unit 1-2

Question 1

manifest

Answer 1

to appear or to become easy to see

显示

Question 2

maniacal

Answer 2

affected with or suggestive of madness

疯狂的

Question 3

smattering

Answer 3

a small amount of something

少量

Question 4

what makes somebody tick

Answer 4

(informal) what makes sb, go/the explanation of somebody’s behavior

Question 5

indelible

Answer 5

cannot be removed, washed away or erased

难忘的

Question 6

misstep

Answer 6

a mistake or an unintentional but embarrassing blunder(a stupid mistake)
错误❌

Question 7

fluctuate

Answer 7

a price or amount keeps changing and becoming higher and lower
波动

Question 8

signify

Answer 8

to convey or express a meaning; to indicate

暗示

Question 9

hedge

Answer 9

word or phrase used to avoid giving a direct answer to a question
避免正面答复

Question 10

tally

Answer 10

to calculate a total number

计算总数

Question 11

intuition

Answer 11

unexplained feelings that something is true even when one has no evidence of it
直觉

Question 12

deflect

Answer 12

to take someone’s attention away from something

使转向

Question 13

trivial

Answer 13

(informal) small and of little importance

不重要的 微不足道的

Question 14

surge

Answer 14

a sudden forceful flow
eg. storm surge
大浪、巨涌

Question 15

chronic

Answer 15

eg. chronic disease

慢性的

Question 16

whine

Answer 16

to complain in a sad annoying voice about something

发牢骚

Question 17

petulant

Answer 17

easily irritated or annoyed (negative)
eg. petulant child
任性的

Question 18

implicitly

Answer 18

without questioning or doubting
op. explicit
绝对地 含蓄的

Question 19

tweak

Answer 19

to adjust

扭

Question 20

shore (up)

Answer 20

find support

（用大块木头 金属等）支撑

Question 21

discreet

Answer 21

keep a secret

谨慎的

Question 22

clandestine

Answer 22

secretive

秘密地

Question 23

vulnerable

Answer 23

someone who can be easily hurt or harmed

脆弱的 地位不牢固的

Question 24

impending

Answer 24

close in time; about to occur

临近的

Question 25

foray

Answer 25

An early attempt which is different from your field

短暂尝试

Question 26

Covet

Answer 26

Have a strong desire to have something that someone else has

垂涎🤤

Question 27

Rampant

Answer 27

(Crime or disease) is difficult control

（疾病 犯罪等）失控

Question 28

guzzle

Answer 28

Eat or drink something greedily

暴食

Question 29

Taboo

Answer 29

The social or religious custom prohibition

Question 30

Recoil

Answer 30

Recoil in horror

后退

Question 31

Languish

Answer 31

Suffer from being forced to remain in a unpleasant place or situation
受苦 受难

Question 32

Transcendent

Answer 32

Going far beyond ordinary limits

超然的 杰出的

Question 33

resolution

Answer 33

strong belief and determination

Question 34

Lament

Answer 34

To express annoyance or disappointment about something which you think is unsatisfactory

Question 35

Ingrained

Answer 35

Stuck

E.g. Memory ingrained in minds

Question 36

Grapple

Answer 36

Struggle

Question 37

Glean

Answer 37

To find out information slowly and with difficulty

Question 38

Intangible

Answer 38

Something you can no physically holds

Question 39

Dear

Answer 39

Impressive achievement