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voraciously

狼吞虎嚥地 (adv) desiring or consuming great quantities

<After skiing, I find that I have a voracious appetite.>

indiscriminately

(adv) 任意地 choosing at random without careful selection
<Modern warfare often results in the indiscriminate killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.>

[例] They participated in the indiscriminate slaughter of countless innocent victims.

eminent

(a) 著名的、卓著的 of high reputation, outstanding

<The eminent author received the Nobel Prize for literature.>

steep

(v) 沉浸其中 to soak, drench, saturate
<My cousin is so steep in schoolwork that his friends call him a bookworm.>
[例] Steep the tea for three minutes.

(a) 陡峭的
[例] The stairs are very steep.

replete

(a) 充滿的 completely filled or supplied with

<The football game was replete with excitement and great plays.>

coed

(n) 男女同校中的女生 (a) 男女同校的

[解] 從coeducational而來。
[例] The college became/went coed this year.

to eat humble pie

(phr. v) 承認錯誤並道歉
<After his candidate had lost the election, the boastful campaign manager had to eat humble pie.>

abound

(v) 充滿 to exist in great numbers
<The western plains used to abound with bison before those animals were slaughtered by settlers.>

[例] They live in a region that abounds in/with oil.

technology

(n) 科技 branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
<Man may be freed from backbreaking labor by the products of scientific technology.>

prognosticate

(v) 預言 to predict or foretell a future event
<The mayor refused to prognosticate as to his margin of victory in the election.>

matron

(n) 已婚婦女 an older married woman
<A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is at home.>

automaton

(n) 機器人 a robot; a mechanical "person"
<The time is approaching when human workers may be replaced by automatons.>

domesticated

(a) 經過馴化的
= tamed

[例] domesticated animals

scour

(v) 仔細搜尋；擦亮
[例] We scoured the woods for the missing child.
[例] He scoured the pan with steel wool(鋼絲絨).

grime

(n) 塵垢 dirt that covers a surface
[例] The windows were coated with grime.

range

(n) 多爐爐灶 [= stove, cooker]

backbreaking

(a) 非常辛勞、費力的
[例] backbreaking work

a pig in a poke

沒有親眼看到就買下的東西
<The mail order bicycle that my nephew bought turned out to be a pig in a poke, and he is now trying to get his money back.>

paradoxical

(a) 矛盾的 seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
<One of the great paradoxes of American life is that though minority groups have suffered injustices, nowhere in the world have so many varied groups living together so harmoniously.>

realm

(n) 王國 special field of something or someone; kingdom
<The cruel king would not allow the prince to enter his realm, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals.>

annals

(n) 歷史紀錄 historical records
<The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.>

compound

(v) 加重 to increase or add to
<His gloom was now compounded by the failing mark on his geometry test.>

tinge

(n) 一絲；些許 a trace, smattering, or slight degree
<A tinge of garlic is all that's necessary in most recipes.>

[解] smattering (n) 一絲；些許
[例] She only know a smattering of German.

a flash in the pan

曇花一現
<The rookie hit many home runs in spring training, but once the season began, he proved to be a flash in the pan.>

badger

(v) 糾纏 to pester, nag, annoy persistently
<The teacher continually badgered the pupil for the missing assignments.>

[解] pupil (n) 小學生
[例] There are 22 pupils in the kindergarten class.

implore

(v) 懇求 to plead urgently for aid or mercy
<The sick child's mother implored the doctor to come immediately.>

drudgery

(n) 單調沉悶的工作 unpleasant, dull, or hard work
<She does her homework on Fridays to save herself from the drudgery of having to do it during the weekend.>

interminably

(adv) 無止盡地 repeatedly
<I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an interminable fifty minutes.>

perceive

(v) 察覺；意識到 to understand, know, become aware of
<The eminent scientist perceived difficulties in putting the invention into practice.>
[例] I perceived [=noticed] that she had been crying.

nag

(v) 碎碎念、嘮叨
[例] My wife nags me about my busy work schedule.

to pour oil on troubled waters

平息事態
<When I tried to pour oil on trouble waters, both the angry husband and his wife stopped their quarrel and began to attack me.>

laconic

(a) 簡明的 expressing much in few words
<His speech was usually rambling, but this time I found it brief and laconic.>
[例] a laconic reply/response

throng

(n) 人群；一大群(常加of) crowd, flock
<A howling throng of teenage girls surrounded the rap artists.>

[例] There were throngs of shoppers in the mall.

intrepid

(a) 無所畏懼的(+often humorous) brave
<The corporal received the Silver Star for his intrepid deeds in combat.>
[解] corporal (n) 下士
[解] deed (n) 行為；地契、房契

[例] an intrepid explorer

[反] trepid (a) 膽怯的 timorous, fearful

accost

(v) 搭訕；上前攀談 to approach and speak to
<If a surly panhandler should accost you, keep on walking.>
[解] surly (a) 粗魯、不友善的
[解] panhandler (n) 乞丐
[解] panhandle (n) (土地)突出部(從平底鍋的把柄延伸而來) (v) 行乞

[例] He was accosted by three gang members on the subway.

reticent

(a) 沉默的(常接about) silent
<Even under repeated questioning, the witness remained reticent.>

[例] He is reticent about discussing his past.

sermon

(n) 布道；說教 a speech about a moral or religious subject that is usually given by a religious leader

[例] He preached/delivered/gave a sermon on the importance of kindness.
[例] Dad gave me a sermon yesterday about doing my homework.

the sword of Damocles

迫切的危險
Although the president of the company seemed quite secure, he always complained that there was a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

furtive

(a) 偷偷的 secret, stealthy
<In a furtive manner, she removed her shoes and tiptoed up to her room.>
[解] sly (a) 狡猾的
[解] tiptoe (v) 踮腳走
[例] He cast a furtive glance in our direction.

felon

(n) 重罪犯 a person guilty of a major crime
<Since the boss learned that Bob associated with a known felon, he fired him.>

plethora

(n) 大量 excess
<When the teacher asked why the homework had not been done, he was greeted by a plethora of incredible alibis.>
[解] greet (v) 歡迎；對...作回應(常接with)
[例] Her idea was greeted with enthusiasm.
[解] alibi (n) 不在場證明
[例] She made up an alibi for why she missed the meeting.

hapless

(a) 不幸的 unfortunate
<The hapless contest winner was unable to locate the lucky ticket.>

[例] She plays the hapless heroine(女英雄) who is unlucky in love.

irate

(a) 憤怒的 angry, incensed
<My uncle was irate when the drunken driver swerved in front of us.>

[解] swerve (v) 突然轉向
[例] The car swerved [=turned] sharply to avoid hitting the deer.

[例] Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.

Pyrrhic victory

代價慘重的勝利
<In heavy fighting the troops managed to recapture the hill, but it could only be considered a Pyrrhic victory.>

warden

(n) 典獄長；主管

[例] the warden of the cemetery(公墓)

motto

(n) 座右銘
[例] "Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto.

pretext

(n) (為了掩蓋事實的)藉口、託辭 an excuse
<Her pretext of being tired did not fool us for an instant.>

[例] The leaders used a minor clash at the border as a pretext for war. [=as a reason/excuse for starting a war]

fabricate

(v) 編造(謊言等)；建造 to lie; to construct
<Most fishermen can fabricate a story about the size of the one that got away.>

[例] She was accused of fabricating data.

adroit

(a) 靈活的 skillful
<My nephew is quite adroit at making model airplanes.>
[例] She is adroit at handling problems.

gesticulate

(v) 做手勢、用手勢表達 move the arms energetically
<I often marvel as I watch the traffic officer gesticulate at the onrushing cars.>

[例] He was gesticulating [=gesturing] wildly during his speech.

vigilant

(a) 警戒的 watchful
<The shootings at Columbine High School made educators much more vigilant.>

[例] When traveling through the city, tourists should be extra vigilant.

a wet blanket

掃興的人 one who spoils the fun
<Everyone wanted the party to go on, but Ronnie, the wet blanket, decided to go home to bed.>

[解] spoilsport (n) 專門破壞樂趣的人
[例] Oh, don't be a spoilsport. Let them try it.

get away with

(phr v) 應付、逃掉(不被懲罰) to not be criticized or punished for (something)

[例] She's incredibly rude. I don't know how she gets away with it.

[例] There's a chance of rain, but I think I can probably get away with leaving my umbrella at home. [=I probably will not need my umbrella]

scalpel

(n) 手術刀

Jekyll and Hyde

雙重人格(出自「變身怪醫」)
- This term comes from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the story, Dr. Jekyll is a scientist who creates a liquid that changes him from a good man to the evil Mr. Hyde when he drinks it.
[解]「Jekyll and Hyde」一詞成為心理學「雙重人格」的代稱

avid

(a) 熱切的 very eager : enthusiastic, keen

<Bill Clinton is an avid student of the social media and is listed on Facebook.>

[例] He is an avid admirer of horror movies.

cajole

(v) 哄騙(常接into、from) coax, wheedle

<The parakeet refused to be cajoled into entering her cage.>

[解] parakeet (n) 長尾小鸚鵡

[例] She had to cajole [=coax] her husband into going with her.
[例] My roommate cajoled [=wheedled] money from me.

rudimentary

(a) 基礎的；尚未成熟的
<Since my grasp of algebra(代數) is rudimentary, I cannot solve the problem.>
[例] This class requires a rudimentary knowledge of human anatomy(解剖學).
[例] rudimentary technology

enhance

(v) 強化、提升 intensify, heighten

<It will enhance your enjoyment of an opera if you know what the plot is about in advance.>

[例] You can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.

nuance

(n) 些微差異 slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.

<In reading the satires of Jonathan Swift, one must be vigilant in order to catch each nuance.>

[例] nuances [=shades] of color/meaning

to beard the lion (in his den)

在某人的地盤上和他作對 to visit and oppose a person on his own grounds

<Having decided to beard the lion, I stormed into the manager's office to ask for a raise.>

sprint

(v) 衝刺 : to run or go very fast for a short distance

[例] He sprinted to class.

gall bladder

(n) 膽囊

slack

(a) 鬆的
[例] slack rope
[例] The rope suddenly went slack.

bulky

(a) 體積龐大的；笨重的

[例] a bulky wool sweater

loathe

(v) 憎恨 to hate (someone or something) very much
<I loathe spinach but I love other green vegetables.>
[解] spinach (n) 菠菜

[例] They were rivals who truly/bitterly loathed each other.

[同] despise (v) 痛恨
[例] He despises [=hates, loathes] pop music.

reprimand

(v) 譴責(常接 for) = censure. to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong, disobeyed an order, etc.)

<When Ed arrived late, he knew that the grocer would reprimand him.>

[例] She was reprimanded for being late.

lackluster

(a) 沒有活力、生氣的 lacking excitement or interest

<Speaking in a monotone, the politician was booed for his lackluster address.>

[例] His writing can be lackluster [=uninspired] at times.

caustic

(a) 尖酸刻薄的 very harsh and critical

<In a caustic article, the drama critic slaughtered the hapless actors.>

[例] caustic film reviews

wrest

(v) 用力擰或拉；奪取、強奪

<With the help of his brothers, he was able to wrest the leadership of the company from his partner.>

[例] He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.

crocodile tears

虛假的眼淚 insincere tears
<When the football player broke his leg, his substitute wept crocodile tears.>

[解] 據說鱷魚會在吃掉獵物的時候流淚。

infamous

(a) 惡名昭彰的 well-known for being bad : known for evil acts or crimes
<The bombing of Pearl Harbor was referred to as an infamous deed.>
[解] refer to sth. as sth. 稱之為...
[例] At one time, people referred to the city as the Paris of the East.

[例] a city infamous for poverty and crime

jostle

(v) 推擠、推撞 to shove hard
<When he attempted to jostle the old lady, she struck him with her umbrella.>

[例] Everyone in the crowd was jostling each other trying to get a better view.

[解] shove (v) 用力推
[例] He shoved the door until it finally opened.

dupe

(v) 欺騙 (n) 容易受騙的人 a person who is easily deceived or tricked
<The wealthy dupe consented to buy the often-sold Brooklyn Bridge.>

[例] He was duped into buying a phony watch.
[例] He was an unwitting dupe in the scheme.

incipient

(a) 起初的 beginning to develop or exist
<By telling the truth, we stopped the incipient rumor from spreading.>
[例] The project is still in its incipient stages.

inadvertently

(adv) 不慎地 Heedlessly; carelessly; unintentionally.
<Through an inadvertently error, the guided missile sped out of control.>

[例] I inadvertently [=accidentally, mistakenly] dialed the wrong number.

to carry the day

獲得多數人贊同 to win the approval of the majority
<The secretary's motion that we adjourn for lunch carried the day, and we headed for the restaurant.>

[解] adjourn (v) 休會
[例] Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.

slippery

(a) 滑的；狡猾的(= tricky)

stammer

(v) 口吃 to speak with many pauses and repetitions because you have a speech problem or because you are very nervous, frightened, etc.

[例] He stammers [=stutters] when he's nervous.

ominous

(a) 凶兆的、不祥的 suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future
<After the weatherman had seen the ominous clouds, he prognosticated rain.>
[例] ominous clouds

[解] menacing (n) (v) 威脅
[例] Those dogs are a menace to the neighborhood.

tremulous

(a) 顫抖的；膽小的 shaking or quivering slightly
<The widow's tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.>
[例] He is a shy, tremulous [=timid] person.

[解] tremble (v) 顫抖
[例] She was trembling with fear/excitement.

repudiate

(v) 否定；與...斷絕關係
<The general attempted to repudiate the testimony of the lieutenant, claiming that the young officer was not an authority on low level bombing.>

[例] He published an article that repudiates the study's claims.

cessation

(n) 中止；暫停 a stopping of some action : a pause or stop — often + of
<The cessation of the bombing in Iraq was urged by the Unites Nations.>
[例] With news of the treaty came a cessation of hostilities. [=fighting stopped when the treaty was announced]

bristle

(n) 短而硬的毛 (v) 發怒(常接at) stiffen with fear or anger
<Upon seeing the snake, the cat began to bristle with fear.>

[例] She bristled at their criticism.

skid row

名聲不好的街區 disreputable part of town
<The presence of so many bars has turned our neighborhood into another skid row.>

jittery

(a) 非常緊張的 very nervous
<I always get/feel jittery when I have to give a speech.>

euphemism

(n) 委婉(詞)語 a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
<The word "expired" is a euphemism for "died".>
[例] using "eliminate" as a euphemism for "kill"

mundane

(a) 世俗的；平凡的 worldly
<The philosopher dealt with spiritual things, ignoring the mundane.>
[例] They lead [=live] a pretty mundane life.

incongruous

(a) 不協調的: strange because of not agreeing with what is usual or expected
<The play was so incongruous that it seemed to be the work of several authors.>
[例] The style of the porch(門廊) is incongruous with [=does not match] the style of the house overall.

condolence

(n) 慰問 : a feeling or expression of sympathy and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend, etc.
<When my neighbor's dog was run over, we sent a condolence card.>
[例] The governor issued a statement of condolence to the victims' families.

[解] pity (n) 憐憫、同情

stipulate

(v) (根據條文或協議等)規定、要求 : to demand or require (something) as part of an agreement
<We repudiated the contract because it did not stipulate a cost of living bonus.>
[例] The cease-fire was stipulated by the treaty.

to go up in smoke

以失敗告終 to come to no practical result
<The mayor's plans to get the gubernatorial nomination went up in smoke when he couldn't end the costly strike.>
[解] gubernatorial 州長的

casualty

(n) (軍中)傷亡人員 : a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.
[例] a low number of casualties

splinter

(n) (從木頭、玻璃等分裂出來的)小刺或碎片[=sliver] (v) 分裂
[例] groups that have splintered off to form new political movements

reiterate

(v) 重申、再次強調 : to repeat something you have already said in order to emphasize it

[例] reiterate a claim/view/point

Monday morning quarterback

事後諸葛；放馬後炮的人
[例] After the water main broke, the Monday-morning quarterbacks [=second-guessers] in the media criticized the city for not replacing the old pipes.
[解] 由於美式足球 (NFL) 的比賽大多在星期天白天進行，星期天晚上只有一場無線聯播網轉播、全美都看得到的比賽。所以，在比賽結束後的星期一早上，你才把自己當成四分衛，說昨天某個四分衛應該怎樣怎樣，那不就是事後諸葛、放馬後炮嗎！

alacrity

(n) 敏捷；欣然、樂意 : a quick and cheerful readiness to do something
[解] brisk (a) 活躍的；輕快的
<The waiter moved with alacrity because he perceived they were big tipper.>
[例] She accepted the invitation with alacrity. [=very quickly and willingly]

disdain

(n) 藐視[=contempt, scorn] (v) 不屑；厭惡
<When the curtain came down, the critic's face registered the disdain she felt for the lackluster play.>
[例] He glared at(怒視) the waiter with a look of disdain [=contempt, scorn] on his face.
[例] They disdained him for being weak.

belligerent

(a) 好鬥的；交戰的 : angry and aggressive : feeling or showing readiness to fight
<His belligerent manner caused him to lose one friend after another.>
[例] He was drunk and belligerent.

intimidate

(v) 使害怕、感到膽怯 : to make (someone) afraid
<Y2K concerns of the problems with computers failed to intimidate our company.>
[例] Many people are intimidated by new technology.

feint

(n) 尤指足球或拳擊運動中）做假動作，佯攻 a false attack
<The Germans were duped by the Allies' feint toward the south, leaving the way open for the Normandy invasion.>
[例] The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.

to throw down the gauntlet

下挑戰書 to challenge someone
<The principal of our rival school threw down the gauntlet, and we had no choice but to accept the challenge.>

[解] gaunlet是中世紀武士穿戴的金屬護手套，丟下手套表示挑戰之意，對手必須撿起手套表示應戰。

pugnacious

(a) 好鬥的 quarrelsome
<Since everyone can outpunch my cousin, he cannot afford to be pugnacious.>
[例] There's one pugnacious member on the committee who won't agree to anything.

promulgate

(v) 公布、散布
<We implored the faculty advisor to promulgate the requirements for the presidency of the club.>
[例] Her ideas/theories have been widely promulgated on the Internet.

brash

(a) 傲慢無禮的: confident and aggressive in usually a rude or unpleasant way
<My mother liked the salesman's brash personality, but he irritated most people.>
[例] a brash young executive

[同] impudent
[例] The boy was punished for his impudent behavior/attitude.
[同] insolent
[例] an insolent [=impudent, disrespectful] child

scoff

(a) 嘲笑 to sneer at
<I don't understand modern art, but I neither loathe nor scoff at it.>
[例] He scoffed when she told him that she planned to become an actress.

belittle

(v) 輕視、看扁: to describe (someone or something) as little or unimportant
<Although Ralph can't play, he doesn't hesitate to belittle the efforts of our football.>
[例] The critic belittled the author's work.

feeling no pain

喝醉的
Although the party had just begun, after his first drink he was feeling no pain.

tangible

(a) 有形的；明顯的
<Mr. Dixon belittled our request for tangible proof of his loyalty.>
[例] the company's tangible assets [=its buildings, equipment, etc.]

laceration

(n) 撕裂傷、割傷 jagged wound
[解] jagged 鋸齒狀的
[例] jagged pieces of broken glass
<The medic reached into his kit to find a bandage for the ugly laceration.>
[例] The broken glass caused severe laceration of his feet.

castigate

(v) 譴責、懲罰 : to criticize (someone) harshly
<The kindly foreman was too reticent to openly castigate the clumsy new worker.>
[解] foreman (n) 工頭

[例] The judge castigated the lawyers for their lack of preparation.

sordid

(a) 骯髒的[= filthy]；卑鄙的
<Stories of their sordid youth poured forth from the unhappy felons.>
[例] He shared the sordid details of his past.
[例] sordid[= filthy] living conditions

octogenarian

(n) 八旬老人
<When the teenager announced her engagement to the octogenarian, the public suspected it to be a publicity stunt.>
[解] publicity stunt 作秀
[例] Her antics(滑稽動作) on the show were just a publicity stunt. [=something done just to get publicity]

Hobson's choice

別無選擇 to have no choice at all
<Despite all the talk about democracy in my family, my father usually gives the rest of us Hobson's choice.>

solace

(n) 慰藉(常接in，表達尋求...的慰藉) : a source of comfort
<In trying to offer solace to the deceased's wife, the reporter inadvertently made the situation worse.>
[例] I urged him not to seek solace in alcohol. [=I urged him not to drink to feel better]

aspirant

(n) 角逐者: a person who aspires to do or to be something
<The publisher scoffed at the reports that he was an aspirant for the job of Secretary of State.>
[例] a presidential aspirant = an aspirant to the presidency [=someone who wants to become president]

dregs

(n) (飲料等底部的)殘渣；(社會)渣滓
<At the bottom of the beautiful wine bottle, only the dregs remained.>
[例] He discarded the dregs of his coffee.
[例] people who were regarded as the dregs of society

frenzy

(n) 狂熱的行為 wild fit
<In a frenzy, the teenager overturned every drawer while searching for the car keys.>
[例] the buying frenzy just before Christmas

scurrilous

(a) (語言或行為)詆毀的: coarse
<Vigilant censors protect the public from listening to scurrilous language on television.>
[例] scurrilous attacks on the senator

to rule the roost

成為主宰、負責人 to be in charge, to be master
<Although he is a lowly private in the army, at home he rules the roost.>
[解] roost (n) (鳥類)棲息處

sham

(a) 假的 (n) 騙局
[例] sham marriages

fantic

(a) 發狂似的
[例] The girl was frantic with fear/worry.

appall

(v) 使驚恐(常用被動)
[例] She was appalled by/at their behavior.

mudslinging

(n) 抹黑的行為: the act or practice of publicly saying false or bad things about someone (such as a political opponent) in order to harm that person's reputation
[例] a campaign marred by mudslinging on both sides

[解] mar (v) 玷汙
[例] A large scar marred his face.

name calling

(n) 人身攻擊
[例] Don't resort to name-calling. Let's talk about the real issues.
[解] resort (v) 訴諸(+to) (n) 度假別墅

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