Studio Classroom 2008.02.13

ves·sel noun [count]

1 FORMAL a large boat or ship:
New Zealand has banned vessels carrying nuclear weapons.
a fishing/navy vessel

2 a tube in people, animals, or plants through which liquid flows:
blood vessels

3 FORMAL a bowl or other open container for liquids

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have a heart SPOKEN

used for asking someone to be kind enough to do something or agree to something

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con·ceive verb

1 [transitive often passive] to think of something such as a new idea, plan, or design:
The facilities had been conceived with families in mind.
The exhibit was originally conceived as a tribute to Scott's family.

2 [transitive usually in negatives or questions] to imagine something or think of doing something:
I find the whole scenario hard to conceive.
conceive of: How can they even conceive of cutting back on welfare?

3 [intransitive] to become pregnant

3a. [transitive always passive] a baby is conceived when its mother becomes pregnant

conceive = become pregnant = 懷孕

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from the bottom of my heart

used for emphasizing that you are very sincere about something

sincere = 衷心的

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vein (靜脈)

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躺、放置、說謊的不同及其四態：

lie lay lain lying (躺) => 記憶方法： 躺，不規則的躺(不及物動詞)

lay laid laid laying (放置) => 記憶方法：放置，規則的放(及物動詞)

lie lied lied lying (說謊) => 不及物動詞 (名詞為liar)

tell a lie (說謊，lie是名詞)
lied about (說謊，lied過去式，lied不及物+介系詞about)

lie down (躺下，lie現在式)
I lay down (躺下，lay過去式)

lay something down (放下，lay + 物，所以lay是及物動詞，lay是放的意思)

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