previous tests (U/V-1)

Question 1

unification

Answer 1

統一；一致；聯合

Question 2

in unison

Answer 2

共同；一致；一齊
“We want ice cream!” the children chanted in unison.
「我們要吃冰淇淋！」孩子們齊聲不斷喊道。

Question 3

unanimity

Answer 3

全體一致；意見一致

Question 4

uptick

Answer 4

（證券）上揚購入；報升（成交價格比上一個交易的為高）
Over the last week, we have witnessed a surprising uptick of our stock price.
過去一個星期，我們發現我們的股價有令人驚奇的回升。

Question 5

urn

Answer 5

甕；骨灰甕

Question 6

upheaval

Answer 6

激變；動盪；劇變
Yesterday’s coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
昨天的軍事政變使這個正在饑荒中掙扎的國家更加動盪不安。

Question 7

undermine

Answer 7

（常指逐漸地）削弱信心、權威等，損害
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
總統指責有兩位內閣部長在暗中算計他。

Question 8

undulate

Answer 8

波動，起伏；（聲音）忽高忽低的；（音量）忽大忽小的；（節奏）忽快忽慢的
The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb.
這條路高低起伏了五英里，然後是一個陡峭的爬坡。

Question 9

usher

Answer 9

引，領；招待；陪同[O][（+in/out）]
His secretary ushered me into his office.
他的祕書把我引進他的辦公室。

迎接[（+in）]
The Viennese ushered in the New Year with a concert of music by Strauss.
維也納人舉行史特勞斯音樂會迎接新年。

預報……的來到；開闢，創始[（+in）]
The French Revolution ushered in a new age.
法國大革命開創了一個新時代。

Question 10

underscore

Answer 10

（尤指為了強調）在（詞語）下面畫線

Question 11

undercut

Answer 11

報價低於（競爭對手）
Big supermarkets can undercut all rivals, especially small family-owned shops.
大型超市售價可以低於所有競爭對手，尤其是那些商業街上的小店鋪。

Question 12

understated

Answer 12

樸素的；輕描淡寫的
approving He’s very elegant, in an understated way.
他的優雅是一種隨意自然的流露。

Question 13

uneventful

Answer 13

平淡無奇的；平靜的
It was an uneventful journey.
這是一次平淡無奇的旅程。

Question 14

unanimous

Answer 14

（團體）意見一致的；（決定或裁決）一致通過的，獲得全體支援的
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.
陪審團經過短時間商討後一致裁決有罪。

Question 15

unfeigned

Answer 15

非假裝的
unfeigned joy
由衷的高興

Question 16

unceasing

Answer 16

持續不斷的
The authors are grateful for the unceasing support of the editors in London and New York.
作者們非常感激倫敦和紐約兩地編輯們的不懈支援。

Question 17

unratified

Answer 17

未批准的

Question 18

unabated

Answer 18

未減弱的；不鬆勁的；勢頭不減的
The fighting continued unabated throughout the night.
整個晚上戰鬥一直很激烈。

Question 19

untenable

Answer 19

（理論或論點）難以捍衛的，站不住腳的

（局面）難以繼續的，難維持的
If three people in four no longer support the government, isn’t this an untenable situation?
如果四分之三的人不再支持政府，這樣的局面就難以為繼了吧？

Question 20

unrelenting

Answer 20

堅定不移的；不鬆懈的；不屈不撓的
She will be remembered as an unrelenting opponent of racial discrimination.
她不屈不撓地反對種族歧視，將會為人所銘記。

Question 21

ubiquitous

Answer 21

普遍存在的，似乎無處不在的
Leather is very much in fashion this season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
皮裝在這個季節非常流行，當然牛仔服也似乎無處不在。

Question 22

unfettered

Answer 22

不受約束的，自由的
Poets are unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.
詩人是不受常規句法規則限制的。

Question 23

unruly

Answer 23

（人）難以控制的，難駕馭的，難管束的
an unruly class of adolescents
難以管理的少年班別

Question 24

unabashed

Answer 24

不怕批評的；不害臊的；不難爲情的
She is to this day unabashed in her patriotism.
她到現在還敢於表達自己的愛國主義立場。

Question 25

unwarranted

Answer 25

不合理的；不適當的
People need to be protected against such unwarranted intrusions into their private lives by journalists.
人們的私生活需要受到保護，免受新聞記者的無理侵犯。

Question 26

unkempt

Answer 26

不整潔的；淩亂的；沒有打理的
an unkempt lawn
一片無人打理的草坪

Question 27

unobtrusive

Answer 27

不引人注目的，不張揚的，不惹眼的
Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.
本季的妝容風格是不突兀、不張揚，清新自然。

Question 28

unremitting

Answer 28

不停的；不懈的；持續不斷的
Our thanks are due to Bob Lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole project.
我們要感謝鮑勃‧勞倫斯，是他不懈的努力確保了整個計劃的成功。

Question 29

upbeat

Answer 29

樂觀的；快樂的；積極向上的
Live music and a parade set an upbeat mood for the official opening.
活潑的音樂和列隊表演使開幕禮的氣氛輕鬆歡快。

Question 30

utilitarian

Answer 30

實用的
Like many factories, it’s a very ugly utilitarian building.
和許多工廠一樣，這是一座外表醜陋但很實用的建築。

Question 31

unassuming

Answer 31

（人）不愛出風頭的，謙遜的
He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
他靦腆低調，一點兒也不像你想像中的演員的樣子。

Question 32

universal

Answer 32

普遍的；全體的；共同的
a universal truth
普遍真理

Question 33

unwavering

Answer 33

不動的；目光不旁移的
She met his unwavering stare.
她的眼睛與他目不轉睛的注視相遇。

Question 34

unassailable

Answer 34

不可戰勝的
This win has given the team an unassailable lead.
結果使這支球隊遙遙領先。

Question 35

unduly

Answer 35

過度地，過分地
This attitude seemed to me unduly fussy.
在我看來這種態度過於大驚小怪。

Question 36

veracity

Answer 36

真實；誠實；實事求是
Doubts were cast on the veracity of her alibi.
她不在場證據的真實性開始受到懷疑。

Question 37

valediction

Answer 37

（尤指正式的）告別，告別辭

Question 38

vacillate

Answer 38

躊躇；猶豫；搖擺不定
Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.
她時而心懷希望，時而感到絕望。

Question 39

ventilation

Answer 39

通風（設備）；空氣流通（系統）
Her room had poor ventilation and in summer it became unbearably stuffy.
她的房間通風非常不好，到了夏天就悶得要命。

Question 40

vandalism

Answer 40

恣意毀壞他人財產罪
Beset by violence and vandalism, this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the city.
這裡充斥著暴力和蓄意破壞公物行為，是本市最亂的地區之一。

（對好事物的）糟蹋
Cutting down the old forest was an act of vandalism.
砍伐那片老林子是一種暴殄天物的行為。

Question 41

vogue

Answer 41

流行；時尚；時髦
In the 1920s, short hair for women became the vogue.
20世紀20年代，女性留短髮成為時尚。

Question 42

validity

Answer 42

正當；正確；確實
We should question the validity of those figures.
我們應當查詢那些數字的正確性。

Question 43

velocity

Answer 43

速度；速率
Light travels at the highest achievable velocity in the universe.
光的傳播速度是宇宙中物體所能達到的最高速度。

Question 44

vanity

Answer 44

虛榮；自負
He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.
他想得到那份工作純粹是為了滿足虛榮和野心。

Question 45

vector

Answer 45

（在動物或植物之間傳播疾病的）昆蟲媒介，傳病媒介
Mosquitoes are the vectors of malaria.
蚊子是瘧疾的傳播媒介。

Question 46

vein

Answer 46

礦脈；礦層，岩脈
A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside.
山坡上發現了儲量豐富的鐵礦礦脈。

特質；特徵
A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work.
在他的所有作品中，字裡行間都充滿了嬉笑怒罵。

風格；情緒
The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the movie continues in (a) similar vein.
影片一開場就充滿暴力，而其餘部分也是類似風格。

Question 47

visage

Answer 47

臉龐

Question 48

vessel

Answer 48

船，艦
a cargo/fishing/naval/patrol/sailing/supply vessel
貨船／漁船／海軍艦艇／巡邏艇／帆船／補給船

器皿；容器
The remains of some Roman earthenware vessels were found during the dig.
挖掘過程中發現了一些古羅馬人的陶瓷器皿的殘片。

Question 49

vignette

Answer 49

（清晰描述特點的）短文，片段，小插曲
She wrote several vignettes of small-town life.
她寫了幾篇關於小鎮生活的短文。

Question 50

vicissitudes

Answer 50

變遷；人生沉浮；波折
Losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.
失業只是曲折人生中的一個插曲。

Question 51

venue

Answer 51

（公共事件的）發生場所，舉行地點；會場
The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.
這家飯店是舉行會議和商務會談的理想場所。

Question 52

volume

Answer 52

容積；體積；容量
Which of these bottles do you think has the greater volume?
你認為這些瓶子中哪個容積最大？

總數；總量；總額
It’s the sheer volume of traffic in the city that is causing the problems.
造成這些問題的就是城裡的交通流量。

音量；音量調節鈕
Could you turn the volume down, please, I’m trying to sleep.
你能把音量調低些嗎？我要睡覺。