previous tests (E-1)

Question 1

enterprise

Answer 1

組織；（尤指）公司，企業；（尤指營利性的、艱巨而重大的）計劃，事業
Don’t forget this is a commercial enterprise - we’re here to make money.
不要忘記這是一個商業組織——我們到這兒來是爲了賺錢的。

Question 2

enzyme

Answer 2

酶
An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.
由於唾液中酶的作用，食物進入口腔時就開始了分解過程。

Question 3

epidemic

Answer 3

泛濫；蔓延
a crime/unemployment epidemic
犯罪頻發／大範圍失業

Question 4

exempt

Answer 4

免除，豁免（責任、付款等）
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.
小公司可免增稅。

Question 5

exponent

Answer 5

（想法或信仰的）擁護者，鼓吹者；（某活動的）能手
Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade.
亞當·史密斯提倡自由貿易。

Question 6

endemic

Answer 6

（尤指疾病或情況）地方性的；（在某地或某些人中）特有的，流行的
Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world.
瘧疾流行於世界上許多氣候較炎熱的地區。

Question 7

eulogy

Answer 7

悼詞，悼文；（爲剛剛退休的人所作的）頌詞，頌文
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.
他爲人極其謙遜，最不喜聽頌辭。

Question 8

ennui

Answer 8

（由於無所事事而感到的）無聊，厭倦，倦怠
The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.
冬天的倦怠感似乎影響著整個國家。

Question 9

encapsulate

Answer 9

扼要表述；壓縮；概括
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
將革命的前後經過濃縮成一部一小時的紀錄片是很難的。

Question 10

equation

Answer 10

（多種因素的）平衡，綜合體
Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducing unemployment.
經濟管理包括控制通貨膨脹、降低失業率等複雜的因素。

相等；等同
There is a tendency in movies to make the equation between violence and excitement.
電影傾向於把暴力和刺激畫上等號。

Question 11

edifice

Answer 11

（尤指雄偉豪華的）大廈，宏偉建築
The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.
市政廳是唯一一座存留下來的15世紀的雄偉建築。

Question 12

epilogue

Answer 12

（戲劇的）收場白，收場戲；（書的）結尾部分，後記，跋

Question 13

entanglement

Answer 13

糾纏；糾葛；牽連
The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group.
這本書描述了這個團體成員之間複雜混亂的感情糾葛和肉體關係。

Question 14

expenditure

Answer 14

（政府或個人的）全部開支，花費
It’s part of a drive to cut government expenditure.
這是削減政府開支的一個方法。

Question 15

electorate

Answer 15

全體選民
The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
現行的選舉制度不能表現選民的真實意願。

Question 16

enmity

Answer 16

仇恨，怨恨；敵意
She denied any personal enmity towards him.
她否認自己對他懷有任何私怨。

Question 17

emporium

Answer 17

大百貨商場；專賣店
an ice cream/antiques emporium
霜淇淋／古玩店

Question 18

equilibrium

Answer 18

平衡；均衡
The disease destroys much of the inner ear, disturbing the animal’s equilibrium.
這種疾病破壞動物內耳的大部分組織，妨礙其保持均衡。

Question 19

embezzle

Answer 19

貪汙，侵吞；盜用，挪用（錢款）
She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
她侵吞了慈善機構數千美元的善款。

Question 20

epiphany

Answer 20

（對重要事物的）頓悟

Question 21

encomium

Answer 21

贊詞，頌詞

Question 22

excursion

Answer 22

（常指結伴同行的）遠足，短程旅行
This year’s annual excursion will be to Lincoln.
今年的年度短途旅行的目的地是林肯。

Question 23

evict

Answer 23

驅逐；趕走，逐出
Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
拖欠房租的房客有被趕走的危險。

Question 24

escalate

Answer 24

（使）增強；（使）擴大；（使）加劇；（使）惡化
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
他失業後，經濟問題更是雪上加霜。

Question 25

extract

Answer 25

取出；拔出；提取
They used to extract iron ore from this site.
他們曾經在這個地方開採鐵礦。

Question 26

eliminate

Answer 26

排除；消除；清除
A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.
養成健康的飲食習慣有助於消除心臟病誘因。

Question 27

engender

Answer 27

引起（某種感覺）；導致；産生
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
她的新作引起了很大爭議。

Question 28

extricate

Answer 28

使擺脫，使脫離；解救
It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.
用了幾個小時才把陷入沙地中的車拉出來。

Question 29

emulate

Answer 29

效仿，模仿；和…競爭，努力趕上
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
他們希望能夠效仿其他軟體公司的成功先例。

Question 30

evacuate

Answer 30

（把人從危險的地方）撤離，撤出，疏散，轉移
The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.
在爆炸前不久，警察將這個村莊裡的人全都疏散了。

Question 31

exterminate

Answer 31

根除；滅絕；消滅
Once cockroaches get into a building, it’s very difficult to exterminate them.
一旦屋裡有了蟑螂，就很難徹底消滅。

Question 32

emancipate

Answer 32

解放；給予人們政治或社會自由權利

Question 33

enact

Answer 33

實行，實施；（尤指）制定（法律）
A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.
將對這個國家施予一系列的經濟制裁。

上演；表演
The stories are enacted using music, dance and mime.
這些故事利用音樂、舞蹈和默劇的形式在舞臺上被再現出來。

Question 34

exacerbate

Answer 34

使惡化；使加重；使加劇
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
這次襲擊將令兩個原本已經處於緊張狀態的團體關係更加惡化。

Question 35

exculpate

Answer 35

為…開脫；證明…無罪
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
當一切真相大白時，肯定可以證明飛行員是沒有過錯的。

Question 36

extrude

Answer 36

（尤指通過狹小的出口）擠壓出，擠壓成，壓製
extruded aluminium rods
壓製成形的鋁杆

Question 37

expound

Answer 37

詳細解釋；闡述；詳細說明
He’s always expounding on what’s wrong with the world.
他總是在痛斥這個世界的弊病。

Question 38

exploit

Answer 38

利用；開發；發揮
We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
我們要確保盡可能充分利用資源。

Question 39

expedite

Answer 39

迅速完成；促進；加快
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
需要採取措施以加快進度。

Question 40

expire

Answer 40

到期，期滿；結束
My passport expires next month.
我的護照下個月過期。

Question 41

eradicate

Answer 41

根除；消滅；杜絕
The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.
政府聲稱正盡其所能根治腐敗。

Question 42

engross

Answer 42

使全神貫注
What is it about Harry Potter that so engrosses children?
《哈利波特》的什麼方面讓孩子們如此著迷？

Question 43

embellish

Answer 43

裝飾，修飾；給…錦上添花，渲染
The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.
天花板上裝飾著花和葉。

Question 44

enervate

Answer 44

使衰弱；使無力；使喪失活力

Question 45

extinguish

Answer 45

熄滅，撲滅（火或光）
It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
消防隊員花了幾個小時才將烈火撲滅。

使（想法或感情）破滅；使消亡
Nothing could extinguish his love for her.
什麼也無法澆熄他對她的愛火。

Question 46

execrate

Answer 46

咒駡；憎惡；譴責
I execrate any policy that interferes with the rights and freedoms of others.
我譴責任何干涉他人權利和自由的政策。

Question 47

envisage

Answer 47

設想；展望，預計
Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.
預計明年火車票價將會上漲15%。

Question 48

exude

Answer 48

明顯地流露，充分顯露（愛、自信、痛苦等）
She just exudes confidence.
她顯得信心十足。

Question 49

exasperate

Answer 49

激怒，使氣惱，使煩惱（通常使人束手無策）

Question 50

evade

Answer 50

逃脫，躲開；迴避，逃避