previous tests (C-1)

Question 1

complacency

Answer 1

自滿，自鳴得意
What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
這些女孩讓我生氣的是她們的自滿想法——她們似乎根本沒有擴展知識面的願望。

Question 2

corpse

Answer 2

（通常指人的）屍體

Question 3

carcass

Answer 3

（尤指大型動物的）屍體；（供野生動物食用的）畜體
Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.
禿鷹在天空盤旋等待著啄食鹿漸漸腐爛的屍體。

Question 4

catastrophe

Answer 4

大災難；大災禍
They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
他們收到警告，生態災難即將來臨。

Question 5

commodity

Answer 5

商品，貨物
The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
該國最有價值的商品包括錫和鑽石。

Question 6

culprit

Answer 6

過失者；責任人
Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
警方希望公衆能協助他們抓到罪犯。

Question 7

connotation

Answer 7

內涵意義；隱含意義；聯想意義
The word “lady” has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
lady 一詞有優雅和過分嬌柔的涵義，因此某些女性覺得該詞具有冒犯意。

Question 8

compromise

Answer 8

妥協；折衷；讓步；和解
It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.
希望今天的會談能達成妥協。

Question 9

chunk

Answer 9

大塊；厚塊
a chunk of cheese/meat
一大塊起司／肉

Question 10

commitment

Answer 10

忠誠；投入；奉獻；承諾，保證，諾言
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
隊員必須保證參加整個賽季的比賽

Question 11

cohesion

Answer 11

凝聚（力）；團結
social/national cohesion
社會／國家凝聚力

Question 12

constraint

Answer 12

限制；束縛；約束
The constraints of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.
出於禮貌，她不會說出自己對他的廚藝的真實看法。

Question 13

cosmetics

Answer 13

化妝品
We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.
我們出售各種各樣的化妝品和洗漱用品，價格公道。

Question 14

consumption

Answer 14

消費量；消耗量
As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.
我們整個國家對垃圾食品的消費量十分驚人。

Question 15

conformity

Answer 15

（對社會規則的）遵從，遵守；從眾
It’s depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
這麽小的孩子就唯唯諾諾，真是令人沮喪。

Question 16

caricature

Answer 16

漫畫（藝術）；諷刺畫；諷刺描述
The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown caricatures in his more recent work.
和他近期作品中誇張的諷刺描述相比，他早期小說中的人物要含蓄得多。

Question 17

compatible

Answer 17

可共存的；協調的；相容的
It was when we started living together that we found we just weren’t compatible.
等到開始生活在一起時，才發現我們根本合不來。

Question 18

contestant

Answer 18

參賽選手；競爭者
In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.
參加今晚知識競賽的選手們來自全國各地。

Question 19

camaraderie

Answer 19

同志情誼；友情
When you’ve been climbing alone for hours, there’s a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.
獨自攀登數小時後遇到另一個攀登者，這時你會產生強烈的志同道合感。

Question 20

catharsis

Answer 20

情感宣洩，精神淨化（如透過寫作、戲劇等活動或經歷）

Question 21

curator

Answer 21

（博物館、圖書館等的）館長

Question 22

coalition

Answer 22

（不同政黨或不同群體的人為特定目標而暫時形成的）聯盟，同盟，聯合體
Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems.
聯合政府有其自身特有的一系列問題。

Question 23

cholesterol

Answer 23

膽固醇
an oil that is high in polyunsaturates and low in cholesterol
不飽和脂肪含量高而膽固醇含量低的食用油

Question 24

constipated

Answer 24

便秘的
If you ate more fibre you wouldn’t get constipated.
要是你多吃纖維素，就不會便秘了。

Question 25

cynosure

Answer 25

引人注目的人（或事物）

Question 26

culminate in/with sth

Answer 26

以…告終；達到…的頂點
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
我和老闆的爭吵日益惡化，直到最終我決定換工作。

Question 27

conundrum

Answer 27

難題；複雜的問題
Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.
對雙職工家長來說，學校放假期間如何安排照顧孩子是個大難題。

Question 28

convict

Answer 28

（在法庭上）宣判…有罪，證明…有罪
He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson.
他兩次被判犯有搶劫罪／縱火罪。

Question 29

confine

Answer 29

把…局限在，限制
Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
請把討論集中在正題上！

Question 30

contrive

Answer 30

巧妙安排；謀劃，策劃
Couldn’t you contrive a meeting between them? I think they’d really like each other.
你不能為他們安排一次會面嗎？我覺得他們真的互有好感。

Question 31

captivate

Answer 31

使著迷；迷住；吸引
With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.
她的美貌和魅力迷倒了各地的電影觀眾。

Question 32

concede

Answer 32

（常指不情願地）承認
[ + (that) ] The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
政府承認新的稅收政策是徹底失敗的。

Question 33

conceive

Answer 33

想像；想出；構想
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old.
我覺得我叔叔仍然把我看成是四歲的小孩。

構想，想出，設想出（計劃或主意）
He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student.
他還是個學生的時候就已經構想出了這部影片的情節。

Question 34

curb

Answer 34

控制；限制，約束；抑制
The government should act to curb tax evasion.
政府應該採取行動抑制逃稅。

Question 35

condemn

Answer 35

（通常指出於道義而）譴責，指責
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
人們譴責這一恐怖行徑是野蠻和懦弱的行爲。

Question 36

covet

Answer 36

覬覦，垂涎（尤指他人之物）；貪求，渴望
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
她一直貪求權力，但從未得逞。

Question 37

consolidate

Answer 37

（使）鞏固；（使）加強
The success of their major product consolidated the firm’s position in the market.
公司主打産品取得的成功鞏固了該公司在市場上的地位。

Question 38

contend

Answer 38

競爭；爭奪
There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.
有三位世界頂級網球選手爭奪這項冠軍。

Question 39

circumnavigate

Answer 39

繞…航行；繞道，繞行
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
他們乘獨木舟繞合恩角航行。

Question 40

coincide

Answer 40

（幾乎）同時發生
I timed my holiday to coincide with the children’s.
我把我的假期安排在孩子學校放假的時候。

與…一致，相符；相似
Our views coincide on a range of subjects.
我們在一系列問題上的觀點不謀而合。

Question 41

conceal

Answer 41

隱藏；隱匿；隱瞞；隱蔽
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
竊聽裝置藏在筆裡。

Question 42

convene

Answer 42

召開，召集（會議）；集合；開會
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
首相召集部長（開會）討論這個問題。

Question 43

compel

Answer 43

強迫；逼迫；迫使
[ + to infinitive ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
在小學階段，即使在冬天他也被迫穿著短褲。

Question 44

contaminate

Answer 44

污染；弄髒；毒害
Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
大部分海岸已受到核廢料污染。

Question 45

contradict

Answer 45

反駁，否定；（事實或聲明）（與…）相矛盾，（與…）有抵觸
If you’re both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don’t contradict each other!
如果你們倆都要撒謊，至少也要口徑一致，不要互相矛盾！

Question 46

curtail

Answer 46

制止；減少；縮減；限制
to curtail your holiday/spending
縮短假期／縮減開支

Question 47

contract

Answer 47

（使）收縮；（使）縮小；（使）縮短
In spoken English, “do not” often contracts to “don’t”.
在英語口語中，do not 常常縮略成 don’t。

Question 48

cluster

Answer 48

（同類物聚集的）串，叢，束，群
Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.
看看這張照片上的星系群。

Question 49

confer

Answer 49

（常指爲達成行動決議而）商討，商議，協商
I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
我想花點時間跟我的律師商量一下。

授予（稱號、榮譽）；賦予（優勢）
An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.
哥倫比亞大學授予他榮譽博士學位。

Question 50

crumble

Answer 50

（使）粉碎；（使）成碎屑
She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers.
她緊張地在指間撚著麵包。

Question 51

clamor

Answer 51

大聲（或吵鬧）地抱怨，大聲地要求
The children were all clamouring for attention.
孩子都吵吵嚷嚷希望引起注意。

Question 52

convulse

Answer 52

（使）劇烈抖動；（使）抽搐，（使）痙攣
to convulse with pain
痛苦地抽搐

Question 53

capitulate

Answer 53

投降；屈服；停止抵抗
Their forces capitulated five hours after the bombardment of the city began.
在該市被轟炸了五個小時之後，他們的軍隊投降了。

Question 54

calibrate

Answer 54

劃分刻度，標定
a calibrated stick for measuring the amount of oil in an engine
測量引擎中油量的尺規