- Eagle: 2 under par
- eccentric=unusual=not normal
- ecstatic=joyful, great rapture or delight
- edible 可食的
- edict 官方命令
- ego 自尊心；自我意識
*He has an enormous ego. 強烈的自我意識
*That failure was a blow to his ego. 對他的自尊心是一個打擊
- egoist 利己主義者
- egotist 自大者
- egotistical=arrogant 自負自大的
- eke out 補...的不足
*She eked out her small income by washing clothes for other people.
- elaboration 詳細闡述細節；精心製作
- elation 非常高興歡樂
- elude=escape from sb or sth 躲避
- empathy 同理心
- emulate=copy behavior of someone or a society
- enchanting=charming
- English-speaking country
- enlightenment 啟蒙；教化
- engross=to interest you so much that you do not notice anything else
- ergonomic chair 人體工學椅
- escapism 逃避現實
- escargot 烤田蝸
- escrow service 信託付款服務
- esoteric 隱密的；秘傳的
- ethnocentrism 民族優越感
*Every cloud has a silver lining.=every difficult situation has something good in it.
- evoke =bring out 喚起
- exaggerate 誇大 vs understate 少說
- exaggerate 誇張
- exasperation 激怒；惱怒
*Excuse me, where do i get the train/bus/ferry from? 請問在那兒搭車/船呢？
- exert 用力；盡力
- exhale 呼出；吐出
- expeditious=quick/efficient
- expel 趕走；逐出
- explicit=clear 清楚的；外顯的
- exploit (=use well; take advantage of)；n.功績
- extravagant 奢侈的
- extrovert 外向之人
- eye liner 眼線
- fad=fashion
*a passing fad 一 時的流行
- fair skin 白皙的皮膚
- fall back on=rely on; use as a support
- fallout 輻射性落塵；政治餘波
- falter 蹣跚；踉蹌；結巴地說話
*Fancy it?=Do you like it?
- fat chance 才不呢
*Were you tired? Fat chance!
- fatigue 非常疲累(尤指身體上的)
- fatigue 疲勞
- faux [法]人造的；假的
- faux pas [法]失禮
- fidelity 忠誠；忠貞；盡責
- feel much/less stressed
- feel stressful
- feel run-down=under the weather
- feign=to pretend
- Ferris wheel 摩天輪
- fetch a brewski=get a beer
- fiasco 完全的失敗
- fiat money 法定貨幣(如一般紙幣) vs commodity money 商品貨幣(如金幣銀兩)
- figurative 比喻的；象徵的
- file a lawsuit against someone
- file a lawsuit to suit someone
- file a restraining order (保護令) against someone
- file for a divorce 訴請離婚
- file for bankruptcy 申請破產
- file for Chapter 11 申請破產保護
- filet mignon 菲利牛排
- fin de siecle [法]世紀末的
- finger food and snack 小點心零食
- fire drill 防火演習
- firefly 螢火蟲
- flame retardant 防燃劑
- flat=apartment, suite
- flats 平底鞋
- flat out 竭盡全力
- flip 翻面
*flip the egg
- flip flops 海灘夾腳脫鞋
- float（提議）corporate tax overhaul（改革；徹底檢修）
- flounder=not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset；v. 掙扎；n. 比目魚
- flown by=passed very quickly
- fluorescent 螢光的
- foible 怪癖缺點或壞習慣
- foie gras [法]鵝肝=fat liver
- fold 摺疊
*1st fold (網頁)第一屏
*2nd fold (網頁)第二屏
- folly=foolishness=silliness 愚蠢
- foot-in-mouth 令人尷尬的
*For crying out loud! 管它什麼理由(沮喪憤怒時所說之語)
- forge 鍛造；打造
- forgo=give up
- fork over 不情願付出
- former 前者(the first of two)
- formidable 可怕的；難對付的
- founder v.船浸水而沈沒 n.創辦人
- fountain of youth 青春之泉
- fragile 易損害的；精細的
- frame of mind=way of thinking
- Frankenfood 基因改造食品
- Frankenstein 作法自斃的人
*Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.(=i don't care.)
- fraternity 兄弟會
- freak out (因吸毒而)產生幻覺；(藉吸毒)來逃避現實
- free radical 自由基
- fret=worry
- fridge=refrigerator
- frivolous 輕佻的
- from scratch 從頭做起
- frugal=thrifty 節儉的
- fungus 菌類植物；霉
- fungi (fungus的複數)
- funnel n.漏斗；煙囪 v.通過狹窄處；用漏斗注入
*He funneled the oil into the bottle.
- fuse 保險絲
*fuse box
*blow the fuse 燒壞保險絲
- futon couch 沙發床；另一種從沙發椅墊下拉出展開的沙發床稱為sofa bed (or pull-out couch)
- fuzziness 模糊不清；含糊
- gable (建築)山牆
- gaffe [法]失禮；失態(尤指社交上的出醜)
- gargle v. n.漱口
- garnish 裝飾物；添加配菜於
- gem 寶石；珍品；難能可貴之人
- genetic 基因的；遺傳的
*a genetic disease 遺傳性疾病
- genre=type 種類
- germ 細菌
- get away with 躲避；逃過
- get digits=to get someone's telephone number
- get glimpse of sb/sth=to get a quick look of sb/sth
- get hitched=get married
- giddy anticipation=eagerly watching what's going to happen, =I am psyched about sth
- gig=live performance
*Gingrich (金瑞契) describes Romney as "far and away(無疑地) the most likely" nominee.
- giveaway 贈品
*Give it a rest. 請他人停止抱怨或談論某事
- give sb a high-five 給某人擊掌慶賀
- give sb a piece of mind=to tell sb how angry you are with not so nice words
- glade [文]綠地
- glamorous 迷人的
- glib 能言善道的；油嘴滑舌的
- gloom n.陰暗；v.使憂鬱
- gloomy 陰暗的；憂鬱的
- go Dutch=separate checks
*Let's go Dutch.=We'd like separate checks.
*go for a spin 兜風
*Go for it! (加油) try to win
- goggles 蛙鏡
- go hand in hand=go together
- go on vacation 去渡假旅行
- go to a party=attend a party
*Gold claws (爪；奪回) out of bear market. 金價脫離熊市
- golf club 高爾夫球桿
- golf course 高爾夫球場
*Good things come in small packages.=Bigger is not always better.
- grab a bite=find sth to eat
- grab someone's attention 抓住某人的注意
- grab 抓；取
- grasp 抓住；領會
- grasp the nettle(蕁麻) 勇敢地處理棘手之事
*We need a government that will grasp the nettle.
- gratitude 感激之情
*show your gratitude
- gratuity=tip 賞錢；小費
- gratification 滿意喜悅之事
- gridlock 僵局；大塞車
- grievance 抱怨；牢騷
*We often hold grievances against one another. If we can learn to forgive we will have grace shining on us.
- grim 無情的
- grim 無情的；殘忍的
- grin 露齒而笑
- grip v.緊握；n.柄；把
- groggy 無力的(因睡眠不足)
*morning grogginess 起床氣
- groom n.新郎；v.打扮
- groom n.新郎；v.打扮；推薦
- grooming 打扮；修飾
- groove 稱心頂呱呱的東西；令人興奮的經歷；溝；轍
- groovy 絕妙的；時髦的
- grub=simple food
- gyro 一種希臘三明治
- haggle=negotiate 討價還價
- hail v.向...歡呼喝采；n.冰雹
- hallmark 品質保証；特徵；戳記
- halcyon 幸福美好的；平靜的
*Yahoo enjoyed halcyon days in the 1990s and early 2000s, when its search engine ruled the Web. Yahoo was the largest generator of search traffic, so the company was able to demand a premium for ads sold alongside its search results.
- halter top 露肚肚運動短背心
- handicap 讓球數
- hang up 掛斷電話
- have a change of heart 對政策/忠誠度等重要事情的改變
- havoc 大破壞；大混亂
*He has made a name for himself in this company as a hard-working, dedicated employee.
*He has tied the knot (結連理) with longtime girlfriend Mandy Chen.
*He is a gifted (=talented 有天賦的) athlete.
*He is a natural (生來具有特定才能之人）on the piano.
*He is on leave today.他今天請假
- headwind 逆風
- hearty 熱誠的；衷心的；豐富的
- help you in a pinch 幫你一把
- herbicide 除草劑
*Here are the 10 richest counties in America. See if yours makes the list.
*He's at lunch at the moment. (American English)
*He's on lunch at the moment. (British English)
*Hi, can I have a room for two for July 1st?
*Hi, I would like to book a room for one (person), on the 1st of July, with a view of the ocean.
- high time=finally
- hit close to home 深深的影響
- hit the links 打高爾夫球(一洞接著一洞打之意)
- hockey 曲棍球
- hog=pig
- hokey=silly
- hold a B.A./B.S degree in xxx from xxx University.
- hold on=hang on 別掛電話
- hole-in-one 一桿進洞
- Hollywood's next big heart-throb 好萊塢下一個巨星
- honk 按喇叭
*He honked his horn as he went past.
- hoodie (hoody) 帽T
- hook 擊球後球偏向左
*How's the sound quality now? *How does it sound? Clearly?
*How often do you eat in restaurants? Twice a week.
*How many degrees is it now? 溫度幾度？=What's the temperature?=What's the temperature like?
*It's minus 2 degrees Celsius.-2C
*How many will be in your party/group? 你們有幾人？
*How much income does it take to be rich? 多少收入算是有錢人？
*How much should you be forking over (不情願付出) to the government every year? 每年應繳多少稅給政府？
- hue 色調；色度
- hygiene 衛生
- hype=brag 吹牛；使興奮=excite
