improve [im'pru:v]
v. 改善(amend, polish up, enhance, make better),改進(get better, develop, progress)
improve on/upon... 對...加以改進
improve price 提高價格
improve the opportunity 利用[抓住]機會
e.g. we'll try our best盡最大努力 to improve.
improvement[im'pru:vmənt]
n. 改進, 進步(advance, progress, development)
make improvement in... 在...方面取得進步
e.g. there is need for improvement in your handwriting.書法
incident ['insidənt]
n. 事件(affair, event, matter, occurrence, accident)
e.g. this incident set me thinking.
include [in'klu:d]
vt.包括(comprise, involve),包含(contain, cover)
e.g. please include me in the list.名單
income ['in,kʌm]
n. 收入,收益(earnings)
income tax n. 所得稅
e.g. he needs a high income to support 支持such a large family.
increase [in'kri:s]
v.增加(add to, enhance, gain),加大
n. 增加,增大
on the increase 正在增加
an increase in ... 在...方面增加
e.g. divorce離婚 is on the increase.
independence[,indi'pendəns]
n. 獨立, 自主
independence day 美國獨立日(7月4日)
e.g. their independence was a sham.[ʃæm] 欺騙
independent [,indi'pendənt]
adj. 獨立自主的,不依賴...的
be independent of... 與...無關,不依賴...
be independent on... 依靠...,依賴...
an independent country 獨立國
e.g. she is so independent that she refused all pecuniary [pi'kju:njəri]金錢上 aid.
index ['indeks]
n. (p1.)指數,標志(sign, symbol),指標
index of crime [美]罪案指數
index finger 食指
e.g. the book is not well indexed.
india ['indiə]
n. 印度
indian ['indiən]
n. /adj. 印度 (的),印度人(的),印地安人 (的)
indian ocean 印度洋
indicate ['indikeit]
vt. 指出(point out, show, reveal, display),顯示(convey, express, mean)
e.g. don't forget to indicate before turning.轉彎
individual [,indi'vidjuəl]
n. 個人,個體
adj.個人的(personal, private),獨特的(characteristic, different, distinct, particular, peculiar, special, unique)
e.g. she has her own individual way of walking.
industry ['indəstri] n. 工業,產業
the advertising industry 廣告業
the heavy industry 重工業
the tourist industry 旅游業
the information industry 信息產業
the insurance industry 保險業
e.g. the tourist trade旅游業 has become a real industry.
infect [in'fekt] vt. [醫]傳染(contaminate),感染(affect, influence, touch, inspire)
be infected with... v. 感染...,傳染上...
e.g. your cold will infect other people.
influence ['influəns] n. 影響(infection, effect, impact),有影響的人(或事)
vt. 影響(affect )
have an influence/effect/ impact on... 對...有影響
come under the influence of... 開始受...的影響
a man of influence 有勢力的人
e.g. he is a man of some influence in the government circles.
inform [in'fɔ:m]
v. 通知(notify),告訴(tell), 告發(accuse, report)
be informed of... 聽說...,接到關于...的通知
keep ...informed 隨時向...報告情況
inform against... 告發...
e.g. please inform me of the result.結果
information[,infə'meiʃən]
n.消息(message, news, word),情報,資料(data)
a piece of information 一條消息
information age 信息化時代
e.g. do you share this information?
inject[in'dʒekt]
vt. 注射,注入, 引入(introduce, initiate)
inject... into... 把...注入...
inject ...with... 用...注入...
e.g. we hope to inject new life into our work.
injure ['indʒə]
vt.損害(damage, ruin),傷害(harm, hurt, wound)
injure one’s pride 傷害某人的自尊心
e.g. she was injured badly in the accident.
injury ['indʒəri]
n. 傷害(hurt),毀壞(harm, damage)
suffer injuries to ... ...受傷
e.g. he suffered serious injuries to the arms and legs.
insect ['insekt]
n. 昆蟲
insect infection 昆蟲傳染
e.g. the bee is a diligent勤勞的 insect.
inside ['in'said]
n. 里面,內部
adj. 內部的(inner) adv. 在內部prep. 在...之內
inside out 里子朝外地,完全地,徹底地
inside information 內部消息,內部情報
e.g. this lock鎖 can only be opened from the inside.
insist [in'sist]
v. 堅持(persist, adhere),強調(emphasize, stress)
insist on/upon(= stick to/persist in/ adhere to) 堅持...,堅決主張...
insist that---- 堅持……
e.g. he insisted that he had done right.
install [in'stɔ:l]
vt. 安裝(fit, fix),安置(put)
e.g. the workers are installing a heating system.供暖系統
instance ['instəns]
n. 實例,例子(example)
for instance(= for example) 例如,舉例說
in all instances 在一切情況下
in no instance 在任何情況下都不
e.g. this is only one instance out of many.
institute['institju:t]
n. 學會(academy, association), 學院(college), 研究所
vt. 建立(establish, set up, found),制定
e.g. he graduated from a famous foreign language institute.外國語大學
instruct [in'strʌkt]
vt. 教(teach, educate, guide), 教導, 指示(command, direct)
instruct sb. in ... 教某人...方面的知識
instruct sb. to do sth. 命令某人做...
e.g. his uncle instructed him in french.
instruction [in'strʌkʃən]
n. 指導(direction), (pl.)用法說明(書),指示
give instruction in... 講授...
an instruction book 說明書
e.g. you must obey服從 my instruction.
intelligence[in'telidʒəns]
n. 智力(brains, intellect, mind),智能
intelligence quotient['kwəuʃənt](iq)智商
an intelligence test 智力測驗
an intelligence agent 間諜,情報人員
e.g. his intelligence quotient is very high.