Vocabulary - I(i)
〉〉 Be careful what you say - he's rather irritable today. (說話小心點，他今天脾氣頗大。)
〉〉 All of the noise was interfering with my concentration. (所有的噪音干擾我的集中力。)
〉〉 I am in debt to her for 500 dollars. (我欠她500元。)
- in the line of duty: (phr.)值勤時。
〉〉 Police officers have to do things they may not like in the line of duty. (警察執行公務時，必須去做他們或許不喜歡的事。)
- impale:(v)指以尖物刺穿、釘住作為懲罰、逼視、使陷入困境。
〉〉 She impale him on a dilemma. (她讓他進退維谷。)
〉〉 This drug inhibit the growth of tumours. (這種藥可以抑制腫瘤生長。)
〉〉 My rights must not be infringed. (我的專利不得被侵犯。)
〉〉 It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years. (從他們風趣的親暱言行，可明顯看出他們已是多年好友。)
〉〉 They are immun to criticism. (他們對批評免疫。)
- in the grip of: (phr.)受到...影響、控制。
〉〉 The country was in the grip of a continuing and depression. (這國家陷入持續且深層的衰退。)
- in hot pursuit of: (preposition phr.) 指緊緊追趕、熱切追求。
〉〉 The police are in hot pursuit of the suspect. (警方強力追緝該名嫌犯。)
〉〉 Poor food will impair your health. (粗劣的食物會損害你的健康。)
- in good spirits: 情緒、心境佳，反之in poor(low) spirits則指情緒低落。
- immerse:(v)沉浸。
〉〉 She got some books out of the library and immersed herself in Jewish history and culture. (她從圖書館借了一些書，然後沉浸在猶太歷史和文化之中。)
- (sth be) in the air:(phr.)，(某是)即將發生，充滿(情緒、感受)，(傳言)流傳。
〉〉 You can sense change is in the air. (你能感覺到改變即將到來。)
- In front of: (慣用語)在...前面。
〉〉 A widower whose wife was killed in front of their toddler son when an 85-year-old driver confused the pedals of his car has made an impassioned plea for his family's story to be used as a cautionary tale against dangerous driving among the elderly. (1名鰥夫慷慨激昂地籲請眾人，將他的妻子在幼子面前被搞錯汽車踏板的85歲駕駛人撞死的家族故事，故為老年人駕駛危險性的警告教訓。)
- in the buff:(phr)赤身裸體。
- insidious:(a)(疾病等)不知不覺間造成傷害的；隱伏的。
〉〉 Most people with this insidious disease have no idea they are infected. (大多數人罹患這種難察覺的疾病，都不知道他們已被感染。)
- intoxicated:(a)喝醉的；興奮或陶醉到有點無法清楚思考。
〉〉 Many politicians are intoxicated with power. (許多政治人物權力薰心。)
- in the wake of: 跟隨...，在...之後。
〉〉 hunger and disease in the wake of war (戰爭帶來的飢餓與疾病)
〉〉 The map indicates where the treasure is buried. (地圖顯示寶藏埋藏所在地。)
〉〉 The whole plot of film is ridiculously implausible. (這部電影的情節全都荒謬得讓人難以置信。)
〉〉 Tourism brings in 40% of the island's invisible earnings. (觀光業為了這座島嶼帶來40%無形的收益。)
〉〉 The chief were ingenious at finding reasons not to move. (這些首長善於尋找按兵不動的理由。)
〉〉 The government has been unable to control inflation. (政府已無法控制通貨膨脹。)
- insular:(a)(思想、觀念)狹隘的，孤立的，有偏見的。
〉〉 The president is criticized for his insularity. (總統因心胸狹隘遭批評。)
〉〉 The two rooms were virtually identical. (這兩房間幾乎一模一樣。)
- installation:(n)裝置、設置，或指就任儀式。
〉〉 His installation as mayor will take place tomorrow. (他的市長就職典禮將在明天舉行。)
- in advance:(慣用語)預先。
- impose:(v)(官方)開徵、加於、強加。
〉〉 The proposal of the government to impose a tax of 1% real property was rejected by all the larger cities. (政府開徵1%房地產稅的提案遭所有大城市拒絕。)
- incompatible:(a)指不相容、不匹配的、不協調一致的、矛盾的、無法並存的。
〉〉 He behavior is incompatible with her role. (他的行為和他的身分不相稱。)
- in the middle of (something)：(慣用語)字面意義：在...中央(本文用法)；引申形容：忙著做某事。
〉〉 When he called, I was in the middle of feeding my cat. (他打電話來時我正在餵貓。)
〉〉 She has a really intriguing personality. (她的個性真的很有魅力。)
- in the event of:如果...發生，萬一。
〉〉 In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors. (如果下雨，派對將在室內舉行。)
〉〉 An infusion of 100,000 dollars into the company is required. (公司需要注入10萬美元的資金。)
〉〉 They wear identical coats. (他們穿一模一樣的外套。)
〉〉 The light bulb was one of the most important invention of the 19th century. (燈泡是19世紀最重要的發明之一。)
〉〉 What are the ingredients of the cake? (這蛋糕是用哪些原料作成的？)
- injunction:(n)命令、指令。(法院的)強制令、禁止令。
〉〉 In case of urgency, the court may grant an injunction. (在緊急情況下，法院可能授予禁止令。)
〉〉 Vehicular homicide is not a slight infraction but a serious felony. (車禍致人於死並非輕微的違法，而是嚴重的犯罪。)
- in the hopes of:(慣用語)形容期待某事。
〉〉 The suspect is cooperating with police in hopes of reducing his sentence. (嫌犯與警方合作盼能藉此減輕刑責。)
- incarceration:(n)監禁(不限於監獄)
〉〉 His conviction of a robbery led to his incarceration. (他因搶劫被定罪進而入獄。)
- in the cross-hairs: (a)身為攻擊、批評目標的。
〉〉 These gangster are in the cross-hairs of police and they will have no place to hide. (這群匪徒是警方打擊對象，無處可躲。)
〉〉The book was inspired by his travels in the Far East. (這本書是他在遠東旅行時發想的。)
- in labor: (prep)指勞動中，處於分娩狀態。
〉〉My wife is in labor. (我老婆正在生產。)
- intellectual property: (n)智慧財產。
〉〉Nowaday people are paying more attention to intellectal property rights. (現在人們日益注重智慧財產權。)
- identical(a)同一的，同樣的；完全相同的，完全相似的；(雙胞)一卵的，同卵的；同源的；
- impact(n)衝擊，撞擊，碰撞；衝擊力，撞擊力；影響；作用；影響；影響力；效果
- in fact事實上；實際上
- insect(n)昆蟲 相似字：bug(n)蟲；worm(n)菜蟲
- intelligent(a)有才智的；聰明的；明智的；有理性的；【電腦】智能的；能將數字信息轉換成硬拷貝的；了解的，熟悉的[(+of/about)]；
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