List-8

Question 1

equestrian

Answer 1

• *adj. 马的；骑马的；骑术的
  n. 骑手；骑马者
• ——————————————**

1. a man skilled in equitation
2. of or relating to or composed of knights
3. of or relating to or featuring horseback riding

Question 2

equilibrium

Answer 2

• *n. 均衡；平静；保持平衡的能力
• ——————————————**

1. a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
2. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
3. equality of distribution
4. a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head

Question 3

equitable

Answer 3

• *adj. 公平的，公正的；平衡法的
• ——————————————**

1. implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all

Question 4

equivalent

Answer 4

• *adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的
  n. 等价物，相等物
• ——————————————**

1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
3. equal in amount or value
4. being essentially equal to something

Question 5

equivocal

Answer 5

• *adj. 模棱两可的；可疑的
• ——————————————**

1. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
2. open to question
3. uncertain as a sign or indication

Question 6

equivocator

Answer 6

• *n. 说模棱话的人；说话支吾者
• ——————————————**

1. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Question 7

eradicate

Answer 7

• *vt. 根除，根绝；消灭
• ——————————————**

1. kill in large numbers
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Question 8

erode

Answer 8

• *vt. 腐蚀，侵蚀
  vi. 侵蚀；受腐蚀
• ——————————————**

1. become ground down or deteriorate
2. remove soil or rock

Question 9

erratic

Answer 9

• *adj. 不稳定的；古怪的
  n. 漂泊无定的人；古怪的人
• ——————————————**

1. having no fixed course
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change
3. likely to perform unpredictably

Question 10

erratically

Answer 10

• *adv. 不定地；不规律地
• ——————————————**

1. in an erratic unpredictable manner

Question 11

erudite

Answer 11

• *adj. 博学的；有学问的
  n. 饱学之士
• ——————————————**

1. having or showing profound knowledge

Question 12

erudition

Answer 12

• *n. 博学；学识
• ——————————————**

1. profound scholarly knowledge

Question 13

escalate

Answer 13

• *vi. 逐步增强；逐步升高
  vt. 使逐步上升
• ——————————————**

1. increase in extent or intensity

Question 14

escapism

Answer 14

• *n. 逃避现实，空想；逃避主义
• ——————————————**

1. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

Question 15

eschew

Answer 15

• *vt. 避免；避开；远避
• ——————————————**

1. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

Question 16

esoteric

Answer 16

• *adj. 秘传的；限于圈内人的；难懂的
• ——————————————**

1. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

Question 17

espouse

Answer 17

• *vt. 支持；嫁娶；赞成；信奉
• ——————————————**

1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
2. take in marriage
3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one’s own

Question 18

essentially

Answer 18

• *adv. 本质上；本来
• ——————————————**

1. at bottom or by one’s (or its) very nature

Question 19

estimable

Answer 19

• *adj. 可估计的；可尊敬的；有价值的
• ——————————————**

1. deserving of respect or high regard
2. deserving of esteem and respect
3. may be computed or estimated

Question 20

estrange

Answer 20

• *vt. 使疏远；离间
• ——————————————**

1. remove from customary environment or associations
2. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

Question 21

estranged

Answer 21

• *adj. 疏远的；不和的
  v. 使疏远；使隔离；使离间（estrange的过去分词）
• ——————————————**

1. caused to be unloved

Question 22

ethereal

Answer 22

• *adj. 天上的；轻的；象空气的
• ——————————————**

1. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
2. of or containing or dissolved in ether
3. of heaven or the spirit
4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Question 23

ethnic

Answer 23

• *adj. 种族的；人种的
• ——————————————**

1. a person who is a member of an ethnic group
2. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people
3. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam

Question 24

ethos

Answer 24

• *n. 民族精神；气质；社会思潮
• ——————————————**

1. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era

Question 25

eulogistic

Answer 25

• *adj. 颂扬的；歌功颂德的
• ——————————————**

1. formally expressing praise

Question 26

eulogize

Answer 26

• *vt. 颂扬；称赞
• ——————————————**

1. praise formally and eloquently

Question 27

euphemism

Answer 27

• *n. 委婉语；委婉说法
• ——————————————**

1. an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

Question 28

euphemistic

Answer 28

• *adj. 委婉的；婉言的
• ——————————————**

1. of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology

Question 29

euphonious

Answer 29

• *adj. 悦耳的
• ——————————————**

1. having a pleasant sound
2. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident

Question 30

euphoric

Answer 30

• *adj. 欣快的；精神愉快的
• ——————————————**

1. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

Question 31

evade

Answer 31

• *vt. 逃避；规避；逃脱
  vi. 逃避；规避；逃脱
• ——————————————**

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2. escape, either physically or mentally
3. practice evasion
4. use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

Question 32

evaluation

Answer 32

• *n. 评价；[审计] 评估；估价；求值
• ——————————————**

1. act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
2. an appraisal of the value of something

Question 33

evanescent

Answer 33

• *adj. 容易消散的；逐渐消失的；会凋零的
• ——————————————**

1. tending to vanish like vapor

Question 34

evasive

Answer 34

• *adj. 逃避的；托辞的；推托的
• ——————————————**

1. deliberately vague or ambiguous
2. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
3. skillful at eluding capture

Question 35

evenhanded

Answer 35

• *adj. 公平的；公平无私的
• ——————————————**

1. without partiality

Question 36

eventful

Answer 36

• *adj. 多事的；重要的；多变故的；重大的
• ——————————————**

1. full of events or incidents
2. having important issues or results

Question 37

eventual

Answer 37

• *adj. 最后的，结果的；可能的；终于的
• ——————————————**

1. expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating

Question 38

evergreen

Answer 38

• *n. 常绿树；常绿植物
  adj. [植] 常绿的；永葆青春的
• ——————————————**

1. a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
2. (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year

Question 39

evil

Answer 39

• *adj. 邪恶的；不幸的；有害的；讨厌的
  n. 罪恶，邪恶；不幸
• ——————————————**

1. morally objectionable behavior
2. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
3. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
4. morally bad or wrong
5. having the nature of vice

Question 40

evince

Answer 40

• *vt. 表明，表示；引起
• ——————————————**

1. give expression to

Question 41

eviscerate

Answer 41

• *vt. 取出内脏；除去精华
  vi. 内脏凸出
  adj. 内脏被取出的
• ——————————————**

1. surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
2. remove the contents of
3. remove the entrails of
4. take away a vital or essential part of
5. having been disembowelled

Question 42

evocative

Answer 42

• *adj. 唤起的；唤出的
• ——————————————**

1. serving to bring to mind

Question 43

evoke

Answer 43

• *vt. 引起，唤起；博得
• ——————————————**

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur
3. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
4. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
5. call to mind

Question 44

exacerbate

Answer 44

• *vt. 使加剧；使恶化；激怒
• ——————————————**

1. make worse
2. exasperate or irritate

Question 45

exaggerate

Answer 45

• *vt. 使扩大；使增大
  vi. 夸大；夸张
• ——————————————**

1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
2. do something to an excessive degree

Question 46

exaggeration

Answer 46

• *n. 夸张；夸大之词；夸张的手法
• ——————————————**

1. extravagant exaggeration
2. the act of making something more noticeable than usual
3. making to seem more important than it really is

Question 47

exalted

Answer 47

• *adj. 高尚的；尊贵的；兴奋的
  v. 高举；赞扬；使激动（exalt的过去分词）
• ——————————————**

1. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

Question 48

exasperate

Answer 48

• *vt. 恶化；使恼怒；激怒
• ——————————————**

1. exasperate or irritate
2. make furious
3. make worse

Question 49

exasperation

Answer 49

• *n. 恼怒；恶化；惹人恼怒的事
• ——————————————**

1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
2. actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)

Question 50

excavate

Answer 50

• *vt. 挖掘；开凿
  vi. 发掘；细查
• ——————————————**

1. lay bare through digging
2. find by digging in the ground
3. form by hollowing
4. remove the inner part or the core of

Question 51

excess

Answer 51

• *n. 超过，超额；过度，过量；无节制
  adj. 额外的，过量的；附加的
• ——————————————**

1. a quantity much larger than is needed
2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
3. the state of being more than full
4. excessive indulgence
5. more than is needed, desired, or required

Question 52

excessive

Answer 52

• *adj. 过多的，极度的；过分的
• ——————————————**

1. beyond normal limits
2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Question 53

excessively

Answer 53

• *adv. 过分地；极度
• ——————————————**

1. to an excessive degree

Question 54

excise

Answer 54

• *vt. 切除；收税
  n. 消费税；货物税
• ——————————————**

1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
2. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
3. levy an excise tax on
4. remove by cutting

Question 55

excite

Answer 55

• *vt. 激起；刺激…，使…兴奋
  vi. 激动
• ——————————————**

1. arouse or elicit a feeling
2. act as a stimulant
3. raise to a higher energy level
4. stir feelings in
5. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Question 56

exclusive

Answer 56

• *adj. 独有的；排外的；专一的
  n. 独家新闻；独家经营的项目；排外者
• ——————————————**

1. a news report that is reported first by one news organization
2. not divided or shared with others
3. excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
4. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

Question 57

execute

Answer 57

• *vt. 实行；执行；处死
• ——————————————**

1. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
2. murder in a planned fashion
3. put in effect
4. carry out the legalities of
5. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

Question 58

exemplar

Answer 58

• *n. 模范，榜样；标本
• ——————————————**

1. something to be imitated

Question 59

exemplary

Answer 59

• *adj. 典范的；惩戒性的；可仿效的
• ——————————————**

1. worthy of imitation
2. being or serving as an illustration of a type
3. serving to warn

Question 60

exemplify

Answer 60

• *vt. 例证；例示
• ——————————————**

1. be characteristic of
2. clarify by giving an example of

Question 61

exempt

Answer 61

• *vt. 免除；豁免
  adj. 被免除的；被豁免的
  n. 免税者；被免除义务者
• ——————————————**

1. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
2. grant exemption or release to
3. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject
4. (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation

Question 62

exert

Answer 62

• *vt. 运用，发挥；施以影响
• ——————————————**

1. put to use
2. have and exercise
3. make a great effort at a mental or physical task

Question 63

exhale

Answer 63

• *vt. 呼气；发出；发散；使蒸发
  vi. 呼气；发出；发散
• ——————————————**

1. expel air
2. give out (breath or an odor)

Question 64

exhaust

Answer 64

• *vt. 排出；耗尽；使精疲力尽；彻底探讨
  vi. 排气
  n. 排气；废气；排气装置
• ——————————————**

1. gases ejected from an engine as waste products
2. system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
3. wear out completely
4. use up (resources or materials)
5. deplete

Question 65

exhaustive

Answer 65

• *adj. 详尽的；彻底的；消耗的
• ——————————————**

1. very thorough; exhaustively complete

Question 66

exhilarate

Answer 66

• *vt. 使高兴，使振奋；使愉快
• ——————————————**

1. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink

Question 67

exhilaration

Answer 67

• *n. 愉快；令人高兴
• ——————————————**

1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

Question 68

exigency

Answer 68

• *n. 紧急；紧急事件
• ——————————————**

1. a pressing or urgent situation
2. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

Question 69

exodus

Answer 69

• *n. 大批的离去
• ——————————————**

1. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
2. the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus

Question 70

exonerate

Answer 70

• *vt. 使免罪
• ——————————————**

1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Question 71

exoneration

Answer 71

• *n. 免除；免罪
• ——————————————**

1. the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation
2. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

Question 72

exorbitant

Answer 72

• *adj. （要价等）过高的；（性格等）过分的；不在法律范围之内的
• ——————————————**

1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Question 73

exorcise

Answer 73

• *vt. 驱邪；除怪
• ——————————————**

1. expel through adjuration or prayers

Question 74

exotic

Answer 74

• *adj. 异国的；外来的；异国情调的
• ——————————————**

1. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
2. strikingly strange or unusual

Question 75

expand

Answer 75

• *vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述
  vi. 发展；张开，展开
• ——————————————**

1. extend in one or more directions
2. become larger in size or volume or quantity
3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
4. grow stronger
5. exaggerate or make bigger

Question 76

expediency

Answer 76

• *n. 方便，权宜；私利
• ——————————————**

1. the quality of being suited to the end in view

Question 77

expedient

Answer 77

• *adj. 权宜的；方便的；有利的
  n. 权宜之计；应急手段
• ——————————————**

1. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
2. serving to promote your interest
3. appropriate to a purpose; practical

Question 78

expeditiously

Answer 78

• *adv. 迅速地；敏捷地
• ——————————————**

1. in an efficient manner

Question 79

expertise

Answer 79

• *n. 专门知识；专门技术；专家的意见
• ——————————————**

1. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

Question 80

explanatory

Answer 80

• *adj. 解释的；说明的
• ——————————————**

1. serving or intended to explain or make clear

Question 81

explicate

Answer 81

• *vt. 说明，解释
• ——————————————**

1. make plain and comprehensible
2. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

Question 82

explicit

Answer 82

• *adj. 明确的；清楚的；直率的；详述的
• ——————————————**

1. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
2. in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

Question 83

explicitly

Answer 83

• *adv. 明确地；明白地
• ——————————————**

1. in an explicit manner
2. in an explicit manner

Question 84

exploit

Answer 84

• *vt. 开发，开拓；剥削；开采
  n. 勋绩；功绩
• ——————————————**

1. a notable achievement
2. use or manipulate to one’s advantage
3. draw from; make good use of
4. work excessively hard

Question 85

explore

Answer 85

• *vt. 探索；探测；探险
  vi. 探索；探测；探险
• ——————————————**

1. inquire into
2. travel to or penetrate into
3. examine minutely
4. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

Question 86

exposition

Answer 86

• *n. 博览会；阐述；展览会
• ——————————————**

1. a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
2. a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
3. an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
4. (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur

Question 87

expository

Answer 87

• *adj. 说明的；解释的；评注的（等于expositive）
• ——————————————**

1. serving to expound or set forth

Question 88

exposure

Answer 88

• *n. 暴露；曝光；揭露；陈列
• ——————————————**

1. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
3. the disclosure of something secret
4. aspect re light or wind
5. the state of being vulnerable or exposed

Question 89

expressly

Answer 89

• *adv. 清楚地，明显地；特别地，专门地
• ——————————————**

1. with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose
2. in an explicit manner

Question 90

exquisite

Answer 90

• *adj. 精致的；细腻的；优美的，高雅的；异常的；剧烈的
  n. 服饰过于讲究的男子
• ——————————————**

1. intense or sharp
2. lavishly elegant and refined
3. delicately beautiful
4. of extreme beauty

Question 91

extant

Answer 91

• *adj. 现存的；显著的
• ——————————————**

1. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

Question 92

extend

Answer 92

• *vt. 延伸；扩大；推广；伸出；给予；使竭尽全力；对…估价
  vi. 延伸；扩大；伸展；使疏开
• ——————————————**

1. extend in scope or range or area
2. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
3. span an interval of distance, space or time
4. make available; provide
5. thrust or extend out

Question 93

extension

Answer 93

• *n. 延长；延期；扩大；伸展；电话分机
• ——————————————**

1. a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
2. act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
3. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
4. an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
5. act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

Question 94

extensive

Answer 94

• *adj. 广泛的；大量的；广阔的
• ——————————————**

1. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
2. broad in scope or content
3. of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor

Question 95

exterminate

Answer 95

• *vt. 消灭；根除
• ——————————————**

1. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
2. destroy completely, as if down to the roots

Question 96

extinct

Answer 96

• *adj. 灭绝的，绝种的；熄灭的
  vt. 使熄灭
• ——————————————**

1. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
2. (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
3. being out or having grown cold

Question 97

extinction

Answer 97

• *n. 消失；消灭；废止
• ——————————————**

1. no longer in existence
2. no longer active; extinguished
3. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
4. complete annihilation
5. a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

Question 98

extol

Answer 98

• *vt. 颂扬；赞美；赞颂
• ——————————————**

1. praise, glorify, or honor

Question 99

extract

Answer 99

• *vt. 提取；取出；摘录；榨取
  n. 汁；摘录；榨出物；选粹
• ——————————————**

1. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
2. a passage selected from a larger work
3. remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
4. get despite difficulties or obstacles
5. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

Question 100

extraneous

Answer 100

• *adj. 外来的；没有关联的；来自体外的
• ——————————————**

1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration
2. not essential
3. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
4. coming from the outside

Question 101

extrapolate

Answer 101

• *vt. 外推；推断
  vi. 外推；进行推断
• ——————————————**

1. draw from specific cases for more general cases
2. estimate the value of
3. gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating

Question 102

extravagance

Answer 102

• *n. 奢侈，浪费；过度；放肆的言行
• ——————————————**

1. the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
2. the trait of spending extravagantly
3. excessive spending

Question 103

extremity

Answer 103

• *n. 极端；绝境；非常手段；手足
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1. an external body part that projects from the body
2. an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
3. the greatest or utmost degree
4. the outermost or farthest region or point
5. that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

Question 104

extricable

Answer 104

• *adj. 可解救的；可救出的
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1. capable of being extricated

Question 105

exuberant

Answer 105

• *adj. 繁茂的；生气勃勃的，充溢的
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1. joyously unrestrained
2. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
3. produced or growing in extreme abundance

Question 106

fabricate

Answer 106

• *vt. 制造；伪造；装配
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1. put together out of components or parts
2. make up something artificial or untrue

Question 107

facetious

Answer 107

• *adj. 诙谐的；爱开玩笑的；滑稽的
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1. cleverly amusing in tone

Question 108

facile

Answer 108

• *adj. 温和的；灵巧的；易做到的
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1. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
2. performing adroitly and without effort
3. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Question 109

facilitate

Answer 109

• *vt. 促进；帮助；使容易
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1. make easier
2. be of use
3. increase the likelihood of (a response)

Question 110

factorable

Answer 110

• *adj. 可分解因子的
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Question 111

factual

Answer 111

• *adj. 事实的；真实的
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1. existing in act or fact
2. of or relating to or characterized by facts
3. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
4. characterized by fact

Question 112

faddish

Answer 112

• *adj. 风行的；流行一时的
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1. intensely fashionable for a short time

Question 113

fade

Answer 113

• *vi. 褪色；凋谢；逐渐消失
  vt. 使褪色
  adj. 平淡的；乏味的
  n. [电影][电视] 淡出；[电影][电视] 淡入
  n. (Fade)人名；(法)法德
• ——————————————**

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
3. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
4. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
5. disappear gradually

Question 114

fallacious

Answer 114

• *adj. 谬误的；骗人的；靠不住的；不合理的
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1. containing or based on a fallacy
2. intended to deceive
3. based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

Question 115

fallible

Answer 115

• *adj. 易犯错误的；不可靠的
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1. likely to fail or make errors
2. having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

Question 116

fallow

Answer 116

• *adj. 休耕的；不活跃的
  n. 休耕地；休耕
  vt. 使（土地）休闲；潜伏
  n. (Fallow)人名；(英)法洛
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1. cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
2. left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
3. undeveloped but potentially useful

Question 117

falsify

Answer 117

• *vt. 伪造；篡改；歪曲；证明…虚假
  vi. 撒谎
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1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
2. fake or falsify
3. prove false
4. falsify knowingly
5. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Question 118

falter

Answer 118

• *vi. 支吾；蹒跚地走
  vt. 支吾地说；结巴地讲出
  n. 踌躇；支吾；颤抖
  n. (Falter)人名；(英)福尔特；(德、捷)法尔特
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1. the act of pausing uncertainly
2. be unsure or weak
3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
4. walk unsteadily
5. speak haltingly

Question 119

falter

Answer 119

• *vi. 支吾；蹒跚地走
  vt. 支吾地说；结巴地讲出
  n. 踌躇；支吾；颤抖
  n. (Falter)人名；(英)福尔特；(德、捷)法尔特
• ——————————————**

1. the act of pausing uncertainly
2. be unsure or weak
3. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
4. walk unsteadily
5. speak haltingly

Question 120

fanatic

Answer 120

• *n. 狂热入迷者；盲信者；盲信
  adj. 狂热的；盲信的
• ——————————————**

1. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
2. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

Question 121

fanciful

Answer 121

• *adj. 想像的；稀奇的
• ——————————————**

1. indulging in or influenced by fancy
2. not based on fact; dubious
3. having a curiously intricate quality

Question 122

fantasy

Answer 122

• *n. 幻想；白日梦；幻觉
  adj. 虚幻的
  vt. 空想；想像
  vi. 耽于幻想；奏幻想曲（等于phantasy）
• ——————————————**

1. imagination unrestricted by reality
2. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
3. something many people believe that is false
4. indulge in fantasies

Question 123

farce

Answer 123

• *n. 闹剧；胡闹；笑剧
  n. (Farce)人名；(法)法尔斯
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1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
2. mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
3. fill with a stuffing while cooking

Question 124

far-reaching

Answer 124

• *adj. 深远的；广泛的；伸至远处的
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Question 125

fascinate

Answer 125

• *vt. 使着迷，使神魂颠倒
  vi. 入迷
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1. cause to be interested or curious
2. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
3. attract; cause to be enamored

Question 126

fascinating

Answer 126

• *adj. 迷人的；吸引人的；使人神魂颠倒的
  v. 使…着迷；使…陶醉（fascinate的ing形式）
• ——————————————**

1. capable of arousing and holding the attention
2. capturing interest as if by a spell

Question 127

fast

Answer 127

• *adj. 快速的，迅速的；紧的，稳固的
  adv. 迅速地；紧紧地；彻底地
  vi. 禁食，斋戒
  n. 斋戒；绝食
  n. (Fast)人名；(德、英、俄、芬、捷、瑞典)法斯特
• ——————————————**

1. abstaining from food
2. abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
3. abstain from eating
4. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
5. (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

Question 128

fastidious

Answer 128

• *adj. 挑剔的；苛求的，难取悦的；（微生物等）需要复杂营养地
• ——————————————**

1. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
2. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

Question 129

fault

Answer 129

• *n. 故障；[地质] 断层；错误；缺点；毛病；（网球等）发球失误
  vi. 弄错；产生断层
  vt. （通常用于疑问句或否定句）挑剔
• ——————————————**

1. responsibility for a bad situation or event
2. (geology) a crack in the earth’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
5. an imperfection in a device or machine

Question 130

favorable

Answer 130

• *adj. 有利的；良好的；赞成的，赞许的；讨人喜欢的
• ——————————————**

1. encouraging or approving or pleasing
2. (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
3. favorably disposed; not antagonistic
4. favoring or bringing good luck
5. occurring at a convenient or suitable time

Question 131

fearsome

Answer 131

• *adj. 可怕的；害怕的；极大的
• ——————————————**

1. causing fear or dread or terror

Question 132

feckless

Answer 132

• *adj. 无效的；软弱的；没精神的；不负责任的；无气力的
• ——————————————**

1. not fit to assume responsibility
2. generally incompetent and ineffectual

Question 133

fecund

Answer 133

• *adj. 肥沃的；多产的；丰饶的；生殖力旺盛的
• ——————————————**

1. capable of producing offspring or vegetation
2. intellectually productive

Question 134

feign

Answer 134

• *vt. 假装；装作；捏造；想象
  vi. 假装；装作；作假；佯作
• ——————————————**

1. make believe with the intent to deceive
2. make a pretence of

Question 135

feigned

Answer 135

• *adj. 假的；做作的；捏造的
  v. 假装；捏造（feign的过去式）
• ——————————————**

1. not genuine

Question 136

feminist

Answer 136

• *n. 男女平等主义者
  adj. 主张男女平等的
• ——————————————**

1. a supporter of feminism
2. of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women

Question 137

ferment

Answer 137

• *n. 发酵；酵素；动乱
  vi. 发酵；动乱
  vt. 使发酵；酝酿；使动乱
  n. (Ferment)人名；(法)费尔芒
• ——————————————**

1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
2. a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
3. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
4. be in an agitated or excited state
5. work up into agitation or excitement

Question 138

ferocity

Answer 138

• *n. 凶猛；残忍；暴行
• ——————————————**

1. the property of being wild or turbulent

Question 139

ferromagnetic

Answer 139

• *adj. [物] 铁磁的；铁磁体
• ——————————————**

1. relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism

Question 140

fertilize

Answer 140

• *vt. 使受精；使肥沃
• ——————————————**

1. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
2. make fertile or productive
3. introduce semen into (a female)

Question 141

fertilizer

Answer 141

• *n. [肥料] 肥料；受精媒介物；促进发展者
• ——————————————**

1. any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

Question 142

fervent

Answer 142

• *adj. 热心的；强烈的；炽热的；热烈的
• ——————————————**

1. characterized by intense emotion
2. extremely hot

Question 143

fervid

Answer 143

• *adj. 热的；热心的
• ——————————————**

1. characterized by intense emotion
2. extremely hot

Question 144

fervor

Answer 144

• *n. 热情；热烈；热心；炽热
• ——————————————**

1. feelings of great warmth and intensity
2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

Question 145

festive

Answer 145

• *adj. 节日的；喜庆的；欢乐的
• ——————————————**

1. offering fun and gaiety

Question 146

fetid

Answer 146

• *adj. 臭的；恶臭的；腐臭的
• ——————————————**

1. offensively malodorous

Question 147

fickle

Answer 147

• *adj. 浮躁的；易变的；变幻无常的
• ——————————————**

1. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
2. liable to sudden unpredictable change

Question 148

fickleness

Answer 148

• *n. 浮躁；变化无常
• ——————————————**

1. unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Question 149

fictitious

Answer 149

• *adj. 虚构的；假想的；编造的；假装的
• ——————————————**

1. formed or conceived by the imagination
2. adopted in order to deceive

Question 150

figment

Answer 150

• *n. 虚构的事；臆造的事物
• ——————————————**

1. a contrived or fantastic idea