Word List 3

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

redeem /r??di?m/

【釋】v. 挽回 (compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something))

【例】He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.

【近】retrieve

【釋】v. 兌現 (pay off (loans or promissory notes)

【例】Take the voucher to your local branch of Woolworths and it will be redeemed for one toy.

【形】redemptive

mourn /m??rn/

【釋】v. 哀悼；表示遺憾 (feel or show deep sorrow or regret for)

【例】The manager announced his resignation and everybody mourned.

【近】lament, grieve

【釋】v. 戴孝，服喪

【釋】v. 嗚咽；哀鳴

【形】mourningly

immunity /??mju?n?ti/

【釋】n. 免疫力 (the ability to resist a particular infection)

【例】an immunity to malaria

【近】resistance to

【釋】n. 豁免權 (privilege of exemption)

【例】to be given or granted immunity from prosecution

【近】exemption

【釋】n. 不受影響 (insusceptibility to influence)

【例】immunity to criticism

miniature /?m?n?t??r/

【釋】adj. 微型的，小規模的 (a smaller version of something)

【例】Rosehill Farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979.

【近】microscopic

【反】enormous, monumental, tremendous, gigantic, colossal

【釋】n. 縮圖；微型畫；微縮模型

appliance /??pla??ns/

【釋】n. 器具

【例】We stock a wide range of kitchen appliances.

【近】device, machine, instrument, apparatus, utensil, implement, tool

ambiguous /?m?b?ɡju?s/

【釋】adj. 含糊不清的 (can be understood in more than one way)

【例】The Foreign Secretary’s remarks clarify an ambiguous statement issued earlier this week.

【近】ambivalent

【反】clear, simple

【形】ambiguity

curb /k??rb/

【釋】v./n. 控制，抑制 (restrain or keep in check)

【例】Increased interest rates should curb inflation.

【近】restraint, restriction, brake, rein, control

confidential /?kɑ?nf??den?l/

【釋】adj. 機密的 (intended to be kept secret)

【例】National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.

【近】intimate, secret

【形】confidentiality

sober /?so?b?r/

【釋】adj. 冷靜的，清醒的；未醉的 (not drunk; serious and sensible)

【例】a former addict who has been sober for 10 years

【近】serious, solemn, sensible

【反】drunk, flamboyant

【釋】v. 變得冷靜；醒酒 (become more serious and sensible)

【例】He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours.

【近】calm

cynical /?s?n?kl/

【釋】adj. 憤世嫉俗的 (distrustful of human sincerity or integrity)

【例】I know that some of you are very cynical about the proposals.

【近】skeptical, doubtful, pessimistic, negative

【形】cynic

prestigious /pre?st?d??s/

【釋】adj. 有威望的

【例】Her first novel won a prestigious literary prize.

【近】eminent

【反】obscure, minor

proximity /prɑ?k?s?m?ti/

【近】【釋】n. 接 (nearness in space, time, or relationship)

【例】Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets.

【近】accessibility, vicinity

hover /?h?v?r/

【釋】v. 盤旋 (remain in one place in the air)

【例】An army helicopter hovered overhead.

【近】hang, linger

【釋】v. 處于不穩定狀態 (remain in an uncertain state; waver)

【例】hover between anger and remorse

confer /k?n?f??r/

【釋】v. 授予；給予 (give power or honor to people)

【例】The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil’s 35 constituent states.

【釋】v. 協商

【例】He conferred with Hill and the others in his office.

congress /?kɑ??ɡr?s/

【釋】n. 國會；代表大會 (a large meeting that is held to discuss ideas and policies)

【近】assembly, house

【形】congressional

soothe /su?e/

【釋】v. 撫慰；緩和 (gently calm)

【例】He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

【近】comfort, subdue, ease

【形】sooth

aspire /??spa??r/

【釋】v. 渴望 (direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something)

【例】She aspires to nothing less than the chairmanship of the company.

【近】desire, hope for, dream of, long for, yearn for

dissent /d??sent/

【釋】v./n. (持)異議 (hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed)

【例】He is the toughest military ruler yet and has responded harshly to any dissent.

【近】disagree

【反】agree, agreement

altar /???lt?r/

【釋】n. 祭壇

【釋】n. [基督教堂內的]圣餐壇

decree /d??kri?/

【釋】n. 判決，裁定 (a decision that is made in court)

【近】judgment

【釋】n. 法令；規定 (an official order from a ruler or a government that becomes the law)

【近】order, command, mandate

wedge /wed?/

【釋】n. 楔子

【釋】v. 楔入；強行擠入 (fix in position using a wedge)

【例】The phone was wedged under his chin.

deter /d??t??r/

【釋】v. 威懾 (discourage (someone) from doing something)

【例】Only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election.

【近】discourage, daunt

【反】encourage

【釋】v. 防止，阻止 (prevent the occurrence of)

【例】Strategists think not only about how to deter war, but about how war might occur.

【近】avoid, put off, prevent

【形】deterrent

temperament /?tempr?m?nt/

【釋】n. 性情，性格

【例】an artistic/fiery temperament

【近】disposition, nature, character, personality

【釋】n. 喜怒無常 (excessive irritability or sensi-tiveness)

【例】an actor with too much temperament

【形】temper

rim /r?m/

【釋】n. 外緣；外框 (the edge of an open container or circular object)

【例】Her glasses had gold rims.

【近】brim, edge, border

【形】【釋】v. 成外沿 (form a rim that goes around the edge of something)

【例】Hills rimmed the horizon.

wicked /?w?k?d/

【釋】adj. 惡毒的，有害的

【例】a wicked and unscrupulous politician

【近】evil, wrong, bad, corrupt, mean, foul

sprawl /spr??l/

【釋】v./n. 蔓延；伸展 (spread in a messy way; cover a large area)

【例】The town sprawled along the side of the lake.

【近】stretch out, spread

idle /?a?dl/

【釋】adj. 無工作的；懶惰的 (not working hard; lazy)

【例】Get upstairs and wake up that idle brother of yours.

【近】lazy, slothful, sluggish

【反】industrious, busy, meaningful, serious

【釋】v. (發動機等)低速空轉 ((of an engine) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving)

【例】The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.

【形】idleness

redundant /r??d?nd?nt/

【釋】adj. 多余的，過剩的 (not or no longer needed or useful)

【例】Many of the old skills had become redundant.

【近】unnecessary, needless

【反】essential, necessary

【釋】adj. 被解雇的，失業的

【例】My husband was made redundant late last year.

imminent /??m?n?nt/

【近】【釋】adj. 臨的 (about to happen)

【例】There appeared no imminent danger.

【近】impending, close (at hand), near, (fast) approaching, coming

【形】imminence

gratitude /?ɡr?t?tu?d/

【釋】n. 感激之情 (the quality of being thankful)

【例】It would be nice to show your gratitude every now and then.

【近】thanks, appreciation, recognition, credit

flatter /?fl?t?r/

【釋】v. 恭維 (compliment excessively and often insincerely)

【例】You’re trying to flatter me, and it won’t work.

【形】flattering

turmoil /?t??rm??l/

【釋】n. 混亂 (a state of disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty)

【近】confusion, upheaval, turbulence, disorder

【反】peace

alley /??li/

【釋】n. 小巷

【近】passage, lane, path, pathway

moan /mo?n/

【釋】v./n. 呻吟 (a low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain)

【例】James continued to moan loudly as the pain intensified.

【近】groan, sob

【釋】v./n. 抱怨 (complain)

【例】Ben was moaning about his job again.

【近】grumble

manifestation /?m?n?fe?ste??n/

【形】【釋】n. 表現式 (sign, symptom)

【例】the early manifestations of the disease

menace /?men?s/

【釋】v./n. 威脅 (a possible danger to something or someone)

【例】The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain’s own security.

【近】threat, warning, peril

【形】menacing

wary /?weri/

【釋】adj. 謹慎的 (feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems)

【例】People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers.

【近】cautious, careful, guard, alert

【形】wariness

shuffle /???fl/

【釋】n./v. 拖著腳走，慢吞吞地走

【例】They shuffled along the passage.

【近】shamble, stagger

【釋】v. 挪動，拖拽

【例】She shuffled her feet.

【釋】n./v. 洗牌

【例】He shuffled the cards.

【近】mix up

hypothetical /?ha?p??θet?kl/

【釋】adj. 假設的，假定的 (of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis)

【例】The scenario I suggested was strictly hypothetical.

【近】theoretical, conjectural

【反】actual

【形】hypothesis

bait /be?t/

【釋】v. 引誘；在…中放誘餌 (place food on a hook, in a trap, etc. in order to attract or catch an animal)

【例】He baited his hook with pie.

【近】lure, trap

【釋】n. 誘餌 (food put on a hook to catch fish, or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds)

tier /t?r/

【釋】n. 一排；一行 (one of two or more layers one atop another)

【例】the auditorium with the tiers of seats around and above it

【釋】n. 級別 (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

【例】Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.

【近】layer, stratum

demolish /d??mɑ?l??/

【釋】v. 摧毀 (pull or knock down)

【例】Our intention was to demolish the rumors that have surrounded him.

【近】destroy, smash

【反】construct, confirm, strengthen

baseline /?be?sla?n/

【釋】n. 底線；起點

souvenir /?su?v??n?r/

【釋】n. 紀念品

【例】Keep the key ring as a souvenir.

【近】memento

dismay /d?s?me?/

【釋】n./v. (使)驚愕 (a sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger)

【例】Local people expressed their dismay at the size of the pay rise.

【近】shock, upset

【反】encourage, pleasure, relief

gleam /ɡli?m/

【釋】n./v. 微光；閃光 (a faint or brief light)

【例】Her car gleamed in the sunshine.

【近】shine, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, wink

therapeutic /?θer??pju?t?k/

【釋】adj. 有益健康的

【反】harmful

【釋】adj. 治療的

【例】the therapeutic effects of acupuncture

【近】healing

【形】therapist

cumulative /?kju?mj?le?t?v/

【釋】adj. 累積的

【例】The effects of pollution are cumulative.

【近】collective, aggregate

recollection /?rek??lek?n/

【釋】n. 記憶，回憶 (the act of remembering something)

【例】She has no recollection of this event.

【近】memory

vault /v??lt/

【釋】n. 金庫

【釋】n. 穹頂

【釋】v. 跳躍 (jump over)

【例】He could easily vault the wall.

ponder /?pɑ?nd?r/

【釋】v. 仔細考慮 (think about carefully)

【近】contemplate, consider, reflect on

【形】ponderous

stationary /?ste???neri/

【釋】n. 靜止不動的 (not moving)

【例】The traffic got slower and slower until it was stationary.

【近】static, motionless, immobile, still

catastrophe /k??t?str?fi/

【釋】n. 災難；劫難 (a great and sudden disaster)

【例】an economic/humanitarian/natural catastrophe

【近】calamity, ruin, adversity

【形】catastrophic

tangible /?t?nd??bl/

【釋】adj. 摸得著的 (perceptible by touch)

【例】Sculpture is a tangible art form.

【近】physical

skepticism /?skept?s?z?m/

【釋】n. (=scepticism) 懷疑態度

【例】His ideas were met with skepticism.

【近】doubt, agnosticism

excavation /?eksk??ve??n/

【釋】n. 挖掘，開鑿 (digging)

【例】the excavation of a grave

【近】unearthing

literal /?l?t?r?l/

【釋】adj. 字面上的 (being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase)

【例】I am not referring to “small” people in the literal sense of the word.

【釋】adj. 完完全全的 (without doubt)

【例】He was saying no more than the literal truth.

【近】factual, objective

supplementary /?s?pl??mentri/

【釋】adj. 補充的，額外的 (completing or enhancing something)

【例】A supplementary reading list is attached.

【近】additional

asylum /??sa?l?m/

【釋】n. 避難；庇護

【例】to grant/seek asylum

【近】refuge, shelter

【釋】n. 精神病院；收容所，救濟院

【例】He was confined to an asylum.

【近】psychiatric hospital, sanctuary

acclaim /??kle?m/

【釋】n./v. 稱贊 (enthusiastic and public praise)

【例】The film met with considerable critical and public acclaim.

【近】praise, applaud, cheer

【反】criticize, criticism

【形】acclaimed

discrepancy /d?s?krep?nsi/

【釋】n. 差異 (lack of compatibility or similarity)

【例】There’s a big discrepancy between your account and his.

【近】difference, variation

【反】correspondence

【形】discrepant

charitable /?t??r?t?bl/

【釋】adj. 慈善的 (of or relating to the assistance of those in need)

【例】charitable work for the handicapped

【近】humanitarian, hearted

【釋】adj. 寬容的，體諒的 (kind or understanding towards)

【例】They were rather less than charitable towards the referee.

【近】tolerant

【形】charity

caravan /?k?r?v?n/

【釋】n. 大篷車；旅行隊 (a group of people or vehicles who travel together)

【例】Police said the thieves forced the doors of the locked caravan and opened sealed bags.

【近】fleet

ascend /??send/

【釋】v. 攀登；升高 (go up or climb)

【例】They began slowly ascending the rock face.

【近】climb, rise up, mount

【反】descend

【形】ascending, ascent

despise /d??spa?z/

【釋】v. 鄙視，輕視 (feel contempt and have no respect for someone or something)

【例】I despised him for the way he treated his children.

【近】detest, hate, scorn

【反】adore

intercept /??nt?r?sept/

【釋】v./n. 攔截

【例】A nearby Coast Guard cutter was able to intercept the gunrunners before they reached the harbor.

【近】stop, cut off

【釋】n. 竊聽

【例】Intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls.

console /k?n?so?l/

【釋】v. 安慰 (comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment)

【例】Brenton was crying and she could do nothing to console him.

【近】comfort, sympathize

【反】upset

【形】consolation

linkage /?l??k?d?/

【釋】n. 聯系

【例】There is no proof of linkage to a terrorist organization.

demise /d??ma?z/

【釋】n. 死亡 (a person’s death)

【例】her tragic demise

【近】death

【反】birth

【釋】n. 終止；失敗

【例】the demise of the Ottoman empire

【近】end, fall

【反】start

badge /b?d?/

【釋】n./v. (授予)徽章 (a distinctive emblem worn as a mark of)

【例】The workers here must be badged.

paralyze /?p?r?la?z/

【釋】n. (=paralise) 使癱瘓，麻痹

【例】Both of his legs were paralyzed.

【近】disable, immobilize

abide /??ba?d/

【釋】v. 忍受，容忍

【例】She can’t abide his rudeness.

【釋】v. 遵守 (accept or act in accordance with)

【例】You have to abide by the rules of the club.

【近】comply with, obey, observe, follow

【釋】v. 停留，逗留 (stay temporarily)

【例】They abide in a remote village.

【形】abiding

sensor /?sens?r/

【釋】n. 傳感器

upbringing /??pbr????/

【釋】n. 教養；養育；撫育

【例】Martin’s upbringing shaped his whole life.

【近】education, instruction

speculative /?spekj?l?t?v/

【釋】adj. 推測的 (based on conjecture)

【例】The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan.

【近】conjectural, suppositional, risky

【釋】adj. 投機性的

liaison /li?e?zɑ?n/

【釋】n. 聯絡；聯絡員

【例】Dave was my liaison with the district manager.

【近】intermediary

【釋】n. 私通

【例】a secret liaison

【近】affair

gloomy /?ɡlu?mi/

【釋】adj. 陰暗的 (dark or poorly lit)

【例】a gloomy corridor

【近】dark

【釋】adj. 令人悲傷的 (feeling distressed or pessimistic)

【例】gloomy forecasts about the economy

【近】despondent, pessimistic

segregate /?seɡr?ɡe?t/

【釋】v. 使…分開，使孤立 (set apart from the rest or from each other)

【例】They segregate you from the rest of the community.

【近】separate, isolate

【形】segregation

insane /?n?se?n/

【釋】adj. 精神失常的 (mentally ill)

【例】She was declared insane.

【近】mentally disordered

【釋】adj. 愚蠢的 (foolish)

【例】She had an insane desire to pry.

【近】foolish

【釋】adj. 瘋狂的，發怒的 (angry, distracted)

【例】The noise next door was driving us insane.

【近】maniacal

eccentric /?k?sentr?k/

【釋】adj. 古怪的 (strange and unusual)

【例】She’s regarded as being rather eccentric.

【近】unconventional, abnormal, odd, queer, strange, peculiar, weird

【反】conventional

daunt /d??nt/

【釋】v. 使畏懼 (lessen the courage or resolution of)

【例】I admit I’m daunted by the job, but I’m going to try my best.

【近】discourage, deter, dishearten, intimidate

【形】daunting

relish /?rel??/

【釋】n. 喜愛；享受 (great enjoyment)

【近】delight, pleasure, rapture

【反】dislike

【釋】v. 期待，盼望

【例】She obviously relishes the opportunity of campaigning against her old rival.

sob /sɑ?b/

【釋】v. 啜泣 (cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps)

【例】I could hear her sobbing.

【近】weep, cry

intuition /??ntu???n/

【釋】n. 直覺

【例】He works according to intuition.

【近】instinct, hunch

【形】intuitive

glamorous /?ɡl?m?r?s/

【釋】adj. 富有魅力的 (having glamour)

【例】a glamorous evening dress

【近】beautiful, attractive, thrilling, exciting

larva /?lɑ?rv?/

【釋】n. 幼蟲

dire /?da??r/

【釋】adj. 嚴峻的；可怕的

【例】He was in dire need of hospital treatment.

【近】terrible, dreadful, frightful

mortar /?m??rt?r/

【釋】n. 迫擊炮

【釋】n. 砂漿；膠泥

【釋】n. 缽；臼

nuance /?nu?ɑ?ns/

【釋】n. 細微差別 (a small difference in sound, feeling, appearance, or meaning)

【例】We can use our eyes and facial expressions to communicate virtually every subtle nuance of emotion there is.

【近】subtle difference

bald /b??ld/

【釋】adj. 禿頭的；裸露的 (without any of the usual hair, marks, etc. covering the skin or surface of something)

【例】a bald spot on the top of his head

【近】stark, bare, naked

【釋】adj. 直白的 (without any extra explanation or detail)

【例】The bald truth is that we don’t need you any longer.

【反】ambiguous

【形】baldy

canopy /?k?n?pi/

【釋】n. 樹冠，華蓋 (a covering that serves as a roof or shelter)

【例】The trees formed such a dense canopy that all beneath was a deep carpet of pine needles.

【近】roof

reiterate /ri??t?re?t/

【釋】v. 重申 (say something again or a number of times)

【例】He reiterated his concerns.

【近】repeat, retell

exclaim /?k?skle?m/

【釋】v. 呼喊 (say something suddenly and loudly)

【例】“Wow!” Bill exclaimed. “You look beautiful!”

【近】cry out, declare, shout

【形】exclamation

preoccupy /pri?ɑ?kjupa?/

【釋】v. 使入神，使全神貫注

【例】Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.

【近】engross

【用】be preoccupied with... 對…全神貫注

【形】preoccupation

petty /?peti/

【釋】adj. 瑣碎的；次要的 (not important and not worth worrying about)

【例】I’m not interested in their petty squabbles.

【近】trivial, minor, unimportant, insignificant, negligible

【反】important, serious

convene /k?n?vi?n/

【釋】v. 召開；開會

【例】He convened a secret meeting.

【近】summon, assemble

remnant /?remn?nt/

【釋】n. 剩余部分 (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)

【例】Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring.

【近】remainder, residue

rehearse /r??h??rs/

【釋】v. 排練；預演

【例】Tens of thousands of people have been rehearsing for the opening ceremony in the new stadium.

【近】prepare, practice, drill

【形】rehearsal

affluent /??flu?nt/

【釋】adj. 富裕的 (having a great deal of money)

【例】the affluent neighborhoods of Malibu

【近】wealthy, rich

【反】impoverished