Lesson 4

Question 1

antagonize

Answer 1

使對抗，使對立；引起…的敵意（或反感）
It’s a very delicate situation and I’ve no wish to antagonize him.
這是一種很棘手的局面，而我無意使他和我反目成仇。

Question 2

antedate

Answer 2

在…上填寫更早的日期

the document had been antedated by three days 該文件的日期填早了3天

Question 3

antenna

Answer 3

【動】觸角，觸鬚

Its ears were small, cup-shaped antennae. 牠的耳朵很小，是杯子形狀的觸角。

Question 4

anthropological

Answer 4

anthropological

人類學的

Question 5

antipathy

Answer 5

憎惡，厭惡；反感
Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
儘管雙方芥蒂很深，但還是設法通過談判達成了一項協議。

Question 6

antithesis

Answer 6

正相反
She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister.
她身材苗條，性格靦腆，正好和她姐姐相反。

Question 7

apathetic (4)

Answer 7

無興趣的；懈怠的；（尤指對重要事情）不關心的，無動於衷的
Young people today are so apathetic about politics.
現在的年輕人太不關心政治。

Question 8

apathy

Answer 8

無興趣，懈怠；（尤指對重要事情的）漠不關心，無動於衷
widespread apathy among students
學生中普遍的懈怠情緒

Question 9

aphelion

Answer 9

遠日點（與太陽相距最遠的點）
On 6 July this year, we will be at aphelion.
今年的7月6日，我們將處於遠日點。

Question 10

aplomb

Answer 10

自信；沉著，泰然自若
Rosalind conducted the meeting with characteristic aplomb/with her usual aplomb.
羅莎琳德以她特有／一貫的泰然自若的風度主持了會議。

Question 11

apocryphal (2)

Answer 11

（一些廣為流傳的故事）可疑的，不足為信的，杜撰的
an apocryphal story
杜撰的故事

Question 12

apogee (2)

Answer 12

（成功、流行、權力等的）頂峰，頂點，最高點
At their apogee, the novels of Spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $180 million.
在史畢蘭的小說最為風靡之時，其全球銷售量超過1.8億冊。

Question 13

apoptosis

Answer 13

apoptosis

【生物】細胞自毀，細胞凋零

Question 14

apostle (2)

Answer 14

（信仰或政治運動的）宣導者，鼓吹者，先驅
an apostle of world peace/liberty
世界和平／自由的宣導者

Question 15

apothegm

Answer 15

格言，箴言，警句
We are all familiar with Tolstoy’s apothegm: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
我們都很熟悉托爾斯泰的這句箴言：「幸福的家庭都是相同的，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。」

Question 16

appalling

Answer 16

壞到極點的；糟透的
appalling weather
糟透了的天氣

Question 17

apparatus

Answer 17

設備；儀器；裝置；用具
a piece of apparatus
一台儀器

Question 18

apparition (3)

Answer 18

幽靈，亡靈，幻影；特異景象[C]

She claimed to have seen the apparition of her dead husband. 她聲稱看到過亡夫的幽靈。

Question 19

appease (2)

Answer 19

平息；撫慰；綏靖；姑息
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
她稱政府修改法律僅僅是為了安撫那些批評政府的人。

Question 20

appraisal (3)

Answer 20

評定；鑒定；估價；評價
The newspaper gave an editorial appraisal of the government’s achievements of the past year.
這家報紙發表社論，對政府在過去一年的功績作出評價。

Question 21

appreciatively

Answer 21

appreciatively

欣賞地，讚賞地；感激地

Question 22

apprehension

Answer 22

（對未來或即將發生的不愉快之事的）憂慮，擔心；恐懼
It’s normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job.
在開始新工作前感到有些忐忑不安是很正常的。

Question 23

apprehensive (2)

Answer 23

（對將要做的事情）擔憂的，擔心的
I’m very apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting.
想到明天的會議，我就有些惴惴不安。

Question 24

apprentice

Answer 24

學徒；徒弟
Most of the work was done by apprentices.
大部分工作是由學徒做的。

Question 25

apprise

Answer 25

通知；告訴
The president has been apprised of the situation.
總統已經獲知了這個情況。

Question 26

approbation (4)

Answer 26

批准，認可；贊同
The council has finally indicated its approbation of the plans.
政務會最終表示批准這些計畫。

Question 27

appropriate (2)

Answer 27

挪用；佔用；盜用；侵吞
He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company’s money.
他被發現侵吞公司款項後就丟了工作。

Question 28

apropos

Answer 28

說到…；關於…；就…而言
I had an email from Sally yesterday - apropos (of) which, did you send her that article?
我昨天收到薩莉的一封電子郵件——對了，你把那篇文章寄給她了嗎？

Question 29

apt (2)

Answer 29

適當的，恰當的；合適的
an apt comment/description
中肯的評論／貼切的描述

Question 30

aqueduct (2)

Answer 30

溝渠；導水管

There is an aqueduct underneath the new house. 這座新房子底下有個導水管。

Question 31

aquiline

Answer 31

鷹的；似鷹的；鷹嘴似的，鉤狀的
an aquiline nose (= a nose curved like an eagle’s beak)
鷹鉤鼻

Question 32

arbitrarily (4)

Answer 32

任意地；武斷地；反覆無常地；肆意地；專橫地；獨斷獨行地

Question 33

arbitrate (2)

Answer 33

（通常指在爭議方要求下）仲裁，裁決，公斷
I’ve been asked to arbitrate between the opposing sides.
對立的雙方請我作個公斷。

Question 34

arcane (2)

Answer 34

神秘的；秘密的；晦澀難懂的
He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.
他是唯一能看懂協議中所有那些晦澀難懂的繁縟條文的人。

Question 35

archaeology

Answer 35

archaeology

考古學

Question 36

archaic

Answer 36

古老的，古代的；原始的
an archaic system of government
古老的政體

Question 37

archivist

Answer 37

archivist

檔案保管員；檔案員

Question 38

ardent

Answer 38

熱烈的；激情的；強烈的
an ardent supporter of Manchester United
曼聯隊的狂熱支持者

Question 39

arduously (4)

Answer 39

費力地；艱鉅地，賣力地

The mountaineers climbed arduously toward the summit in a snowstorm. 爬山客在大雪中賣力地攻向山頂。

Question 40

argumentation

Answer 40

爭論；辯論；推論；論證
He produced very clever argumentation in support of the proposal.
他做出了非常清楚的論證支持這項提議。

Question 41

arid

Answer 41

乾燥的，乾旱的
The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.
沙漠中極其乾旱，寸草不生。

Question 42

arraign (2)

Answer 42

提審；提訊；控告
He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists.
他被控夥同恐怖分子作案，所以被提審。

Question 43

array

Answer 43

（尤指非常有吸引力、令人讚賞並常以特定的方式排列的）一系列，一批，大量，大群
There was a splendid array of food on the table.
滿桌子都是美味佳餚。

Question 44

arrogate

Answer 44

霸佔；擅取；妄稱
They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people.
他們擅自懲罰別人。

Question 45

arsenal

Answer 45

武器庫；軍械庫
The army planned to attack enemy arsenals.
軍隊計劃攻擊敵人的軍火庫。

Question 46

arthritis

Answer 46

關節炎
In later life she was crippled with arthritis.
晚年她因患上關節炎而行動不便。

Question 47

artless (2)

Answer 47

單純的，直率的；不詭詐的
“Why did you take the money?” she asked the child. “Because I wanted it,” came the artless reply.
「你為甚麼要拿這些錢？」她問那個孩子。「因為我想要。」孩子天真地回答。

Question 48

ascending

Answer 48

（規模、價值等）上升的，增長的
I shall list my objections to the plan in ascending order of importance.
我將會把我反對這個計劃的理由按重要性從小到大一一列出。

Question 49

ascension

Answer 49

ascension

上升，升高；登基，即位

Question 50

ascertain (2)

Answer 50

弄清，確定，查明
The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.
警方到目前為止尚未查明爆炸原因。