week 13

大一共A week 13

• 課堂筆記

*geometry

*solve equation

*rubbish

*that totally rubbish

*Bolonia

*pepperoni

*patristics  *pa- stands for father.

          * ma- stands for mother

*arch- older

*pulses, glittered

*Don’t wish too well. It might come true.

*children of lesser god

*You are such a snob

*sl- sn- opposite

*put a bullet through his head.

*zipper bag

• 課後筆記

l   abandon  verb \ə-ˈban-dən\ : to leave and never return to (someone who needs protection or help)

: to leave and never return to (something)

: to leave (a place) because of danger

<e.g. They abandoned the car on a back road.>

l   collapse  verb \kə-ˈlaps\  : to break apart and fall down suddenly

: to fall down or become unconscious because you are sick or exhausted

: to completely relax the muscles of your body because you are very tired, upset, etc.

<e.g. The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow.>

l   drought  noun \ˈdrau̇t\  : a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain

<e.g. The drought caused serious damage to crops.>

l   settlement  noun \ˈse-təl-mənt\  : a formal agreement or decision that ends an argument or dispute; also : an amount of money that someone receives as part of such an agreement

: the act or process of settling an argument or disagreement

: the act of paying back money that is owed

<e.g. I got the house in the divorce settlement.>

l   spray  noun \ˈsprā\  :  a usually flowering branch or shoot

:  a decorative flat arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a coffin)

:  something (as a jeweled pin) resembling a spray

verb : to put a stream of small drops of liquid on (someone or something)

: to put (something) on a surface or into the air using a special container that produces a stream of small drops of liquid

: to flow out in a stream of very small drops

<e.g. She sprayed herself with perfume.>

l   harsh  adjective \ˈhärsh\  : unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience

: having an unpleasant or harmful effect because of great strength or force : too intense or powerful

: severe or cruel : not kind

<e.g. It's time for her to face the harsh realities of this situation.>

l   starvation  noun \stär-ˈvā-shən\  : suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat : the condition of someone who is starving

<e.g. The famine brought mass starvation.>

l   rhetorical  adjective \ri-ˈtȯr-i-kəl, -ˈtär-\  : of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people

<e.g. My question was rhetorical. I wasn't really expecting an answer.>

l   civilization  noun \ˌsi-və-lə-ˈzā-shən\  : the condition that exists when people have developed effective ways of organizing a society and care about art, science, etc.

: a particular well-organized and developed society

: all the societies of the world

<e.g. We are studying ancient Greek civilization.>

l   sustainable  adjective \sə-ˈstā-nə-bəl\  : able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed

: involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources

: able to last or continue for a long time

<e.g. a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters>

l   destruction  noun \di-ˈstrək-shən\  : the act or process of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired : the act or process of destroying something

<e.g. War results in death and widespread destruction.>

l   consumption  noun \kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən\  : the act of eating or drinking something

: the use of something (such as fuel)

: use by a particular group of people

<e.g. The jet's high fuel consumption makes it expensive to operate.>

l   acre  noun \ˈā-kər\  : a measure of land area in the U.S. and Britain that equals 4,840 square yards (about 4,047 square meters)

<e.g. The house sits on two acres of land.>

l   farmland  noun \ˈfärm-ˌland\  : land used or suitable for farming

<e.g. 50 acres of rich farmland>

l   anthropology  noun \ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jē\  : the study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures

:  the science of human beings; especially :  the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture

:  theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings

l   deforestation  noun \(ˌ)dē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən, -ˌfär-\  : the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area

<e.g. the deforestation of the island>

l   attempting  verb \ə-ˈtem(p)t\  : to try to do (something) : to try to accomplish or complete (something)

<e.g. They've attempted a climb up Mount Everest once before.>

l   accommodate  verb \ə-ˈkä-mə-ˌdāt\  : to provide room for (someone) : to provide a place to stay and sleep for (someone)

: to have room for (someone or something)

: to do something helpful for (someone) : to provide what is needed or wanted for (someone or something)

<e.g. Over 600 people can be accommodated on the cruise ship.>

l   wipe  verb \ˈwīp\  : to clean or dry (something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.

: to remove (something) by rubbing

: to move (something) over a surface

<e.g.  She wiped her eyes with a tissue.>

l   barrel  noun \ˈber-əl, ˈba-rəl\  : a round usually wooden container with curved sides and flat ends

: the amount of something in a barrel

: the part of a gun that the bullets go through when the gun is fired

<e.g. Oak barrels are used for aging the wine.>

l   quintuple  adjective \kwin-ˈtü-pəl, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈkwin-tə-\  : five times bigger in size or amount

: having five parts or including five people or things

<e.g. Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.>

l   humid  adjective \ˈhyü-məd, ˈyü-\  : having a lot of moisture in the air

<e.g. the air was so humid that our beach towels hanging on the line never really got dry>

l   microclimate  noun \ˈmī-krō-ˌklī-mət\  :  the essentially uniform local climate of a usually small site or habitat

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Climatic condition in a relatively small area, within a few feet above and below the Earth's surface and within canopies of vegetation. Microclimates are affected by such factors as temperature, humidity, wind and turbulence, dew, frost, heat balance, evaporation, the nature of the soil and vegetation, the local topography, latitude, elevation, and season. Weather and climate are sometimes influenced by microclimatic conditions, especially by variations in surface characteristics.

l   orient  noun \ˈȯr-ē-ənt, -ē-ˌent\  verb \ˈȯr-ē-ˌent\

: to change or create (something, such as a book or a film) so that it appeals to a particular group of people or is suitable for a particular group of people

: to direct (someone) toward a goal

: to place (something) in a particular position or direction

<e.g. The program is intended to orient students toward a career in medicine.>

l   pedestrian  adjective \pə-ˈdes-trē-ən\ 

: not interesting or unusual

: relating to or designed for people who are walking

<e.g. He lived a pedestrian life, working at the paper mill and living in his trailer.>