cargo
[`kɑrgo]
n. (輪船、飛機裝載的)貨物
例句

Please be patient while the workers load the cargo onto the ship.

在工人把貨物裝上船時請耐心等候。

boast
[bost]
v. 誇耀、吹噓(可作及物或不及物用);擁有(值得自豪的事物)
例句

Janine boasted about her son's new job to all her friends.

珍妮向所有朋友吹噓兒子的新工作。

用法
boast about/of sth 炫耀、吹噓……
illustrate
[`ɪlə͵stret]
v. 證明、體現;(以圖片、實例等)說明、闡明
例句

These cases illustrate how important it is to wear a helmet on a motorcycle.

這些實例說明了騎摩托車戴安全帽的重要性。

chaos
[`ke͵ɑs]
n. 混亂
例句

The protests turned violent, and chaos quickly spread throughout the city.

抗議活動演變成暴力相向,而混亂很快就蔓延到整個城市。

interfere
[͵ɪntɚ`fɪr]
v. 干預、干涉;妨礙
例句

Try not to let your personal problems interfere with your work.

試著別讓你的私人問題妨礙你的工作。

用法
interfere with N.
possession
[pə`zɛʃən]
n. 擁有、具有(不可數);財產(可數,作此義時常用複數)
例句

How did you come to be in possession of Matthew's watch?

你怎麼會有馬修的手錶?

incident
[`ɪnsədənt]
n. 事件、事故
例句

Queenie replayed the incident over and over in her head.

昆妮在腦海中一遍又一遍重播這起事件。

speculate
[`spɛkjə͵let]
v. 推測、猜測
例句

The rescue team speculated that the hiker may have fallen into the river.

搜救隊推測這名登山客可能已跌進河裡。

auction
[`ɔkʃən]
v. 拍賣(之後常接 off) n. 拍賣(會)
例句

To pay off her debts, Penny auctioned off her late grandmother's jewelry.

為了償還債務,潘妮將已故祖母的珠寶拍賣。

butcher
[`bᴜtʃɚ]
v. 屠宰(牲畜) n. 屠夫
例句

He took out a sharp knife and butchered the pig right in front of us.

他拿出一把利刀,並在我們面前屠宰了一頭豬。

promptly
[`prɑmptli]
adv. 立即、馬上;迅速地
例句

After the exam, Brooke promptly forgot everything she had studied.

考完試後,布魯克立刻就把所學過的一切都忘記了。

slaughter
[`slɔtɚ]
v. 宰殺;屠殺
例句

Thousands of rhinos have been slaughtered for their horns.

數以千計的犀牛因為牛角而遭到屠殺。

forbid
[fɚ`bɪd]
v. 禁止、不准
例句

Most libraries forbid eating and drinking in the building.

大多數的圖書館都禁止館內飲食。

動詞三態
forbid-forbade-forbidden
obligation
[͵ɑblə`geʃən]
n. 義務、責任
例句

If he hasn't completed the work, you're under no obligation to pay him.

如果他沒有完成工作,你就沒有義務付他錢。

說明
文中 legal obligation 指「法律上的義務」