The Oxford 3000 words
The Oxford 3000 is a list of the 3,000 core words that every learner of English needs to know. The words have been chosen based on their frequency in the Oxford English Corpus and relevance to learners of English. Every word is aligned to the CEFR, guiding learners on the words they should know at A1-B2 level.
used to emphasize an adjective or adverb in negative sentences or questions, meaning ‘at all’
used with uncountable or plural nouns in negative sentences and questions, after if or whether, and after some verbs such as prevent, ban, forbid, etc. to refer to an amount or a number of something, however large or small
與不可數名詞或複數名詞連用，用於否定句與疑問句、if 或 whether 之後，以及 prevent、ban、forbid 等動詞之後，指某物的數量或數目，無論多寡
calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts
to or into the place, condition, situation or activity where somebody/something was before
a website where an individual person, or people representing an organization, write regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, usually with photos and links to other websites that they find interesting
個人或代表某組織的人定期撰寫近期事件或感興趣主題的網站，通常附有照片以及他們覺得有趣的其他網站連結；部落格
a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together; the fact of comparing two or more things in order to show the differences between them
兩個或多個人或事物之間，在相互比較或並列時可以清楚看出的差異；為了顯示差異而比較兩個或多個事物的做法
a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘digital versatile disc’ or ‘digital videodisc’)
可儲存大量資訊(尤其是電影、照片和影片)的光碟,供DVD播放器或電腦使用(是 digital versatile disc 或 digital videodisc 的縮寫)
used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, when you are thinking about them separately
用來指兩個或兩個以上的人或事物中的每一個,把他們分開來看時使用;每一個
before anyone or anything else; at the beginning
a piece of cloth with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or organization, may be used to give a signal or may have a particular meaning. A flag can be attached to a pole (= a long thin straight piece of wood or metal) or held in the hand.
一塊印有特殊彩色圖案的布，可能是某個國家或組織的象徵，可用來發出信號，或帶有特定的含義。旗子可以掛在旗桿（＝細長筆直的木頭或金屬桿）上，也可以拿在手上。
a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, tasting of fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert; a small amount of this food intended for one person, often served in a container made of biscuit that is like a cone in shape
一種用乳脂做成的甜味冷凍食品，有水果、巧克力等口味，常當作甜點吃；一人份的這種食品，常盛在餅乾做成的圓錐形容器裡
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與複數名詞和動詞連用，尤其用於否定句或較正式的英語中，表示「大量的」。也用於疑問句詢問數量多寡，並與「as」、「so」、「too」連用。
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與複數名詞和動詞連用，尤其用於否定句或較正式的英語中，表示「大量的」。也用於疑問句詢問數量多寡，並與「as」、「so」、「too」連用。
a substance that is naturally present in the earth and is not formed from animal or vegetable matter, for example gold and salt. Some minerals are also present in food and drink and in the human body and are essential for good health.
天然存在於地球中、並非由動物或植物物質形成的物質，例如金和鹽。有些礦物質也存在於食物、飲料和人體中，是維持健康所必需的。
used to form the comparative of most adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與複數名詞和動詞連用，尤其用於否定句或較正式的英語中，表示「大量的」。也用於疑問句中詢問數目多寡，以及與 as、so、too 連用。
used to form the superlative of most adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與複數名詞和動詞連用，尤其用於否定句或較正式的英語中，表示「大量的」。也用於疑問句中詢問數目多寡，以及與 as、so、too 連用。
used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative sentences to mean ‘a large amount of something’, or after ‘how’ to ask about the amount of something. It is also used with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與不可數名詞連用，尤其用於否定句中表示「大量的某物」，或接在 how 之後詢問數量多寡。也與 as、so、too 連用。
used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in more formal English, to mean ‘a large number of’. Also used in questions to ask about the size of a number, and with ‘as’, ‘so’ and ‘too’.
與複數名詞和動詞連用，尤其用於否定句或較正式的英語中，表示「大量的」。也用於疑問句中詢問數目多寡，以及與 as、so、too 連用。
on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road).
a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their sound and the images they suggest, not just for their obvious meanings. The words are arranged in separate lines, usually with a repeated rhythm, and often the lines rhyme at the end.
詩，一種文字作品，選詞著重於聲音和所引發的意象，而不只是字面上的意思。文字分行排列，通常帶有反覆的節奏，行末往往押韻。
a white substance that is added to food to make it taste better or to preserve it. Salt is obtained from mines and is also found in seawater. It is sometimes called common salt to show that it is different from other chemical salts. Its chemical name is sodium chloride.
加在食物中使味道更好或用來保存食物的白色物質。鹽從礦場開採，也存在於海水中。有時稱為食鹽，以與其他化學鹽類區別。它的化學名稱是氯化鈉。
happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd
a set of words expressing a statement, a question or an order, usually containing a subject and a verb. In written English sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop/period (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!).
一組表達陳述、疑問或命令的字，通常包含主詞和動詞。在英文書寫中，句子以大寫字母開頭，並以句點（.）、問號（?）或驚嘆號（!）結尾。