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obstruction

Answer 1

阻塞物，障礙物 There's some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks. 鐵軌上有障礙物。阻礙；阻止，阻撓；妨礙 They were charged with obstruction of the police/of justice (= preventing the police/law courts from doing their jobs). 他們被指控妨礙警方執行公務／司法公正。

Answer 2

奢華的，豪華的，奢侈的 an opulent lifestyle 奢侈的生活方式

Answer 3

氧化物 iron oxide 氧化鐵

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譴責；抨擊；討伐；責難 International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours. 該國襲擊鄰國之後，世界各國對其大張討伐。

Answer 5

滲透（作用） Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis. 液體藉由滲透作用流回毛細管。潛移默化，耳濡目染 The children were never taught the songs, they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis. 從來沒人教孩子們唱過這些歌曲，他們只是聽別的孩子唱，慢慢就學會了。

Answer 6

愚笨的；遲鈍的；遲緩的 The answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse? 答案很明顯——要不你們就是在故意裝傻？

Answer 7

斥責；痛罵

Answer 8

徹底毀掉，抹去，覆蓋（使不留痕跡） The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. 這次導彈襲擊是毀滅性的——目標蕩然無存。忘卻，抹掉（想法或感情） Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories. 也許她喝醉酒是為了忘卻痛苦的往事。

Answer 9

（尤指不公平的行為或言論）使感到義憤，使憤慨，激怒 | Local people were outraged at the bombing.

Answer 10

（尤指故意）使模糊，使糊塗，使困惑 She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue. 她被批評故意使用混淆主要問題的論點。

Answer 11

故意避開；排擠，排斥 His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public. 他公開批評公司之後，同事們對他採取了排斥態度。

Answer 12

排除，消除；使無必要 A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force. 如果能和平解決就沒有必要派遣聯合國維和部隊了。

Answer 13

將…趕下臺，罷免，廢黜；趕走；淘汰 The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987. 總統在1987年1月的一次軍事政變中被趕下臺。

Answer 14

（在數量、程度或成就上）超過，勝過 The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply. 現在戰區對於糧食的需求遠遠超過了供應量。

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使優化，完善 We need to optimize our use of the existing technology. 我們需要充分利用現有技術。

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（用武力）制服，擊敗，征服 Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. 政府軍已擊敗了叛亂者，控制了首都。（強烈的感情）充溢，使難以承受，使不知所措 They were overwhelmed with/by grief when their baby died. 嬰兒夭折時他們悲痛欲絕。

Answer 17

表面上的；假稱的，假託的 Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government. 他們假稱要清除政府腐敗，可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。

Answer 18

有意妨礙的，蓄意阻撓的；刁難的 We'd have made a decision by now if Jean hadn't been so obstructive. 要不是瓊從中作梗我們現在早就作出決定了。

Answer 19

稀奇古怪的；不尋常的；難以接受的 an outlandish hairstyle/outfit 古怪的髮型／裝束

Answer 20

無名的；鮮為人知的；默默無聞的 an obscure island in the Pacific 太平洋中的無名小島費解的，晦澀的；模糊的，朦朧的；不清楚的 Official policy has changed, for reasons that remain obscure. 官方的政策已改變，原因尚不清楚。

Answer 21

裝飾華麗的，裝飾繁複的 a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors 有華麗天花板和金框鏡子裝飾的房間

Answer 22

可憎的，令人討厭的；粗魯無禮的 Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious. 他的一些同事說他這個人又愛出風頭又惹人討厭。

Answer 23

巴結的，諂媚的；卑躬屈膝的 She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority. 她差不多對任何當權者都卑躬屈膝，真令人難堪。

Answer 24

客觀的；如實的；不帶個人感情的 an objective and impartial report 客觀公正的報告

Answer 25

廢棄的；過時的；淘汰的；老化的 Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. 電燈發明以後煤氣燈就被淘汰了。

Answer 26

惡兆的，不祥的，不吉利的 There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed. 當我詢問我會否獲得續約時，回答我的是不祥的沉默。

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公開的，明顯的，毫不隱瞞的 overt criticism 公開的批評

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繁重的；麻煩的；艱巨的 the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution 尋找和平解決方案的艱巨任務

Answer 29

令人反感的，使人不快的；令人討厭的 an objectionable smell 難聞的味道

Answer 30

在逐步廢棄的；即將淘汰的；逐漸過時的 Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. 我們現有的許多軍事硬體在逐漸被淘汰。

Answer 31

過期的；延誤的；遲的 My library books are a week overdue. 我借圖書館的書過期一個星期了。

Answer 32

conjunction否則，不然 I'd better write it down, otherwise I'll forget it. 我最好把它寫下來，否則我會忘掉。 adverb別樣地，以另外的方式 The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not). 警方認為他就是小偷，但所有的證據都顯示他不是。