Lesson 18

Question 1

doltish

Answer 1

doltish

愚蠢的

Question 2

domicile (2)

Answer 2

domicile

居住地，住址

Question 3

don

Answer 3

穿戴上
He donned his finest coat and hat.
他穿上了他最帥的外套，戴上了他最好的帽子。

Question 4

double Jeopardy

Answer 4

double Jeopardy

重複指控，重複控告

Question 5

doughty

Answer 5

頑強勇敢的；不屈服的
She has been for many years a doughty campaigner for women’s rights.
多年來她一直在爲爭取婦女的權利而進行頑強的抗爭。

Question 6

downgrade

Answer 6

（使）降級；（使）降職；貶低；輕視
My job’s been downgraded to that of ordinary editor.
我已經被降爲普通編輯了。

Question 7

downtime

Answer 7

休養期
We had a busy weekend so I’m planning to have some downtime tomorrow.
我們忙了一個週末，所以我計劃明天要休息放鬆一下。

Question 8

dowry

Answer 8

1.嫁妝[C]
Her father gave her the two books he had written as her dowry. 作為她的嫁妝，她父親將自己寫的兩本書給了她。
2.天賦；天資[C]
She has a great dowry for art. 她有藝術天資。

Question 9

draconian (2)

Answer 9

（法律、政府行爲等）苛刻的，嚴厲的，嚴酷的
draconian laws/methods
嚴酷的法律／苛刻的方法

Question 10

draw on sth

Answer 10

利用，依賴（資訊或知識）
His novels draw heavily on his childhood.
他的小說大多取材於自己的童年經歷。

Question 11

dread

Answer 11

對…感到恐懼；害怕；擔心
He’s dreading the exam - he’s sure he’s going to fail.
他很擔心考試——他覺得自己肯定過不了。

Question 12

dreary

Answer 12

沈悶的，單調乏味的，令人沮喪的
a dreary little town
沉悶的小城

Question 13

drift off

Answer 13

漸漸入睡
I couldn’t help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring!
我在聽講座的過程中不知不覺地睡著了——這個講座太乏味了！

Question 14

drool over sb/sth

Answer 14

貪婪地看，癡癡傻傻地看
Roz and I sat by the swimming pool, drooling over all the gorgeous young men.
羅茲和我坐在游泳池邊癡癡地看著那些小帥哥。

Question 15

drop the ball

Answer 15

（尤指由於愚蠢或粗心）犯錯誤
For God’s sake don’t drop the ball on this - we’re relying on you.
千萬不要搞砸了，我們就靠你了！

Question 16

drudge (2)

Answer 16

苦工，做繁重無聊工作的人
I feel like a real drudge - I’ve done nothing but clean all day!
我覺得自己真的像一個苦工——整整一天都在打掃。

Question 17

dubious

Answer 17

半信半疑的，可疑的；不確定的；不可信的
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
這些說法未經科學證實，有些可疑。

Question 18

duchess

Answer 18

公爵夫人（頭銜）；女公爵（頭銜）
the Duchess of Kent
肯特公爵夫人

Question 19

duck

Answer 19

（尤指爲避免被擊中而）猛低頭，猛彎腰
I saw the ball hurtling towards me and ducked (down).
我看到球朝我飛過來就連忙低頭躲了一下。

Question 20

duplicate (2)

Answer 20

複製，拷貝
The documents had been duplicated.
這些文件已經被複印過了。

Question 21

duplicitous

Answer 21

兩面派的，雙面的
a duplicitous traitor/spy/politician
雙面叛徒／間諜／政客

Question 22

durability

Answer 22

durability

耐久性

Question 23

dwell

Answer 23

居住，棲身
She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years.
她在亞洲偏遠地區居住了很多年。

Question 24

dwindle (3)

Answer 24

減小；降低；減少
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
該社區在過去的兩年裡縮小到了原來的十分之一。

Question 25

dynamics

Answer 25

動力
This software is used for modelling atmospheric dynamics.
這個軟體用於模仿空氣動力。

Question 26

dysentery

Answer 26

dysentery

【醫】痢疾；腹瀉

Question 27

earthy

Answer 27

粗俗的，粗鄙的
She has an earthy sense of humour.
她的幽默感粗俗不堪。

Question 28

eavesdrop

Answer 28

偷聽
He was eavesdropping on our conversation.
他在偷聽我們談話。

Question 29

ebullient (3)

Answer 29

精力充沛的；熱情洋溢的；興高采烈的
He wasn’t his usual ebullient self.
一向熱情洋溢的他一反常態，好像換了個人似的。

Question 30

echelon

Answer 30

（軍隊、企業等組織的）等級，階層，某一等級（或階層）的所有人
These salary increases will affect only the highest echelons of local government.
這些加薪措施僅僅會涉及到當地政府的最高層。

Question 31

eclectic (2)

Answer 31

不拘一格的；相容並蓄的；博採眾長的
an eclectic style/approach
相容並蓄的風格 ／ 博採眾長的方法

Question 32

eclipse

Answer 32

1.蝕，遮蔽（其他天體的光）
The moon eclipses the sun. 月球遮住太陽。
2.使失色
This news eclipses everything else. 這條消息使其他一切都顯得無足輕重了。

Question 33

ecstasy

Answer 33

狂喜，欣喜若狂
She threw her head back as if in ecstasy.
她仰著頭，一副飄飄欲仙的樣子。

Question 34

ecstatic (3)

Answer 34

狂喜的，欣喜若狂的
The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd.
新總統受到狂熱人群的熱烈歡迎。

Question 35

ecumenical

Answer 35

促進基督教（不同教派）大聯合的
an ecumenical service
基督教不同教派共同舉行的儀式

Question 36

edict

Answer 36

法令，命令
The City Council issued an edict against spitting in the street.
市議會頒佈法令禁止隨地吐痰。

Question 37

edifice (3)

Answer 37

（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。

Question 38

efface

Answer 38

抹去，擦掉；消除
The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
整個國家都曾試圖將那段獨裁歷史從記憶中抹去。

Question 39

efficacious (3)

Answer 39

efficacious

靈驗的；奏效的；有效的

Question 40

efficacy

Answer 40

功效，效力，效能
They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.
他們最近進行了一系列的試驗來檢測這種藥的功效。

Question 41

efflorescence

Answer 41

efflorescence

1. 開花
2. 發展；全盛期
3. 【化】風化

Question 42

egregious (4)

Answer 42

（錯誤等）極其嚴重的，極壞的，令人震驚的
It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
一位政界人士表現得如此無知，犯這種錯誤是極不應該的。

Question 43

eke sth out

Answer 43

精打細算地維持；儘量節約使用
There wasn’t much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.
剩下的食物不多，但是我們省吃減用設法熬了過來。

Question 44

elasticity

Answer 44

彈性；彈力
As the skin grows older it loses its elasticity.
隨著皮膚老化，彈性會慢慢喪失。

Question 45

elated

Answer 45

興高采烈的；喜氣洋洋的；歡欣鼓舞的
The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.
據報道，王子喜得千金。

Question 46

electrifying (2)

Answer 46

令人激動的；令人興奮的
an electrifying performance
激動人心的表演

Question 47

elegy (2)

Answer 47

（尤指懷念故人或往事的）輓歌；輓詩；哀歌
Gray’s “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” is a famous English poem.
格雷的《墓園輓歌》是一首著名的英國詩。

Question 48

elevated (2)

Answer 48

提高的；升高的；抬高的
The doctor said I was to keep my leg elevated.
醫生說我要保持腿部抬高。

Question 49

eligible (2)

Answer 49

具備條件的；有資格的；合格的
Are you eligible for early retirement/maternity leave?
你符合提前退休／休産假的條件嗎？

Question 50

eliminate

Answer 50

排除；消除；清除
A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.
養成健康的飲食習慣有助於消除心臟病誘因。