Basketball English #12

whip (v.)
whip somebody/something up
* to deliberately try and make people excited or feel strongly about something = rouse
鞭策，激發
He was a speaker who could really whip up a crowd 他是能夠激發群眾情緒的演講者

* to quickly make a meal or something to eat
She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes 他在十五分鐘內幫我們做了一頓美味餐點

atmosphere (n.) the feeling or mood that you have in a particular place or situation; a feeling between two people or in a group of people
氛圍
a party atmosphere 派對氣氛

evaporate (v.)
if a liquid evaporates or if something evaporates it, it changes into a gas, especially steam
蒸發，散發
Heat until all the water has evaporated 持續加熱直到水蒸發為止

dividend (n.) an amount of the profits that a company pays to people who own shares in the company
紅利，股息

all but 幾乎

REM sleep 熟睡
REM = rapid eye movement 人在熟睡時，眼睛仍會不停轉動

biological clock 生理時鐘

cohesion (n.) 向心力，凝聚力
social/political/economic cohesion

defensive stand 防守陣勢

go cold 手風不順
They went cold at the appropriate time 他們適時屢投不中

heel 腳後跟
ankle 腳踝

triple-double 大三元

at the start and the finish 從頭到尾
matchup 對戰

embarrass (v.) to make somebody feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation
使人難堪

blast (n.)
* an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion 因爆炸引起的強風
* a sudden strong movement of air 強風

blast (v.) 可當作 criticize 之意

expletive (n.) a word, especially a rude word, that you use when you are angry, or in pain
髒話，不堪入耳的話
double-expletive 比髒話更難聽的話

taunt (v.) to try to make somebody angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc
嘲笑

jaw (v.) to talk, especially to talk a lot or for a long time
說話，用在講很久的情況 (爭吵的情況)

nagging (adj.)

* continuing for a long time and difficult to cure or remove 難治癒的，難移除的
a nagging injury 難癒的傷勢

* complaining 嘮嘮叨叨的
a nagging voice

toll (n.) 多指公路或橋樑的過路費或長途電話的費用
toll-free 免費電話
toll-free number 電費電話的號碼

rate 指為了某事付的固定費用，a low hourly rate of pay
charge 為了貨物或服務付的費用，a service charge
fee (比較不正式) 為了專業諮詢或服務，或參加組織所付的費用，an annual membership fee
rent 固定為了房子付的費用 (英語)
fine 因為被罰所必需付的費用，罰款，a parking fine
fare 乘坐巴士、飛機、計程車所付的費用

(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for something
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on something
at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
for a charge/fee
to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental
to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental

infuriate (v.) to make somebody extremely angry
使人暴怒
infuriate somebody, Her silence infuriate him even more 她的沉默讓他更生氣了

fire up somebody 激怒某人