previous tests (B)

Question 1

backlash

Answer 1

（社會或政治方面的）強烈反應；強烈反對
the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism
60年代對資產階級物質主義的強烈抵制

Question 2

boutique

Answer 2

賣流行服飾的小商店，精品店

Question 3

bondholder

Answer 3

債券持有人

Question 4

bark

Answer 4

樹皮

Question 5

beam

Answer 5

光線；光束；光柱
We could just pick out the trail in the weak beam of the flashlight.
我們借著手電筒微弱的光線，僅能勉強認清路。

Question 6

bail sb out

Answer 6

把（某人）保釋出來

Question 7

blockbuster

Answer 7

（尤指因內容精彩而）非常成功的書（或影片）
a blockbuster movie/novel
賣座钜片／風靡一時的小說

Question 8

burlesque

Answer 8

滑稽諷刺作品（或表演）

Question 9

braid

Answer 9

（作裝飾用的）穗帶，鑲邊
The captain of the ship wore a cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads).
船長戴著一頂飾有金絲邊的大簷帽。

Question 10

brevity

Answer 10

簡短，簡潔；短暫
His essays are models of clarity and brevity.
他的散文簡潔、清晰，堪稱典範。

Question 11

backdrop

Answer 11

（事件的）背景
Their love affair began against a backdrop of war.
他們的愛情故事在戰爭年代開始。

Question 12

bead

Answer 12

（有孔的）珠子
She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beads.
她戴著一串由色彩鮮艷的木珠串成的項鍊。

Question 13

beneficiary

Answer 13

受益人
Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
她丈夫是她的遺囑的主要受益人。

Question 14

breadth

Answer 14

寬度；幅度
The length of this box is twice its breadth.
這個箱子的長度是其寬度的兩倍。

Question 15

blemish

Answer 15

疤痕；斑點；瑕疵
freckles, scars, and other minor skin blemishes
雀斑、疤痕及其他皮膚上的小瑕疵

Question 16

bolt

Answer 16

（門窗上的）插銷，閂
I closed the window and drew the bolt (= slid the bolt across).
我關上窗戶，拉上了插銷。

Question 17

bale

Answer 17

大包；大捆

Question 18

bloc

Answer 18

集團，陣營（指具有類似政治利益的國家或人的群體）
The European Union is a powerful trading/trade bloc.
歐盟是一個強大的貿易集團。

Question 19

bureaucrat

Answer 19

官僚
It turned out she was one of those faceless bureaucrats who control our lives.
後來發現她就是那些控制我們生活的千人一面的官僚中的一個。

Question 20

barometer

Answer 20

（顥示特定形勢或人們對某一問題態度變化的）晴雨錶，標誌
This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
這項調查被看作是可靠的晴雨錶，能反映出民意。

Question 21

bout

Answer 21

（疾病的）發作；（某活動的）一段，一陣，一場
a bout of flu
一場流感

Question 22

bastion

Answer 22

堡壘
British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege.
英國公學被視為上流階級特權的最後堡壘之一。

Question 23

buttress

Answer 23

建扶壁加固
It was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.
人們決定建造扶壁以支撐將要倒塌的牆。

支持（想法或論點）
The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.
其他一些地方的事件肯定了關於變革的想法。

Question 24

batter

Answer 24

接連猛打（尤指婦女、兒童）
He was battered to death with a rifle butt.
他被人用槍托連續猛打致死。

Question 25

besmirch

Answer 25

玷污，損害（名譽等） His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation. 他的指控雖毫無根據，卻損害了她的名譽。

Question 26

burrow

Answer 26

（尤指為居住）打洞，掘洞 Rats had burrowed into the bank of the river. 老鼠在河岸上打了洞。 翻找，搜尋 I burrowed through the clothes in the drawer looking for a clean pair of socks. 我在抽屜裡的衣服裡翻找一雙乾淨的襪子。

Question 27

breach

Answer 27

破壞，違犯；違反，不履行 They felt that our discussions with other companies constituted a breach of/in our agreement. 他們認為我們與別的公司談判違反了我們之間的協定。

Question 28

baffle

Answer 28

使困惑，使迷惑 She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour. 她完全被他怪異的舉動弄迷糊了。

Question 29

bespeak

Answer 29

暗示；表明 His letter bespeaks his willingness to help. 他來信表示願意幫忙。

Question 30

bilk

Answer 30

詐騙 He bilked clients out of tens of millions of dollars. 他從客戶身上詐騙了幾千萬元。

Question 31

berate

Answer 31

嚴責，訓斥 As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators. 他離開會場時遭到了憤怒的示威者責罵。

Question 32

bestow

Answer 32

贈予；給予 The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. 喬治十字勛章是為了表彰英國平民的英勇行為而頒發的。

Question 33

belie

Answer 33

給人以假像；掩飾（感情等） Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling. 她平靜的表情掩蓋了內心的恐懼。

Question 34

broach

Answer 34

開始討論；提出（難題等） At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him. 我們最終必須談到錢，但我不知道如何向他提這個問題。

Question 35

bisect

Answer 35

把…分為兩部分；把…二等分 The new road will bisect the town. 新馬路將把城市分成兩部分。

Question 36

bolster

Answer 36

支撐；加固；提高；改善 More money is needed to bolster the industry. 需要更多的錢來扶持該行業。

Question 37

boycott

Answer 37

拒絶購買（或參加）；抵制，杯葛 People were urged to boycott the country's products. 人們被鼓動起來杯葛那個國家的産品。

Question 38

beseech

Answer 38

懸求；哀求 Stay a little longer, I beseech you! 多留一會兒吧，我求求你！

Question 39

burnish

Answer 39

給…增色；改善（公眾形象） The company is currently trying to burnish its socially responsible image. 公司目前正在努力改善形象，把自己塑造成一個有社會責任感的公司。

Question 40

bungle

Answer 40

弄糟；（笨手笨腳地）把…搞砸

Question 41

benign

Answer 41

慈祥的；和善的 a benign old lady 慈祥的老婦人

Question 42

bizarre

Answer 42

怪誕的；罕見的；異乎尋常的 a bizarre situation 異乎尋常的情形

Question 43

burgeoning

Answer 43

迅速發展的 The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communications industry. 公司希望能從迅速發展的通訊業中獲利。

Question 44

boisterous

Answer 44

喧閙的；精力旺盛的 boisterous children 愛吵閙的孩子們

Question 45

blunt

Answer 45

（鉛筆、刀等）鈍的，不鋒利的

Question 46

blithe

Answer 46

歡樂的，愉快的；無憂無慮的 She shows a blithe disregard for danger. 她對危險毫不在乎。

Question 47

barren

Answer 47

貧瘠的；不毛的 We drove through a barren, rocky landscape. 我們駕車經過一個到處都是岩石的不毛之地。

Question 48

biased

Answer 48

偏袒一方的；有偏見的 The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting. 報紙對會議的報導明顯偏袒一方。

Question 49

beatific

Answer 49

極樂的；天使般的 The angels in the painting have beatific smiles. 畫中的天使們露出恬淡聖潔的微笑。

Question 50

berserk

Answer 50

狂暴的；暴跳如雷的 My mother will go berserk (= be extremely angry) when she finds out I've ruined her favourite dress. 如果我媽發現我弄壞了她最喜歡的裙子，她一定會氣瘋的。

Question 51

belligerent

Answer 51

好鬥的；挑釁的 a belligerent person 好鬥的人

Question 52

bookish

Answer 52

喜歡讀書的；書呆子氣的；學究式的

Question 53

bounteous

Answer 53

充足的，豐富的；慷慨的，大方的 a bounteous crop 大豐收

Question 54

belittle

Answer 54

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 55

boorish

Answer 55

粗野的，粗魯的；笨拙的