2022年10月 Week 4

Question 1

massive

Answer 1

adj. 巨大的、龐大的
A massive earthquake destroyed most of the city in 2011.
二○一一年，一場大地震摧毀了該城大部分地區。

Question 2

weird

Answer 2

adj. 奇怪的、怪異的
I had a really weird dream last night, but I can’t remember it clearly.
我昨晚做了一個很奇怪的夢，但我記不太清楚了。

Question 3

maintenance

Answer 3

n. 維護、保養；維持
Classic cars look great, but they require a lot of maintenance.
老爺車很好看，但它們需要大量保養。

Question 4

undergo

Answer 4

v. 接受（檢查、治療等）；經歷；忍受
You can discover your own strengths when you undergo a challenge.
當你經歷挑戰時，你會發現自己的優勢。

Question 5

symptom

Answer 5

n. 症狀；徵兆
The doctor asked Geraldine about her symptoms.
醫生詢問潔拉汀關於她的症狀。

Question 6

eyesight

Answer 6

n. 視力

Question 7

eyestrain

Answer 7

n. 眼睛疲勞

Question 8

downside

Answer 8

n. 不利因素、缺點

Question 9

frame

Answer 9

n. 鏡框（作此義時恆用複數形）；框架；骨架
I think square frames would suit your face shape better.
我認為方形鏡框會比較適合你的臉型。

Question 10

option

Answer 10

n. 選擇、可選擇的事物
You have quite a few options available to you at the moment.
目前你有相當多選擇。

Question 11

adequate

Answer 11

adj. 符合需求的；足夠的
This jacket will be adequate for winter in Taiwan.
這件夾克外套對臺灣的冬天來說就足夠了。

Question 12

scratch

Answer 12

adj. 刮痕；劃痕
Mark was upset when he found a scratch on his scooter.
馬克發現他的機車上有刮痕時很生氣。

［補充］scratch-resistant表示「耐刮的」，-resistant常和名詞構成複合形容詞，表示「防……的；抵擋……的（部分隔絕）」

Question 13

convince

Answer 13

v. 說服、使相信
Melanie convinced Oscar to join the math club.
梅蘭妮說服奧斯卡加入數學社。

Question 14

coating

Answer 14

n. 鍍膜、塗層

Question 15

enhance

Answer 15

v. 增強、增進；提高；增加

Question 16

priority

Answer 16

n. 優先事項、當務之急（可數）；優先權（不可數）
The well-being of her children is Samantha’s top priority.
孩子們的健康是莎曼珊的優先事項。

Question 17

species

Answer 17

n. 物種、種（單複數同形）
That species of bird is native to New Zealand.
那種鳥是紐西蘭的原生物種。

Question 18

deadly

Answer 18

adj. 致命的、致死的
Don’t pick those berries—they contain a deadly poison.
不要撿那些莓果——它們含有致命毒素。

Question 19

cunning

Answer 19

adj. 狡猾的；奸詐的
To escape, the children played a cunning trick on the witch.
為了逃走，孩子們對女巫使出一個狡猾的詭計。

Question 20

phenomenon

Answer 20

n. 現象（複數形為phenomena）
Scientists have been trying to explain the phenomenon for years.
科學家多年來一直試圖要解釋這個現象。

Question 21

predator

Answer 21

n. 掠食者；捕食性動物
Most predators avoid eating brightly colored animals.
大多數的捕食性動物會避免食用顏色鮮豔的動物。

Question 22

evolve

Answer 22

v. 演變、進化；演化（常用evolve from N.指「從……演變而來」）
Corn evolved from a type of wild grass that grew in what is now called Mexico.
玉米是從一種生長在現在墨西哥的野草演變而來。

Question 23

fakery

Answer 23

n. 偽造、造假

［補］fake v. 假裝、佯裝

Question 24

disgusting

Answer 24

adj. 令人反感、厭惡的
［同］nasty adj.

Question 25

identical

Answer 25

adj. 一模一樣的、完全相同的
［用法］be identical to N. 與……相同、極為相似
The twins decided to wear identical dresses to the party.
這對雙胞胎決定穿同樣的洋裝去參加派對。

Question 26

distinctive

Answer 26

adj. 有特色的、獨特的
Cooking meat over a fire gives it a distinctive, smoky flavor.
用火烤肉會給它一種獨特的煙燻風味。

Question 27

stripe

Answer 27

n. 條紋、線條
Danny painted stripes on the gas tank of his motorcycle.
丹尼在他的摩托車油箱上畫上條紋。

Question 28

innovative

Answer 28

adj. 創新的、新穎的；具有革新精神的
We are looking for an innovative graphic designer to join our team.
我們正在找一位有創新精神的平面設計師加入我們的團隊。

Question 29

disguise

Answer 29

n. 偽裝、喬裝；化身、裝扮
Her attempt at disguise involved wearing dark glasses and a cap.
她的偽裝企圖包含了戴深色眼鏡和帽子。

Question 30

resemble

Answer 30

v. 與……相像、類似
Her writing style resembles that of her idol, Oscar Wilde.
她的寫作風格和她的偶像奧斯卡．王爾德很相似。

［補］resemblance n. 相似之處；類似之處

Question 31

accomplished

Answer 31

adj. 熟練的；有造詣的
By the time he was 15, he was already an accomplished piano player.
在他十五歲時，他已經是一位有造詣的鋼琴家。

Question 32

stinger

Answer 32

n. （昆蟲或動物的）刺、螫針
［同］sting n.

Question 33

mimic

Answer 33

n. 善於模仿的動物或人

Question 34

creation

Answer 34

n. 創造、創立（不可數）；創造物、作品（可數）
Building a factory near the town will result in the creation of new jobs.
在城鎮附近興建工廠將能創造新的工作機會。

Question 35

content

Answer 35

n. 內容；含量、成分（作不可數用）；目錄（作此義時恆用複數）
He used to be my favorite YouTuber, but he hasn’t released any interesting content recently.
他曾是我最喜歡的YouTuber，但他最近都沒有發布有趣的內容。

Question 36

engaged

Answer 36

adj. 捲入……的；忙於……的；訂婚的
〔用法〕be engaged in N./V-ing 忙於……的、從事……的
The students were engaged in conversation when the teacher entered the room.
老師進入房間時，學生們正忙著在交談。

Question 37

continually

Answer 37

adv. 一再地、反覆發生地；不間斷地
The chef is continually creating new and exciting dishes for his restaurant.
這名主廚不斷為他的餐廳創造新穎且令人興奮的菜餚。

Question 38

mislead

Answer 38

v. 誤導；使……產生錯誤想法（文中為現在分詞作形容詞用，misleading headline表示「具誤導性的標題」）
People accused the politician of trying to mislead the voters.
民眾指控這名政治人物試圖誤導選民。

Question 39

pandemic

Answer 39

n. （疾病）大流行、廣泛傳播

Question 40

wildfire

Answer 40

n. 野火

Question 41

outdo

Answer 41

v. 勝過、超越（字首out- 表示「超過、勝過」）

Question 42

deliberately

Answer 42

adv. 故意地、蓄意地
Harriet was deliberately trying to make her sister’s boyfriend feel unwelcome.
哈麗特故意試著讓姊姊的男友覺得不受到歡迎。

Question 43

website

Answer 43

n. 網站
There is a lot of useful information on that website.
那個網站上有許多有用的資訊。

Question 44

advertising

Answer 44

n. （總稱）廣告；廣告業
Paula got a job at an advertising agency when she graduated.
寶拉畢業後在一家廣告公司找到了一份工作。

Question 45

revenue

Answer 45

n. 收入、收益；稅收
Peter has multiple streams of revenue, so he’ll be fine if he loses his main job.
彼得有多種收入來源，所以如果他丟了主要工作，他也會沒事。

Question 46

identify

Answer 46

v. 辨識、分辨；發現；確認
The tourists were asked to identify which suitcases were theirs.
遊客們被要求辨識哪些行李箱是他們的。

Question 47

craze

Answer 47

n. 風行一時的事物；狂熱；時尚