curse
[kɝs]
v., n. 詛咒、咒罵
例句

The book told the tale of a man cursed by a witch to always be hungry no matter how much he ate.

這本書講述一名男子被女巫詛咒,無論他吃多少總是感到飢餓的故事。

superstition
[͵supɚ`stɪʃən]
n. 迷信
例句

Some people in Taiwan have a superstition about the number four being unlucky.

臺灣有些人有數字四是不吉利的迷信。

diminish
[də`mɪnɪʃ]
v. (使)減少、降低
例句

The politician's chances of winning the election were diminished by his poor debate performance.

這名政治人物贏得選舉的可能性因他糟糕的辯論表現而降低。

prejudice
[`prɛdʒədəs]
n. 偏見、成見
例句

Kim has a strong prejudice against dogs that seems to have resulted from some negative childhood experience.

金對狗有強烈的偏見似乎源自於孩童時期不好的經驗。

adopt
[ə`dɑpt]
v. 領養、收養;採納、採用
例句

The couple decided to adopt the child after his parents died in a car crash.

這個孩子的雙親因車禍過世後,這對夫妻決定領養他。

shelter
[`ʃɛltɚ]
n. 收容所、庇護所;遮蔽;庇護處
例句

The animal shelter takes in cats, dogs, birds, and other small animals.

這個動物收容所接收貓、狗、鳥和其他小動物。