desperate
[`dɛspərət]
adj.(因絕望而)拼命的、鋌而走險的
例句

There was a desperate cry for help from the people in the burning building.

失火的大樓裡傳來人們急切的呼救聲。

passage
[`pæsɪdʒ]
n. 航程、過境旅程;通道
例句

The passage across the ocean took many weeks.

橫渡海洋的旅程花了許多星期。

cable
[`kebəl]
n. 電線、電纜
例句

My phone didn't charge last night; I think my cable might be broken.

我的手機昨晚無法充電;我想我的充電線可能壞了。

operation
[͵ɑpə`reʃən]
n. 行動、活動
例句

Cooking for the whole family can be a big operation.

為全家人做飯可能是一項大工程。