fatigue and sleeplessness are on the rise
Fatigue (noun)
- She was suffering from fatigue.她勞累不堪
hectic (adjective) full of activity, or very busy and fast 繁忙的,忙碌的
這一地區成了那些厭倦城市繁忙生活的人們的安樂窩。chronic fatigue syndrome (noun) an illness, sometimes lasting for several years, in which a person's muscles and joints 慢性疲勞綜合症
characterize (verb) Something that characterizes another thing is typical of it.
- Bright colors and bold strokes characterize his early paintings.
preventative (adjective) intended to stop something before it happens 防止的,預防的
- In the past ten years, preventive measures have radically reduced levels of tooth decay in children.
initiate (verb) to cause something to begin 開始,創始
- Who initiated the violence?誰先使用暴力的?
disorder
inadequate (adjective) not good enough or too low in quality 不夠好的,劣質的
- This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again.
charity (noun)
any organization that has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way
慈善事業;慈善組織,慈善機構
- Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to (= be given to) local charities.
particularly (adverb) especially, or more than usual 特別,尤其,異乎尋常地
- I didn't particularly want to go, but I had to.我並不是特別想去,但我不得不去。