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[Vocabulary] idiom, idiomatic, obtain, through, rewind, touch base, comprise, trick(s), potential, refer, infer, indirection, progress, century, toward

idiom

n. 成語. 習慣用法

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. (e.g., ranin cats and dogs, see the light)

idiomatic

慣用的

using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker.

the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing wiht special-neeeds students is already showing signs of success.

more:

Idiomatic Go applications are often composed of many packages, which are organized by having code in different folders, and this is also true of the Go standard library.

obtain

獲得, 得到, 取得 get, acquire, or secure (something)

an opportunity to obtain advanced degrees.

though

adv, 然而, 但是

however (indicating that a factor qualifies or imposes restrictions on what was said previously)

I was hunting for work. Jobs were scarce though.

more:

Who buit the software image though?

連接詞, 雖然 although, even if

desplite the fact that

through they were speaking in undertones, Philip could hear them.

rewind

v. 倒帶

a mechanism for rewinding a tape or film.

touch base

棒球術語,在棒球比賽中,跑者必須先跑到一個壘包,才能往下一個壘包前進。進而引申為「聯絡某 人(做某事⋯⋯)」。

Simon touched base with Fiona to discuss about the project.

comprise

v. 包括, 構成

consist of, be made up of

the country comprises twenty states.

more:

For instance, the “math/rand” package comprises files that begin with the statement package rand.

trick(s)

n. 竅門, 招數, 特技

a cunning or skillful act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

he's a double-dealer capable if any mean trick.

more:

There are however a few tricks to using it.

potential

adj. 潛在的

having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.

a two-pronged campaign to woo potential customers.

n. 潛力

latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.

a young broadcater with great potential.

refer

v. 參考

mention or allude to.

mention, make reference to

the reports of the commission are often referred to in the media.

pass a matter to (another bodu, typically one with more authority or expertise) for a decision.

infer

v. 推斷

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reaoning rather than from explict statements.

from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.

indirection

n. 間接

indirectness or lack of strightforwardness in action, speech, or progression.

The indirection through the pointer is transparent (you can directly call fields and methods on a pointer).

progress

n. 進度, 進展

forward or onward movement toward a destination

the darkness did not stop my progress.

v. move forward or onward in space of time.

as the century progressed, the quality of telescopes improved.

century

世紀

a period of one hundred years.

a century ago most people walked to work.

toward

介系詞, 往

in the direction of.

I walked toward the front door.

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