Lesson 3-6 Flashcards
sequestered
僻靜的，幽靜的
I found a sequestered spot in the park and lay down with my book.
我在花園的深處找到一個幽靜的地方，於是躺下來看書。
shackle
阻撓，束縛
The country is shackled by its own debts.
這個國家正爲其債務所困。
simulate
類比，模仿；假裝，僞裝
In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood.
廉價傢俱經常用塑膠模仿木材。
simultaneous
同時的
There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.
幾起爆炸在幾個不同的城市同時發生。
sporadically
斷斷續續地; 偶爾
theatre reviews appeared only sporadically in the paper after he left 他離開後，戲劇評論只是零星地見諸報端
sprawl
（懶散地）攤開四肢坐（或躺）
I knocked into her in the corridor and sent her sprawling (= knocked her over).
我在走廊裡和她迎頭相撞，把她撞了個四腳朝天。
squander
浪費，揮霍（金錢或補給品）；糟蹋（機會）
They’ll quite happily squander a whole year’s savings on two weeks in the sun.
他們會心甘情願地花盡全年的積蓄，度過兩個星期的陽光假期。
stagnate
停滯不前；不發展
The electronics industry is showing signs of stagnating after 15 years of growth.
電子産業在經過15年的飛速發展之後出現了停滯不前的跡象。
sterile
（生物）不育的；（土地）貧瘠的，不長作物的
Mules are usually sterile.
騾子通常無法生育。
stifle
（使）窒息，（使）喘不上氣
He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
據說他用枕頭悶死了受害人。
stipulate
規定，約定；明確說明
She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
她同意買這輛車，但指明要裝賽車輪胎和渦輪動力引擎。
streamline
把…設計成流線型，使成流線型
Streamlining cars increases their fuel efficiency.
把汽車設計成流線型可以提高汽車的燃油效率。
subjugate
征服；制服；使屈從
a subjugated people 一個被征服的民族
substantial
大的；可觀的；價值巨大的；重大的
The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
這些發現顯示男性和女性之間存在重大的意見分歧。
successive
接連地，連續地
It was the team’s fourth successive defeat.
那是球隊接連第四次失利。
taciturn
沉默寡言的
He’s a reserved, taciturn person.
他是個矜持寡言的人。
tantalize
逗惹；逗弄；吊人胃口
Before tying the knot, she liked to tantalize her future husband in all kinds of ways. 在結婚之前，她喜歡用各種方式逗弄她未來的丈夫。
tantrum
耍（孩子）脾氣
Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn’t buy him any sweets.
因為我不給他買糖，查理便在商店裡耍脾氣。
tarnish
誹謗；中傷
By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate’s image/reputation.
到這時，一連串的醜聞已使這名候選人的形象／名譽大大受損。
tenacious
緊握的；頑固的；固執的
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
那個嬰兒用他的小拳頭緊緊攥著我的手指。
reprieve
（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。
reproach
（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。
repudiate
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。
repulsive
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！
retain
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。
retaliate
報復；反擊
If someone insults you, don’t retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.
如果別人侮辱了你，不要報復，因為這樣只會使情況變得更糟。
reverberate
回響，迴盪
The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen’s drills.
狹窄的街道上迴盪著工人施工的電鑽聲。
robust
（人或動物）強壯的，茁壯的；（東西或系統）堅固的，耐用的，結實的
He looks robust and healthy enough.
他看起來非常強壯健康。
ruminate
沈思，長時間思考
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
幾個星期她一直在反復考慮是否要告訴他真相。
salubrious
（地方）環境宜人且有益健康的，宜居的
He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
他住的地方是鎮上不太適宜居住的地方。
tentative
（計劃、想法、建議、行動等）試驗（性）的，試探（性）的，暫時的
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
我暫定七月去西雅圖旅行。
tenuous
（關係、想法、形勢等）不確定的，不明朗的
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
我們只能認定這兩樁搶劫案之間可能有某些聯繫。
tranquil
安靜的，平靜的；安寧的
She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
她凝視著平靜的水面。
transcend
超越，超過，超出（尤指界限）
The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.
最優秀的影片是那些超越了民族或文化障礙的影片。
transitory
短暫的，轉瞬即逝的
the transitory nature of life
生命轉瞬即逝的本質
treacherous
（地面或大海尤因氣候惡劣）極端危險的，凶險的
Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and drivers are warned to use caution.
冰雪使許多道路危機四伏，汽車司機被告誡要小心駕駛。
trenchant
（批評或意見）尖銳的，尖刻的，犀利的
His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the party leader, whom he describes as “the most incompetent and ineffectual the party has known”.
他對該黨的領導人予以最為尖銳的批評，稱他是「該黨有史以來最平庸、最無能的人」。
uncanny
奇怪的；神秘的；難以（或無法）解釋的
an uncanny resemblance
神秘的相似性
undulate
波動，起伏；（聲音）忽高忽低的；（音量）忽大忽小的；（節奏）忽快忽慢的
The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb.
這條路高低起伏了五英里，然後是一個陡峭的爬坡。
unobtrusive
不引人注目的，不張揚的，不惹眼的
Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.
本季的妝容風格是不突兀、不張揚，清新自然。
vacillate
躊躇；猶豫；搖擺不定
Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.
她時而心懷希望，時而感到絕望。
venerate
尊重；敬重
Robert Burns is Scotland’s most venerated poet.
羅伯特·彭斯是蘇格蘭最受尊崇的詩人。
veracious
誠實的；真實的，正確的
a veracious and trustworthy historian
一位誠實可信的歷史學家
vicarious
間接感受到的；間接獲得的
She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend’s achievements.
她為朋友的成就感到喜悅。
vicissitudes
變遷；人生沉浮；波折
Losing your job is just one of the vicissitudes of life.
失業只是曲折人生中的一個插曲。
vigilant
警覺的；警戒的；警惕的
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.
機場的炸彈恐嚇事件之後，全體員工都被告誡要格外警惕。
vilify
詆毀，誣衊；醜化；貶低
He was vilified by the press as a monster.
他被新聞界醜化成一個變態的怪物。
virulent
劇毒的；致命的
A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.
一場有致命殺傷力的流感最近在這個地區奪去了許多人的生命。
voracious
饑渴的；渴求的；（尤指）貪吃的
He has a voracious appetite (= he eats a lot).
他的食量驚人。
whimsical
離奇的；古怪的；異想天開的
a whimsical tale
離奇的故事
