8 Flashcards

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buff

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愛好者
a computer/opera/film buff
電腦/歌劇/電影愛好者

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romp

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瘋鬧,嬉耍喧鬧,喧鬧地玩耍
The children romped happily around/about in the garden.
孩子們高興地在花園中嬉笑打鬧。

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latent

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潛在的,潛伏的,隱性的
Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.
近來該地區的一些新情況導致民族之間潛在的緊張關係公開化了。

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inherent

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內在的;固有的,生來就有的
There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.
幾乎每種運動本身都帶有危險/風險。

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tortuous

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彎彎曲曲的;曲折的;轉彎抹角的
He took a tortuous route through back streets.
他選擇穿過偏僻的街道,走了一條彎彎曲曲的路線。

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conjugal

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婚姻的;夫妻間的(尤指性生活)
conjugal happiness
婚姻的美滿

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peregrination

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(尤指徒步的)旅行;漫遊;旅程;遊歷

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itinerant

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(工作)巡迴的,流動的
an itinerant journalist/labourer/preacher
四處奔波的記者/流動勞工/巡迴傳道者

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barometer

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(顥示特定形勢或人們對某一問題態度變化的)晴雨錶,標誌
This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
這項調查被看作是可靠的晴雨錶,能反映出民意。

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profligate

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恣意揮霍的,浪費的
She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
她因恣意揮霍錢財而出名。

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strife

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衝突;糾紛;爭吵
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?
解決基督教少數派和回教多數派之間衝突的前景如何?

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legions of sb

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大批的(人)
He failed to turn up for the concert, disappointing the legions of fans waiting outside.
他沒有在音樂會上露面,這讓等在場外的衆多歌迷感到非常失望。

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coup

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意想不到的成功
It was a tremendous coup for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles.
當地報紙能獨家採訪到查爾斯王子是破天荒的成功。

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megalomania

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誇大狂,自大狂;妄自尊大

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mendacious

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虛假的,捏造的,不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性,有些完全是捏造的。

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exonerate

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證明…無罪;宣佈…無罪;使免受責備
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
報告證明機組人員對飛機相撞事件不負任何責任。

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expatriate

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(旅居國外的)僑民
A large community of expatriates has settled there.
已經有一大批僑民在那邊定居了。

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fiat

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(當權者的)法令,命令;諭
No company can set industry standards by fiat.
任何公司都不能透過法令來制定行業標準。

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amnesty

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(對政治犯的)赦免,大赦
Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.
大多數政治犯按照大赦的條款獲得了自由。

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dismantle

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拆開,拆卸
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together again.
她拆開洗衣機想看看出了甚麽問題,但是卻裝不起來了。

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sumptuous

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奢侈的,豪華的,奢華的
The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.
名流們身著奢華的晚禮服盛裝出席。

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parsimonious

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吝嗇小氣的,過度節儉的
She’s too parsimonious to heat the house properly.
她太節儉了,連給房子供足暖氣都捨不得。

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pecuniary

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錢的;金錢上的
pecuniary interest/loss/benefit
金錢方面的利益/損失/好處

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underwrite

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(銀行或其他機構)爲…提供財力支援並承擔經濟責任

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restrictive

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限制性的;約束性的
He is self-employed because he finds working for other people too restrictive.
他是個自僱人士,因為他覺得在別人手下工作太不自由。

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blunt

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直率的;生硬的;直截了當的
I’ll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.
我就直説了——你創作的最後一件作品糟糕透了。

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nostalgia

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對往事的懷念,懷舊,念舊
Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays.
有些人對自己的學生時代充滿了懷舊之情。

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rife

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(指不良事物)盛行的;流行的;普遍的
Dysentery and malaria are rife in the refugee camps.
痢疾和瘧疾在難民營肆虐。

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balk

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猶豫
I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
想到要與他一起在火車上度過四個小時,我就感到心不甘情不願的。

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nebulous

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(尤指想法)模糊不清的,含糊的
She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.
她對自己將來要做甚麼有些模糊的想法,但都不確定。

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reviled

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謾罵;辱罵;痛斥
The judge was reviled in the newspapers for his opinions on rape.
這位法官因其對強姦的觀點被報紙罵了個狗血噴頭。

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indict

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控告,告發;起訴
He was indicted on drug charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
在斯奈爾斯布魯克刑事法庭他被起訴犯有與毒品有關的罪行。

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pesky

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討厭的;惹麻煩的
Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tyres again!
隔壁那些討厭的孩子又放了我汽車輪胎的氣!

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derogatory

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詆毀的,貶損的,貶低的
He made some derogatory comment/remark about her appearance.
他對她的相貌貶低了一番。

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repose

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休息;憩息;臥眠
She reposed on the sofa.
她躺在沙發上休息。

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abstemious

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(尤指對美食或飲酒)有節制的;戒絕的

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redolent

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散發出…強烈氣味的;(尤指氣味)使人聯想起…的
The album is a heartfelt cry, redolent of a time before radio and television.
這張專輯唱出了人們的心聲,將人們帶回到沒有收音機和電視的時代。

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omnivorous

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雜食性的
Pigs are omnivorous animals.
豬是雜食動物。

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disparate

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截然不同的,迥然相異的
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.
這兩種文化截然不同,她發現很難由一種文化轉而去適應另一種文化。

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extant

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現存的;尚存的
We have some extant parish records from the 16th century.
我們保存了一些16世紀留下來的教區記錄。

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vicissitudes

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變遷;人生沉浮;波折
Losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.
失業只是曲折人生中的一個插曲。

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edifice

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(尤指雄偉豪華的)大廈,宏偉建築
The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.
市政廳是唯一一座存留下來的15世紀的雄偉建築。

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sultry

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(天氣)悶熱的,濕熱的

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trenchant

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(批評或意見)尖銳的,尖刻的,犀利的
His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the party leader, whom he describes as “the most incompetent and ineffectual the party has known”.
他對該黨的領導人予以最為尖銳的批評,稱他是「該黨有史以來最平庸、最無能的人」。

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lugubrious

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憂傷的,憂鬱的,悲傷的
a lugubrious face
愁眉苦臉的樣子

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puissant

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有權力的;強有力的,強大的
The king introduced some of his most significant reforms as an advertisement of his own ever more puissant authority.
國王推出了一些最重要的改革措施,以此宣示自己勢不可擋的權勢。

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unabated

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未減弱的;不鬆勁的;勢頭不減的
The fighting continued unabated throughout the night.
整個晚上戰鬥一直很激烈。

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maudlin

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(尤指醉酒後)感情脆弱的,傷感的

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levity

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消遣;輕率
a brief moment of levity amid the solemn proceedings
嚴肅議程中的輕鬆一刻

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opulence

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財富;豐富