06-27

Question 1

offstage [ˋɔfˋstedʒ]

Answer 1

a. 舞臺內部的

ad. 在舞臺內部; 私生活裡

Question 2

playwright [ˋple͵raɪt]

Answer 2

n. 劇作家[C] He is a novelist and playwright from South Wales. 他是南威爾士的一名小說家和劇作家。

Question 3

relegate [ˋrɛlə͵get]

Answer 3

vt. 貶謫; 放逐; 把…歸類; 移交; 委託; 拋棄

Question 4

obscurity [əbˋskjʊrətɪ]

Answer 4

n. 暗淡; 朦朧[U]; 晦澀, 難解[U]; 不引人注目; 隱匿[U] He has risen from obscurity to international fame. 他已從默默無聞之輩而成為國際上名人。; 無名的人; 卑微者[C]

Question 5

mercy [ˋmɝsɪ]

Answer 5

n. 慈悲, 憐憫; 仁慈, 寬容[U][(+on)] The commander showed mercy to the prisoners of war. 司令官對戰俘十分憐憫。; 仁慈行為, 善行[C][(+for)]; 【口】幸運, 僥倖[S] It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake. 這次地震中一家人都倖免於難, 真是不幸中之大幸。; 救濟, 救難 Distributing food among the homeless was an act of mercy . 發配食物給無家可歸的人是救苦救難的行為。

Question 6

coerce [koˋɝs]

Answer 6

vt. 強制; 迫使

Question 7

susceptibility [sə͵sɛptəˋbɪlətɪ]

Answer 7

n. 易受感動性; 多情; 易受影響的氣質; 敏感性; 【電】磁化率; 易感染性

Question 8

proximity [prɑkˋsɪmətɪ]

Answer 8

n. 接近, 鄰近; 親近[U][(+to/of)] Proximity to a good shopping center was very important. 鄰近一個好的購物中心非常重要。

Question 9

reliance [rɪˋlaɪəns]

Answer 9

n. 信賴, 信任; 信心[U][(+on/upon/in)] I place complete reliance on his judgment. 我完全信賴他的判斷。; 依賴, 依靠[U][(+on/upon)]; 受信賴的人(或物); 可依靠的人(或物)[C]

Question 10

chronic [ˋkrɑnɪk]

Answer 10

a.[Z] (病)慢性的; (人)久病的 She’s developed a chronic cough. 她的咳嗽已成了一種慢性病。; 長期的, 不斷的 The economy flourishes despite a fairly high rate of chronic unemployment. 儘管失業率居高不下, 經濟仍在蓬勃發展。; 慣常的, 習慣性的 He is a chronic complainer. 他這個人老是抱怨。

Question 11

irreparable [ɪˋrɛpərəb!]

Answer 11

a. 不能修補的; 不能挽回的

Question 12

blithely [ˋblaɪðlɪ]

Answer 12

ad. 歡樂地; 快活地; 無掛慮地 They blithely carried on chatting, ignoring the customers who were waiting to be served. 他們繼續開心地聊天, 將等著購物的顧客們置於一邊。

Question 13

incubate [ˋɪnkju͵bet]

Answer 13

vt. 孵卵, 孵化; 溫育; 培養; 醞釀; 逐漸發展

Question 14

mettlesome [ˋmɛt!səm]

Answer 14

a. 精神抖擻的; 勇敢的

Question 15

lackluster [ˋlæk͵lʌstɚ]

Answer 15

a. 無光澤的; 無生氣的

n. 無光澤; 無生氣

Question 16

feckless [ˋfɛklɪs]

Answer 16

a. 無效的; 效率低的; 不負責的; 無力氣的

Question 17

tout [taʊt]

Answer 17

vi. 招徠顧客; 兜售; 探聽賽馬情報
vt. 招徠; 偵查, 暗查; 暗通(賽馬)情報
n. 招徠; 偵查者; 探聽賽馬的情報

Question 18

foolhardy [ˋful͵hɑrdɪ]

Answer 18

a. 有勇無謀的

Question 19

insipid [ɪnˋsɪpɪd]

Answer 19

a. 沒有味道的; 清淡的; 無趣的

Question 20

cumbersome [ˋkʌmbɚsəm]

Answer 20

a. 笨重的; (因體積、重量等原因)難處理的 a cumbersome parcel 一個笨重難拿的包裹; 累贅的; 麻煩的 a cumbersome obligation 繁重的義務

Question 21

flaunt [flɔnt]

Answer 21

vt. 炫耀, 誇示 flaunt one’s success 誇耀自己的成功 She came into school flaunting her new red dress. 她來學校炫耀她的新的紅裙子。
vi. (旗等)飄揚; 誇耀

Question 22

culpability [kʌlpəˋbɪlətɪ]

Answer 22

n. 苛責; 有罪

Question 23

intrigue [ɪnˋtrig]

Answer 23

n. 陰謀策劃[U] It is said that he is a master of intrigue . 據說他是搞陰謀詭計的老手。; 陰謀, 詭計; 密謀[C] The king’s younger brother took part in the intrigue . 國王的弟弟參與了該陰謀。; 私通[C]; (尤指複雜的)情節; 結構
vi. 耍陰謀, 施詭計[(+with/against)] They are intriguing against the government. 他們正密謀反對政府。; 私通[(+with)]
vt. 耍陰謀強使, 施詭計取得; 激起…的好奇心(或興趣) Fairy-tales intrigue most children. 大多數孩子都十分喜愛神話故事。; 使困惑; 使迷惑

Question 24

remorse [rɪˋmɔrs]

Answer 24

n. 痛悔; 自責[U][(+for/at/about)] With remorse and shame, he asked for her forgiveness. 他羞悔交加地請求她的諒解。 She had no remorse about what she had said. 她對所說的話不後悔。

Question 25

probity [ˋprobətɪ]

Answer 25

n. 誠實; 廉潔

Question 26

combativeness [kəmˋbætɪvnɪs]

Answer 26

n. 好鬥性; 鬥志