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使用說明1. 本講義題目錄自於考滿分網站 Magoosh GRE填充 Hard第一回。建議先使用電腦介面做題之後,再利用本講義對照

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2. 各題目所列之單字除了在題目本身前後文中所使用的意思外,還增列其他重要相關含意,檢討時一併閱讀,有利於

整體字彙能力的提升。

3. Magoosh題目的邏輯轉折與 ETS全真題目相當近似,做題時要注意其中邏輯與文字搭配。除了正方、負方的明顯邏

輯方向之外,盡可能透徹了解文意,並找到答案與原文用

字、以及各答案相互之間的用字關係。如此有利於突破填

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1. It was not out of mere that Mozart, by then well established, • (B)sought out a young Beethoven—in the latter’s early work Mozartdivined a genius that he hoped to, in some way, cultivate.

(A) contrariness (D) prejudice(B) solicitude (E) enlightenment(C) surliness

2. Gearing up for the 2008 Olympics, the city of Beijing worked with • (C)impressive : the National Stadium, colloquially referred to asthe Bird’s Nest, a work of such grandiosity that most municipalitieswould have labored five years to complete, was finished in less thanhalf that time.(A) repute (D) hardiness(B) tyranny (E) insolence(C) dispatch

3. Thumbing his nose with equal derision at Mozart as he did at Monet, • (E)Thomas was an avowed , treating all arts with contempt.

(A) aesthete (D) inquisitor(B) secularist (E) philistine(C) chauvinist

4. Critics who charged that the technology start-up had blatantly • (D)appropriated the laptop design of the leading manufacturer failed totake into account a recent report citing that the start-up had beenanything but , as not only was it the first to market, butpictures of its original design had initially surfaced publicly.

(A) hesitant (D) unscrupulous(B) dominant (E) posthumous(C) innovative

5. The author’s name in shining lights—on the book jacket, that • (B)is— the collective nature of the enterprise: before hundredsof seasoned eyes even pore over a final copy, the author has had manyexpert readers help fashion the novel from its very inception.

(A) undermines (D) reaffirms(B) belies (E) disambiguates(C) informs

6. The attempted offered little in the way of a resolution; • (C)indeed the fate of many characters was left unanswered.

(A) rebuttal (D) deposition(B) proscription (E) recapitulation(C) denouement

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7. Many high-tech CEOs, perceived as having absolute power over their • (E)respective domains, are accorded the same awe and esteem oncereserved for .

(A) mavericks (D) consiglieri(B) pugilists (E) potentates(C) doyennes

8. Despite the formality of the occasion, he danced with , • (E)flailing his arms in the air uninhibitedly.

(A) decorum (D) unease(B) piquancy (E) abandon(C) vitriol

9. There are few thrills to be gleaned from Kafka’s writing, for • (B)his characters, which typically embody ideas, are not fleshed outenough for the reader to become fully immersed in their plights.

(A) novel (D) precarious(B) vicarious (E) substantive(C) tangential

10. In regards to the polarity of the nation’s political biases, the media • (C)peddles the same tired , hoping that the repetition of aconventional idea will lead people to passively accept it.

(A) auguries (D) anodynes(B) epiphanies (E) deceptions(C) tropes

11. Many are quick to contend—albeit falsely—that the personal essay, • (C)given the few slim anthologies released last year, is a(n)genre: historically, the form has always played second fiddle to themore brash acts, such as the novel or long-form journalism.

(A) eminent (D) fleeting(B) limited (E) provocative(C) moribund

12. The travelogue is a thorny genre, even for seasoned writers, for one • (C)must a curious balance between inspired navel-gazing andreportage with a cosmopolitan slant.

(A) boast (D) inhibit(B) deconstruct (E) forsake(C) effect

13. Some cynical to space travel have quipped that since the Earth has • (B)always felt bashful over its lack of rings, man has seen it fit to

this omission: the accumulated detritus—derelict satellites,debris from manned spaced project, and diverse space junk—orbitingour planet, they feel, should make our planet feel a little less insecure.

(A) notice (D) disregard(B) redress (E) resolve(C) speculate on

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14. Due to recent advances in technology, archaeologists have the • (C)potential of , even from the tiniest fragments, the provenanceof pottery shards.

(A) interpreting (D) reconstructing(B) interring (E) relating(C) determining

15. News blogs have become popular, as many offer • (B)commentary not found in most traditional media, which tend toeschew publishing writing that may be deemed offensive by some.

(A) fastidious (D) timely(B) trenchant (E) insightful(C) poignant

16. Vascoux, in not exclusively the tenets of modern jazz, • (D)imbues his trumpet playing with a pathos reminiscent of theRomantic composers.

(A) catering to (D) hewing to(B) undermining (E) validating(C) debunking

17. An efflorescence of creativity rarely occurs in a milieu; even • (B)a modicum of strife, whether in the home or in society at large, canspur great work in both art and literature.

(A) contentious (D) compromised(B) genial (E) exposed(C) stagnant

18. Cryptozoology is predicated on a notion that is every bit as • (D)as the very quarry it aims to study: one cannot disprove the existenceof that which does not exist.(A) mysterious (D) elusive(B) irrefutable (E) fundamental(C) cautious

19. Berolucci found most climes to his creativity; often, he • (A)would travel to remote locations, as he believed such places to be lesslikely to chase off his fickle muse.

(A) inimical (D) inspiring(B) conducive (E) antiseptic(C) antithetical

20. The Olympic Cycling Team took their at the base of the • (B)mountain, hoping that the extra calories would sustain them duringthe tortuous ascent.(A) vows (D) dander(B) repast (E) leave(C) umbrage

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《精選字彙詳解》

1established ⟨形容詞⟩1

1 已確立的;確定的2

⟨例⟩ an established fact (既定的事實)3

⟨例⟩ a person of established reputation (已確4

立聲望的人)5

2 [+介+(代)名] [在場所、職業、地位等]6

安頓下來的[in]7

⟨例⟩ Our firm is now fully established in8

France. (我們的公司已在法國完全站住9

了腳)10

seek [sik](sought[sOt]) ⟨及物動詞⟩11

1 [+受]尋找,尋求⟨人、物等⟩12

⟨例⟩ seek a solution (尋求解決辦法)13

⟨例⟩ seek the truth (追求真理)14

2 [+受+副] (為求援助或傳達消息而)找出15

⟨人、想要的東西⟩⟨out⟩16

⟨例⟩ Seek him out and pass on the news. (把17

他找出來並且把消息傳達給他)18

3 [+to do] (文語)嘗試,試圖19

⟨例⟩ I sought to persuade him, but in vain.20

(我試圖說服他,但無效)21

divine [d@ vaIn] ⟨形容詞⟩22

1 神(性)的23

⟨例⟩ divine nature (神性)24

2 奉獻給神的;神聖的;宗教性的25

⟨例⟩ divine service (禮拜式,祈禱儀式)26

3 (口語)極好的,很棒的27

⟨及物動詞⟩28

4 [+受]占卜,預告,預言;看穿,說中29

⟨例⟩ He divined my plans. (他看穿了我的30

計畫)31

⟨例⟩ Who can divine the future? (誰能預知32

未來?(誰都不能))33

5 [+wh.�/+wh.+to do]預知,占卜,預言34

⟨例⟩ None of us could divine what would35

happen next. (我們誰也無法預言下一36

步將要發生的事)37

contrary [ kAntrErI] ⟨形容詞⟩38

1 (完全)反對的,正相反的39

⟨例⟩ contrary opinions (反對意見)40

2 相反的,不利的41

⟨例⟩ contrary weather (惡劣的天氣)42

⟨例⟩ a contrary wind (逆風)43

contrary [ kAntrErI,k@n trErI] ⟨形容詞⟩44

1 (口語)彆扭的,頑固的45

solicitude [s@ lIs@›tud,-

›tjud] ⟨名詞⟩46

1 (U)擔心,掛念,焦慮,不安47

2 [solicitudes]擔心[焦慮]的事48

solicitous [s@ lIsIt@s] ⟨形容詞⟩49

1 擔心的,掛念的50

⟨例⟩ solicitous parents (擔心的父母)51

2 [不用在名詞前][+介+(代)名]關心[· · · ]52

的,關切[· · · ]的[about, for, of]53

⟨例⟩ They were solicitous for their son’s54

health. (他們關心兒子的健康)55

3 [+to do]渴望[切望]⟨做· · · ⟩的,努力⟨做56

· · · ⟩的57

⟨例⟩ They were solicitous to please. (他們渴58

望討人喜歡)59

4 [+介+(代)名]熱切要求[希望][· · · ]的[of]60

⟨例⟩ I am solicitous of his help. (我渴望得61

到他的幫助)62

surly [ sÇlI] ⟨形容詞⟩63

1 乖戾的;壞心眼的;不高興的;粗暴的64

2 ⟨天氣⟩陰霾的,惡劣的65

prejudice [ prEdZ@dIs] ⟨名詞⟩66

1 偏見,歧視,成見67

⟨例⟩ racial prejudice (種族歧視)68

⟨例⟩ have a prejudice against [in favor of] · · ·69

(對· · ·有偏見[偏愛])70

enlighten [In laItn˙] ⟨及物動詞⟩71

1 [+受]啟發,教化⟨人⟩;解答⟨人⟩的疑難,72

教導73

⟨例⟩ enlighten the ignorant (啟發無知者)74

⟨例⟩ enlighten the heathen (教化異教徒)75

2 [+受+介+(代)名]教導⟨人⟩[關於· · · ],使76

· · ·明白[on,about, as to]77

⟨例⟩ He enlightened me on the question. (他78

就該問題指點我)79

enlightenment [-m@nt] ⟨名詞⟩80

1 [又作an enlightenment]教化,啟發81

⟨例⟩ I had a sudden enlightenment. (我豁然82

明白了,我忽然開竅了)83

2 開明,開化84

3 [the Enlightenment]『哲』(十八世紀的85

歐洲,尤其是法國理性主義的)啟蒙運86

動87

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2gear [gIr] ⟨名詞⟩1

1 (C)『機械』齒輪; (使用齒輪之)傳動裝2

置;齒輪裝置,聯動機; (汽車之)排擋3

⟨例⟩ a car with four [automatic] gears (有四4

擋之汽車)5

2 [通常與修飾語連用] (供某種用途6

之)(一組)用具,(一套)工具,裝備7

⟨例⟩ fishing gear (釣具)8

⟨例⟩ sports gear (體育用品)9

3 [常與修飾語連用] (供某種用途之)衣10

服,服裝11

⟨例⟩ rain gear (雨具)12

⟨例⟩ police in riot gear (著鎮暴裝的警察)13

grandiosity [›grændI As@tI] ⟨不可數名詞⟩14

1 誇張,浮誇,舖張15

2 堂皇,宏偉16

grandiose [ grændI›os] ⟨形容詞⟩17

1 裝模作樣的,了不起似的,誇張的18

2 宏偉的,崇高的,莊嚴的,堂皇的19

municipality [›mjunIs@ pæl@tI] ⟨可數名詞⟩20

1 地方自治體,自治區21

2 市政機關,市[政]當局22

repute [rI pjut] ⟨不可數名詞⟩23

1 名譽,名聲,風評(reputation)24

⟨例⟩ be in high [of good] repute (名譽好的,25

有信譽的)26

⟨例⟩ by repute (由[據]風評,因(某人的)名27

氣)28

2 好評,令名(fame)29

⟨例⟩ a man of repute (社會知名人士)30

⟨例⟩ wines of repute (名酒)31

tyranny [ tIr@nI] ⟨名詞⟩32

1 (U)專制政治,暴政33

dispatch [dI spætS] ⟨名詞⟩34

1 (U)急送,發送,發信;急派,特派,派遣35

2『新聞』急電,快電,專電36

3 (U)(處理等的)迅速;迅速的處理37

⟨例⟩ with dispatch (迅速地,快速地,敏捷38

地)39

hardiness [ hArdInIs] ⟨名詞⟩40

1 強壯;結實;耐勞41

2 大膽;厚顏42

hardy [ hArdI] ⟨形容詞⟩43

1 ⟨人、動物⟩能吃苦耐勞的,健壯的,強健44

的45

2 ⟨植物等⟩耐寒性的46

⟨例⟩ a hardy annual (耐寒性的[經得起霜凍47

之]一年生植物)48

3 ⟨運動等⟩需要有耐力的49

4 大膽的,有膽量的;臉皮厚的50

insolence [ Ins@l@ns] ⟨名詞⟩51

1 (U)無禮,傲慢,自大,蠻橫52

2 [+ to do] [the insolence]無禮,傲慢53

⟨例⟩ He had the insolence to tell me to leave54

the room. (他竟然無禮地叫我離開房間)55

3 (C)蠻橫[傲慢]的言行56

insolent [ Ins@l@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩57

1 ⟨說話、態度等⟩蠻橫的,無禮的,傲慢的58

⟨例⟩ an insolent little boy (傲慢的小男孩)59

2 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名] [對· · · ]傲60

慢的,無禮的[to]61

⟨例⟩ He is insolent to customers. (他對顧客62

無禮)63

3thumb [T2m] ⟨及物動詞⟩64

1 [+詞(+副)]用拇指翻弄⟨書頁等⟩;迅速地65

翻閱⟨書本⟩⟨through⟩66

⟨例⟩ This dictionary is badly thumbed. (這本67

字典因常被用拇指翻查而弄得很髒)68

⟨例⟩ He thumbed through the book. (他匆匆69

地翻閱那本書)70

derision [dI rIZ@n] ⟨不可數名詞⟩71

1 嘲弄,嘲笑72

⟨例⟩ hold [have] a person in derision (嘲笑73

某人)74

⟨例⟩ treat a person with derision (嘲弄某人)75

deride [dI raId] ⟨及物動詞⟩76

1 [+受]嘲笑,愚弄,嘲弄77

2 [+doing]嘲笑⟨做· · · ⟩78

3 [+受+as補]嘲笑· · · ⟨為· · · ⟩79

⟨例⟩ deride a person as a fool (嘲笑某人為80

傻瓜)81

avow [@ vaÚ] ⟨及物動詞⟩82

1 [+受]坦白承認,公開承認⟨過失等⟩83

⟨例⟩ avow one’s faults (坦白[公開]承認自84

己的缺點)85

2 [+that�]公開承認⟨· · ·一事⟩86

⟨例⟩ He avowed openly [publicly] that he87

was divorced. (他坦白[公開]承認自己88

離了婚)89

contempt [k@n tEmpt] ⟨不可數名詞⟩90

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1 [又作a contempt]輕蔑,輕視,侮辱;鄙視1

⟨例⟩ with contempt (輕蔑地)2

⟨例⟩ beneath contempt (為人所不齒)3

⟨例⟩ They have a great contempt for4

conventionality. (他們非常鄙視因襲)5

2 為人所鄙視(的狀態),恥辱,丟臉6

⟨例⟩ bring [fall] into contempt (使蒙恥辱[受7

辱,丟臉])8

aesthete [ EsTit] ⟨可數名詞⟩9

1 唯美主義者10

2 審美家(美)esthete)11

secular [ sEkj@lÄ] ⟨形容詞⟩12

1 (有別於心靈的(spiritual)世俗的,世俗13

主義的,俗人的,現世的,塵世的14

⟨例⟩ secular affairs (俗事)15

⟨例⟩ a secular society (世俗主義的社會)16

2 非宗教性的,與宗教無關的17

⟨例⟩ secular education ((對宗教教育而言18

的)普通教育)19

⟨例⟩ secular music ((對宗教音樂而言的)一20

般[世俗]音樂)21

secularist [-rIst] ⟨可數名詞⟩22

1 世俗主義者23

2 教育與宗教分離主義者24

chauvinism [ SovIn›Iz@m] ⟨不可數名詞⟩25

1 盲目的愛國主義,愛國狂26

2 (鄙視不屬於同一民族、性別等的)沙27

文主義,大民族沙文主義;男[女]沙文主28

義29

chauvinist [-nIst] ⟨可數名詞⟩30

1 沙文主義者,盲目的愛國主義者31

inquisitor [In kwIz@tÄ] ⟨可數名詞⟩32

1 (嚴格的)審訊者33

2 [Inquisitor] (從前的)宗教裁判官34

⟨例⟩ the Grand I (宗教裁判所長)35

⟨例⟩ the I General ((尤指西班牙的)宗教裁36

判所長)37

inquisition [›Inkw@ zIS@n] ⟨名詞⟩38

1 (往往忽視人權的)嚴格審訊,調查;審理39

2 [the Inquisition]『天主教』(從前審訊異40

端的)宗教裁判(所)(中古時期的歐洲,41

尤其西班牙、葡萄牙嚴格實行的制度,42

1834年西班牙最後廢止)43

Philistine [ fIl@s›tin] ⟨可數名詞⟩44

1 非利士人(古代居住於巴勒斯坦45

(Palestine)西南部之一好戰民族,曾攻46

擊以色列人多次)47

2 [有時philistine]庸人,市儈,實利主義者,48

無教養[不懂文學藝術等]之人49

⟨形容詞⟩50

3 非利士人的51

4 庸俗的,市儈的,無教養的52

4blatant [ bletn

˙t] ⟨形容詞⟩53

1 喧嘩的, (囉嗦而)吵鬧的54

2 炫耀的;俗麗的;明顯的,露骨的55

3 厚顏的56

appropriate [@ proprI›et] ⟨及物動詞⟩57

1 [+受+介+(代)名]撥⟨款等⟩[為某種用58

途],充當,充用[for, to]59

⟨例⟩ Parliament appropriated two million60

pounds for flood control. (國會撥款兩百61

萬英鎊作為防治水災之用)62

⟨例⟩ This room has been appropriated to63

reading. (這房間已撥作閱覽室)64

2 [+受] (委婉語)侵佔,據為己有;佔用,挪65

用,盜用⟨公用物品等⟩66

⟨例⟩ You should not appropriate other67

people’s belongings. (你不應該把別人68

的所有物據為己有)69

anything [ EnI›TIN]70

片語 anything but· · ·71

1 除· · ·之外的任何東西72

⟨例⟩ I will do anything but that. (除了那件73

事以外,我什麼都願意做)74

2 絕非,並非,絕不(是),並不(是)75

⟨例⟩ The men was anything but rich (這個人76

絕不是個富翁)77

hesitant [ hEz@t@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩78

1 躊躇的;遲疑的,猶豫不決的79

⟨例⟩ He is very shy and hesitant in company.80

(他在別人面前很害羞且猶豫不決)81

unscrupulous [2n skrupj@l@s] ⟨形容詞⟩82

1 昧著良心的,不道德的,無操守的83

⟨例⟩ an unscrupulous quest for profit (昧著84

良心[肆無忌憚地]追求利潤)85

⟨例⟩ He is unscrupulous in his exploitation of86

people. (他寡廉鮮恥地剝削人民)87

scrupulous [ skrupj@l@s] ⟨形容詞⟩88

1 有良心的,規規矩矩的,耿直的89

⟨例⟩ a scrupulous treasurer (耿直[誠實]的90

出納)91

⟨例⟩ with scrupulous honesty (問心無愧地;92

極誠實地)93

2 規規矩矩的,細心的,嚴謹的94

⟨例⟩ with scrupulous care (小心翼翼地,很95

細心地)96

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⟨例⟩ She took scrupulous care of the1

children’s health. (她很細心照顧孩子們2

的健康)3

posthumous [ pAstSÚm@s] ⟨形容詞⟩4

1 死後的;父死後出生的,遺腹的5

⟨例⟩ a posthumous child (父死後出生的孩6

子,遺腹子)7

⟨例⟩ confer posthumous honors on a person8

(死後追贈勳位給某人,謚封某人)9

2 作者死後出版的10

⟨例⟩ posthumous works (遺著)11

5seasoned ⟨形容詞⟩12

1 ⟨木材等⟩充分乾燥的13

2 [用在名詞前] ⟨人⟩經驗豐富的,老練的14

⟨例⟩ a seasoned traveler (經驗豐富的旅行15

者)16

⟨例⟩ a seasoned politician (老練的政治家17

[政客])18

pore [por,pOr] ⟨不及物動詞⟩19

1 [+介+(代)名]熟讀,細讀[書本等];仔細20

研究[over]21

pore [por,pOr] ⟨可數名詞⟩22

1 (皮膚、樹葉等的)細孔;毛孔,氣孔23

fashion [ fæS@n] ⟨及物動詞⟩24

1 把⟨材料⟩做成[東西],形成[to, into]25

⟨例⟩ fashion clay into a vase (把黏土做成花26

瓶)27

2 [用材料]做出⟨東西⟩,製作[out of, from]28

⟨例⟩ He fashioned a boat out of a tree trunk.29

(他用樹幹做出一條小船)30

inception [In sEpS@n] ⟨可數名詞⟩31

1 (文語)開始,開端(beginning)32

⟨例⟩ at the inception of · · · (在· · ·的開頭33

[端])34

undermine ⟨及物動詞⟩35

1 逐漸地[偷偷地]損害⟨名聲等⟩36

⟨例⟩ They will do anything to undermine37

their adversary’s reputation. (他們會不38

擇手段地去損害對手的名譽)39

2 不知不覺間損害⟨健康等⟩40

⟨例⟩ My father’s health was undermined by41

drink. (我爸爸的健康逐漸為酒所損害)42

belie [bI laI] ⟨及物動詞⟩43

1 掩飾,誤表,使人誤會,給人· · ·的假象44

[不實形象],使人對· · ·產生錯覺45

⟨例⟩ His looks belie his character. (他的外表46

掩飾[使人誤會]他的品格)47

⟨例⟩ She has a trim figure that belies her48

fifrty-eight years. (她身材苗條,看不出已49

是五十八歲了)50

2 揭露· · ·的虛假,顯示· · ·之不實;與· · ·矛51

盾[不合]52

⟨例⟩ His acts belie his words. (他的言行不53

一致)54

⟨例⟩ Summer belies its name. (夏天徒有虛55

名[雖然叫作夏天,有其名而無其實])56

3 辜負⟨期望等⟩,使· · ·失望57

⟨例⟩ He stole again, and so belied our hopes.58

(他又偷竊了,實在辜負了我們的期望)59

inform [In fOrm] ⟨及物動詞⟩60

1 通知61

2 [+受] ⟨精神、感情等⟩賦予· · ·活力62

3 [+受+介+(代)名]把[感情、活力等]注63

入,灌輸給⟨某人、心等⟩;使⟨某人、心64

等⟩充滿[感情、活力等] [with]65

⟨例⟩ inform a person’s heart with love (使某66

人的心充滿愛)67

⟨不及物動詞⟩68

4 [+介+(代)名] (向警方等)密告,告發[某69

人] [on,upon, against]70

⟨例⟩ One thief informed against the others.71

(一個小偷告發了其他的同夥)72

reaffirm [›ri@ fÇm] ⟨及物動詞⟩73

1 再斷定;再肯定;再證實74

disambiguate [›dIsæm bIgjÚ

›et] ⟨及物動詞⟩75

1 消除(字句等之)含糊意義;使意義清楚76

6attempted ⟨形容詞⟩77

1 意圖的,未遂的78

⟨例⟩ attempted burglary [murder] (未遂的79

盜竊[謀殺] (罪))80

rebuttal [rI b2tl˙] ⟨可數名詞⟩81

1 反駁;反證(的舉出)82

rebut [rI b2t] ⟨及物動詞⟩83

1 反駁,駁斥;舉出· · ·的反證84

⟨例⟩ rebut an argument (反駁某一種論點)85

⟨例⟩ rebutting evidence (反證)86

proscription [pro skrIpS@n] ⟨不可數名詞⟩87

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1 公權的剝奪,放逐1

2 禁止,制止2

proscribe [pro skraIb] ⟨及物動詞⟩3

1 置⟨人⟩於法律保護之外;剝奪· · ·的公權;4

放逐5

2 (當作危險物而)禁止⟨習慣等⟩,排斥6

denouement [de numA] ⟨可數名詞⟩7

1 (戲劇等的)大團圓8

2 (事件、紛爭等的)解決;結局,收場9

deposition [›dEp@ zIS@n,

›di-] ⟨名詞⟩10

1 (U)免職,罷免;廢位11

2 (U)宣誓的證言12

3 (C)口供(書)13

depose [dI poz] ⟨及物動詞⟩14

1 [+受(+介+(代)名)]把⟨人⟩[從高職位]免15

職,罷免,廢黜[from]16

2 [+that�]宣誓作證,供述17

⟨例⟩ He deposed that he had seen the man on18

the day of the fire. (他宣誓作證在失火19

那天看過那人)20

3 [+to do]宣誓作證⟨做· · · ⟩21

⟨不及物動詞⟩22

4 [動(+介+(代)名)]『法律』宣誓作證23

[· · · ] [to]24

⟨例⟩ He deposed to a fact. (他宣誓證明那件25

事)26

recapitulation [›rik@

›pItS@ leS@n] ⟨名詞⟩27

1 要點的重複;撮要28

recapitulate [›rik@ pItS@

›let] ⟨及物動詞⟩29

1 (在演講的結尾等)重述· · ·的要旨,撮要30

說明31

⟨不及物動詞⟩32

2 撮要說明,重述要旨33

7perceive [pÄ sIv] ⟨及物動詞⟩34

1 [+受+(to be)補]看出[發覺] · · · ⟨是· · · ⟩35

⟨例⟩ When he came nearer, I perceived him36

(to be) an elderly man. (當他走近些時,37

我看出他是個已逾中年[漸近老年]的38

人)39

accord [@ kOrd] ⟨不及物動詞⟩40

1 ⟨兩件事⟩一致,相合,符合41

⟨例⟩ Your words and actions do not accord.42

(你的言行不一致)43

2 [+介+(代)名] [與· · · ]一致,相合,符合44

[with]45

⟨例⟩ That does not accord with what he said46

yesterday. (那跟他昨天說的不一致)47

⟨及物動詞⟩48

3 [+受+受/+受+介+(代)名] (文語)給與⟨49

人⟩⟨許可、稱讚等⟩;給與[人] ⟨許可、50

稱讚等⟩[to]51

⟨例⟩ accord him praise for good work. (稱讚52

他工作做得好)53

⟨例⟩ They accorded a warm welcome to us.54

(他們給與我們熱烈的歡迎)55

awe [O] ⟨不可數名詞⟩56

1 敬畏(尊敬、害怕、驚嘆等混合在一起57

之情緒)58

⟨例⟩ be struck with awe (凜然敬畏)59

⟨例⟩ hold [keep] a person in awe (使某人敬60

畏[畏懼])61

⟨及物動詞⟩62

2 [+受]使⟨人⟩畏懼,使· · ·敬畏63

⟨例⟩ be awed by the majesty of a mountain.64

(對山嶽之雄偉心生敬畏)65

esteem [@ stim] ⟨及物動詞⟩66

1 [+受]尊重,尊敬,重視⟨人、人格、事67

物等⟩68

⟨例⟩ He is highly esteemed in business69

circles. (他在商界極受人尊重)70

⟨不可數名詞⟩71

2 [又作an esteem]尊重,尊敬72

3 (文語)(非常地)尊重[尊敬]某人73

⟨例⟩ They all had a great esteem for his74

learning. (他們都非常敬重他的學識)75

reserve [rI zÇv] ⟨及物動詞⟩76

1 [為將來的使用或為某種目的而]留下77

· · · ,將· · ·擺著不用,保存[for]78

⟨例⟩ Reserve some milk for tomorrow. (留一79

點牛奶明天喝)80

⟨例⟩ You had better reserve your energies for81

the new task. (你最好為新的工作保留82

精力)83

reserved ⟨形容詞⟩84

1 預約的,預訂的,包租的,指定的85

⟨例⟩ a reserved seat (預定的[對號的]座位)86

2 有所忌憚[顧慮]的,拘謹的,有隔閡的,87

隱諱的,緘默的,冷淡的,性格孤獨的88

⟨例⟩ He is very reserved. (他很保守[拘謹])89

3 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名] ⟨人⟩被[命90

運等]注定的[for]; ⟨命運等⟩被注定[於人91

等]的[for]92

⟨例⟩ He was reserved for the discovery.= The93

discovery was reserved for him. (那項發94

現注定要由他完成)95

⟨例⟩ It was reserved for him to make the96

admirable discovery. (那項令人讚賞的97

發現注定由他完成)98

maverick [ mæv@rIk, mævrIk] ⟨可數名詞⟩99

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1 (美)未打烙印的小牛1

2 (口語)(政治家、藝術家等的)獨來獨往2

者,特立獨行者3

pugilism [ pjudZ@›lIz@m] ⟨不可數名詞⟩4

1 (文語)(職業)拳擊5

pugilist [-lIst] ⟨可數名詞⟩6

1 (文語)(職業)拳擊手,拳師7

doyenne [dOI jEn] ⟨可數名詞⟩8

1 女性的doyen.9

doyen [ dOI@n] ⟨可數名詞⟩10

1 (團體、同業者等的)老前輩,資格最老11

者,長老[of]12

⟨例⟩ the doyen of the diplomatic corps (外13

交使節團的團長)14

potentate [ potn˙›

tet] ⟨可數名詞⟩15

1 有力者,有權勢者,當權者16

2 (昔日的)統治者,君主(monarch)17

8formality [fOr mæl@tI] ⟨名詞⟩18

1 (U)拘泥形式,拘禮,拘謹19

⟨例⟩ without formality (不拘形式地)20

2 (C)正式手續21

⟨例⟩ legal formalities (法律上的正式手續)22

⟨例⟩ go through due formalities (辦理正式23

的手續(乘坐飛機的手續等))24

flail [flel] ⟨可數名詞⟩25

1 連枷(舊時用以打麥[穀];現在多用脫穀26

機(thresher)27

⟨及物動詞⟩28

2 敲,打⟨東西⟩29

3 揮動⟨雙臂等⟩30

uninhibited [›2nIn hIbItId] ⟨形容詞⟩31

1 無拘束的,無顧慮的,盡情的32

⟨例⟩ People become uninhibited when they33

drink. (人一喝酒就會變得肆無忌憚)34

decorum [dI kor@m,-kOr-] ⟨名詞⟩35

1 (U)(舉止的)端莊,有禮36

⟨例⟩ proper decorum (合宜[得體]的禮法)37

2 (C)端莊的舉止禮法,禮貌38

3 (C) [常decorums]禮節,禮儀39

decor [de kOr] ⟨名詞⟩40

1 裝飾(格調);室內裝飾;舞台裝置41

piquancy [ pik@nsI] ⟨不可數名詞⟩42

1 (開胃等的)刺激性美味,辛辣43

2 令人痛快[興奮]的刺激44

vitriol [ vItrI@l] ⟨不可數名詞⟩45

1 硫酸鹽,礬類46

⟨例⟩ blue vitriol (硫酸銅)47

2 尖刻的言詞[批評],激烈的諷刺48

unease [2n iz] ⟨名詞⟩49

1 (文語)= uneasiness50

uneasiness ⟨不可數名詞⟩51

1 不安,焦慮52

⟨例⟩ cause [give] a person uneasiness (令人53

不快[不安])54

⟨例⟩ be under some uneasiness at· · · (對· · ·55

略感不快[不安])56

2 侷促;不自在57

abandon [@ bænd@n] ⟨及物動詞⟩58

1 [+受]放棄,遺棄,拋棄,背棄⟨人、物、地59

位等⟩60

⟨例⟩ abandon a friend (背棄朋友)61

⟨例⟩ abandoned his wife (遺棄他的妻子)62

2 將⟨物⟩委託[給· · · ];將⟨所有物⟩交[給敵63

人等] [to]64

⟨例⟩ abandon an affair to the control of a65

lawyer. (把事務委託律師管理)66

3 [abandon oneself]恣意[· · · ],縱情,沉迷;67

自暴自棄[to]68

⟨例⟩ She abandoned herself to grief. (她陷入69

痛苦的深淵)70

⟨不可數名詞⟩71

4 (自由)奔放,放縱,隨心所欲,放肆72

⟨例⟩ with [in] abandon (隨心所欲地,盡情73

地,放任地)74

9thrill [TrIl] ⟨可數名詞⟩75

1 (因快感、恐怖等而)心情動盪[心驚膽76

戰]的感覺,刺激,興奮,激動77

⟨例⟩ a thrill of joy [terror] (使人心情動盪78

[心驚膽戰]的快樂[恐怖],一陣歡樂[恐79

怖])80

⟨例⟩ a story full of thrills (充滿刺激的故事)81

⟨例⟩ the thrill of speed (高速的快感[刺激])82

⟨例⟩ A thrill went through her. (她感到一83

陣寒慄[興奮])84

【字源】thrill 一字源自古英語, 原義為「穿透」「貫穿」. 現在是指強烈的恐怖、快樂、興奮等情緒,就如電一般的東西穿過體內似的感覺

85

glean [glin] ⟨及物動詞⟩86

1 [+受(+介+(代)名)] [從· · · ] (一點一點地87

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辛苦)蒐集⟨情報、事實、知識等⟩[from]1

⟨例⟩ He gleaned these facts from2

government white papers. (他從政府發3

行的白皮書中蒐集了這些事實)4

embody [Im bAdI] ⟨及物動詞⟩5

1 [+受]具體表現⟨思想、感情等⟩,使⟨思6

想、感情等⟩具體化7

⟨例⟩ The statue embodies the sentiment of8

the sculptor. (這座雕像具體表現出雕刻9

家的情感)10

2 [+受+介+(代)名] [以藝術作品、語言11

等]具體表現⟨思想、感情等⟩[in]12

⟨例⟩ He embodied the idea in his painting.13

(他把那個概念具體地表現在他的繪畫14

中)15

flesh [flES] ⟨名詞⟩16

1 (人類、動物的)肉(皮膚和骨頭之間的17

部分)18

⟨例⟩ lose flesh (變瘦,消瘦)19

⟨例⟩ put on flesh (長肉,發胖)20

⟨及物動詞⟩21

片語 flesh out22

2 使· · ·長肉23

3 增加[充實] · · ·的內容24

4 長胖,發胖25

immerse [I mÇs] ⟨及物動詞⟩26

1 將· · ·浸入[泡進] [液體等] [in]27

⟨例⟩ Immerse the cloth in the boiling dye.28

(把那塊布浸入沸騰的染料中)29

2 [immerse oneself]把自己泡入,浸入[· · · ]30

[in]31

⟨例⟩ immerse oneself in a hot bath (泡入熱32

水中)33

3 [+受+介+(代)名] [immerse oneself]熱衷34

於[· · · ],埋首於[· · · ],專心於[· · · ] [in]35

⟨例⟩ immerse one-self instudy (埋首研究)36

plight [plaIt] ⟨可數名詞⟩37

1 [常用單數] (常指壞的)狀態,狀況, (困38

難的)處境,苦境39

⟨例⟩ in a miserable [piteous] plight (在悽慘40

的[可憐的]境況中)41

⟨例⟩ What a plight to be in! (多麼糟糕的處42

境啊!)43

novel [ nAvl˙] ⟨形容詞⟩44

1 新的;新奇的45

2 不太為人所知的;異常的46

vicarious [vaI kErI@s] ⟨形容詞⟩47

1 (藉想像)體驗他人經驗的,產生同感[共48

鳴]的49

⟨例⟩ His success gave her vicarious pleasure.50

(他的成功給她如同身受的快樂)51

2 (文語)代理職的,代理的,受託的52

⟨例⟩ vicarious authority [power] (代理職權53

[權力])54

3 (文語)代替別人的55

⟨例⟩ vicarious punishment (代人受罰)56

tangential [tæn dZEnS@l] ⟨形容詞⟩57

1 切線的,正切的58

2 越出常態的,越出常軌的59

3 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名]離開[本60

題等]的,離題的;僅涉及而未深入的,膚61

淺的[to]62

precarious [prI kErI@s] ⟨形容詞⟩63

1 視事情而定的,不確定的,靠不住的,不64

安定的65

⟨例⟩ a precarious living (不安定的生活)66

2 危險的67

⟨例⟩ a precarious foot hold (危險的立足點)68

3 無確實根據的,瞎猜的,可疑的69

⟨例⟩ a precarious argument (無確實根據的70

論點)71

substantive [ s2bst@ntIv] ⟨形容詞⟩72

1 獨立的,自立的73

⟨例⟩ a substantive motion (實質性動議)74

2 實在的;本質上的,實際的75

3 相當多量[多數]的76

10regard [rI gArd] ⟨名詞⟩77

1 (U) [對· · ·的]關心;惦記;掛念,操心;顧78

慮[for, to]79

⟨例⟩ She has no regard for my feelings. (她不80

顧到[關注]我的感情)81

⟨例⟩ You should pay more regard to safety82

on the roads. (你應該多注意交通安全)83

2 (U)尊敬,敬意;好意[for]84

⟨例⟩ They had high regard for his ability. (他85

們(很)器重他的才能)86

⟨例⟩ I hold him in high [low] regard. (我(很)87

尊敬[瞧不起]他)88

3 (C)(應予考慮之)點,事89

⟨例⟩ in this regard (關於這一點)90

片語 without regard to [for]91

· · ·92

4 不顧· · · ,不管· · ·93

⟨例⟩ without regard to decency [for one’s94

safety] (不顧禮貌規矩[自己的安全])95

片語 with [in] regard to· · ·96

5 關於· · ·97

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⟨例⟩ With regard to this there is no1

disagreement among the member2

nations. (關於這一點,會員國之間並沒3

有爭論)4

polarity [po lær@tI] ⟨名詞⟩5

1 (主義、性格的)正相反,對立;兩極端6

peddle [ pEdl˙] ⟨不及物動詞⟩7

1 當小販;沿街叫賣8

2 忙於瑣事9

⟨及物動詞⟩10

3 販賣⟨小商品⟩11

4 到處兼課講授⟨知識、思想等⟩12

5 傳播,散播⟨謠言等⟩13

tired [taIrd] ⟨形容詞⟩14

1 疲倦的,疲乏的15

⟨例⟩ a tired child [voice] (疲倦的孩子[聲16

音])17

⟨例⟩ The long drive made us all tired. (漫長18

的汽車旅行使我們大家都感到疲倦)19

2 厭倦的,厭煩的,厭膩的20

⟨例⟩ You make me tired! (你使我厭煩!你煩21

死我了!)22

3 ⟨俏皮話等⟩陳腐的,陳舊的,聽膩的23

4 ⟨物⟩破舊的,老舊的24

augur [ OgÄ] ⟨可數名詞⟩25

1 占兆官(古羅馬依鳥之動作等預卜吉凶26

之僧侶)27

2 算命者,預言家,占卜師28

⟨及物動詞⟩29

3 占卜,預卜,預言30

4 顯示· · ·之前兆,預示31

⟨例⟩ What does this news augur? (這新聞預32

示什麼?)33

augury [ Ogj@rI] ⟨名詞⟩34

1 占兆35

2 (C)前兆,徵兆36

Epiphany [I pIf@nI] ⟨名詞⟩37

1 [the Epiphany]『基督教』救世主顯現的38

慶祝日,主顯節39

2 [epiphany](C)(對某事本質、意義等突然40

的)直覺,洞察,領悟41

trope [trop] ⟨可數名詞⟩42

1『修辭』比喻,轉義,借喻43

2 老套,陳腔爛調44

anodyne [ æn@›daIn] ⟨形容詞⟩45

1 止痛的;鎮痛的46

2 緩和情緒的,輕鬆的47

⟨可數名詞⟩48

3 鎮痛劑49

4 緩和情緒之物50

deception [dI sEpS@n] ⟨名詞⟩51

1 (U) [又作a deception]欺騙,迷惑,欺瞞52

⟨例⟩ practice (a) deception on a person [the53

public] (欺騙某人[大眾])54

2 (C)欺騙的手段;詐術,詭計55

11contend [k@n tEnd] ⟨不及物動詞⟩56

1 [與· · · ]爭鬥,競爭[with, against]57

⟨例⟩ They had to contend with sickness and58

lack of food [against superior numbers].59

(他們必須全力對付疾病及糧食的缺乏)60

2 [與人] [就· · ·事]爭論,辯論[with,61

against] [about, on, over]62

⟨例⟩ He contended with his friends about63

trifles. (他為小事與朋友爭論)64

⟨及物動詞⟩65

3 [+that�]堅決主張,力辯66

⟨例⟩ He contended that gambling was the67

worst of all evils. (他堅持認為[爭辯說]68

賭博為萬惡之首)69

albeit [Ol biIt] ⟨連接詞⟩70

1 (文語)縱令· · · ,雖然· · · ,雖則,即使,不71

論72

slim [slIm] ⟨形容詞⟩73

1 細長的,纖弱的74

⟨例⟩ a slim waist (細腰)75

⟨例⟩ a slim girl (苗條的女孩子)76

2 ⟨議論等⟩空洞的,不充實的77

3 ⟨希望等⟩微渺的,渺茫的78

⟨例⟩ a slim chance of success (成功的希望79

渺茫)80

anthology [æn TAl@dZI] ⟨可數名詞⟩81

1 名詩選集,詩文選集,論集,文集82

2 名曲選集,名畫選集83

fiddle [ fIdl˙] ⟨可數名詞⟩84

1 小提琴85

⟨例⟩ the first [second] fiddle (第一[第二]小86

提琴)87

片語 play second fiddle (to· · · )88

2 當(· · ·的)配角[第二把手,副手],屈居89

(某人的)下面90

⟨例⟩ I always played second fiddle to him.91

(我總是屈居在他下面(聽他指揮))92

⟨及物動詞⟩93

3 [+受+副]虛度⟨光陰等⟩⟨away⟩94

⟨例⟩ I fiddled away the whole afternoon95

doing nothing. (我浪費了整個下午的時96

間,什麼事也沒做)97

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brash [bræS] ⟨形容詞⟩1

1 性急的,倉促的,輕率[鹵莽]的2

2 厚顏無恥的,無禮的(impudent)3

3 (美)⟨木材⟩易斷的,脆弱的4

act [ækt] ⟨名詞⟩5

1 (表演、馬戲等)節目中的一項,節目6

2 (口語)裝模作樣,樣子,「戲」7

⟨例⟩ put on an act (假裝,裝樣子)8

eminent [ Em@n@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩9

1 地位[身分]高貴的;顯赫的,著名的10

⟨例⟩ an eminent writer (著名的作家)11

2 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名] [以· · · ]著12

名的,聞名的[for, as]13

⟨例⟩ She was eminent for her piety. (她以虔14

誠聞名)15

⟨例⟩ He is eminent asa painter. (他是一位16

著名的畫家)17

3 ⟨性質、行為等⟩出色的,卓越的;顯著18

的,突出的19

⟨例⟩ a man of eminent virtue (品德高超的20

人)21

moribund [ mOr@›b2nd] ⟨形容詞⟩22

1 ⟨人⟩垂死的23

2 ⟨物⟩即將消滅的24

fleeting ⟨形容詞⟩25

1 ⟨時間等⟩飛逝的26

2 轉眼間的,短暫的,無常的27

⟨例⟩ fleeting moments (短暫的時刻)28

provocative [pr@ vAk@tIv] ⟨形容詞⟩29

1 激怒(人)的30

2 (性)刺激性的,挑撥性的,煽動的31

⟨例⟩ She looked very provocative in her32

bikini. (穿著比基尼泳裝的她看來十分33

具挑逗性)34

12travelog(ue) [ trævl

›Og] ⟨可數名詞⟩35

1 (用幻燈片、影片的)旅行見聞說明36

2 遊記電影37

thorny [ TOrnI] ⟨形容詞⟩38

1 多刺的,多荊棘的;像刺的39

2 困難的,棘手的;痛苦的40

⟨例⟩ a thorny question [subject] (棘手的問41

題)42

⟨例⟩ tread a thorny path (走艱苦的道路)43

curious [ kjÚrI@s] ⟨形容詞⟩44

1 有求知慾的;好奇心強的,愛打聽的,好45

窺探的46

⟨例⟩ curious neighbors (好奇心強的鄰居47

們)48

⟨例⟩ steal a curious look (at· · · ) (好奇地窺49

視(· · · ))50

2 引起好奇心的;珍奇的;不可思議的,奇51

異的,奇怪的,不尋常的52

⟨例⟩ a curious fellow (怪人)53

⟨例⟩ It is curious that he should have asked54

you that question. (真奇怪他居然問了55

你那種問題)56

inspired ⟨形容詞⟩57

1 在靈感支配下的;由靈感而寫的58

⟨例⟩ an inspired poet (有靈感的詩人)59

2 (構想等豐富而)極好的,美好的60

3 ⟨報導、文章等⟩受到指使的, (有關方61

面)授意的62

⟨例⟩ an inspired article (受某方面指使而寫63

的文章)64

navel [ nevl˙] ⟨可數名詞⟩65

1 肚臍66

2 [the navel]中心(點),中央[of]67

⟨形容詞⟩68

3 [用在名詞前]肚臍的69

⟨例⟩ a navel cord [string] (臍帶)70

gaze [gez] ⟨不及物動詞⟩71

1 [動(+介+(代)名)] (主要懷驚訝、喜悅、72

興趣)注視,凝視[at, into,on, upon]73

⟨例⟩ He stood gazing at the stars. (他站著74

凝望星群)75

⟨例⟩ She gazed on me in bewilderment. (她76

迷惑地注視著我)77

cosmopolitan [›kAzm@ pAl@tn

˙] ⟨形容詞⟩78

1 (無地方或國家偏見的)世界主義的,四79

海為家的80

⟨例⟩ a cosmopolitan outlook (世界主義的見81

解[看法])82

2 世界性的,國際的83

⟨例⟩ a cosmopolitan city (國際都市)84

⟨可數名詞⟩85

3 四海為家的人,世界主義者,無國家偏86

見的人87

slant [slænt] ⟨名詞⟩88

1 [用單數]傾斜,歪斜89

⟨例⟩ the slant of a roof (屋頂的傾斜面)90

⟨例⟩ at [on] a slant (傾斜著,歪斜地)91

2 (心等的)傾向,偏向[toward]92

3 (特殊的,個人的)觀點,見解[on]93

boast [bost] ⟨不及物動詞⟩94

1 [+介+(代)名]自誇,誇言[· · · ] [of, about]95

⟨例⟩ He never boasted of his cleverness. (他96

未曾誇耀過自己的聰明)97

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⟨例⟩ She boasted of winning [having won]1

the prize. (她自誇得獎)2

⟨及物動詞⟩3

2 [+(that)�]誇言,自誇4

⟨例⟩ He boasted that there was nobody he5

could not defeat. (他發豪語他能擊敗任6

何人)7

3 ⟨地方、物⟩以擁有· · ·而自豪,以· · ·為8

榮,自負有· · ·9

⟨例⟩ The village boasts [can boast] a fine10

castle. (那村莊以擁有一座很漂亮的城11

堡而自豪[擁有一座足以自豪的漂亮城12

堡])13

4 (謔)擁有(have)14

⟨例⟩ The room boasted only a broken chair.15

(那房間只有一張破椅子)16

construct [k@n str2kt] ⟨及物動詞⟩17

1 組合,建設,建造18

⟨例⟩ construct a factory (建設工廠)19

2 作⟨文章⟩,構成,創立⟨理論等⟩20

⟨例⟩ construct a sentence (造句)21

⟨例⟩ a well-constructed novel (結構良好的22

小說)23

effect [@ fEkt,I fEkt,E-] ⟨名詞⟩24

1 (由原因直接引起的)結果25

2 (導致結果的)效果;影響[on, upon]26

3 [用單數] [與the, that等指定形容詞連27

用]意思,意義28

⟨例⟩ the effect of this passage (這一節的意29

思)30

⟨例⟩ I received a letter to the following effect.31

(我收到大意如下的一封信)32

4 [effects]動產33

⟨例⟩ household effects (家財)34

⟨例⟩ personal effects (隨身物品,攜帶物,私35

人財產)36

⟨及物動詞⟩37

5 帶來,引起,促成⟨變化等⟩38

6 達到⟨目的⟩,完成⟨計畫⟩39

⟨例⟩ effect a reform (完成改革)40

⟨例⟩ effect an escape (脫逃成功)41

affect [@ fEkt] ⟨及物動詞⟩42

1 給予· · ·影響,對· · ·起作用43

⟨例⟩ The climate affected the amount of the44

rainfall. (氣候會影響雨量)45

⟨例⟩ How will the decision affect us? (這項46

決定會給我們什麼樣的影響呢?)47

2 a [+受] ⟨疾病⟩侵襲⟨人、身體的某部位⟩48

⟨例⟩ Hes right lung is affected by cancer. (他49

的右肺得了癌症)50

⟨例⟩ He is affected with diabetes. (他患有唐51

尿病)52

⟨名詞⟩[ æfEkt]53

3『心理』情感,感情54

affect [@ fEkt] ⟨及物動詞⟩55

1 [+受]假裝,佯裝,冒充56

⟨例⟩ He affect the free thinker. (他冒充自由57

思想家)58

⟨例⟩ She affect composure. (她假裝沉著)59

2 [+to do]假裝60

⟨例⟩ He affected not to hear me. (他裝做沒61

聽見我的話)62

3 愛好,愛用,愛穿(等)63

⟨例⟩ He affects velvet jackets. (他喜歡天鵝64

絨外套)65

4 成⟨某形狀⟩66

⟨例⟩ Drops of water affect a rounded shape.67

(滴水成珠)68

⟨例⟩ Moss affects the northern slopes. (朝北69

的山坡易生苔)70

inhibit [In hIbIt] ⟨及物動詞⟩71

1 抑制⟨慾望、行動等⟩;阻止,禁止72

⟨例⟩ inhibit desires [impulses] (抑制慾望73

[衝動])74

⟨例⟩ Her tight dress inhibited her75

movements. (緊身衣使她不能活動自如)76

forsake [fÄ sek] ⟨及物動詞⟩ (for.sook[- sÚk];77

-sak.en[- sek@n])78

1 背棄⟨朋友等⟩,遺棄,拋棄79

⟨例⟩ She forsook him for another. (她為了80

另一個人而拋棄他)81

2 放棄⟨習慣等⟩,捨棄82

⟨例⟩ forsake formalities for the sake of83

brevity (為了簡潔而放棄(缺乏內容的)84

形式主義)85

13cynical [ sInIkl

˙] ⟨形容詞⟩86

1 挖苦的,譏笑的,冷嘲的,憤世嫉俗的87

⟨例⟩ a cynical smile (冷笑)88

2 [不用在名詞前][+介+(代)名][對· · · ]譏89

刺的,冷笑的,不相信的[about]90

⟨例⟩ He was cynical about her prospects for91

victory. (他不相信她有勝利的希望)92

3 邪惡的,心狠手辣的93

quip [kwIp] ⟨可數名詞⟩94

1 警語,妙語;譏諷語,挖苦的話95

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⟨不及物動詞⟩1

2 說妙語[譏諷的話]2

bashful [ bæSf@l] ⟨形容詞⟩3

1 害羞的,羞怯的,羞答答的,靦腆的4

omission [o mIS@n] ⟨名詞⟩5

1 (U)省略;遺漏,刪除6

2 (C)省略的東西;刪除的部分7

3 (U)怠慢,疏忽8

⟨例⟩ sins of omission (疏忽之罪)9

accumulate [@ kjumj@›let] ⟨及物動詞⟩10

1 [+受] (長期地)積聚,累積,堆積;積蓄11

⟨例⟩ accumulate a large amount of river mud12

for fertilizer (累積大量河泥當作肥料)13

⟨例⟩ He accumulated a fortune by hard work.14

(他靠努力工作積蓄了一筆財富)15

⟨例⟩ True poetry accumulates meaning every16

time it is read. (真正好詩愈唸涵義愈豐17

富)18

⟨不及物動詞⟩19

2 積聚,累積,堆積;儲蓄,攢錢20

⟨例⟩ Public evils accumulate. (公害增加了)21

⟨例⟩ Dust soon accumulates if we don’t22

sweep our rooms. (如果我們不打掃房23

間,灰塵很快就會堆積起來)24

detritus [dI traIt@s] ⟨不可數名詞⟩25

1 (風化作用造成的)岩屑,碎岩26

2 破片[碎石]堆27

derelict [ dEr@›lIkt] ⟨形容詞⟩28

1 被拋棄[遺棄]的29

2 (美)疏忽職務的,不負責任的30

⟨可數名詞⟩31

3 遺棄物; (尤指)拋棄的船32

4 被遺棄者; (無家或無固定工作而為社33

會所拒絕之)窮人34

5 (美)疏忽職務者35

debris [d@ bri, debri] ⟨不可數名詞⟩36

1 (東西被破壞的)破片,瓦礫37

2『地質』(積於山下或懸崖下的)岩石碎38

片39

insecure [›InsI kjÚr] ⟨形容詞⟩40

1 不安定的,危險的;41

⟨例⟩ an insecure footing (不穩固的立足地)42

2 不可靠的,不堅固的43

3 ⟨人⟩感到不安的,沒有自信的44

⟨例⟩ be [feel] insecure (感到不安的)45

redress [rI drEs] ⟨及物動詞⟩46

1 改正⟨錯誤⟩,修正,矯正;革除⟨弊端⟩;補47

償⟨損失⟩48

2 恢復⟨平衡⟩49

⟨例⟩ redress the balance (恢復平衡,調整不50

平衡)51

[ ridrEs,rI drEs] ⟨不可數名詞⟩52

3 改正,修正;調整;補償53

redress [›ri drEs] ⟨及物動詞⟩54

1 再為· · ·穿衣;再供· · ·以衣服55

⟨例⟩ redress a person [doll] (再為某人[玩56

偶]穿衣服)57

2 給· · ·重新裹以繃帶58

⟨例⟩ redress a wound (重新以繃帶裹傷)59

redressal [rI drEs@l] ⟨名詞⟩60

1 調整;修正;補償61

speculate [ spEkj@›let] ⟨不及物動詞⟩62

1 (沒有可靠的事實為根據)[就· · ·事]作63

(種種)思索,沈思,推測[about, on, as to]64

⟨例⟩ speculate about time and space [on the65

origin of the universe] (思索有關時間與66

空間[宇宙的起源]的問題)67

⟨例⟩ She often speculated as to what sort of68

man she would marry. (她常常在想將來69

自己會跟什麼樣的人結婚)70

2 投機[股票、土地等][in];[預料· · ·而]作71

投機買賣[on]72

⟨例⟩ speculate in shares [stocks] (作股票的73

投機買賣)74

⟨例⟩ speculate on a rise [fall] (料準上漲[下75

跌]而作多頭[空頭]投機;看漲[跌]而下76

賭注)77

⟨及物動詞⟩78

3 [+that�]對· · ·事作(種種)推測79

⟨例⟩ He speculated that this might lead to a80

success. (他推測這可能會導致成功)81

disregard [›dIsrI gArd] ⟨及物動詞⟩82

1 忽視,輕視,不理83

⟨例⟩ They disregarded my objections to the84

proposal. (他們忽視我對該提案的異議)85

⟨不可數名詞⟩86

2 [又作a disregard]忽視,輕視[of, for]87

⟨例⟩ (a) disregard for human rights (忽視人88

權)89

resolve [rI zAlv] ⟨及物動詞⟩90

1 解決⟨問題、困難等⟩91

⟨例⟩ Differences can be resolved through92

discussion. (意見的分歧可通過討論來93

解決)94

2 解釋,釋明⟨疑問等⟩95

⟨例⟩ That will resolve your doubts. (那會使96

你的懷疑冰釋)97

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provenance [ prAv@n@ns] ⟨不可數名詞⟩1

1 (文語)起源,出處[of]2

⟨例⟩ a picture of doubtful provenance (一幅3

出處可疑的畫)4

shard [SArd] ⟨可數名詞⟩5

1 (陶瓷器、瓦等的)破片,碎片6

inter [In tÇ] ⟨及物動詞⟩7

1 埋⟨屍體⟩,埋葬(bury)8

relate [rI let] ⟨及物動詞⟩9

1 [+受+介+(代)名]使· · · [與· · · ]有關聯10

[關係][to, with]11

⟨例⟩ We cannot relate these results with [to]12

any particular cause. (我們無法把這些13

結果與任何特定原因串聯起來)14

2 [+受]說明[顯示]· · ·之間的關係[關聯]15

⟨例⟩ We cannot relate these two phenomena.16

(我們無法說明這兩種現象之間的關係)17

3 [+受]敘述,講⟨事、經驗等⟩18

⟨例⟩ He related a strange story. (他說了一個19

奇怪的故事)20

15eschew [Es tSu] ⟨及物動詞⟩21

1 (有意地)避開,遠離⟨不好的事⟩22

⟨例⟩ eschew a life of ease (避開安適的生活)23

fastidious [fæs tIdI@s] ⟨形容詞⟩24

1 難討好的,愛挑剔的,苛求的25

⟨例⟩ a fastidious taste (難討好的嗜好)26

2 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名] [對· · · ]苛27

求的,挑剔的[in, about]28

⟨例⟩ She is fastidious in [about] her dress.29

(她對於衣服很挑剔)30

trenchant [ trEntS@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩31

1 ⟨言語等⟩激烈的,尖刻的32

⟨例⟩ a trenchant wit [style] (鋒銳的機智[格33

調])34

2 ⟨政策等⟩嚴格的,苛刻的35

3 ⟨輪廓等⟩清晰的,明確的36

poignant [ pOIn@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩37

1 ⟨悲傷等⟩痛切的,鑽心刺骨的,強烈的38

⟨例⟩ poignant regret (痛悔)39

2 ⟨興趣等⟩強烈的,濃厚的40

3 辛辣的,尖刻的41

⟨例⟩ poignant sarcasm. (尖刻的諷刺)42

timely [ taImlI] ⟨形容詞⟩43

1 適時的,合時的,正好趕上的44

⟨例⟩ (a) timely help (適時的援助)45

⟨例⟩ a timely hit (『棒球』適時安打)46

insightful [ In›saItf@l] ⟨形容詞⟩47

1 具洞察力的48

16exclusively ⟨副詞⟩49

1 專門地,完全地,僅50

⟨例⟩ We shop exclusively at Macy’s. (我們51

專門在梅西百貨公司購物)52

2 排他性地,獨佔性地53

tenet [ tEnIt, tinIt] ⟨可數名詞⟩54

1 (個人或集團所信奉的)主義,教義55

imbue [Im bju] ⟨及物動詞⟩56

1 [將感情、意見等]輸入,灌注於⟨人、57

心⟩[with]58

⟨例⟩ imbue a mind with new ideas59

[patriotism] (將新思想[愛國心]灌輸進60

(人的)頭腦)61

⟨例⟩ a mind imbued with liberalism (受自由62

主義薰陶的心靈)63

trumpet [ tr2mpIt] ⟨可數名詞⟩64

1『音樂』小喇叭,小號65

pathos [ peTAs] ⟨不可數名詞⟩66

1 哀愁;悲哀67

2『藝術』(引起哀憐或同情的)動情力,感68

傷力69

reminiscent [›rEm@ nIsn

˙t] ⟨形容詞⟩70

1 ⟨話、表情等⟩懷舊的,緬懷過去的,追憶71

的;耽迷於回憶的72

⟨例⟩ in a reminiscent tone (以耽迷於追憶的73

[懷舊的]口吻)74

2 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名]使憶起75

[· · · ]的,使人聯想到[· · · ]的[of]76

⟨例⟩ a scene reminiscent of the pictures of a77

fairy tale book (一幅使人聯想到童話書78

中圖畫的景色)79

cater [ ketÄ] ⟨不及物動詞⟩80

1 承辦[宴席等的]酒菜[服務(等)],供應酒81

菜[for]82

⟨例⟩ Our hotel also caters for weddings and83

parties. (本飯店也承辦婚禮、宴會)84

2 提供[娛樂];滿足[要求],迎合[to, for]85

⟨例⟩ programs catering to the interests of86

boys (迎合[滿足]男孩興趣的節目)87

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undermine ⟨及物動詞⟩1

1 逐漸地[偷偷地]損害⟨名聲等⟩2

⟨例⟩ They will do anything to undermine3

their adversary’s reputation. (他們會不4

擇手段地去損害對手的名譽)5

debunk [di b2Nk] ⟨及物動詞⟩6

1 (口語)揭穿⟨人、制度、思想等的⟩真面7

目,暴露· · ·8

hew [hju] ⟨及物動詞⟩9

1 [+受+副詞(片語)] (用斧等)砍⟨樹等⟩,劈10

開11

⟨例⟩ The cottage was hewn as under [in12

two] by an earthquake. (那棟小屋被地13

震震得崩裂[震裂為兩半]了)14

2 [+受(+副)]努力獲得⟨地位等⟩;艱苦地15

開拓⟨進路、命運等⟩⟨out⟩16

⟨例⟩ hew out a career (艱苦地開創事業)17

⟨不及物動詞⟩18

3 [+介+(代)名] [朝樹等]砍[at]19

⟨例⟩ He hewed at the tree. (他朝那棵樹砍20

去)21

4 (美)[+介+(代)名]遵守⟨規則,方針等⟩,22

恪守,堅持,承襲[to]23

⟨例⟩ hew to the political line (堅守政黨的24

方針)25

validate [ væl@›det] ⟨及物動詞⟩26

1 使· · · (在法律上)有效,批准27

2 確認,確證28

⟨例⟩ validate a meal voucher (確認餐券有29

效)30

17efflorescence [

›Eflo rEsn

˙s,-flO-] ⟨不可數名詞⟩31

1 (文語)開花(期)32

2 (文語)(文明等的)繁盛(期)33

milieu [mi ljÇ] ⟨可數名詞⟩34

1 [常用單數] (社會)環境,背景35

modicum [ mAdIk@m] ⟨名詞⟩36

1 [a modicum]少量,一點點,些微;某程度37

[of]38

⟨例⟩ a modicum of sleep [pleasure] (一點兒39

睡眠[樂趣])40

⟨例⟩ A modicum of patience is necessary41

when dealing with him. (跟他相處時需42

要一點耐心)43

strife [straIf] ⟨不可數名詞⟩44

1 爭吵,爭鬥,糾紛45

⟨例⟩ cause strife (引起糾紛)46

⟨例⟩ be at strife (with· · · ) ((與· · · )爭吵,不47

和)48

large [lArdZ]49

片語 at large50

1 ⟨嫌犯、動物等⟩仍未被捕獲,仍在逃亡,51

自由地52

⟨例⟩ The murderer is still at large. (兇手仍53

逍遙法外)54

2 [置於名詞後]整個的,一般的55

⟨例⟩ the public at large (社會大眾)56

3 (美)⟨議員⟩(不是選自劃分的某一個選57

區而是)從全州[郡]選出的58

spur [spÇ] ⟨可數名詞⟩59

1 刺馬釘,靴刺60

2 刺激,激勵,驅策[to, for]61

⟨例⟩ need the spur (需加鞭策,需加激勵)62

⟨例⟩ put [set] spurs to a person (給予某人刺63

激,激勵某人)64

⟨及物動詞⟩65

3 [+受(+副)]以刺馬釘刺⟨馬⟩⟨on⟩66

⟨例⟩ spur a horse (on) (以刺馬釘策馬(前67

進))68

4 [+受(+副)]刺激,激勵⟨人⟩⟨on⟩69

⟨例⟩ Ambition spurs a person on. (野心驅70

策人(上進))71

contentious [k@n tEnS@s] ⟨形容詞⟩72

1 ⟨人⟩好爭論的,好議論的73

2 ⟨問題等⟩引起爭論的,有異議的74

3『法律』(在雙方當事人當中)有爭執的;75

訴訟的76

⟨例⟩ a contentious case (訴訟案件)77

genial [ dZinj@l] ⟨形容詞⟩78

1 ⟨性情、態度等⟩明朗而溫柔的,和藹的,79

和顏悅色的,親切的,友好的,親切的80

⟨例⟩ a genial disposition (明朗溫柔的性情)81

⟨例⟩ a genial welcome (慇懃的歡迎)82

2 ⟨氣候等⟩溫和的,溫暖的,舒適的,宜人83

的84

⟨例⟩ a genial climate (溫和的氣候)85

stagnant [ stægn@nt] ⟨形容詞⟩86

1 ⟨水等⟩不流動的,停滯的;污濁的87

2 不活潑的;不景氣的,蕭條的88

compromise [ kAmpr@›maIz] ⟨名詞⟩89

1 妥協,和解90

⟨例⟩ by compromise (藉著妥協)91

⟨例⟩ make a compromise with· · · (與· · ·妥協)92

⟨例⟩ reach a compromise (達成協議)93

⟨及物動詞⟩94

2 使⟨紛爭⟩和解,折衷處理95

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⟨例⟩ An arbiter compromised their1

differences. (仲裁者折衷調解[處理]了2

他們的紛爭)3

3 危害,污損⟨名譽等⟩4

⟨例⟩ He compromised his reputation. (他污5

損了自己的名譽)6

exposed ⟨形容詞⟩7

1 暴露於風雨[攻擊,危險(等)]的,無掩蔽8

的,露出的9

2 ⟨底片等⟩曝光的10

18crypt [krIpt] ⟨可數名詞⟩11

1 (主要指教堂的)地下室,地下墓,地窖12

(放置骨灰、做禮拜等用)13

crypto [krIpto-]14

1 [複合用詞]表示「隱匿的,秘密的」15

predicate [ prEdIkIt,-k@t] ⟨可數名詞⟩16

1『文法』述詞,述語17

[ prEdI›ket] ⟨及物動詞⟩18

2 [+受]斷定· · · (為真實、現實),斷言;宣19

布,聲明20

⟨例⟩ His theory predicates the system of the21

universe. (他的理論斷定宇宙有體系)22

3 [+介+(代)名+that�] [關於· · · ]斷定· · · ,23

斷言· · · [of]24

⟨例⟩ Can we predicate of a dog that it has a25

soul? (關於狗,我們能斷定牠有靈魂26

嗎?)27

4 [+受+介+(代)名]使· · ·基於[某種根據],28

使· · ·根據[· · · ] [on, upon]29

⟨例⟩ Any code of ethics must be predicated30

upon the basic principles of truth31

andhonesty. (任何倫理的規約都必須以32

真實與誠實的基本原則為依據)33

bit [bIt]34

片語 every bit35

1 (口語)無論由任何一點看,全然,徹頭徹36

尾37

⟨例⟩ He is every bit a gentleman. (他是一位38

名符其實[不折不扣]的紳士)39

⟨例⟩ He is every bit as clever (as his father).40

(他也(如他父親那樣)精明透頂)41

very [ vErI] ⟨形容詞⟩42

1 正是那一個的,就是那一個的,恰好是43

⟨例⟩ That’s the very thing I was looking for.44

(那正是我在尋找的東西)45

⟨例⟩ You must do it this very day [minute].46

(你必須今天[現在]就做)47

⟨例⟩ This happened under her very eyes. (這48

件事情就在她眼前發生了)49

⟨例⟩ He was caught in the very act. (他是被50

當場抓到的)51

quarry [ kwOrI, kwArI] ⟨可數名詞⟩52

1 鑿石場,採石場53

2 [知識、資料的]來源; [引用句的]出處54

[of]55

⟨例⟩ a quarry of information (知識的源泉56

[寶庫])57

⟨及物動詞⟩58

3 [+受(+副)]自採石場挖出⟨石頭⟩⟨out⟩59

4 (從古書中)找出⟨事實等⟩,探索⟨資料、60

紀錄等⟩61

quarry [ kwOrI, kwArI] ⟨可數名詞⟩62

1 (常指被追逐中的)獵物63

2 追求物; (成為攻擊目標等的)敵人64

disprove [dIs pruv] ⟨及物動詞⟩65

1 舉出· · ·的反證,證明· · ·錯誤,駁斥· · ·66

irrefutable [I rEfjÚt@bl˙,›IrI fjut@bl

˙] ⟨形容詞⟩67

1 不能反駁的,無可辯駁的68

elusive [I lusIv] ⟨形容詞⟩69

1 (巧妙地)規避的,躲避的,逃避的70

⟨例⟩ an elusive answer (遁辭)71

⟨例⟩ an elusive criminal (逃犯, (善於)躲藏72

的犯人)73

2 難懂的,難記憶的,無從捉摸的74

⟨例⟩ an elusive problem (無從捉摸的問題)75

⟨例⟩ track down an elusive fact (追查難以76

明瞭的事實)77

19clime [klaIm] ⟨可數名詞⟩78

1 [常climes]地方,國家79

⟨例⟩ from northern climes (來自北方(的國80

家))81

2 氣候,風土82

chase [tSes] ⟨及物動詞⟩83

1 [+受(+副)]尋求,追尋⟨down⟩84

⟨例⟩ chase down the clues (尋求線索)85

⟨例⟩ He spent his life chasing dreams. (他一86

生沈湎於追逐虛無縹渺的事物)87

2 [+受+副詞(片語)]把⟨人、動物⟩趕出88

(· · · ),驅逐,趕走89

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⟨例⟩ Chase this cat out (of the room). (把這1

隻貓趕出(房間))2

fickle [ fIkl˙] ⟨形容詞⟩3

1 易變的,善變的,朝三暮四的,反覆無常4

的5

⟨例⟩ a fickle woman (朝三暮四的女人)6

⟨例⟩ Fortune’s fickle wheel (多變的命運之7

輪)8

muse [mjuz] ⟨不及物動詞⟩9

1 熟思,深思熟慮,沉思,冥想10

2 [+介+(代)名]熟思,深思熟慮,沉思,冥11

想[· · · ] [on, upon, over]12

⟨例⟩ He mused on the my stery of death13

[over his memories of the past]. (他深思14

死亡的神秘[緬懷往事])15

Muse [mjuz] ⟨名詞⟩16

1 (C)繆斯(司詩歌、音樂、舞蹈、歷史等17

藝術及學問之九位女神(Calliope, Clio,18

Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia,19

Terpsichore,Thalia, Urania)之一;為Zeus20

之女)21

2 (C) [常one’s Muse, the Muse]詩神;作詩22

[創作]之靈感,詩才23

inimical [In ImIkl˙] ⟨形容詞⟩24

1 有敵意的;不友善的25

⟨例⟩ an inimical gaze (有敵意的凝視)26

2 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名] [與· · · ]反27

目的,不和的[to]28

⟨例⟩ a nation inimical to the Arabs (與阿拉29

伯民族反目的民族)30

3 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名][對· · · ]不31

利的,有害的[to]32

⟨例⟩ His policies are inimical to academic33

freedom. (他的政策不利於學術自由)34

conducive [k@n djusIv] ⟨形容詞⟩35

1 [不用在名詞前] [+介+(代)名]有助[益]36

[於· · · ]的,[對· · · ]有貢獻的[to]37

⟨例⟩ It is not conducive to the public good.38

(那無助於公共利益)39

antithetical [ݾntI TEtIkl

˙] ⟨形容詞⟩40

1 正相反的,形成顯著對照的[to]41

2 對比法的42

inspiring [- spaIrIN] ⟨形容詞⟩43

1 使人振奮的,鼓舞的,感激的44

⟨例⟩ an inspiring sight (壯觀的景象)45

⟨例⟩ This textbook is not exactly inspiring.46

(這本教科書未必有多大啟發性)47

antiseptic [›ænt@ sEptIk] ⟨形容詞⟩48

1 防腐性的,殺菌的,有消毒力的49

⟨例⟩ antiseptic treatment (防腐處理)50

2 冷靜的,客觀的,51

⟨名詞⟩52

3 防腐劑,消毒藥,殺菌劑53

20tortuous [ tOrtSÚ@s] ⟨形容詞⟩54

1 ⟨道路、水流等⟩彎曲的,曲折的55

2 ⟨心、方法等⟩不正直的;歪曲的;拐彎56

抹角的57

ascent [@ sEnt] ⟨名詞⟩58

1 攀登,登高59

⟨例⟩ make an ascent (of a mountain) (攀登60

(山峰))61

2 上升;向上,晉陞62

3 (C)上坡[斜坡] (路)63

⟨例⟩ a gentle [rapid] ascent (緩[陡]坡)64

vow [vaÚ] ⟨可數名詞⟩65

1 誓言,誓約,誓願66

⟨例⟩ lovers’ vows (情人之間的盟誓)67

⟨例⟩ break [keep] a vow of secrecy [silence]68

(違背[遵守]保祕[沈默]的誓約)69

2 [+to do] ⟨要做· · ·的⟩誓言70

⟨例⟩ take [make] a vow to do· · · (發誓要做71

· · · )72

⟨例⟩ I am under a vow to drink no wine. (我73

已立誓戒酒)74

片語 take vows75

3 進修道院;立誓修行76

repast [rI pæst] ⟨可數名詞⟩77

1 (文語)餐,膳食; (一餐的)餐點飲料78

⟨例⟩ a dainty repast (豐盛的一餐)79

⟨例⟩ a light [slight] repast (清淡的便餐)80

umbrage [ 2mbrIdZ] ⟨不可數名詞⟩81

1 彆扭,不快,生氣82

⟨例⟩ take umbrage (at· · · ) ((對· · · )生氣,感83

到不快)84

dander [ dændÄ] ⟨不可數名詞⟩85

1 (口語)脾氣,怒氣86

片語 get one’s [a person’s] dander up87

2 發怒[使人發怒]88

leave [liv] ⟨名詞⟩89

1 (U)(尤指政府官員、軍人所請的)准假90

⟨例⟩ ask for leave (of absence) (請假)91

2 (請得[獲准]的)休假(期間)92

⟨例⟩ take (a) six months’ leave = take (a) leave93

of She is away on leave. (她外出休假去94

了)95

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Answer Key1. (B)2. (C)3. (E)4. (D)5. (B)

6. (C)7. (E)8. (E)9. (B)

10. (C)

11. (C)12. (C)13. (B)14. (C)15. (B)

16. (D)17. (B)18. (D)19. (A)20. (B)