week 10

大一共A week 10

• 課堂筆記

* buffet （風浪等的）衝擊；（命運對人的）打擊

verb. 

連續衝擊；傷害[H]

*frigid寒冷的，嚴寒的

*Fahrenheit

*Celsius

* A room with a view

*traveling is a fool's paradise

* worsen

* lethal weapon

* transcendentalism

* Herod II

* Salome

* Last supper

• 課後筆記

l   peer  noun \ˈpir\  : a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else

: a member of the British nobility

<e.g. He was respected and admired by his peers.>

l   withdrawal  noun \-ˈdrȯ(-ə)l\  : an act of moving something away or taking something away

: an act of ending your involvement in something

: the act of taking money out of a bank account

<e.g. The general authorized the withdrawal of troops from the fields.>

l   taxicab  noun \ˈtak-sē-ˌkab\  :  an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

<e.g. took a taxicab to the airport>

l   hypnotize  verb \-ˌtīz\  : to put (a person) into a state of hypnosis

: to hold the attention of (someone) : to attract (someone) in a powerful or mysterious way

<e.g. The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.>

l   urge  verb \ˈərj\  : to ask people to do or support (something) in a way that shows that you believe it is very important

: to try to persuade (someone) in a serious way to do something

: to use force or pressure to move (someone or something) in a particular direction or at a particular speed

<e.g. He is continually urging reform.>

l   hazard  noun \ˈha-zərd\  : a source of danger

golf : something on a golf course (such as a pond or an area of sand) that makes hitting the ball into the hole more difficult

<e.g. the tumbledown old barn was considered a fire hazard>

l   metabolism  noun \mə-ˈta-bə-ˌli-zəm\  biology : the chemical processes by which a plant or an animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy

<e.g. studying the metabolisms of various organisms>

l   peripheral  adjective \pə-ˈri-f(ə-)rəl\  : not relating to the main or most important part

computers : connected to a computer but not an essential part of it

: of or relating to the area that is to the side of the area you are looking at

estrogen

<e.g. If we focus too much on peripheral issues, we will lose sight of the goal.>

l   diabetes  noun \ˌdī-ə-ˈbē-tēz, -ˈbē-təs\  :  any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine;especially :  diabetes mellitus

noun \ˌdī-ə-ˈbēt-ēz, -ˈbēt-əs\   (Medical Dictionary) : any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine; especially : diabetes mellitus

l   hereditary  adjective \hə-ˈre-də-ˌter-ē\  : passed or able to be passed from parent to child before birth

: passing from a person who has died to that person's child or younger relative

: holding a position or title that was passed on from your parent or an older relative

<e.g. He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.>

l   metabolically  adjective \ˌme-tə-ˈbä-lik\  :  of, relating to, or based on metabolism

adjective \ˌmet-ə-ˈbäl-ik\   (Medical Dictionary) : of, relating to, or based on metabolism

: vegetative 1a(2)—used especially of a cell nucleus that is not dividing

l   elasticity  noun \i-ˌlas-ˈti-sə-tē, ˌē-ˌlas-, -ˈtis-tē\  :  the quality or state of being elastic: as

a :  the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation :  springiness

b :  resilience 2

c :  the quality of being adaptable

:  the responsiveness of a dependent economic variable to changes in influencing factors <elasticity of demand> <priceelasticity>

noun \i-ˌlas-ˈtis-ət-ē, ˌē-ˌlas-, -ˈtis-tē\   (Medical Dictionary)

: the quality or state of being elastic

l   menopause  noun \ˈme-nə-ˌpȯz, ˈmē-\  : the time in a woman's life when blood stops flowing from her body each month : the time when a woman stops menstruating

noun \ˈmen-ə-ˌpȯz, ˈmēn-\   (Medical Dictionary) a (1) : the natural cessation of menstruation occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55 with a mean in Western cultures of approximately 51 (2) : the physiological period in the life of a woman in which such cessation and the accompanying regression of ovarian function occurs—called also climacteric; compareperimenopauseb : cessation of menstruation from other than natural causes (as from surgical removal of the ovaries)

l   insulin  noun \ˈin(t)-s(ə-)lən\  :  a protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus

l   sedentary  adjective \ˈse-dən-ˌter-ē\  : doing or involving a lot of sitting : not doing or involving much physical activity

: staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places

<e.g. Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job.>

l   statistic   noun \stə-ˈtis-tik\  : a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)

statistics : a type of mathematics that deals with the study of statistics

a :  a quantity (as the mean of a sample) that is computed from a sample; specifically :  estimate 3b

b :  a random variable that takes on the possible values of a statistic

<e.g. One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees.>

l   adolescent  noun \-sənt\  : a young person who is developing into an adult : a young person who is going through adolescence

<e.g. Their children are now adolescents.>

l   upheaval  noun \ˌəp-ˈhē-vəl, (ˌ)ə-ˈpē-\  : a major change or period of change that causes a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc.

: an occurrence in which a part of the Earth's surface moves up forcefully

<e.g. The civil rights movement marked a period of social upheaval in the U.S.>

l   interpreter  noun \in-ˈtər-prə-tər, -pə-\  : a person who translates the words that someone is speaking into a different language

<e.g. He has now learned English well enough that he can conduct interviews without an interpreter.>

l   inferiority  adjective \in-ˈfir-ē-ər\  : of poor quality : low or lower in quality

: of little or less importance or value

: low or lower in rank

<e.g. The judges voted to overturn a ruling made by an inferior court.>

l   initiative  adjective \i-ˈni-shə-tiv also -shē-ə-tiv\  :  of or relating to initiation :  introductory, preliminary

noun \i-ˈni-shə-tiv also -shē-ə-tiv\ :  an introductory step <took the initiative in attempting to settle the issue>

:  energy or aptitude displayed in initiation of action : enterprise <showed great initiative>

a :  the right to initiate legislative action

b :  a procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition to propose a law and secure its submission to theelectorate or to the legislature for approval — comparereferendum 1

<e.g. If you want to meet her, you're going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.>

l   moratorium  noun \ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm, ˌmär-\  : a time when a particular activity is not allowed

<e.g. The treaty calls for a nuclear testing moratorium.>

l   tremendous  adjective \tri-ˈmen-dəs\  : very large or great

: very good or excellent

:  being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror

a :  notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence <tremendous problems> <a writer of tremendoustalent> —often used as a generalized term of approval <had a tremendous time>

b :  unusually large :  huge <a tremendous number of people>

— tre·men·dous·ly adverb

— tre·men·dous·ness noun

<e.g. He has a tremendous amount of energy.>

l   moratorium  noun \ˌmȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm, ˌmär-\ a :  a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt

b :  a waiting period set by an authority

:  a suspension of activity

<e.g. The treaty calls for a nuclear testing moratorium.>