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Question 1

pinniped

[ˋpɪnəpɛd]

Answer 1

n. 鰭足亞目(海豹等)

a. 鰭足類的

Question 2

walrus

[ˋwɔlrəs]

Answer 2

n. 【動】海象

Question 3

descended

[dɪˋsɛndɪd]

Answer 3

a. 為…的後裔的; 出身於…的 He is directly descended from royalty. 他是皇室的直系後裔。

Question 4

seal

[sil]

Answer 4

n. [C] 印章, 圖章, 印信 He affixed his seal to the document. 他在文件上蓋了印。; 封(印); 封印紙 The envelope’s seal was torn open. 信封封緘被撕開了。; 封條; (裝飾用的)貼紙 The seal on the jar was broken. 瓶的封口被打開了。; 保證; 批准; 誓約; 象徵; 標誌 Their handshake was a seal of friendship. 他們的握手是友誼的象徵。; 【機】密封墊; 焊接
vt. 封, 密封[(+up)] She forgot to seal her letter before mailing it. 她忘記在寄信前將信封上。 He signed and sealed the document. 他在文件上簽字加封。; 蓋章, 蓋印於 The treaty was signed and sealed by both governments. 條約已經兩國政府簽字蓋章。; (以蓋章的方式)保證; 確認; 批准 They sealed the bargain with a handshake. 他們握手成交。; 密閉, 閉緊; 釘住 The tube is sealed at both ends. 這管子兩端是密封的。; 確定; 決定[(+by/with)] The judge’s words sealed the prisoner’s fate. 法官的話決定了這個囚犯的命運。

n.海豹

Question 5

weasel

[ˋwiz!]

Answer 5

n. 鼬鼠, 黃鼠狼; 狡猾的人, 奸刁的人

vi. 逃避; 推諉; 退出[(+out)] They tried to weasel out of the predicament. 他們試圖擺脫這種困境。; 【美】(故意)含糊其辭

Question 6

flipper

[ˋflɪpɚ]

Answer 6

n. 鰭狀肢; 腳蹼; 蛙鞋; 【口】手

Question 7

aquatic

[əˋkwætɪk]

Answer 7

a. 水生的; 水棲的 aquatic plants 水生植物; 水上的; 水中(進行)的 We visited an aquatic city in Italy. 我們在義大利訪問過一個水上城市。
n. 水生植物; 水生動物[C]; 水上運動[P][G]

Question 8

dugong

[ˋdugɑŋ]

Answer 8

n. 【動】儒艮(太平洋, 印度洋產海生哺乳動物)

Question 9

posit

[ˋpɑzɪt]

Answer 9

vt. 安置; 斷定; 假定

Question 10

meteorite

[ˋmitɪər͵aɪt]

Answer 10

n. 【天】隕星; 流星[C]

Question 11

hypothetical

[͵haɪpəˋθɛtɪk!]

Answer 11

a. 假設的, 假定的

Question 12

envision

[ɪnˋvɪʒən]

Answer 12

vt. 想像, 展望

Question 13

endeavor

[ɪnˋdɛvɚ]

Answer 13

vi. 努力, 力圖[+to-v] He endeavored to streamline the plant organization. 他努力使工廠組織簡化而更有效地運作。
n. 努力, 盡力[C][U][+to-v] His endeavors to get the bill passed failed. 他想使議案通過的努力失敗了。

Question 14

antiquity

[ænˋtɪkwətɪ]

Answer 14

n. (尤指中世紀前的)古代[U] Homer was a great man of antiquity . 荷馬是一位古代偉人。; 古, 古老[U] a statue of great antiquity 一尊非常古老的塑像; 古人們[U] records left by antiquity 古人留下的文獻; 古代的遺物; 古器物; 古代的風俗習慣[P] Greek and Roman antiquities 希臘和羅馬的古蹟

Question 15

pursuit

[pɚˋsut]

Answer 15

n. 追蹤, 追擊[U][(+of)] He was captured without much pursuit . 沒有經過多少追捕就把他捉住了。; 追求, 尋求[U][(+of)] He wasted his life in the vain pursuit of pleasure. 他為了追求享樂而白白虛度了一生。; 繼續進行, 從事[U] He is engaged in scientific pursuit . 他從事科學研究。; 事務; 職業; 消遣[C] Fishing is his favorite pursuit . 釣魚是他最喜歡的消遣。

Question 16

warfare

[ˋwɔr͵fɛr]

Answer 16

n.[U] 戰爭; 交戰狀態 The gesture was equivalent to a flag of truce in civilized warfare . 這個手勢相當於文明戰爭中的停戰旗。 the science of warfare 軍事科學; 衝突; 鬥爭; 競爭 wage warfare with natural calamities 與自然災害作鬥爭 He watched the canine warfare with the deepest interest. 他極有興趣地觀看狗鬥。

Question 17

discreetly

[dɪˋskritlɪ]

Answer 17

ad. 慎重地, 謹慎地

Question 18

persist

[pɚˋsɪst]

Answer 18

vi. 堅持; 固執[(+in/with)] Why do you persist in writing these things? 你為什麼要堅持寫這些東西呢?; 持續; 存留 The storm persisted for a week. 暴風雨持續了一個星期。
vt. 堅持說, 反覆說[Y][+that] He persisted that he had nothing to do with robbery. 他堅持說他與搶劫毫無關係。

Question 19

explicitly

[ɪkˋsplɪsɪtlɪ]

Answer 19

ad. 明白地; 明確地

Question 20

articulate

[ɑrˋtɪkjə͵let]

Answer 20

vt. 清晰地吐(字); 清晰地發(音) Articulate your words so that we can understand what you are saying. 說話要清楚, 這樣我們才能聽明白你的話。; 明確有力地表達; 使成為系統的整體; 使相互連貫 articulate a science program for all grades 統一制訂各年級的科技教學計劃; 用關節連接; 連接, 鉸接[H] The two bones are articulated like a hinge. 這兩塊骨頭由關節鉸鏈般連接起來。; 【語】發(音)
vi. 清楚地講話; 清晰地發音 She was too frightened to articulate . 她嚇得連話也說不清。; 用關節連接起來; 接合; 【語】發音

Question 21

spectacular

[spɛkˋtækjəlɚ]

Answer 21

a. 壯觀的; 壯麗的 a spectacular waterfall 壯觀的瀑布; 引人注目的; 驚人的; 公開展示的; 演戲似的
n. [C] 奇觀, 壯觀; 展覽物; 豪華巨片; 豪華電視片

Question 22

noxious

[ˋnɑkʃəs]

Answer 22

a. 有害的; 有毒的 Noxious chemicals are found in the river water. 河水裡發現了有毒化學物品。; 敗壞道德的; 討厭的 They gave off a most noxious smell. 它們散發出一種非常難聞的氣味。

Question 23

pollutant

[pəˋlutənt]

Answer 23

n. 污染物; 污染源

a. 受污染的; 造成污染的

Question 24

monoxide

[mɑnˋɑksaɪd]

Answer 24

n. 【化】一氧化物

Question 25

ozone

[ˋozon]

Answer 25

n. 臭氧; 【口】新鮮的空氣

Question 26

hydrocarbon

[͵haɪdrəˋkɑrbən]

Answer 26

n. 【化】碳氫化合物

Question 27

spoof

[spuf]

Answer 27

n. 【口】 愚弄; 欺騙; 諷刺性文章
vt. 哄騙; 戲弄
vi. 行騙; 開玩笑

Question 28

legend

[ˋlɛdʒənd]

Answer 28

n. 傳說; 傳奇故事; 傳奇文學[C][U] He is the hero of an old legend . 他是一個古老傳說中的英雄。; 傳說中的人(或事), 傳奇人物[C] His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄業績使他成了他那個時代的傳奇人物。; (硬幣, 獎章等上面的)銘文, 刻字[C]; (地圖, 圖片等的)說明; 圖例[C]

Question 29

upbeat

[ˋʌp͵bit]

Answer 29

n. 復甦; 上升; 興旺; 【音】上拍; 弱音拍

a. 令人樂觀的; 歡快的 We got some upbeat news yesterday. 我們昨天得到一些令人鼓舞的消息。 My Dad is really an upbeat guy. 我父親真是一位樂觀的人。

Question 30

dramatize

[ˋdræmə͵taɪz]

Answer 30

vt. 使戲劇化; 改編(小說等)為劇本 dramatize a novel 把一本小說改編成劇本; 戲劇性地描述; 生動地表達 Don’t dramatize your problems. 別誇大其詞地訴說你的問題了。
vi. 戲劇化; 舉止誇張; 可改編成劇本 That story would dramatize well. 那個故事可以很好地改編成劇本。

Question 31

anarchy

[ˋænɚkɪ]

Answer 31

n.[U] 無政府(狀態); 政治混亂, 無法無天 Anarchy reigned following the death of the king. 國王死後出現了無政府混亂狀態。; 無秩序; 混亂 moral anarchy 道德混亂

Question 32

overthrow

[͵ovɚˋθro]

Answer 32

vt. 打倒; 推翻; 廢除 Fascism had lawlessly overthrown the democratic government. 法西斯非法推翻了民主政府。; 【棒】投(球)過遠; 投(球)過高

Question 33

lunatic

[ˋlunə͵tɪk]

Answer 33

n. 瘋子, 瘋傻的人[C] Who was the lunatic who gave the baby matches to play with? 是哪個白癡把火柴拿給嬰兒玩的?
a. 瘋的, 精神錯亂的; 愚妄的, 瘋狂的 The man’s lunatic behavior is a menace to society. 那個人的瘋狂行為構成對社會的威脅。 a lunatic proposal 愚妄的提議

Question 34

babbling

[ˋbæblɪŋ]

Answer 34

n. 胡說; 嬰兒發出的咿呀之聲

a. 胡說的

Question 35

drawbridge

[ˋdrɔ͵brɪdʒ]

Answer 35

n. 吊橋; 開合橋[C]

Question 36

battlement

[ˋbæt!mənt]

Answer 36

n.[C] (塔、城堡等)設有槍砲眼的城垛[P1] The battlements on which they had fought to defend their city are still intact. 這個他們為了保衛自己的城市而在上面戰鬥過的設有槍砲眼的城垛仍然完好無損。; 雉堞式裝飾牆 From the battlements of the tower floated a flag in the soft wind. 在微風中, 城堡的雉堞式裝飾牆上飄著一面旗幟。

Question 37

antithetical

[͵æntɪˋθɛtɪk!]

Answer 37

a. 對偶法的; 對立的

Question 38

predecessor

[ˋprɛdɪ͵sɛsɚ]

Answer 38

n.[C] 前任; 前輩 He is working hard to excel his predecessors . 他正努力超越他的前任。; (被取代的)原有事物 The new proposal is better than its predecessor . 新建議比以前的建議好。; 【古】祖先

Question 39

alloy

[əˋlɔɪ]

Answer 39

vt. 使成合金[+(with)] alloyed steel 合金鋼; 使(貴金屬)降低成色; 使變硬; 影響, 損害; 使和緩, 降低
vi. 易於鑄成合金

Question 40

noble

[ˋnob!]

Answer 40

a. 高貴的, 高尚的, 崇高的 His friend is a man of noble mind. 他的朋友是個思想高尚的人。; 壯麗的, 宏偉的 Washington memorial is a noble monument. 華盛頓紀念碑是很宏偉的。; 貴族的; 顯貴的 It was said that he was from a noble family. 據說他出身於貴族家庭。; (金屬)貴重的, 【化】不發生作用的; (氣體)惰性的 Helium is a noble gas. 氦氣是鈍氣。
n. 貴族[C][P1]

Question 41

metalloid

[ˋmɛt!͵ɔɪd]

Answer 41

n. 準金屬; 非金屬

a. 準金屬的; 非金屬的

Question 42

palladium

[pəˋledɪəm]

Answer 42

n. 守護神; 保障

Question 43

phosphorus

[ˋfɑsfərəs]

Answer 43

n. 磷[U] No animal or plant can exist without phosphorus . 沒有一種動物或植物離開磷能夠生存。; 磷光體[C]

Question 44

carbon

[ˋkɑrbən]

Answer 44

n. 碳[U]; 複寫紙[C][U]; 複寫的副本[C] I want two carbons for our files. 我要兩份複寫本存檔。; 碳精棒

Question 45

discrepancy

[dɪˋskrɛpənsɪ]

Answer 45

n. 不一致, 不符, 差異; 不一致之處[U][C][(+between/in)] There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident. 關於那起事故的兩份報導有矛盾之處。

Question 46

sphere

[sfɪr]

Answer 46

n. [C] 球; 球體; 球形; 球面 The earth is not a perfect sphere . 地球不是一個很圓的球體。; 天體, 星球; 行星; 天體儀; 地球儀; 範圍, 領域 Young as he is, Kerry has become famous in many spheres . 克里雖然年輕, 卻已在許多領域出了名。 He has extended his sphere of influence to the world of banking. 他已把自己的勢力範圍擴展到金融界。; (社會的)地位, 身分, 階層 She’s used to mixing in an altogether different sphere . 她習慣於在一個完全不同的社會階層裡交往。; 【書】天, 天空
vt. 使成球形; 把…放在球體內; 環繞; 包圍

Question 47

validity

[vəˋlɪdətɪ]

Answer 47

n.[U] 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。; 【律】有效性; 效力; 合法性

Question 48

excel

[ɪkˋsɛl]

Answer 48

vt. 勝過, 優於[(+in/at)] She excels the rest of the class in English. 她的英文在班上勝過任何同學。
vi. 突出; 勝過他人[(+in/at)] He excels at volleyball. 他擅長打排球。

Question 49

merit

[ˋmɛrɪt]

Answer 49

n. 價值[U] Her singing is totally without merit . 她的演唱一無是處。; 長處, 優點[C] People may not like her, but she has her merits . 人們也許不喜歡她, 但她也有她的優點。; 功績, 功勞[C]; 功過; 是非曲直[P] He will judge the case solely on its merits . 他將完全根據是非曲直審理這一案件。; 法律依據, 法律意義[U] The contention is without merit . 這一論點沒有法律依據。
vt. 值得, 應受 That brave deed merited a better reward. 這種勇敢的行為應該得到更好的獎賞。

Question 50

agility

[əˋdʒɪlətɪ]

Answer 50

n.[U] 敏捷; 靈活 The boy came upstairs with agility . 那男孩敏捷地走上樓來。; 機敏 a person with agility of mind 思想敏捷的人

Question 51

recompense

[ˋrɛkəm͵pɛns]

Answer 51

vt. [(+for)] 酬報, 酬謝; 回報, 懲罰; 賠償, 補償 We had to recompense the peasants for the loss of their goats. 我們得賠償農民損失的山羊。
n. [U][S][(+for)] 報酬, 酬金; 報答, 答謝 Would you accept this as a little recompense for all the trouble you have taken? 請你收下這個, 以作為對你辛苦的一點酬謝。; 賠償, 補償

Question 52

formidable

[ˋfɔrmɪdəb!]

Answer 52

a. 可怕的, 令人畏懼的 A formidable prospect lies ahead of him. 他的前景令人憂懼。; 難以克服的, 難對付的 He took on the formidable task of reforming the whole system. 他承擔起改革整個系統的艱鉅任務。; 巨大的; 傑出的

Question 53

corona

[kəˋronə]

Answer 53

n.[C] 【天】日冕; (太陽或月球周圍的)暈; 【解】(人體的)冠狀部位(如齒冠等); 【植】冠; 根莖; 【建】挑簷滴水板; 環形吊燈; (教堂的)環形吊燭架; 長雪茄煙

Question 54

globular

[ˋglɑbjəlɚ]

Answer 54

a. 球狀的; 全球的, 聞名世界的

Question 55

gaseous

[ˋgæsɪəs]

Answer 55

a. 氣體的, 氣體狀態的 Liquid or gaseous fuels 液體或氣體燃料

Question 56

hydrogen

[ˋhaɪdrədʒən]

Answer 56

n. 【化】氫[U] Water contains hydrogen and oxygen. 水含有氫和氧。

Question 57

monoxide

[mɑnˋɑksaɪd]

Answer 57

n. 【化】一氧化物

Question 58

cavity

[ˋkævətɪ]

Answer 58

n.[C] 洞, 穴, 凹處 That is actually a cavity in the earth. 那其實是一個地下洞穴。; (身體的)腔; (病變形成的)空洞; (牙的)蛀洞 Cavities in teeth are caused by decay. 牙齒的蛀洞是由蛀蝕造成的。