Word List 6

purse /p??rs/

【釋】n. 手提包，錢包 (a small case in which women carry coins, paper money, credit cards, etc.)

【釋】v. 撅起，皺起 (gather or contract (the lips or brow) into wrinkles or folds)

【例】Martha pursed her lips disapprovingly.

【形】pursuit

authentic /???θent?k/

【釋】adj. 真實的 (genuine)

【例】I don’t know if the painting is authentic.

【反】fake

【釋】adj. 可信的 (reliable)

【形】authenticate

robust /ro??b?st/

【釋】adj. 強壯的；堅定的 (strong and healthy)

【例】a robust economy

【近】strong, vigorous, sturdy

【反】frail, weak, fragile, vulnerable

unprecedented /?n?pres?dent?d/

【釋】adj. 空前的，史無前例的 (unlike anything in the past; unexampled)

【例】This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.

【近】novel, revolutionary

saint /se?nt/

【釋】n. 圣徒 (a person acknowledged as holy)

furious /?fj?ri?s/

【釋】adj. 狂怒的 (very angry)

【例】She’s furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.

【近】rageful

plague /ple?ɡ/

【釋】n. 瘟疫 (a widespread affliction)

【近】disease, sickness

【釋】v. 折磨；使苦惱 (cause continual trouble or distress to)

【例】He has been plagued by ill health.

entail /?n?te?l/

【釋】v. 使需要，必需 (have (something) as a part)

【例】A lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense.

【近】involve, require, need

portable /?p??rt?bl/

【釋】adj. 便于攜帶的 (easily carried or moved)

【近】transportable, movable, mobile

embody /?m?bɑ?di/

【釋】v. 體現，使具體化 (represent (something) in a clear and obvious way)

【例】The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.

【近】manifest, symbolize, represent, express

【形】embodiment

abolish /??bɑ?l??/

【釋】v. 廢除 (formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution))

【例】The governor never fulfilled his promise to abolish the state income tax.

【反】retain

【形】abolitionist

skull /sk?l/

【釋】n. 顱骨

discard /d?s?kɑ?rd/

【釋】v. 拋棄，放棄 (get rid of; throw away)

【例】Remove and discard the stems.

【近】dispose

fragile /?fr?d?l/

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

【近】delicate, vulnerable, flimsy, frail

【反】durable

gorgeous /?ɡ??rd??s/

【釋】adj. 美麗動人的 (very attractive)

【例】Some of the Renaissance buildings are gorgeous.

【近】spectacular, splendid

invoke /?n?vo?k/

【釋】v. 引用，援引 (cite or appeal to)

【例】The government has invoked the Official Secrets Act in having the book banned.

【近】cite, refer to

【釋】v. 祈求 (beg for help by praying)

【例】Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.

【近】resort to, appeal to

compatible /k?m?p?t?bl/

【釋】adj. 兼容的 (existing together in harmony)

【例】two people with compatible personalities

【釋】adj. 相符的

【例】Free enterprise, he argued, was compatible with Russian values and traditions.

【近】consistent

align /??la?n/

【釋】v. 使結盟 (join a group of people with similar aims)

【例】She is aligning with other senators to oppose his nomination.

【釋】v. 排成一行 (arrange in a straight line)

【例】Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.

【近】line up, straighten

【形】alignment

canvas /?k?nv?s/

【釋】n. 帆布

【例】a canvas bag

【釋】n. 畫布；油畫

【例】Turner’s canvases

evoke /??vo?k/

【釋】v. 引起，喚起 (call forth or up)

【例】The old house evoked memories of his childhood.

【近】elicit, induce

【形】evocation

exert /?ɡ?z??rt/

【釋】v. 施加 (apply or bring to bear)

【例】His ideas still exert a strong influence on the scientific community.

【釋】n. 運用

【近】employ

【用】exert oneself 盡力

splash /spl??/

【釋】v. 濺起 (cause to strike or fall)

【例】Water splashed onto the floor.

【近】sprinkle

spiral /?spa?r?l/

【形】【釋】adj. 螺旋的

【近】helicoid

heap /hi?p/

【釋】n. 堆 (pile)

【例】a heap of old newspapers

【近】stack

endanger /?n?de?nd??r/

【釋】v. 危害 (put (someone or something) at risk or in danger)

【例】That mistake seriously endangered the future of the company.

vest /vest/

【釋】n. 背心，馬甲

【例】Businessmen wear three-piece pin-striped suits with vests and neckties.

【釋】v. 授予 (confer or bestow on someone)

【例】Executive power is vested in the president.

【近】confer on, bestow on

【用】be vested in/with

skeptical /?skept?kl/

【釋】adj. 懷疑的

【例】The public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals.

【形】skepticism

transparent /tr?ns?p?r?nt/

【釋】adj. 透明的 (clear; lucid)

【例】a box with a transparent lid

【釋】adj. 易懂的 (easy to understand)

【例】We should try to make the instructions more transparent.

【近】translucent

【反】opaque, ambiguous, obscure

stab /st?b/

【釋】v. 刺，戳 (make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object)

【例】She stabbed her cigarette into the ashtray.

provincial /pr??v?n?l/

【釋】adj. 省的；地方性的 (of or concerning a province)

【例】provincial governments

【反】national, cosmopolitan

【釋】adj. 偏狹的 (having narrow or limited concerns)

【近】insular, parochial, sectarian

descent /d??sent/

【釋】n. 下降 (an act of going down in location or condition)

【例】The book describes his descent into a deep depression after the death of his wife.

【近】dive, plunge, dip

【釋】n. 血統，出身 (a person’s ancestors)

【例】She is of Korean descent.

【形】descend

municipal /mju??n?s?pl/

【釋】adj. 市政的 (relating to a city or town)

【近】civil, metropolitan, urban

【反】rural

deteriorate /d??t?ri?re?t/

【釋】v. 惡化 (become worse)

【例】Exposure to rain and sun will gradually deteriorate the paint.

【近】decline, regress, degenerate, devolve

【反】ameliorate

【形】deterioration

hail /he?l/

【釋】v. 致敬；招呼 (greet, welcome)

【例】The town hailed the returning soldiers.

【釋】n. 冰雹

intake /??nte?k/

【釋】n. 攝取量 (consumption)

【例】You’d better reduce your daily intake of salt.

glare /ɡler/

【釋】v. 發(fā)出(刺眼的)強光 (shine with a strong or dazzling light)

【例】The sunlight glared.

【近】blaze

【釋】n./v. 怒視 (an angry, unfriendly look)

【例】The old woman glared at him.

foul /fa?l/

【釋】v. 犯規(guī) (break the rules)

【例】He was fouled as he attempted the shot.

【釋】adj. 邪惡的；污穢的 (very bad or unpleasant)

【例】the foul odor of rotten eggs

【近】disgusting, loathsome, offensive

【反】fragrant

imperative /?m?per?t?v/

【釋】adj. 必要的 (extremely important or urgent)

【例】It is imperative that these claims are dealt with quickly.

【近】vital

【反】unimportant, optional

【釋】n. 必要的事 (an essential or urgent thing)

【例】Survival is our first imperative.

consecutive /k?n?sekj?t?v/

【釋】adj. 連續(xù)的 (successive)

【例】After six consecutive defeats, the team was almost ready to give up.

blaze /ble?z/

【釋】n. 烈火 (a burning fire)

【例】Some 4,000 firefighters are battling the blaze.

【釋】n. 光輝 (great brightness and heat)

【例】the blaze of the sun

【近】glare, gleam

【釋】v. 公開宣布 (make public or conspicuous)

【例】The news was blazed in headline of the newspaper.

lid /l?d/

【釋】n./v. (蓋)蓋子；眼瞼 (a removable or hinged cover for the top of a container)

【近】cover, top, cap

underestimate /??nd?r?est?me?t/

【釋】v. 低估 (estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it actually is)

【例】We underestimated the time it would take to get there.

【反】exaggerate

drawback /?dr??b?k/

【釋】n. 缺陷 (disadvantage)

【近】limitation, flaw

blur /bl??r/

【釋】v. 模糊 (make or become unclear or less distinct)

【例】Tears blurred her eyes.

【近】obscure

【反】crystallize

landmark /?l?ndmɑ?rk/

【釋】n. 里程碑 (an event, discovery, or change marking an important stage)

【例】The ceasefire was seen as a major landmark in the fight against terrorism.

【釋】n. 地標

【近】landmass

patron /?pe?tr?n/

【釋】n. 資助人 (a person that supports an activity)

【例】The Princess Royal is a well-known patron of several charities.

【近】sponsor, promoter

【釋】n. 顧客 (customer)

【例】Most of his customers are regular patrons, many of whom are foreigners.

bulb /b?lb/

【釋】n. 電燈泡

【釋】n. 球莖

hatch /h?t?/

【釋】v. 孵 (emerge from its egg)

【近】conceive

rib /r?b/

【釋】n. 肋骨

sore /s??r/

【釋】adj. 感到疼痛的

【例】I always feel stiff and sore after gardening.

【近】painful, hurt, sensitive

【釋】n. 瘡；痛處 (a raw or painful place on the body)

optimism /?ɑ?pt?m?z?m/

【釋】n. 樂觀 (hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something)

【例】They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.

【近】hope, confidence

【形】optimistic

cargo /?kɑ?rɡo?/

【釋】n. 貨物，船貨 (the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or vehicle)

【例】The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.

【近】freight

sparkle /?spɑ?rkl/

【釋】v./n. (發(fā))光 (shine brightly with flashes of light)

【例】Bits of broken glass sparkled in the sunlight.

【近】glitter, twinkle, flash, blink

【釋】v. (表現)搶眼 (be brilliant in performance)

【例】a play that sparkles with wit

【形】sparkling

absurd /?b?s??rd/

【釋】adj. 荒唐的 (unreasonable or impossible to believe)

【例】She makes the most absurd claims about her past achievements.

【近】ridiculous, stupid, foolish, silly

【反】reasonable, sensible

successive /s?k?ses?v/

【釋】adj. 連續(xù)的 (following one another or following others)

【例】There has been low rainfall for two successive years.

【近】consecutive

sway /swe?/

【釋】v. 搖晃 (move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward)

【例】The branches were swaying in the wind.

【近】swing

choke /t?o?k/

【釋】v. 窒息 (keep from breathing in a normal way by cutting off the supply of air)

【例】Many people were choked by thick smoke.

【近】smother

【釋】v. 阻塞 (block by clogging)

【例】Leaves choked the sewer.

【近】clog

crisp /kr?sp/

【釋】adj. 松脆的

【釋】n. 炸薯片

【近】brittle, brisk

【反】soft

envy /?envi/

【釋】n./v. 羨慕 (desire to have a desirable attribute belonging to someone else)

【例】He was sure that other drivers looked at him with envy.

【釋】n./v. 忌妒 (have the unhappy feeling of wanting to be like someone else)

【例】I envy people who are always confident.

【近】jealousy, bitterness

【形】envious

plow /pla?/

【釋】v. 耕地

【例】Farmers now use tractors to plow their fields.

【釋】n. 犁

cushion /?k??n/

【釋】v. 保護 (protect)

【例】Powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.

【釋】n. 墊子

expire /?k?spa??r/

【釋】v. 到期；終止 (cease to be valid)

【近】invalid

【形】expiration

obsession /?b?se?n/

【釋】n. 癡迷 (fixation)

【例】She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.

【近】passion, mania, preoccupation

【形】obsessive

ceramic /s??r?m?k/

【釋】n. 陶瓷

【例】a collection of Chinese ceramics

fertilizer /?f??rt?la?z?r/

【釋】n. 肥料 (a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully)

【近】manure

feasible /?fi?z?bl/

【釋】adj. 可行的 (possible to do easily)

【近】practical, viable

buffer /?b?f?r/

【釋】v. 緩沖 (lessen the shock of)

【例】The wall buffers the noise of the traffic.

【近】cushion

indulge /?n?d?ld?/

【釋】v. 縱容，放縱 (allow someone to do what they want or enjoy)

【例】He loves his wife and indulges his sons.

【近】satisfy, yield to

【形】indulgent

chorus /?k??r?s/

【釋】n. 合唱隊

【近】choir, ensemble

revival /r??va?vl/

【釋】n. 復活；再生 (restoration)

wrestle /?resl/

【釋】v. 扭打 (take part in a fight)

【例】Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.

【近】struggle

excursion /?k?sk??r?n/

【釋】n. 遠足 (a short journey or trip)

【例】They went on a brief excursion to the coast.

【近】jaunt, outing, ramble

disastrous /d??z?str?s/

【釋】adj. 災難的 (catastrophic)

tablet /?t?bl?t/

【釋】n. 刻寫板

【釋】n. 平板電腦

【近】slab, panel

civic /?s?v?k/

【釋】adj. 城市的 (of or relating to a city)

【例】civic buildings/leaders

【近】municipal, urban

scrape /skre?p/

【釋】n./v. 刮擦

【例】She scraped the mud off her boots.

【近】scratch

【釋】n. 困境

fuss /f?s/

【釋】n. 激動；大驚小怪 (a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest)

【近】agitation

【用】make a fuss of/over sb./sth. 對某人/某事過于注意

vacant /?ve?k?nt/

【釋】adj. 空著的；空缺的

【例】a vacant house

【近】empty, blank

【反】full

【釋】adj. 心不在焉的；茫然的

【例】a vacant look

recount /r??ka?nt/

【釋】v. 詳細敘述 (tell)

【例】They recounted what had happened during those years.

【近】relate, account

mansion /?m?n?n/

【釋】n. 宅第

【例】a tour of Beverly Hills mansions

【近】home, hall, house

terrain /t??re?n/

【釋】n. 地形 (natural features of an area of land)

【例】boots designed for rugged terrain

【近】land, ground, topography, landscape

intensify /?n?tens?fa?/

【釋】v. 加強 (become or make more intense)

【例】Violence intensified during the night.

【形】intense, intensity

supreme /su??pri?m/

【釋】adj. 卓越的 (outstanding)

【例】the supreme champion

【近】chief, foremost

【反】insignificant

denounce /d??na?ns/

【釋】v. 譴責 (strongly criticize somebody/something)

【例】The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence.

【近】condemn, criticize, damn

【反】praise

volatile /?vɑ?l?tl/

【釋】adj. 多變的 (changing quickly from one mood to another)

【例】a highly volatile personality

【近】unpredictable, variable, erratic

【反】stable, constant

【釋】adj. 易揮發(fā)的 (easily changing into a gas)

【例】volatile solvents such as petroleum

elicit /i?l?s?t/

【釋】v. 引出 (evoke or draw out)

【例】My question elicited no response.

【近】obtain, extract

prone /pro?n/

【釋】adj. 傾向于 (inclined to do; susceptible)

【例】She is prone to fall asleep on long car journeys.

【近】susceptible, subject

【反】resistant, immune

【釋】adj. 俯臥的

【例】in a prone position

pirate /?pa?r?t/

【釋】n. 海盜

【釋】v./n. 盜印(物)，盜版(物) (make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization)

【例】poor quality pirate videos

【近】steal

notorious /no??t??ri?s/

【釋】adj. 臭名昭著的 (infamous)

【例】The company is notorious for paying its bills late.

disperse /d??sp??rs/

【釋】v. 分散；使散開 (spread apart)

【例】Police ordered the crowd to disperse.

【近】scatter

【反】assemble, gather

【形】dispersion

brew /bru?/

【釋】v./n. 釀制(啤酒)

【釋】v. 沖泡 (make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot water)

【釋】v. 醞釀(事件)

【例】The crisis had been brewing since the start of the year.

【近】ferment, prepare

【形】brewery

prose /pro?z/

【釋】n./v. (寫)散文

【釋】n. 枯燥無味的話 (commonplace, or dull expression)

resent /r??zent/

【釋】v. 憎恨 (feel bitterness or indignation at)

【例】She resented being treated like a servant.

【近】abhor

【形】resentment, resentful

posture /?pɑ?st??r/

【釋】n. 姿勢 (physical position)

【近】pose

shrine /?ra?n/

【釋】n. 圣地 (a place for worship)

【近】sanctum

adhere /?d?h?r/

【釋】v. 粘附 (stick)

【例】Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells.

【近】cling

【形】adhesive

debris /d??bri?/

【釋】n. 碎片，殘骸 (remains)

【例】After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors.

【近】rubbish, litter

frown /fra?n/

【釋】v. 皺眉 (furrow one's brow in an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration)

bud /b?d/

【釋】n./v. (發(fā))芽

【例】The tree is in bud already.

【近】sprout, shoot

ensue /?n?su?/

【釋】v. 跟著發(fā)生，接著發(fā)生 (follow)

【例】The show ended, and a long standing ovation ensued.

【近】result, follow, develop, proceed