Lesson 57

Question 1

unctuous (2)

Answer 1

諂媚的；虛情假意的
his unctuous manner/voice/smile
他那虛情假意的舉止／聲音／笑容

Question 2

under the counter

Answer 2

（購買東西）秘密地，暗地裡，非法地
The kids managed to get cigarettes under the counter.
這些孩子暗地裡弄到了香煙。

Question 3

underlay (2)

Answer 3

（尤指可以透過上層材料看到的）下層材料，襯裡
The dress was black lace with a blue underlay showing through.
那件裙子是用黑色蕾絲和若隱若現的藍色襯裡做的。

Question 4

undermine (2)

Answer 4

（常指逐漸地）削弱信心、權威等，損害
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
總統指責有兩位內閣部長在暗中算計他。

Question 5

underscore

Answer 5

underscore

（尤指為了強調）在（詞語）下面畫線

Question 6

underwrite

Answer 6

underwrite

（銀行或其他機構）爲…提供財力支援並承擔經濟責任

Question 7

undulate (4)

Answer 7

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。

Question 8

unduly

Answer 8

過度地，過分地

This attitude seemed to me unduly fussy. 在我看來這種態度過於大驚小怪。

Question 9

unearth

Answer 9

發掘，掘出，使出土
Building at the site was halted after human remains were unearthed earlier this month.
自從本月初在工地挖出人類遺骸之後，施工就停止了。

Question 10

unequivocal

Answer 10

完全的；表達明確的；毫不含糊的
The prime minister, he said, had the party’s unequivocal support.
他說首相得到了全黨堅定不移的支援。

Question 11

unexploited

Answer 11

unexploited

未加利用的；未開發的

Question 12

unfathomable

Answer 12

無法理解的；難以理解的
For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.
不知道爲甚麽，他們把洗手間建在廚房隔壁。

Question 13

unfeigned (2)

Answer 13

非假裝的

unfeigned joy 由衷的高興

Question 14

unfettered

Answer 14

不受約束的，自由的
Poets are unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.
詩人是不受常規句法規則限制的。

Question 15

unflagging

Answer 15

（精力、興趣、熱情等）永不減弱的，不懈的，持久的
He thanked Tony for his unflagging energy and support.
他感謝托尼堅持不懈的努力和支持。

Question 16

ungovernable

Answer 16

ungovernable

難管治的；無法控制的；無法約束的

Question 17

go unheard

Answer 17

未被傾聽；未被理會
We complained but as usual our voices went unheard.
我們投訴了，但像往常一樣沒人理會。

Question 18

uniformity

Answer 18

一致；單調；相同；統一[U]

What created the apparent uniformity of characters? 是什麼造成了這些顯然相同的性格？

Question 19

unison

Answer 19

齊唱，齊奏
unison singing
齊唱

Question 20

unkempt

Answer 20

不整潔的；淩亂的；沒有打理的
an unkempt lawn
一片無人打理的草坪

Question 21

unnerve

Answer 21

使緊張；使缺乏信心；使恐懼
I think it unnerved me to be interviewed by so many people.
這麽多人來面試我，讓我很緊張。

Question 22

unobtrusive (5)

Answer 22

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。

Question 23

unorthodox

Answer 23

非正統的；非傳統的；不正規的
Steiner was recognized as an original if unorthodox thinker.
斯坦納被認為是一位離經叛道但富有創新精神的思想家。

Question 24

unpalatable

Answer 24

（事實或想法）令人不快的，讓人難以接受的
the unpalatable truth/facts about the war
令人難以接受的戰爭真相／事實

Question 25

unpretentious

Answer 25

不矯飾的；低調的，不張揚的
The food is delicious and unpretentious.
這種食物樣子普通，但味道可口。

Question 26

unravel

Answer 26

（把布、結或線團）解開；拆散
You’d better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.
你最好把那個洞補上，免得整件毛衣脫線。

Question 27

unrelenting

Answer 27

堅定不移的；不鬆懈的；不屈不撓的
She will be remembered as an unrelenting opponent of racial discrimination.
她不屈不撓地反對種族歧視，將會為人所銘記。

Question 28

unremitting (2)

Answer 28

不停的；不懈的；持續不斷的
Our thanks are due to Bob Lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole project.
我們要感謝鮑勃‧勞倫斯，是他不懈的努力確保了整個計劃的成功。

Question 29

unreported

Answer 29

未報告的

the event/incident went unreported 該事件／這件事未被報道

Question 30

unrivalled

Answer 30

沒有對手的；無可匹敵的；無與倫比的
The museum boasts an unrivalled collection of French porcelain.
該博物館擁有舉世無雙的法國瓷器藏品。

Question 31

unruly

Answer 31

（人）難以控制的，難駕馭的，難管束的
an unruly class of adolescents
難以管理的少年班別

Question 32

unscrupulous

Answer 32

無道德原則的；不誠實的；不公正的；無恥的
an unscrupulous financial adviser
一個沒有誠信的金融顧問

Question 33

unsettled (2)

Answer 33

易變的；動盪不定的；不規則的；無規律的
a period of unsettled weather
天氣變幻莫測的一段時期

Question 34

unsolicited

Answer 34

未經要求的；自發的
unsolicited advice
主動提出的勸告

Question 35

unsullied

Answer 35

純潔的，未被玷污的
his unsullied reputation
他清白的名聲

Question 36

unswerving (2)

Answer 36

（信任或信仰）堅定的，不懈的，始終如一的
unswerving loyalty/devotion/support/faith
始終如一的忠誠／奉獻／支援／信念

Question 37

untenable (2)

Answer 37

（局面）難以繼續的，難維持的
If three people in four no longer support the government, isn’t this an untenable situation?
如果四分之三的人不再支持政府，這樣的局面就難以為繼了吧？

Question 38

untouched

Answer 38

未改變的；原封未動的；未受破壞的
Most of the east coast remains untouched by tourism.
東海岸的大部分地區還沒受到旅遊業的侵擾。

Question 39

unwaveringly

Answer 39

堅定地

unwaveringly loyal 忠誠不渝的

Question 40

unwieldy

Answer 40

（物體因沈重、龐大或形狀奇特而）不靈便的，笨重的；難移動的
A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs.
鋼琴是個很難搬下樓梯的物件。

Question 41

unwittingly (2)

Answer 41

unwittingly

不知情地；無意地；不經意地；不知不覺地

Question 42

be up to your ears in sth

Answer 42

忙於…；埋頭於…；深陷於…
I’m up to my ears in work.
我現在工作忙得不可開交。

Question 43

uprising

Answer 43

起義；暴動
Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital.
在東部發生堅決的抵抗運動後，最終在首都爆發了人民起義。

Question 44

upscale

Answer 44

（商品、產品）高檔的，高級的
an upscale brand name
高檔品牌

Question 45

uranium

Answer 45

uranium

鈾

Question 46

urbane

Answer 46

（尤指男子）從容自信的，溫文爾雅的
Herschel was an urbane, kindly, and generous man.
赫舍爾這個人溫文爾雅、友善慷慨。

Question 47

usher sth in

Answer 47

開創（尤指重大的變化或新事物）；開始；開啓
These changes could usher in a period of dramatic economic growth.
這些改變有可能開啟一個經濟急劇成長的時期。

Question 48

utilitarian

Answer 48

實用的
Like many factories, it’s a very ugly utilitarian building.
和許多工廠一樣，這是一座外表醜陋但很實用的建築。

Question 49

utilitarianism

Answer 49

utilitarianism

實用主義；功利主義

Question 50

utility

Answer 50

公用事業；（電、煤氣、鐵路等）公共設施
utility bills
水電煤氣帳單