Lesson 4-2 Flashcards
laconic
（語言）簡潔的，言簡意賅的
She had a laconic wit.
她說話言簡意賅。
languish
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。
loquacious
loquacious
健談的，話多的
mandatory
強制的；必須履行的；法定的
The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
部長呼籲把襲警者須受的懲罰定為強制監禁。
manoeuvre
精巧動作
Reversing round a corner is one of the manoeuvres you are required to perform in a driving test.
駕照考試中的一個規定動作是倒車轉彎。
mendacious
虛假的，捏造的，不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性，有些完全是捏造的。
mitigate
使緩和；減輕（危害等）
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
人們還不清楚如何減低旅遊業對這個島嶼的影響。
mollify
使平靜；撫慰
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
我試圖送花來撫慰她。
moratorium
暫停，中止
a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
全球為期五年的核武器試驗中止期
obscure
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
obsequious
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。
obsolete
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。
oscillate
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。
ostensible
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。
ostracize
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。
phlegmatic
冷靜的，沉著的，鎮定的
As a football player, his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
作為一名足球運動員，他最大的優點是他在場上沉著冷靜的風度。
platitude
陳腔濫調；老生常談
He doesn’t mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
他不會說這樣老掉牙的話；只要球隊贏了，誰進球都不重要。
precarious
危險的；不牢靠的，不穩的
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
卡車的位置很危險，前輪懸在峭壁上面。
precipitate
促成；使突如其來地發生；加速…的發生
An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
入侵肯定會加劇政治危機。
prerogative
獨有的權利（或權力），特權
Alex makes all the big decisions - that’s his prerogative as company director.
所有重大決定都是由亞歷克斯作出的——這是他作為公司主管的特權。
prevaricate
支吾，搪塞，含糊其詞；顧左右而言他
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
他指責部長一味搪塞。
proliferate
激增
Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
在過去的十年裡，小型企業大量湧現。
promulgate
宣傳
the author promulgates his political beliefs in his latest book
作者在他的新書裡宣揚他的政治信仰
頒布，公佈（尤指新法律）
The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.
新法律最終於去年秋天頒布。
propensity
（尤指不良的）傾向，嗜好，癖好
[ + to infinitive ] She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
她從她父親那裡遺傳了話多的毛病。
proscribe
（政府或其他權力機構）禁止
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
國際法禁止對政治犯嚴刑逼供或草率處理。
purge
清除，肅清（反對者）
Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.
政黨領袖已採取行動清除黨內的極端分子。
reciprocate
回報，報答，酬答
Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
很不幸，我為他付出的感情沒有得到回報。
rejuvenate
使年輕；使恢復活力；使青春煥發
She felt rejuvenated by her fortnight in the Bahamas.
在巴哈馬群島度了兩週假，她覺得自己變年輕了。
relinquish
放棄；拒絕
He has relinquished his claim to the throne.
他放棄了繼承王位的要求。
reminiscent of sb/sth
使人想起…的；使人回憶起…的
That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.
那首歌勾起了我對青少年時代的無限回憶。
repertoire
（總稱某人可演出的）全部劇目，全部節目，全部曲目
The Royal Shakespeare Company also have many modern plays in their repertoire.
皇家莎士比亞劇團的演出劇目中也包括很多現代戲劇。
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。
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。
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。
shackle
阻撓，束縛
The country is shackled by its own debts.
這個國家正爲其債務所困。
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。
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。
subjugate
1.征服；制服；使屈從
a subjugated people 一個被征服的民族
2.克制，抑制
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
