單字課 033

burden　 [ˋbɝdn] 　名 - 負擔，責任
n., a responsibility; something that is carried

The secretary usually takes on the burden of ordering lunch for business meeting.

秘書通常會負責訂午間會議的便當。

The deliveryman's back ached from the heavy burden he carried.
那個送貨員扛的東西太重了，造成他的背痛。

詞組：

• 動 - burden
  (The frequently complicated lunch orders unfairly burdened Jacques.)
• 名 - burden
  (In addition to all her other responsibilities, Marie had the burden of picking up the daily lunch order.)
• 形 - burdensome
  (Keeping track of everybody's lunch orders can be a burdensome task.)

commonly　[ˋkɑmənlɪ]　副 - 平常地
adv. usually, habitually

The people who work in this building commonly order their lunch from the sandwich shop on the first floor.

在這棟大樓工作的人，平常會跟一樓的三明治店訂午餐。

The restaurants in this area commonly serve office workers and are only open during the week.
這一區的餐廳大多賣上班族，只有上班日才會開。

delivery　〔 dIˋlIvәrI 〕　名 - 遞送
n., the act of conveying or delivering

The caterer hired a courier to make the delivery.

餐飲商聘用了一個快遞來運送貨物。

The restaurant is reluctant to make deliveries, but make an exception for our office.

那家餐廳通常不外送的，除了我們公司以外。
詞組：

• 動 - deliver
  (That restaurant delivers food at no extra changes.)
• 名 - delivery
  (We all got very hungry waiting for the delivery to arrive.)

elegance　〔 ˋєlәgәns 〕　名 - 優雅
n., refinement, beauty, grace

The elegance of the restaurant made it a pleasant place to eat.

那家餐廳的優雅讓人覺得在那吃飯很愉悅。

A sandwich may lack elegance, but it makes a convenient and inexpensive lunch.
三明治也許缺乏一份優雅，但是卻很方便也很便宜。

詞組：

• 名 - elegance
  (The elegance of the surroundings was accentuated by the wonderful meal the caterers delivered.)
• 形 - elegant
  (Delores set an elegant table that was sure to impress.)
• 副 - elegantly
  (The tasty appetizers were elegantly served from silver platters.)

fall to　動 - 是...的責任
v., to become one's responsibility

The task of preparing the meal fell to the assistant chef when the chief chef was ill.

當主廚生病時，準備餐點的責任就落到了助理廚師身上。

The menu was in French, so ordering for us feel to Monique, who spoke French.

菜單寫的是法文，因此點餐的責任就落到了會講法語的Monique身上。

impress　 [ɪmˋprɛs] 　動 - 印象深刻
v., to affect strongly, often favorably

I was impressed with how quickly they delivered our lunch.

他們午餐外送的運送速度超級快，讓我印象深刻。

If you want to impress the new staff member, order her a nice lunch.
如果你要讓新員工印象深刻，就幫她點一份好吃的午餐吧。

詞組：

• 動 - impress
  (I am favorably impressed by how quickly the pizza was delivered.)
• 名 - impression
  (She gave the impression that the food would be delivered within the hour.)
• 形 - impressionable
  (I have an impressionable child, so I don't like him to see deliverymen running red traffic lights)

individual　[͵ɪndəˋvɪdʒʊəl]　形 - 個人的
adj., by or for one person; special; particular

We had the delivery man mark the contents of each individual order.

我們請快遞幫我們每個人的訂單都做不同的標記。

The jaunty whistle of the delivery woman marked her individual style.

那個女快遞輕快的口哨聲是她的個人特色。
詞組：

• 動 - individualize
  (The take-out shop does not allow you to individualize your order by asking for substitutions.)
• 名 - individual
  (The portions are large enough to feed two individual.)
• 副 - individually
  (The individually marked boxes made it easy for us to clain our orders.)

multiple　 [ˋmʌltəp!] 　形 - 複合的，多樣的
adj., having, relating to, or consisting of more than one part

The delivery person was not able to keep track of the multiple order, causing a food mix-up.

那個快遞員搞不清楚訂單，搞得亂成一團。

It takes multiple steps to get into this building, which frustrates all our employees.
要進去這棟建築物必須過好幾關，讓所有的員工都覺得很煩。



narrow　〔 ˋnæro 〕　動 - 變窄，限制
v., to limit or restrict

Etseko narrowed the restaurant possibilities down to three.

Etseko將餐廳的選擇降到了三個。

This restaurant delivers only pizza and sandwiches, so that certainly narrows down the choices.

那家餐廳只有外送比薩跟三明治，這樣確實縮小了可以選擇的範圍。

pick up　動 - 接送
v., to take on passengers or freight

The delivery man picks up lunch orders on his motor scooter.

那個快遞用摩托車外送午餐。

If you ask me nicely, I will pick up the order on my way home.
如果你客氣的跟我說，回家的路上我就會順便幫你買回來。

reasonable　[r'izənəbəl]　形 - 價格公道的，（品質）尚可的
adj., fairy priced, fair in quality

I usually have lunch at the company cafeteria because of the convenient location and the reasonable prices.

我常在公司餐廳吃午餐，因為很方便也很便宜。

The lunches at this place are not top quality, but they're reasonable
這家餐廳的午餐並不是最頂級的，可是很價格公道。

詞組：

• 名 - reasonableness
  (Although the food is not fantastic, we eat there often because of the reasonableness of the prices..)
• 形 - reasonable
  (You can get a good meal for a reasonable cost at this cafe.)
• 副 - reasonably
  (They prepare Japanese dishes reasonably well at that restaurant.)

settle　[s'ɛtəl]　動 - 安頓，支付，決定
v., to make compensation for, to pay; to choose

We settled the bill with the cashier.

我們在收銀檯結帳。

After much debate, we finally settled on the bistro on the corner.

經過激烈的辯論後，最後決定落腳在街角的小酒館。