五分鐘英語練習 (011)
"Five minutes English practice" (011)
《Listen & Practice - 聆聽和練習》
Minimal Pairs Words Practice
最小成對單字練習
【Let’s get started.】
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Crash. Crush. Dabble. Double. Dab. Dub. Dad. Dud. Dam. Dumb. Damp. Dump. Dank. Dunk. Drank. Drunk. Fan. Fun. Fanned. Fund. Fanny. Funny. Flank. Flunk.
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crash [ kræʃ] n. 撞車；碰撞；暴跌；破產
The term "crash" means: "The vehicle collides violently with an obstacle or other vehicle".
"Crash" 一詞，係指：「車輛與障礙物或其他車輛猛烈碰撞」。
The 1987 stock market crash.
1987年的股票市場暴跌。
crash [ kræʃ] v. 垮枱，破産
The company crashed with debts of £50 million.
那家公司由於負債5000萬英鎊而告破產。
crush [krʌʃ] v. 擠；壓壞
Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank.
他們的車被一輛軍用坦克壓扁了。
We were at the front, crushed against the stage.
我們在前面，被擠到了舞台邊上。
crash [ kræʃ] n. 擁擠的人群；迷戀；愛慕
I couldn't find a way through the crush.
人太擠，我擠不過去。
She has a crush on one of her teachers at school.
她迷戀上了學校裡的一位老師。
dabble [ˈdæbəl] v. 玩水；涉足
The children are dabbling in the water.
孩子們正在玩水。
He dabbled with drugs at university.
他在大學裡沾上了毒品。
dab [dæb] n. 少許；行家；高手
I put a dab of butter on my bread.
我在麵包上塗了一點黃油。
Mary is a dab hand at cooking beef.
瑪麗是烹煮牛肉的行家。
DAB（Digital Audio Broadcasting）
DAB is the radio system of the 21st Century.
數字音頻廣播是21世紀的無線電廣播系統。
dub [dʌb] v. 給…起綽號；為…配音
She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".
她被報紙稱為「死亡天使」。
The movie is dubbed and has subtitles.
這部影片有配音還有字幕。
【dam & dumb】
dam [dæm] n. 水壩
dumb [dʌm] adj. 啞的
'Dam' means a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area.
“大壩”是指橫跨河流而建的圍牆，可以阻止河流的流動並收集水，特別是用來建造水庫（= 人工湖）為某個地區供水。
'Dumb' means permanently or temporarily unable to speak.
“啞巴”是指永遠或暫時不能說話。
reservoir [ˈrezərvwɑːr] n. 水庫
'Reservoir' means a place for storing water, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area.
“水庫”是指蓄水的地方，特別是為城市或其他地區供水的天然或人工湖泊。
The Aswan High Dam is on the River Nile in Egypt.
阿斯旺水壩位於埃及境內的尼羅河上。
He's been deaf and dumb since birth.
他生下來就又聾又啞。
