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superintend [͵supərɪnˋtɛnd]

原句:No, Lucy, do not sir. I will superintend the move.

解釋:

1.to be in charge of something and make sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be

ex.He superintended the building work.

synonym:supervise

superintendence(noun,)

ex.a team of volunteers under the superintendence of a trained nurse

sensation  [sɛnˋseʃən]

原句:It gave Lucy the sensation of a fog, and when she reached her own room she opened the window and breathed the clean night air.

解釋:

1.a feeling that you get when something affects your body

ex.I had a sensation of falling, ass if in a dream.

2.the ability to feel through your sense of touch

synonym:feeling

ex.She seemed to have lost all sensation in her arms.

3.a general feeling or impression that is difficult to explain; an experience or a memory

ex.He had the eerie sensation of being watched.

ex.When I arrived, I had the sensation that she had been expecting me.

4.very great surprise, excitement, or interest among a lot of people; the person or the thing that causes this surprise

ex.News of his arrest caused a sensation.

presume  [prɪˋzum]

原句:Mr. Beebe is a guarantee of a sort that they will not presume on this.

解釋:

1.to suppose that something is true, although you do not have actual proof

ex.I presumed (that) he understood the rules.

2.to accept that something is true until it is shown not to be true, especially in court

ex.In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.

3.to accept something as true or existing and to act on that basis

ex.The course seems to presume some previous knowledge of the subject.

4.to behave in a way that shows a lack of respect by doing something that you have no right to do

ex.I wouldn't presume to tell you how to run your own business

phase: presume on/upon something/somebody

to make use of somebody's friendship by asking them for more than you should

ex.I felt it would be presuming on our personal relationship to keep asking her for help.

cypress  [ˋsaɪprɪs]

原句:the cypresses of San Miniato. and the foothills of the Apennines, black against the rising moon.

解釋:a tall straight evergreen tree

ex.a backdrop of olive and cypress trees

oubliette [͵ublɪˋɛt]

原句:... whether there were any oubliettes or secret entrances.

解釋:【史】(關無期徒刑犯人的)密牢; 地牢

interrogate  [ɪnˋtɛrə͵get]

 原句:It was then that she saw, pinned up over the washstand, a sheet of paper on which was scrawled an enormous note of interrogation.

解釋:

<verb>

1.interrogate somebody:to ask somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way

ex.He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours.

2.interrogate something: obtain information from a computer or other machine

<noun.>

1.interrogation

ex.He confessed after four days under interrogation

ex.She hated her parents' endless interrogations about where she'd been.

2. interrogator

ex.His interrogators finally forced him to confess.