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Question 1

planter

[ˋplæntɚ]

Answer 1

n.[C] 【美】種植園主, 大農場主 He was the son of a wealthy planter . 他是一個富有的種植園主的兒子。; 種植者, 栽培者; 種植機; 播種機; 花盆, 花架; 【古】殖民者, 先驅者

Question 2

aristocrat

[æˋrɪstə͵kræt]

Answer 2

n.[C] 貴族(指個人) The club membership was once limited to aristocrats . 這個俱樂部成員的資格一度僅給予貴族。; 具貴族氣派的人; 持貴族觀點的人, 主張貴族統治者; (同類事物中的)佼佼者 an aristocrat of scientists 科學界精英

Question 3

sap

[sæp]

Answer 3

n. (樹等的)液, 汁[U] The weather was warming up and the sap was rising in the maples. 天氣在轉暖, 槭樹的樹液在上升。; 精力, 元氣[U] The world’s whole sap is sunk. 整個世界元氣大喪。; (樹皮和心材之間的)邊材[U]; 【美】【口】笨蛋[C] You don’t know what a sap she is. 你不知道她有多笨。 Don’t you know I was kidding, you sap ? 笨蛋, 你不知道我是在開玩笑嗎?; 【美】(中間灌鉛的)橡皮棍[C]
vt. 使大傷元氣 The long walk sapped the old lady’s strength. 長途跋涉耗盡了老太太的體力。; 使乾枯

Question 4

agrarian

[əˋgrɛrɪən]

Answer 4

a. 土地的, 耕地的; 農業的

n. 平均地權論者

Question 5

envision

[ɪnˋvɪʒən]

Answer 5

vt. 想像, 展望

Question 6

appeal

[əˋpil]

Answer 6

vi. 呼籲, 懇求[(+to/for)][+to-v] He appealed to me for help. 他向我求援。 He appealed to his friends for support. 他請求朋友支持。; 訴諸, 求助[(+to)] We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information. 我們將求助於多種資料來源。; 有吸引力, 迎合愛好[W][(+to)] The idea appealed to Mary. 這主意正合瑪麗的心意。; 【律】上訴[(+to/against)] He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given. 他對被判五年徒刑提出上訴。; (體育比賽中)訴諸裁判, 訴請裁決[(+to/against)]
vt. 【美】將…上訴, 對…上訴 He appealed his case to a higher court. 他向上一級法院申訴。
n. 呼籲, 請求[C][U][(+to/for)] He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him. 他最後一次懇求父親寬恕他。; 吸引力, 感染力[U] These subjects have lost their appeal for most students. 對多數學生來說, 這些學科已經失去了吸引力。; 上訴[C][U]; 訴諸裁判[C]

Question 7

languish

[ˋlæŋgwɪʃ]

Answer 7

vi. 變得無生氣, 衰弱 We all languished in the tropical climate. 受熱帶氣候影響, 我們都變得倦怠乏力。; (植物等)凋萎; 長期受苦 He languished in poverty most of his life. 他大半輩子在貧窮中呻吟。; 焦思, 因渴望而苦惱[(+for)] She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia. 她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亞的兒女。

Question 8

despondent

[dɪˋspɑndənt]

Answer 8

a. 沮喪的

Question 9

originator

[əˋrɪdʒə͵netɚ]

Answer 9

n. 創作者; 發起人; 開山祖; 起因; 起源

Question 10

concur

[kənˋkɝ]

Answer 10

vi. 同意, 一致[(+with)]; 贊成[(+in)] The brothers rarely concur on any issues. 他們兄弟在任何問題上都很少有一致的意見。 concur in supporting a cause 贊成支持某一事業; 同時發生 Wealth and happiness do not always concur . 財富與幸福並非總是並存的。; 合作; 共同起作用 Everything concurred to produce the desired effect. 所有的事湊合在一起產生了預期效果。

Question 11

outward

[ˋaʊtwɚd]

Answer 11

a. [Z][B] 向外的; 往外去的 an outward voyage 往海外的航行; 外面的; 外表的; 表面的 MPs kept up their outward allegiance to the parties they belonged to. 議員們對各自所屬的黨派保持表面上的忠誠。; 可見的; 明顯的; 肉體的; 外界的
ad. 向外; 出海, 出港 The door opens outward . 門向外開。; 顯而易見地
n. [C] 外面; 外表; 外界; 物質世界

Question 12

repression

[rɪˋprɛʃən]

Answer 12

n.[U] 抑制, 壓制; 鎮壓; 制止 They wanted to fight all forms of injustice and repression . 他們要與各種形式的不公正和壓制行為作鬥爭。; 【心】壓抑

Question 13

frown

[fraʊn]

Answer 13

vi. 皺眉; 表示不滿[(+at/on/upon)] The father frowned on his son’s behavior. 父親不滿他兒子的行為。 Martin sat frowning . 馬丁皺著眉坐著。
vt. 用皺眉蹙額對…表示不滿; 用皺眉蹙額表示(不滿等) She frowned disapproval. 她皺起眉頭以示不贊成。
n. 皺眉, 蹙額; 不悅之色[C] She looked at her son’s composition with a frown . 她對兒子的作文皺眉頭。

Question 14

organism

[ˋɔrgən͵ɪzəm]

Answer 14

n.[C] 生物, 有機體; 機體, 有機組織 Factories and cities are more complex organisms than self-sufficient villages. 工廠和城市是較自給自足的村莊更為複雜的社會組織。

Question 15

arousal

[əˋraʊz!]

Answer 15

n. 喚起; 覺醒; 激勵

Question 16

contraction

[kənˋtrækʃən]

Answer 16

n. 收縮; 縮短[U][S1] Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge. 寒冷的天氣會使這座橋縮短兩英寸。; 【語】縮短, 縮約; 縮短形, 縮約形式[U][C] ‘Won’t’ is a contraction of ‘will not’. ‘won’t’是’will not’的縮短形。; 【解】收縮, 攣縮[U][C] contraction of a muscle 肌肉的收縮; 【經】收縮, 緊縮[U]; (疾病的)感染; (惡習的)沾染; (債的)背負[U] the contraction of a disease 疾病的感染

Question 17

crow

[kro]

Answer 17

vi. (雄雞)啼, 報曉; (嬰兒)歡叫, 發格格聲; (因勝利而)歡呼; 得意洋洋, 幸災樂禍[(+about/over)] She crowed over his disappointment. 她因他受了挫折而幸災樂禍。 He crowed about his promotion. 他因獲得晉升而自鳴得意。
n. [S] (公雞)啼叫聲, 報曉聲 The rooster’s crow woke me. 雄雞的啼聲把我吵醒。; (嬰兒)歡叫聲; 歡呼聲

Question 18

wrinkle

[ˋrɪŋk!]

Answer 18

n. [C] 皺; 皺紋 Her face was seamed with wrinkles . 她臉上佈滿皺紋。; 困難; 難題 It will take weeks to get all the wrinkles ironed out. 解決這些難題得要幾週時間。
vt. 使起皺紋[(+up)] She wrinkled her nose at the bad smell. 聞到臭氣, 她皺起了鼻子。
vi. 起皺紋, 皺起來 This shirt will not wrinkle . 這件襯衫不會起皺。

Question 19

subtle

[ˋsʌt!]

Answer 19

a. 微妙的, 難捉摸的, 不可思議的 She smiled a subtle smile. 她神祕地笑了笑。; 纖細的; 微微的; 隱約的 I noticed a subtle change in his attitude. 我注意到他的態度發生了微妙的變化。; 精巧的, 精湛的; 精良的 Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver. 吉米是一個技藝精湛的金銀匠。; 狡猾的; 詭祕的 This enabled us to see through their subtle scheme. 這使我們得以識破他們的詭計。; 不知不覺中起作用的 a subtle poison 慢性毒藥; 細心的, 敏銳的 The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature. 那位小說家對人性具有敏銳的洞察力。

Question 20

stiff

[stɪf]

Answer 20

a. 硬的; 挺的 The shoes are brand new and the leather is still very stiff . 這雙鞋是全新的, 皮還很硬。 She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush. 她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。; (手足等)僵直的, 僵硬的[(+with)] I felt stiff after a long walk. 我走長路後覺得全身發僵。; 不易移動的, 不靈活的; (繩子等)拉緊的, 張緊的; 拘謹的, 不自然的, 生硬的 He has a stiff manner of speaking. 他演講的樣子很不自然。; 剛強的, 倔強的; 強烈的; 猛烈的[B] A stiff wind blew my hat off. 一陣狂風刮走了我的帽子。; (價格)堅挺的; 昂貴的; 艱難的; 費勁的 That was a stiff examination. 那是次困難的考試。; 凝固的, 黏稠的 The batter was too stiff to beat. 麵糊太稠了, 不容易攪拌。; 嚴厲的 inflict a stiff punishment on sb. 對某人處以嚴厲的懲罰
ad. 僵硬地; 堅硬地; 【口】完全地, 極其 She was scared stiff . 她非常害怕。
n. [C] 【俚】死屍; 醉漢; 特別拘謹的人; 流浪漢; (泛指)人, 傢伙

Question 21

suppress

[səˋprɛs]

Answer 21

vt. 鎮壓, 平定; 壓制 The revolt was suppressed in a couple of days. 叛亂在幾天之內就被鎮壓下去了。; 查禁; 廢止; 封鎖 Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it. 每個國家都封鎖對它不利的消息。; 抑制, 忍住 Even the grave old gentleman could not suppress a laugh. 連那位嚴肅的老紳士都禁不住笑了。; 隱瞞, 藏匿 The government suppressed the truth. 政府隱瞞了真相。; 阻止…生長(或發展) suppress weeds 抑制野草生長

Question 22

quiver

[ˋkwɪvɚ]

Answer 22

vi. 顫抖; 發抖[(+with/at)] The building quivered as the explosive went off. 當炸藥爆炸時, 大樓顫動不已。
vt. 使顫動; 抖動(翅膀等) The bird quivered its wings. 鳥兒抖動翅膀。
n. 顫抖, 抖動; 顫聲[C] There was a slight quiver in his voice as he spoke. 他說話時聲音有些顫抖。

Question 23

uplift

[ʌpˋlɪft]

Answer 23

vt. 舉起, 抬起, 使上升; 使隆起; (社會、道德等)發展, 提高; 振奮; 鼓舞 His soul was uplifted by the music. 那音樂使他的精神振奮起來。
vi. 上升; 升起

Question 24

epitome

[ɪˋpɪtəmɪ]

Answer 24

n. 梗概; 節錄; 縮影; 象徵

Question 25

relic

[ˋrɛlɪk]

Answer 25

n. 遺物; 遺風, 遺俗[C][(+of)] This custom is a relic of ancient times. 這習俗乃是古代遺風。; 紀念物[C][(+of)]; 殘片; 遺跡; 廢墟[P]; 【宗】聖骨; 聖物[C]; 【生】孑遺種[C]; 【地】殘缺, 殘遺地貌[C]

Question 26

orogeny

[əˋrɑdʒənɪ]

Answer 26

n. 【地】造山運動

Question 27

comparatively

[kəmˋpærətɪvlɪ]

Answer 27

ad. 對比地; 比較地; 有點, 稍微

Question 28

coastal

[ˋkost!]

Answer 28

a. 海岸的; 近(或沿)海岸的[B] I fished in coastal waters. 我在近海水域捕魚。

Question 29

plateau

[plæˋto]

Answer 29

n.[C] 高原 They have been herding cattle on the plateau for generations. 他們世世代代在這高原上放牧。; (上升後的)穩定水準(或時期) In the seventies the U.S. space program seemed to have reached a plateau of development. 七十年代美國的宇宙空間計劃似乎發展到了一個較高的水準。; 【心】學習高原(學習上無進步的停滯期); (作擺設用的)碟, 托盤; 飾匾; 平頂女帽

Question 30

plate

[plet]

Answer 30

n. 盤子, 盆, 碟[C] The child soon finished the food on his plate . 那孩子很快把自己盤子裡的食物吃完了。; 一盤食物[C] He had a plate of beef for lunch. 他午餐吃了一盤牛肉。; 金屬板, 薄板, 玻璃板[C] The ship was made of steel plates . 這船是用鋼板造的。; 貴金屬; 銀條[U]; 門牌; (醫生等的)名牌; (汽車等的)車牌[C]; 鍍金(或鍍銀)的金屬製品[U]; (書籍的)整頁插圖[C] The book has several pictured plates . 這本書有好幾頁插圖。; 【印】版, 印版[C]; 【醫】假牙托, 托牙床[S1]; 【攝】底片, 感光板[C]; (教堂中的)捐款盤[the S]; 金(銀)餐具[U] All the church plate has been locked up. 教堂用的金銀器皿都鎖起來了。; 【電子】陽極; 極板[C]; 【棒】投手板[C]; 【棒】本壘[the S]; (賽馬的)金(銀)獎杯[the S]
vt. 鍍; 電鍍[(+with)] Her husband bought her a gold- plated watch. 她丈夫給她買了一隻鍍金手錶。; 給…裝鋼板; 給…裝甲; 【印】把(鉛字等)製成印版; 用金屬板固定; 把…製成平板(或薄板)

Question 31

fracture

[ˋfræktʃɚ]

Answer 31

n. 破裂; 斷裂; 折斷; 骨折[C][U][(+of)] The fracture of his left leg is very serious. 他的左腿骨折情況很嚴重。; 裂縫; 裂面; 裂痕[C] Perhaps there is a fracture in the water pipe. 也許水管有裂縫了。
vt. 使破裂; 使斷裂; 使折斷; 使骨折 The boy fell from a tree and fractured his arm. 那個男孩從樹上摔了下來折斷了胳膊。; 毀壞; 打破; 違反(規定等) His reputation for integrity was permanently fractured . 他那剛正不阿的聲譽被永遠地毀了。
vi. 破裂; 斷裂; 折斷

Question 32

landscape

[ˋlænd͵skep]

Answer 32

n. (陸上的)風景, 景色[C] From the hill he looked down on the peaceful landscape . 他站在山上眺望下面的寧靜景色。; 風景畫, 山水畫[C]; 風景繪畫(或攝影)[U] She preferred a good landscape to a portrait. 較之人像畫她更喜歡美麗的風景畫。
vt. 在(一片土地)上造園 We’re having the hotel grounds landscaped . 我們在旅館的庭院裡建造園林。
vi. 從事景觀美化(或園藝)工作

Question 33

crack

[kræk]

Answer 33

vt. 使爆裂, 使破裂 The heat cracked my lips. 我熱得嘴唇開裂。; 砸開, 砰地一聲打開; 強行進入 He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me. 他仔細敲開一顆堅果, 然後遞給了我。; 使霹啪作響; 使嗓音變粗(或變啞); 猛擊 He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained. 他想猛擊小流氓的頭, 可還是忍住了。; 【口】說(笑話等) They sat by the fire, cracking jokes. 他們坐在火堆旁講笑話。; 破解(密碼), 解開(難題等) The police cracked the case in one week. 該案警察在一週內就偵破了。 She cracked the code. 她破譯了電碼。
vi. 發出爆裂聲; 裂開, 爆裂; 斷裂 The glass cracked when I poured icy water into it. 當我把冰水倒進杯子時, 杯子裂開了。; (嗓音)變粗(變啞) Her voice cracked with grief. 她悲傷得語不成聲。; 垮掉; 屈服[(+up)]
n. [C] 裂縫, 裂痕 There are many cracks in the old wall. 牆上有許多裂縫。; 爆裂聲 We heard a crack of thunder. 我們聽見一聲霹靂。; 猛烈的一擊; 【口】嘗試[S1][(+at)] This is my first crack at cooking. 這是我第一次嘗試做飯菜。; 俏皮話[(+about)] He’s always making cracks about my big feet. 他老是取笑我的一雙大腳。; (突然)變聲, (嗓音)發啞; 瑕疵, 缺點; 純古柯鹼
a. 第一流的, 頂呱呱的[B] He is a crack baseball player. 他是個呱呱叫的棒球運動員。
ad. 霹啪一聲地

Question 34

react

[rɪˋækt]

Answer 34

vi. 作出反應, 反應[(+to)] How did she react to the news? 她對這個消息反應如何?; 影響, 起作用[(+on/upon)] The two react upon each other. 這兩者互相影響。; 抗拒, 反抗[(+against)] Children tend to react against their parents by going against their wishes. 孩子們通常以違背父母的意願來反抗他們。; 起反作用, 回過來起作用[(+on/upon)] Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 惡人往往有惡報。; 【化】起化學作用; 【物】反應[(+with/on)] How do acids react on metals? 酸對金屬會起怎樣的化學反應? An acid can react with a base to form a salt. 酸和鹼反應會產生鹽。; 【軍】反攻, 反擊
vt. 使起(化學)反應; 使發生相互作用[(+with)] We make superphosphate by reacting rock phosphate with sulphuric acid. 我們使磷酸鹽岩同硫酸發生化學反應製造過磷酸鈣。

Question 35

seep

[sip]

Answer 35

vi. 滲出; 漏

n. 小泉; 水陸兩用的吉普車

Question 36

debris

[dəˋbri]

Answer 36

n.[U] 殘骸; 破瓦殘礫 After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere. 轟炸之後, 到處都是破瓦殘礫。; 垃圾, 碎片; 【地】岩層

Question 37

bombard

[bɑmˋbɑrd]

Answer 37

vt. 砲擊; 轟炸 bombard a port 轟擊港市; 不斷攻擊; 向…連續提出問題[(+with)] The mayor was bombarded with questions. 人們向市長連珠砲似地提出許多問題。; 【核】以高能量粒子或放射能衝擊
n. 射石砲(古代的臼砲)[C]

Question 38

crack

[kræk]

Answer 38

vt. 使爆裂, 使破裂 The heat cracked my lips. 我熱得嘴唇開裂。; 砸開, 砰地一聲打開; 強行進入 He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me. 他仔細敲開一顆堅果, 然後遞給了我。; 使霹啪作響; 使嗓音變粗(或變啞); 猛擊 He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained. 他想猛擊小流氓的頭, 可還是忍住了。; 【口】說(笑話等) They sat by the fire, cracking jokes. 他們坐在火堆旁講笑話。; 破解(密碼), 解開(難題等) The police cracked the case in one week. 該案警察在一週內就偵破了。 She cracked the code. 她破譯了電碼。
vi. 發出爆裂聲; 裂開, 爆裂; 斷裂 The glass cracked when I poured icy water into it. 當我把冰水倒進杯子時, 杯子裂開了。; (嗓音)變粗(變啞) Her voice cracked with grief. 她悲傷得語不成聲。; 垮掉; 屈服[(+up)]
n. [C] 裂縫, 裂痕 There are many cracks in the old wall. 牆上有許多裂縫。; 爆裂聲 We heard a crack of thunder. 我們聽見一聲霹靂。; 猛烈的一擊; 【口】嘗試[S1][(+at)] This is my first crack at cooking. 這是我第一次嘗試做飯菜。; 俏皮話[(+about)] He’s always making cracks about my big feet. 他老是取笑我的一雙大腳。; (突然)變聲, (嗓音)發啞; 瑕疵, 缺點; 純古柯鹼
a. 第一流的, 頂呱呱的[B] He is a crack baseball player. 他是個呱呱叫的棒球運動員。
ad. 霹啪一聲地