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bare-bones (adj) the most important elements of something, which provide a structure to which more detail might be added later 極簡單的；基礎的 ...

full of 充滿；a.s. cheerful a. 快樂的（gay）；樂意的（willing）→ cheer v. 歡呼 fanciful a. 想像的，夢想的（imaginative， imaginary）；奇怪的，奇特的 → fancy n. 想像，幻想；a. 特...

who / whose / which / what  開頭的疑問句 I.         疑問句用 who / whose / which / what 當 主詞 時 後面是接 肯定句 句型，而不是疑問句 ( 倒裝 ) 句型。 ...

drop  (v.)  掉落 -> 終止某事、停止做某事 -> 退出、與某人終止關係 終止某事、停止做某事 (口語常用) Ex: Now drop what you are doing and listen to me closely ! ...

lay down  lay 這個動詞有放下的意思，搭配介係詞 down 則變成有相當多種不同意思的動詞片語。  制定：接法規、條文、規則 Miss Donaldson lay down the new rules for the class. 謀殺：用被...

smell a rat 事有蹊蹺 貓即使看不見老鼠，也可以聞出躲藏在暗處的老鼠。 沒有直接的證據或跡象，但憑直覺感到可疑。 Ex: I smelt a rat when Noah offered to sell me the car at a very low ...

save for a rainy day 以備不時之需 Ex: She has put a tidy sum of money aside for a rainy day. *put aside = save *tidy = quite Ex; ...