Vocab Flashcards
Ailing
- (Adj) experiencing difficulty and problems
境況不佳的，處境困難的；不景氣的
E.g.
the country’s xxx economy
該國不景氣的經濟
Ted asked me if I could help him fix his xxx car.
特德的車壞了，他問我是否可以幫他修理一下。 - (Adj) weak and suffering from illness
生病的，身體不佳的
E.g.
He’s visiting his xxx father.
他去探望患病的父親。
anarchy
(N) a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government
（尤指政府消亡或垮臺而引起的）無政府狀態，混亂狀態
E.g.
What we are witnessing is the country’s slow slide into xxx.
我們現在親眼目睹著該國慢慢陷入無政府狀態。
The country has been in a state of xxx since the inconclusive election.
自那次了無結果的大選以來，該國一直處於混亂狀態。
If the pay deal isn’t settled amicably there’ll be xxx in the factories.
如果工資問題不能友好地解決，這些工廠將會一片混亂。
Amicably
(Adv)
1. without arguments, legal action, or unpleasant behaviour
和平地;心平氣和地
I hope we can settle this xxx.
我希望我們能和平地解決這個問題。
The marriage did not end xxx.
這段婚姻並沒能友好地結束。
- in a pleasant and friendly way
友好地，和睦地
The image shows him chatting xxx with his old rival.
照片上他和老對手在友好地聊天。
inconclusively
(Adv) in a way that does not give or have a result or decision
無結論地，無結果地
E.g.
Trade talks ended xxx.
貿易談判無果而終。
The film ends xxx and leaves you feeling frustrated.
這部電影沒到結論性的劇情就收尾了，讓人感到沮喪。
The investigation ended xxx.
Nitrates in food have been linked xxx with stomach cancer.
We spent over a year xxx reviewing how to overhaul the distribution system.
inconclusive
(Adj) not giving or having a result or decision
無結果的;無定論的
E.g.
The evidence is xxx.
這項證據是沒有說服力的。
The medical tests were xxx, and will need to be repeated.
這些醫學試驗尚無定論，仍需重複進行。
Treacherous
(Adj)
1. If the ground or sea is xxx, it is extremely dangerous, especially because of bad weather conditions.
（地面或大海尤因氣候惡劣）極端危險的，凶險的
Snow and ice have left many roads xxx, and drivers are warned to use caution.
冰雪使許多道路危機四伏，汽車司機被告誡要小心駕駛。
There’s a much more xxxxxxxxx path than even defeating me.
- A person who is xxxxxxxxxxx deceives someone who trusts them, or has no loyalty.
（人）不忠的，背信棄義的
Vargas plays the part of a xxxx aristocrat who betrays his king and country.
瓦加斯扮演一個背叛了國王和祖國的不忠貴族。
I feel a bit xxxx to my own sex if I ever make general criticisms of women.
如果我泛泛地批評婦女，我會感到有點背叛自己的性別。
Demote
(V) to lower someone or something in rank or position
使降職，使降級
The captain was xxx (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties.
上尉因為沒有完成任務被降職（為中士）。
I xxx you, remember? (One piece)
Staunch
- (Adj) always loyal in supporting a person, organization, or set of beliefs or opinions
忠實的;堅定的
a xxxx friend and ally
忠實的朋友和盟友
He gained a reputation as being a xxxxx defender/supporter of civil rights.
他堅決捍衛民權，因此贏得了聲譽。 - (V) to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out
制止;止住（尤指出血）
The country’s asylum laws were amended to xxxx the flow/flood of economic migrants.
該國修訂避難法，阻止經濟移民的洪流。
Mike pressed hard on the wound and xxxx the flow of blood.
麥克使勁壓住傷口，止住了出血。
Fish skin can help xxx the wounds.(one piece)
Tethered
(Adj) tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain
束縛
E.g.
a xxx goat
拴著的山羊
xxx balloon rides
乘系留氣球上天
You have to find a way to keep him xxx to our world.
Nonchalantly
(Adv)
in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care
若無其事地;漠不關心地;毫不在乎地
“I’m sure I’ll get into some uni,” he said xxx.
「我肯定我會考上大學的，」他漫不經心地說。
The driver of the car was xxx smoking a cigarette.
車上的司機正毫不在乎地抽著煙。
Fidget
(V)
to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored
坐立不安
Children can’t sit still for long without xxxxing.
孩子無法長時間一動不動地坐著。
Stop xxxxxing!
不要動來動去的！
He cleared his throat and nervously xxxxxed with a pencil.
他清了清嗓子，緊張地擺弄著鉛筆。
He xxxxxed with a string of worry beads.
他擺弄著一串安神珠。
Implicate
(V) to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened
牽連，涉及
Have they any evidence to xxx him in the robbery?
他們有證據證明他涉嫌搶劫案嗎？
The whole family will be xxx in this .
Cumbersome
(Adj) awkward because of being large, heavy, or not effective
笨重的；累贅的；低效的
Xxx equipment
笨重的設備
Xxx bureaucracy
繁瑣的官僚體制
Frustrate
(V) (T)
(1) to make someone feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot achieve what they want
使灰心，使氣餒
It xxx me that I’m not able to put any of my ideas into practice.
我的任何想法都無法付諸實踐，這讓我很灰心。
(2) to prevent the plans or efforts of someone or something from being achieved
阻撓，阻止；挫敗
The continuing civil war is xxx the efforts of relief agencies.
持續的內戰使救濟機構的努力受挫。
Winding
(Adj) A xxx path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in different directions.
（道路或河流等）蜿蜒的
There’s a very long, xxx path leading up to the house.
有一條非常長的蜿蜒小路通向房子。
They struggled up the narrow xxx stairs.
他們費力地爬上狹窄蜿蜒的樓梯。
Cryptic
(Adj) mysterious and difficult to understand
神秘的，隱秘的;有隱義的;費解的
I got a xxxx text message from Sam.
我收到山姆寄來的一條含義隱晦的簡訊。
With those xxxx words, the most important man greeted the girl. (Stepmother, ch2)
Anguish
(N) extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
（肉體或精神上的）極度痛苦，劇痛，悲痛
His xxx at the outcome of the court case was very clear.
得知案件的庭審結果，他痛苦欲絕，這是顯而易見的。
In her xxx she forgot to leave a message.
萬分悲痛之中，她忘了留個口信。
She is overwhelmed by xxx
(Adj)xxxed
having or showing extreme physical or mental suffering
悲傷的
an xxxed cry
慟哭
The xxxed song at the end was beautiful.
這首悲傷的歌曲結尾很美。
Sinister
(Adj)
making you feel that something bad or evil might happen
不祥的，有凶兆的
The ruined house had a xxx appearance.
那棟倒塌的房子外觀給人一種不祥之感。
A xxx-looking man sat in the corner of the room.
一個神情陰險的男子坐在房間的角落裡。
Clean cut
(Adj) A xxx man is tidy in appearance and behaves well.
整潔規矩的；整潔體面的
Julie’s fiancé is a nice xxx young man.
朱莉的未婚夫是個整潔體面的小夥子。
warp
- (V) [I/T] If wood xxxxs, or if water or heat xxxxs it, it becomes damaged by bending or twisting:
After being left in the damp garage, the wooden frame had xxxxed.
The heat had xxxxed the boards. - (V) [T] to make a person or their behaviour strange, in an unpleasant or harmful way:
Prison xxxxs people. Had it xxxxed Kelley enough that he would kill a stranger? - (V) [ I/T ]
(of a surface or hard material) to bend or twist so that the surface is no longer flat or straight:
[ T ] Water poured in, ruining carpets, xxxxing walls, destroying wiring. - [ T ] make wrong/ to cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right:
The novel is an appraisal of how totalitarianism can xxx a society.
Pertain to something
(Phrasal verb) to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation
與…有關；涉及
We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that xxxx xx local issues.
我們只對議案中涉及當地的部分感興趣。
I’ll make sure to keep the news xxxxxxxing to Yvonne under wraps.
Irreparable
(Adj) impossible to repair or make right again
不能修復的，無可挽救的
Unless the oil spill is contained, xxxxxx damage will be done to the coastline.
除非石油洩漏受到控制，否則會對海岸線造成無可補救的破壞。
Con
Informal
1. (V) to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions
騙，詐騙，哄騙（通常指錢財）
She felt she had been xxxx into buying the car.
她覺得自己上當受騙買下了這輛車。
Thieves xxx him out of his life savings.
小偷騙走了他一輩子的積蓄。
He managed to xxx £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them).
他從他們那裡騙得20英鎊。
- (N) a trick to get someone’s money or make someone do what you want
騙局;圈套;花招
It’s a xxx - you get half the food for twice the price!
這是個圈套——你花兩倍的錢才買到一半的食物！
a xxx trick
騙局
Emulate
(V) Formal
to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have
效仿，模仿;和…競爭，努力趕上
They hope to xxxxxxx 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。
Fitzgerald is eager to xxxxxx Martin’s record of three successive world titles.
費茲傑羅渴望能像馬丁那樣創下連奪三次世界冠軍的紀錄。
Anomaly
(N) [ C or U ] formal
a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory
異常的人（或事物）；不規則；（同一種類中的）畸形
Statistical xxxxxxies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.
統計上的不規範會使年與年之間的經濟數據難以互相比較。
The xxxxxx of the social security system is that you sometimes have more money without a job.
社會保障制度下的反常現像是，失業有時反而拿錢更多。
ascertain
verb [ T ] formal
- to discover something
弄清，確定，查明
The police have so far been unable to xxxxx the cause of the explosion.
警方到目前為止尚未查明爆炸原因。
[ + question word ] Have you xxxxxxed whether she’s coming or not?
你問清楚了嗎，她來還是不來？ - to make certain of something
確信
[ + that ] I xxxxxed that no one could overhear us before I told Otto the news.
確信沒有人能聽到我們的談話之後，我才把這個消息告訴了奧托。
contravene
verb [ T ] formal
to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule
違反，違犯（法律或規則）
The company knew its actions xxxxed international law.
這家公司知道他們的行為違反了國際法。
Discern
verb [ T ] formal
to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
看出;辨別出;明白
I could just xxxxxx a figure in the darkness.
在黑暗中我只能看出一個人影。
It is difficult to xxxxxxx any pattern in these figures.
在這些數字中很難找出規律。
Opaque
(Adj)
1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent
不透明的；不透光的
xxxxxx glass/tights
不透明的玻璃／連褲襪
- formal
xxxxxx writing or speech is difficult to understand.
（文字或演講）難理解的;晦澀的;含糊的
I find her poetry a little too xxxxxx.
我發現她的詩相當晦澀。
unilateral
(Adj)
involving only one group or country
單邊的;單方的
The party leader has actually declared her support for xxxxxxxxxx nuclear disarmament (= giving up her country’s nuclear weapons without first waiting for other countries to do the same).
該黨領導人實際上已經宣佈了她支援單方面核裁軍的決定。
unanimously
(adv)
in a way that is agreed or supported by everyone in a group
意見一致地;獲全體支持地
All four proposals to the committee were xxxxxxxxxxx approved.
提交給委員會的四項提案均獲得全體通過。
The Board voted xxxxxxxxxxx to terminate his three-year contract.
董事會全票通過決定終止他為期三年的合同。
artisan
(N) someone who does skilled work with their hands
工匠;手藝人
antagonistic
(Adj)
actively opposing or showing unfriendliness towards something or someone
對抗的，對立的;敵對的;敵意的
He’s extremely xxxxxxxxxxxx towards all critics.
他對所有的評論員都極端敵視。
orthodoxy
(N)
1. [ C ]
the generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time
正統觀念，普遍接受的觀念
The current economic xxxxxxxxx is of a free market and unregulated trade.
當前的正統經濟觀念主張自由市場和無約束貿易。
- [ C or U ]
the traditional beliefs of a religious group or political party
（宗教團體或政黨的）正統信仰
She is a strict defender of Catholic xxxxxxxxx.
她是正統天主教的絕對捍衛者。 - [ U ]
the degree to which someone believes in traditional religious or political ideas
（對傳統宗教或政治觀點的）信奉程度
His xxxxxxxxx began to be seriously questioned by his parish priest.
教區牧師開始對他信教的虔誠度產生了深深的懷疑。
exert
(v)
1. [ T ]
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
運用;行使（權威、權力等）;施加（影響等）
If you were to xxxxx your influence they might change their decision.
如果你可以施加你的影響，他們或者會改變決定。
Some managers xxxxx considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
一些老闆向員工施加巨大的壓力迫使他們無薪加班。
xxxxx yourself
to make a mental or physical effort
用力；盡力；努力
I was too tired to xxxxx myself.
我太累了，心有餘而力不足。
Try not to xxxxx yourself while you are recovering - it could set you back.
Apart from the odd yoga class, he doesn’t really xxxxx himself much.
As soon as we stop xxxxxing ourselves, our heart rate should return to normal.
She had a nap after lunch every day, even if she had not xxxxxed herself at all.
fodder
(N)
1. [U] food that is given to cows, horses, and other farm animals
（乳牛、馬等家畜的）飼料，秣
- [U] people or things that are useful for the stated purpose
（為實現某目的）可利用的人（或物）；素材
Politicians are always good xxxxxx for comedians (= they make jokes about them).
政客們往往是喜劇作家的好素材。
churn
(V)
1. [ T ]
(also xxxxx up)
to move something, especially a liquid, with great force
劇烈攪動（尤指液體）;翻攪;使猛烈翻騰
The sea was xxxxxed up by heavy winds.
狂風攪得大海白浪滔天。
- [ T ]
to mix milk until it becomes butter
用攪乳器攪拌（牛奶以製成奶油） - [ I ]
If your stomach is xxxxxing, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous.
（通常指由於緊張而）胃部翻騰，反胃，噁心
I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was xxxxxing.
參加駕照考試的那天早上，我的胃裡一直在翻騰。 - (CUSTOMERS)
[ I or T ] BUSINESS specialized
If customers xxxxx between different companies that provide a particular service, they change repeatedly from one to another.
（顧客）輾轉光顧提供某種商品（或服務）的不同公司
(N)
1. a large container for transporting milk or for making milk into butter
奶罐，奶桶;攪乳器
a milk xxxxx
奶罐
a butter xxxxx
攪乳器
- [ S or U ] Customers/ BUSINESS specialized
(also xxxxx rate)
the number of customers who decide to stop using a service offered by one company and to use another company, usually because it offers a better service or price
（客戶）流失率
Internet and cable television companies suffer from a high xxxxx rate.
網際網路公司和有線電視公司的用戶流失率很高。
Ensuing
(Adj) [ before noun ]
happening after something and because of it
因而發生的；隨後的
An argument broke out and in the xxxxxxx fight, a gun went off.
先是發生了爭吵，隨後動了手，接著就開了槍。
He lost his job and in the xxxxxxx months became more and more depressed.
他失業了，在接下來的幾個月中他越來越消沈
Street-smart/streetwise
able to deal successfully with dangerous or difficult situations in big towns or cities where there is a lot of crime
適應都市生活的，具有都市生存智慧的
McDonald was as xxxxx as any of the criminals he had investigated.
麥克唐納和他所調查過的罪犯一樣精明世故。
Even though he did not finish school, he is xxx-xxx.
Hotly
(Adv)
- in an angry or excited way
憤怒地；激動地
She xxxxx denied having taken the money.
她憤怒地斷然否認拿了那些錢。 - closely and with determination
緊隨地
He ran down the street, xxxxx pursued by two police officers.
他沿街跑著，後面有兩名員警緊追不捨。
a xxxx contested election
競爭激烈的競選
Unmistakably
(Adv) in a way that is very easy to see and not likely to be confused with something else
不會弄錯地，確定無疑地
The discussions are xxxxxxxxx going in the wrong direction.
毫無疑問，討論正朝著錯誤的方向發展。
She had an air of chic that was xxxxxxxxx French.
她有一種優雅的氣質，這無疑是法國風格。
Curt
(Adj)
If someone’s manner or speech is xxxx, it is rude as a result of being very quick.
（態度或說話）簡短失禮的，唐突的，草率的
to give a xxxx nod/reply
草草點了點頭／三言兩語地回答
Andy was very xxxx with him.
安迪對他很是粗暴無禮。
I saw him say something to her under his breath-some punishing thing, quick and xxxx and unkind.
