單字課 041

attainment　[əˋtenmənt]　名 - 達成，成就
n., achievement

The actress received a lot of attention for her many professional attainments.

這位女明星因為她的專業成就得到許多關注。

The attainment of an Academy Award validates a performer's career.
獲得奧斯卡獎項是對表演者表演生涯的肯定。
詞組：

• 動 - attain
  (The film quickly attained a reputation as a "must-see" movie.)
• 名 - attainment
  (The technical attainments in the movie's special effects were impressive.)
• 形 - attainable
  (The director's goal of having an unlimited budget was not attainable.)

combine　[kəmˋbaɪn] 　動 - 結合
v., to come together

The director combined two previously separate visual techniques.

導演將兩種不同的視覺技術結合在一起。

The new production company combines the talents of three of Hollywood's best known teams.

新的製片公司由好萊塢最知名的三個團隊所組成。



continue　[kənˋtɪnjʊ]　動 - 繼續，持續
v., to maintain without interruption

The film continues the story set out in an earlier film.

這部片的劇情是上一步片的延續。

The search for a star will continue until one is found.
將持續發掘直到找到一個未來明星。(?)

詞組：

• 動 - continue
  (Countinue giving out movie passes until I tell you to stop.)
• 名 - continuation
  (The contiuation of the film will be shown after the intermission.)
• 形 - continual
  (The actors' continual demands slowed down the pace of production.)

description　[dɪˋskrɪpʃən]　名 - 描述
n., a representation in words or pictures

The description of the film did not match what we saw on screen.

影片的簡介跟我們在螢幕上所看到的根本就不一樣。

The critic's description of the film made it sound very appealing.

影評人的描述讓這部電影聽起來很吸引人。

詞組：

• 動 - describe
  (Please describe the new movie theater to me.)
• 名 - description
  (The description of Africa in the film was not as I remembered it.)
• 形 - descriptive
  (The writer's descriptive account of the war is shocking and saddening.)

disperse　[dɪˋspɝs]　動 - 解散，傳播
v., to alter or affect

The reporters dispersed after the press agent cancelled the interview with the film director.

宣傳人員宣布導演見面會取消後，記者紛紛散去。

The crowd outside the movie premiere would not disperse until they had seen the movie stars.
電影首映會上，觀眾一直等到看到了演員才離開。



entertainment　[͵ɛntɚˋtenmənt]　名 - 娛樂，招待
n., an adverting performance or activity

The movie was provided for our entertainment.

我們看電影作為娛樂。

There was no entertainment for children of guests at the hotel.
這間飯店沒有提供小孩的相關娛樂(設施或活動)。
詞組：

• 動 - entertain
  (The comedian worked hard to entertain the children in the hospital.)
• 名 - entertainment
  (Movies are one of the most popular forms of entertainment.)
• 形 - entertaining
  (The light comedy was entertaining, if not memorable.)

influence　[ˋɪnflʊəns]　動 - 影響，左右
v., to alter or affect

The editor's style influenced a generation of film editors.

那位電影剪輯的風格對後代的電影剪輯師影響很大。

The producer was able to influence the town council to allow her to film in the park.
制片說服了市議會，讓她到公園拍片。


range　[rendʒ]　名 - 範圍
n., the scope

The range of the director's vision is impressive.

導演的眼界讓人驚艷。

What is the price range you are willing to pay for a ticket to the premiere?
你願意付多少錢去參加電影首映會？


release　[rɪˋlis]　動 - 發行
v., to make available to the public; to give permission for performance

The film was finally released to movie theaters after many delays.

經過幾經波折，這部電影終於發行了。

The producers of the film are hoping to release it in time for the holidays.
制片希望電影能夠在節日假期的時候發行。

representation　[͵rɛprɪzɛnˋteʃən]　名 - 代表，代理，描述
n.,exemplification; symbolization

The actor's representation of his character did not seem authentic.

這個演員對於他的角色的詮釋沒有很精準。

The film's representation of world poverty through the character of the hungry child was quite moving.

影片透過飢餓的孩子來凸顯世界各地的貧困議題讓人很感動。
詞組：

• 動 - represent
  (The actorrepresented the ideals of the culture.)
• 名 - representation
  (We felt the movie's representation of the effects of war was very realistic.)
• 名 - representative
  (The actress couldn't attend the awards ceremony so she had a representative accept the award for her.)

separately　[ˋsɛpərɪtlɪ]　副 - 分開地
adv., apart

Each scene of the movie was filmed separately from the others.

電影的各幕場景是分開拍攝的。

The theater was very crowded so we had to sit separately.
電影院人很多，所以我們只能分開坐。

詞組：

• 動 - separate
  (Some movie fans can't separate fantasy from reality and confuse an actor with the character he plays.)
• 形 - separate
  (Moviemaking combines several separate processes.)
• 副 - separately
  (The actors rehearsed their lines separately before filming the scene together.)

successive　[səkˋsɛsɪv]　形 - 連續的
adj., following in order

The script went through successive rewrites.

劇本歷經多次改寫。

Somehow the successive images were interrupted and had to be edited again.

不知怎麼地，連續圖像中斷了，必須再次修改編輯。