(v.)命名，說出名字
Do you know a girl by the name of Nancy?
(你認識一個叫南茜的女孩子嗎?) He was named Bill after his uncle.
(他叫做比爾，是以他伯父的名字命名。)
In the first question, you have to name three types of flowers.
(在第一道題目中，你必須說出三種花的名字。) N02
nap
(n./v.)小睡，打盹(nap, napped, napped, napping)He likes to nap for an hour when he gets home from work.
(他喜歡下班回家後小睡一個小時。)
N03
napkin
(n.)餐巾The boys left their dirty napkins at the table.
(男孩們把骯髒的餐巾放在桌上。)
N04
narrow
(adj.)狹窄的(v.)使狹窄，縮小
The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass at the same time.
(這座橋太狹窄了，無法讓兩輛車同時經過。) The river has narrowed down over the past few years.
(這條河在過去幾年狹窄許多。) N05
nation
national
international
(n.)國家
This is a local problem, not a nation-wide one.
(這是地方性的問題，而非全國性的問題。) (adj.)全國性的，國家的，國立的
It made the headlines in the national newspapers.
(這事成了全國性報紙的頭版新聞。) (adj.)國際的
They are going to hold an international exposition.
(他們將舉辦一場國際博覽會。)
N06
natural
(adj.)自然的，天生的I prefer to see animals in their natural surroundings rather than in zoos.
(我比較喜歡觀看在自然環境中的動物，而不是在動物園裡。)
N07
nature
(n.)本性，天性，大自然If we don’t stop destroying forests, we may upset the balance of nature.
(如果我們再不停止破壞森林，我們可能會破壞大自然的平衡。)
N08
nearly
(adv.)幾乎She was so badly hurt that she nearly died.
(他受傷得很嚴重，幾乎快死了。)
N09
near
nearby
(prep.)近，接近
(adj.)關係近的，不遠的 (v.)接近，靠近
Let’s walk to the post office. It is quite near.
(讓我們用走的去郵局，它相當近。)
I walk to work every day for my apartment is near the office.
(我每天都走路上班，因為我的公寓就在辦公室附近。) He got more and more nervous as the day neared.
(隨著那一天的接近，他變得愈來愈緊張。) (adj.)附近的
(adv.)在附近
We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food.
(我們順路在附近的商店裡買了些食物。) Is there any post office nearby?
(附近有郵局嗎?)
N10
neat
(adj.)整潔的，熟練的，純淨的Cats are neat animals as they always lick themselves.
(貓是一種乾淨的動物，因為他們老是在舔自己。)
N11
necessary
(adj.)必需的，必要的Air and water are necessary for life.
(空氣和水是生命之必需。)
Food, clothing and shelter are the necessaries of life.
(食、衣、住是生活之必需。) N12
neck
necklace
necktie
(n.)頸，領子
The woman wore a string of pearls around her neck.
(那女人脖子上掛了一串珍珠項鍊。) (n.)項鍊
John bought his wife a gold necklace on her birthday.
(約翰在他太太生日當天買給她一條金項鍊。) (n.)領帶，領結
He wore a shirt and necktie.
(他穿襯衫戴領帶。)
N13
need
(v./n.)需要These diets provide everything your body needs.
(這些飲食提供了一切你身體之所需。)
The diet is designed for the special nutritional needs of the elderly, babies and children.
(這份飲食是針對老人、嬰兒和小孩特別的營養需要而設計的。) N14
neighbor
neighborhood
(n.)鄰居
When working in the garden, I enjoy chatting with my neighbors.
(在花園裡做事的時候，我喜歡和鄰居邊聊天。) (n.)近鄰，附近地區
We want to live in the neighborhood of London.
(我們想住在倫敦附近。)
N15
neither
(adj.pron.)兩者都不 (adv.)也不I’ve got a difficult decision to make because neither option is practical.
(我有件事很難以做決定，因為沒有一個選擇是很實際的。) A: I can’t swim! B: Neither can I!
(A：我不會游泳!B：我也不會!)
N16
nest
(n.)巢，鳥窩(v.)築巢
Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs in the nests of other birds.
(布榖鳥會將牠們的蛋放在其他的鳥巢裡，這是眾所皆知的。) I cannot believe that the cuckoos nested by the river.
(我不敢相信杜鵑在河邊築巢。)
N17
net
(n.)網You ought to put a net over your strawberry plants to stop the birds from eating the fruit.
(你應該架個網子在你的草莓作物上，以防止鳥兒去吃果實。)
N18
never
(adv.)從未，決不I’ve never heard of anything like this in my life.
(我這一生中還沒聽過像這樣的事情。)
N19
new
(adj.)新的Have you bought the new issue of the “Time” magazine?
(你買了新一期的時代雜誌了嗎?)
It was a new idea to me, so I was quite shocked.
(我第一次聽到這種想法，因此感到蠻震驚的。)
N20
news
(n.)新聞I usually watch the evening news when I get home from work.
(下班回家後，我通常會收看晚間新聞。)
N21
newspaper
(n.)報紙Newspapers tell us what is happening in the world.
(報紙告訴我們世界上正在發生的事情。)
N22
next
(adj.)最近的，下一個(adv.)之後
If I miss this train, I’ll have to catch the next.
(如果我錯過了這班火車，我就必須搭乘下一班。) I like jogging best of all sports and swimming next.
(所有的運動，我最喜歡慢跑，其次是游泳。)
N23
nice
(adj.)好的，精緻的，漂亮的It is very nice of you to drive me home.
(你真是太好了，開車送我回家。)
N24
night
(n.)夜晚，晚上The baby next door cried all night long.
(隔壁人家的寶寶哭了一整夜。)
N25
nobody
(pron.)沒有人 (n.)無名小卒I rang the doorbell, but nobody answered.
(我按了門鈴，但沒人應門。) I don’t want to be nobody all my life.
(我並不想一輩子當個無名小卒。)
N26
nod
(v./n.)點頭，打盹We usually greet each other with a nod.
(我們常常會以點頭的方式互相打招呼。)
My grandmother often nods off in the chair in the afternoon.
(在下午，我祖母常常會在椅子上打個盹。) N27
noise
noisy
(n.)聲音，噪音
There is so much noise in this restaurant that I can hardly hear you.
(這餐廳裡的噪音實在太大了，我幾乎無法聽到你的聲音。) (adj.)喧鬧的，嘈雜的
I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities.
(我喜歡安靜的鄉村勝過喧鬧的城市。)
N28
none
(pron.)沒有任何人(或物)None of you had the guts to face that.
(你們誰也沒有勇氣正視那件事。)
N29
noodle
(n.)麵條When I have no time to cook, I sometimes have instant noodles for lunch.
(當沒有時間煮飯時，我有時候會吃泡麵當作午餐。)
N30
noon
(n.)中午He doesn’t usually show up before noon.
(他通常中午之前是不會出現的。)
The wind is blowing from the north.
(風正從北方吹來。)
Most of us live in the north of Taipei.
(我們大部分的人都住在台北的北區。)
The north side of the house doesn’t get much sun.
(陽光照不太到這間房子的北邊。) In summer, some birds fly north.
(夏天的時候，有些鳥會往北飛。) (adj.)北方的
He has not yet adapted to the northern climate.
(他還沒適應這種北方的氣候。)
N32
nose
(n.)鼻子It is very impolite to pick your nose in public.
(當眾之下挖鼻孔是很不禮貌的行為。)
N33
note
notebook
(n.)筆記，記號
(v.)作筆記，注意，留意
The speaker forgot his notes, so he had to speak from memory.
(那演講者忘了帶他的筆記，所以他只好憑著記憶演講。) Make a note on the calendar that the meeting is on Thursday.
(在日曆上作個記號，註明會議是在星期四舉行。) Paris is noted for its perfume and wine.
(巴黎以香水和葡萄酒而聞名。) (n.)筆記本，筆記型電腦
He wrote down the details in a notebook in case he forgot.
(他將細節寫在筆記本裡面以免忘了。)
N34
nothing
(n.)無，空，什麼也沒有There is nothing else I can do for you.
(沒有任何事我可以為你做的了。)
N35
notice
(n.)注意，通告(v.)注意到，通知
They announced the birth of their baby by putting a notice in the newspaper.
(他們以刊登公告於報紙上的方式，宣佈他們寶寶誕生了。) Nobody noticed that I was wearing one black and one white socks.
(沒有人注意到我穿了一隻黑襪和一隻白襪。)
N36
November
(n.)十一月People prepare roast turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving in November.
(人們會準備烤火雞來慶祝十一月的感恩節。)
N37
number
(n.)數字，個數，號碼(v.)編以號碼，計入
Two is an even number and three is an odd number.
(二是偶數，三是奇數。)
A large number of people are waiting outside.
(有許多人正在外面等著。)
Number each page in the upper left-hand corner.
(在每頁左上角編上號碼。)
N38
nurse
(n.)護士(v.)照顧，哺乳
She works as a nurse in the local hospital.
(她在當地的醫院當護士。)
N39
nut
(n.)堅果，瘋子，傻瓜，怪人，對…入迷的人He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me.
(他仔細敲開一顆堅果，然後遞給了我。)
What kind of nut would leave a car in the middle of the road?
(哪個瘋子會把車停在馬路中央?)
James is a baseball nut; he plays it every day.
(詹姆斯對棒球很著迷，他每天都打棒球。)
O01
object
(n.)物體，對象，目標 (v.)反對A big black object fell in the middle of the field last night.
(昨晚有一個很大的黑色物體掉落在田野的中央。) Her only object in life is to become a travel writer.
(她人生的唯一目標就是要成為一位旅遊作家。) My parents objected to my plan for this weekend.
(我的父母反對我這個週末的計畫。)
O02
ocean
(n.)海洋The eastern part of Taiwan faces the Pacific Ocean.
(台灣的東半部面對太平洋。)
O03
October
(n.)十月People celebrate Halloween on the night of October 31st.
(大家都是在十月三十一日當晚慶祝萬聖節。)
O04
offer
(v./n.)提供，提議He offered his seat on the bus to an old lady.
(他在公車上讓座給一個老太太。)
The police are offering a big reward for any information about the murder.
(為了得到關於那件凶殺案的任何消息，警方提供一個大懸賞金。) Thank you for your kind offer to give me a ride.
(感謝你好意搭載我一程。)
O05
office
(n.)辦公室To finish the project on time, lately we have been working in the office till 10 o’clock every night.
(為了能準時完成這項計劃，最近我們每天都在辦公室工作到晚上十點。)
O06
officer
(n.)軍官，警官，官員He works as a local government officer.
(他擔任地方政府官員。)
O07
often
(adv.)時常，常常My grandmother often takes a walk after dinner.
(我的祖母時常在晚餐後去散步。) O08
oil
oily
(n.)油，石油
My mother usually uses olive oil to cook.
(我媽媽通常用橄欖油烹調食物。)
Oil prices will probably rise again next month.
(油價下個月大概又要調漲了。) (adj.)油膩的，含油的，多油的
Please wash your oily hands with of soap.
(請用肥皂把你油膩的手洗一洗。)
O09
old
(adj.)老的，舊的He looks older than his real age.
(他看起來比實際年齡大。)
She sold her old house and bought a new one.
(她賣掉舊房子，買了一間新房子。)
O10
once
(adv.)曾經，一次，一回，昔日(n.)一次，一回 (conj.)一旦
He was once a famous basketball player.
(他曾經是個有名的籃球員。) We have only met once.
(我們只碰過一次面。)
Just for once, she told the truth.
(就這一次她說的是真話。)
Once I have made the decision, I will let you know.
(一旦我做了決定，我會讓你知道。)
O11
only
(adj.)最合適的，唯一的，僅有的(adv.)只，僅僅
He is the only person for this job.
(他是這項工作最合適的人選。)
It only took him 5 minutes to walk to his school.
(走路到學校只花了他 5 分鐘的時間。)
O12
open
(adj.)開著的，公開的(v.)打開，公開，開放
Leave the door open. It is hot in here.
(讓門開著，這裡很熱。)
It’s very hot here. Would you open a window, please?
(這裡非常地熱，請你將窗戶打開，好嗎?)
O13
operate
(v.)操作，經營，手術What skills are needed to operate this machine?
(要操作這台機械需要什麼技巧?)
Changes are being introduced to make the department operate well.
(一連串改變正在引進，希望能讓這個部門運作得更好。)
O14
orange
(n.)橙(色)，柑橘Orange juice is a popular drink in the United States for it has a lot of Vitamin C.
(柳橙汁在美國是很受歡迎的飲料，因為它含有豐富的維他命 C。)
O15
order
(n.)順序，秩序，訂單(v.)排列，整理，命令，訂購 The children lined up in order of age.
(孩子們按照年齡順序排列成隊。)
The young teacher can’t keep order in her classroom.
(那位年輕的老師無法維持她班上的秩序。)
I’m not asking you to do your homework. I’m ordering you!
(我不是在請求你做作業，而是在命令你！) He ordered a hamburger and a medium coke.
(他點了一個漢堡和一杯中杯可樂。)
O16
ordinary
(adj.)普遍的，平凡的We’re very ordinary people. There is nothing special about us.
(我們是非常平凡的人，我們一點也不特別。)
O17
other
(adj.)其他的，另外的(pron.)其他
She is cleverer than other girls in her class.
(她比她班上其他的女孩子們都還要聰明。) Hold the pen in one hand and the ruler in the other.
(一隻手握筆，另一隻手拿尺。)
O18
outdoors
(adv.)在戶外It is warm enough to be outdoors all afternoon.
(天氣很溫暖了，可以整個下午都待在戶外了。)
O19
outside
(n.)外部，外面(adj.)外側的，屋外的 (adv.)在外面，在戶外 (prep.)在…外
The outside of the house needs painting.
(房子的外面需要油漆了。)
Outside workers need warm clothes in winter.
(在外面工作的人在冬天需要保暖的衣服。) Go outside and see if it is raining.
(到外面看看是否下雨了。)
You can park the car outside our house.
(你可以把車停在我們家房子的外面。)
O20
owl
(n.)貓頭鷹，喜歡熬夜的人，梟Owls hunt for food at night.
(貓頭鷹在夜間獵捕食物。) My younger brother is a night owl.
(我弟弟是個夜貓子。)
O21
own
owner
(adj.)自己的，獨有的 (v.)擁有
Most Americans go to work by their own cars.
(大部分的美國人開自己的車子去上班。) Do you own your house or do you rent it?
(你擁有自己的房子，還是用租的?) (n.)物主，所有人
They still haven’t found the dog’s owner.
(他們還沒有找到這隻小狗的主人。)
O22
ox
(n.)牛，公牛An ox is pulling a cart.
(一隻公牛在拉車。)
P01
pack
package
(n.)包裹，行李，捆，一包(盒，群) (v.)打包，捆紮，包裝
The student took the books out of the backpack and was ready for the class.
(那學生把書本從背包裡拿出來，準備上這堂課了。)
She packed a small suitcase with the things she needed for the business trip.
(她把出差需要用的東西，打包在一個小手提箱裡。) (n.)包裹
The mailman brought this package for you this afternoon.
(郵差今天下午替你送來這個包裹。)
P02
page
(n.)頁碼Please open your book to page 20.
(請把書本翻到二十頁。) P03
pain
painful
(n.)疼痛，痛苦，辛苦
The boy was in pain after he fell.
(男孩跌倒之後，感到很疼痛。)
(adj.)痛苦的，疼痛的，困難的，惱人的
Jack’s back is so painful that he cannot even stand upright anymore.
(傑克的背疼痛不已，以致於他現在甚至連站都站不直了。)
P04
paint
(n.)油漆，油畫原料(v.)塗漆，著色
The wood chair has recently been given a fresh coat of paint.
(這木椅最近剛上了一層新油漆。) He painted the door a bright color.
(他將門漆上了很亮的顏色。)
P05
pair
(n.)一對，一組(v.)使成對
My mother gave me a new pair of shoes as a birthday gift.
(我母親送我一雙鞋當作生日禮物。)
The students had all paired off at the end of the term.
(到期末學生都已成雙結對了。)
P06
pajamas
(n.)睡衣褲Jason just got up and was still in pajamas.
(傑森剛剛起床，還穿著睡衣。)
P07
pan
(n.)平底鍋Jane used a big pan to fry the fish.
(珍用大平底鍋煎魚。)
P08
pants
trousers
(n.)褲子
The shower made me all wet from the T-shirt to the pants.
(這場大雨讓我全身從運動衫到褲子都溼透了。) (n.)褲子，長褲(英)
Noah was very happy that his friend bought him a new pair of trousers as his gift.
(諾亞很高興他朋友買給他一條新褲子當作禮物送他。)
P09
paper
(n.)紙，文件，報告He wrote his name and telephone number on a piece of paper.
(他把他的名字和電話號碼寫在一張紙上。) P10
parent
parents
(n.)父或母
It is not easy for a single parent to raise a kid.
(單親扶養小孩不是件容易的事。) (n.)雙親
Andrew still lives with his parents though he is now a grown-up.
(雖然安德魯現在已經是個成人了，但他仍然和父母親住在一起。) P11
park
parking
(n.)公園 (v.)停(車)
Peter likes jogging in the park because of the beautiful scenery there.
(彼得喜歡在公園裡慢跑，因為那裡的風景很美。)
You cannot park your car here. It will be towed by the police.
(你不能把車子停在這裡，會被警方拖走。) (n.)停車
There is not enough parking space for people to park cars here.
(此地沒有足夠停車位給人們停車。)
P12
part
(n.)一部分，零件，區域，角色(v.)分開，分離
Parts of the book are interesting.
(這本書有幾部分很有意思。)
Parents play very important parts in a family.
(父母在家庭中扮演非常重要的角色。) It has been five years since we parted.
(我們分開已經五年了。)
P13
party
(n.)宴會，政黨Sue invited me to her birthday party.
(蘇珊邀請我去她的生日派對。)
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the two major parties in the United States.
(民主黨和共和黨是美國兩個主要大黨。)
P14
pass
past
(v.)經過，超過，消逝，通過，傳遞 (n.)通行證，傳球，山道
Every morning he passed by my house on his way to school.
(每天早上在去上學的途中，他都會經過我家。)
The number of the students in this school so far has already passed 7,000.
(到目前為止，這個學校的學生人數已經超過七千人。) The winter vacation passed quickly.
(寒假很快就過去了。)
I passed my driver’s test and got the driver’s license.
(我通過了駕照考試，並拿到駕照了。) Could you pass me the salt, please?
(可以請你將鹽傳遞給我好嗎?)
Show your pass to the security guard before you enter the building.
(進入這大樓前要先向警衛出示你的通行證。) (adj.)過去的，往昔的
(adj)過去的，剛過去的，過去了的，前任的 (n.)過去，昔日
I didn’t feel well in the past few days.
(過去這幾天我一直覺得不太舒服。) The danger is past. Don’t worry.
(危險已經過去。不用擔心。)
In the past, people had to read with candle light.
(過去，人們必須用燭光來閱讀。) P15
pay
payable
(v.)支付，報酬(pay, paid, paid) (n.)薪水，工資
I paid four dollars for the book.
(我付了四塊錢買這本書。)
I hope I can get a higher pay after I get my master degree.
(我希望我拿到碩士學位後可以有較高薪資。) (adj.)應支付的，可支付的
The bill should be payable on the fifteenth of each month.
(這賑單每月十五號應該要支付。) P16
peace
peaceful
(n.)和平，寧靜，安詳
We should be in peace with our neighboring countries.
(我們與鄰國和睦相處。) (adj.)和平的，平靜的
All I want is to have a peaceful and quiet time to spend my afternoon.
(我想要的只是一個安詳而寧靜的時刻，來渡過我的下午時間。)
P17
pen
(n.)鋼筆If you write in pen, you’ll not be able to erase any mistakes you make.
(如果用鋼筆寫字，寫錯的東西就沒辦法擦掉。)