previous tests (NO)

Question 1

negligence

Answer 1

疏忽，過失
medical negligence
醫療事故

Question 2

nitrogen

Answer 2

氮（氣）

Question 3

notion

Answer 3

觀念；看法
[ + that ] The show’s director rejects the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children.
節目製片人們並不認為，看到電視上的暴力場景會對孩子們造成不良影響。

Question 4

nuisance

Answer 4

惱人的事物（或人）；麻煩的事物（或人）
I’ve forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
我忘了帶傘——真討厭！

Question 5

nepotism

Answer 5

任人唯親；裙帶關係
He was guilty of nepotism and corruption.
他任人唯親且貪汙腐化。

Question 6

neophyte

Answer 6

新手；初學者

Question 7

nadir

Answer 7

最糟糕的時刻；最消沉的時刻；最失意的時候；最低點
The defeat was the nadir of her career.
那次挫敗是她職業生涯的谷底。

Question 8

nab

Answer 8

搶奪，猛然抓住；抓獲，逮捕（罪犯）
Undercover police officers nabbed the men at the airport.
便衣員警在機場逮捕了那些人。

Question 9

nestle

Answer 9

（使）安臥；（使）依偎
She nestled (her head) against his shoulder.
她（把頭）靠在他肩膀上。

Question 10

nullify

Answer 10

使（協議或決議）失去法律效力
The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977.
該州於1977年廢除了死刑。

Question 11

naturalize

Answer 11

使加入…國籍，使歸化
a naturalized US citizen
加入美國籍的公民

Question 12

neurotic

Answer 12

神經過敏的，神經質的
neurotic behaviour/tendencies
神經質的行為／傾向

Question 13

nebulous

Answer 13

（尤指想法）模糊不清的，含糊的
She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.
她對自己將來要做甚麼有些模糊的想法，但都不確定。

Question 14

numerical

Answer 14

數字的；以數字表示的
a numerical calculation
數字運算

Question 15

nocturnal

Answer 15

夜間發生的；夜間活動的；夜間的
nocturnal wanderings
夜遊

Question 16

nautical

Answer 16

船舶的；航海的；船員的
nautical equipment
航海設備

Question 17

nascent

Answer 17

新生的，萌芽的；開始發展的
a nascent political party
新成立的政黨

Question 18

nuanced

Answer 18

（在外表、意義、聲音等上）有細微差別的
His London accent is very slightly nuanced by an occasional Russian pronunciation.
他的倫敦口音因而時而夾雜的俄語發音而略顯不同。

Question 19

nonetheless

Answer 19

adverb然而，但是；儘管
There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.
我們國家存在嚴重問題。但儘管如此，我們仍然覺得這是歸國的好時機。

Question 20

oblivion

Answer 20

被遺忘，被忘卻；湮沒
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.
這些玩具會風行一兩年，然後漸漸被人遺忘。

Question 21

the onset of sth

Answer 21

（指不愉快的事情）的開始，發作
the onset of winter
冬季的開始

Question 22

ostentation

Answer 22

炫耀，賣弄
Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.
她奢侈的生活方式和自我炫耀令人又恨又妒。

Question 23

the onus

Answer 23

責任；義務
[ + to infinitive ] The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable.
房東有責任保證房子適宜居住。

Question 24

outpost

Answer 24

前哨基地；駐外辦事處；（組織的）邊遠分部
a police/military/colonial outpost
邊遠地區的警察哨所／軍事前哨基地／殖民地時期的邊遠居民點

Question 25

obstruction

Answer 25

阻塞物，障礙物
There’s some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks.
鐵軌上有障礙物。

阻礙；阻止，阻撓；妨礙
They were charged with obstruction of the police/of justice (= preventing the police/law courts from doing their jobs).
他們被指控妨礙警方執行公務／司法公正。

Question 26

opulent

Answer 26

奢華的，豪華的，奢侈的
an opulent lifestyle
奢侈的生活方式

Question 27

oxide

Answer 27

氧化物
iron oxide
氧化鐵

Question 28

opprobrium

Answer 28

譴責；抨擊；討伐；責難
International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours.
該國襲擊鄰國之後，世界各國對其大張討伐。

Question 29

osmosis

Answer 29

滲透（作用）
Fluid flows back into the tiny blood vessels by osmosis.
液體藉由滲透作用流回毛細管。

潛移默化，耳濡目染
The children were never taught the songs, they just listened to other children singing them and learned them by osmosis.
從來沒人教孩子們唱過這些歌曲，他們只是聽別的孩子唱，慢慢就學會了。

Question 30

obtuse

Answer 30

愚笨的；遲鈍的；遲緩的
The answer’s obvious - or are you being deliberately obtuse?
答案很明顯——要不你們就是在故意裝傻？

Question 31

objurgation

Answer 31

斥責；痛罵

Question 32

obliterate

Answer 32

徹底毀掉，抹去，覆蓋（使不留痕跡）
The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
這次導彈襲擊是毀滅性的——目標蕩然無存。

忘卻，抹掉（想法或感情）
Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.
也許她喝醉酒是為了忘卻痛苦的往事。

Question 33

outrage

Answer 33

（尤指不公平的行為或言論）使感到義憤，使憤慨，激怒

Local people were outraged at the bombing.

Question 34

obfuscate

Answer 34

（尤指故意）使模糊，使糊塗，使困惑
She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
她被批評故意使用混淆主要問題的論點。

Question 35

ostracize

Answer 35

故意避開；排擠，排斥
His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public.
他公開批評公司之後，同事們對他採取了排斥態度。

Question 36

obviate

Answer 36

排除，消除；使無必要
A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.
如果能和平解決就沒有必要派遣聯合國維和部隊了。

Question 37

oust

Answer 37

將…趕下臺，罷免，廢黜；趕走；淘汰
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
總統在1987年1月的一次軍事政變中被趕下臺。

Question 38

outstrip

Answer 38

（在數量、程度或成就上）超過，勝過
The demand for food in the war zone now far outstrips supply.
現在戰區對於糧食的需求遠遠超過了供應量。

Question 39

optimize

Answer 39

使優化，完善
We need to optimize our use of the existing technology.
我們需要充分利用現有技術。

Question 40

overwhelm

Answer 40

（用武力）制服，擊敗，征服
Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.
政府軍已擊敗了叛亂者，控制了首都。

（強烈的感情）充溢，使難以承受，使不知所措
They were overwhelmed with/by grief when their baby died.
嬰兒夭折時他們悲痛欲絕。

Question 41

ostensible

Answer 41

表面上的；假稱的，假託的
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他們假稱要清除政府腐敗，可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。

Question 42

obstructive

Answer 42

有意妨礙的，蓄意阻撓的；刁難的
We’d have made a decision by now if Jean hadn’t been so obstructive.
要不是瓊從中作梗我們現在早就作出決定了。

Question 43

outlandish

Answer 43

稀奇古怪的；不尋常的；難以接受的
an outlandish hairstyle/outfit
古怪的髮型／裝束

Question 44

obscure

Answer 44

無名的；鮮為人知的；默默無聞的
an obscure island in the Pacific
太平洋中的無名小島

費解的，晦澀的；模糊的，朦朧的；不清楚的
Official policy has changed, for reasons that remain obscure.
官方的政策已改變，原因尚不清楚。

Question 45

ornate

Answer 45

裝飾華麗的，裝飾繁複的
a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors
有華麗天花板和金框鏡子裝飾的房間

Question 46

obnoxious

Answer 46

可憎的，令人討厭的；粗魯無禮的
Some of his colleagues say that he’s loud and obnoxious.
他的一些同事說他這個人又愛出風頭又惹人討厭。

Question 47

obsequious

Answer 47

巴結的，諂媚的；卑躬屈膝的
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
她差不多對任何當權者都卑躬屈膝，真令人難堪。

Question 48

objective

Answer 48

客觀的；如實的；不帶個人感情的
an objective and impartial report
客觀公正的報告

Question 49

obsolete

Answer 49

廢棄的；過時的；淘汰的；老化的
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
電燈發明以後煤氣燈就被淘汰了。

Question 50

ominous

Answer 50

惡兆的，不祥的，不吉利的
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
當我詢問我會否獲得續約時，回答我的是不祥的沉默。

Question 51

overt

Answer 51

公開的，明顯的，毫不隱瞞的
overt criticism
公開的批評

Question 52

onerous

Answer 52

繁重的；麻煩的；艱巨的
the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution
尋找和平解決方案的艱巨任務

Question 53

objectionable

Answer 53

令人反感的，使人不快的；令人討厭的
an objectionable smell
難聞的味道

Question 54

obsolescent

Answer 54

在逐步廢棄的；即將淘汰的；逐漸過時的
Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent.
我們現有的許多軍事硬體在逐漸被淘汰。

Question 55

overdue

Answer 55

過期的；延誤的；遲的
My library books are a week overdue.
我借圖書館的書過期一個星期了。

Question 56

otherwise

Answer 56

conjunction否則，不然
I’d better write it down, otherwise I’ll forget it.
我最好把它寫下來，否則我會忘掉。

adverb別樣地，以另外的方式
The police believe he is the thief, but all the evidence suggests otherwise (= that he is not).
警方認為他就是小偷，但所有的證據都顯示他不是。