1. rush [rʌʃ]
n.匆促，衝進，急流，燈心草；vi. 衝，奔，闖，趕緊，匆促行事，湧現；vt.使衝
to ( cause to) go or do something very quickly
參考例句：
1. Don't rush me. I must think it over. 別催我，我要仔細想想。
2. I'm sorry to have to rush off like this. 我就這樣匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。
2. insouciance [ɪnˈsu:siəns]
n.漠不關心
a relaxed and happy way of acting without feeling worred or guilty
參考例句：
1. He replied with characteristic insouciance: "So what? "他以一貫的漫不經心回答道：“那又怎樣？”
2. What explains this apparent insouciance? 用什麼能夠解釋這種視而不見呢？
3. caulk [kɔ:k]
vt.堵縫
seal with caulking;
參考例句：
1. Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar. 造船工匠用麻絲和瀝青填塞木船縫隙。
2. The sailors couldn't find anything to caulk the seam in the boat. 水手們找不到任何東西來填塞船上的裂縫。
4. chili [ˈtʃɪli]
n.辣椒
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
參考例句：
1. He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil. 他自己下手又加了兩小勺辣椒油。
2. It has chocolate, chili and other spices. 有巧克力粉，辣椒和其他的調味品。
5. eugenic [ju:'dʒenɪk]
adj.優生的
pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
參考例句：
1. In China, each couple is required to carry out a eugenic plan strictly. 中國要求每對夫婦都要嚴格執行優生計劃。
2. He had eugenic solutions for the problem. 他對於這個問題有優生學的解決方案。
6. trumpery [ˈtrʌmpəri]
n.無價值的雜物；adj.（物品）中看不中用的
nonsensical talk or writing
參考例句：
1. The thing he bought yesterday was trumpery. 他昨天買的只是一件沒有什麼價值的東西。
2. The trumpery in the house should be weeded out. 應該清除房子裡裡無價值的東西。
7. connubial [kəˈnju:biəl]
adj.婚姻的，夫婦的
connected with marriage
參考例句：
1. She had brought about danger to Edward's connubial happiness. 她已經給愛德華幸福的婚姻帶來危險。
2. Hogan told me he had tasted the joys of connubial bliss. 霍根告訴我他已經嚐到了比翼雙飛的快樂。
8. rogue [rəʊg]
n.流氓；v.遊手好閒
behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal , often in a destructive way
參考例句：
1. The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on. 這淘氣鬼帶上了他祖父的眼鏡。
2. They defined him as a rogue. 他們確定他為騙子。
9. coltish [ˈkəʊltɪʃ]
adj.似小馬的；不受拘束的；活潑的
given to merry frolicking;
參考例句：
1. Big shoes make me feel coltish. 我覺得大鞋讓我不受拘束。
2. Jo, fifteen, was tall, thin and coltish, and gloried in an unconcealed scorn of polite conventions. 15歲的喬是個高瘦活潑女孩，得意於對傳統禮儀的蔑視。
10. retinue [ˈretɪnju:]
n.侍從；隨員
a group of people to help who travel with an important person to help them
參考例句：
1. The duchess arrived, surrounded by her retinue of servants. 公爵夫人在大批隨從人馬的簇擁下到達了。
2. The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey. 國王的侍從在旅途上陪伴著他。
11. conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn]
n.談話，交談
(a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts , feelings and ideas are expressed , questions are asked and answered , or news and information are exchanged
參考例句：
1. Conversation is one pleasure of life. 交談是人生一大樂趣。
2. We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow. 我們將於明天與她會談。
12. impossible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl]
adj.不可能的，不容易的，令人無法忍受的
If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved
參考例句：
1. I mean that it is impossible. 我的意思是說那不可能。
2. It is kind of fun to do the impossible. 去做不可能的事是一種樂趣。
13. wake [weɪk]
vt.叫醒，激發；vi.醒來，醒著；警覺，振奮；n.醒；守夜；尾跡，痕跡
to ( cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping
參考例句：
1. Please wake me up at six. 請在六點鐘叫醒我。
2. Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house! 安靜點！別把全家人都吵醒了！
14. club [klʌb]
n社團；俱樂部，夜總會，社；棍棒，（高爾夫球等的）球棒， （撲克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...當棍棒用；協作，聯合
an organization of people with a common purpose or interest , who meet regularly and take part in shared activities
參考例句：
1. He joined the football club. 他加入了足球俱樂部。
2. He is managing a club for teenagers. 他在經營一家青少年俱樂部。
15. besides [bɪˈsaɪdz]
adv.此外；並且；prep.於…之外；除…以外
in addition to; also
參考例句：
1. He had other people to take care of besides me. 除了我以外，他還需要照料其他人。
2. Besides English, he has to study German and French. 除英語外，他還要學德語和法語。
16. natural [ˈnætʃrəl]
adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天賦的人
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people
參考例句：
1. He is a natural dancer. 他是天生的舞蹈家。
2. Try to look natural for your photograph. 拍照時要自然一點。
17. mention [ˈmenʃn]
n.提及，說起；v.提到，談到；vt.說起，提到
to speak about something quickly , giving little detail or using few words
參考例句：
1. Don't mention this problem this evening. 今晚別提這個問題。
2. You didn't mention to me when you are leaving. 你沒有告訴我何時動身。
18. communicate [kəˈmju:nɪkeɪt]
vt.傳達，傳播；vi.交流，溝通，聯通
to share information with others by speaking , writing, moving your body or using other signals
參考例句：
1. I'm afraid we just don't communicate. 恐怕我們沒法交流。
2. Parents communicate with school by internet. 家長通過因特網和學校聯繫。
19. ineptitude [ɪˈneptɪtju:d]
n.不適當；愚笨，愚昧的言行
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
參考例句：
1. History testifies to the ineptitude of coalitions in waging war. 歷史昭示我們，多數國家聯合作戰，其進行甚為困難。
2. They joked about his ineptitude. 他們取笑他的笨拙。
20. protuberant [prəˈtju:bərənt]
adj.突出的，隆起的
sticking out
參考例句：
1. The boy tripped over a protuberant rock. 那個男孩被突起的岩石絆了一下。
2. He has a high-beaked nose and large protuberant eyes. 他有著高鼻樑和又大又凸出的眼睛
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