previous tests (C-3/D-1) Flashcards
circumvent
（尤指巧妙或非法地）逃避，規避，繞過
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.
船隻在外國註冊以規避僱用以及安全規定。
commemorate
（尤指舉行公開儀式或豎立雕塑或特別建築）紀念，緬懷
Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the war.
我們聚集在這座教堂裡，緬懷那些在大戰中喪生的人。
cede
（尤指不情願地或被迫）割讓，讓予，放棄
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War.
鴉片戰爭後香港被割讓給英國。
co-opt
（指由現有成員）增選…爲新成員，推舉…爲新成員
She was co-opted on to the committee last June.
去年六月她被增選爲委員會成員。
coordinate
協調；使相配合
We need someone to coordinate the whole campaign.
我們需要有個人來協調整個活動。
containment
控制；抑制；阻止
Containment of crowd violence was the police’s main concern.
阻止群體暴力事件的發生是警方最關注的事。
chasten
懲戒；磨煉；教訓
He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.
失敗磨煉了他，他決心更加努力地工作。
conflate
合併，結合，混合（尤指文本）
She conflated the three plays to produce a fresh new work.
她成功地將三個劇本合併在一起，編出了一部令人耳目一新的新作品。
counterattack
反擊；反攻
The Republicans have still not been able to launch a strong counterattack against the new healthcare system.
共和黨仍然沒有能夠發起反對新醫療制度的有力回擊。
compound
使加重，使加劇，使惡化
Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched.
她有種被人監視的感覺，這加劇了她的恐懼感。
complement
補充；補足；使完善；為…增色
Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
草莓加鮮奶油相得益彰。
cogitate
仔細考慮；深思熟慮；沉思
confound
使驚疑，使困惑
An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
赫爾市的一位老人在被正式宣佈死亡後居然活了過來，令醫生們大惑不解。
counteract
抵消；對抗；減少
Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.
大量飲水可緩解炎熱天氣引起的脫水。
conjure sth up
想像出；聯想起
The glittering ceremony conjured up images of Russia’s imperial past.
輝煌的典禮讓人聯想起俄羅斯帝國昔日的景象。
candor
（尤指對棘手或難堪話題的）坦白，直率，坦誠
“We really don’t know what to do about it,” she said with surprising candour.
「我們確實不知道該如何應付，」她以令人吃驚的坦率說道。
connoisseur
（藝術品、食品、飲料等的）鑒賞家，鑒定家，行家
a wine/art connoisseur
葡萄酒／藝術鑒賞家
combustion
燃燒（過程）
confidentiality
秘密性，機密性
patient/client confidentiality
爲病人／委託人保密
caldera
破火山口（火山爆發後，中心塌陷而形成的巨大圓形凹陷）
closeup
特寫；近景
Give me a closeup of their kiss.
給我一個他們親吻的特寫。
compunction
良心的不安；內疚；自責；後悔
I wouldn’t have any compunction about telling him to leave.
我不會因為叫他走開而覺得內疚。
configuration
佈局；構造，結構；格局
We tried the furniture in different configurations to see which fit best.
我們嘗試了不同的傢俱佈局，看看哪一種最適合。
convalescence
休養期；康復期，恢復期
compliant
順從的，聽從的；服從的
a compliant child
聽話的孩子
the converse
相反；反面；相反的事物
In the US, you drive on the right-hand side of the road, but in the UK the converse applies.
在美國汽車靠右行駛，但在英國卻正好相反。
congruous
一致的；符合的
His conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by Mayer.
他的結論與以前麥爾得出的一致。
complacent
自滿的，自鳴得意的
a complacent smile/attitude
自鳴得意的微笑／態度
domain
領域，領地
She treated the business as her private domain.
她把公司看作是自己的私人勢力範圍。
discrepancy
不一致，出入，差異
There is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
這兩份帳單之間有一些出入。
deficit
赤字；逆差；虧損
The country is running a balance-of-payments/budget/trade deficit of $250 million.
該國的收支差額／預算赤字／貿易逆差已達2.5億美元。
discourse
演講，演說；論文，文章
a discourse on/upon the nature of life after death
關於來世之實質的文章
defiance
對抗；對立；違抗
The demonstration is a pointless act/gesture of defiance against the government.
透過示威來對抗政府是一種毫無意義的行為／姿態。
disparity
不平等；（不公平的）差異
the growing disparity between rich and poor
正在加劇的貧富懸殊
debut
首演，首次公演
She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.
她在《天鵝湖》中完成了她的首次職業舞臺演出。
diatribe
怒斥，抨擊；檄文
He launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.
他開始長篇大論地抨擊參議院行動不力。
droves
（前往某地的）群體（尤指移動的人群）
Every summer droves of sightseers crowd the city.
每年夏天大批觀光客令該市擁擠不堪。
decorum
穩重，端莊
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.
人們認為我們年輕女子的行為舉止應該沉穩端莊。
digress
離題，跑題
But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet’s love of nature and his religious beliefs.
我離題了。回到我剛才說過的話上來，這首詩反映了詩人對大自然的熱愛和自己的宗教信仰。
dross
廢物，無用之物
So much of what’s on TV is pure dross.
電視上演的多是垃圾。
diaphanous
（尤指布料）又透又薄的，薄如蟬翼的
a diaphanous silk veil
透明絲綢面紗
deportment
（行走、站立的）姿態，儀態
to have good/bad deportment
儀態優美／不雅
disapprobation
不贊成，反對
She feared her father’s disapprobation.
她害怕父親反對。
dilettante
一知半解者；半吊子；業餘愛好者
He’s a bit of a dilettante as far as wine is concerned.
就對酒的研究而言，他只是有點愛好而已。
dementia
（尤指老年性）癡呆
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
最常見的癡呆病是阿茲海默症。
duet
二重唱（曲），二重奏（曲）
