9.28.2013

1. tut-tut v.i.
發嘖聲 (fa1 ze2 sheng1) (表示生氣、不耐等)
例: When I told her I had already broken my New Year's resolution, my mother tut-tutted.
(我告訴母親我打破了新年所下的決心,她嘖了一聲。)
2. strive v.i.
努力 (nu3 li4)
例: We must strive to create a society of liberty and equality.
(我們必須努力創造自由平等的社會。)
3. revile v.i. /v.t.
痛罵 (tong4 ma4)
例: My cousin reviles any sort of tea with added flavors.
(我的表哥痛罵各種調味茶。)
4. scour v.i./v.t.
搜尋 (sou1 xun2)
例: We have scoured every corner of the city, but still can't find the escaped criminal.
(我們已搜尋城市每個角落,還是無法找到逃犯。)

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