中英慣用短語:
  • adj.  和feminine為形詞, 用以描述所謂正常的或公認的男女之別, 如行為、 外貌等. They can therefore be used of the `opposite' sex   Masculine and feminine are adjectives used to describe the behaviour, appearance, etc considered normal or acceptable for humans of one sex or the other. *masculine
  • adj.  和full的使用範圍很廣. Any container or building can be full (of things or people) or empty 任何器或建築物都可為full(有物或人)或empty   Empty and full have wide uses. *empty
  • adj.  和nearby都是形詞. Nearby, not near, is used attributively when space, not time, is referred to 若指空間, 非時間, 要用nearby修飾, 不可用near   Both near and nearby are adjectives. *near
  • prep.  和on均意為‘關於’. A book, film or lecture on Chinese art, education or prehistory suggests a serious, academic presentation. 在關於中國的藝術, 教育或史前時期的書, 電影或演講中, 用on意味著具有嚴肅的學術性的內. A book, discussion or TV programme about China, schools or dinosaurs is of more general interest and more informal. 在關於中國, 學校或恐竜的書, 討論會或電視節目中, 用about則更具一般性和通俗性.   Both about and on can mean `on the subject of'. *about
  •   和solitary都用以形一人或一事物與他人或他事物相分離. A person may prefer to be alone/solitary and these words do not suggest unhappiness. 用 alone/solitary , . Alone is not used before a noun *alone不可用於名詞之前   Alone and solitary describe a person or thing that is separate from others. *alone
  • n.  品脫, 一品脫的器, 品脫(=0.5誇脫, 英製0.568升, 美製液量0.473升, 美製幹量0.55升), 一品脫啤酒   pint
  • n.  哺乳宙斯的羊角, 滿裝花果象徵豐饒的羊角, 豐富, 豐饒, 哺乳宙斯(Zeus)之羊的角, 象徵豐饒的羊角, 豐産的象徵, 錐形紙袋, 三角包(糖果器), 豐饒角(通常用於繪畫或雕刻中)   cornucopia
  • int.  唰, 嚓(形槍聲), 噝!   zap
  • n.  啤酒杯, 一啤酒杯的量, (量為一品脫的)玻璃啤酒杯, 陶瓷啤酒杯, 陶質啤酒杯   stein
  • adj.  善於接納的, 感受性敏銳的, 能接收的, 接納的, 有接受力的, 有納力的, 易於接受的, 敏悟的, 感受的, 感官的, 善於接受的, 能接納的   receptive
  • n.  噴泉, 泉水, 噴水池, 噴嘴式飲水處, 源泉, 根源, 液體貯藏器, 汽水器, 冷飲櫃, 噴水, (公共場所的)噴泉式飲水器   fountain
  •   噴漆薄膜電容器   lacquer film capacitor
  •   嘴鬆, 容易泄漏秘密   sas leaky as a sieve
  •   噪聲抑製電容器   noise suppression capacitor
  •   四乙鉛容許量測定器   lead tolerance determination apparatus
  •   四級十進電容器   four decade-level condenser