精選寫作用字
1. maneuver
a. 演習、行動
The purpose of military maneuver lies in keeping the army constantly ready to defend the country and the citizens.
(軍事演習的目的就是要讓軍隊隨時保持備戰狀態，以利保國衛民。)
b. 巧妙運用
His secret of successful leadership depends on clever maneuver of fund, time, and interpersonal relationship.
(他領導有方的秘訣就在於巧妙運用資金、時間和人際關係。)
2. manifest
a. 顯而易見的
There is manifest evidence—archaeologically and physiologically—that human beings are actually herbivores.
(考古學和生理學都有顯而易見的證據以證明人類其實是草食性動物。)
b. 證明、顯示
His ink-stained hands manifest his frequent use of letters.
(他的手沾有黑墨，顯示他時常處理信件。)
3. master
a. 主人
To be a master of one’s own is to be in a good management of one’s emotions.
(做自己的主人意味著能妥善處理自己的情緒。)
b. 碩士
With diligence and determination, he earned his master's degree within less than two years.
(勤奮輔以決心使他兩年內就取得碩士學位。)
c. 精通、征服、掌握
No one could master a skill without sacrificing many of life’s easy parts.
(若要精通一項技能，勢必得犧牲掉部分安逸的生活。)
4. mean
a. 意味、等同於
For some people, wealth means life; for some others, health means all.
(有些人認為財富代表人生，而有些人認為健康才是人生之本。)
b. 卑劣的、不懷好意的
“Negro” is a mean and inappropriate term in mentioning the black people.
(在指稱黑人時，「黑鬼」是帶有惡意且不適當的詞彙。)
c. 方法、手段(恆為複數)
A more scientific and effective means must be introduced to our experiment.
(我們必須使用更科學化且更有效的方法來進行實驗。)
5. minute
a. 分鐘
Success only befriends those who make the best use of every minute.
(成功只屬於善用每分每秒的人。)
b. 細膩的、微小的
For a trained brush, minute details are the very keys to good painting.
(對於筆工卓著的人來說，枝微末節都是影響畫作的關鍵。)
6. a glance into 一探；窺見
This documentary provides us with an insightful glance into the pre-Columbus America.
這支紀錄片極具深度，讓我們得以一窺哥倫布登陸之前的美洲風光。
Traveling is always the best way to sneak a glance into the essence of a culture. 旅行永遠是一窺文化精髓的最好方法。
7. gnaw 侵蝕；折磨；失去
Her husband’s affairs run a long list, and this reluctant fact is by inches gnawing away her trust.
她丈夫的風流帳一筆筆數不盡，無奈這點也漸漸侵蝕著她的信任。
Since the Hussen regime was dethroned, a strong sense of uncertainty has been gnawing at every Iraqi resident.
自從海珊政權被推翻之後，一股強烈的不確定感一直囓咬著伊拉克人民的心。
8. grip 緊握；控制；深陷其中
Korea was once gripped by a financial crisis, from whose ashes it quickly rose again.
韓國曾一度深陷金融危機之魔掌，但很快地韓國人民又再度浴火重生。
It is the director’s masterful combination of cast and screenplay that makes this gripping movie.
導演將演員陣容與劇本作了巧妙結合，才造就了這部扣人心弦的電影。
9. generate 產生；引起；大量產生
It is an enticing fact that nuclear can generate monstrous power; yet it could generate a monstrous hazard, too.
核能可以產生巨大的能量，這事實十分誘人；但核能也可能引起可怕的災禍。
10. gear 具備；萬事俱備；擁有
The team is now in full gear for the champion competition.
這支隊伍狀況正好，準備爭取總冠軍。
A qualified candidate for this task must be geared with an envied diploma, an impressive working experience, and an inborn drive.
夠資格負此重任之人必須要有令人羨慕的學歷、令人驚艷的工作經驗，以及與生俱來的衝勁。