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Question 1

remote

Answer 1

遠的；遙遠的；久遠的；關係疏遠的
remote galaxies
遙遠的星系

Question 2

harbinger

Answer 2

（尤指壞事的）先兆，預兆
a harbinger of doom
毀滅的前兆
(harbinger在劍橋英語-中

Question 3

thwart

Answer 3

反對；阻撓；挫敗
Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots’ strike
因為航空公司機師罷工，我的度假計劃泡湯了。

Question 4

malignant

Answer 4

（疾病或腫塊）惡性的，致命的
The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn’t fully understood.
人們尚未完全了解惡性癌細胞的繁殖過程。

Question 5

excruciating

Answer 5

劇烈疼痛的；極痛苦的
an excruciating pain in the lower back
腰部的劇烈疼痛

Question 6

reverberate

Answer 6

回響，迴盪
The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen’s drills.
狹窄的街道上迴盪著工人施工的電鑽聲。

Question 7

fretful

Answer 7

煩躁的；不安的
By midnight the children were tired and fretful (= complaining a lot because they were unhappy).
到了半夜，孩子們既疲倦又煩躁不安。

Question 8

respite

Answer 8

暫停；暫時中止；暫時緩解
We worked for hours without respite.
我們一刻不停地工作了好幾個小時。

Question 9

succumb

Answer 9

屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗
The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.
在遭受了兩個多月的猛烈炮火轟擊後，小鎮最終在上星期放棄抵抗。

Question 10

extortion

Answer 10

敲詐；勒索；強求[U][C]
He faces trial on extortion charges.
他將因被指控敲詐而受審。

Question 11

impresario

Answer 11

（戲劇、音樂、舞蹈等公共娛樂演出的）經理，主辦人
London’s leading theatrical impresario
倫敦一流的戲劇經理

Question 12

bigot

Answer 12

偏執的人，固執己見的人
a religious bigot
宗教偏執狂

Question 13

asset

Answer 13

優點，長處；有用的人
He’ll be a great asset to the team.
他將會成為球隊的得力主將。

Question 14

adverse

Answer 14

不利的；負面的；有害的
The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
由於天氣惡劣，這場比賽已被取消。

Question 15

entourage

Answer 15

（要人或名人的）隨行人員，隨從
The star arrived in London with her usual entourage of dancers and backing singers.
這位歌星到達了倫敦，隨行的還有她慣用的伴舞和伴唱隨行。

Question 16

virulent

Answer 16

劇毒的；致命的
A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.
一場有致命殺傷力的流感最近在這個地區奪去了許多人的生命。

Question 17

spew

Answer 17

（使）（液體或氣體）噴出，湧出
The volcano spewed a giant cloud of ash, dust, and gases into the air.
火山向空中噴出大量的煙灰、塵埃和氣體。

Question 18

venom

Answer 18

（蛇、昆蟲等叮咬時分泌的）毒液

憤恨，痛恨，怨恨
He was shocked at the sheer venom of her reply.
對於她極度憤恨的回答他感到很震驚。

Question 19

blatant

Answer 19

明目張膽的，公然的
a blatant lie
彌天大謊

Question 20

be loath to do sth

Answer 20

不願做…，不情願做…
I’m loath to spend it all at once.
我不想把它一次花光。

Question 21

solicit

Answer 21

請求，索求，乞求
to solicit donations for a charity
呼籲人們捐款給慈善機構

Question 22

astute

Answer 22

敏銳的；精明的
an astute investor/businesswoman
精明的投資者／女商人

Question 23

advocate

Answer 23

主張；擁護；支持；提倡
[ + -ing verb ] She advocates taking a more long-term view.
她主張把目光放得更長遠一些。

Question 24

ineffectual

Answer 24

無能力的；不起作用的，無效果的
an ineffectual leader
無能的領袖

Question 25

vexatious

Answer 25

令人惱火的，使人煩惱的；讓人傷腦筋的
This settlement will resolve one of the most vexatious (= difficult) problems in the field of industrial relations.
這一協定將解決勞資關係中最為棘手的問題之一。

Question 26

amicable

Answer 26

心平氣和的；不傷和氣的
His manner was perfectly amicable, but I felt uncomfortable.
他表現得極為友善，但我卻感覺很彆扭。

Question 27

malady

Answer 27

病，疾病
All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.
所有的玫瑰叢似乎都得了同一種怪病。

Question 28

nefarious

Answer 28

（尤指活動）邪惡的，不道德的
The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
公司主管看來曾牽涉一些罪惡勾當。

Question 29

scrutinize

Answer 29

細看，仔細審查
He scrutinized the men’s faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.
他仔細端詳這些男人的臉，想弄清誰在撒謊。

Question 30

peruse

Answer 30

隨便翻閱；瀏覽
He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads.
他翻開一份報紙，開始瀏覽徵婚啟事。

Question 31

premonition

Answer 31

（尤指不祥的）預兆，預感
[ + that ] He had a premonition that his plane would crash, so he took the train.
他預感到他要坐的飛機會墜毀，於是就坐了火車。

Question 32

desist

Answer 32

停止，中止（他人不希望發生的事）
The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns.
士兵們已接到命令停止射擊。

Question 33

recoil

Answer 33

退縮，畏懼；（因為厭惡而）退避
He leaned forward to kiss her and she recoiled in horror.
他俯身去吻她，她驚恐地後退避開。

Question 34

inclement

Answer 34

（天氣）惡劣的（尤指寒冷、有暴風雨或暴風雪）

Question 35

obsessed

Answer 35

心神不寧的；著迷的；困擾的
Why are people so obsessed with money?
人們為甚麼對金錢如此著迷？

Question 36

mastiff

Answer 36

獒，大馴犬

Question 37

doleful

Answer 37

悲傷的，哀傷的
a doleful expression
哀傷的表情

Question 38

pertinent

Answer 38

有關的，直接相關的
a pertinent question/remark
切中要害的問題／評論

Question 39

wan

Answer 39

（面部）蒼白的，顯得疲憊的

Question 40

frustrated

Answer 40

灰心的，氣餒的
Are you feeling frustrated in your present job?
你做現在這份工作感覺氣餒嗎？

Question 41

interject

Answer 41

插（話）
[ + speech ] “That’s absolutely ridiculous!” Mary interjected.
「太荒謬了！」瑪麗插話道。

Question 42

histrionics

Answer 42

裝腔作勢
I’d had enough of Lydia’s histrionics.
我受夠了莉迪亞的裝腔作勢。

Question 43

elusive

Answer 43

難以描述（或找到、達到、記起）的；困難的
The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever.
這些問題的答案仍然是不得而知。

Question 44

symptomatic

Answer 44

表明…存在的，是…的徵兆的
Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
嫉妒情緒出現在戀愛關係中時，通常顯示出其中一方欠缺自信。

Question 45

imminent

Answer 45

臨近的，即將發生的
imminent disaster/danger
迫在眉睫的災難／危險

Question 46

squeamish

Answer 46

容易心煩意亂的；易受驚的；神經質的
She’s really squeamish and can’t stand the sight of blood.
她神經很脆弱，見不得血。

Question 47

engrossed

Answer 47

全神貫注的；專心致志的
She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.
她看書看得太入迷了，以至於忘了烤箱中正烤著餅乾。

Question 48

salient

Answer 48

顯著的，突出的
She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
她開始總結提議中的重點／要點。

Question 49

inert

Answer 49

不動的；不能動的
The inert figure of a man could be seen lying in the front of the car.
可以看到一個男人躺在汽車前座上，一動也不動。

Question 50

poignant

Answer 50

令人痛苦的，酸楚的；深深打動人的
The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
照片喚起了對美好時光的深情追憶。