APPLIED ARTS AND FINE ARTS 單字與片語分析 (3-2)
8. practitioner (N.): someone involved in a skilled job or activity
例句 1: We have a nurse practitioner that comes once a month.
例句 2: The days of the high street sole practitioner are numbered.
9. overcome(V.):
A. to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something
例句 1: Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.
例句 2: Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
B. to prevent someone from being able to act or think in the usual way
例句 1: They were overcome by fumes from the fire and had to be carried out of their houses.
例句 2: Overcome with emotion, she found herself unable to speak for a few minutes.
10. limitations : If someone or something has limitations, that person or thing is not as good as he, she, or it could be
例句 1: All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons.
例句 2: There is to be no limitation on the number of opposition parties.
11. whereas (連接詞): compared with the fact that; but
例句 1: Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
例句 2: Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
12. engage in (sth ): to take part in something
例句 1: We are never going to even engage in that.
例句 2: He simply refuses to engage in the media game.
13. in concert
A. playing or singing with other musicians in a publicperformance
B. together
例句 1: We need to act in concert for a simple reason.
例句 2: Lifestyle and environmental risks act in concert with the genetics.
14. construct (V.): to build something or put together different parts toform something whole
例句 1: Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
例句 2: How many man - days will be needed to construct this irrigation canal?
*construct (N.): an idea or an imaginary situation
例句 1: It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified.
例句 2: The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years
15. universal (Adj.): existing everywhere or involving everyone.
例句 1: The desire to look attractive is universal.
例句 2: However, this conclusion has not gained universal approval.
16. determine (V.):
A. to control orinfluence something directly, or to decide what will happen.
例句 1: Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.--Zig Ziglar
例句 2: Your health is determined in part by what you eat.
例句 1: I determined that I would ask him outright.
例句 2: On leaving jail, Joe determined to reform.
C. to discover thefacts or truth about something.
例句 1: An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.
例句 2: The jury determined that the men were guilty.