muscle
[`mʌsəl]
n. 肌肉
例句

The runner's muscles were sore after the race.

比賽後,這名跑者的肌肉酸痛。

determine
[dɪ`tɝmən]
v. 確定、查明、找出;判定
例句

He tried to determine why the plant was dying.

他試著找出這株植物快要枯死的原因。

bacteria
[bæk`tɪriə]
n. 細菌
例句

Washing your hands helps kill bacteria.

洗手有助於殺死細菌。

說明
為 bacterium [bæk`tɪriəm] 的複數形
poisonous
[`pɔɪznəs]
adj. 有毒的;引起中毒的
例句

Some mushrooms are poisonous if you eat them.

有些蕈類如果食用會中毒。

說明
由名詞 poison「毒」加形容詞字尾 -ous「充滿⋯⋯的」組成
reduce
[rɪ`dus]
v. 減少;降低
例句

The company wants to reduce its use of plastic.

這家公司想要減少使用塑膠。

severe
[sə`vɪr]
adj. 非常嚴重的、劇烈的
例句

She suddenly experienced severe back pain.

她突然感到劇烈的背痛。

frequent
[`frikwənt]
adj. 經常的、頻繁的
例句

The north has frequent rain in the spring.

北部春天經常下雨。

despite
[dɪ`spaɪt]
prep. 儘管;不管(後接名詞或動名詞)
例句

Despite being tired, Brian stayed up to finish his homework.

雖然很累,布萊恩還是熬夜完成作業。

temporarily
[͵tɛmpə`rɛrəli]
adv. 暫時地、臨時地
例句

The road is temporarily closed for repairs.

這條道路因維修暫時封閉。

freeze
[friz]
v.(使)結冰、僵硬、停滯(之後常加 up);凍結
例句

My fingers froze up in the cold weather, and I couldn't hold my phone.

在寒冷的天氣裡,我的手指凍僵,拿不住手機。

動詞三態
freeze-froze-frozen