Lesson 38

Question 1

obscure (5)

Answer 1

無名的；鮮為人知的；默默無聞的
an obscure island in the Pacific
太平洋中的無名小島

Question 2

obsequies

Answer 2

葬禮儀式

A vast congregation filled the cathedral for the final obsequies.

Question 3

obsequious (7)

Answer 3

巴結的，諂媚的；卑躬屈膝的
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
她差不多對任何當權者都卑躬屈膝，真令人難堪。

Question 4

obsolescence

Answer 4

荒廢；退化
Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.
手機技術發展得如此迅速，以至於許多顧客擔心淘汰的問題。

Question 5

obsolete (4)

Answer 5

廢棄的；過時的；淘汰的；老化的
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
電燈發明以後煤氣燈就被淘汰了。

Question 6

obstinate

Answer 6

頑固的，固執的；倔強的
He can be very obstinate at times.
他有的時候會非常固執。

Question 7

obstruction

Answer 7

阻塞物，障礙物
There’s some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks.
鐵軌上有障礙物。

Question 8

obtuse

Answer 8

愚笨的；遲鈍的；遲緩的
The answer’s obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?
答案很明顯——要不你們就是在故意裝傻？

Question 9

obviate (3)

Answer 9

排除，消除；使無必要
A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.
如果能和平解決就沒有必要派遣聯合國維和部隊了。

Question 10

occlude

Answer 10

使…阻塞
Veins can get occluded by blood clots.
血管會被凝血塊阻塞。

Question 11

occult

Answer 11

有魔力的，神秘的；玄妙的
She claims to have occult powers, given to her by some mysterious spirit.
她聲稱擁有某一神秘精靈賜予的神秘魔力。

Question 12

octahedron

Answer 12

八面體（八個面均為相同大小的三角形的立體）

Question 13

odorous

Answer 13

臭的，難聞的
The chlorine dioxide neutralizes the odorous sulphur compounds.
二氧化氯可以中和這種難聞的硫化合物。

Question 14

odyssey

Answer 14

漫長而驚險的旅程
The film follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother from whom he was separated at birth.
這部影片講述了一名男子尋找生下自己後就失散的母親的漫長曲折的歷程。

Question 15

officiously (3)

Answer 15

officiously

好管閒事地；非官方地

Question 16

offset

Answer 16

補償；抵消；彌補
The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.
這裡低廉的房價抵消了因上班路途遠而產生的額外費用。

Question 17

olfaction

Answer 17

olfaction

嗅；嗅覺

Question 18

ominous (3)

Answer 18

惡兆的，不祥的，不吉利的
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
當我詢問我會否獲得續約時，回答我的是不祥的沉默。

Question 19

omniscience

Answer 19

全知

the omniscience of God 上帝的全知

Question 20

be on good, friendly, etc. terms (with sb)

Answer 20

（與某人）關係好，關係友好（等等）
My ex-wife and I are still on friendly terms.
我跟前妻仍然關係友好。

Question 21

on its merits

Answer 21

on its merits

根據是非曲直,根據其長處

Question 22

on a par (with sb/sth)

Answer 22

和…同樣，不相上下，不相伯仲
The regeneration of the city’s downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice or Cannes.
市中心臨碼頭地區重建後，該市將能與尼斯或坎城相媲美。

Question 23

on the alert

Answer 23

警覺, 留意, 注意

Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak. 露營的人一定要很注意毒籐和毒橡。

Question 24

on the grounds of

Answer 24

以……為理由

He was dismissed on the grounds of negligence. 他因瀆職而遭解僱。

Question 25

on the part of sb/on sb’s part

Answer 25

由某人所作；由某人所經歷
This was a misjudgment on the part of the government.
這是政府方面的誤判。

Question 26

be on the prowl

Answer 26

悄然潛行
There was a fox on the prowl earlier.
早些時候有隻狐狸出沒於此。

Question 27

on the threshold of sth

Answer 27

在…的開始，在…的起點
We are on the threshold of a new era in global relations.
全球關係即將進入一個新時代。

Question 28

on the whole

Answer 28

總的來說；整體上講
We have our bad times but on the whole we’re fairly happy.
我們有過糟糕的時期，但整體上來說還是相當快樂的。

Question 29

onerous (2)

Answer 29

繁重的；麻煩的；艱巨的
the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution
尋找和平解決方案的艱巨任務

Question 30

the onus

Answer 30

責任；義務
[ + to infinitive ] The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable.
房東有責任保證房子適宜居住。

Question 31

opaquely

Answer 31

opaquely

不透明地；無光澤地；意義含糊地；難解地

Question 32

opposition

Answer 32

（強烈的）反對，反抗，對抗
There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.
對所提出的變革有很多反對意見。

Question 33

oppressed

Answer 33

被壓迫的；受壓制的；被欺壓的
oppressed minorities
受壓迫的少數民族

Question 34

oppressive

Answer 34

壓迫的；壓制的；暴虐的
an oppressive government/military regime
暴虐的政府／軍事政權

Question 35

opprobrious

Answer 35

opprobrious

無禮的；粗野的；罵人的；該罵的；可恥的

Question 36

opprobrium

Answer 36

譴責；抨擊；討伐；責難
International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours.
該國襲擊鄰國之後，世界各國對其大張討伐。

Question 37

optical (2)

Answer 37

光學的；視覺的；視力的
an optical effect
視覺效果

Question 38

optimal (2)

Answer 38

最優的，最佳的；優化的
A mixture of selected funds is an optimum choice for future security and return on investment.
同時選擇幾種基金是確保未來投資安全和投資收益的最佳選擇。

Question 39

optimize

Answer 39

使優化，完善
We need to optimize our use of the existing technology.
我們需要充分利用現有技術。

Question 40

opulence (2)

Answer 40

opulence

財富；豐富

Question 41

opulent (2)

Answer 41

奢華的，豪華的，奢侈的
an opulent lifestyle
奢侈的生活方式

Question 42

orchestrate (2)

Answer 42

精心安排；用心策劃
Their victory was largely a result of their brilliantly orchestrated election campaign.
他們的勝利主要歸功於他們的選舉活動策劃得非常成功。

Question 43

orient to

Answer 43

orient to

使適應

Question 44

ornate

Answer 44

裝飾華麗的，裝飾繁複的
a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors
有華麗天花板和金框鏡子裝飾的房間

Question 45

orphanage

Answer 45

orphanage

孤兒院

Question 46

orthodox (2)

Answer 46

（信仰、觀點或活動）正統的，傳統的，普遍接受的
orthodox treatment/methods
傳統的療法／方法

Question 47

oscillate (8)

Answer 47

來回擺動；震動；震盪
The needle on the dial oscillated between full and empty.
刻度盤上的指針在「滿」和「空」之間來回擺動。

Question 48

osmosis

Answer 48

滲透（作用）
Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis.
液體藉由滲透作用流回毛細管。

Question 49

ossify

Answer 49

（使）（習慣或思想）僵化；（使）固定不變
Years of easy success had ossified the company’s thinking and it never faced up to the challenge of the new technology.
多年來輕易取得的成功令這家公司變得思維僵化，從不積極應對新技術帶來的挑戰。

Question 50

ostensible (8)

Answer 50

表面上的；假稱的，假託的
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他們假稱要清除政府腐敗，可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。