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Question 1

repudiate

Answer 1

拒絕，不接受；否認；批駁
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
他們指控／譴責／聲稱他企圖欺騙他們，他對此進行了駁斥。

Question 2

bristle with sth

Answer 2

有大量的…；充滿
The helicopter hovered above them bristling with machine guns.
直升機在他們頭頂上盤旋，上面架著許多機關槍。

Question 3

tremulous

Answer 3

（說話聲或身體部位）微顫的
He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
他看著她的手微微顫抖著去拿茶杯。

Question 4

cessation

Answer 4

結束，停止；中斷，中止
Religious leaders have called for a total cessation of the bombing campaign.
宗教領袖們呼籲徹底停止這次轟炸行動。

Question 5

stipulate

Answer 5

規定，約定；明確說明
She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
她同意買這輛車，但指明要裝賽車輪胎和渦輪動力引擎。

Question 6

euphemism

Answer 6

委婉語，委婉說法
“Senior citizen” is a euphemism for “old person”.
「年長公民」是「老年人」的委婉說法。

Question 7

condolence

Answer 7

弔唁（詞）；哀悼（詞）
a letter of condolence
弔唁信
Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their condolences.
世界各國的要人都前來弔唁。

Question 8

mundane

Answer 8

世俗的；單調的；平凡的
Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
她對付帳單、購買食物等瑣事不感興趣。

Question 9

incongruous

Answer 9

不協調的；不合適的；不一致的
The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.
這台新電腦在放滿書的昏暗圖書館中顯得很不協調。

Question 10

intimidate

Answer 10

恫嚇，恐嚇
They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.
他們因為受到失去工作的威脅而被迫同意減薪。

Question 11

feint

Answer 11

（尤指足球或拳擊運動中）做假動作，佯攻，虛晃
[ + to infinitive ] Callas feinted to pass the ball and then shot it into the net.
卡拉斯假裝傳球，隨後直接射球入網。

Question 12

alacrity

Answer 12

敏捷；欣然
She accepted the money with alacrity.
她欣然收下了錢。

Question 13

belligerent

Answer 13

好鬥的；挑釁的
a belligerent person
好鬥的人

Question 14

disdain

Answer 14

輕視，蔑視，鄙視
He regards the political process with disdain.
他對這一政治進程持鄙視的態度。

Question 15

promulgate

Answer 15

傳播，宣揚（思想或信仰）

Question 16

brash

Answer 16

（人）傲慢的；粗魯的；自以為是的
a brash young banker
自以為是的青年銀行家

Question 17

scoff

Answer 17

嘲笑，譏笑
The critics scoffed at his paintings.
批評家對他的畫作嗤之以鼻。

Question 18

pugnacious

Answer 18

愛爭吵的；愛爭鬥的，好鬥的
I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
我發現他咄咄逼人，傲慢無禮。

Question 19

belittle

Answer 19

輕視；貶低
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
雖然她花了多個小時維修電腦，他卻無視她的努力。

Question 20

laceration

Answer 20

傷口，口子
The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms.
那次襲擊中男孩受了重傷，兩隻手臂上都有傷口。

Question 21

tangible

Answer 21

真實的；非想像的；可觸摸的；可感知的
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
如果我們要採取法律行動，就需要有實實在在的證據。

Question 22

castigate

Answer 22

嚴厲指責；斥責
Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.
衛生檢查員嚴厲地批評了廚房工作人員清潔工作做得太差。

Question 23

octogenarian

Answer 23

八旬老人，80至89歲的人

Question 24

sordid

Answer 24

骯髒的，邋遢的
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city’s poorer areas.
該市的落後地區有很多極其骯髒的公寓。

Question 25

scurrilous

Answer 25

詆毀的，誹謗的 a scurrilous remark/attack/article 詆毀的話／攻擊／文章

Question 26

aspirant

Answer 26

抱負不凡者；有志者 an aspirant to the throne 一心想得到王位的人

Question 27

frenzy

Answer 27

瘋狂，狂熱，狂暴 In a frenzy of rage she hit him. 她盛怒之下打了他。

Question 28

dregs

Answer 28

（沈在酒、咖啡等液體中的）殘渣，渣滓 I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left. 我還想最後再喝一杯咖啡，但是只剩下殘渣了。

Question 29

solace

Answer 29

安慰，撫慰，慰藉 When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol). 妻子離開他之後，他借酒消愁。

Question 30

rampant

Answer 30

（不好的事情）猖獗的，泛濫的 rampant corruption 腐敗猖獗

Question 31

clandestine

Answer 31

（尤指從事不被官方允許的活動）秘密的，暗中的，私下的 The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church. 這個團體每星期都在教堂舉行秘密集會。

Question 32

ethics

Answer 32

行爲準則，倫理；（尤指）道德體系，道德規範 the (Protestant) work ethic （新教徒的）職業道德

Question 33

inane

Answer 33

極其愚蠢的；無意義的；無聊的 He's always making inane remarks. 他老是發表愚蠢空洞的言論。

Question 34

concur

Answer 34

同意，贊成；意見一致 The new report concurs with previous findings. 新報告與先前的調查結果一致。

Question 35

culprit

Answer 35

過失者；責任人 Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits. 警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。

Question 36

inexorable

Answer 36

不可阻攔的 the inexorable progress of science 不可阻擋的科學進步

Question 37

duress

Answer 37

威脅，脅迫 He claimed that he signed the confession under duress. 他聲稱自己是在脅迫之下簽的供狀。

Question 38

admonish

Answer 38

告誡；警告；責備 His mother admonished him for eating too quickly. 他媽媽告誡他不要吃得太快。

Question 39

flagrant

Answer 39

駭人聽聞的；公然的；罪惡昭彰的 a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege 明目張膽的濫用資金／特權

Question 40

egregious

Answer 40

（錯誤等）極其嚴重的，極壞的，令人震驚的 It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance. 一位政界人士表現得如此無知，犯這種錯誤是極不應該的。

Question 41

acrimonious

Answer 41

激烈的；尖刻的；充滿火藥味的 an acrimonious dispute 激烈的爭論

Question 42

duplicity

Answer 42

欺騙；（尤指）搞兩面派 They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides. 他們被指責在與雙方打交道的過程中玩弄兩面派伎倆。

Question 43

paucity

Answer 43

缺乏 There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics. 許多化妝品沒有提供充足的產品成分資訊。

Question 44

distraught

Answer 44

極其不安的，非常焦慮的 The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV. 失蹤兒童的父母極爲焦慮，在電視上懇請大家提供相關消息。

Question 45

impunity

Answer 45

（懲罰、壞結果的）免除 Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity. 犯罪集團使市民人心惶惶卻顯然沒有受到懲罰。

Question 46

elicit

Answer 46

引出，探出，誘出（尤指資訊或反應） Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet? 你設法探到他們的反應了嗎？

Question 47

tolerate

Answer 47

寬容；容忍 I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class. 在我的課堂上我不會容許那種行為。

Question 48

construe sth as sth

Answer 48

將…理解為；把…解釋為 Any changes to the plan would be construed as indecision. 對計劃的任何改動都會被視為優柔寡斷。

Question 49

pernicious

Answer 49

極其有害的；惡性的；惡劣的 The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services. 政府經費的縮減對地方醫衛服務產生了極為惡劣的影響。

Question 50

sally forth

Answer 50

挺身而出（應對困難） The minister opened the door and sallied forth to face the angry crowd. 部長打開門，毅然來到憤怒的人群面前。