BBC

Question 1

Dislodge

Answer 1

1. To force or knock something out of its position
   Ex: She tried to dislodge the bone from his throat.
2. To make someone leave a place or lose a position of power

Question 2

Ammunition

Answer 2

Bullets, shells etc that are fired from guns

Question 3

Atrocity

Answer 3

An extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war

Question 4

Bulletin

Answer 4

An official statement that tells people about something important

Question 5

Sprawling

Answer 5

Spreading over a wide area in an untidy or unattractive way

Ex: The sprawling city has been in lockdown for weeks.

Question 6

Mandatory

Answer 6

If something is mandatory, the law says it must be done (compulsory, obligatory)
Ex: Hong Kong has implemented a mandatory two-week quarantine period for anyone arriving from mainland China.

Question 7

Flout

Answer 7

To deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing
Ex: Flouting the rules will be punishable with a fine and a prison sentence.

Question 8

Incubation period

Answer 8

潛伏期

Question 9

Scoop

Answer 9

To win a prize or award

Ex: She scooped the top prize.

Question 10

Satire

Answer 10

諷刺[U]
諷刺作品[C]
Ex: The film is a vicious social satire.

Question 11

Manage

Answer 11

To succeed in dealing with problems, living in a difficult situation etc
Ex: It has now managed what no other subtitled film has done in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards.

Question 12

Lucklustre

Answer 12

Not exciting, impressive etc

Ex: He has suspended his presidential bid after a lackluster finish in the Nee Hampshire primary.

Question 13

Outlast

Answer 13

To continue to exist or be effective for a longer time than something else.
Ex: A leather sofa will usually outlast a cloth one.

Question 14

Self-deprecating

Answer 14

Trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem umimportant
Ex: He used his signature self-deprecating humour to sell his chief campaign proposal: universal basic income.

Question 15

Automation

Answer 15

The use of computers and machines instead of people to do a job
Ex: It was a financial cushion against job losses due to increased automation.

Question 16

Atypical

Answer 16

Not typical or usual

Question 17

Outstrip

Answer 17

To do something better than someone else or be more successful
Ex: We outstripped all our competitors in sales last year.

Question 18

Be down to somebody/ something

Answer 18

To be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing
Ex: Her success is all down to him.

Question 19

Downplay

Answer 19

To make something seem less important than it really is

Ex: The local officials were downplaying the severity of the epidemic.

Question 20

Stifling

Answer 20

A situation that is stifling stops you from developing your own ideas and character.
Ex: Excessive control risked stifling individual expression.

Question 21

Malevolent

Answer 21

A malevolent person wants to harm other people

Question 22

Consignment

Answer 22

A quantity of goods that are sent somewhere, especially in order to be sold

Question 23

Vilify

Answer 23

To say or write bad things about someone or something

Ex: She ended up vilified by a hostile British press.

Question 24

Inextricably linked

Answer 24

If two or more things are inextricably linked, they are very closely related and affect each other.
Ex: Physical health is inextricably linked to mental health.

Question 25

Exemption

Answer 25

Permission not to do or pay something that you would normally have to do or pay
Ex: Exemptions will be given to those with valid reasons.

Question 26

Be geared to somebody/ something

Answer 26

To be organized in a way that is suitable for a particular purpose or situation
Ex: The system is not geared to what we need right now.

Question 27

Deterrent

Answer 27

Something that makes someone less likely to do something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results
Ex: The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.