Lesson 26

Question 1

gridlock

Answer 1

（市區）交通大擠塞
A car breaking down at rush hour could cause gridlock across half the city.
在交通高峰時間，一輛車拋錨就可能使半個城市都陷入交通癱瘓。

Question 2

grievance (2)

Answer 2

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。

Question 3

grievously

Answer 3

grievously

極其痛苦地；令人悲傷地

Question 4

grim

Answer 4

令人擔憂的，令人沮喪的
The future looks grim.
未來一片渺茫。

Question 5

gripe

Answer 5

1.腸絞痛
2.【口】訴苦，發牢騷[（+at/about）]
He is griping about his income tax again. 他又在為所得稅的事發牢騷。

Question 6

groove

Answer 6

在……上開出溝（或槽等）；用溝（或槽等）連接

The carpenter grooved the board. 木匠在木板上開槽。

Question 7

ground to a halt

Answer 7

1.(指車輛)伴有噪音緩緩停住
2.【喻】(指過程)逐漸停止
The strike brought industry grinding to a halt. 由於罷工生產逐漸停頓下來。

Question 8

grovel

Answer 8

卑躬屈膝，奴顏婢膝，俯首貼耳
He sent a grovelling note of apology.
他寄去了一封低三下四的道歉信。

Question 9

grudgingly

Answer 9

勉強地，不情願地

He gave his permission grudgingly. 他勉強地表示許可。

Question 10

grueling

Answer 10

使人精疲力盡的；艱辛的；讓人受不了的
Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week.
資歷較淺的醫生經常必須承受艱巨的工作量，一星期工作100小時。

Question 11

grumble (2)

Answer 11

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。

Question 12

grunge (2)

Answer 12

（流行於20世紀90年代初的）頹廢音樂，格郎基音樂；（20世紀90年代初期年輕人以穿著邋遢為時尚的）格郎基風尚，頹廢風尚
Nirvana was one of the most famous grunge bands.
「涅磐」是最著名的頹廢音樂樂隊之一。

Question 13

guerrilla

Answer 13

遊擊隊員
A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.
一小隊遊擊隊員炸毀了山區的一列火車。

Question 14

guileless

Answer 14

誠實無欺的，老實的
She regarded him with wide, guileless blue eyes.
她瞪著一雙純真無邪的藍色大眼睛看著他。

Question 15

guise

Answer 15

（尤指為了欺騙而裝出的）外表，表現形式；偽裝
The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually undercover police officers.
以毒販身份到來的人實際上是臥底員警。

Question 16

gullible (5)

Answer 16

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。

Question 17

gust

Answer 17

一陣狂風，一陣強風
A sudden gust of wind blew his umbrella inside out.
一陣狂風把他的傘吹翻了。

Question 18

guzzle

Answer 18

濫吃；狂飲；狼吞虎嚥
He guzzled his beer and ordered another.
他一口喝完了啤酒，然後又點了一份。

Question 19

hackneyed (2)

Answer 19

（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。

Question 20

haggle (3)

Answer 20

（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。

Question 21

hairstyling

Answer 21

the action or skill of cutting and styling hair

ex. hairstyling for film or photo shoots

Question 22

halal

Answer 22

（肉）按伊斯蘭教教規宰殺牲畜取得的，合伊斯蘭教教規的
halal meat
伊斯蘭教的合法畜肉

Question 23

half-and-half

Answer 23

（鮮奶油和牛奶混合的液體，有些人用來加入咖啡中）一半對一半
Add 1 cup half-and-half or milk and stir.
加入一杯一半對一半或是牛奶然後攪動。

Question 24

hallucinatory

Answer 24

幻覺的；導致幻覺的
In some patients the drug has been found to have hallucinatory side effects.
在某些病人身上發現此藥有致幻的副作用。

Question 25

hamper (3)

Answer 25

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。

Question 26

haphazard

Answer 26

無秩序的，無計劃的，隨意的
He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner.
像往常一樣，他處理這個問題時也很沒有章法。

Question 27

harangue (2)

Answer 27

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。

Question 28

harbinger

Answer 28

（尤指壞事的）先兆，預兆
a harbinger of doom
毀滅的前兆

Question 29

drive a hard bargain

Answer 29

drive a hard bargain

極力討價還價

Question 30

hard-and-fast

Answer 30

(指規則等)不能變通的, 不容更改的

hard and fast regulations, categories 硬性的規章制度、分類方法

Question 31

hard-boiled

Answer 31

（人）冷酷的，不動感情的
The film stars Kathleen Turner as the hard-boiled detective of Sarah Paretsky’s novel.
根據莎拉‧派瑞斯基的小說改編的電影中，凱瑟琳‧特納擔綱主角，扮演冷酷的警探。

Question 32

hard-core

Answer 32

信念堅定的
hard-core party members
黨內的頑強分子

Question 33

hard-earned

Answer 33

辛苦賺來的，來之不易的
People feel they are being cheated out of their hard-earned cash.
人們覺得自己的血汗錢被騙了。

Question 34

hard-headed

Answer 34

不感情用事的，理智的
a hard-headed approach to problems
解決問題的理智方法

Question 35

hard-won

Answer 35

辛苦得到的，來之不易的
a hard-won battle
辛苦獲勝的戰役

Question 36

harrow

Answer 36

1.耙地
2.使痛苦，折磨
He was harrowed with anxiety. 他焦慮不堪。

Question 37

haughty (3)

Answer 37

不友好的，傲慢的
She has a rather haughty manner.
她的舉止非常傲慢。

Question 38

haven

Answer 38

安全的地方；和平之地
The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.
這個花園是塊遠離喧囂都市的靜地。

Question 39

head over heels

Answer 39

1.向前翻跟斗
2.完全地
She’s head over heels in love (with him). 她深深地愛上了(他)。

Question 40

heckler (2)

Answer 40

heckler

激烈質問者；起哄者，擾亂分子

Question 41

hedonism

Answer 41

hedonism

享樂主義

Question 42

hedonist

Answer 42

hedonist

快樂主義者

Question 43

hegemony

Answer 43

（尤指國家的）霸權，支配權，領導權
The three nations competed for regional hegemony.
這三個國家就地區霸權展開爭奪。

Question 44

heighten

Answer 44

（使）（尤指某種情緒或效果）增強，加強
The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.
大批員警出現只會使人群更加緊張。

Question 45

heinous

Answer 45

極其惡劣的，令人震驚的
a heinous crime
令人髮指的罪行

Question 46

herald

Answer 46

預示…的開始；（尤指透過慶祝或讚揚）宣佈（常指好事）
The president’s speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.
總統的演說預示著一個外交政策新時代的開始。

Question 47

Herculean

Answer 47

艱巨的，費力的；需要決心的
a Herculean effort
極大的努力

Question 48

hereafter

Answer 48

此後，今後
Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel “Ruth” will hereafter be cited within the text as EG.
伊麗莎白‧蓋斯凱爾的小說《露絲》在下文中提及時將以 EG 代替。

Question 49

heredity

Answer 49

遺傳
Diet and exercise can influence a person’s weight, but heredity is also a factor.
節食和運動可以影響一個人的體重，而遺傳也是一個因素。

Question 50

heretical

Answer 50

heretical

異教的；異端的