英語專業八級常用辭彙
1.taper:['te?p?] v. 1.逐漸變窄;2.(使某物)變小,變少,逐漸終止 n. (長形物體的)逐漸變窄
例如:He tapered the stick with a knife.
他用小刀把棍子的一端削尖。
2.tarnish:['tɑ?n??] v. (使)失去光澤,(使)變灰暗
例如:Brass tarnishes quickly in wet weather.
天氣潮濕時黃銅很快會失去光澤。
3.tarry:['tɑ?r?] v. 耽擱,逗留 a. 瀝青的
例如:He tarried a few days in New York.
他在紐約逗留了幾天。
4.tatters:['t?t?z] n. 碎布,破舊的衣服
例如:in tatters 1.(衣服)破舊的;2.破產的,潦倒的
5.taunt:[t??nt] v. 諷刺,奚落n. 嘲笑人的話
例如:Some of the girls taunted her about her weight.
有些女孩子笑她胖。
6.tedium:['ti?d??m] n. 厭倦,乏味
7.teeter:['ti?t?] v. 步履蹣跚,左右搖擺
例如:She teetered along in her high-heeled shoes.
她穿著一雙高跟鞋搖搖晃晃地走著。
8.tenuous:['tenj??s] a. 1.薄的,細的;2. 細微的;3. 膚淺的
例如:He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.
他對現實認識很膚淺。
9.tepid:['tep?d] a. 溫的
例如:The critics』s reaction to the film was rather tepid.
評論家對那部影片的反映不太熱烈。
10.terse:[t??s] a. 用詞簡練的
例如:Her reply about the matter was terse.
她對此事的答覆簡明扼要。
11.waddle:['w?d(?)l] v. 搖搖擺擺地走;n. 蹣跚的步態
A family of ducks waddled along the river bank.
一群鴨子沿 河岸搖搖擺擺地走。
12.wade:[we?d] v. 1.跋涉;2.費力地前進
The children waded out into the lake.
孩子們一路蹚水到了湖裡。
13.waive:[we?v] v. 放棄
He has waived all claims to the money.
他放棄了索取這筆錢的權利。
14.wallow:['w?l??] v. 1.(在泥、水中)打滾;2.熱中於,沉湎於(尤指不愉快或惹人同情的事); n. 1.打滾,享樂;2. 水坑,泥坑
Stop wallowing in self-pity.不要一味地自憐了。
15.wane:[we?n] v. 1.(月亮)缺;2.衰敗,變差;n. 逐漸減弱
on the wane 逐漸減弱,衰敗
16.wanton:['w?nt?n] a. 1.不懷好意的;2. 反覆無常的3;.茂盛的;4.不道德的
The manager booted his secretary out for her wantonness.
經理開除了他的秘書,因為她行為放蕩。
17.wares:[w??z] n. 貨品
18.wary:['we?r?] a. 1.謹慎的;2.警防的
He is wary of strangers.他提防生人。
19.watershed:['w??t??ed] n. 分水嶺
20.watertight:['w??t?ta?t] a. 不漏水的 無懈可擊的
21.disparate:['d?sp(?)r?t] a. 無從比較的,異類的
Chalk and cheese are disparate substances.
粉筆和乳酪是完全不同的東西。
22.dispensation:[d?spen'se??(?)n] n. 1. 分配,分發;. 生命,天道;3. 赦免
23.disposed:[d?'sp??zd] a. 1. 願意的,樂意的;2. 有…傾向的
After the way she treated me, I didn』t feel disposed to help her.
既然她這樣對我, 我就不想幫助她了。
24.disrepute:[,d?sr?'pju?t] n. 聲名狼藉
25.dissipated:['d?s?pe?t?d] a. 放蕩的,浪費的
There』s no point in dissipated life.
人只沉溺於放蕩的生活之中是沒有意義的。
26.dither:['d?e?] v. 猶豫不決
For God』s sake stop dithering and make up your mind!
看在上帝面上, 別再猶豫了, 快拿定主意吧!
27.ditto:['d?t??] n. 同上,同前,複製品
28.divulge:[da?'v?ld?] v. 泄露(秘密等)
They refused to divulge where they had hidden the money.
他們拒絕說出他們把錢藏在什麼地方。
29.docile:['d??sa?l] a. 馴服的,易控制的
30.doldrums:['d?ldr?mz] n. 赤道無風帶
in the doldrums 1. 精神不振;2. 無進展
31.connote:[k?'n??t] v. 意味著,暗指
例如:The word 「food」 may connote 「greed」.
「food」這個詞可以含有「貪婪」的意思。
32.conscript:[k?n'skr?pt] v. 徵召服兵役;n. 應徵入伍者
例如:He was conscripted into the army in 1939.
他是1939年應徵入伍的。
33.consecrate:['k?ns?kre?t] v. 1. 使聖化;2. 奉獻
例如:He consecrated his life to helping the poor.
他獻身於幫助窮人。
34.consensus:[k?n'sens?s] n. (意見等的)一致,共識
35.consign:[k?n'sa?n] v. 1.寄售(貨品),託運;2.委託,託付
例如:The captured rebels were consigned to the dungeons.
抓到的叛亂分子被送進了地牢。
36.consortium:[k?n's??t??m] n. 聯合,合夥,國際財團
37.constrain:[k?n'stre?n] v. 強迫,強制
例如:He was constraining his mind not to wander from the task.
他在剋制著不讓自己在工作時分心。
38.constraint:[k?n'stre?nt] n. 約束力,束縛,限制
39.consummate:['k?nsj?me?t;] a. 完美的
例如:We consummated an agreement after a year of negotiation.
經過一年的談判, 我們達成了協議。
40.contingency:[k?n't?nd?(?)ns?] n. 偶發事件
例如:A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.
庫房的一場大火是我們始料未及的。
41.anus:['e?n?s] n. 肛門
42.apathy:['?p?θ?] n. 漠不關心,冷淡
43.apex:['e?peks] n. 定點,最高點
44.apiece:[?'pi?s] ad. 每個
例如:He gave the boys a shilling apiece.
他給男孩子們每人一先令。
45.apoplexy:['?p?pleks?] n. 中風
46.apparel:[?'p?r(?)l] n. 衣服,服裝,衣物
47.appease:[?'pi?z] v. 使滿足,平息,撫慰
例如:The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
普遍認為,這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
48.append:[?'pend] v. 添加,附加(指加於信末之後)
例如:The lawyer appended two more pages to the contract.
律師在合同後又附加了兩頁。
49.appendicitis:[?,pend?'sa?t?s] n. 闌尾炎
50.apposite:['?p?z?t] a. 適當的,恰當的
例如:This is a very apposite comparison.
這是一個非常妥帖的比喻。
51. frostbite:['fr?s(t)ba?t] n. 凍瘡
52.froth:[fr?θ] n. 1.(液體表面上的)泡沫;2. 淺薄空洞的想法v. 起泡沫,冒泡
The play was amusing, but it was little more than froth.
這齣戲還算有趣, 不過內容有些空泛。
53.fuddle:['f?d(?)l] v. 灌醉,使迷糊,使爛醉;狂飲
fuddle oneself with whisky(喝威士忌喝得爛醉如泥)
54.fudge:[f?d?] v. 1.拼湊,捏造;2. 規避,敷衍n. 軟糖
He had to fudge a reply because he didn't know the right answer.
因為他不知道正確的答案, 只好胡編亂造一個.
55.fumble:['f?mb(?)l] v. 1.瞎摸,摸索;2. 笨手笨腳地做;n. 摸索,笨拙地處理
Benjamin fumbled for the light switch.
本傑明手忙腳亂地找電燈開關。
56.funk:[f??k] n. 1. 恐懼,憂慮;2. 膽小鬼v. (因恐懼)避開
I was in a blue funk when my employer called me into his office.
老闆叫我到他辦公室去時,我心中忐忑不安。
57.furtive:['f??t?v] a. 1. 偷偷摸摸的;2.躲躲閃閃的
The teacher was suspicious of the student』s furtive behaviour during the exam.
老師懷疑這個學生在考試時有偷偷摸摸的行為。
58.futility:[fj?'t?l?t?] n. 無效,無益
59.fruition:[fr?'??(?)n] n. (希望、計劃)實現,完成
After much delay, the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition.
經過許多耽擱以後, 建造新醫院的計劃終於實現了。
60.fugitive:['fju?d??t?v] n逃犯逃亡者;a. 1. 逃跑的;2. 短暫的
61.entice:[?n'ta?s;] v. 引誘,叢勇,教唆
例如:Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students.
高等教育的助學金是吸引學生的誘惑物。
62.entrepreneur:[??ntr?pr??n??(r)] n. 企業家,創業者
63.enumerate:[?'nju?m?re?t] v. 列舉,枚舉
例如:The errors are too many to enumerate.
錯誤太多,不勝枚舉。
64.entity:['ent?t?] n. 獨立存在體,實體
65.entwine:[?n'twa?n;] v. 盤繞,使纏繞,使交錯
例如:They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table.
他們四目相投,腿在桌子下面纏在一起。
66.entangle:[?n't??g(?)l;] v. 纏繞,使牽連,使複雜
例如:Sara had got entangled with some political group.
薩拉與某一政治團體有牽連。
67.entail:[?n'te?l;] v. 使成為必要,需要
例如:This job entails a lot of hard work.
這項工作需要十分努力。
68.entourage:['?nt?rɑ??;] n. 隨從人員
69.enthrall:[?n'θr??l] v. 使迷住,吸引住
例如:They were enthralled with the play.
他們被那個戲迷住了。
70.entreat:[?n'tri?t;] v. 懇求,哀求,請求
例如:The murderer』s entreaties for mercy availed to nothing.
無人理會殺人犯的求饒。
71.implicit:[?m'pl?s?t] a. 1. 含蓄的,不明確的;2.絕對的,無疑問的
A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers.
士兵必須絕對服從他的長官。
72.impostor:[?m'p?st?] n. (冒充他人的)騙子
73.impetuous:[?m'petj??s] a. 輕率的,衝動的
例如:She revealed her feelings in impetuous displays of spending.
她衝動地任意揮霍顯露了她的感情。
74.implant:[?m'plɑ?nt] v. 注入,灌輸
例如:Early experiences can implant fears in the subconscious.
早年的經歷會在下意識中埋入恐懼感。
75.implore:[?m'pl??] v. 懇求,哀求
例如:He implored forgiveness for what he had done.
他乞求寬恕他過去所做的事。
76.impetus:['?mp?t?s] n. 推動,促進
77.impertinent:[?m'p??t?n?nt] a. 粗魯的
例如:Don』t you get impertinent with me!
你竟敢對我無禮!
78.impersonate:[?m'p??s(?)ne?t] v. 扮演,模仿
例如:I ought to be arrested for impersonating an officer.
我假冒警官應該被捕。
79.impious:['?mp??s] a. 不恭的,不虔誠的
例如:Will an impious Christian be punished by god.
不虔誠的基督徒會受上帝懲罰嗎?
80.implacable:[?m'pl?k?b(?)l] a. 難以平息或安撫的
例如:There is implacable hatred between the two nations.
兩國之間有無法消除的仇恨。
81.nab:[n?b] v. 1.抓住,逮捕;2.獲取
例如:He was nabbed by the police for speeding.
他因超速被警察抓住了。
82.nag:[n?g] v. 不停地嘮叨 n. 愛嘮叨的人
例如:She had been nagging him to paint the fence.
她一直嘮叨,要他把柵欄漆一下。
83.namesake:['ne?mse?k] n. 相同姓名的人
84.nape:[ne?p] n. 頸背,後頸
85.navel:['ne?v(?)l] n. (肚)臍
86.nebulous:['nebj?l?s] a. 1星雲的狀的;2.朦朧的,模糊的
例如:Please explain this nebulous concept.
請解釋一下這個模糊的概念。
87.nectar:['nekt?] n. 1.花蜜;2.甜飲料
88.negate:[n?'ge?t] v. 1.否定,否認;2.取消,使無效
例如:Alcohol ['?lk?h?l] negates the effect of drugs.
酒精使藥物失效。
89.negligent:['neɡl?d??nt] a. 疏忽的,造成過失的
例如:The school had been negligent in not informing the child』s parents about the incident.
校方疏忽了,未向孩子家長通報這件事。
90.nestle:['nes(?)l] v. 安居,偎依
例如:He hugged her and she nestle against his chest.
他抱著她,她則依偎在他的懷裡。
91.annihilate:[?'na??le?t] v. 消滅,殲滅
例如:We annihilated the enemy.我們殲滅了敵人。
92.antipathy:[?n't?p?θ?] n. 憎惡,反感
例如:I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.我對他們的行為很反感。
93.anomaly:[?'n?m(?)l?] n. 異常或反常(現象、事物)
94.antidote:['?nt?d??t] n. 解毒劑
95.animosity:[,?n?'m?s?t?] n. 仇恨,深惡痛絕
96.antibody:['?nt?b?d?] n. 抗體
97.anguish:['??gw??] n. 極度痛苦,煩惱
例如:She cried out for anguish at parting.分手時, 她由於痛苦而失聲大哭。
98.antagonize:[?n't?ɡ?na?z] v. 使成敵人,引起…的敵意(反感)
例如:Don』t antagonize the neighbors by making a noise.別吵吵鬧鬧,惹鄰居討厭。
99.annuity:[?'nju??t?] n. 年金
100.anew:[?'nju?] ad. 重新,再度
例如:He』s determined to begin his life anew.他決心重新開始他的生活。
101.bulk:n. 容量,體積,數量
102.bullheaded:[b?l'hed?d] a. 愚笨固執的,頑固的
例如:Terry is so bullheaded; he won』t listen to anybody else』s opinion.
特里是個牛脾氣,他聽不進去別人的意見。
103.bum:[b?m] n. 1.屁股;2.流浪漢,乞丐,懶漢
104.bungalow:['b??g?l??] n. 平房
105.buoyancy:['b???ns?] n. 1.浮力;2.樂觀情緒;3.(物價、商業活動)回升,保持上漲走勢
106.burrow:['b?r??] n. 洞穴,藏身處 v. 1. 掘洞穴;2. 尋找,翻找
107.bustle:['b?s(?)l] v. 匆忙,奔忙 n. 熱鬧的活動
例如:She is always bustling about the house.
她總是為家務忙個沒完。
108.buttock:['b?t?k] n. (半邊)臀部
109.buzzword:['b?zw??d] n. (流行的)專業詞語
110.bypass:['ba?pɑ?s] n. (繞過市鎮的)旁道,迂迴道 v. 迴避,繞過
例如:He bypassed his colleagues on the board and went ahead with the deal.
他未徵求董事會中同事的意見就做了這筆交易。
111.cowardice:['ka??d?s] n. 膽小,怯懦
112.contrive:[k?n'tra?v] v. 發明,設計,設法做到
He contrived to make matters worse.他弄巧成拙。
113.convene:[k?n'vi?n] v. 召集
Does the UN convene every year?
聯合國每年都召開大會嗎?
114.convulse:[k?n'v?ls] v. 1. 使振動,使震撼;2. 使抽筋
115.corollary:[k?'r?l?r?] n. 必然結果,推論
116.corpulent:['k??pj?l(?)nt] a. 肥胖的,臃腫的
He was fifty or there abouts and was corpulent and tall in person.
他大約50歲,身體肥胖高大。
117.coup:[ku?] n. 妙計,出乎意料的行動
118.courtship:['k??t??p] n. 求愛,求婚
119.covet:['k?v?t] v. 垂涎,貪圖
The other boys coveted his new bat.
其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。
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