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[ 2009 March 24. ]

chuckle (v.) [‘tJVkL] 低聲輕笑, 輕聲發笑
﹣to laugh quietly.
EX: I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book.
      他看書時，我能聽見他在輕聲發笑。



die to/for (infml.) 極想, 渴望
﹣to have a great wish for/to
EX: We're all dying to hear what happened.
      我們都渴望聽見發生了什麼事情。
// 常用於現在進行式



play it by ear (idiom.) 見機行事, 隨機應變
﹣to act according to changing conditions, rather than making fixed plans in advance. 
EX: I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear.
      我沒有時間準備這次會議，所以只好隨機應變。
＊原指聽弦律來彈奏。



tear (v.) [tEr] 撕裂, 撕開, 劃破, 扯破 - tear / tore / torn
﹣to pull apart or into pieces by force, intentionally or unintentionally, esp. so as to leave irrequalar edges.
EX: I tore my sleeve on a thorn.
      我的衣袖被荊棘鉤破了。

tear into sbdy. / sthg. (phr V.) 痛毆, 痛打, 猛烈抨擊
﹣to attack violently with blows or words.
// 無被動態

tear sthg. up (phr V.) 撕碎, 撕毀
﹣to destroy completely by tearing.
EX: The magician tore up a 5 pounds note and then made it whole again.
      魔術師把一張五英鎊鈔票撕碎，然後又使鈔票恢復原樣。
＊也可抽象表示取消, 廢除



fortunate (adj.) [‘fCrtJFnIt] (帶來)幸運的
﹣having or bringing a good condition or situation; lucky.
EX: He's fortunate to have a good job.