APPLIED ARTS AND FINE ARTS 單字與片語分析(2-3)
21. crack(V.)：
(A) to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin linesappear on its surface, or to becomebroken in this way .
例句 1: Remove the dish from the oven, crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish.
例句 2: I cracked my tooth as I fell.
(B) to become mentally andphysically weak .
例句 1: Stress and overwork are causing teachers to crack (up).
例句 2: She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack.
(C) to fail as a result of problems .
例句 : Their relationship began to crack (up) after their child died.
(D) If someone cracks, that person beginsto feel weak and agrees that they have been defeated.
例句 1: He cracked during questioning and told us where to find the stolen goods.
例句 2: I had the conviction Larkin's nerve would crack and he'd squeeze the trigger in a reflex action. 例句 1: Crack the eggs into a bowl
例句 2: The ice cracked as I stepped onto it.
(E) to find a solution to a problem
例句 1: Crack the eggs into a bowl
例句 2: The ice cracked as I stepped onto it.
(F) to make a joke or funny remark
例句 1: I've been trying to solve this problem all week, but I still haven't cracked it.
例句 2: He has finally cracked the system after years of painstaking research.
22. discolor(V.)： to alter or change the hue or color of
例句 1: The fire had discoloured the paintwork.
例句 2: Smoking and some medications can also discolor teeth.
23. overcome(V.)：
(A) to defeat or succeed incontrolling or dealing with something
例句 1: Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
例句 2: I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
(B) to prevent someone from being able to act or think in the usual way
例句 1: A dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision.
例句 2: The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke.
24. intrude(V.)： to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be .
例句 1: There are times when personal feelings cannot be allowed to intrude.
例句 2: Do you feel anxious when unforeseen incidents intrude on your day?
25. conception(N.)：
(A) an idea of what something or someone is like, or a basic understandingof a situation or a principle .
例句 1: People from different cultures have different conceptions of the world.
例句 2: I see him as someone with not the slightest conception of teamwork. 例句 1: Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg.
(B) the process of a male and a female sexcell joining and causing a baby to start toform .
例句 : Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg.
26. bronze statues：青銅雕像
27. cannonball(N.)： a heavy metal or stone ball shot from acannon .例句 1: This cosmic cannonball is challenging theories to explain its blistering speed.
例句 2: Suddenly , a sporadic cannonball bombed in the battle field.
28. hoof(N.)： he hard part on the bottom of the feet ofanimals such as horses, sheep, and deer .
例句 1: I thought he would show the cloven hoof sooner or later.
例句 2: Especially when government policy is made on the hoof.
29 demand(V.)：
例句 1: He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children.
例句 2: I demand to see the manager.
(B) a need for something to be soldor supplied .
例句 1: This is a very difficult piece of music to play - it demands a lot of concentration.
例句 2: He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice.
30. sculptor (N.)： someone who creates sculptures .
例句 1: I know a sculptor who swaps her pieces for drawings by a well-known artist.
例句 2: A sculptor forms her material.
31. aesthetic(Adj.)：
(A) relating to the enjoyment or study ofbeauty .
例句 1: The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.
例句 2: He responded very strongly to the aesthetic of this particular work.
(B) An aesthetic object or a work of art is one that shows great beauty.
例句 1: From an aesthetic point of view it's a thetic view.
例句 2: It's like the scene of an aesthetic accident.
32. intention(N.)： something that you want and plan to do .
例句 1: Those close to him are convinced that he has every intention of staying on until the end of his seven-year term.
例句 2: The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
33. device(N.)：
(A) an object or machine that has beeninvented for a particular purpose .
例句 1: The device had been used operationally some months previously.
例句 2: The device exploded, throwing Mr Taylor from his car.
(B) a method that is used to produce aparticular effect .
例句 1: They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy.
例句 2: He has a device to put the police off the scent.
(C) a bomb or other explosive .
34. structural(Adj.)：
(A) relating to the way in which parts of asystem or object are arranged .例句 1: The political reforms have led to major structural changes in the economy.
例句 2: The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.
(B) relating to the structure of a building orsimilar object .
例句 : Hundreds of houses in the typhoon's path suffered structural damage
35. compromise (N.)： an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demandsor change their opinion in order to agree .
.例句 1: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks
例句 2: Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise.
compromise (V.)：
(A) to accept that you will reduce yourdemands or change your opinion in orderto reach an agreement with someone .例句 1: Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.
例句 2: I'm going to compromise with him, though.
(B) to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards ormorals to be lower .
例句 1: Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.
例句 2: If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised.
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