學測考點
a state of emergency
「緊急狀態」(a state of emergency)
學測原句
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.該市宣布進入緊急狀態,並開始以飛機噴灑殺蟲劑來殺蚊子,儘管居民主張這種殺蟲劑可能比疾病更危險。
- declare a state of emergency:「宣布進入緊急狀態」
- aerial spraying:「空中噴灑」
- even though:「儘管」
- argue that…:這裡是「主張…」,不是「爭吵」
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 3 段They have been used to mark the hours of the day, to call the faithful to prayer, and to signal emergency situations such as fires and invasions.它們曾用來報時、召喚信徒祈禱,也用來示警火災與入侵等緊急情況。
- mark the hours:「標示時辰」,就是報時
- the faithful:「信徒」,the + 形容詞表一群人,faith 是「信仰」
- signal:這裡當動詞,「發出信號 / 示警」
- invasion:「入侵」,invade 的名詞
近義字
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