previous tests (V-2/WXY)

Question 1

vindicate

Answer 1

證明…正確；證明…是真的
The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two goals.
莫里斯攻入了两球，證明當初將他招入隊中是完全正確的。

證明（某人）無辜，澄清
They said they welcomed the trial as a chance to vindicate themselves.
他們說他們歡迎審判，那是證明他們無罪的一個機會。

Question 2

venerate

Answer 2

尊重；敬重
Robert Burns is Scotland’s most venerated poet.
羅伯特·彭斯是蘇格蘭最受尊崇的詩人。

Question 3

validate

Answer 3

（尤指經檢查後）批准，認可，使生效
The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
資料登錄後，電腦會自動識別其有效性。

證實…是對的
He feels that today’s economic problems validate his opposition to the policy.
他覺得目前的經濟問題說明他反對這項政策是對的。

Question 4

vacate

Answer 4

空出，騰出
Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon.
飯店房客務請在中午之前退房。

Question 5

vie

Answer 5

競爭；爭奪
Six candidates are currently vying for the Democratic presidential nomination.
六名候選人目前正在爭奪民主黨的總統候選人提名資格。

Question 6

verify

Answer 6

證明；證實
Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?
你能證明你的陳述／指控／報告／理論嗎？

Question 7

vex

Answer 7

給…惹麻煩；使惱火，使煩惱
This issue looks likely to continue to vex the government.
這件事看來會繼續使政府惱火。

Question 8

vitiate

Answer 8

毀壞；破壞；削弱
He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.
他說美國的軍事力量絕不能再次因為政治上的考慮而有所削弱。

Question 9

vilify

Answer 9

詆毀，誣衊；醜化；貶低
He was vilified by the press as a monster.
他被新聞界醜化成一個變態的怪物。

Question 10

vet

Answer 10

審查，檢查
During the war, the government vetted all news reports before they were published.
戰爭期間，所有新聞報道在發表之前要接受政府的審查。

Question 11

varnish

Answer 11

為…上清漆
They decided to spend the weekend varnishing their boat.
他們決定用週末的時間給他們的船上清漆。

Question 12

voracious

Answer 12

饑渴的；渴求的；（尤指）貪吃的
He has a voracious appetite (= he eats a lot).
他的食量驚人。

Question 13

vernacular

Answer 13

本地話，方言；白話
The Spanish I learned at school is very different from the local vernacular of this Mexican village.
我在學校裡學的西班牙語與我現在住的這個墨西哥村子裡所說的本地方言差別非常大。

Question 14

vicarious

Answer 14

間接感受到的；間接獲得的
She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend’s achievements.
她為朋友的成就感到喜悅。

Question 15

vituperative

Answer 15

辱罵的；謾罵的
Miss Snowden yesterday launched a vituperative attack on her ex-boss and former lover.
斯諾登小姐昨天對她的前老闆兼前情人破口大罵。

Question 16

vigorous

Answer 16

充滿活力的；有力量的；精力旺盛的
a vigorous debate
激烈的辯論

Question 17

vulnerable

Answer 17

易受傷的；易受影響（或攻擊）的；脆弱的
I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
一絲不掛地站在那裡，我感覺自己不堪一擊。

Question 18

vulgar

Answer 18

粗俗的；庸俗的；不雅的
a vulgar patterned shirt
圖案粗俗的襯衫

Question 19

virulent

Answer 19

劇毒的；致命的
A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.
一場有致命殺傷力的流感最近在這個地區奪去了許多人的生命。

Question 20

versatile

Answer 20

多種用途的；萬用的；多才多藝的
He’s a very versatile young actor who’s as happy in highbrow dramas as he is in TV comedies.
他是一個非常多才多藝的年輕演員，無論是演高雅電影還是電視喜劇都一樣得心應手。

Question 21

vigilant

Answer 21

警覺的；警戒的；警惕的
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.
機場的炸彈恐嚇事件之後，全體員工都被告誡要格外警惕。

Question 22

vaunted

Answer 22

被吹噓的；被誇耀的
His (much) vaunted new plan has been shown to have serious weaknesses.
他那吹噓得天花亂墜的計劃已被證明存在嚴重缺陷。

Question 23

virtual

Answer 23

幾乎…的；實質上的
Ten years of incompetent government had brought about the virtual collapse of the country’s economy.
無能政府十年的執政已經把這個國家帶到了崩潰的邊緣。

（透過電腦）虛擬的
virtual shopping
虛擬購物

Question 24

vehement

Answer 24

（感情）強烈的；猛烈的
Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor.
他不顧家人的強烈反對，退學當了演員。

Question 25

volatile

Answer 25

不穩定的；易變的；易怒的，喜怒無常的
Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.
戰爭時期食品和燃料的價格極易波動。

Question 26

venal

Answer 26

（人）貪贓的，腐敗的，見利忘義的
a venal ruler
腐敗的統治者

Question 27

venial

Answer 27

（錯誤行為）輕微的，可以原諒的
a venial sin/error
可恕的小罪／小錯誤

Question 28

virtuous

Answer 28

道德高尚的；擁有美德的；品行端正的
He described them as virtuous and hard-working people.
他將他們描述成一個品德高尚、勤勞善良的民族。

Question 29

veracious

Answer 29

誠實的；真實的，正確的
a veracious and trustworthy historian
一位誠實可信的歷史學家

Question 30

vintage

Answer 30

（尤指過去某個時期）最佳的，最典型的，經典的
a vintage plane
最出色的飛機

（酒）佳釀的，上等的，標明釀制年份的
vintage champagne/port/claret
上等香檳／波爾圖葡萄酒／乾紅葡萄酒

Question 31

vindictive

Answer 31

想復仇的；報復性的；懷恨在心的
In the movie “Cape Fear”, a lawyer’s family is threatened by a vindictive former prisoner.
在電影《恐怖角》裡，一個律師家庭受到了一個出獄囚犯企圖報復的威脅。

Question 32

verbatim

Answer 32

一字不差地；逐字地
She had an amazing memory and could recall verbatim quite complex conversations.
她記憶力驚人，能夠一字不差地回想起很複雜的談話內容。

Question 33

whim

Answer 33

突然的念頭，衝動
We booked the trip on a whim.
我們一衝動就預訂了假日遊。

Question 34

welter

Answer 34

雜亂的一堆東西
We are reducing the company’s welter of development projects and will streamline sales and marketing.
我們正在縮減公司雜亂無章的開發專案，並將精簡銷售和市場行銷部門。

Question 35

warrant

Answer 35

使有必要
Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don’t think it warranted such a severe punishment.
顯然她做得不對，但我認為她不應該受到如此嚴厲的懲罰。

擔保，保證；承諾
He’s to blame, I’ll warrant (you).
是他的錯，我（跟你）保證。

Question 36

wonk

Answer 36

工作狂；瘋狂用功的人；（尤指某方面的）專家
As the NEC’s deputy for domestic policy issues, Sperling has functioned as both policy wonk and political guru.
作為國家經濟委員會負責對內政策的副主席，斯珀林既是政策方面的專家又是政治方面的權威。

Question 37

wunderkind

Answer 37

神童；少年得志者

Question 38

wrought

Answer 38

使發生
Mr Simmonds has wrought (= caused) considerable changes in the company.
西蒙茲先生已使這家公司發生了巨大的變化。

Question 39

wrench

Answer 39

猛拉；猛扭；猛扯
The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand.
攝影師被一根電線絆了一下，將一支麥克風從底座上猛扯了下來。

Question 40

withdraw

Answer 40

抽回；取回；提取；撤回；撤離；退出；移回
This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs.
這張信用卡允許你每天從自動提款機中提取200英鎊。

Question 41

wade

Answer 41

（在水中）艱難地行進，涉水，蹚
The river was full but we managed to wade across.
河裡漲滿了水，但我們設法蹚過去了。

Question 42

weld

Answer 42

焊接，鍛接（金屬）
Iron spikes have been welded (on) to the railings around the embassy.
大使館周圍的護欄上都焊上了鐵刺尖頭。

使緊密結合；使形成整體
He is a born leader, who welded a collection of gifted individualists into a real team.
他是個天生的領袖，把一群有才華的個人組成一支真正的團隊。

Question 43

whirl

Answer 43

（使…）旋轉；（使…）迴旋轉
She saw a mass of bodies whirling around on the dance floor.
她看到一大群人的身影在舞池裡旋轉。

Question 44

wield influence, power, etc.

Answer 44

施加影響／運用權力（等等）
He still wields enormous influence in politics.
他在政壇仍然很有影響力。

Question 45

waft

Answer 45

（使）（在空氣中）飄盪
A gentle breeze wafted the scent of roses in through the open window.
一陣微風將玫瑰的香味從敞開的窗子裡送了進來。

Question 46

wage

Answer 46

發動（戰爭）；組織，籌備（活動）
Doesn’t the president need Congress’ permission to wage war on another country?
想必總統須得到國會的許可才能對他國發動戰爭吧？

Question 47

wager

Answer 47

賭注；打賭
More than $2 billion was wagered legally on sports in Nevada in the last 12 months.
在過去的12個月裡，有20多億美元的資金通過合法管道投注到內華達州的各項體育賽事上。

Question 48

weary

Answer 48

（尤指長時間辛苦工作後）筋疲力盡的，極為疲倦的
I think he’s a little weary after his long journey.
我想他在長途旅行後有些疲倦了。

Question 49

whimsical

Answer 49

離奇的；古怪的；異想天開的
a whimsical tale
離奇的故事

Question 50

wayward

Answer 50

（尤指某人的行為）反覆無常的，任性的，難以管束的

Question 51

wicked

Answer 51

邪惡的；壞的；缺德的
It was a wicked thing to do.
那是件缺德的事。

頑皮的；惡作劇的
a wicked grin
淘氣的一笑

Question 52

wholesome

Answer 52

有益的；有益健康的
wholesome food
有益健康的食品

Question 53

wonky

Answer 53

搖晃的；虛弱的；令人不滿意的
One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky.
這把椅子的一條腿有點晃。

Question 54

xenophobe

Answer 54

排外者；恐外者

Question 55

yield

Answer 55

產生；出產；得出
an attempt to yield increased profits
提高利潤的努力

（常指被迫）放棄，讓出
They were forced to yield (up) their land to the occupying forces.
他們被迫將領土割讓給佔領軍。