008-how To Speak So That People Want To Listen Flashcards
Exhaustive
(Adj)徹底的；詳盡的；全面的
an exhaustive study/report 全面的研究／詳盡的報告
Dreadful
(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。
Viral
(Adj)病毒病，病毒性疾病；病毒感染
viral infections 病毒感染
Misery
(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。
Penultimate
(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。
Embroidery
(N)為故事所作的）渲染、潤色
comic embroidery 喜劇渲染
(N)刺繡品；繡花
Exaggeration
(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。
Demean
(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。
Dogmatism
(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。
Confusion
(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。
Conflate
(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。
Bombard
(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。
Cornerstone
(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。
Definition
(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？
Greet
(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！」
Acclaim
(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。
Enthusiastically
(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？
Authenticity
(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。
Integrity
(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。
Simultaneously
(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。
Rummage
(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。
Register
(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
Falsetto
(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。
Timbre
(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。
Prosody
(N)聲韻學
Monotone
(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。
Pace
(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。
Arouse
(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。
Acoustic
(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。
Consuming
(Adj)(感情）強烈的
Running is a consuming passion with him. 他對跑步十分著迷。
Assemble
(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。
