envy
[`ɛnvi]
n. 妒忌、羨慕
例句

Everyone watched with envy as the movie star got out of his sports car.

每個人都羨慕地看著這位電影明星從他的跑車下來。

familiar
[fə`mɪljɚ]
adj. 熟悉的、熟知的
例句

Greg saw many familiar faces at the party.

葛瑞格在派對上看到許多熟悉的面孔。

desire
[dɪ`zaɪr]
n. 渴望、欲望
例句

Claire has no desire to get married.

克萊兒不想結婚。

tend
[tɛnd]
v. 往往會、經常就……
例句

I tend to stay up late on weekends even though it's bad for my health.

我在週末常熬夜,即使這對我的健康不好。

說明
作此義時接 to V.;傾向於……(接 toward(s) N.)
compete
[kəm`pit]
v. 競爭;參與競賽
例句

Watching baseball on TV can't compete with attending a game in person.

在電視上看棒球比不上到場看比賽。

說明
could never / can't compete 指「無法相比」,後面可接 with / against sb/sth
failure
[`feljɚ]
n. 失敗的事、失敗者(可數);失敗(不可數)
例句

After a number of business failures, Ray finally found success with his latest company.

在經過幾次生意失敗後,雷終於在他最新的公司取得了成功。

mental
[`mɛntl̩]
adj. 心理上的、精神的;智力的
例句

The doctor says our two-year-old son's mental development is perfectly fine.

醫生說我們兩歲兒子的智力發展非常良好。

react
[ri`ækt]
v. 反應、回應
例句

The employees reacted positively to the new work-from-home policy.

員工對新的居家上班政策給予肯定的回應。

說明
react to . . . 指「對……做出回應」
significantly
[sɪg`nɪfɪkəntli]
adv. 可觀地、顯著地;意味深長地
例句

My health has improved significantly over the past two weeks.

我的健康狀況在過去兩個星期有顯著的改善。

relax
[rɪ`læks]
v. (使)放鬆
例句

When I get home from work, I like to relax by playing video games.

下班回家後,我喜歡玩電玩來放鬆。