1.board：

英 [b?:d] 美 [b?rd]

n.板；董事會；甲板；膳食

vt.上（船、車或飛機）；收費供…膳宿；使搭伙，使寄宿；強行登（船）

vi.（火車、輪船、飛機等）接受乘客；搭伙，寄宿

Noun

1. a committee having supervisory powers;

"the board has seven members"

2. a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose;

"he nailed boards across the windows"

3. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

4. a board on which information can be displayed to public view

5. a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games;

"he got out the board and set up the pieces"

6. food or meals in general;

"she sets a fine table"

"room and board"

7. electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;

"he checked the instrument panel"

"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"

8. a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

9. a table at which meals are served;

"he helped her clear the dining table"

"a feast was spread upon the board"

Verb

1. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

2. live and take one's meals at or in;

"she rooms in an old boarding house"

3. lodge and take meals (at)

4. provide food and lodging (for);

"The old lady is boarding three men"

2.descend：

英 [d??send] 美 [d??s?nd]

v.下來，下降 ；下斜；降臨；突然造訪

Verb

1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;

"The temperature is going down"

"The barometer is falling"

"The curtain fell on the diva"

"Her hand went up and then fell again"

2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;

"She was descended from an old Italian noble family"

"he comes from humble origins"

3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

4. come as if by falling;

"Night fell"

"Silence fell"

3.intact：

英 [?n?t?kt] 美 [?n't?kt]

adj.完整無缺的，未經觸動的，未受損傷的；原封不動的；完好無缺；完好無損

Adjective

1. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged;

"a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon

"was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"

"fought to keep the union intact"

2. not impaired or diminished in any way;

"emerged from the trial with his prestige intact"

"the blast left his hearint intact"

3. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken;

"she was intact, virginal"

4. (used of domestic animals) sexually competent;

"an entire horse"

5. undamaged in any way; whole;

"the vase remained intact despite rough handling"

4.overwhelm：

英 [???v??welm] 美 [?o?v?r?welm]

v.使不知所措；使難以承受；征服，擊敗

Verb

1. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

2. charge someone with too many tasks

3. cover completely or make imperceptible;

"I was drowned in work"

"The noise drowned out her speech"

4. overcome by superior force

5.perish：

英 [?per??] 美 [?p?r??]

vi.死亡，喪生；毀滅；腐爛，枯萎；老化

vt.使麻木；使毀壞

Verb

1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

"She died from cancer"

"They children perished in the fire"

"The patient went peacefully

6.reverberate：

英 [r??v?:b?re?t] 美 [r??v?rb?re?t]

vi.回響；彈回；反射

vt.使回響；使反射；使回彈

Verb

1. ring or echo with sound;

"the hall resounded with laughter"

2. have a long or continuing effect;

"The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

3. be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves;

"the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"

4. to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface);

"A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"

"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

5. spring back; spring away from an impact;

"The rubber ball bounced"

"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

6. treat, process, heatl, metl, or refine in a reverberating furnace;

"reverberate ore"

7.shimmer：

英 [???m?(r)] 美 [???m?]

vi.閃爍，發微光

n.微光；閃光

Noun

1. a weak and tremulous light;

"the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"

"the play of light on the water"

Verb

1. shine with a weak or fitful light;

"Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

2. give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

8.shroud：

英 [?ra?d] 美 [?ra?d]

n.壽衣；覆蓋物；船的橫桅索；[電] 護罩

vt.覆蓋；用裹尸布包

Noun

1. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

3. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Verb

1. cover as if with a shroud;

"The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

2. form a cover like a shroud;

"Mist shrouded the castle"

3. wrap in a shroud;

"shroud the corpses"

9.strike：

英 [stra?k] 美 [stra?k]

vt.罷（工、課等）；撞；攻擊；來到

vi.罷工；打擊；朝某一方向前進

n.攻擊；罷工[課，市]；發現

Noun

1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions;

"the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective;

"the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"

3. a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit;

"this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"

4. a gentle blow

5. a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball;

"he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"

6. a conspicuous success;

"that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"

"that new Broadway show is a real smasher"

"the party went with a bang"

Verb

1. hit against; come into sudden contact with;

"The car hit a tree"

"He struck the table with his elbow"

2. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;

"The teacher struck the child"

"the opponent refused to strike"

"The boxer struck the attacker dead"

3. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"

"This behavior struck me as odd"

4. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;

"The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"

"We must strike the enemy's oil fields"

"in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

5. indicate (a certain time) by striking;

"The clock struck midnight"

"Just when I entered, the clock struck"

6. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;

"We were hit by really bad weather"

"He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"

"The earthquake struck at midnight"

7. stop work in order to press demands;

"The auto workers are striking for higher wages"

"The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met"

8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

"Light fell on her face"

"The sun shone on the fields"

"The light struck the golden necklace"

"A strange sound struck my ears"

9. attain;

"The horse finally struck a pace"

10. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;

"The pianist strikes a middle C"

"strike `z' on the keyboard"

"her comments struck a sour note"

11. cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp;

"strike an arc"

12. find unexpectedly;

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"

"she struck a goldmine"

"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

13. produce by ignition or a blow;

"strike fire from the flintstone"

"strike a match"

14. remove by erasing or crossing out;

"Please strike this remark from the record"

15. cause to experience suddenly;

"Panic struck me"

"An interesting idea hit her"

"A thought came to me"

"The thought struck terror in our minds"

"They were struck with fear"

16. drive something violently into a location;

"he hit his fist on the table"

"she struck her head on the low ceiling"

17. occupy or take on;

"He assumes the lotus position"

"She took her seat on the stage"

"We took our seats in the orchestra"

"She took up her position behind the tree"

"strike a pose"

18. form by stamping, punching, or printing;

"strike coins"

"strike a medal"

19. smooth with a strickle;

"strickle the grain in the measure"

20. pierce with force;

"The bullet struck her thigh"

"The icy wind struck through our coats"

21. arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;

"strike a balance"

"strike a bargain"

10.stumble：

英 [?st?mbl] 美 [?st?mb?l]

vi.跌跌撞撞地走，蹣跚；結巴；弄錯，失足；偶然碰見

n.絆腳，失足；差錯，失誤；過失，失敗

Noun

1. an unsteady uneven gait

2. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;

"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"

"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"

"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Verb

1. walk unsteadily;

"The drunk man stumbled about"

2. miss a step and fall or nearly fall;

"She stumbled over the tree root"

3. encounter by chance;

"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

4. make an error;

"She slipped up and revealed the name"

11.blow up：

英 [bl?u ?p] 美 [blo ?p]

釋義（使）爆炸；產生；爆發；發怒

12.branch out：

英 [brɑ:nt? aut] 美 [br?nt? a?t]

釋義擴大活動范圍；橫生枝節；枝節橫生

13.come to life：

英 [k?m tu: laif] 美 [k?m tu la?f]

釋義蘇醒過來；表現生動；變得活躍；振作起來

14.die away：

英 [dai ??wei] 美 [da? ??we]

釋義（尤指聲音、光、風）逐漸消失，停止；昏厥；自行消失

15.in place：

英 [in pleis] 美 [?n ples]

釋義在對的位置；適當的； 在工作；準備就緒

16.in store for：

英 [in st?: f?:] 美 [?n st?r f?r]

釋義即將發生；等待著

17.protect sb from：保護某人

18.restore sth to sth: 使某物恢復