自己那份工作

incompetent evidence   法律上無效的證據

Idiots and other incompetents need someone to look after them. 

  白癡和其他弱智者需人照料他們

The young surgeon showed exceptional competence.

      這位年輕的醫生表現了非凡的能力。

This case is beyond this court's competence.  此法院無權受理這宗案件

Mark proved to be a very competent manager.

       馬克證明了自己是一個很能幹的經理

She has a competent knowledge of English.  她已掌握了足夠的英語知識

63. vicinity (n) (1) [U][(+of)] 附近地區;近處,近鄰

  

                           (2) [U][(+to/of)] 鄰近,接近

vicinal (a) 附近的;本地區的

vicinage (n) 近處;住在鄰近地區的人們; 鄰居關係;鄰近

There is no high school in the vicinity.      附近沒有高中

     The cost of the car is in the vicinity of 10,000 dollars.

      這輛汽車約值一萬元

64. smolder (vi) (1) [+out ] (無火苗地)悶燒,燻燒; 悶燃燒盡; 用文火悶燒           

   (2) [ +with ] (憤怒等)悶在心裡,鬱積;怒火中燒 

(n) [the+S] 悶燒,悶燃

The workforce were smoldering with discontent. 工人們流露出難以抑制的不滿

   smoldering anger/ passion  壓抑著的怒火/激情

     smoldering eyes 壓抑著怒火的眼睛

65. mutter (vi; vti ) to speak (usu. Qngry or complaining words) in a low voice, not  easily heard V 嘀咕; 私下抱怨(); 低聲嘀咕

                   (n) 咕噥;抱怨[S]

      mutterer (n)

muttering (n) 喃喃自語;獨自怨言

 mumble(含糊地說,咕噥著說 to speak or say unclearly )

  complain(抱怨)、

  grumble(抱怨,發牢騷; 嘟囔;埋怨  to express discontent or dissatisfaction;  complain in a quiet but bad-tempered way )、

       murmur(私下抱怨,咕噥,私下埋怨,發牢騷 to complain, ort officially

                          but in private;低聲說,連續而輕柔的說 

66. chalk up (vt) 記下; 取得

chalk (n) [C][U] 粉筆; 用粉筆劃的記號

                (vt) (1) [(+on/up)] 用粉筆寫(或畫)

                       (2) [(+out)] 畫出...的草圖;規劃

                       (3) 比賽時)();記下[(+up)]

chalkboard (n) 黑板

They will chalk up your good points.  他們會記下你的優點

Our team has chalked up a record score for the season.

我們隊已取得該季度最佳得分記錄

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          
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