endow, endow with, trim, unlikely, alignment, corollary,

endow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ DJ /ɪn'dau/ KK


1.to give a large sum of money to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income （向學校等機構）捐錢，捐贈，資助 verb VN

Phrasal: be endowed with something

1.to naturally have a particular feature, quality, etc. 天生賦有，生來具有（某種特性、品質等）

She was endowed with intelligence and wit. 她天資聰穎。

The stones are believed to be endowed with magical powers. 人們認為這些石頭具有魔力。

See also: well endowed

Phrasal: endow somebody/something with something

1.to believe or imagine that somebody/something has a particular quality 認為…具有某種品質

She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess. 她認為馬庫斯具有她所期望的品質。

2.to give something to somebody/something 給予；賦予 formal
 
en·dow


1.Give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution)

2.Establish (a college post, annual prize, or project) by donating the funds needed to maintain it

3.Provide with a quality, ability, or asset

endow somebody/something with something


1. 認為…具有某種品質 2. 給予；賦予

同義字


verb: provide, endue, give
 
 Ref: Critical Reviews in Immunology. 30(4):340-386 (2010)
There is now accumulating evidence that DCs are endowed with a remarkable capacity for diverting acquired antigens into the MHC class I presentation pathway. This pathway, termed cross-presentation, is widely regarded to be of particular importance in generating CTL responses to tumor tissue.


ultimately /ˈʌltɪmətli/ DJ /'ʌltəmətlɪ/ KK


adverb

1.in the end; finally 最終；最後；終歸

Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself. 最終你還是得自己拿主意。

A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness. 不均衡的飲食終將導致疾病。

2.at the most basic and important level 最基本地；根本上

ul·ti·mate·ly


1.Finally; in the end

2.At the most basic level

同義字


adverb: finally, eventually, in the end, lastly, at last, after all, in the long run


trim /trɪm/ DJ /trɪm/ KK


verb

1.to make something neater, smaller, better, etc., by cutting parts from it 修剪；修整 VN

to trim your hair 理髮

to trim a hedge (back) 修剪樹籬

The training budget had been trimmed by £10 000. 培訓預算削減了 1 萬英鎊。 figurative

2.to cut away unnecessary parts from something 切去，割掉，剪下，除去（不必要的部份） ~ sth (off sth) ~ sth (off/away) VN

Trim any excess fat off the meat. 把多餘的肥膘從肉上切掉。

I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt. 我把裙子的下襬剪短了兩厘米。

3.to decorate something, especially around its edges 裝飾，修飾，點綴（尤指某物的邊緣） usually passive ~ sth (with sth) VN

gloves trimmed with fur 毛皮鑲邊的手套

Idiom: trim your sails

1.to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster 隨風揚帆；見風轉舵

2.to reduce your costs 減少開支；削減費用

Phrasal: trim down; trim something↔down

1.to become smaller in size; to make something smaller （使）變小；縮減

By a combination of diet and exercise he's trimmed down from 90 kilos to 70. 通過控制飲食結合運動，他的體重從 90 公斤減到了 70 公斤。

noun

1.an act of cutting a small amount off something, especially hair （尤指毛髮的）修剪 countable usually singular

How much is it for a wash and trim? 洗頭理髮要多少錢？

The hedge needs a trim. 這樹籬得修剪了。

2.material that is used to decorate clothes, furniture, cars, etc., especially along the edges, by being a different colour, etc. （衣服、傢具、汽車等的）飾物，邊飾，裝飾配件 uncountable singular

The car is available with black or red trim(= the colour of the seats). 這款汽車的座椅有黑紅兩種顏色。

a blue jacket with a white trim 鑲有白邊的藍色上衣

Idiom: in (good, etc.) trim British English, informal

1.in good condition or order 狀態良好；健康極佳；井然有序

He keeps in trim by running every day. 他每天跑步保持身體健康。

The team need to get in trim for the coming season. 這個球隊需要為下個賽季做好準備。

adjective

1.of a person 人 looking thin, healthy and attractive 苗條的；修長的；健康優雅的

She has kept very trim. 她的身體保持得很苗條。

a trim figure 修長的身材



unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ DJ /ʌn'laɪklɪ/ KK


adjective

Irregular: unlikelier; unlikeliest

1.not likely to happen; not probable 不大可能發生的 ~ (to do sth) ~ (that…)

The project seemed unlikely to succeed. 這個項目似乎難以成功。

It's most(= very)unlikely that she'll arrive before seven. 她極不可能在七點前到達。

In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager. 萬一出現問題，請找旅館經理。

2.not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect 非心目中的；非想像的 only before noun

He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job. 他似乎是最不適合擔任這項工作的人選。

They have built hotels in the most unlikely places. 他們把旅館建在最冷門的地方。

3.difficult to believe 難以相信的；不能信服的 only before noun

She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour. 她對自己行為的解釋很難令我信服。

See also: likely Antonym

Derivative: unlikelihood noun, uncountable /ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd/ DJ /ʌn'laɪklɪˈhud/ KK

Derivative: unlikeliness /-nəs/ DJ /-nəs/ KK


2.neat and well cared for 整齊的；精心照管的；井然有序的

alignment /əˈlaɪnmənt/ DJ /ə'laɪnmənt/ KK


noun

1.arrangement in a straight line 排成直線 uncountable countable

the alignment of the sun, moon and earth at a particular time 太陽、月球和地球在某一時刻的三點一線

A bone in my spine was out of alignment. 我的脊椎骨有一節脫位。

2.political support given to one country or group by another （國家、團體間的）結盟 uncountable countable


corollary /kəˈrɒləri/ DJ /ˈkɔːrəleri/ DJ US /'kɔrəˈlɛrɪ/ KK US /ˈkɑːr-/ DJ US /'kɑr-/ KK US
1.a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one 必然的結果（或結論） noun ~ (of/to sth) formal technical

Irregular: -ies plural

cor·ol·lar·y


1.A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved

2.A direct or natural consequence or result

同義字


noun: consequence, conclusion, inference