IELTS vacab reference Unit 2

Question 1

hierarchy

Answer 1

a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance
階級系統

Question 2

struggle

Answer 2

to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something
掙扎

Question 3

vivid

Answer 3

Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind
鮮明

Question 4

explosive

Answer 4

exploding or able to explode easily

炸藥 爆炸性

Question 5

restriction

Answer 5

an official limit on something 限制

Question 6

distinguish

Answer 6

to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another
表明某事的獨特性

Question 7

attribute

Answer 7

characteristic

Question 8

controlled

Answer 8

to order, limit, or rule something, or someone’s actions or behaviour

Question 9

costly

Answer 9

expensive

Question 10

require

Answer 10

to need something or make something necessary

要求

Question 11

fatal

Answer 11

A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death.

致命的

Question 12

abundant

Answer 12

A LOT

Question 13

intuitive

Answer 13

based on feelings rather than facts or proof

直覺的

Question 14

efficiency

Answer 14

the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any

效率

Question 15

equivalent*

Answer 15

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.

from EQUAL

Question 16

domestic

Answer 16

relating to a person’s own country/HOME

domestic helper

Question 17

aggravate

Answer 17

make worse

Question 18

encounter

Answer 18

a meeting

Question 19

convert

Answer 19

to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character

轉化 歸化

Question 20

suffer

Answer 20

to experience physical or mental pain

承受痛苦

Question 21

assess

Answer 21

to test

Question 22

classify

Answer 22

to divide things into groups according to their type

分類

Question 23

assemble

Answer 23

to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group

Question 24

rely on/upon sb/sth

Answer 24

to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed

依賴

the Formal form of on is upon

Question 25

enable

Answer 25

make possible

Question 26

decline*

Answer 26

to drop down

/ refuse

Question 27

regardless of

Answer 27

without being influenced by any other events or conditions

= no matter

Question 28

merely

Answer 28

used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more

Question 29

aspiration

Answer 29

something that you hope to achieve

志向