008-how To Speak So That People Want To Listen

Question 1

Exhaustive

Answer 1

(Adj)徹底的；詳盡的；全面的

an exhaustive study/report 全面的研究／詳盡的報告

Question 2

Dreadful

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(Adj)可怕的；糟糕的；驚人的

The food was bad and the service was dreadful. 食物很差勁，服務也很糟糕。

Question 3

Viral

Answer 3

(Adj)病毒病，病毒性疾病；病毒感染

viral infections 病毒感染

Question 4

Misery

Answer 4

(N)痛苦，悲慘

We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery. 我們目睹了最令人震驚的人間苦難。

Question 5

Penultimate

Answer 5

(Adj)倒數第二的

It’s the penultimate episode of the series tonight. 今晚播出的是這部電視連續劇的倒數第二集。

Question 6

Embroidery

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(N)為故事所作的）渲染、潤色
comic embroidery 喜劇渲染

(N)刺繡品；繡花

Question 7

Exaggeration

Answer 7

(N)誇張；誇大；言過其實

Sal reckons over sixty people were there but I think that’s a slight exaggeration. 薩爾估計那邊有60幾人，但我覺得有點誇張。

Question 8

Demean

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(V)羞辱，貶低

The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour. 全家人都因他的行為而蒙羞。

Question 9

Dogmatism

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(N)獨斷；武斷；教條

There is a note of dogmatism in the book. 這本書顯得很是教條。

Question 10

Confusion

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(N)困惑，糊塗；迷惑不解；混淆

There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk. 好像不是很清楚到底是誰在作報告。

Question 11

Conflate

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(V)合併，結合，混合（尤指文本）

She succeeded in conflating the three plays to produce a fresh new work. 她成功地將三個劇本合併在一起，編出了一部令人耳目一新的新作品。

Question 12

Bombard

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(V)連環炮撃，轟炸

The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds. 部隊連續炮撃了該市，導致數百人傷亡。

Question 13

Cornerstone

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(N)基礎，根本

In most countries, the family unit is still the cornerstone of society. 在大多數國家，家庭仍然是社會的基礎單位。

Question 14

Definition

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(N)定義
a dictionary definition 詞典中的定義
What is the definition of ‘mood’? 生字 mood 的定義是甚麼？

Question 15

Greet

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(V)問候；迎接；向…打招呼；對…作出反應
He greeted me at the door. 他在門口迎接我。
The teacher greeted each child with a friendly ‘Hello!’ 老師向每一個小朋友親切地打招呼說「你好！」

Question 16

Acclaim

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(N)稱譽；讚賞；歡迎

Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well. 雖然這本小說在評論界贏得讚譽，但並不暢銷。

Question 17

Enthusiastically

Answer 17

(Adj)熱心的；熱情的；熱衷的

You don’t seem very enthusiastic about the party - don’t you want to go tonight? 你好像對這個派對不怎麽熱衷——你今晚不想去了嗎？

Question 18

Authenticity

Answer 18

(N)確實性；真實性；可靠性

The poems are supposed to be by Sappho, but they are actually of doubtful authenticity. 據說這些詩是薩福所作，但實際上其真實性令人懷疑。

Question 19

Integrity

Answer 19

(N)正直；誠實

No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity. 沒有人懷疑會長是個光明磊落的人。

Question 20

Simultaneously

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(Adj)同時的

There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities. 幾起爆炸同時在不同的城市發生。

Question 21

Rummage

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(V)翻找，翻尋，亂翻

She rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen. 她把所有抽屜都翻了個遍，想找支筆。

Question 22

Register

Answer 22

(N)樂器或人的）音區，聲區
music written mainly for the lower/higher register of the clarinet 主要為單簧管低／高音區演奏而譜的樂曲

(V)登記，註冊，記錄

Question 23

Falsetto

Answer 23

(N)男高音的）假聲

For his role as a young boy, he had to speak in a high falsetto. 由於他的角色是個小男孩，他必須尖起嗓子說話。

Question 24

Timbre

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(N)音質，音品，音色

He has a wonderful singing voice, with a rich timbre and resonant tone. 他的歌聲真好聽——音色飽滿，聲音洪亮。

Question 25

Prosody

Answer 25

(N)聲韻學

Question 26

Monotone

Answer 26

(N)單音調

disapproving He spoke in a boring monotone. 他用令人厭倦的單調的聲音說話。

Question 27

Pace

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(N)移動的）步調；（發生的）速度；節奏
a slow/fast pace 慢／快步
When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace. 她覺得聽見有人在尾隨她，便加快了腳步。

Question 28

Arouse

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(V)引起；喚起；激起

It’s a subject which has aroused a lot of interest. 這個話題引起了很多人的興趣。

Question 29

Acoustic

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(Adj)聲音的；聽覺的

The microphone converts acoustic waves to electrical signals for transmission. 麥克風把聲波轉換成電信號進行傳送。

Question 30

Consuming

Answer 30

(Adj)(感情）強烈的

Running is a consuming passion with him. 他對跑步十分著迷。

Question 31

Assemble

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(V)集合，聚集；收集

We assembled in the meeting room after lunch. 午飯後我們在會議室集合。