- abbreviation〔
〕n. 縮寫;簡寫字
"TV" is an abbreviation for "television."
TV是電視的縮寫。
- absolutely〔
〕adv. 完全地
It is absolutely no business of mine.
那完全不關我的事。
- abundance〔
〕n. 豐富
The sea has an abundance of fish.
海裡有充分的魚產量。
- accept〔
〕vt. 接受c
Are you going to accept their invitation?
你會接受他們的邀請嗎?
- accidental〔
〕 意外的;偶然的
Breaking the glass was
simply an accidental mistake.
打破那個玻璃杯只是一個意外的錯誤。
- accidentally〔
〕
adv. 意外地;突然地
Little Johnny accidentally witnessed (目睹) a murder (謀殺).
小強尼意外地目睹一樁謀殺案。
- ache〔
〕vi. (持續地、隱隱地)疼痛
The sad story made my heart ache.
這悲傷的故事使我心痛。
- across〔
〕prep. 橫過;越過
They go across the street.
他們穿越街道。
- act〔
〕n. vi. vt. 表演;行動
She was not really crying. It was only an act.
她並不是真的在哭,只是假裝而已。
- act〔
〕vi.,vt. 表現;行動;扮演
Whenever he meets Mary, he doesn't know how to act.
每當他遇到瑪麗,他都手足無措。
- actively〔
〕adv. 積極地
Jerry actively took part in(參與)sporting activities.
傑瑞積極地參與體育活動。
- activity〔
〕n.(pl. activities)活動
Basketball playing is an outdoor(戶外的)activity.
籃球是一種戶外活動。
- actually〔
〕adj 事實上
Actually, the two singers are lovers.
事實上,那兩個歌手是情侶。
- add〔
〕v. 加
The fire is going out; will you add some wood?
火快要熄了;你要不要再加一點木柴?
- add〔
〕v. 補充;增加;加上
If you add 35 to 65, you get a hundred.
如果你把65加上35,你就會得到100
- add〔
〕vt. 加
He added sugar and cream to his coffee.
他在咖啡中加了糖和奶油。
- admire〔
〕vt. 讚賞;欽佩
His politeness is much admired.
他的溫文有禮大受讚賞。
- admit〔
〕vt. 承認;准許
She admitted that she had made a mistake.
她承認她犯了錯。
- adult〔
〕n. 成人
This movie is for adults only.
這部影片限成人觀賞。
- advantage〔
〕n. 益處;利益
Alex took the advantage of the break to take a nap.
亞力斯利用休息時間打個盹。
- adventure〔
〕
n. 冒險;冒險事件;奇遇
Most boys like stories of adventure.
大部分的男孩子都喜歡冒險故事。
- adventure〔
〕n. 冒險
A trip to the Sahara Desert is a real adventure.
一趟撒哈拉沙漠之旅是一次真正的冒險。
- adventure〔
〕n. 奇遇,冒險
Life without adventure is boring.
沒有冒險的生活是很無聊的。
- adventurous〔
〕adj. 冒險的
He enjoyed the adventurous life in the jungle.
他喜歡在叢林裡的冒險生活。
- advertise〔
〕
vi. (運用媒體)廣告;作宣傳
It's surprising that this product sold well without advertising.
這個產品沒有廣告也賣得很好,真令人訝異。
- advertisement〔
〕
n. 廣告;宣傳(常略寫為ad或advert)
He put an advertisement in the newspaper in order to sell his house.
他在報紙上刊登廣告以販售他的房屋。
- advice〔
〕n. 忠告;勸告
I asked the doctor for his advice.
我徵詢醫師的意見。
- advise〔
〕vt. 勸告;忠告;建議
(advice〔
〕n. 勸告;建議)
I advised him not to tell anyone.
我勸他不要告訴任何人。
- adviser〔
〕n. 忠告者
Not all parents are good advisers.
並非所有的父母都是很好的忠告者。
- affair〔
〕n. 事件
A president has a great deal of influence over the affairs of a country.
總統對國家事務有舉足輕重的影響力。
- affect〔
〕vt. 影響
Every child knows that smoking affects health.
每個小孩都知道抽菸影響健康。
- affect〔
〕vt. 影響;對…發生作用
Smoking affects people's health.
抽煙會影響人體健康。
- affection〔
〕n. 情愛
He has deep affection for his wife.
他對他的太太一往情深。
- affectionate〔
〕adj. 充滿愛意的
Parents are usually more affectionate to their youngest child.
父母親一般都比較疼愛他們最小的孩子。
- afford〔
〕v. 有能力;經得起
Because of the coming examination, I cannot afford to spend the weekend playing
around.
這個週末我不能到處玩了。
- afford〔
〕v. 有能力支付、給與、去做
I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
我買不起這麼貴的車子。
- African〔
〕adj. 非洲的
Mr. Glen is an African American.
格林先生是非裔美籍人。
- agent〔
〕n. 情報員;代理人
The job of secret agents is often dangerous.
情報員的工作常常是很危險的。
- agreeable〔
〕adj. 欣然同意的
They are agreeable to the suggestion.
他們都欣然同意這個提議。
- agreement〔
〕n. 同意;協議
We have made an agreement on the project.
我們對這項企劃案已達成了協議。
Air pollution is a global problem.
空氣污染是全球性的問題。
- aircraft〔
〕n. 航空器
We destroyed hundreds of aircraft in the game.
在這遊戲中,我們摧毀了好幾百架的飛機。
- airplane〔
〕n. 飛機
It's convenient to travel by airplane.
坐飛機旅行很方便。
- airport〔
〕n. 機場;航空站
Chiang Kai-shek Airport is the biggest one in Taiwan.
中正機場是臺灣最大的一座機場。
- aisle〔
〕n. 走道
Never stand in the aisles when the movie is on.
電影開演後不要站在走道上。
- alarming〔
〕
adj. 令人恐懼的;引起驚慌的
The rain forest is disappearing at an alarming rate.
這片雨林正以令人擔憂的速度消失中。
- alcohol〔
〕n. 酒
Alcohol and driving don't go together.
開車不喝酒,酒後不開車。
- alien〔
〕adj. 外國的;外星人的
There are more and more alien workers working in Taiwan.
越來越多外籍勞工在台灣工作。
- alienate〔
〕v. 使疏遠;使不和
Beth's coolness has alienated her friends.
貝絲的冷淡態度已使得她的朋友們對她疏遠。
- alive〔
〕adj. 活著的
The dog was still alive, even after six days without food.
那隻狗依然活著,即使六天沒有吃食物。
- alive〔
〕adj. 活蹦亂跳的;活著的
They kept her alive on a life support machine.
他們使用維生系統維持她的生命。
- allergic〔
〕adj. 過敏的
Sarah is allergic to seafood.
莎拉對海產過敏。
- allow〔
〕vt. 允許
No pets are allowed in that apartment house.
那棟公寓不准養寵物。
- allowance〔
〕n. 津貼
I receive a monthly allowance from my father.
我每月從我父親那兒拿零用錢。
- alphabet〔
〕n. 字母
You must learn the alphabet in order to read and write English.
你必須學習字母以便讀寫英文。
- alphabetical〔
〕adj. 字母的
All the guests names are listed in alphabetical order.
所有賓客的名字都以字母順序排印。
- alternative〔
〕n. 選擇;選項
Taking the bus to work is an alternative to driving.
除了開車之外,搭公車上班也是一項選擇。
- amazing〔
〕adj. 令人驚異的
The pop singer's performance was amazing.
那位流行歌手的表演令人稱奇。
- ambitious〔
〕
adj. 懷抱雄心壯志的;有野心的
She is very ambitious and wants to succeed in that job.
她很有野心,想在工作上有所成就。
- among〔
〕
prep. (三者或三者以上)在…之間
I always feel uneasy (不自在) when I am among strangers.
當我身處一群陌生人之中的時候,我總是覺得不自在。
- amount〔
〕n. 數量
Mr. Wang has a large amount of money.
王先生有很多錢。
- amount〔
〕n. 數量
The amount of bread we need has been fully supplied.
我們所需要的麵包量已經充分的供應了。
- amusement〔
〕n. 快樂;娛樂
The new toy amused the child for hours.
這個新玩具使小孩玩好幾個小時。
- analyze〔
〕vt. 分析
Let's analyze the problem and see what went wrong.
我們來分析問題,看看哪裡出了錯。
- ancient〔
〕
n. (常用the∼s)古文明時期的人(特指古希臘、羅馬時期的)
The ancients believed the stories about their gods.
古人相信那些有關神明的故事。
- anger〔
〕n. 憤怒
His words were spoken in anger.
他說的是氣話。
- angle〔
〕n. 角度
The two lines cross at right angle.
這兩條線以直角相交。
- animated〔
〕adj. 動畫的
Animated cartoons are children's favorite.
動畫卡通是小朋友的最愛。
- ankle〔
〕n. 腳踝
Kevin fell and twisted his ankle.
凱文跌倒並扭傷了他的腳踝。
- anniversary〔
〕
n. 週年 adj. 週年的
This is an anniversary gift from her husband.
這是她先生送的週年禮物。
- announce〔
〕vt. 宣布;發表
Everyone was silent as he announced the winner of the game.
當他宣布比賽的贏家時,大家都屏息以待。
- announce〔
〕vt. 播報;宣佈
He announced that my statement was true.
他聲稱我的陳述是真的。
- anti-social〔
〕adj. 不友善
She is so anti-social that she has very few friends.
她那麼地不友善,因此她沒有什麼朋友。
- apart〔
〕adv. 分開地;離開
The little girl put the doll apart from the other toys.
這小女孩將娃娃與其他的玩具分開。
- apology〔
〕n. 道歉
Please accept my apologies for being late.
請接受我對遲到的道歉。
- appear〔
〕v. 出現
The stars appeared one by one.
星星一個個地出來了。
- appear〔
〕vi. 出現
The police appeared at the last moment.
警方在最後一刻出現了。
- appetizer〔
〕n. 開胃菜
They offer shrimp cocktail as an appetizer
他們提供涼拌蝦仁作為開胃菜。
- application〔
〕n. 申請;應徵
His lawyer filled out an application for bail.
他的律師提出保釋請求。
- application〔
〕n. 申請;申請書
His application for admission to the university has been refused.
他向大學申請入學已被拒絕了。
- apply〔
〕vi. 申請;報名;應用
Eighty men applied for the post as a janitor.
有80人應徵管理員的工作。
- appointment〔
〕n. 約會;任用
I have an appointment with the dentist at 3 o'clock.
我三點鐘和牙醫有約。
- appreciate〔
〕v. 感激
I do appreciate your help.
我真的很感激你的幫忙。
- appreciate〔
〕v. 欣賞;讚許
His great courage was not appreciated.
他的英勇行為沒有受到讚許。
- appreciate〔
〕vt. 感激;賞識
I really appreciate all that you have done for me.
我真的很感謝你為我所做的一切。
- approach〔
〕vi., vt. 靠近;走近
The police approached the man carefully and then caught him.
警方小心翼翼地靠近那個人,然後將他逮捕。
- appropriate〔
〕adj. 適當的
Plain clothes are appropriate for school wear.
樸素的衣服適合上學時穿著。
- approve〔
〕v. 同意;贊成
The boss hasn't approved my request for a vacation.
老闆還沒同意我請假。
- area〔
〕n. 地區;區域
These animals will move to another area in winter.
到了冬天,這些動物就會遷移到別的地區。
- army〔
〕n. (常加the)陸軍;軍隊
He has been in the army for twenty years.
他在部隊已經二十年了。
- army〔
〕n. 軍隊
The young man joined the army when he was 18.
那個年輕人十八歲就入伍了。
- arrogant〔
〕adj. 自傲的
An arrogant person is not socially welcome.
自大的人在社交上不受歡迎。
- arrow〔
〕n. 箭
In ancient times, warriors were armed with bows and arrows.
古代的戰士都裝備了弓箭。
- article〔
〕n. (一件)物品
Plenty of article fell out when I opened the box.
當我打開盒子時,很多東西掉了出來。
- artist〔
〕n. 藝術家
My uncle works as an artist.
我叔叔是一位藝術家。
- artist〔
〕n. 藝術家
Picasso is considered a great artist.
畢卡索被認為是一位偉大的藝術家。
- ascend〔
〕vt. 往上爬,攀登
He is too old to ascend the hill.
他太老了以致於無法爬山。
- ashamed〔
〕adj. 羞恥的
Johnny was ashamed that he lied to his parents.
強尼對他的父母說謊感到很慚愧。
- Asia〔
〕n. 亞洲
Thailand is in Southeast Asia.
泰國在東南亞。
- Asian〔
〕n. 亞洲人 adj. 亞洲(人)的
The next Asian Games will be held in Bangkok.
下屆亞洲運動會、在曼谷舉行。
- assign〔
〕vt. 任命;分配
Our teacher assigned us a lot of homework on weekends.
我們老師週末都給我們很多功課。
- assignment〔
〕n. 作業
Learning five new words a day is an easy assignment.
一天學五個生字是一項簡單的作業。
- assistance〔
〕n. 幫助
When I needed help, she came to my assistance.
當我需要幫忙時,她幫助我。
- assortment〔
〕n. 什錦;各式各樣
There is an assortment of candies in this can.
這罐子裡裝了什錦糖果。
- astonishment〔
〕n. 驚愕
To my astonishment, the child finished the job by himself.
令我驚訝的是,這個小孩獨自完成了這工作。
- astound〔
〕vt. 使震驚
Everyone was astounded by Diana's sudden death.
每個人對黛安娜的驟逝都感到震驚。
- astronaut〔
〕n. 太空人
Astronauts travel in space in the space shuttle.
太空人搭太空梭遨遊太空。
- astronomer〔
〕n. 天文學家
An astronomer is a person who studies the stars.
天文學家就是研究星體的人。
- athletic〔
〕adj. 體格健壯且活躍的
Joe plays sports every day. He is athletic.
喬每天運動。他體格健壯而且很活躍。
- atmospheric〔
〕adj. (有關)大氣的
The space shuttle reentered the atmosphere.
太空梭重返大氣層。
- attack〔
〕v. 攻擊
The Great Wall was built to stop people from attacking the Chinese people.
長城是為了阻止他族改擊中國人而建立的。
- attention〔
〕n. 注意;關照
Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please?
各位女士、先生,麻煩請注意(聽),好嗎?
- attitude〔
〕n. 態度
He took an unfriendly attitude toward me.
他對我的態度很不友善。
- attitude〔
〕n. 態度
What is your attitude to the plan?
你對這個計劃的看法如何?
- attorney〔
〕n. 律師
His goal is to be an attorney after he graduates.
他的目標是畢業後當律師。
- attract〔
〕v. 吸引……的注意力
A magnet attracts steel and iron.
磁鐵吸引鋼和鐵。
- attract〔
〕vt. 吸引;誘惑
He was attracted to the beautiful girl.
他被那位美麗女子所吸引。
- attract〔
〕vt. 吸引;誘惑
The young man was attracted by her beauty.
這年輕人被她的美貌吸引。
- attraction〔
〕n. 有吸引力的事物
The city has many attractions that are hard for me to resist.
都市生活對我有著難以抗拒的吸引力。
- audience〔
〕n. 讀者;觀眾;聽眾
He made a speech to a large audience.
他對一大群聽眾演講。
- Australia〔
〕n. 澳洲
The 2000 Olympic Games took place in Australia.
公元兩千年的奧運會在澳洲舉行。
- author〔
〕n. 作家;作者
Mark Twain is my favorite American author.
馬克.吐溫是我最喜歡的美國作家。
- automatically〔
〕adv. 自動地
The door will open automatically when you stand in front of it.
你只要站在這扇門前,它就會自動開啟。
- automobile〔
〕n. 汽車
He bought a new automobile last week.
上星期他買了一輛新的汽車。
- automobile〔
〕n. 汽車
Mr. Brown works in an automobile factory.
伯朗先生在一家汽車工廠上班。
- autumn〔
〕n. 秋季(美式英語通常用fall)
Autumn is the season for typhoons in Taiwan.
秋天是臺灣的颱風季節。
- available〔
〕
adj. 有空(見病人);有現貨的;可用的
Is this sweater available in a larger size?
這件毛衣大一點尺寸的有貨嗎?
- average〔
〕adj. 平均的;一般水準的
Jack is a person of average height and weight.
傑克是個中等身材的人。
- avoid〔
〕v. 避免
I avoided him as much as possible.
我盡量避開他。
- await〔
〕vt. 等待
We are awaiting his reply.
我們正等待著他的回覆。
- awake〔
〕adj. 醒著的 vt. 叫醒
Is he awake now or sleeping?
他現在是醒著的還是睡著了?
- awake〔
〕adj. 醒著的
The old man stayed awake all night, waiting for his son.
這個老人整晚沒睡,等候他的兒子。
- aware〔
〕adj. 察覺的;注意到的
She was so excited that she wasn't aware of her own danger.
她太興奮了,以至於不知道自己的處境很危險。
- aware〔
〕adj. 明白的;覺察的
The speaker was aware that he had lost his audience.
這位演說者察覺到他已失去了他的聽眾。
- approve
of Steve's
mother does not approve of his idea to study abroad.
司提夫的媽媽不贊成他出國念書的想法。
- at work 在工作中
I was at work when you called me yesterday.
昨天當你打電話給我時,我正在工作。
- at times 有時;偶爾

At times he feels like giving up his job
有時候他會想放棄他的工作。
a bit of 一點點
He knows a bit of everything.
他甚麼事都知道一點。
- at the time 那時;當時
We were living in Taipei at the time.
當時我們住在臺北。
- at the scene 到(在)現場

They found nothing but water at the scene.
到了現場,他們只發現汪洋一片。
- at the same time 同時
I can never watch television and do my homework at the same time.
我無法同時看電視又做功課。
- at the moment 此刻;目前

Sorry, Sue is out at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
抱歉,蘇現在外出不在。你要不要留話?
- at the end of 在……的末端
The man died at the end of the story.
故事結尾時那個人死了。
- at the bottom of 在…的底部

There is something at the bottom of the glass.
在玻璃杯底下有個東西。
- at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟
The book on the bookshelf are at sixes and sevens.
書架上的書亂七八糟。
- at rest 在靜止狀態
One ball is rolling; the other is at rest.
一顆球在滾動,另一顆則是靜止的。
- at once 立刻;馬上
He had to leave at once in order to get there on time.
他得立刻離開以準時到達那裡。
- at once 立刻

Just do it at once!
立刻就做吧!
- at least 至少
There are at least three thousand students in our school.
我們學校至少有三千個學生。
- at least 至少

That T-shirt costs at least 500 dollars.
那件T恤至少要500元。
- at first glance 乍看之下

At first glance, Jenny looks weak. In fact, she is the fastest runner
in our class.
珍妮乍看之下似乎很纖弱。事實上,她是班上跑得最快的人。
- at any time 無論何時
An accident can happen at any time.
意外隨時都可能發生。
- at any rate 無論如何

At any rate, we have to keep trying until we are finished.
無論如何,我們得一直試,直到我們完成(這項工作)為止。
- at any given moment 在任一特定的時刻裡
At any given moment, it's dark in half the world.
在任一特定的時刻裡,世界上有一半的地方是黑暗的。
- at all 一點也(不…)

I am not sleepy at all; I want to read some for another hour.
我一點也不睏;我還想再讀一個小時。
- at a loss 虧本

This car is so cheap that the owner seems to be selling it at a loss.
這輛車這麼便宜,老闆似乎是賠錢出售。
- ask for 要求

Mr. White already earns a lot of money. But he keeps asking his boss for a
raise.
懷特先生已經賺了很多錢了,但他仍不停地要求老闆加薪。
- ask a favor of (somebody) 請(人)幫忙
Whenever I ask a favor of Jim, he is always too busy.
每當我請吉姆幫忙時,他總是太忙。
- as well 也;同樣地

If you have no cash, a check will do as well.
如果你沒有現金,支票也可以。
- as well 也;亦是
Mary invited me to her party and told me to bring my brother along as well.
瑪麗邀請我參加她的舞會,並且叫我也帶我的兄弟一道去。
- as well 一樣;另外也
If you don't have time Friday, Saturday will do as well.
如果你星期五沒有空,星期六也行。
- as well as 和;除…外
My father has much experience as well as knowledge.
我父親不但學富五車,而且閱歷豐富。
- as well as 以及
I have a CD player as well as a cell phone.
我有一個CD唱盤以及一個行動電話。
- as usual 照常;照樣

He came late, as usual.
他像平常一樣來遲了。
- as soon as 一當……就……
We'll set off as soon as it stops raining.
等雨一停,我們就出發。
- as soon as 一…就…;當…就…

I'll let you use my computer as soon as it is fixed.
等我的電腦一修好,我就讓你用。
- as soon as possible 儘早
We hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
我希望能儘早聽到你的消息。
- as much(as) (與…)同量的
He weighs as much as I do.
他跟我一樣重。
- as many … as one can 儘可能地多
We should read as many books as we can.
我們應該儘可能多讀書。
- as long as 只要
Johnny can watch TV as long as he finishes his homework first.
強尼只要先寫完功課,就可以看電視。
- as long as 只要
As long as I am free, I can go with you.
只要我有空,我就會跟你一起去。
- as if 好像
I don't like him. He always talks as if he knew everything.
我不喜歡他。他總是用好像什麼都知道的口氣說話。
- as for 至於

As for me, I will stay home and get some rest.
至於我,我要留在家裡休息一下。
- as far
as 在…的範圍內
As far as I know, Joe is the best student in the class.
就我所知,喬是班上最優秀的學生。
- as always 如往常一樣
He had a cup of coffee after dinner as always.
他如往常一樣在晚餐後喝了一杯咖啡。
- as a way of 當作…的方法
Let's have a big dinner together as a way of celebration.
我們去吃一頓豐盛的晚餐當作慶祝的方法。
- as a result 結果
The boy played with his ball carelessly and as a result broke the window.
那個男孩打球不小心,結果打破了窗戶。
- as a result 結果

I was late to the station. As a result, I missed the train.
我到達火車站時遲到了。結果,我誤掉了火車。
- as a matter of fact 事實上

Meg thought Jack was a teacher, as a matter of fact, he was a doctor.
美格以為傑克是位老師,事實上,他是醫生。
- as a consequence (因…的)結果
The bank refused to give the company more time. As a consequence, it went
bankrupt (破產).
銀行拒絕給這家公司更多時間,它因此而破產了。
- as a child 在幼年時
As a child, Edward started learning to play the piano.
愛德華在小時候就開始學習鋼琴。
- arrive at 抵達
My plane will arrive at Taipei at 10:45 a.m.
我的班機會在早上10:45抵達台北。
- arm in arm 臂挽著臂

They walked along the street arm in arm.
他們手挽著手在街上走著。
- approve of 贊成

- apply for 申請
I want to apply for a job in California.
我要在加州申請工作。
- applogize for 道歉
I apologize for being late; it won't happen again.
我為我遲到道歉,我絕對不會再遲到了。
- amount to 總共;達

The money he spent on his house amounts to one million dollars.
他花在房子上的錢高達一百萬元。
- all the way down to 一直到…
Fear cooled me all the way down to my heels.
驚恐使我全身從頭一直涼到腳跟。
- all over 遍及
There was blood all over the floor.
地板上都是血。
- all over the world 遍佈全世界
There are Chinese all over the world.
全世界各地都有中國人。
- all over the world 全世界

People all over the world enjoy watching movies.
全世界的人都喜歡看電影。
- all over the world 世界各地
People all over the world were surprised at the news of Diana's death.
全世界的人都對黛安娜喪生的消息感到驚訝。
- ake place 進行,舉行
The meeting will take place on Friday.
會議將於星期五舉行。
- ahead of 在…前頭;勝過…

Jack ran fast and soon got ahead of the others.
傑克跑得快,不久就勝過其他人了。
- after all 畢竟;終究
You should help him. After all, he is your friend.
你應該幫忙他。畢竟,他是你的朋友。
- after all 畢竟

We should help each other. After all, we are neighbors.
我們應該彼此幫忙。畢竟,我們是鄰居。
- add… to 添加
He added some wood to the fire because it is going out.
因為火快要熄滅了,所以他又加了一些木柴。
- across from 在…對面
The bank is just across from the police station.
銀行就在警察局的正對面。
- a world of 大量
There's a world of difference between making a plan and carrying it out.
計畫的訂定與執行有很大的差別。
- a variety of 各式各樣的;種種的

He quit his job for a variety of reasons.
他為了種種的理由而辭職。
- a pile of 一堆;一疊

John keeps a pile of books on his desk.
約翰把一堆書放在書桌上。
- a piece of 一塊;一片;一張
Everyone can have a piece of cake.
每個人都能吃到一塊蛋糕。
- a number
of 若干;很多
I have been there a number of times.
我已經去過那裡好幾次了。
- a matter of 大約
The accident happened very quickly. It was over in a matter of seconds.
意外事件發生得很快,幾秒鐘就結束了。
- a little bit 一些
I am not an expert on Shakespeare. I only know a little bit about him.
我不是莎士比亞專家。關於他我只略知一二。
- a great many 許多
Mr. Wang grows a great many vegetables on his farm.
王先生在他的農場裡種植許多蔬菜。
- a great deal of 很多(大)

Doing my homework was a great deal of trouble.
我的功課很難做。
- a great deal of 很多
Emily needs a great deal of sleep in order to perform well at school.
為了在學校有好的表現,艾蜜莉需要很多的睡眠時間。
- a good deal …得很;…得多
(當作強調的片語,放在比較級前面)
This model of car is a good deal more expensive than it was two years ago.
這個車子的模型比兩年前貴多了。
- a few 一些
I have a few friends who work at that company.
我有一些朋友在那家公司上班。
- a couple of 幾個的

Since there was a very big book fair in Taipei, we stayed there for a couple
of days.
因為臺北有一場非常盛大的書展,所以我們在那兒停留了幾天。
- a cloud of 一大片
It's dangerous to drive fast in a cloud of fog.
在濃霧中開快車是非常危險的。
- a bunch of 一束;一捆
She received a bunch of flowers from her students.
她收到一束學生送的花。
- as soon as possible 儘可能地
Please get the work done as soon as possible.
請你儘可能快點把工作做好。
- at first 起初;開始
At first, I didn't know the rules, but now I do.
起初我不懂那些規則,但是現在我懂了。