1
gingerly
副詞
/ˈdʒɪndʒərli/
小心翼翼地
He picked up the broken glass gingerly.
他小心翼翼地撿起碎玻璃。
She stepped gingerly over the icy patch.
她小心翼翼地走過結冰的路面。
2
gratified
形容詞
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪd/
感到滿意的
We were gratified by the positive feedback.
我們對積極的回饋感到滿意。
She felt gratified that her hard work was finally recognized.
她感到欣慰，自己的努力終於得到了認可。
3
點燃；引發
It is difficult to ignite wet wood.
潮濕的木頭很難點燃。
His speech ignited a fierce debate.
他的演講引發了一場激烈的辯論。
4
painstaking
形容詞
/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
艱苦的；極精心的
The restoration work was a painstaking process.
修復工作是一個艱苦的過程。
She did painstaking research for her thesis.
她為她的論文進行了極其細緻的研究。
5
sputtered
動詞 (過去式/分詞)
/ˈspʌtərd/
噴濺；氣急敗壞地說
The old engine sputtered and then died.
舊引擎劈啪作響，然後熄火了。
He sputtered an apology, clearly embarrassed.
他氣急敗壞地道了歉，顯然很尷尬。