學測考點
gradually
「逐漸地」(news about the phone gradually spread)
學測原句
- 113 學測|文意選填|第 3 段News about the phone gradually spread, and the booth has become a bridge between the living and the dead.關於這座電話的消息逐漸傳開,電話亭成了生者與死者之間的橋樑。
- the living and the dead:「生者與死者」,the + 形容詞表示一群人
- a bridge between A and B:「A 與 B 之間的橋樑」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Gradually, the pressure from the ice buckled the planks.慢慢地,冰的壓力把船板壓彎了。
- buckle:「彎曲變形」
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段Guests may enjoy facilities such as free Wi-Fi, mobile charging, and even a soundless alarm system that raises the sleeping guests into a seated position while gradually brightening the lights.客人可以享用免費 Wi-Fi、行動裝置充電,甚至還有無聲鬧鐘系統,會在燈光漸漸變亮的同時,把熟睡的客人升到坐姿。
- facilities:「設施」,這裡用複數
- soundless:「無聲的」,sound + less(沒有)
- raise A into B:「把 A 抬到 B」,raise 是及物動詞,後面要接受詞
- seated position:「坐姿」
- brighten:「變亮」,bright + en(使…)
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 3 段In our early 20s, our brain starts shrinking, which gradually slows cognition and increases dementia risk in later life.我們二十出頭時,大腦就開始縮小,這會逐漸減緩認知功能,並增加晚年罹患失智症的風險。
- in one's early 20s:「二十出頭」
- in later life:「晚年」
- shrink:「縮小」;, which 指前面整件事
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Being associated with medieval castles and kings, spiral staircases gradually won popularity in European architecture, with new materials emerging to cope with customers’ needs.由於讓人聯想到中世紀城堡與國王,螺旋梯逐漸在歐洲建築中流行起來,新的建材也隨之出現,以滿足顧客的需求。
- being associated with…:分詞構句表示原因
- win popularity:「受歡迎」
- cope with:「應付」
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