2010年12月22日 星期三

Lesson ten words 11--15補充

11. machinery  n. [U]  機器(量詞用a piece of
machine  n. [C]  機器
mechanical  adj. 機械上的;機器製的;機械化的
mechanic  n. [C]  技工
mechanics  n. [U]  機械學
agricultural/farm/industrial machinery  農業/工業機具
answering/coffee/washing/sewing/fax machine 電話答錄機/咖啡機/洗衣機/裁縫機/傳真機
automatic teller machine (ATM) 自動提款機
slot machine 吃角子老虎
time machine 時光機器
machine gun 機關槍
例:My car broke down so I need a mechanic to fix it.
  Karl took a course in mechanics.

13. issue  v. [T]  發出;發行;[T, I] 發布;流出
issue  n.  [C](刊物)期;問題;發布
raise/address/resolve an issue  提出/處理/解決問題
a(n) big/important/major/thorny/side issue  大的/重要的/棘手的/枝節的問題
take issue with somebody over/on something  和某人在某事上持不同的意見
at issue  爭議中待解決的
例:Heavy smoke issued from the factory chimneys, causing a great deal of pollution in the town.
  The union took issue with the company over the pay cut.
  What is at issue is whether teachers have the right to strike.


15. wholly  adv.  完全地(【同】completely, totally
whole  adj.  完全的;整個的
whole  n. [C]  全部;全體
on the whole  大體而言
as a whole  就全體來看
whole wheat  全麥
whole milk  全脂牛奶
the whole of something 全部的……
例:On the whole, the singer's debut concert was pretty good.
  The class as a whole is working harder.
  I will have to work overtime next week-the whole week.

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