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Question 1

affluent

Answer 1

富裕的；富足的
affluent nations/neighbourhoods
富有國家／富人區

Question 2

consternation

Answer 2

驚愕；驚恐；驚惶失措
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.
一想到要做這麽多事，他心裡驚恐不已。

Question 3

feasible

Answer 3

可行的；行得通的；做得到的
With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
有了額外的資源，這個計劃現在看來是可行的。

Question 4

discern

Answer 4

看出；辨別出；明白
I could just discern a figure in the darkness.
在黑暗中我只能看出一個人影。

Question 5

precocious

Answer 5

（尤指兒童）智力超常的，早熟的
A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
她智力超乎尋常，15歲就上了大學。

Question 6

perfunctory

Answer 6

草率的；馬虎的；敷衍的
His smile was perfunctory.
他的笑容很敷衍。

Question 7

deride

Answer 7

嘲笑，譏笑
He derided my singing as pathetic.
他嘲笑說我的歌聲不堪入耳。

Question 8

perverse

Answer 8

有悖常理的；任性的
Jack was being perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said.
傑克一意孤行，我們說甚麼他都反對。

Question 9

chagrin

Answer 9

（尤指失敗或錯誤引起的）失望，懊喪，懊惱
My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.
我的孩子們從沒對音樂表現出一點興趣，真讓我失望。

Question 10

laudable

Answer 10

（行為）值得讚揚的，值得稱讚的
a laudable goal/ambition
值得讚揚的目標／雄心

Question 11

disparage

Answer 11

貶斥，貶低
The actor’s work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.
該演員爲慈善事業所做的工作近來被報紙說成是想出名。

Question 12

masticate

Answer 12

咀嚼

Question 13

fiasco

Answer 13

完全失敗；尷尬的結局
The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.
演出徹底搞砸了，一個演員忘了臺詞，另一個跌下了舞臺。

Question 14

eschew

Answer 14

迴避，避開；放棄
We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
除非這個團體放棄使用暴力，否則我們不會與之舉行會談。

Question 15

dubious

Answer 15

半信半疑的，可疑的；不確定的；不可信的
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
這些說法未經科學證實，有些可疑。

Question 16

quell

Answer 16

（尤其指透過武力）制止，平息；鎮壓
Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances/unrest.
身穿防暴裝的員警奉命前來平息騷亂。

Question 17

confidant

Answer 17

知心朋友，知己，密友
a close confidant
親密知己

Question 18

obsolescence

Answer 18

荒廢；退化
Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.
手機技術發展得如此迅速，以至於許多顧客擔心淘汰的問題。

Question 19

voluble

Answer 19

健談的；侃侃而談的；能言善辯的
She was a voluble, smart, funny interviewee.
她是一位健談、聰穎而且幽默的採訪對象。

Question 20

implacable

Answer 20

不饒人的；堅定的；無法改變的
an implacable enemy
死敵

Question 21

jurisdiction

Answer 21

司法權；管轄權；審判權
The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind.
該法庭無權審判此類案件。

Question 22

paroxysm

Answer 22

（尤指不可控制的感情）突發
In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy he threw her clothes out of the window.
他突然妒火中燒，將她的衣服扔到窗外。

Question 23

skirmish

Answer 23

小爭執，小爭論
There was a short skirmish between the two of them over who would pay for the meal.
兩人因為誰該付飯錢而發生了小爭執。

Question 24

reprehensible

Answer 24

應受斥責的；應受指責的；不道德的
reprehensible conduct/actions
應受指責的行為／行動

Question 25

fray

Answer 25

（使）（布料或繩子）磨損，（使）磨散
Denim frays so easily.
丁尼布很容易磨損。

Question 26

indigent

Answer 26

十分貧困的，十分貧窮的

Question 27

arbitrary

Answer 27

任意的；隨機的；隨心所欲的
arbitrary decision-making
隨意決策

Question 28

monolithic

Answer 28

龐大的；大一統的
monolithic state-run organizations
龐大的國營機構

Question 29

harass

Answer 29

騷擾；使煩惱，打擾
Stop harassing me!
別煩我！

Question 30

effigy

Answer 30

（尤指被憎恨人的）模擬像，雕像；畫像：
Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.
示威群眾舉著燃燒的總統畫像沿街遊行。

Question 31

stymie

Answer 31

阻止，妨礙，阻撓
In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.
缺乏近期的文件為我們搜證造成障礙。

Question 32

cognizant

Answer 32

察知的；認識到的
We should be cognizant of the fact that every complaint is not a justified complaint.
我們應該認識到並非每一樁投訴都是合理的。

Question 33

flout

Answer 33

公然藐視，無視，違背（規定、法律或習俗）
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
許多騎機車的人無視法律，不戴頭盔。

Question 34

turbulent

Answer 34

騷亂的，騷動的；動盪的，混亂的
a turbulent marriage
吵吵鬧鬧的婚姻

Question 35

terminate

Answer 35

（使…）結束，停止，終止
They terminated my contract in October.
他們在十月終止了我的合約。

Question 36

forthwith

Answer 36

立刻，馬上
We expect these practices to cease forthwith.
我們希望這些做法立即停止。

Question 37

oust

Answer 37

將…趕下臺，罷免，廢黜；趕走；淘汰
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
總統在1987年1月的一次軍事政變中被趕下臺。

Question 38

revert

Answer 38

回復
Please revert by email.
請通過電子郵件回復。

Question 39

exacerbate

Answer 39

使惡化；使加重；使加劇
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
這次襲擊將令兩個原本已經處於緊張狀態的團體關係更加惡化。

Question 40

emaciated

Answer 40

（通常由於疾病或極度饑餓）消瘦的，憔悴的，虛弱的
There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
雜誌封面上是幾幅骨瘦如柴的兒童的照片。

Question 41

tranquil

Answer 41

安靜的，平靜的；安寧的
She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
她凝視著平靜的水面。

Question 42

sanctuary

Answer 42

庇護，保護；避難所，庇護所
Illegal immigrants found/sought/took sanctuary in a local church.
非法移民把當地的一座教堂當作避難所。

Question 43

surge

Answer 43

陡增，遽增，急遽上升
An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
突然出現的電壓遽增導致電腦當機。

Question 44

ascend

Answer 44

上升；攀登；登上
They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
他們沿著陡峭的山路，緩緩地向上攀登。

Question 45

sinister

Answer 45

不祥的，有凶兆的
The ruined house had a sinister appearance.
那棟倒塌的房子外觀給人一種不祥之感。

Question 46

besiege

Answer 46

圍攻；圍困
The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.
這座城鎮雖然已被圍困了兩個月，但仍然能把侵略者拒之城外。

Question 47

afflict

Answer 47

使痛苦；使苦惱；折磨
It is an illness that afflicts women more than men.
患這種疾病的女性多於男性。

Question 48

malnutrition

Answer 48

營養不良
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
許多難民嚴重營養不良。

Question 49

privation

Answer 49

（生活必需品的）匱乏；貧困
Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime.
生活的貧困逼使窮人去犯罪。

Question 50

ubiquitous

Answer 50

普遍存在的，似乎無處不在的
Leather is very much in fashion this season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
皮裝在這個季節非常流行，當然牛仔服也似乎無處不在。