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repudiate
拒絕，不接受；否認；批駁
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
他們指控／譴責／聲稱他企圖欺騙他們，他對此進行了駁斥。
bristle with sth
有大量的…；充滿
The helicopter hovered above them bristling with machine guns.
直升機在他們頭頂上盤旋，上面架著許多機關槍。
tremulous
（說話聲或身體部位）微顫的
He watched her tremulous hand reach for the teacup.
他看著她的手微微顫抖著去拿茶杯。
cessation
結束，停止；中斷，中止
Religious leaders have called for a total cessation of the bombing campaign.
宗教領袖們呼籲徹底停止這次轟炸行動。
stipulate
規定，約定；明確說明
She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
她同意買這輛車，但指明要裝賽車輪胎和渦輪動力引擎。
euphemism
委婉語，委婉說法
“Senior citizen” is a euphemism for “old person”.
「年長公民」是「老年人」的委婉說法。
condolence
弔唁（詞）；哀悼（詞） a letter of condolence 弔唁信 Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their condolences. 世界各國的要人都前來弔唁。
mundane
世俗的；單調的；平凡的
Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
她對付帳單、購買食物等瑣事不感興趣。
incongruous
不協調的；不合適的；不一致的
The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.
這台新電腦在放滿書的昏暗圖書館中顯得很不協調。
intimidate
恫嚇，恐嚇
They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.
他們因為受到失去工作的威脅而被迫同意減薪。
feint
（尤指足球或拳擊運動中）做假動作，佯攻，虛晃
[ + to infinitive ] Callas feinted to pass the ball and then shot it into the net.
卡拉斯假裝傳球，隨後直接射球入網。
alacrity
敏捷；欣然
She accepted the money with alacrity.
她欣然收下了錢。
belligerent
好鬥的；挑釁的
a belligerent person
好鬥的人
disdain
輕視，蔑視，鄙視
He regards the political process with disdain.
他對這一政治進程持鄙視的態度。
promulgate
傳播，宣揚（思想或信仰）
brash
（人）傲慢的；粗魯的；自以為是的
a brash young banker
自以為是的青年銀行家
scoff
嘲笑，譏笑
The critics scoffed at his paintings.
批評家對他的畫作嗤之以鼻。
pugnacious
愛爭吵的；愛爭鬥的，好鬥的
I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
我發現他咄咄逼人，傲慢無禮。
belittle
輕視；貶低
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
雖然她花了多個小時維修電腦，他卻無視她的努力。
laceration
傷口，口子
The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms.
那次襲擊中男孩受了重傷，兩隻手臂上都有傷口。
tangible
真實的；非想像的；可觸摸的；可感知的
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
如果我們要採取法律行動，就需要有實實在在的證據。
castigate
嚴厲指責；斥責
Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.
衛生檢查員嚴厲地批評了廚房工作人員清潔工作做得太差。
octogenarian
八旬老人，80至89歲的人
sordid
骯髒的，邋遢的
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city’s poorer areas.
該市的落後地區有很多極其骯髒的公寓。
scurrilous
詆毀的，誹謗的
a scurrilous remark/attack/article
詆毀的話／攻擊／文章
aspirant
抱負不凡者；有志者
an aspirant to the throne
一心想得到王位的人
frenzy
瘋狂，狂熱，狂暴
In a frenzy of rage she hit him.
她盛怒之下打了他。
dregs
（沈在酒、咖啡等液體中的）殘渣，渣滓
I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left.
我還想最後再喝一杯咖啡，但是只剩下殘渣了。
solace
安慰，撫慰，慰藉
When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol).
妻子離開他之後，他借酒消愁。
rampant
（不好的事情）猖獗的，泛濫的
rampant corruption
腐敗猖獗
clandestine
（尤指從事不被官方允許的活動）秘密的，暗中的，私下的
The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church.
這個團體每星期都在教堂舉行秘密集會。
ethics
行爲準則，倫理；（尤指）道德體系，道德規範
the (Protestant) work ethic
（新教徒的）職業道德
inane
極其愚蠢的；無意義的；無聊的
He’s always making inane remarks.
他老是發表愚蠢空洞的言論。
concur
同意，贊成；意見一致
The new report concurs with previous findings.
新報告與先前的調查結果一致。
culprit
過失者；責任人
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。
inexorable
不可阻攔的
the inexorable progress of science
不可阻擋的科學進步
duress
威脅，脅迫
He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.
他聲稱自己是在脅迫之下簽的供狀。
admonish
告誡；警告；責備
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.
他媽媽告誡他不要吃得太快。
flagrant
駭人聽聞的；公然的；罪惡昭彰的
a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege
明目張膽的濫用資金／特權
egregious
（錯誤等）極其嚴重的，極壞的，令人震驚的
It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
一位政界人士表現得如此無知，犯這種錯誤是極不應該的。
acrimonious
激烈的；尖刻的；充滿火藥味的
an acrimonious dispute
激烈的爭論
duplicity
欺騙；（尤指）搞兩面派
They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.
他們被指責在與雙方打交道的過程中玩弄兩面派伎倆。
paucity
缺乏
There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.
許多化妝品沒有提供充足的產品成分資訊。
distraught
極其不安的，非常焦慮的
The missing child’s distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
失蹤兒童的父母極爲焦慮，在電視上懇請大家提供相關消息。
impunity
（懲罰、壞結果的）免除
Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity.
犯罪集團使市民人心惶惶卻顯然沒有受到懲罰。
elicit
引出，探出，誘出（尤指資訊或反應）
Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?
你設法探到他們的反應了嗎？
tolerate
寬容；容忍
I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class.
在我的課堂上我不會容許那種行為。
construe sth as sth
將…理解為；把…解釋為
Any changes to the plan would be construed as indecision.
對計劃的任何改動都會被視為優柔寡斷。
pernicious
極其有害的；惡性的；惡劣的
The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.
政府經費的縮減對地方醫衛服務產生了極為惡劣的影響。
sally forth
挺身而出（應對困難）
The minister opened the door and sallied forth to face the angry crowd.
部長打開門，毅然來到憤怒的人群面前。
