Lesson 2-14

Question 1

raucous

Answer 1

（聲音）刺耳的，尖厲的
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
我聽到那些烏鴉刺耳的叫聲。

Question 2

ravage

Answer 2

嚴重破壞；損壞；毀壞
The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.
這一地區飽受乾旱／洪水／戰爭的蹂躪。

Question 3

rave

Answer 3

（通常指因爲心煩、憤怒或生病而）語無倫次，胡言亂語，說胡話
He’s always raving (on) about the government.
他總是語無倫次地大罵政府。

Question 4

reactionary

Answer 4

反動分子；保守分子；反對進步者
Reactionaries are preventing reforms.
反對進步者正在阻礙改革。

Question 5

rebuke

Answer 5

斥責；指責；訓斥
I was rebuked by my manager for being late.
我因為遲到而遭到經理的訓斥。

Question 6

reciprocal

Answer 6

1.相互的，交互的
They have a reciprocal loathing for each other. 他們互相憎恨。
2.互惠的，對等的；相互補償的
take reciprocal action 採取相應行動

Question 7

reciprocate

Answer 7

回報，報答，酬答
Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
很不幸，我為他付出的感情沒有得到回報。

Question 8

reclaim

Answer 8

取回；拿回；收回
You’ll be able to reclaim the tax on all equipment that you buy.
你們採購所有設備所付的稅款以後都可以退回。

Question 9

reconcile

Answer 9

調和；調解；使一致
It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
有時很難調和宗教和科學之間的矛盾。

Question 10

recondite

Answer 10

深奧的；玄妙的；晦澀的
We had to work from material that was both complex and recondite.
我們不得不從那些複雜晦澀的資料著手開始工作。

Question 11

recount

Answer 11

講述；敍述；描述
He recounted his adventures since he had left home.
他講述了離家以後的很多奇遇。

Question 12

redemption

Answer 12

（將債券，股票等）贖取為現金
The bonds will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount, plus interest to the redemption date.
在贖取之日，憑債券可贖取全部本金，加上到期的利息。

Question 13

redoubtable

Answer 13

（尤指性格方面）強的；可敬的；令人敬畏的
Tonight he faces the most redoubtable opponent of his boxing career.
今晚他面對的是他拳擊生涯中最強大的對手。

Question 14

redundant

Answer 14

（尤指詞、片語等）多餘的，不需要的，累贅的，囉唆的
In the sentence “She is a single unmarried woman”, the word “unmarried” is redundant.
在句子 She is a single unmarried woman 中，unmarried 一詞是多餘的。

Question 15

reel sth off

Answer 15

一口氣說出；滔滔不絕地講
The old man reeled off the names of his 22 grandchildren.
老人一口氣說出了他22個孫子孫女的名字。

Question 16

refrain

Answer 16

避免；忍住；節制
We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.
我們緘默不語，直到確定安全了才開始說話。

Question 17

refute

Answer 17

駁斥；反駁；否認…的正確性（或真實性）
to refute a person/theory/argument/claim
駁斥一個人／理論／論點／說法

Question 18

regime

Answer 18

政府；政權；政體
The old corrupt, totalitarian regime was overthrown.
腐敗的舊極權政府被推翻。

Question 19

reimburse

Answer 19

償還；付還；補償
The airline reimbursed me for the amount they had overcharged me.
航空公司把多收的錢退還給我了。

Question 20

reinforce

Answer 20

加固；使更結實
The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.
我牛仔褲的口袋縫了兩道線，很結實。

Question 21

reiterate

Answer 21

反復地說，反復講；重申
The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorists.
政府重申拒絕向恐怖分子妥協。

Question 22

rejuvenate

Answer 22

使年輕；使恢復活力；使青春煥發
She felt rejuvenated by her fortnight in the Bahamas.
在巴哈馬群島度了兩週假，她覺得自己變年輕了。

Question 23

relegate

Answer 23

貶職；使降級；降低…的地位
She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job.
因被降職做文書，她就辭了職。

Question 24

relentless

Answer 24

持續嚴厲的；持續強烈的
relentless criticism/pressure
不斷的嚴厲批評／施壓

Question 25

reliance

Answer 25

依賴，依靠；信任，信賴
The region’s reliance on tourism is unwise.
這一地區依賴旅遊業謀發展是不明智的。

Question 26

relinquish

Answer 26

放棄；拒絕
He has relinquished his claim to the throne.
他放棄了繼承王位的要求。

Question 27

relish

Answer 27

享受；喜歡
I always relish a challenge.
我一向喜歡迎接挑戰。

Question 28

remembrance

Answer 28

紀念；懷念；緬懷
A church service was held in remembrance of the victims.
在教堂舉行了一次紀念受害者們的禮拜儀式。

Question 29

reminiscent of sb/sth

Answer 29

使人想起…的；使人回憶起…的
That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.
那首歌勾起了我對青少年時代的無限回憶。

Question 30

remnant

Answer 30

殘餘（部分）；剩餘（部分）；零頭；零料
the remnants of last night’s meal
昨晚的剩飯

Question 31

remonstrate

Answer 31

抗議；反對；抱怨
I went to the boss to remonstrate against the new rules.
我去找了老闆，對新的規定提出抗議。

Question 32

remunerative

Answer 32

給酬報的；給酬勞的
a highly remunerative (= well paid) job
高薪工作

Question 33

rendezvous

Answer 33

（尤指秘密的）約會，會面
We have a rendezvous for next week, don’t we?
我們下周有個約會，是不是？

Question 34

renounce

Answer 34

聲明放棄；宣佈放棄；棄絕
Her ex-husband renounced his claim to the family house.
她的前夫宣佈放棄對家裡房子的所有權要求。

Question 35

renovate

Answer 35

修復，翻新，整修（尤指建築物）
He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.
他靠翻修老房子再出售賺錢。

Question 36

repatriate

Answer 36

將…遣返回國；寄（錢）回國，將（資金等）調回本國
The government repatriated him because he had no visa.
他沒有簽證，所以被政府遣送回國。

Question 37

repercussion

Answer 37

（尤指壞的）影響，反響；惡果
Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy.
旅遊業只要出現任何一點衰退，都可能會給當地經濟帶來嚴重影響。

Question 38

repertoire

Answer 38

（總稱某人可演出的）全部劇目，全部節目，全部曲目
The Royal Shakespeare Company also have many modern plays in their repertoire.
皇家莎士比亞劇團的演出劇目中也包括很多現代戲劇。

Question 39

replicate

Answer 39

使複現；重複；複製
Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.
研究者們作了很多次努力，試圖重複這一實驗。

Question 40

repository

Answer 40

智囊；知識淵博的人；知識寶典
She’s a repository of knowledge about our family history.
她對我們的家族史瞭若指掌。

Question 41

reprieve

Answer 41

（尤指對死刑的）撤銷令，緩刑令
He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.
他被判死刑，但是就在行刑前最後時刻被准予緩期執行。

Question 42

reproach

Answer 42

（尤指因為某人沒成功或沒達到預期目標而）責備，責怪，批評
His mother reproached him for not eating all his dinner.
他因為吃晚飯時沒有把飯全吃完而受到媽媽的責備。

Question 43

repudiate

Answer 43

拒絕，不接受；否認；批駁
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.
他們指控／譴責／聲稱他企圖欺騙他們，他對此進行了駁斥。

Question 44

repulsive

Answer 44

令人厭惡的；使人反感的；可憎的
What a repulsive old man!
這老頭子真是令人厭惡！

Question 45

rescind

Answer 45

廢除；取消；撤銷
The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.
事實證明，航空公司向素食乘客收取素餐費的做法不得人心，因而已被取消。

Question 46

resonant

Answer 46

（聲音）洪亮的，響亮的，回響的，回聲的
a deep, resonant voice
深沉而洪亮的嗓音

Question 47

resort to sth

Answer 47

（別無辦法的情況下）訴諸，依靠，採用
I had to resort to violence/threats to get my money.
為了拿到我的錢，我被迫訴諸暴力／採取威脅的手段。

Question 48

respective

Answer 48

各自的；各個的；分別的
Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then afterwards we’d go to our respective classes.
所有人都去禮堂參加集會，會後各自回各自的班級。

Question 49

resurgence

Answer 49

復甦；復興；再次興起
The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism.
獨立國家的建立導致了民族主義的復甦。

Question 50

retain

Answer 50

保持；保留；保有
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
她被打敗了，失去了繼續掌管公司的權力。