Word List 11

orbital /???rb?tl/

【釋】adj. 軌道的

【釋】adj. 眼窩的，眼眶的

【形】orbit

idealist /a??di??l?st/

【釋】n. 空想家

【釋】n. 理想主義者

【近】utopian, romantic

【形】idealism

unbiased /?n?ba??st/

【釋】adj. 無偏見的 (showing no prejudice for or against something)

【例】an unbiased judge

【近】impartial, disinterested

【反】biased, prejudiced

【形】bias

dramatize /?dr?m?ta?z/

【釋】v. 把…改編成戲劇

【例】The novel was dramatized.

【釋】v. 夸張

【例】The tabloids dramatized the event.

【形】dramatic

agility /??d??l?ti/

【釋】n. 敏捷 (ability to move quickly and easily)

【例】She moved with great agility for such an old woman.

【近】dexterity, deftness

【反】clumsiness, ungainliness

【形】agile

binder /?ba?nd?r/

【釋】n. 活頁夾

【釋】n. 黏合劑

【形】bind

foresight /?f??rsa?t/

【釋】n. 先見 (an act or the power of foreseeing)

【例】They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.

【近】vision, anticipation, prescience

forerunner /?f??r?n?r/

【釋】n. 先驅 (a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else)

【例】This machine was the forerunner of the modern helicopter.

【近】predecessor, precursor

【反】descendant

enigma /??n?ɡm?/

【釋】n. 謎 (something hard to understand or explain)

【例】To his friends, he was always something of an enigma.

【近】mystery, puzzle, riddle

【形】enigmatic

enliven /?n?la?vn/

【釋】v. 使活潑；使生動 (make (something) more interesting)

【例】He enlivened his speech with a few jokes.

【近】animate, liven up

ecologist /i?kɑ?l?d??st/

【釋】n. 生態學家

【形】ecology

resourceful /r??s??rsfl/

【釋】adj. 足智多謀的

【例】a resourceful leader

【近】ingenious, clever

【形】resource

fragility /fr??d??l?ti/

【釋】n. 脆弱

【形】fragile

adrift /??dr?ft/

【釋】adj. 漂浮著 (of a boat: floating on the water)

【例】The fisherman cast off the rope and set the boat adrift.

【釋】adj. 漂泊的，茫然的 (without guidance, purpose, or support)

【例】Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.

constrict /k?n?str?kt/

【釋】v. 縮小，收縮 (make narrower)

【例】Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.

【近】compress

【反】dilate

bemoan /b??mo?n/

【釋】v. 惋惜 (express deep grief or distress over)

【例】He bemoans the fact that the team lost again.

【近】lament, mourn

【反】rejoice at, applaud

virtuoso /?v??rt?u?o?so?/

【釋】n. 大師，行家 (a person who is extremely skilled at something)

【例】Famous mainly for his wonderful voice, Cole was also a virtuoso on the piano.

【近】guru, master

【形】virtuosity

reciprocate /r??s?pr?ke?t/

【釋】v. 同等回應；回報 (share the same feelings as someone else)

【例】What I did was to reciprocate the gesture he made to me.

【近】return, match

frigid /?fr?d??d/

【釋】adj. 寒冷的，嚴寒的 (very cold)

【例】The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.

【近】chilly, bitter

【反】hot, friendly

inferiority /?n?f?ri???r?ti/

【釋】n. 低等

【反】superiority

【形】inferior

nourishment /?n??r??m?nt/

【釋】n. 營養食物；營養提供

【例】Forests provide cover and nourishment for deer.

【近】food, sustenance

【形】nourish

undisputed /??nd??spju?t?d/

【釋】adj. 無可爭辯的，無異議的 (accepted without dispute; unchallenged)

【例】the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world

【反】doubtful

vertebra /?v??rt?br?/

【釋】n. 脊椎

【形】vertebrate

photosynthesis /?fo?to??s?nθ?s?s/

【釋】n. 光合作用

blemish /?blem??/

【釋】n. 瑕疵，污點 (imperfection)

【例】The incident was a blemish on his record.

【近】flaw, defect

【釋】v. 玷污，損害，弄臟

【例】He wasn’t about to blemish that pristine record.

inquisitive /?n?kw?z?t?v/

【釋】adj. 好奇的；愛鉆研的

【釋】adj. 好打聽的

【近】curious, prying

nomad /?no?m?d/

【釋】n. 游牧民；流浪者

【例】He lived like a nomad for a few years after college, never holding a job in one place for very long.

【近】itinerant, migrant

【形】nomadic

conflate /k?n?fle?t/

【釋】v. 合并 (bring together)

【例】Unfortunately the public conflated fiction with reality and made her into a saint.

【近】fuse

【釋】v. 搞混

【例】Be careful not to conflate gossip with real news.

【近】confuse

overuse /?o?v?r?ju?s/

【釋】v. 過度使用

asymmetrical /?e?s??metr?kl/

【釋】adj. 不對稱的 (having two sides or parts that are not the same in size or shape)

【例】asymmetrical triangles

【近】lopsided, disproportionate

【形】symmetrical

cosmology /kɑ?z?mɑ?l?d?i/

【釋】n. 宇宙學

elliptical /??l?pt?kl/

【釋】adj. 省略(所以難懂的)的 (using few words and therefore hard to understand)

【例】a writer with an elliptical style

【近】obscure

【釋】adj. 橢圓的

【例】an elliptical orbit

【近】oval

interracial /??nt??re??l/

【釋】adj. 種族間的

【例】interracial harmony

finality /fa??n?l?ti/

【釋】n. 定局；終結

【形】final

geothermal /?d?i?o??θ??rml/

【釋】adj. 地熱的 (of, relating to, or produced by the internal heat of the earth)

【例】geothermal steam

rapidity /r??p?d?ti/

【釋】n. 迅速；湍急

【例】Technology spreads with extraordinary rapidity.

【形】rapid

zenith /?zin?θ/

【釋】n. 頂峰，頂點 (the peak)

【例】His career reached its zenith in the 1960s.

【近】acme, climax

interstellar /??nt?r?stel?r/

【釋】adj. 星際的 (occurring between stars)

【例】interstellar travel/space

inadvertent /??n?d?v??rt?nt/

【釋】adj. 無意的，疏忽的 (done unintentionally)

【例】an inadvertent omission

【近】accidental, fortuitous

【反】deliberate, intentional

argumentative /?ɑ?rɡju?ment?t?v/

【釋】adj. 好爭論的 (given to expressing diver-gent or opposite views)

【例】He’s too argumentative to be part of a project in which teamwork is critical.

【釋】n. 議論文的

inhospitable /??nhɑ??sp?t?bl/

【釋】adj. 不適合居住的 (difficult to live in)

【例】They had to trek for miles through inhospitable countryside.

【釋】adj. 不友好的，不好客的 (unfriendly)

【近】hostile

heredity /h??red?ti/

【釋】n. 遺傳 (the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another)

【例】Heredity plays no part in the disease.

【近】inheritance

outgrowth /?a?tɡro?θ/

【釋】n. 自然結果；副產物 (something that grows out of something else)

【例】Crime is often an outgrowth of poverty.

marshland /?mɑ?r?l?nd/

【釋】n. 沼澤地

【近】swamp

permeable /?p??rmi?bl/

【釋】adj. 可滲透的 (allowing liquids or gases to pass through it)

【例】Certain types of sandstone are permeable to water.

【近】porous

【形】permeate

upend /?p?end/

【釋】v. 倒放，顛倒

deface /d??fe?s/

【釋】v. 污損…的外觀

【例】deface an inscription

【近】vandalize, disfigure

【形】defacement

pollinate /?pɑ?l?ne?t/

【釋】v. 給…授粉 (convey pollen to or deposit pollen on)

【形】pollen

traceable /?tre?s?bl/

【釋】adj. 可追蹤的

【形】trace

symbiosis /?s?mba??o?s?s/

【釋】n. [生態]共生 (two different organisms living in close physical association)

【形】symbiotic

airtight /?erta?t/

【釋】adj. 密封的 (tightly sealed so that no air can get in or out)

【釋】adj. 無懈可擊的 (too strong or effective to fail or to be defeated)

【例】an airtight defense

oversimplification /?o?v?r?s?mpl?f??ke??n/

【釋】n. 過于簡單化

【例】This is a gross oversimplification of the facts.

【形】oversimplify

vaporize /?ve?p?ra?z/

【釋】v. 使…蒸發 (convert into vapor)

【例】Pressure causes the chemical to vaporize.

【形】vapor

reducible /r??du?s?bl/

【釋】adj. [數]可約分的，可化簡的

deprecate /?depr?ke?t/

【釋】v. 反對；抨擊 (criticize or express disapp-roval)

【例】He deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded.

【近】disparage

【形】deprecation

diffidence /?d?f?d?ns/

【釋】n. 無自信；羞怯 (the quality or state of being diffident)

【近】shyness, coyness

【形】diffident

soundproof /?sa?ndpru?f/

【釋】adj. 隔音的 (not allowing sound to enter or leave)

discoloration /?d?s?k?l??re??n/

【釋】n. 變色；污點 (the act of changing color in a bad way)

【例】He began to notice a few small discolo-rations on his skin and made an appointment to see the doctor.

【近】stain, spot, flaw

conductive /k?n?d?kt?v/

【釋】adj. 可傳導的 (having conductivity)

【例】conductive material

【形】conduct

accomplished /??kɑ?mpl??t/

【釋】adj. 精通的；有修養的 (skillful and successful)

【例】an accomplished dancer

【近】refined, skilled

【釋】adj. 成立的 (established beyond doubt or dispute)

【例】an accomplished fact

addicted /??d?kt?d/

【釋】adj. 上癮的 (obsessed)

【例】become addicted to drugs

amusing /??mju?z??/

【釋】adj. 有趣的，好笑的 (funny or enjoyable)

【例】an amusing story

Antarctica /?n?tɑ?rkt?k?/

【釋】n. 南極洲

arid /??r?d/

【釋】adj. 干旱的 (dry)

【例】an arid region

artificial /?ɑ?rt??f??l/

【釋】adj. 人造的 (synthetic; not real)

【例】an artificial lake

【釋】adj. 做作的

【例】an artificial smile

biased /?ba??st/

【釋】adj. 有偏見的 (having or showing a bias)

【近】partial, prejudiced

【形】bias

by-product /?ba??prɑ?d?kt/

【釋】n. 副產品；附帶結果 (something that happens as a result of something else)

coating /?ko?t??/

【釋】n. 涂層 (a thin layer or covering of something)

complicated /?kɑ?mpl?ke?t?d/

【釋】adj. 復雜的 (hard to understand, explain, or deal with)

【例】a complicated issue

【近】convoluted, involved

【形】complication

compressed /k?m?prest/

【釋】adj. 壓縮的 (pressed together)

【例】compressed files

【形】compression

degradation /?deɡr??de??n/

【釋】n. 惡化 (the process of damaging or ruining something)

【例】environment degradation

【釋】n. 墮落 (moral or intellectual decline)

【近】decadence, deterioration

【形】degrade

deprive of

【釋】剝奪，失去 (remove, take something away)

【例】deprive someone of freedom

deserted /d??z??rt?d/

【釋】adj. 荒蕪的 (arid land with usually sparse vegetation)

【例】a deserted island

【釋】adj. 被遺棄的 (forsaken)

devastate /?dev?ste?t/

【釋】v. 使壓垮，(痛苦而)不知所措 (destroy)

【例】devastated by grief

【釋】v. 毀壞

【例】a country devastated by war

【近】destroy, ravage

devoted /d??vo?t?d/

【釋】adj. 獻身的，忠誠的 (having strong love or loyalty for)

【例】a devoted fan

【近】adoring, fond

enduring /?n?d?r??/

【釋】adj. 持久的 (continuing or long-lasting)

【例】What is the reason for the game’s enduring appeal?

【形】endure

ethic /?eθ?k/

【釋】n. 道德準則 (a set of moral principles)

【例】The ethic of personal achievement is very strong in western societies.

【形】ethical

exacting /?ɡ?z?kt??/

【釋】adj. 嚴格要求的 (making great demands on one’s skill, attention, or other resources)

【例】products designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s marketplace

【近】demanding

fixed /f?kst/

【釋】adj. 固定的，牢固的 (not subject to change)

【例】a fixed income

【近】firm, stable

give away

【釋】出賣，泄露 (betray, disclose, reveal)

【例】The insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face.

【釋】分發 (send away)

【例】She gave away all her potted plants when she moved.

give rise to

【釋】使發生，引起 (cause, produce)

guarded /?ɡɑ?rd?d/

【釋】adj. 謹慎的 (cautious)

【例】a guarded man who knew better than to reveal such delicate information

【近】circumspect

in favor of

【釋】支持 (support)

【例】a verdict in favor of the accused

in terms of

【釋】在…方面 (with respect to or in relation to)

【例】think of everything in terms of money

interconnected /??nt?rk??nektid/

【釋】adj. 互相連接的 (mutually joined or related)

【例】interconnected highways

【釋】adj. 有聯系的 (having internal connections between the parts or elements)

life span

【釋】壽命

【例】the average life span of house cats

make up

【釋】組成 (constitute, compose)

【例】The committee is made up of six women.

【釋】彌補 (compensate)

【例】make up for what has been lost

【釋】化妝品

malnourishment /?m?l?n??r??m?nt/

【釋】n. 營養不良 (poor nutrition)

【例】poor children suffering from malnutrition

【形】malnourished

overwhelming /?o?v?r?welm??/

【釋】adj. 壓倒性的，強大的 (very great or strong)

【例】an overwhelming majority

【釋】adj. 難以承受的 (very difficult or confusing)

【例】an overwhelming task

pile up

【釋】堆積 (gradually form a pile)

【例】Bales of cotton were piled up in the warehouse.

put up with

【釋】忍受 (bear, suffer from)

【例】I’ll have to put up with the noise till I move next week.

refer to

【釋】指的是

【例】Who did your remarks refer to?

【釋】參考 (look at or in (something) for information)

【例】She often refers to her notes when giving a speech.

restrained /r??stre?nd/

【釋】adj. 克制的，拘謹的 (showing careful self-control)

【例】restrained behavior

【近】conservative, repressed

slip into

【釋】陷入，漸漸養成

【例】slip into the dark night

and so forth

【釋】等等 (and the rest)

striking /?stra?k??/

【釋】adj. 驚人的，顯著的 (unusual or extreme in a way that attracts attention)

【例】a striking resemblance between the girls

【近】remarkable, outstanding

【釋】adj. 驚艷的 (very attractive especially in an unusual or interesting way)

take into account

【釋】考慮，顧及 (allow or plan for a certain possibility)

【例】He will take into account my request.

telling /?tel??/

【釋】adj. 說明問題的 (giving information without intending to)

【例】a telling example

【釋】adj. 有效的，有力的 (producing a strong or important effect)

【例】The most telling moment in the case was when the victim took the stand.

【近】compelling, convincing