單字課 037

deal with　動 - 處理
v., phrase, to attend to; to manage; to see to

Ticket agents must deal courteously with irate customers.

對於發火的客人，售票員必須以禮相待。

Sick passengers, frightened children, and rude pilots are just a few of the things cabin attendants have to deal with.
生病的乘客、受驚的小朋友和粗魯的飛行員，只是空服員需處理事物中的一小部分。


destination　 [͵dɛstəˋneʃən]　名 - 目的地

n., the place to which one is going or directed to

The Great Barrier Reef is a popular tourist destination this year.

大堡礁是今年的熱門旅遊景點。

Once you have determined your desired destination, we can work toward getting the best airfare.
等你決定好目的地，我們就可以開始搶便宜機票了。


distinguish　[dɪˋstɪŋgwɪʃ]　動 - 區別，便別，使傑出，使受人青睞

v., to make noticeable or different

Suki was able to distinguish between the different types of jets on the runway.

Suki能辨認跑道上不同型號的噴射機。

This airline has distinguished itself as one of the most reliable in the business.
這家航空公司把自己定位為最值得信賴的企業之一。

詞組：

• 動 - distinguish
  (I can't distinguish any difference in the two airlines, since their fares are the same.)
• 形 - distinguishable
  (The airline's planes were easily distinguishable by the bright logo on the planes' tails.)
• 副 - distinguishably
  (Even though you have paid a lower fare, you won't be distinguishably different than the other passengers on the plane.)

economize　[ɪˋkɑnə͵maɪz] 　動 - 節約，節省

v., to be careful about spending money

Since I like to economize when I travel, I always do a through Internet search for the best airline ticket prices.

由於我喜歡省錢旅遊法，所以我都會在網路上找最便宜的機票。

We decided to economize this year and take our vacation during the off season, when prices are lower.
我們決定今年節省一點，在淡季價格比較便宜的時候再出去玩。
詞組：

• 動 - economize
  (We no longer fly first class, since our company is trying to economize.)
• 形 - economical
  (Without hesitation, we chose the more economical of the two airline tickets.)
• 副 - economically
  (The best way to plan a trip economically is to compare prices on the Internet.)

equivalent　[ɪˋkwɪvələnt]　形 - 相等的，等值的

adj., equal

Carlos used the Internet to search for hotels of equivalent dollar value to the one recommended.

Carlos從網路搜尋相同價格但評價最高的飯店。(?)

The food the airline serves in coach class is equivalent to that served in first class.
經濟艙的餐點跟頭等艙的餐點一樣。
excursion　[ɪkˋskɝʒən]　名 - 遠足，短程旅行

n., a pleasure trip; a trip at the reduced fare

With some time between meetings in London, the company president enjoyed an excursion to Stonehenge.
到倫敦開會的空檔，公司總裁偷閒到巨石陣晃晃。


The finance officer was pleased to find an excursion for the entire consulting team.
財務長為整個顧問團隊找到了短程旅行，並歡欣不已。(?)



expense　[ɪkˋspɛns]　名 - 費用，經費

n., something requiring payment

A luxury vacation involves many expenses.

一個奢華的假期需要許多經費。

If we keep our expenses down, we might have enough money to take a longer trip.
如果我們把開銷降低，我們也許就有足夠的錢去長途旅行了。
詞組：

• 名 - expense
  (To stay within our travel budget, we must keep all our expenses as low as possible)
• 副 - expensively
  (The first-class seats are for those who travel expensively but with great style.)
• 形 - expensive
  (Only the most expensive fares were still available.)

extend　[ɪkˋstɛnd]　動 - 延長，提供

v., to make longer

The delayed flight extended our wait in the airport.

延誤的班機延長了我們在機場等待的時間。

We enjoyed the beach so much that we extended our stay another day.

我們在海灘玩得太盡興，決定要再多留一天。

詞組：

• 動 - extend
  (When people travel to an interesting destination for business, they often extend their trip by a few days in order to enjoy the place as a tourist.)
• 名 - extent
  (Larry has traveled to Japen many times and the extent of his knowledge of that country is impressive.)
• 形 - extensive
  (Pamela is taking six months off from work in order to take an extensive tour of South America.)

prospective　[prəˋspɛktɪv]　形 - 預期的

adj., likely to become or be

Airlines advertise on travel websites in order to attract prospective customers.

航空公司在旅遊網站上廣告，以吸引潛在顧客。

I narrowed my list of prospective destinations to my three top choices.

我刪減了我清單，留下最想去的三個地方。

詞組：

• 名 - prospect
  (The prospects of getting a seat on this evening's flight are not good.)
• 形 - prospective
  (Once you know the prospective dates for your trip, you can look on the Internet to see what flights are available.)

situation　[͵sɪtʃʊˋeʃən]　名 - 情形，情況
n., the combination of circumstances at a given moment

The airline suggested I check with the State Department regarding the political situation in the country I'm flying to.

航空公司建議我跟外交部（美國國務院）確認我要前往的國家其政治局勢。

The vast number of different airfares available makes for a complicated situation.

各種不同的計價方式讓飛機票價格非常複雜。

substantially　 [səbˋstænʃəlɪ]　副 - 相當地，大致上地，實質上地
adv., significantly

The airline I work for had a substantially higher rating for customer satisfaction than our competitors had.

我所屬的航空公司比起其他競爭者，有極高的顧客滿意度。

The airfares charged by different airlines are not substantially different.
不同航空公司的機票票價大致上差不多。

詞組：

• 名 - substance
  (I couldn't recognize the substance that was on my meal tray and taht the airlines called dinner.)
• 形 - substantial
  (Ms. Qin found there was a substantial difference in the price quoted for the plane ticket, depending on which day she flew.)
• 副 - substantially
  (There is substantially no difference in the quality of food served in first class and in economy class.)

system　[ˋsɪstəm]　名 - 系統

n., a functionally related group of elements

The airline system covers the entire world with flights.

這間航空公司航線遍及全世界。

We need a better system to keep track of how much money we are spending on this vacation.
我們需要一個更好的系統，來記錄我們花了多少錢在這趟假期。