字詞研究 (42)

字詞研究 (42)

104) vanish/ varnish:

1. varnish  n. 釉；假漆; ~ v. 塗漆；粉飾

The room is beautifully ~ ed with a bright color of paint. 房間被塗上一層鮮亮的油漆。

*canvas n. 畫布；canopy n. 遮雨、陽 (帆布) ；雨傘

2. vanish  vi. 消失 = become out of sight = disappear

In the twinkling of an eye he vanished in the crowd. 一眨眼他在人群中消失。

Freshwater wetlands are ~ing gradually.  淨水濕地正逐漸消失中。

105) waste / waist:

*waste 與 waist 屬同音字 [ west ]

1. waste v. /n. 浪費

You are w ~ ing your breath to talk to him any further. 如果你繼續同他說話，你是白費口舌。

It is a ~ of money (energy)  金錢 (體力) 的浪費

Each cent of the fund shall never go to ~  基金的每一分錢從未被浪費。

The retreating army laid ~ the fields and farm buildings along their path.

撤退的軍隊把沿途的農田和農舍澈底摧毀。

2. waist n. 腰部 Tie the rope around your ~ 把繩子繞在你腰部。

106) zone/ zoning: 

【注意】: 一般名詞 + ing 作動狀名詞用，含「動作」意味，與原

名詞意義略有(或完全)不同：

1. zone  n. 地區 (指大或小的區域)

silent ~ (城市中的寧靜地區，如醫院或學校)；construction ~ 施工地段；temperate ~

溫帶氣候區；tropical ~ 熱帶區；Frigid Z~ 寒帶區 (南、北極區)

In a unique and rocky ~, fossils and antiquities disappear from the ground.

在一個獨特的與多石頭區裡，化石和古物從地上消失。

~ 亦可指看不見的「地帶」：

This divine combination of mahogany, leather and travertine will take you

to your ultimate comfort zone.

桃花心木、皮革、和石灰華神聖的組合會帶你達到最後舒適地帶(床鋪)。

(註：divine 神聖的；mahogany n. 桃花心木；travertine n. ultimate a.最後的)

               

2. zoning n. 地目；土地使用區分

What is the ~ of the vacant lot, Commercial, Residential, or Industrial?

此塊空地的地目是什，商業用地，住宅用地或工業用地? 

The ~ ordinances of the city are still waiting for the city council to approve.

本市土地使用區分的規定仍待市議會批准。

Justin Lai 編著

11/13/2013

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