Lesson 39

Question 1

ostentation (2)

Answer 1

炫耀，賣弄
Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.
她奢侈的生活方式和自我炫耀令人又恨又妒。

Question 2

ostentatious (3)

Answer 2

鋪張的，擺闊的；炫耀的，賣弄的；招搖的
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
他們批評領導們鋪張的生活方式。

Question 3

osteoporosis (2)

Answer 3

骨質疏鬆（症）
Osteoporosis afflicts many older women.
許多老年婦女深受骨質疏鬆之苦。

Question 4

ostracize (5)

Answer 4

故意避開；排擠，排斥
His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public.
他公開批評公司之後，同事們對他採取了排斥態度。

Question 5

oust

Answer 5

將…趕下臺，罷免，廢黜；趕走；淘汰
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
總統在1987年1月的一次軍事政變中被趕下臺。

Question 6

out of your depth

Answer 6

無法駕馭，不能勝任
I was out of my depth in the advanced class, so I moved to the intermediate class.
由於高級班對我來說太難，我轉到了中級班。

Question 7

out of bounds

Answer 7

out of bounds

（某地）禁止入內

Question 8

outery (2)

Answer 8

Loud cry; clamor.

Question 9

outlandish (2)

Answer 9

稀奇古怪的；不尋常的；難以接受的
an outlandish hairstyle/outfit
古怪的髮型／裝束

Question 10

outpace

Answer 10

（速度上）超過，比…更快
Bolt managed to outpace every other runner.
波爾特設法超過了所有其他賽跑選手。

Question 11

outpost

Answer 11

前哨基地；駐外辦事處；（組織的）邊遠分部
a police/military/colonial outpost
邊遠地區的警察哨所／軍事前哨基地／殖民地時期的邊遠居民點

Question 12

the outset

Answer 12

開端，開始
I told him at/from the outset I wasn’t interested.
我從一開始就告訴他我沒興趣。

Question 13

outstrip (2)

Answer 13

（在數量、程度或成就上）超過，勝過
The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply.
現在戰區對於糧食的需求遠遠超過了供應量。

Question 14

overhaul

Answer 14

徹底檢修，大修；改造；改進
I got the engine overhauled.
我徹底檢修了引擎。

Question 15

be overlaid with sth

Answer 15

摻雜著，交織著
Her new novel is overlaid with political concerns.
她的新小說包含對政治的關注。

Question 16

override

Answer 16

（擁有必要權威的人）否決，推翻，撤銷，使無效
Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me/it.
每次我對工作提出建議，我的老闆都不聽。

Question 17

overstate

Answer 17

把…講得過分，誇大
The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated.
新立法的影響被過分誇大了。

Question 18

overtake

Answer 18

（數量或程度上）大於，超過
Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe.
我們在美國的銷售額現已超過了我們在歐洲的銷售額。

Question 19

ovulate

Answer 19

ovulate

排卵；產卵

Question 20

oxymoron

Answer 20

oxymoron

矛盾修辭法，逆喻

Question 21

paean

Answer 21

讚歌；以頌揚為主題的影片（或短文）；頌讚
The song is a paean to solitude and independence.
這首歌是讚美獨處和獨立的。

Question 22

pacify

Answer 22

使平靜，平息；安撫
He pacified his crying child with a bottle.
他用奶瓶來哄自己哭鬧的孩子。

Question 23

painstaking

Answer 23

認真仔細的，精心的，費盡心思的
It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
這本書是經過好幾個月的苦心研究才寫出來的。

Question 24

palatable

Answer 24

美味的，可口的
a very palatable wine
美酒

Question 25

paleogeography

Answer 25

paleogeography

古地理學

Question 26

palliate (3)

Answer 26

減輕負面影響
They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives.
他們試圖緩解生活的艱難。

Question 27

palliative

Answer 27

權宜之計；緩衝劑；消極措施
We want long-term solutions, not short-term palliatives.
我們想要的是長期的解決方法，而非短期的權宜之計。

Question 28

palpable (2)

Answer 28

可感知的，易察覺的；觸摸得到的
a palpable effect
明顯的效果

Question 29

paltry (2)

Answer 29

（金錢）微不足道的，無價值的
Student grants these days are paltry.
如今的學生助學金少得可憐。

Question 30

pamphlet

Answer 30

小冊子[C]

They issued a pamphlet concerning the worsening environment. 他們出了一本有關環境惡化的小冊子。

Question 31

pan out

Answer 31

（以某種方式）發展；進展順利
We’ll have to see how things pan out.
我們要看看事情如何發展。

Question 32

panacea

Answer 32

（能解決一切問題的）萬能之計，靈丹妙藥
Technology is not a panacea for all our problems.
科技並非靈丹妙藥，不能解決我們的一切問題。

Question 33

pandemonium (2)

Answer 33

騷動；群情沸騰
Pandemonium reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out.
令人難以置信的競選結果一宣佈，大廳裡便亂成一片。

Question 34

panorama

Answer 34

全貌，概述，概論
The investigation revealed a panorama of corruption and illegal dealings.
調查揭露了腐敗和非法交易的全貌。

Question 35

parable

Answer 35

寓言[C]

Jesus taught in parables. 耶穌以寓言傳教。

Question 36

parabola (2)

Answer 36

parabola

拋物線

Question 37

paradoxical

Answer 37

paradoxical

似是而非的；喜用似非而是議論的

Question 38

paragon

Answer 38

完人，盡善盡美的模範（或典型）
In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue.
在這本小說中，康斯坦薩是一個美德的典範。

Question 39

paramount

Answer 39

至上的，首要的
There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is paramount/is of paramount importance.
很多事情要優先解決，但當務之急是減少預算赤字。

Question 40

paranoid (2)

Answer 40

偏執的，多疑的
He started feeling paranoid and was convinced his boss was going to fire him.
他開始疑神疑鬼，確信老闆要解僱他。

Question 41

parapet

Answer 41

（陽臺、橋邊等的）低矮擋牆或欄杆，女兒牆

They leaned over the low stone parapet and stared into the pool. 他們伏在低矮的石牆上俯身凝視著游泳池。

Question 42

parasitic

Answer 42

由寄生生物引起的，寄生的
a parasitic disease
寄生性疾病

Question 43

pariah

Answer 43

1.印度世襲階級中的賤民
2.被輕蔑（或排斥）者
He is, by common consent, the pariah of our community. 他被公認為我們社區的賤民。

Question 44

parlance

Answer 44

說法，用語
Oral contraceptives are referred to as “the pill” in common parlance.
口服避孕藥通常被統稱為 the pill。

Question 45

parley

Answer 45

會談；（與敵方的）談判[（+with）]

The general held a parley with the enemy about exchanging prisoners. 將軍與敵人談判交換戰俘事宜。

Question 46

parody (3)

Answer 46

滑稽模仿作品（指文章、音樂、藝術品、講話等）
He was an 18th-century author who wrote parodies of other people’s works.
他是一位18世紀的作家，專對他人的作品進行滑稽模仿。

Question 47

parry

Answer 47

（巧妙地）迴避（難題或批評）
Predictably the president parried enquiries about the arms scandal.
正如所料，總統迴避了有關武器醜聞的種種查問。

Question 48

parsimonious (2)

Answer 48

吝嗇小氣的，過度節儉的
She’s too parsimonious to heat the house properly.
她太節儉了，連給房子供足暖氣都捨不得。

Question 49

partisan

Answer 49

1.（黨派等的）強硬支持者；黨人
He is a staunch partisan of the Republican Party. 他是共和黨的堅定支持者。
2.游擊隊員
Even after the country was defeated, partisans fought the invaders in the hills. 即使在國家被擊敗之後，游擊隊仍在山裡與入侵者抗戰。

Question 50

pasteurize

Answer 50

用巴斯德式殺菌法消毒（尤指牛奶）
pasteurized milk/cheese
巴氏殺菌牛奶／乾酪