correlation

 n.

相互關係，關聯[C][（+between）]；相關性[U]

 名詞複數：correlations

o n.

a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things ；the

process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or more
things

o noun: correlation, plural noun: correlations

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things:

research showed a clear correlation between recession and levels of property

crime
there was no correlation between the number of visits to the clinic and the
treatment outcome

o 2. the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or

more things:

the increasingly similar basis underlying national soil maps allows correlation to

take place more easily

o 3. interdependence of variable quantities.

o 4. a quantity measuring the extent of the interdependence of variable

quantities.
 prom
o n.

【英】【口】（聽眾可任意走動的）逍遙音樂會；【英】海濱散步道

【美】【口】（學校的）班級舞會

o n.

a formal dance held by a high school at the end of the academic year,
typically for students in their junior or senior year ；a paved public walk,
typically one along a waterfront at a resort.

o noun: prom, plural noun: proms

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

o 1. a formal dance held by a high school at the end of the academic year,
typically for students in their junior or senior year:

Ted has a date for the prom

a prom dress

o 2. a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort.

o 3. a concert of classical music at which part of the audience stands, in

particular one of a series of concerts performed annually at the Royal Albert Hall
in London:

the last night of the Proms

post-racial
 adj.

denoting or relating to a period or society in which racial prejudice and

discrimination no longer exist

erode
  vt.

腐蝕；侵蝕；磨損

 過去式： eroded 　過去分詞： eroded 　現在分詞： eroding

o v.

(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or
land)；(of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents

o verb: erode, 3rd person present: erodes, gerund or present

participle: eroding, past tense: eroded, past participle:eroded
o 釋義

o v.

動詞

o 1. (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil,
rock, or land):

the cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea

o 2. (of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents:

soft sedimentary rocks have eroded away

o 3. gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed:

this humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has

o 4. (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue):

many had their upper incisors missing and their maxillae eroded

vascular injury due to eroding ulcers

censorship
n.[U]

審查（制度），檢查（制度）；審查員（或檢查員）的職務
 o n.

the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that
are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security ；
(in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor

o noun: censorship
o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc.

that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security:

the regulation imposes censorship on all media

we have strict censorship laws

o 2. (in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor:

he celebrated a triumph together with his father and they held

the censorship jointly

navigate
 vt.

航行於；飛行於；駕駛；操縱；導航；引導

 vi.

航行，航空；駕駛船舶（或飛機等）；導航

 過去式： navigated 　過去分詞： navigated 　現在分詞： navigating

o v.

plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport,
 especially by using instruments or maps；travel on a desired course after
planning a route

o verb: navigate, 3rd person present: navigates, gerund or present

participle: navigating, past tense: navigated, past participle: navigated
o 釋義

o v.

動詞

o 1. plan and direct the course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport,
especially by using instruments or maps:

they navigated by the stars

o 2. travel on a desired course after planning a route:

he taught them how to navigate across the oceans

o 3. (of an animal) find its way:

whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate

o 4. (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by planning a route and

map reading:

we'll go in my car—you can navigate

o 5. move around a website, the Internet, etc.:

I used a browser to navigate around the Web

software used to navigate the Internet

o 6. (of a ship or boat) sail; proceed:

we sailed out while navigating around large icebergs

o 7. sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or

with difficulty:

ships had been lost while navigating the narrows

the drivers skilfully navigated a muddy course

o 8. guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain:

 she navigated the car safely through the traffic

o 9. guide or steer (someone):

Ted was navigating her towards the other end of the room

dehumanize
 vt.

使失人性

v.
deprive of positive human qualities

o verb: dehumanize, 3rd person present: dehumanizes, gerund or present

participle: dehumanizing, past tense:dehumanized, past participle: dehumanized
o 釋義
o 相關詞
o v.

動詞

o 1. deprive of positive human qualities:

brutal management methods and fear can dehumanize people

dress code
 ph.

穿衣法則，著裝標準

o n.

a set of rules, usually written and posted, specifying the required manner
of dress at a school, office, club, restaurant, etc.；the customary style of
 dress of a specified group

o noun: dress code, plural noun: dress codes

o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. a set of rules, usually written and posted, specifying the required

manner of dress at a school, office, club, restaurant, etc.:

while the dress code doesn't require two-tone shoes, you will get turned away if
you wear jeans

o 2. the customary style of dress of a specified group:

jeans or shorts, the standard dress code for producer types

shyness
 n.

害臊，羞怯；膽怯[U]

o n.

the quality or state of being shy

o noun: shyness
o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. the quality or state of being shy:

gradually he overcame his natural shyness

monologue
  n.

（別人插不了嘴的）長篇大論；獨白；獨白體的作品；獨角戲

o n.

a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or

broadcast programme；a long, tedious speech by one person during a
conversation

o noun: monologue, plural noun: monologues

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or

broadcast programme:

he was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare

he had a long and exacting monologue at the end of the film

o 2. a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation:

Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken

eradicate
 vt.

連根拔除，根絕；消滅

 過去式： eradicated 　過去分詞： eradicated 　現在分詞： eradicating

o v.

destroy completely; put an end to

o verb: eradicate, 3rd person present: eradicates, gerund or present

participle: eradicating, past tense: eradicated, past participle: eradicated
 o 釋義
o 相關詞
o v.

動詞

o 1. destroy completely; put an end to:

this disease has been eradicated from the world

electorate
 n.

（總稱）（全體）選民[the S][G]；【史】德國諸侯的有權選舉羅馬帝國皇
帝的身分；該諸侯的領地[C]

 名詞複數：electorates

o n.

all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election ；
the area represented by one Member of Parliament.

o noun: electorate, plural noun: electorates

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an

election:

75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form

o 2. the area represented by one Member of Parliament.

o 3. the office or territories of a German elector.

 ingrain
 vt.

給……原纖染色；把……深深地印在頭腦中；使根深蒂固

 adj.

根深蒂固的；原纖染色的

 過去式： ingrained 　過去分詞： ingrained 　現在分詞： ingraining

o v.

firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person

o adj.

(of a textile) composed of fibers which have been dyed different colors
before being woven.

o verb: ingrain, 3rd person present: ingrains, gerund or present

participle: ingraining, past tense: ingrained, past participle: ingrained
o 釋義
o 相關詞
o v.

動詞

o 1. firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person:

they trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes

o adj.

形容詞

o 1. (of a textile) composed of fibers which have been dyed different colors
before being woven.
 traumatic
 adj.

【醫】外傷的；外傷用的；創傷（性）的

 n.

外傷藥

o adj.

deeply disturbing or distressing；relating to or causing psychological

trauma

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o adj.

形容詞

o 1. deeply disturbing or distressing:

she was going through a traumatic divorce

o 2. relating to or causing psychological trauma:

she is remembering some deeply traumatic incident in her past

o 3. relating to or denoting physical injury.

ordeal
 n.

嚴峻考驗；苦難，折磨[C]

 名詞複數：ordeals

o n.

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience ；an ancient test of guilt or

 innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which
was taken as divine proof of innocence

o noun: ordeal, plural noun: ordeals

o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. a very unpleasant and prolonged experience:

the ordeal of having to give evidence

o 2. an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to

severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence:

ordeals conducted in the twelfth century

ordeal by fire

quirky
 adj.

詭詐的；多變的；古怪的

o adj.

having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects

o 釋義

o adj.

形容詞

o 1. having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects:

her sense of humour was decidedly quirky

entrepreneur
  n.

企業家；事業創辦者；承包人

o n.

a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on

greater than normal financial risks in order to do so ；a promoter in the
entertainment industry

o noun: entrepreneur, plural noun: entrepreneurs

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking

on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so:

many entrepreneurs see potential in this market

o 2. a promoter in the entertainment industry:

the music entrepreneur pulled back from financing a screenplay Hopper had

written

geek
 n.【俚】

雜耍演員（在表演時常常有咬下活雞頭等怪招）；反常的人；怪胎

o n.

an unfashionable or socially inept person. ；a knowledgeable and

obsessive enthusiast

o v.

engage in or discuss computer-related tasks obsessively or with great

 attention to technical detail；be or become extremely excited or
enthusiastic about a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest

o noun: geek, plural noun: geeks

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. an unfashionable or socially inept person.

o 2. a knowledgeable and obsessive enthusiast:

a computer geek

o 3. a performer at a carnival or circus whose show consists of bizarre or

grotesque acts.

o v.

動詞

o 1. engage in or discuss computer-related tasks obsessively or with great

attention to technical detail:

we all geeked out for a bit and exchanged ICQ/MSN/AOL/website information

keep it simple or geek out and create multiple playlists on the move

o 2. be or become extremely excited or enthusiastic about a subject,

typically one of specialist or minority interest:

I am totally geeking out over this upcoming film

tippy
 adj.

容易傾斜的；不安定的

o adj.
 inclined to tilt or overturn; unsteady

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o adj.

形容詞

o 1. inclined to tilt or overturn; unsteady:

they crossed the water in tippy canoes

astound
 vt.

使震驚；使大驚[H]

o v.

shock or greatly surprise

o verb: astound, 3rd person present: astounds, gerund or present

participle: astounding, past tense: astounded, past participle: astounded
o 釋義
o 相關詞
o v.

動詞

o 1. shock or greatly surprise:

her bluntness astounded him

willpower
o n.

意志力
 o n.

control exerted to do something or restrain impulses

o noun: willpower
o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. control exerted to do something or restrain impulses:

most of our bad habits are due to laziness or lack of willpower

he summoned his willpower to resist the spell

integrate
 vt.

使成一體，使結合，使合併[（+with/into）]；使完整，使完善

 vi.

成為一體，結合在一起[（+with/into）]；【主美】取消（種族）隔離；（黑
人等）獲得平等待遇

o v.

combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole ；combine
(two things) so that they become a whole

o verb: integrate, 3rd person present: integrates, gerund or present

participle: integrating, past tense: integrated, past participle: integrated
o 釋義
o 相關詞
o v.

動詞

o 1. combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole:

 transportation planning should be integrated with energy policy

o 2. combine (two things) so that they become a whole:

the problem of integrating the two approaches

o 3. (of a thing) combine with another to form a whole:

the stone will blend with the environment and integrate into the landscape

o 4. bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into

equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution:

integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools

o 5. come into equal participation in or membership of society or an

institution or body:

she was anxious to integrate well into her husband's family

o 6. desegregate (a school, neighborhood, etc.), especially racially:

cities' efforts to integrate across urban-suburban lines

there was a national campaign under way to integrate the lunch counters

o 7. find the integral of.

excerpt
 n.

摘錄；引用；節錄[（+from）][C]

o n.

a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

o v.

take (a short extract) from a text；take an excerpt or excerpts from (a

text).

o noun: excerpt, plural noun: excerpts

o verb: excerpt, 3rd person present: excerpts, gerund or present
participle: excerpting, past tense: excerpted, past participle: excerpted
o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

o v.

動詞

o 1. take (a short extract) from a text:

the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography

o 2. take an excerpt or excerpts from (a text).

holistic
 adj.

全部的；功能完整的

o adj.

characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately

interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. ；
characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account
mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease.

criterion
 n.

（判斷、批評的）標準，準則，尺度[C]

 名詞複數：criteria, criterions
 o n.

a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided

o noun: criterion, plural noun: criteria

o 釋義
o 相關詞
o n.

名詞

o 1. a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided:

they award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria

allot
 vt.

分配；分配給[O1][（+to）]；指派[O1][（+to）

o v.

give or apportion (something) to someone

o verb: allot, 3rd person present: allots, gerund or present

participle: allotting, past tense: allotted, past participle:allotted
o 釋義

o v.

動詞

o 1. give or apportion (something) to someone:

equal time was allotted to each

I was allotted a little room in the servants' block

assess
  vt.

（為徵稅）估定（財產）的價值[（+at）]；確定（稅、罰款、賠償金等）的
金額

 過去式： assessed 　過去分詞： assessed 　現在分詞： assessing

o v.

evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of ；calculate or estimate

the price or value of

o verb: assess, 3rd person present: assesses, gerund or present

participle: assessing, past tense: assessed, past participle: assessed
o 釋義

o v.

動詞

o 1. evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of:

the committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

it is difficult to assess whether this is a new trend

o 2. calculate or estimate the price or value of:

the damage was assessed at £5 billion

o 3. set the value of a tax, fine, etc., for (a person or property) at a specified
level:

all empty properties will be assessed at 50 per cent

exposition
 n.

闡述；說明；解說[U][C]；展覽會；博覽會[C]

 名詞複數：expositions
 o n.

a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory ；the

part of a movement, especially in sonata form, in which the principal
themes are first presented.

o noun: exposition, plural noun: expositions

o 釋義

o n.

名詞

o 1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory:

the exposition and defense of his ethics

o 2. the part of a movement, especially in sonata form, in which the

principal themes are first presented.

o 3. the part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main
conflict is introduced.

o 4. a large public exhibition of art or trade goods.

o 5. the action of making public; exposure:

the country squires dreaded the exposition of their rustic conversation

rhetorical
 adj.

修辭學的；華麗的；誇張的

o adj.

relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric ；expressed in terms

intended to persuade or impress

o 釋義
 o adj.

形容詞

o 1. relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric:

repetition is a common rhetorical device

o 2. expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress:

the rhetorical commitment of the government to give priority to primary education

o 3. (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a

statement rather than to elicit information.