2022年10月 Week 1

Question 1

agricultural

Answer 1

adj. 農業的
John moved west and bought a large plot of agricultural land.
約翰搬到西部並買了一大塊農地。

Question 2

unprecedented

Answer 2

adj. 空前的、史無前例的（字首un-表示「不、無；相反的」）
Inflation has risen to unprecedented levels in many countries.
通貨膨脹在許多國家已上升到前所未有的程度。

Question 3

disrupt

Answer 3

v. 使中斷、打斷、攪亂
Our travel plans were disrupted by the typhoon.
我們的旅遊計畫受到颱風攪亂。

Question 4

quota

Answer 4

n. 限額、定量、配額
Those countries have imposed strict fishing quotas to prevent overfishing.
那些國家已實施嚴格的捕魚限額來防止過度捕撈。

Question 5

ban

Answer 5

v., n. 禁止
Smoking is banned in and around the school grounds.
校園內和周邊地區禁止吸菸。

Question 6

immune

Answer 6

adj. 不受影響的；有免疫力的
She tries not to let their comments affect her, but she’s not immune to criticism.
她試著不讓他們的評論影響她，但她不可能不受批評影響。

Question 7

breakthrough

Answer 7

n. 重大進展；突破
The two countries achieved a breakthrough in their peace talks.
這兩國在和平談判上取得重大進展。

Question 8

worsen

Answer 8

v. 變糟；使惡化
〔同〕exacerbate v. 使惡化、使加劇

Question 9

shipment

Answer 9

n. 運輸的貨物；運輸、運送

Question 10

unaffordable

Answer 10

adj. 負擔不起的、無法支付的

Question 11

devastating

Answer 11

adj. 毀滅性的、破壞力極大的

Question 12

beloved

Answer 12

adj. 鍾愛的、摯愛的
Timothy’s beloved grandmother passed away last year.
提摩西深愛的祖母去年過世了。

Question 13

devise

Answer 13

v. 策劃、想出、設計、發明
The scientists devised a way to turn seawater into drinking water.
科學家想出一種將海水變成飲用水的方法。

Question 14

slavery

Answer 14

n. 奴隸身分；蓄奴制度
Harriet Tubman spent more than a decade helping people escape from slavery.
哈莉特．塔布曼花了超過十年的時間幫助人們擺脫奴隸身分。

Question 15

deed

Answer 15

n. （做的）事情、行為、事蹟
I strongly believe that our deeds define us, not our words.
我深信是我們的行為定義我們，而不是我們的言語。

Question 16

slight

Answer 16

n. 輕蔑、怠慢、冷落
Charlene chose to ignore the slight and continued speaking with confidence.
查琳選擇不理會那些輕蔑，繼續自信地說話。

Question 17

interpret

Answer 17

v. 詮釋、解釋、說明
In the last section of the paper, the researchers interpret the results of the study.
在論文最後一部分，研究員說明了研究的結果。

Question 18

pharaoh

Answer 18

n. 法老

Question 19

perceived

Answer 19

adj. 感受到的；察覺到的（perceived slight是指感受到被另一個人輕視怠慢）

Question 20

foretell

Answer 20

v. 預言、預知、預測（動詞三態為foretell-foretold-foretold）

Question 21

recommend

Answer 21

v. 推薦；建議
A friend of mine recommended this restaurant to me.
我一個朋友推薦了這間餐廳給我。

Question 22

appoint

Answer 22

v. 任命；指派
〔用法〕appoint sb (as) sth、appoint sb to sth
Wade was recently appointed to a senior position in the company.
韋德最近被任命擔任公司的一個高階職務。

Question 23

minister

Answer 23

n. 部長；大臣
The minister of education held a press conference to talk about the new policy.
教育部長舉辦了一場記者會來談論新的政策。

Question 24

surplus

Answer 24

n. 盈餘；過剩 adj. 剩餘的、多餘的
A surplus of corn has helped keep prices down.
玉米過剩有助於壓低價格。

Question 25

theft

Answer 25

n. 偷竊；竊盜
Shirley resigned from the company after being accused of theft.
雪麗被控偷竊後就從這家公司辭職了。

Question 26

speculate

Answer 26

v. 推測、猜測、猜想
Without the necessary information, we can only speculate about what happened.
沒有必要的資訊，我們只能推測發生了什麼事。

Question 27

puzzling

Answer 27

adj. 令人困惑的

Question 28

famine

Answer 28

n. 饑荒

Question 29

starvation

Answer 29

n. 飢餓、挨餓

Question 30

lament

Answer 30

v. 哀嘆；為……悲痛

Question 31

poisonous

Answer 31

adj. 有毒的；引起中毒的
Stephanie got sick from eating a poisonous mushroom.
史黛芬妮吃了有毒的蘑菇而身體不舒服。

〔同〕toxic 有毒的、引起中毒的（常用來形容化學物質、廢料等）
〔補〕toxin n. 毒素

Question 32

potentially

Answer 32

adv. 可能地；潛在地
This contract could potentially make the company millions of dollars.
這份合約可能替公司賺好幾百萬美元。

Question 33

accidentally

Answer 33

adv. 意外地、偶然地；不小心地
Mike accidentally damaged his computer while replacing the hard drive.
麥克在更換硬碟時不小心損壞了他的電腦。

Question 34

process

Answer 34

v. 處理、加工
Some people’s bodies can’t process the sugar in milk and other dairy products.
有些人的身體無法處理牛奶和其他乳製品裡的糖。

Question 35

vomit

Answer 35

v. 嘔吐、吐
Kay came home to find that her dog had vomited on the kitchen floor.
凱回到家發現她的狗吐在廚房地板上。

Question 36

gorge

Answer 36

v. 狼吞虎嚥
〔用法〕gorge (oneself) on + N. 狼吞虎嚥地吃……

Question 37

inflammation

Answer 37

n. 發炎；炎症

Question 38

edible

Answer 38

adj. 可食用的

Question 39

digestive

Answer 39

adj. 消化的

Question 40

raw

Answer 40

adj. （食物）生的、未經烹調的
I don’t mind cooked carrots, but I prefer to eat them raw.
我不介意煮過的胡蘿蔔，但我比較喜歡吃生的。

〔同〕uncooked adj. 未烹飪過的；生的
〔補〕undercooked adj. 未煮熟的

Question 41

acid

Answer 41

n. 酸 adj. 酸的；酸性的
The acid in the solution burned the scientist’s hand.
這個溶液裡的酸灼傷了科學家的手。

Question 42

label

Answer 42

v. 在……貼上標籤；用標籤標明
Henry packed away his winter clothes into boxes, which he then labeled.
亨利把冬衣打包裝進箱子裡，然後貼上標籤。

Question 43

roast

Answer 43

v. 烘；烘烤
I roast a whole chicken for Christmas dinner every year.
我每年聖誕晚餐都會烘烤一隻全雞。

Question 44

innocent

Answer 44

adj. 無害的；清白的；天真的
Even after nine years in prison, she insists that she is innocent.
即便入獄九年，她仍堅稱她是清白的。

Question 45

indication

Answer 45

n. 表明；顯示；暗示
He gave us no indication at all of what was troubling him.
他沒有向我們表明他在煩惱什麼。

Question 46

gassy

Answer 46

adj. （肚子）脹氣的；充滿氣體的

Question 47

diarrhea

Answer 47

n. 腹瀉

Question 48

irritate

Answer 48

v. 刺激（身體部位）；使發癢、疼痛

Question 49

sprout

Answer 49

v. （植物、蔬菜、種子）發芽；（葉子）生長