previous tests (R-2)

Question 1

remedial

Answer 1

補救的；糾正的；矯正的
to take urgent/immediate remedial action
採取緊急措施／立即採取行動進行補救

Question 2

resilient

Answer 2

有彈性的；能復原的；有復原力的；適應性強的
This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.
這種橡膠球很有彈性，可以立即恢復原來的形狀。

Question 3

rampant

Answer 3

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

Question 4

respiratory

Answer 4

呼吸的
Smoking can cause respiratory diseases.
吸煙會導致呼吸系統疾病。

Question 5

rigorous

Answer 5

嚴密的，縝密的；嚴謹的
rigorous testing/checking/methods
精確的測試／嚴格的檢查／嚴謹的方法

嚴格的，嚴厲的
the rigorous controls governing the sale of shares
對管理股權出售進行的嚴格控制

Question 6

resentful

Answer 6

感到憤恨；不滿；憎惡
a resentful look
憎惡的眼神

Question 7

riotous

Answer 7

熱鬧的；喧鬧的；放縱的
We went to a riotous party and danced all night.
我們去參加了一個熱鬧非凡的派對，跳了一晚上的舞。

Question 8

robust

Answer 8

（人或動物）強壯的，茁壯的；（東西或系統）堅固的，耐用的，結實的
He looks robust and healthy enough.
他看起來非常強壯健康。

Question 9

reticent

Answer 9

沈默寡言的；不願交談的
He is very reticent about his past.
他不願談及他的過去。

Question 10

raucous

Answer 10

（聲音）刺耳的，尖厲的
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
我聽到那些烏鴉刺耳的叫聲。

Question 11

reciprocal

Answer 11

相互的；互惠的；報答的

Question 12

rectangular

Answer 12

長方形的；矩形的

Question 13

recondite

Answer 13

深奧的；玄妙的；晦澀的
We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.
我們不得不從那些複雜晦澀的資料著手開始工作。

Question 14

recurring

Answer 14

反復出現的；再次發生的；重新產生的
Francis suffered all his life from a recurring nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house.
法蘭西斯一生中老是做同樣一個惡夢：被困在一所正在倒塌的房子裡。

Question 15

restless

Answer 15

呆不住的；坐立不安的，焦躁的
He’s a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.
他是那種待不住的人——他從來不在一個國家停留太長的時間。

Question 16

rakish

Answer 16

花花公子，好色之徒，浪蕩子
He has a rakish air about him.
他一副放蕩無忌的樣子。

Question 17

rhythmic

Answer 17

有節奏的；有規律的
the rhythmic sound of the train
火車有節奏的聲音

Question 18

rugged

Answer 18

（土地）荒蕪崎嶇的；崎嶇難行的
rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs
崎嶇的地貌／高低不平的地形／陡峭的山丘／嶙峋突兀的懸崖

堅固的；耐用的；結實的；簡單皮實的
Jeeps are rugged vehicles, designed for rough conditions.
吉普車是種很堅固耐用的車，專為崎嶇難行的路況而設計的。

Question 19

rancid

Answer 19

（奶油、油等）不新鮮的，變味的，腐敗變質的

Question 20

reflective

Answer 20

沈思的；深思的
After hearing the news they sat in a quiet, reflective silence.
聽到這個消息後，他們都一聲不吭地坐著，陷入了沈思。

Question 21

riveting

Answer 21

引人入勝的，吸引人的
It was a riveting story.
那是個非常動聽的故事。

Question 22

ramshackle

Answer 22

搖搖欲墜的；東倒西歪的；要散架的
There’s a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden
花園的盡頭有一個搖搖欲墜的舊棚子。

Question 23

rake

Answer 23

搜尋；搜翻；搜索
He raked about in the drawer looking for his passport.
他在抽屜中翻來翻去找他的護照。

（用耙子）耙，耙平；（把葉子）耙在一起
In the autumn I rake (up) the dead leaves.
秋天，我用耙子將落葉耙集成堆。

Question 24

radiate

Answer 24

（使熱或光）輻射，放射，發散
The planet Jupiter radiates twice as much heat from inside as it receives from the Sun.
木星內部散發出的熱量是它吸收太陽熱量的兩倍。

流露；顯示；煥發
He was radiating joy and happiness.
他顯得快樂而又幸福。

Question 25

relegate

Answer 25

貶職；使降級；降低…的地位 She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job. 因被降職做文書，她就辭了職。

Question 26

rescind

Answer 26

廢除；取消；撤銷 The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded. 事實證明，航空公司向素食乘客收取素餐費的做法不得人心，因而已被取消。

Question 27

rehabilitate

Answer 27

使康復；使恢復（正常生活）；使（囚犯）獲得改造 The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison. 監獄應該努力改造犯人，使他們在刑滿釋放後能重新過上正常生活。 修復；把…翻新 We need to replace or rehabilitate the bridge. 我們需要更換或是修復這座橋樑。

Question 28

rear

Answer 28

養育；撫養；飼養 Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone. 一些婦女經過慎重考慮，作出獨自撫養孩子的抉擇。 豎起；舉起；抬高 The horse reared (up) (= suddenly rose onto its back legs) when it heard the gun shot. 馬聽到槍響突然直立起後腿。

Question 29

revamp

Answer 29

修改；改進 We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before. 我們對管理制度作了徹底改進，但是經營業績並不比從前好。

Question 30

repulse

Answer 30

趕走，驅逐；擊退（尤指進攻）；拒絕，拒絕接受 The enemy attack was quickly repulsed. 敵人的進攻很快被擊退了。

Question 31

rally

Answer 31

集合；召集；（使）團結 Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it. 新購物中心開發項目的支持者／反對者們試圖召集當地居民支援／反對該專案。 恢復；復原；重新振作 The nurse said my mother had rallied after a poor night. 護士說，我母親在經歷了情況危急的一夜之後已經開始好轉了。

Question 32

rattle

Answer 32

煩擾；使慌亂；使緊張 The creaking upstairs was starting to rattle me. 樓上發出的吱嘎聲使我開始緊張不安起來。 （使）發出連串的敲擊聲；（使）發出嘎嘎聲 The explosion rattled the cups on the table. 爆炸將桌上的杯子震得叮噹作響。

Question 33

rehab

Answer 33

（吸毒或酗酒者的）康復治療，康復訓練 She's just finished four months of rehab. 她剛剛做完四個月的康復治療。

Question 34

redress

Answer 34

糾正，矯正；補償，向…賠償損失 Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)? 大多數的經理、政治家和老闆都是男性——女性怎樣才能改變這種不平衡的狀況呢？

Question 35

refract

Answer 35

使折射 The glass prism refracted the white light into the colours of the rainbow. 玻璃棱鏡將白色光折射成彩虹的七色光。

Question 36

reprise

Answer 36

再次演唱；再次演出；再次行動 I was to play the doctor, reprising a role I’d done years earlier. 我演一名醫生，重演我多年前演出過的角色。

Question 37

replicate

Answer 37

使複現；重複；複製 Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment. 研究者們作了很多次努力，試圖重複這一實驗。

Question 38

reimburse

Answer 38

償還；付還；補償 The airline reimbursed me for the amount they had overcharged me. 航空公司把多收的錢退還給我了。

Question 39

ruminate

Answer 39

沈思，長時間思考 She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not. 幾個星期她一直在反復考慮是否要告訴他真相。

Question 40

ruffle

Answer 40

弄亂；弄皺；使不平整 She affectionately ruffled his hair with her hand as she passed. 她從他身邊走過時，親昵地伸手拂亂了他的頭髮。 使生氣；使心煩意亂；使緊張 He's easily ruffled by criticism. 他受到一點批評都會惱羞成怒。

Question 41

roil

Answer 41

攪動；翻滾，翻騰 Fierce winds roiled the sea. 強風攪動著大海。

Question 42

reciprocate

Answer 42

回報，報答，酬答 Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated. 很不幸，我為他付出的感情沒有得到回報。

Question 43

remittance

Answer 43

匯款；匯款額 She sends a small remittance home to her parents each month. 她每月寄回家一小筆錢給她父母。

Question 44

rendition

Answer 44

（對歌曲，音樂或詩歌的）詮釋 She ended the concert with a powerful rendition of "I Will Always Love You". 她以對《我會永遠愛你》的強有力的詮釋結束了音樂會。

Question 45

residue

Answer 45

剩餘部分；剩餘物；殘留物；殘渣 She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue. 她切下最好的肉，把剩下的扔掉了。