Extra 1

Question 1

abhorrent

Answer 1

令人憎惡的；使人厭惡的；可惡的
an abhorrent crime
惹人憎惡的罪行

Question 2

abstemious

Answer 2

有節制的; 簡樸的

you’re being very abstemious! 你可真夠摳的！

Question 3

the acme

Answer 3

頂峰，頂點
To act on this world-famous stage is surely the acme of any actor’s career.
毋庸置疑，一個演員能在這個舉世聞名的舞臺上演出，就是登上了事業的巔峰。

Question 4

acquiesce

Answer 4

默認；默許；默然同意
Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.
雖然很不情願，他還是默許了這個計劃。

Question 5

acrimonious

Answer 5

激烈的；尖刻的；充滿火藥味的
an acrimonious dispute
激烈的爭論

Question 6

adamant

Answer 6

固執的；堅決的，堅定不移的
[ + that ] I’ve told her she should stay at home and rest but she’s adamant that she’s coming.
我告訴過她應該在家裡休息，可她堅持要來。

Question 7

adulation

Answer 7

（尤指名不副實的）稱讚，吹捧，恭維，奉承
As a born performer, she loves the excitement and she loves the adulation.
她是個天生的表演家，喜歡刺激，愛聽吹捧。

Question 8

adumbrate

Answer 8

（尤指對未來的事情）概括說明，勾畫輪廓
The project’s objectives were adumbrated in the report.
報告簡述了該企劃案的目標。

Question 9

adversary

Answer 9

對手，敵手
He saw her as his main adversary within the company.
在他眼中，她是他在公司中的頭號對手。

Question 10

advocate

Answer 10

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 11

affable

Answer 11

和藹可親的；友善的；容易交談的
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
在我印象中他屬於那種友善的人。

Question 12

aggravate

Answer 12

使（局勢等）更嚴重，加劇
Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion.
在市中心限制停車的試驗方案使交通擠塞的問題更加嚴重。

Question 13

alleviate

Answer 13

減輕；緩和，緩解
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
這些藥物對減輕她的病痛／痛苦沒有絲毫作用。

Question 14

allude to sb/sth

Answer 14

影射，暗指；間接提到
She mentioned some trouble that she’d had at home and I guessed she was alluding to her son.
她提到家中有些麻煩事，我猜她是指她的兒子。

Question 15

aloof

Answer 15

不友善的；冷漠的
She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.
她看似孤傲不群，可實際上只是靦腆。

Question 16

alternation

Answer 16

輪流，交替
Flowers and trees are planted to produce an attractive alternation of light and shade in the garden.
種植鮮花與樹木以期在花園裡營造光影婆娑的動人景致。

Question 17

altruistic

Answer 17

利他的，無私心的
I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she’s probably looking for publicity.
我懷疑她捐錢的動機是否出於無私——很可能是沽名釣譽罷了。

Question 18

ambiguous

Answer 18

含糊不清的；引起歧義的，模棱兩可的；不明確的
His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
他對我的提問回答得有些含糊不清。

Question 19

amelioration

Answer 19

改善
amelioration in living standards
生活水平的提高

Question 20

amiable

Answer 20

和藹可親的，親切的；令人愉悅的；友好的
He seemed an amiable young man.
他看上去是個很友好的小夥子。

Question 21

animosity

Answer 21

仇恨；敵意；憎惡
Of course we’re competitive, but there’s no personal animosity between us.
我們固然是競爭對手，但我們之間並沒有私怨。

Question 22

antagonize

Answer 22

使對抗，使對立；引起…的敵意（或反感）
It’s a very delicate situation and I’ve no wish to antagonize him.
這是一種很棘手的局面，而我無意使他和我反目成仇。

Question 23

antipathy

Answer 23

憎惡，厭惡；反感
Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
儘管雙方芥蒂很深，但還是設法通過談判達成了一項協議。

Question 24

apathetic

Answer 24

無興趣的；懈怠的；（尤指對重要事情）不關心的，無動於衷的
Young people today are so apathetic about politics.
現在的年輕人太不關心政治。

Question 25

appease

Answer 25

平息；撫慰；綏靖；姑息
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
她稱政府修改法律僅僅是為了安撫那些批評政府的人。

Question 26

apprise

Answer 26

通知；告訴
The president has been apprised of the situation.
總統已經獲知了這個情況。

Question 27

archaic

Answer 27

古老的，古代的；原始的
an archaic system of government
古老的政體

Question 28

ardent

Answer 28

熱烈的；激情的；強烈的
an ardent supporter of Manchester United
曼聯隊的狂熱支持者

Question 29

ascetic

Answer 29

（常指因宗教原因）苦行的，禁慾的，過清苦生活的
They live a very ascetic life.
他們過著清心寡慾的生活。

Question 30

assiduous

Answer 30

專心致志的；勤勉的
assiduous research/efforts
鍥而不捨的研究／努力

Question 31

assuage

Answer 31

緩和；減輕；平息
The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
政府努力消除公眾的恐慌。

Question 32

astute

Answer 32

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

Question 33

austere

Answer 33

簡樸的；艱苦的；樸素的
an austere childhood during the war
戰火中艱苦的童年生活

Question 34

autocracy

Answer 34

autocracy

獨裁統治；獨裁政體；獨裁；專制

Question 35

autocrat

Answer 35

autocrat

獨裁者；專制者；獨斷專行的人；專橫的人

Question 36

banal

Answer 36

平庸的，陳腐的
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
他整晚只是坐在那裡，說些老套的話。

Question 37

belligerently

Answer 37

好戰地；參戰地
They were belligerently building up troops near the border.
他們在邊境附近積極集結軍隊。

Question 38

beneficent

Answer 38

行善的；慈善的
a beneficent aunt
慈善的阿姨

Question 39

benevolent

Answer 39

仁慈的，慈善的
He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.
他是個仁慈的老人，連一隻蒼蠅都不願傷害。

Question 40

besmirch

Answer 40

玷污，損害（名譽等）
His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation.
他的指控雖毫無根據，卻損害了她的名譽。

Question 41

bigotry

Answer 41

固執；偏狹
religious/racial bigotry
宗教／種族偏見

Question 42

brandish

Answer 42

威脅（或興奮）地揮舞
She brandished a saucepan at me so I ran out of the kitchen.
她拿著平底鍋向我揮來，於是我就跑出了廚房。

Question 43

blandishments

Answer 43

甜言蜜語；奉承話
She was impervious to his blandishments.
她對他的甜言蜜語無動於衷。

Question 44

blatant

Answer 44

明目張膽的，公然的
a blatant lie
彌天大謊

Question 45

cacophony

Answer 45

刺耳嘈雜的聲音；雜音
What a cacophony!
多麼刺耳的聲音！

Question 46

calumniate

Answer 46

譭謗；惡意中傷；污蔑
He has tried to calumniate and destroy everyone whose opinions differ from his.
他會去惡意中傷和摧毀所有與他意見不同的人。

Question 47

cantankerous

Answer 47

愛爭吵且抱怨不休的
He’s getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.
他上了年紀，變得有些愛吵嘴還老抱怨。

Question 48

capitulate

Answer 48

投降；屈服；停止抵抗
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
在該市被轟炸了五個小時之後，他們的軍隊投降了。

Question 49

caprice

Answer 49

異想天開；反覆無常；突發奇想
The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.
用三億美元建造這座宮殿就是為了滿足一個人的心血來潮。

Question 50

capricious

Answer 50

反覆無常的
a capricious child
任性的小孩