1.all-out: （形）完全的greatest possible; complete; total
He made an all-out effort to be the best student in his class.
他盡的努力去成為班上的同學。
2.aptitude:（名）才能 natural ability or skill
The student shows a great aptitude for language; he can learn a foreign language much faster than others.
這個學生在語言上顯出很大的才能；這學習外語的速度遠較別人快。
3.axis: （名）軸the real or imaginary line around which something turns
It makes 24 hours for the earth to make one rotation on its axis.
地球繞軸一周需要二十四小時。
4.budget: （名）預算estimate of probable future income and expenditure
They planned a monthly budget for their family.
他們家每月都有預算。
5.cargo: （船、飛機等所載）貨物the load of goods carried by a ship or plane; freight
A cargo of coal has arrived from Keelung.
從基隆來了一船的煤。
6.clergy: （名）牧師the men who serve a church as ministers or priests
Members of the clergy are serious students of religion.
牧師是宗教中最認真的學生。
7.cripple: （名）跛子a person unable to use one or more of his limbs
He became a cripple as a result of the accident.
他因為意外災害而變成了跛子。
8.dodge:（名）閃避 move quickly to one side
The man jumped aside to dodge the speeding truck.
這人跳到旁邊以躲避疾駛的卡車。
9.grinl smile broadly (showing one’s teeth)（動）露齒而笑
The boy grinned with pleasure when I give him candy.
當我給這個男孩糖果時，他高興的張嘴大笑。
10.headquarters:（名）總部 any center from which orders are issued
The policeman was ordered to report to the police headquarters.
這警員被命令須對警察總部提出報告。
11.retort: （動）反駁answer quickly in a sharp or clever way
“Your question is not worth answering,” he retorted.
他反駁說：“你的問題不值得回答。”
12.textile:（名）織物 cloth made by weaving
We need to produce more textiles, especially silk and cotton.
我們必須生產(chǎn)更多的織物，尤其是絲和棉。
13.thigh:（名）大腿；股 the upper part of the leg above the knee
The fisherman’s boots came up to his thighs.
漁人穿的靴子到他的大腿上了。
14.toilet: （名）洗手間a bowl with a seat and lid for the disposal of body waste
The youngest child has not yet learned how to use the toilet.
這個最小的孩子還不知道如何用洗手間。
15.pierce: （動）扎；刺破；穿透to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object
The arrow pierced her shoulder.
箭頭射入她的肩膀。