Unit 4

Question 1

Annul

Answer 1

廢止 To reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void

Question 2

blase

Answer 2

偷著樂 indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic

Question 3

bolster

Answer 3

加強 to support, give a boost to; a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

Question 4

deplore

Answer 4

痛惜 to feel or express regret or disapproval

Question 5

frivolous

Answer 5

輕浮 of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

Question 6

muster

Answer 6

鼓起 to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation

Question 7

nonentity

Answer 7

虛無 a person or thing of no importance

Question 8

obsess

Answer 8

纏住 to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind

Question 9

ornate

Answer 9

華麗的 elaborately decorated; showily splendid

Question 10

oust

Answer 10

逐出 to remove, drive out of a position or place

Question 11

peruse

Answer 11

細讀 to read thoroughly and carefully

Question 12

porous

Answer 12

多孔 full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water

Question 13

promontory

Answer 13

海角 a high point of land extending into water

Question 14

prone

Answer 14

易於 lying face down; inclined, likely

Question 15

qualm

Answer 15

疑慮 a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea

Question 16

recourse

Answer 16

追索權 a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection

Question 17

residue

Answer 17

殘留 a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed

Question 18

solicitous

Answer 18

殷勤 showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something

Question 19

staid

Answer 19

穩重 serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct

Question 20

sustain

Answer 20

支持 to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of