Lesson 23

Question 1

ferine

Answer 1

ferine

野生的；兇猛的

Question 2

ferment

Answer 2

（使）發酵
You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol.
釀葡萄酒是讓葡萄汁發酵，直到所有的糖分都轉化為酒精。

Question 3

ferocious (5)

Answer 3

兇猛的，兇惡的；激烈的；可怕的
a ferocious dog
兇猛的狗

Question 4

ferocity

Answer 4

兇猛；殘暴[U][S]

The attack was resumed with a new ferocity. 重新發起了猛烈進攻。

Question 5

ferret sth out

Answer 5

搜尋出，搜索出
[ + question word ] I know his name but I haven’t managed to ferret out where he lives.
我知道他的名字，不過我還沒有查出他住在哪裡。

Question 6

fertilization

Answer 6

fertilization

肥沃；施肥；【生】受精（作用）

Question 7

fervid

Answer 7

強烈的；熱情的，熱誠的
a fervent supporter of the communist party
共產黨的熱烈擁護者

Question 8

fetid

Answer 8

惡臭的；腐臭的
fetid air/breath
臭氣／惡臭的口氣

Question 9

fetter (2)

Answer 9

束縛；限制；抑制
He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.
朝九晚五的辦公室生活讓他覺得頗受束縛。

Question 10

feudal

Answer 10

封建（制度）的
the feudal system
封建制度

Question 11

fiasco

Answer 11

完全失敗；尷尬的結局
The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.
演出徹底搞砸了，一個演員忘了臺詞，另一個跌下了舞臺。

Question 12

fickle

Answer 12

（意見或感情）反覆無常的，易變的
She’s so fickle - she’s never been interested in the same man for more than a week!
她是如此變幻無常，從未喜歡過一個男人超過一星期。

Question 13

fiddle

Answer 13

（尤指為個人利益而）用詭計獲得；篡改，偽造
She managed to fiddle a free trip to America.
她想辦法騙取了一趟去美國的免費旅行。

Question 14

fidelity (2)

Answer 14

（尤指對性伴侶的）忠誠，忠實，忠貞
Somerset Maugham’s comedy of marital fidelity, “The Constant Wife”
薩默塞特‧毛姆關於婚姻忠貞的喜劇《堅貞太太》

Question 15

fidget (2)

Answer 15

坐立不安
Children can’t sit still for long without fidgeting.
孩子無法長時間一動不動地坐著。

Question 16

filigree

Answer 16

金屬細絲飾品；（尤指）銀細絲飾品
a beautiful filigree brooch
漂亮的銀絲胸針

Question 17

financier

Answer 17

financier

金融家；財政家；財務官[C]

Question 18

finite

Answer 18

有限的；有限制的；有盡的
The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.
用於公共醫療服務的資金是有限的，我們浪費不起。

Question 19

the firmament (2)

Answer 19

天空，蒼穹
figurative She is one of the rising stars in the political firmament.
她是政界冉冉升起的新星之一。

Question 20

fissure (2)

Answer 20

1.（尤指岩石上的）裂縫，裂隙[C]
The roots of the tree loosened their holds in the fissures of the rock. 樹根在岩石的裂縫處鬆開了。
2.分歧；分裂
Nobody understands why this team keeps losing. My interpretation is that there is internal fissure at play. 誰也搞不懂這個球隊為何老是輸球，依我看是內部不合。

Question 21

fizzle out

Answer 21

逐漸終止，有始無終
They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.
由於他們上的不是同一所大學，兩人的關係便逐漸結束了。

Question 22

flabby

Answer 22

鬆弛的；肥胖的
flabby arms/thighs
肥胖的手臂／大腿

Question 23

flagrantly (5)

Answer 23

flagrantly

罪大惡極地

Question 24

flaky

Answer 24

易碎成小薄片的；易脫落的
dry, flaky skin
乾燥易脫皮的皮膚

Question 25

flamboyance

Answer 25

flamboyance

火紅；豔麗；浮誇；浮華；炫耀

Question 26

flamboyant (3)

Answer 26

炫耀的；賣弄的
a flamboyant gesture
炫耀的姿態

Question 27

flank (3)

Answer 27

在…側面
The president was flanked by senior advisors.
部長們簇擁在總統的兩側。

Question 28

flatter

Answer 28

奉承；討好
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
我知道他只是在討好我，因為他想借些錢。

Question 29

flaunt

Answer 29

炫耀，誇示，賣弄
He’s got a lot of money but he doesn’t flaunt it.
他有很多錢，但從不炫耀。

Question 30

fledge (2)

Answer 30

（幼鳥）長出飛羽，變得羽翼豐滿
The chicks are expected to fledge in August.
這些幼鳥預計到了八月份就會羽翼豐滿，能夠飛翔了。

Question 31

flighty

Answer 31

（尤指女子）輕浮的，不負責任的，反覆無常的
a flighty young woman
輕浮的年輕女子

Question 32

flimsy (3)

Answer 32

很薄的；易破的；易損壞的
You won’t be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
你穿那麽薄的衣服不夠暖和。

Question 33

flinch

Answer 33

（因疼痛或恐懼）猛地一顫；畏縮，退縮
He didn’t even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.
護士清洗傷口的時候，他都一點也沒畏縮。

Question 34

flippant

Answer 34

輕率的；浮誇的
a flippant remark/attitude
輕率的言論／態度

Question 35

florid (2)

Answer 35

過分裝飾的；花哨的
a florid architectural style
華麗的建築風格

Question 36

flotsam

Answer 36

（沖到海灘上或在海面上漂浮的）碎木，零碎雜物
We wandered along the shore, stepping over the flotsam that had washed up in the night.
我們沿著海岸漫步，跨過夜晚衝上岸邊的零碎雜物。

Question 37

flounder (3)

Answer 37

困難重重；艱苦掙扎；不知所措
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
他把演講稿的下一頁弄丟了，支支吾吾了幾秒鐘。

Question 38

fluctuate (5)

Answer 38

（尤指持續）波動，起伏不定
Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
蔬菜價格隨著季節變化而漲落。

Question 39

fluffy (2)

Answer 39

毛茸茸的；覆有絨毛的
fluffy toys
毛絨玩具

Question 40

fluke

Answer 40

僥倖；偶然；意外
The first goal was just a fluke.
第一個進球只是僥倖命中。

Question 41

flummox

Answer 41

使困惑；使不知所措
I have to say that last question flummoxed me.
我得說最後一個問題讓我不知如何回答。

Question 42

fluorescent

Answer 42

螢光的，發燭光的
fluorescent lighting
燭光照明

Question 43

flux

Answer 43

不斷的變動，不停的變化
Our plans are in a state of flux at the moment.
我們的計劃目前處在不斷變化之中。

Question 44

foment (6)

Answer 44

挑起，激起，煽動（事端）
The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
這首歌因可能挑起種族衝突被禁播了。

Question 45

sequence

Answer 45

一連串；一系列；順序，次序
The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that led to his death.
第一章描述了造成他死亡的一連串奇特事件。

Question 46

forbear

Answer 46

自製，克制
His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
他的計劃獲得了巨大的成功，甚至那些原先的批評者們也禁不住向他表示祝賀。

Question 47

forebode

Answer 47

forebode

預示；預感

Question 48

foremost

Answer 48

最重要的；最佳的；領先的
This is one of the country’s foremost arts centres.
這是全國最重要的藝術中心之一。

Question 49

forensic

Answer 49

法醫的
forensic evidence/medicine/science
法醫證據／學／科學

Question 50

foreshadow

Answer 50

是…的預兆，預示
The recent outbreak of violence was foreshadowed by isolated incidents in the city earlier this year.
今年早些時候城裡發生的幾宗孤立事件是近來爆發的暴力事件的預兆。