average
[`ævrɪdʒ]
adj. 平均的
例句

The average age of the students in my class is 14.

我班上學生的平均年齡是十四歲。

mass
[mæs]
n. 民眾、平民、普通老百姓
例句

Robert's films are complex and not meant to be enjoyed by the masses.

羅伯特的電影很複雜,不是拍給普通民眾欣賞的。

說明
作此義時恆用 the masses
starve
[stɑrv]
v. (使)極度飢餓、挨餓;餓死
例句

The prisoner was left in the desert to starve to death, but he survived.

那名囚犯被丟在沙漠中餓死,但他活了下來。

sensitive
[`sɛnsətɪv]
adj. 善解人意的、體貼的;敏感的
例句

Carl is very sensitive to the needs of others.

卡爾對別人的需要體察入微。

說明
be sensitive to N. 指「對……體察入微的」
struggle
[`strʌgəl]
n. 掙扎、努力、奮鬥;搏鬥
例句

Brianna talked honestly about her struggles with body image.

布莉安娜誠實地談到她在身體形象方面的掙扎。

invent
[ɪn`vɛnt]
v. 發明
例句

I have no idea who invented the television.

我不知道誰發明了電視。

rumor
[`rumɚ]
n. 謠言、傳聞
例句

There is a rumor that the sales manager is going to leave the company.

有傳聞說這名業務經理要離職。

visible
[`vɪzəbəl]
adj. 肉眼可見的;明顯的
例句

The child showed no visible signs of illness.

這孩子看不出有生病的跡象。

constantly
[`kɑnstəntli]
adv. 不斷地、經常
例句

Peter constantly asks me for money, but I don't want to give him any.

彼得不斷跟我要錢,但我一毛都不想給他。

claim
[klem]
v. 宣稱、主張
例句

Jason claimed that he saw a bear during his hike last weekend.

傑森宣稱他上週末徒步旅行時看到了一隻熊。

kilometer
[kə`lɑmətɚ]
n. 公里
例句

We drove for many kilometers before we found a gas station.

我們開了好幾公里才找到一間加油站。

說明
也可唸成 [`kɪlə͵mitɚ],字首 kilo- 表示「千」的意思
challenge
[`tʃæləndʒ]
v. 質疑、懷疑(正確性、合法性等);向……挑戰
例句

New data challenged the results of the study.

新的數據挑戰了這項研究結果。