Word List 3

reinforce /?ri??n?f??rs/

【釋】v. 加強；鞏固 (strengthen or support)

【例】This evidence reinforces my view that he is a spy.

【近】strengthen, fortify, bolster up, shore up

valid /?v?l?d/

【釋】adj. 有根據的 (well-grounded)

【例】a valid argument

【近】sound, reasonable, rational

【釋】adj. 有效的 (effective)

【例】This train ticket is valid for three days.

collective /k??lekt?v/

【釋】adj. 集體的 (done by a group)

【例】a collective protest

【近】mutual, communal

【反】individual

parameter /p??r?m?t?r/

【釋】n. 界限 (a limit or boundary)

【例】That would be enough to make sure we fell within the parameters of our loan agreement.

【釋】n. 參數

fiber /?fa?b?r/

【釋】n. 纖維 (a thread or filament)

elite /??li?t/

【釋】n. 精英 (a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities)

【例】an elite group of senior officials

confine /k?n?fa?n/

【釋】v./n. 限制 (limit; restrict)

【例】Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.

【近】enclose, imprison

physician /f??z??n/

【釋】n. 醫生，內科醫生 (a person qualified to practice medicine)

【近】doctor, specialist

elaborate

【釋】adj. /??l?b?r?t/ 復雜的 (detailed and complicated in design and planning)

【近】intricate

【反】plain

【釋】v. /??l?b?re?t/ 詳細說明 (explain or describe in detail)

【例】A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday.

manual /?m?nju?l/

【釋】n. 使用手冊 (a book of instructions)

【例】The worst part of the set-up is the poor instruction manual.

【釋】adj. 體力的，手工的 (requiring human effort)

【例】They have no reservations about taking factory or manual jobs.

particle /?pɑ?rt?kl/

【釋】n. 顆粒 (tiny piece)

【釋】n. 極小量 (a tiny piece of anything)

【例】There is a particle of truth in his statement.

initiate /??n??ie?t/

【釋】v. 開始 (cause to begin)

【例】The government has initiated a program of economic reform.

clip /kl?p/

【釋】v. 修剪 (trim)

【例】He clipped off a length of wire.

【釋】v. 夾住 (fasten)

【例】He clipped the microphone onto his collar.

spectrum /?spektr?m/

【釋】n. 光譜 (the set of colors into which a beam of light can be separated)

【釋】n. 范圍 (a range of a particular type of thing)

【例】A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

【近】range, sweep, extent, scope

ritual /?r?t?u?l/

【釋】n. 儀式 (ceremony)

【例】The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction.

intensity /?n?tens?ti/

【釋】adj. 強度

【例】The pain increased in intensity.

【近】strength, power, magnitude

【反】indifference

objection /?b?d?ek?n/

【反】【釋】n. 對 (the act of protesting)

【例】Despite objections by the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid.

【近】protest, complaint, opposition

undermine /??nd?r?ma?n/

【釋】v. 逐漸破壞；削弱 (weaken gradually)

【例】What they don’t understand is that being boring limits their power and undermines their effectiveness.

【近】threaten, compromise, diminish

【反】strengthen, enhance

fraction /?fr?k?n/

【釋】n. 部分 (a part of a whole: fragment)

【例】I sold the car for a fraction of what I paid for it.

【近】part, subdivision, division, portion

【反】whole

【釋】n. 分數

depict /d??p?kt/

【釋】v. 描繪 (portray; describe)

【例】The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman.

【近】portray, represent, illustrate

adolescent /??d??lesnt/

【釋】n./adj. 青少年(的) (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)

【例】Most adolescent problems are temporary.

【近】teenager, juvenile

discourse /?d?sk??rs/

【釋】n. 辯論；論文 (written or spoken communi-cation or debate)

【例】a powerful discourse on art

【近】discussion, conversation, talk, dialogue

【釋】v. 論述 (speak or write authoritatively about a topic)

【例】He discoursed for several hours on French and English prose.

partial /?pɑ?r?l/

【釋】adj. 部分的 (existing only in part)

【例】He managed to reach a partial agreement with both republics.

【釋】adj. 偏袒的 (favoring one side in a dispute above the other; bias)

【例】Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink.

resemble /r??zembl/

【釋】v. 像，類似 (look like)

【例】You resemble your mother very closely.

【形】resemblance

subtle /?s?tl/

【釋】adj. 微妙的 (barely perceptible)

【例】There are subtle differences between the two versions.

【近】delicate

【形】subtlety

merge /m??rd?/

【釋】v. 合并 (join)

【例】The two countries merged into one.

【近】affiliate

【反】split

slot /slɑ?t/

【釋】n. 狹縫；槽溝；投幣口

【例】He put a coin in the slot.

【近】slit, crack, hole

【釋】n. 時間段 (a time assigned on a schedule or agenda)

【例】The show has returned to its regular slot of 10:30 on Saturdays.

linguistic /l???ɡw?st?k/

【釋】adj. 語言的 (of or relating to language or linguistics)

【例】The word is said to be a linguistic unit that has a single meaning.

bulk /b?lk/

【釋】n. 體積，容量 (size or volume)

【例】The chair is hard to move because of its bulk.

【近】mass, scale

【釋】n. 大塊，大部分 (the main or greater part)

【例】We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.

【反】minority

transmit /tr?ns?m?t/

【釋】v. 傳播 (cause (something) to pass on from one place or person to another)

【例】Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.

【形】transmission

nasty /?n?sti/

【釋】adj. 令人難受的 (unpleasant)

【例】This divorce could turn nasty.

【近】disagreeable, disgusting

【反】decent

explicit /?k?spl?s?t/

【釋】adj. 明確的，清楚的 (clear and complete)

【例】They were given explicit instructions.

【近】clear, plain, straightforward

【反】vague

projection /pr??d?ek?n/

【釋】n. 放映 (presentation)

【例】Television utilizes the cinematographic projection principle.

【釋】n. 預期，預測 (prediction)

【例】supplementary information system for analysis and projection purposes

spray /spre?/

【釋】v. 噴涂，噴射

【例】The bare metal was sprayed with several coats of primer.

【近】sprinkle

progressive /pr??ɡres?v/

【釋】adj. 逐步的 (gradual)

【例】One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.

【釋】adj. 前進的 (moving forward)

【釋】adj. 先進的 (favoring or promoting progress)

【例】progressive schools

interfere /??nt?r?f?r/

【釋】v. 干涉 (impede, obstruct)

【例】The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.

bundle /?b?ndl/

【釋】n. 束，捆

【例】a bundle of papers/firewood

【近】bunch, pile

defect /?di?fekt/

【釋】n. 缺陷 (flaw)

【例】a character defect

【近】deficiency

【形】defective

portray /p??r?tre?/

【釋】v. 描繪 (describe, depict)

【例】He was one of the first to portray animals from the New World.

【近】sketch

【形】portrait

thread /θred/

【釋】n. 線

【例】loose threads

【近】filament, yarn, string

【釋】v. 穿過 (pass through)

【例】thread a needle

【釋】n. 螺紋

barrel /?b?r?l/

【釋】n. 桶

【例】The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.

radiation /?re?di?e??n/

【釋】n. 輻射

【例】They suffer from health problems and fear the long term effects of radiation.

donor /?do?n?r/

【釋】n. 捐贈者

【例】Doctors removed the healthy kidney from the donor.

【近】patron, sponsor

commodity /k??mɑ?d?ti/

【釋】n. 商品 (something that is sold for money)

【例】Crude oil is the world’s most important commodity.

loop /lu?p/

【釋】n. 環形 (circular shape)

【例】Mrs. Morrell reached for a loop of garden hose.

obscure /?b?skj?r/

【釋】v. 遮掩，隱藏 (keep from being seen; conceal)

【例】His face was partially obscured by sunglasses.

【反】reveal, illuminate, clarify

【釋】adj. 模糊的，復雜難懂的 (difficult to under-stand)

【例】The contracts are written in obscure language.

【反】clear, obvious, distinct

【釋】adj. 無名的，鮮為人知的 (little-known)

【例】The origin of the custom is obscure.

【近】uncertain, unknown, doubtful

【形】obscurity

compensate /?kɑ?mpense?t/

【釋】v. 補償 (reimburse; make up for)

【例】Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.

embed /?m?bed/

【釋】v. 使嵌入，使插入 (enclose in)

【例】Workers embedded the posts in concrete.

【近】plant, set, fix

aggregate

【釋】v./??ɡr?ɡe?t/ 聚集 (combine into a single group)

【例】The website aggregates content from many other sites.

【近】gather, concentrate, conglomerate

【釋】n. /??ɡr?ɡ?t/ 合計；集合體；總計

【例】The three smaller parties gained an aggregate of 25 per cent of the vote.

conceive /k?n?si?v/

【釋】v. 想出 (form or devise in the mind)

【例】He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts center.

manipulate /m??n?pjule?t/

【釋】v. 操作 (control something using the hands)

【例】The wheelchair is designed so that it is easy to manipulate.

【近】operate

【釋】v. 操縱，控制 (control someone to your advantage)

【例】Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

sensation /sen?se??n/

【釋】n. 感覺；知覺 (feeling; perception)

【例】Floating can be a very pleasant sensation.

【形】sensory

trait /tre?t/

【釋】n. 特點 (distinguishing characteristics)

【例】Anger and compassion are both very human traits.

【近】characteristic, attribute

compact /?k?mp?kt/

【釋】adj. 緊密的 (closely packed together)

【例】The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark.

【近】compressed

【釋】adj. 簡潔的 (concise)

【例】The system models problems in a highly compact and natural way.

commentary /?kɑ?m?nteri/

【釋】n. 評論 (a descriptive spoken account)

【例】The show mixed comedy with social commentary.

configuration /k?n?f?ɡj??re??n/

【釋】n. 安排，格局 (an arrangement of parts or elements)

【例】Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.

【近】arrangement

metaphor /?met?f?r/

【釋】n. 暗喻 (figurative language)

【例】Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.

【近】analogy, comparison

dilemma /d??lem?/

【釋】n. 困境 (the situation of making difficult choice)

【例】The country’s decision to go to war has caused a major dilemma for its allies.

【近】plight

colonial /k??lo?ni?l/

【釋】adj. 殖民地的

【例】Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.

diagnose /?da??ɡ?no?s/

【釋】v. 診斷；斷定 (recognize (as a disease) by symptoms)

【例】The test is used to help in diagnosing heart disease.

【近】identify, determine, distinguish, recognize

invade /?n?ve?d/

【釋】v. 侵略，入侵 (enter so as to subjugate or occupy)

【例】The island was invaded during the war.

【近】occupy, conquer, capture, seize

【反】withdraw from, respect

reproduce /?ri?pr??du?s/

【釋】v. 繁殖 (proliferate; multiply)

【例】Most reptiles reproduce by laying eggs on land.

【近】duplicate

immune /??mju?n/

【釋】adj. 免疫的 (protected or exempt)

【例】Adults are often immune to German measles.

sphere /sf?r/

【釋】n. 領域 (area)

【例】This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.

【釋】n. 球體；球形 (a round solid figure)

【近】globe

nucleus /?nu?kli?s/

【釋】n. (原子或細胞)核

【近】core, hub

adjacent /??d?e?snt/

【釋】adj. 鄰近的 (close or near)

【例】Their house is adjacent to a wooded park.

【近】contiguous, close to, near

specimen /?spes?m?n/

【釋】n. 標本；樣本 (sample)

【例】He has a collection of insect specimens.

【近】sample, instance, illustration

empirical /?m?p?r?kl/

【釋】adj. 實證的 (based on observation or experience)

【例】They collected plenty of empirical data from their experiments.

【近】practical

【反】theoretical

magnetic /m?ɡ?net?k/

【釋】adj. 有磁性的 (capable of being attracted by or acquiring the properties of a magnet)

【例】If we charge it with electricity, it will become magnetic.

【釋】adj. 有吸引力的 (possessing an extraordinary ability to attract)

【例】Her glacial beauty is magnetic.

complement /?kɑ?mpl?ment/

【釋】v. 補充 (add to; supplement)

【例】The team needs players who complement each other.

【形】complementary

crude /kru?d/

【釋】adj. 粗糙的；天然的 (simply made; in its natural state)

【例】Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements.

【近】coarse, raw, primitive

【反】sophisticated, decent

【釋】adj. 粗略的

【例】Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths.

vague /ve?ɡ/

【釋】adj. 模糊的 (unclearly perceived)

【例】They had only a vague idea where the place was.

conceptual /k?n?sept?u?l/

【釋】adj. 概念的；想法上的

【例】a conceptual framework within which children’s needs are assessed

magnitude /?m?ɡn?tu?d/

【釋】n. 巨大；規模 (the great size or extent of something)

【例】We hadn’t grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing.

【近】vastness, size, extent, expanse

circulation /?s??rkj??le??n/

【釋】n. 發行量 (number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold)

【例】By increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising.

layout /?le?a?t/

【釋】n. 布局 (the way in which the parts of things are arranged)

【例】The layout should be clear and easy on the eye.

viable /?va??bl/

【釋】adj. 能存活的 (capable of surviving or living successfully)

【例】viable organisms

【釋】adj. 有望成功的 (capable of working successfully; feasible)

【例】There is no viable alternative.

【近】feasible

bizarre /b??zɑ?r/

【釋】adj. 古怪的 (odd)

【例】She wore a bizarre outfit.

【近】absurd, fantastic, crazy

【反】realistic, reasonable

impulse /??mp?ls/

【釋】n. 沖動 (a sudden strong desire to do sth.)

【例】I had a sudden impulse to tell the woman pouring the wine that I loved her.

【近】urge, instinct, drive, whim

【釋】n. 動力 (impetus)

【例】The individual provides the impulse which sets the process of litigation in motion.

【釋】n. 脈沖 (a pulse of electrical energy)

【例】nerve impulses

aesthetic /es?θet?k/

【釋】adj. 美學的 (relating to art or beauty)

【例】making aesthetic improvements to the building

【近】artistic, graceful, elegant

irrelevant /??rel?v?nt/

【釋】adj. 不相關的 (unconnected)

【例】Whether I trust you or not is irrelevant now.

protocol /?pro?t?k??l/

【釋】n. 禮儀 (official etiquette)

【例】According to protocol, he first reported to the Director of the hospital.

【釋】n. 協議，草案

【例】This is a very secure and reliable protocol that provides end-to-end security sessions between two parties.

【近】procedure

primitive /?pr?m?t?v/

【釋】adj. 原始的，遠古的 (belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.)

【例】Primitive humans needed to be able to react like this to escape from dangerous animals.

【近】prehistoric

【反】modern, sophisticated, advanced

decay /d??ke?/

【釋】v./n. 腐爛 (rot)

【例】The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.

【近】decompose

【釋】v./n. 衰敗 (gradual destruction)

【例】Popular cinema seems to have decayed.

problematic /?prɑ?bl??m?t?k/

【釋】adj. 造成困難的 (constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty)

【釋】adj. 值得懷疑的

【例】Some places are more problematic than others for women travelling alone.

【近】troublesome

cord /k??rd/

【釋】n. 線；繩 (long thin flexible string or rope)

【近】thread, lace, ribbon

static /?st?t?k/

【釋】adj. 靜止的 (immobile; stationary)

【例】Prices on the stock market, which have been static, are now rising again.

【近】stationary

【反】dynamic

dialect /?da??lekt/

【釋】n. 方言 (a regional variety of language)

【例】It is often appropriate to use the local dialect to communicate your message.

【近】language, speech

fringe /fr?nd?/

【釋】n. 邊緣 (a narrow area along the edge of something)

【例】a fringe of moss around the tree

【近】perimeter, periphery, margin

spontaneous /spɑ?n?te?ni?s/

【釋】adj. 自發的；自然的 (arising from a natural inclination)

【例】spontaneous applause

【近】voluntary, automatic

fusion /?fju??n/

【釋】n. 融合 (mixture)

【例】The show is a fusion of news and entertainment.

【近】blend, combination, coalescence

onset /?ɑ?nset/

【釋】n. (尤指不愉快事情的)開始 (the beginning of something)

【例】The new treatment can delay the onset of the disease by several years.

【近】start, beginning, arrival, appearance

【反】end

aluminum /??lj??m?ni?m/

【釋】n. 鋁

syllable /?s?l?bl/

【釋】n. 音節 (a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound)

【例】The stress falls on the second syllable.

analogy /??n?l?d?i/

【釋】n. 類比 (a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way)

【例】I would make an analogy with Microsoft and Apple.

【近】similarity, parallel, correspondence, likeness

implicit /?m?pl?s?t/

【釋】adj. 含蓄的 (implied)

【例】These assumptions are implicit in his writing.

【反】explicit

indigenous /?n?d?d??n?s/

【釋】adj. 本土的 (native)

【例】Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.

【近】domestic

basin /?be?sn/

【釋】n. 盆地

【例】The Turban Basin in Xinjiang is the world’s lowest-lying basin, the lowest point being 154 meters below sea level.

【釋】n. 流域

【例】the Amazon basin

rotate /?ro?te?t/

【釋】v. 轉動 (turn with a circular movement)

【例】Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate.

【近】revolve

coherent /ko??h?r?nt/

【釋】adj. 連貫一致的 (logical and consistent)

【例】a coherent policy for the transport system

【近】consistent

【反】incongruous