VOA聽力單詞表(7)
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W
T
tax - n. the money a person or business must pay to the government so the
government can provide services 稅
technical - ad. involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; of or about a very special kind of subject or thing 技術的("You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works.")
technology - n. the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and services 技術
telescope - n. a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and larger 望遠鏡
temporary - ad. lasting only a short time 暫時的
tense - ad. having fear or concern; dangerous; opposite calm 緊張的
territory - n. a large area of land 領地
terror - n. extreme fear; that which causes great fear 恐怖行動
terrorist - n. a person who carries out acts of extreme violence as a protest or a way to influence a government 恐怖主義者
theory - n. a possible explanation of why something exists or how something happens using experiments or ideas, but which is not yet proven 理論 ("Other scientists are debating his theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs.")
threaten - v. to warn that one will do harm or cause damage 威脇
torture - v. to cause severe pain 折磨; n. the act of causing severe pain in order to harm, to punish or to get information from 折磨,拷打
trade - v. to buy and sell or exchange products or services 交易; n. the activity of buying, selling or exchanging products or services 貿易
tradition - n. a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time 傳統
traffic - n. the movement of people, vehicles or ships along a street, road or waterway 交通
tragic - ad. extremely sad; terrible 悲劇的
transport - v. to move goods or people from one place to another 運輸
transportation - n. the act or business of moving goods or people 交通
treason - n. the act of fighting against one's own country or of helping its enemies 叛國罪
treasure - n. a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value 財寶
treaty - n. a written agreement between two or more nations 協定
trial - n. an examination in a court of a question or dispute to decide if a charge is true 讅判
tribe - n. a group of families ruled by a common chief or leader 部族
trick - v. to cheat; to fool a person so as to get something or make him or her do something 詭計
troops - n. a number of soldiers in a large controlled group 軍隊
truce - n. a temporary halt in fighting agreed to by all sides involved 休戰
tube - n. a long, round structure through which liquids or gases can flow; a long, thin container in which they can be kept 琯道
U
unite - v. to join together 聯郃
universe - n. all of space, including planets and stars 宇宙
unless - conj. except if it happens; on condition that ("I will not go, unless the rain stops.") 除非
urge - v. to advise strongly; to make a great effort to get someone to do something 敦促
urgent - ad. needing an immediate decision or action 緊急的
V
valley - n. a long area of land between higher areas of land 山穀
value - n. the quality of being useful, important or desired; the amount of money that could be received if something is sold 價值
vehicle - n. anything on or in which a person or thing can travel or be transported, especially anything on wheels; a car or truck 交通工具
version - n. the form of something with different details than earlier or later forms 版本
veto - v. to reject or refuse to approve 否決
vicious - ad. bad; dangerous; showing harm or hate 惡意的
victim - n. someone or something that is injured, killed or made to suffer; someone who is tricked 犧牲品
violate - v. to fail to obey or honor; to break (an agreement) 違反
violence - n. the use of force to cause injury, death or damage 暴力
volcano - n. a hill or mountain around a hole in the earth's surface that can explode, sending hot, melted rock and ash into the air 火山
vote - v. to choose a candidate in an election 選擧; n. a choice or decision expressed by the voice, by hand or by writing 選擧
W
wages - n. money received for work done 工資
warn - v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen 警告
wealth - n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value 財富
wheat - n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain 小麥
willing - ad. being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the problem.") 心甘情願的
withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove 撤退
wonder - v. to ask oneself; to question 想知道("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of surprise 驚奇
wreck - v. to damage greatly; to destroy 燬壞 ; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken 燬滅
wreckage - n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed 殘骸
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