Lesson 2-8 Flashcards
futility
無益，徒勞[U]
the futility of their attempts 他們的嘗試無效
galvanize
激起；使震驚；使振奮
Western charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.
饑民的照片在電視上播出後，西方的慈善組織倍感震驚，馬上行動了起來。
garrulous
喋喋不休的；貧嘴的；饒舌的
The thing I fear the most when traveling on a plane is to have a garrulous neighbor. 我搭飛機旅行時，最怕有個喋喋不休的鄰座。
germinate
（使）（種子）發芽，萌芽；（使）開始生長
The beans will only germinate if the temperature is warm enough.
豆只有在溫度足夠高時才會發芽。
gingerly
謹慎地；小心翼翼地；輕手輕腳地
Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.
她用手按著疼痛的背部，小心翼翼地坐在長椅上。
gouge
鑿
He drove into some railings and gouged a hole in the back of his car.
他開車撞到欄杆上，把車的後部撞了個大洞。
grandiose
誇大的，不切實際的；華而不實的
grandiose schemes/designs/ideas for making money
不切實際的賺錢計劃／方案／想法
grapple
（尤指為了得到某物而）扭打，搏鬥
The children grappled for the ball.
孩子們為了爭球打成一團。
gratification
滿足；滿意；喜悅[U]
To my immense gratification, he fell into the trap. 令我極為滿意的是，他中了圈套。
gratify
使高興；使滿意；滿足（某人的願望、需求等）
We were gratified by the response to our appeal.
呼籲得到積極的響應， 我們感到非常欣慰。
gratuitous
（不良行為等）不必要的，無謂的，無理由的
A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.
很多觀眾抱怨說影片中有太多無謂的色情和暴力鏡頭。
gravitate towards/to sth/sb
吸引到；受吸引而轉到
Susie always gravitates towards the older children in her playgroup.
蘇茜在幼兒遊戲組裡總是愛跟比她大的小朋友玩。
graze
擦傷，擦破（皮膚）
He fell down and grazed his knee.
他摔倒時擦傷了膝蓋。
gregarious
（人）愛交際的，不喜獨處的
Emma’s a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.
艾瑪是個喜歡交際、性情爽直的人。
grievance
不平，委屈；不滿，抱怨，牢騷
A special committee has been appointed to handle prisoners’ grievances.
已經指派一個特別委員會去處理犯人的不滿情緒。
grumble
發牢騷，抱怨，嘟囔
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.
她整晚都在向我抱怨她的工作。
grunge
grunge
【美】【口】骯髒；蹩腳貨；（九十年代早期在青年人中間流行的）髒亂衣著時尚
gullible
容易上當的，易受欺騙的，輕信的
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.
市場上有好多種所謂的奇效藥，專門誘騙那些輕信的人掏腰包。
hackneyed
（語詞或觀點）陳腐的，老套的
The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario.
這部電影的情節只不過是一個俗套的愛情故事。
haggle
（對價格或條件）討價還價
It’s traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.
傳統上買賣東西時都會討價還價。
hamper
阻礙，妨礙
Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.
猛烈的暴風雨妨礙了救援工作的進行，現在找到更多生還者的希望已經很渺茫了。
harangue
長篇大論地演說；斥責
A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.
一名醉漢在車站大聲訓斥路人。
haughty
不友好的，傲慢的
She has a rather haughty manner.
她的舉止非常傲慢。
heckler
heckler
激烈質問者；起哄者，擾亂分子
heterogeneous
各種各樣的；混雜的
Switzerland is a heterogeneous confederation of 26 self-governing cantons.
瑞士是一個由26個不同的自治州組成的聯邦。
hidebound
hidebound
頑固的；守舊的
hover
盤旋，翱翔
A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.
一隻老鷹在天空中盤旋，要伺機俯衝捕捉獵物。
hubris
驕傲自大
He was punished for his hubris.
他因為自大而受到懲罰。
hunch
直覺；預感
[ + that ] I had a hunch that you’d be here.
直覺告訴我，你會來。
hypocrisy
虛偽，偽善
There’s one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it’s sheer hypocrisy.
對她是一種標準，而對所有其他人卻是另一種標準，這是徹頭徹尾的虛偽。
idiosyncrasy
癖好，怪癖；特徵
She often cracks her knuckles when she’s speaking - it’s one of her little idiosyncrasies.
她講話時常常將指節捏得哢哢作響，這是她的一個小怪癖。
idiosyncratic
idiosyncratic
有氣質的；有特性的
illicit
非法的；違禁的；社會不容許的
illicit drugs such as cocaine and cannabis
古柯鹼和大麻之類的違禁藥物
imbroglio
錯綜複雜的局面，困局
The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.
蘇聯變得急於想把其軍隊從阿富汗困局中撤出來。
immaculate
潔淨的，整潔的
dressed in an immaculate white suit
身穿潔白的套裝
imminent
臨近的，即將發生的
imminent disaster/danger
迫在眉睫的災難／危險
immutable
永恆的；不可改變的
an immutable law
永恆的法則
impartial
公正的，無偏見的
impartial advice
客觀公正的建議
impeach
（尤指在美國）控告，彈劾（公職人員）
The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.
州長因濫用本州公款而遭到彈劾。
impeccable
完美的，無可挑剔的
impeccable taste/manners/credentials
無可挑剔的品味／舉止／資歷
impede
妨礙，阻礙；阻止
Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way.
儘管他很害羞，但這顯然一點也沒有妨礙他的事業。
impediment
妨礙，阻礙；阻止
In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.
在一些發展中國家，戰爭成了發展的另一阻礙。
imperceptible
察覺不出的，難以察覺的
She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
她聽到一聲微弱得幾乎難以察覺的哭聲。
imperious
專橫的，跋扈的
an imperious manner/voice
專橫的態度／傲慢的語氣
impervious
不能滲透的
How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal?
膠水黏玻璃和金屬之類不透水物質的效果如何？
impetuous
衝動的，魯莽的
He’s so impetuous - why can’t he think things over before he rushes into them?
他太衝動了——為甚麼他急著做事前不能仔細考慮一下呢？
implacable
不饒人的；堅定的；無法改變的
an implacable enemy
死敵
implausible
難以置信的；不可能的
The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
影片的整個情節荒謬得令人難以置信。
implicate
牽連，涉及
Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?
他們有證據證明他涉嫌搶劫案嗎？
implicit
不明言的，含蓄的
He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
他將她的評論理解為對政府的含蓄批評。
