Word List 5

bounce /ba?ns/

【釋】v. 反彈 (rebound)

【例】The ball bounced.

【近】rally

【釋】v. 跳動

【例】The child bounced on the bed.

chop /t?ɑ?p/

【釋】v. 砍 (cut)

【例】Chop down the tree with an ax.

【釋】v. 剁碎 (cut into small pieces)

【例】chop onions

【近】mince

【釋】n. 排骨 (a small cut of meat often including a part of a rib)

【例】a pork chop

【用】chop and change 變化無常

entrepreneur /?ɑ?ntr?pr??n??r/

【釋】n. 企業(yè)家 (a person who starts a business)

【近】tycoon

testify /?test?fa?/

【釋】v. 證實 (serve as evidence or proof)

【例】He was summoned to testify before a grand jury about his role in the affair.

genre /??ɑ?nr?/

【釋】n. 種類，風(fēng)格 (type)

【例】The novel and short story are different genres.

【近】category

cathedral /k??θi?dr?l/

【釋】n. 大教堂

spill /sp?l/

【釋】v. 溢出 (pour out)

【例】I managed to carry three full glasses without spilling a drop.

【近】overflow

【釋】n. 跌倒，摔下

【例】have a nasty spill

intimate /??nt?m?t/

【釋】adj. 親密的 (close)

【例】We’re not on intimate terms with our neighbors.

worship /?w??r??p/

【釋】v. 崇拜 (admire, devote oneself to)

【近】venerate

hostile /?hɑ?stl/

【釋】adj. 有敵意的 (unfriendly; antagonistic)

【例】He is hostile to reform.

【近】vicious, venomous

【反】favorable

guilt /ɡ?lt/

【釋】n. 負(fù)罪感

【例】The police established his guilt beyond all doubt.

【釋】n. 罪行

【例】The trial is concerned only with the determination of guilt according to criminal law.

【近】wrong, reproach

【形】guilty

delicate /?del?k?t/

【釋】adj. 精美的 (having a beautiful shape or appearance)

【例】the delicate beauty of a snowflake

【近】fine, subtle, dainty

【釋】adj. 易碎的 (easily damaged or broken)

【例】delicate china

【近】fragile

【反】durable

devise /d??va?z/

【釋】v. 設(shè)計；發(fā)明 (create)

【近】conceive

dash /d??/

【釋】v./n. 猛沖；沖擊

【例】I dashed out into the street, still in my pajamas.

【近】rush, race, run, bolt

【釋】n. 破折號

parade /p??re?d/

【釋】n./v. 游行；閱兵

【例】military parades

【近】march, display

soar /s??r/

【釋】v. 猛增 (increase rapidly)

【例】Air pollution will soon soar above safety levels.

【釋】v. 升入高空

【例】The jet soared into the air.

【近】ascend, climb

lawn /l??n/

【釋】n. 草地，草坪

【近】grass

excessive /?k?ses?v/

【釋】adj. 過度的 (beyond normal)

【例】Excessive consumption leads to excessive enjoyment.

【近】extravagant

receipt /r??si?t/

【釋】n. 收據(jù)；收到 (the action of receiving something)

【例】He always paid by credit card and kept the receipts.

【近】arrival, bill

exotic /?ɡ?zɑ?t?k/

【釋】adj. 來自異國的 (foreign)

【反】domestic

【釋】adj. 吸引人的

【例】exotic plumage

【形】exotica

glimpse /ɡl?mps/

【釋】n. 一瞥 (see very briefly)

【近】glance

vanish /?v?n??/

【釋】v. 突然消失 (disappear suddenly)

【例】The child vanished while on her way home from school.

【近】disappear, evanesce, flee, fade

【反】appear, endure, abide

smash /sm??/

【釋】v. 擊碎 (hit something very hard and break it)

【例】Several windows had been smashed.

【近】shatter

chaos /?ke?ɑ?s/

【釋】n. 混亂，混沌 (complete disorder and confusion)

【例】There have been severe floods, bringing chaos to the region.

【近】disorder, upheaval

【反】order

【形】chaotic

furnish /?f??rn??/

【釋】v. 提供 (provide)

【例】They’ll be able to furnish you with the rest of the details.

【釋】v. 裝飾

【例】The room is furnished with antiques.

【形】furnishings

disclose /d?s?klo?z/

【釋】v. 顯露；透露 (make (secret or new information) known)

【例】Most of the people interviewed requested that their identity should not be disclosed.

【近】reveal, impart

【反】conceal

fierce /f?rs/

【釋】adj. 激烈的，猛烈的 (having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness)

【例】The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels.

【近】vicious, aggressive

【反】gentle, mild

recipient /r??s?pi?nt/

【釋】n. 接受者 (receiver)

【例】welfare recipient

【反】donor

tribute /?tr?bju?t/

【釋】n. 頌詞；贊頌

【例】They showed the program as a tribute to the two men.

【近】praise, salute, gift

【反】criticism, condemnation

penetrate /?pen?tre?t/

【釋】v. 穿透 (pierce)

【例】The mist penetrated into the room.

【近】puncture

【形】penetrating

【用】a penetrating mind/question/thinker

expedition /?eksp??d??n/

【釋】n. 遠(yuǎn)征；探險隊 (a journey or excursion)

【例】a scientific expedition to Antarctica

【近】journey, voyage, tour, exploration

dwell /dwel/

【釋】v. 居住 (live in)

【近】reside, lodge

【釋】v. 沉湎于

【例】I’d rather not dwell on the past.

timber /?t?mb?r/

【釋】n. 木材 (wood prepared for use)

【近】lumber

exaggerate /?ɡ?z?d??re?t/

【釋】v. 夸大 (represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is)

【例】He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.

【近】overestimate, magnify, amplify

【形】exaggeration

intact /?n?t?kt/

【釋】adj. 完好無缺的 (undamaged; complete)

【例】The church was destroyed in the bombing but the altar survived intact.

【近】flawless

postpone /po??spo?n/

【釋】v. 推遲；延期

【例】Bad weather forced us to postpone Friday’s game.

【近】delay, reschedule

【反】bring forward

biography /ba??ɑ?ɡr?fi/

【釋】n. 傳記

【近】story, history

【形】autobiography

stiff /st?f/

【釋】adj. 僵硬的 (not easily bent or changed in shape)

【例】The man’s body was as stiff as a board when it was found in the snow.

【近】rigid, inelastic

【反】flexible, limp, supple

hop /hɑ?p/

【釋】v. 跳躍 (jump)

【例】hop across the river

【近】bounce

flaw /fl??/

【釋】n. 瑕疵 (imperfection; weakness)

【例】The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.

【近】defect, fault, deficiency

【反】strength

【形】flawed, flawless

respective /r??spekt?v/

【釋】adj. 各自的 (separate; particular)

【例】They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields.

【形】respectively

hybrid /?ha?br?d/

【釋】n. 混合物 (a mixture)

【例】A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.

【釋】adj. 雜交的

【例】a hybrid animal/plant

arch /ɑ?rt?/

【形】【釋】n. 拱，拱門

【近】vault

disposal /d??spo?zl/

【釋】n. 處理，支配

【用】at one’s disposal 供任意使用

【形】dispose

endeavor /in'dev?r/

【釋】n./v. 努力

【例】He endeavored after more fame and wealth.

【近】try, attempt, undertake

suspicious /s??sp???s/

【釋】adj. 懷疑的 (mistrustful)

【例】They became suspicious of his behavior and contacted the police.

【近】doubtful, wary, skeptical, mistrustful

【形】suspicion, suspect

flush /fl??/

【釋】v. 沖刷 (clean with water)

【例】Please flush the toilet after you’ve used it.

【釋】v. 臉紅

【近】blush

drown /dra?n/

【釋】v. 淹沒 (flood)

【近】submerge, immerse

【用】a drowned rat 落湯雞

【形】drowning

anchor /???k?r/

【釋】v. 使固定 (fix)

【例】Make sure that the table is securely anchored.

【釋】n. 新聞主持人

【釋】n. 錨

predecessor /?pred?ses?r/

【釋】n. 前任 (a person who held a job or office before the current holder)

【例】The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.

【近】forerunner, precursor

【反】descendant

contend /k?n?tend/

【釋】v. 斗爭 (struggle)

【例】Three armed groups were contending for power.

【釋】v. 主張 (argue)

【例】I would contend that the minister’s thinking is flawed on this point.

exceptional /?k?sep??nl/

【釋】adj. 不同尋常的 (unusual; not typical)

【例】At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.

【近】extraordinary

【反】average

fetch /fet?/

【釋】v. 取來 (go and bring back)

【例】If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.

【近】get, go for, call for, pick up

appall /??p??l/

【釋】v. 使膽寒 (cause (someone) to feel fear, shock, or disgust)

【例】Defending murderers and thieves would appall them.

【近】shock, dismay, distress, outrage

inspect /?n?spekt/

【釋】v. 檢查 (look at sb./sth. closely)

【例】They were inspecting my outside paintwork for cracks and flaws.

【近】examine, check, investigate

【形】inspection

fatal /?fe?tl/

【釋】adj. 致命的 (causing death)

【近】lethal, mortal, terminal

haul /h??l/

【釋】v. 拖運；拖拉 (move or carry (something) with efforts)

【例】They hauled the boat up onto the beach.

【近】drag, pull, heave

ferry /?feri/

【釋】n./v. (乘)渡船 (convey in a ferry or other ship or boat)

【近】ship, transport

summon /?s?m?n/

【釋】v. 召喚 (authoritatively or urgently call on (someone) to be present)

【例】He was suddenly summoned to Beijing.

【近】call for

compile /k?m?pa?l/

【釋】v. 匯編 (put together)

【例】We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job.

【近】assemble, compose

【形】compiler

distract /d??str?kt/

【釋】v. 使分心 (take somebody’s attention away from what they are trying to do)

【例】Don’t distract me from my work.

【近】divert

succession /s?k?se?n/

【釋】n. [生態(tài)]演替

【例】ecological succession

【釋】n. 繼任 (succeeding to a throne)

【例】Divorce would not prevent the Prince of Wales’s succession to the throne.

【釋】n. 連續(xù)

【例】a succession of wet days

【近】sequence, series, progression

【形】successor

offset /???fset/

【釋】v. 抵消 (balance one influence against an opposing influence)

【例】Falling sales in Thailand were offset by strong performances in other markets.

【近】counterbalance

grind /ɡra?nd/

【釋】v. 磨碎 (make into powder by rubbing)

【例】The mill grinds wheat into flour.

【近】crush, pound, crumble

【釋】n. 艱苦的工作 (steady hard work)

【例】the daily grind

deliberate /d??l?b?r?t/

【釋】adj. 故意的 (intentional)

【釋】adj. 深思熟慮的

【例】She has a slow, deliberate way of talking.

bolt /bo?lt/

【釋】n. 閃電，雷電 (a stroke of lightning)

【近】thunderbolt

【釋】n. 螺栓，螺釘

【釋】v. 沖出，跳出 (move suddenly and rapidly)

【例】She bolted from the room.

unfold /?n?fo?ld/

【釋】v. 展開，伸展 (spread open or flat sth. that has previously been folded)

【例】She unfolded her arms.

【釋】v. 顯露，表明 (gradually make something known to other people)

【例】The audience watched as the story unfolded before their eyes.

【近】open out, reveal

speculate /?spekjule?t/

【釋】v. 猜測 (suppose; guess)

【例】We all speculated about the reasons for her resignation.

【近】conjecture, hypothesize

【形】speculation, speculative

cling /kl??/

【釋】v. 堅持，固執(zhí)；忠于 (hold onto sth. tightly)

【例】The whole party will cling to their leader very determinedly.

【釋】v. 緊貼；附著 (attach)

【例】The children clung together under the little umbrella waiting for the storm to pass.

【近】stick, adhere, bond

shatter /???t?r/

【釋】v./n. 粉碎 (break suddenly into very small pieces)

【例】The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.

【近】smash, crack, fracture, disintegrate, demolish, pulverize

immense /??mens/

【釋】adj. 巨大的 (extremely large or great)

【例】There is still an immense amount of work to be done.

sacred /?se?kr?d/

【釋】adj. 神圣的 (holy)

【近】religious, spiritual

【反】secular

【用】a sacred cow 神圣之物

trunk /tr??k/

【釋】n. 樹干；軀干

inherent /?n?h?r?nt/

【釋】adj. 內(nèi)在的，固有的

【例】The design of the building had inherent weaknesses.

【近】intrinsic, innate, fundamental

soak /so?k/

【釋】v. 浸泡 (absorb)

【例】I usually soak the beans overnight.

【近】immerse, submerge, dip

【用】soaking wet 全身濕透的

erect /??rekt/

【釋】adj. 豎立的，筆直的 (vertical in position)

【例】She sat erect, listening for her name.

【近】upright, vertical

【反】limp

【釋】v. 建造 (build)

【反】demolish

illuminate /??lu?m?ne?t/

【釋】v. 闡明 (help to clarify or explain)

【例】This text illuminates the philosopher’s early thinking.

【釋】v. 照亮 (light up)

【形】illuminating, illumination

flock /flɑ?k/

【釋】n. 群 (group)

【近】herd, throng

【釋】v. 群集

【例】In the summer, tourists flock to the museums and art galleries.

conjunction /k?n?d???k?n/

【釋】n. 結(jié)合 (a joining together: union)

【例】The conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city.

【釋】n. [語]連接詞

【例】Some common conjunctions are “and,” “but,” and “although.”

interference /??nt?r?f?r?ns/

【釋】n. 干擾，妨礙 (the action of interfering)

【例】The government’s interference in the strike has been widely criticized.

【近】intrusion, intervention, trespass

alternate /???lt?rn?t/

【釋】adj. 交替的 (happening or following one after the other regularly)

【例】Stretch up 30 times with alternate arms as a warm-up exercise.

【形】alternation, alternative

clutch /kl?t?/

【釋】v. 抓住，緊握 (hold onto tightly with your hand)

【例】I had to clutch the counter to keep from falling.

【近】grip, grasp, clasp, cling to

【釋】n. 離合器

wit /w?t/

【釋】n. 風(fēng)趣 (the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh)

【例】He is a man of great wit, sensitivity, and passion.

【釋】n. 智慧 (the natural ability to perceive and understand)

【近】intelligence, sense, wisdom, acumen

spur /sp??r/

【釋】v. 刺激 (stimulate)

【例】Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.

【釋】n. 馬刺

【用】on the spur of the moment 一時沖動之下

verdict /?v??rd?kt/

【釋】n. 裁決，裁定 (a judgment or an opinion)

【例】The jury reached a unanimous verdict of guilty.

【近】decision, finding, resolution, conclusion

chant /t??nt/

【釋】v. 吟唱，誦揚 (say or shout repeatedly in a singsong tone)

【例】The crowd chanted their hero’s name.

cautious /?k????s/

【釋】adj. 謹(jǐn)慎的 (careful to avoid potential problems or dangers)

【例】Companies seem cautious about investing (=are unwilling to invest) money in research and development.

【近】careful, attentive, alert, watchful

【反】reckless

【形】caution

persistent /p?r?s?st?nt/

【釋】adj. 堅持不懈的 (persevering)

【例】How do you deal with persistent salesmen who won’t take no for an answer?

【近】resolute

【反】intermittent

accusation /??kju?ze??n/

【釋】n. 指控 (a charge that someone has done something illegal or wrong)

【例】The Minister denied the accusation that she had lied.

【近】allegation, charge, claim

frontier /fr?n?t?r/

【釋】n. 邊界 (a border separating two countries)

【近】boundary

restraint /r??stre?nt/

【釋】n. 限制 (restriction)

【例】The government imposed restraints on smoking.

【近】constraint

verify /?ver?fa?/

【釋】v. 證實

【例】We have no way of verifying his story.

【近】substantiate

【形】verifiable, verification

confrontation /?kɑ?nfr?n?te??n/

【釋】n. 對抗 (the act of confronting)

【例】a military confrontation

passionate /?p???n?t/

【釋】adj. 熱情的 (having strong emotions or beliefs)

【例】her passionate support for our cause

distort /d??st??rt/

【釋】v. 扭曲 (pull or twist out of shape)

【例】The current creates magnetic field that weaken and distort the signal.

【形】distortion

maneuver /m??nu?v?r/

【釋】n. 巧計，花招 (a clever plan, action or movement)

【例】This was a crafty maneuver to outwit his pursuers.

【釋】n. 熟練的動作 (a movement performed with care and skill)

【例】A rapid maneuver by the driver prevented an accident.

wreck /rek/

【釋】v. 毀壞 (destroy, damage)

【例】The building had been wrecked by the explosion.

【釋】n. 沉船；失事

【形】wreckage

divert /da??v??rt/

【釋】v. 使偏離 (make somebody/something change direction)

【例】The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east.

【近】deflect

【形】diversion

aspiration /??sp??re??n/

【釋】n. 渴望 (a strong desire)

【例】He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money.

【形】aspire

clarity /?kl?r?ti/

【釋】n. 清楚 (the quality of being easily understood)

【例】clarity of expression

【近】clearness, lucidity