Lesson 33

Question 1

jolly

Answer 1

興高采烈的，快活的
a jolly smile/manner/mood
開心的微笑／興高采烈的樣子／愉快的心情

Question 2

jovial

Answer 2

（人）友善快活的；（情況）令人愉快的
He seemed a very jovial guy.
他看起來是個很和善快樂的人。

Question 3

jubilation (2)

Answer 3

（尤指因成功而感到）歡欣，喜氣洋洋
There was jubilation in the crowd as the winning goal was scored.
球隊攻入致勝一球時，人群一片歡騰。

Question 4

jubilee

Answer 4

（重要事件的）周年紀念；紀念大慶
the Queen’s diamond jubilee
女王登基60周年紀念

Question 5

judicious (3)

Answer 5

明斷的；明智而審慎的
We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.
我們應當審慎使用現有的資源。

Question 6

juggle

Answer 6

盡力同時應付（兩種或兩種以上不同的活動或人）
Many parents find it hard to juggle children and a career.
許多父母發現一邊照顧孩子一邊忙事業很難應付。

Question 7

jumble

Answer 7

雜亂的一堆；混亂的一團
He rummaged through the jumble of papers on his desk.
他在書桌上一堆亂糟糟的文件中翻找東西。

Question 8

junction (2)

Answer 8

聯結點；樞紐；（公路的）交叉口；（鐵路）聯絡車站
You should slow down as you approach the junction.
接近交叉口時你應該減速。

Question 9

juncture

Answer 9

時刻；關頭
At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.
此刻無法確定她能否徹底痊癒。

Question 10

juridical

Answer 10

juridical

法律的；司法的

Question 11

kaleidoscopic

Answer 11

kaleidoscopic

萬花筒似的；千變萬化的，變化多端的

Question 12

keep a stiff upper lip

Answer 12

keep a stiff upper lip

(遇痛苦、困難等時)(表現)沈著而堅強的能力, 咬緊牙關

Question 13

kindling

Answer 13

kindling

引火柴；引火物

Question 14

kinky

Answer 14

奇怪的；別出心裁的；怪癖的；（尤指）性行為變態的
kinky ideas/behaviour
別出心裁的主意／怪癖的行為

Question 15

kinship

Answer 15

家屬關係，親屬關係；親密關係
Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship.
不同的民族親屬關係有著不同的體系。

Question 16

knavish

Answer 16

knavish

無賴的；狡詐的

Question 17

knoll

Answer 17

圓丘；土墩
a grassy knoll
綠草如茵的小丘

Question 18

labyrinth (2)

Answer 18

迷宮；曲徑
Finally, through a labyrinth of corridors she found his office.
穿行過迷宮般的走廊後，她最終找到了他的辦公室。

Question 19

lacerate (2)

Answer 19

劃傷，割傷，撕裂（尤指肌肉）
The man’s face was severely lacerated in the accident.
那名男子的面部在那次意外中被嚴重劃傷。

Question 20

lachrymose

Answer 20

悲傷的；愛哭的，容易落淚的
He is better known for his lachrymose ballads than hard rock numbers.
他的傷感民謠比他的硬搖滾樂更加廣為人知。

Question 21

lackluster

Answer 21

缺乏生氣的，懶洋洋的
Britain’s number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lacklustre performance.
英國頭號網球選手死氣沉沉的表現令人失望。

Question 22

laconic (6)

Answer 22

（語言）簡潔的，言簡意賅的
She had a laconic wit.
她說話言簡意賅。

Question 23

laden with fruit

Answer 23

laden with fruit

碩果累累

Question 24

laggard

Answer 24

遲鈍的，遲緩的；落後的

laggard pupils 落後的學生

Question 25

lay sb off

Answer 25

解僱（某人），解聘（某人）
Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
由於訂單減少，公司被迫解僱了數百名工人。

Question 26

lambaste (2)

Answer 26

猛烈抨擊；狠狠批評
His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
他的第一部小說受到批評家的猛烈抨擊。

Question 27

lament

Answer 27

對…感到悲痛，對…表示失望，痛惜
The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.
這首詩的開篇表達了對一位青年之死的惋惜之情。

Question 28

lampoon

Answer 28

諷刺文章；諷刺漫畫
The magazine is famed for its merciless political lampoons.
該雜誌以其筆鋒犀利的政治諷刺文章而聞名。

Question 29

languid (2)

Answer 29

慢悠悠的，悠閒自在的
a languid manner/voice
徐緩從容的舉止／聲音

Question 30

languish (4)

Answer 30

受苦，經歷苦難，受煎熬
After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.
她的早期小說在沈寂多年後最近被重新發掘出來。

Question 31

as a last resort

Answer 31

作為最後一招，在萬不得已的時候
British police are supposed to use guns only as a last resort.
英國警方只有在萬不得已的時候才能開槍。

Question 32

latitude

Answer 32

1.緯度[U]
The two cities are at approximately the same latitude. 這兩個城市差不多位於同一緯度上。
2.緯度地區[P]
3.（言語，行動等的）迴旋餘地，自由[U]
The boss gave me considerable latitude in this matter. 在處理這件事上老板給了我很大自由。

Question 33

laureate

Answer 33

（在某研究領域）獲得桂冠的人，獲得殊榮的人
a Nobel laureate
諾貝爾獎得獎者

Question 34

lax

Answer 34

馬虎的
The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases.
小組委員會認為有關部門對多宗案件疏於調查。

Question 35

lay sb out

Answer 35

打暈（某人），打昏（某人）
Harrison was laid out for several minutes by a blow to the head.
哈里森頭上挨了一拳，昏迷了好幾分鐘。

Question 36

leery

Answer 36

不信任的；戒備的，防備的
I’ve always been a little leery of authority figures.
我對權威人物一直存有戒心。

Question 37

leave sb/sth out

Answer 37

除去；撇開；忽略
You can leave the butter out of this recipe if you’re on a low-fat diet.
如果你正在節食可以把奶油從食譜中去掉。

Question 38

legible

Answer 38

（筆跡或字體）清晰的，易讀的，清楚的
Her handwriting is barely legible.
她寫的字幾乎無法辨認。

Question 39

legions of sb

Answer 39

大批的（人）
He failed to turn up for the concert, disappointing the legions of fans waiting outside.
他沒有在音樂會上露面，這讓等在場外的衆多歌迷感到非常失望。

Question 40

legitimate

Answer 40

合法的，正當的，法律允許的
The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
軍隊必須將權力交還給合法政府。

Question 41

legitimize (2)

Answer 41

使…合法；使…合理
The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions.
政府擔心與恐怖分子談判可能會使他們的暴力行為得到認可。

Question 42

leitmotiv

Answer 42

（指藝術、文學或尤指音樂作品中反復出現的）主題，中心思想，主旋律
Death and renewal are leitmotivs running through the whole novel.
死亡與新生是貫穿這部小說的主題。

Question 43

leniency

Answer 43

寬大；仁慈

Question 44

lenient (3)

Answer 44

（處罰或判決）寬容的，寬大的，從輕的
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
他們認為法官對恐怖嫌疑分子過於寬容。

Question 45

lentil

Answer 45

小扁豆

lentil soup 小扁豆湯

Question 46

let sb loose

Answer 46

任（某人）自由行動，放任（某人）
You don’t want to let Oliver loose in the kitchen.
你不想讓奧利弗在廚房裡到處亂跑吧。

Question 47

let on

Answer 47

透露，洩露（秘密）
I suspect he knows more than he’s letting on.
除了透露出的那些情況外，我懷疑他對這件事還知道更多。

Question 48

lethal

Answer 48

致命的；極其危險的
Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
起火三分鐘後，房子裡充滿了致命的毒氣。

Question 49

lethargic (2)

Answer 49

萎靡不振的，無精打采的；懶散的，倦怠的
I was feeling tired and lethargic.
我覺得渾身乏力、無精打采。

Question 50

lethargy

Answer 50

沒精打采，懶散；無生氣，呆滯
Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting.
症狀包括食欲不振、昏昏欲睡和嘔吐。