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1. murder [] vt.to kill illegally and intentionally 謀殺

It is hard to believe that he murdered his own brother to get all his parents’ money.

詞類變化

murder [] n. [U][C] 謀殺 ( 案 )

We heard that the old woman was found guilty of murder.

murderer [] n. [C]謀殺者，兇手

He hopes that the police will find his daughter’s murderer and put him to death.

* put … to death 處死

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2. dissect [] vt.to cut apart in order to examine internal structure 分析；解剖

The detective dissected the suspect’s story as to find out where he was the night of the murder.

* find out = discover 發現

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3. apply [] vi.to have an effect on; to request (something), especially in writing 適用於；申請，報名The questions on this part of the form only apply to men; women don’t have to answer them.

詞類變化* have an effect / influence on 對…有影響力

* apply to + N 應用於… ; 適用於…

application [] n. [C][U] 申請 ( 書 )

I wrote five applications for jobs but got nothing.

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4. laboratory [] n. [C]also lab, a building or room which contains scientific equipment and in which a scientist works 實驗室Some students are conducting a chemical experiment

in the laboratory.

* laboratory = lab 實驗室* conduct / make an experiment 做實驗

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5. unfortunately [] adv.by bad luck 不幸地

Unfortunately, he missed the train and was late for the appointment.

詞類變化* Unfortunately, ( 置句首 )…. 修飾全句 = It is unfortunate that …

unfortunate [] adj. 不幸的

It was unfortunate that an accident

kept him from being there on time.* keep…from… 阻止…* on time = punctually 準時地

1. in detailgiving a lot of facts 詳細地

Even though he was just a boy, he described the accident he saw in detail.

Idioms and Phrases

* even though = even if 即使