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[ 2009 AUGUST 1. ]

beat (v.) [bit] [尤指用棍或其他硬物]接連地打, 擊; 打敗, 勝過, 超越 - beat / beat / beaten
﹣to hit again and again esp. with a stick or other hard instrument.
EX: His father beat him for being disobedient.
      他父親因他不聽話而打他。
﹣to defeat; do better than
EX: She beat me at tennis.
      她打網球贏了我。



evaporate (v.) [I’vXpF,ret] (使)蒸發
﹣to (cause to) change into steam and disappear.
EX: The rainwater in the street soon evaporated in the warm sunshine.
      街道上的雨水被溫暖的陽光蒸發了。
＊也可指消失, 不復存在。



absorb (v.) [Fb’sCrb] 吸收(熱度、液體)等
﹣to take or suck(esp. liquids)in, esp.gradually.
EX: Salt absorbs moisture from the air.
      鹽吸收空氣中的水分。
＊也可指學習, 吸收知識。



cotton (n.) [‘kAtN] 棉花, 棉花纖維, 棉紗, 棉布
﹣(thread or cloth made from) the hair of this plant.
EX: Cotton is more comfortable to wear than nylon.
      棉布比尼龍穿著舒服。



refreshing (adj.) [rI’frEJIG] (褒) 使人精神爽快[振作]的; 令人欣喜的, 使人耳目一新的
﹣producing a feeling of comfort and new strength.
﹣pleasantly new and interesting.
EX: It's refreshing to see a film that isn't full of sex and violence.
      看到一部不是充滿性和暴力的影片真令人耳目一新。



wrist (n.) [rIst] 腕, 腕關節
﹣the joint between the hand and the lower part of the arm.
EX: She grabbed her husband by the wrist and dragged him away.
      她一把抓住她丈夫的手腕將他拖走了。



cool (adj.) [kul] 涼的, 涼爽的
﹣neither warm nor very cold; pleasantly cold.
EX: A cool breeze blew off the sea.
      涼爽的微風從海邊吹來。

cool (v.) [kul] (使)變涼
﹣to (cause to) become cool
EX: We opened the windows to cool the room.
      為了使屋裡涼快，我們打開了窗子。