nominee
[͵nɑmə`ni]
n. 被提名者、候選人
例句

The Democratic Party has just announced its presidential nominee.

民主黨剛宣布了其總統候選人。

celebrity
[sə`lɛbrəti]
n. 名人、明星、名流
例句

The celebrity wore dark sunglasses and a hat to avoid being recognized.

這位名人戴著深色太陽眼鏡和帽子以避免被認出來。

culinary
[`kʌlə͵nɛri]
adj. 烹飪的、廚房的
例句

You can take cooking courses if you want to improve your culinary skills.

如果你想增進廚藝,你可以去上烹飪課。

renowned
[rɪ`naᴜnd]
adj. 著名的、有聲望的
例句

This city is renowned for its cafés and restaurants.

這個城市以其咖啡簡餐店和餐廳聞名。

exclusive
[ɪk`sklusɪv]
adj. 高檔的、高級的、奢華昂貴的;獨有的
例句

Perry attends an exclusive private school in New York.

派瑞就讀紐約一所昂貴的私立學校。

yearn
[jɝn]
v. 渴望、渴求、嚮往
例句

Emerson yearned for the long, lazy summers of his childhood.

愛默森嚮往童年時期漫長而慵懶的夏天。

用法
yearn for N.、yearn to V.
volunteer
[͵vɑlən`tɪr]
v. 擔任志工;自願做 n. 志工、自告奮勇者
例句

Wendy volunteers at an animal shelter twice a month.

溫蒂每個月在動物收容所擔任志工兩次。

charity
[`tʃɛrəti]
n. 慈善機構、組織(可數);慈善事業(不可數)
例句

Jaylee runs a local charity that provides food for homeless people.

傑李經營一家當地的慈善機構,為無家可歸者提供食物。

flee
[fli]
v. 逃離、逃走
例句

Thousands of people fled the city when war broke out.

戰爭爆發時,幾以千計的人逃離這個城市。

動詞三態
flee-fled-fled
refugee
[`rɛfjᴜ͵dʒi]
n. 難民;逃亡者
例句

The refugees walked for days before they reached the border.

難民走了好幾天才抵達邊境。

neighboring
[`nebərɪŋ]
adj. 鄰近的、相鄰的
例句

Selena fell in love with a boy from the neighboring village.

賽琳娜愛上了一名來自鄰近村莊的男孩。

refer
[rɪ`fɝ]
v. 提及、談到
例句

The traveler referred to his companion only as "the boy."

這名旅人只把他的同伴稱作「這名男孩」。

用法
refer to A as B 指稱 A 為 B(文中為被動用法)
achievable
[ə`tʃivəbəl]
adj. 可達到的;可完成的
例句

Set yourself achievable goals so that you don't get discouraged.

訂定你可以達到的目標,這樣才不會沮喪。

說明
字尾 -able 表示「可以、能夠……的」