Incoming

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acquaintance

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n. 名詞
變化形 acquaintances;

1.

(與人)相識; 了解[U][S1][(+with)]

I have some acquaintance with Spanish. 我懂一點西班牙語。
2.

相識的人, 熟人[C]

She has many acquaintances in the business community. 她在商界有不少熟人。

Hint 1

Caroline receives e-mail from friends whom she knows well, from acquaintances whose names are only vaguely familiar, and from strangers about whom she knows nothing at all.

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tabby

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n. 名詞
變化形 tabbies;

1.

【動】虎斑貓
2.

(陰險而多嘴的)長舌婦
3.

老處女

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 tabbies;

1.

對(絲綢等)作波紋軋光處理

a. 形容詞
變化形 tabbies;

1.

褐色中帶有黑紋的, 有斑紋的

Hint 2

The cat, a tabby raised on a farm, took a nap.

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commotion

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n. 名詞
變化形 commotions;

1.

騷動, 喧鬧[U][C]

You're making a great commotion about nothing. 你完全是在無理取鬧。
2.

動亂; 暴動; 起義[U][C]

cause a commotion through the country 引起全國動亂
3.

激動[U]

Hint 3

Resigned to the bad news, the office workers made no commotion.

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yearn

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 yearned; yearned; yearning;

1.

思念; 渴望; 嚮往[(+for/after/towards)][+to-v]

She yearned to visit the village where she was born. 她熱切盼望能去她出生的那個村子看看。

He yearned after letters from home. 他期盼家裡來信。

The slaves yearned for freedom. 奴隸們渴望自由。
2.

同情, 憐憫[(+for/after)]

Her heart yearned for the starving, homeless children. 她的心憐憫那些挨餓的無家可歸的兒童。

Hint 4

The mansion for which I yearn is owned by the Lees.

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ravage

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ravaged; ravaged; ravaging;

1.

使荒蕪; 毀滅, 毀壞; 蹂躪; 劫掠[H]

The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 整個地區都被森林大火毀滅了。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 ravaged; ravaged; ravaging;

1.

毀滅; 蹂躪; 劫掠

n. 名詞
變化形 ravaged; ravaged; ravaging;

1.

大破壞, 毀滅; 蹂躪; 劫掠; 荒蕪[U]
2.

劫掠後的殘跡; 災害, 災難[the P][(+of)]

the ravages of inflation 通貨膨脹的惡果

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consternation

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n. 名詞

1.

驚愕, 驚駭[U]

To our consternation, the child darted out in front of the speeding car. 使我們極為驚恐的是, 那孩子竄向疾馳著的汽車前面。

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swathe

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vt. 及物動詞變化形 swathed; swathed; swathing;
1.包紮; 包裹
.
2.包圍

=swath

n. 名詞1.(鐮刀或割草機)收割的寬度
.
2.割刈的帶狀地; 一刈幅的草(麥)
.
3.長而寬的一長條; 細長的列

Hint 7

State governments have followed suit; Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have all closed large swathes as well.

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metabolize

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vt. 及物動詞變化形 metabolized; metabolized; metabolizing;
1.使新陳代謝; 使變形

Hint 8

Oysters metabolise oil poorly, and molluscs, being filter feeders, run a high risk of exposure.

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mollusc

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n. 名詞1.軟體動物

Hint 9

Oysters metabolise oil poorly, and molluscs, being filter feeders, run a high risk of exposure.

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colloquial

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a. 形容詞

1.

口語的; 會話的
2.

用於口語的; 口語體的

a colloquial word 口話用詞

Hint 10

This usage is considered too colloquial.

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asteroid

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a. 形容詞

1.

星狀的

n. 名詞

1.

【天】小行星
2.

【動】海星; 海盤車

Hint 11

An asteroid struck the earth millions of years ago.

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eclipse

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n. 名詞
變化形 eclipses;

1.

【天】蝕[C]

There will be a total eclipse of the sun next Monday. 下禮拜一將有全日蝕。
2.

被遮蔽; (聲名、威望等的)黯然失色[C][U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 eclipses;

1.

蝕, 遮蔽(其他天體的光)

The moon eclipses the sun. 月球遮住太陽。
2.

使失色

This news eclipses everything else. 這條消息使其他一切都顯得無足輕重了。
3.

(對幸福等)投下陰影

Hint 12

The band U2 was just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 had fully eclipsed its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.

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epoch

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n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 epoches;

1.

時期; 時代
2.

重要時期

The years of the American Revolution were an epoch in the history of the United States. 美國獨立戰爭時的歲月是美國歷史上的重要時期。
3.

新紀元, 新時代

Einstein's theory marked a new epoch in history. 愛因斯坦的理論標誌著歷史上一個新時代的開始。
4.

值得紀念的事件(或日子)

His audience with the president was an epoch in his life. 他謁見總統是他一生中值得紀念的一件事。
5.

【地】世

Hint 13

Joe learned about an epoch in which dinosaurs walked the earth.

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indulge

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vt. 及物動詞變化形 indulged; indulged; indulging;
1.沈迷於; 滿足(慾望等)
.
2.使高興; 讓...享受一下[(+with)]
.
The thrifty farmer seldom, if ever, indulged himself with good food. 那個節儉的農民難得吃好菜好飯讓自己享受一下。

3.縱容; 遷就
.
His mother indulged him in pocket money. 他母親放縱他, 給他許多零花錢。

.vi. 不及物動詞變化形 indulged; indulged; indulging;
1.沈迷; 放縱自己[(+in)]
.
The prince indulged in luxury. 那位王子奢靡無度。

2.使自己高興一下; 讓自己享受一下[(+in)]
.
Once in a while he indulged in a bottle of good wine. 他偶爾也享受一下, 喝上一瓶好酒。

3.【口】抽煙; 喝酒; 暴飲暴食

Hint 14

In the chaotic days and weeks after Mr Bakiyev surrendered his seat in Bishkek, opportunistic mobs indulged in looting and score-settling across the country.

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enclave

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n. 名詞1.飛地(指在本國境內的隸屬另一國的一塊領土)

Hint 15

In the north, around Bishkek, Kyrgyz gangs attacked enclaves of Russians and Meshketian Turks.

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manifest

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a. 形容詞變化形 manifested; manifested; manifesting;
1.顯然的, 明白的, 清楚的
.
Fear was manifest on his face. 他臉上顯露出恐懼的表情。

.vt. 及物動詞變化形 manifested; manifested; manifesting;
1.表明, 顯示, 表露
.
She doesn't manifest much desire to marry him. 她沒有表白真想嫁給他的意願。

2.證明, 證實
.
The speech manifested the truth of the story. 演說證明了這故事的真實性。

3.把...列入貨單
.
.vi. 不及物動詞變化形 manifested; manifested; manifesting;
1.(幽靈、徵兆)出現; 顯露
.
.n. 名詞 [C]變化形 manifested; manifested; manifesting;
1.【海】船貨清單
.
2.(飛機的)乘客名單; 貨單

Hint 16

In the north, around Bishkek, Kyrgyz gangs attacked enclaves of Russians and Meshketian Turks. What had been latent became manifest.

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brawling

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n. 名詞1.吵架; 喧嚷
.
2.【英】【律】(在神聖場所之)喧嘩罪
.
.a. 形容詞1.愛吵架的

Hint 17

In June 1990, during the last days of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republics, street brawling around the oblast of Osh took a turn for the bloody.

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indigenous

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a.[(+to)]1.土產的; 土著的; 本地的
.
a plant indigenous to New Zealand 一種紐西蘭原產的植物

2.生而俱有的, 固有的, 內在的
.
feelings indigenous to human beings 人類固有的感情

Hint 18

Canada’s stay on drilling, like a similar one imposed in America, is temporary. But environmental groups and some indigenous people advocate more lasting restrictions, on the ground that the Arctic is particularly ecologically fragile, far from clean-up crews and blanketed for much of the year in oil-trapping ice.

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pristine

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a. 形容詞1.原始的
.
2.清新的; 純樸的

Hint 19

A vigorous argument about whether to open pristine bits of coastline to drilling had already been under way in Norway.

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as though

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1.

好像

He treats his elder sister as though she were a stranger. 他待他姊姊如陌生人。

Hint 20

To overcome my fear of germs, I will think about disease as though it were harmless.

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disband

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 disbanded; disbanded; disbanding;

1.

解散; 遣散

The army was disbanded when the war ended. 戰爭結束時, 軍隊即被解散。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 disbanded; disbanded; disbanding;

1.

解散; 遣散; 散去

The club has disbanded. 那個俱樂部解散了。

Hint 21

We propose that the school board disband.

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stipulate

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stipulated; stipulated; stipulating;

1.

規定; 約定[+(that)]

He stipulated payment in advance. 他規定要預先付款。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 stipulated; stipulated; stipulating;

1.

規定; 約定[(+for)]

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brevity

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n.[U]

1.

(講話、記述等的)簡潔, 簡練

Brevity in storytelling makes the story more exciting. 講故事簡明扼要使故事更加吸引人。
2.

(時間等的)短暫, 短促

The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience. 音樂會開得很短, 這使觀眾感到失望。

Hint 23

Since GMAT prefers brevity and simplicity, you should avoid answer choices written in the passive voice when the passive voice contributes to unnecessary wordiness or confusion.

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condolence

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n. 名詞
變化形 condolences;

1.

(常複數)弔辭; 弔唁; 慰問

Hint 24

The Vice President also offered his condolences to former South African President Nelson Mandela whose great granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the eve of the World Cup opening.

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antics

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n. 名詞

1.

(嘩眾取寵的)滑稽動作, 誇張的賣弄

Hint 25

In contrast to the trapeze artists, who fumbled their routine, the circus clowns kept the audience entertained for hours with their antics.

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trapeze

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n. 名詞

1.

(體操、馬戲團用的)吊架, 高空鞦韆

Hint 26

In contrast to the trapeze artists, who fumbled their routine, the circus clowns kept the audience entertained for hours with their antics.

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appealing

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a. 形容詞

1.

上訴的
2.

哀求的
3.

有魅力的; 動人的

Hint 27

The clothes looked more appealing inside the store than on the racks outside.

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affluent

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a. 形容詞
變化形 affluents;

1.

富裕的

He was born to an affluent family. 他生在富裕人家。
2.

豐富的; 富饒的[(+in)]

He was affluent in worldly goods. 他擁有許多財產。
3.

流暢的

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 affluents;

1.

支流
2.

富裕的人

Hint 28

Courtney's experiences at Haleford, a large research university with renowned professors, affluent students, and imposing buildings, were unlike her experiences in high school on the reservation.

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attribute

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 attributed; attributed; attributing;

1.

把...歸因於; 把...歸咎於[(+to)]

He attributed his good health to exercise. 他認為自己之所以身體好是因為運動。
2.

認為...是某人所有[(+to)]

Do you think it proper to attribute weakness to women? 你覺得把軟弱當作女性的屬性適當嗎?
3.

認為...是某人所做[H][(+to)]

That play was wrongly attributed to Bacon. 那個劇本被錯誤地認為是培根的作品。

Hint 29

Some historians attribute the eventual development of accurate methods for measuring longitude to the monetary prizes offered by various government.

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uncork

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 uncorked; uncorked; uncorking;

1.

拔去...的塞子
2.

【口】發洩; 透露

Hint 30

Discounting the 149,000 barrels captured by BP's cap, even at the low end of the new range, the leak would be one of the largest accidental spills ever (the various wells uncorked by the first Gulf War were far bigger).

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truce

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n. 名詞
變化形 truces;

1.

停戰; 休戰[U][C]

The two armies agreed to a truce. 兩支軍隊同意停火。
2.

休戰協定[C]

They refused to sign a truce. 他們拒絕簽訂休戰協定。
3.

(煩惱、爭吵等的)中止, 暫停

The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism. 熱天使這位老人暫時免受風濕病之苦。

Hint 31

BP, for its part, is searching for a truce with the American government that will involve it paying billions of dollars in compensation.

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awash

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a.(常作表語)

1.

被浪潮沖打的; 被海水沖刷的
2.

被水覆蓋的
3.

(暗礁、沈船等)與水面齊平的
4.

漂浮的
5.

充斥的, 泛濫的; 充沛的

Hint 32

THE world is awash in reports on reforming finance. Yet the latest effort from Britain isn’t being greeted by stifled yawns—far from it.

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stifle

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stifled; stifled; stifling;

1.

使窒息, 悶住; 悶死

The heavy smoke stifled the firemen. 濃煙使消防隊員窒息。
2.

扼殺; 抑止, 阻止

She tried hard to stifle her laughter. 她強忍住笑。
3.

藏匿, 掩蓋

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 stifled; stifled; stifling;

1.

窒息, 受悶; 被悶死

I'm stifling in this hot room. 我在這麼熱的房間裡要悶死了。
2.

被扼殺; 受抑止, 受阻止

Hint 33

THE world is awash in reports on reforming finance. Yet the latest effort from Britain isn’t being greeted by stifled yawns—far from it.

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clobber

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 clobbered; clobbered; clobbering;

1.

痛打; 擊倒

Hint 34

Britain’s banks are very big relative to its economy and its taxpayers were clobbered worse than most.

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sheer

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a. 形容詞
變化形 sheerer; sheerest;

1.

全然的; 純粹的[B]

She fainted from sheer weariness. 她純粹是因為勞累而暈倒的。
2.

(紡織物)極薄的; 透明的

She wore a sheer white dress. 她穿一件白色薄紗洋裝。
3.

陡峭的; 垂直的

It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff. 攀登陡峭的懸崖是很困難的。

ad. 副詞
變化形 sheerer; sheerest;

1.

全然, 十足地

The mountain rises sheer from the plain. 這座山陡峭地矗立在平原上。
2.

陡峭地; 垂直地

n. 名詞
變化形 sheerer; sheerest;

1.

透明薄織物
2.

透明薄織物衣服

Hint 35

Yet the country is also testament to the sheer heterogeneity of bank failures. Royal Bank of Scotland was partly brought down by investment-banking losses.

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laud

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lauded; lauded; lauding;

1.

讚美

n. 名詞
變化形 lauded; lauded; lauding;

1.

讚美
2.

讚歌

Hint 36

Canada’s widely lauded system is an oligopoly of big universal banks.

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implode

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 imploded; imploded; imploding;

1.

內爆; 向內聚爆; 向心壓擠

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 imploded; imploded; imploding;

1.

使內爆

Hint 37

Spain’s savings banks, which form the kind of patchwork of medium sized firms focused on traditional loans that some dream of, are busy imploding at the same time, endangering the economy.

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onerous

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a. 形容詞

1.

繁重的; 麻煩的
2.

負有義務的; 有償的

Hint 38

The report co-authored by Mr Cable says Britain should work "with its international partners" when examining whether to break up banks. This is an onerous hurdle to overcome.

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glitter

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 glittered; glittered; glittering;

1.

閃閃發光, 閃爍

The sky glittered with a myriad stars. 天空中繁星閃爍。

All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不都是金子。
2.

光彩奪目

n. 名詞
變化形 glittered; glittered; glittering;

1.

閃光, 閃耀[the S]
2.

華麗, 光彩[U]
3.

(裝飾用)小發光物[U]

Hint 39

A glittering prize in the sky

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integral

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a.[B]
變化形 integrals;

1.

構成整體所必需的, 不可缺的[(+to)]

The arms and legs are integral parts of a human body. 臂和腿是人體不可缺少的部分。
2.

完整的, 整體的

an integral whole 一個整體
3.

組成的, 集成的
4.

【數】整的; 積分的

an integral equation 積分方程

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 integrals;

1.

整體
2.

【數】整數; 積分

Hint 40

BRITAIN’S highly successful satellite-television operator, BSkyB, is habitually talked of as if it were an integral part of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

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shear

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 sheared; sheared, shorn; shearing;

1.

剪(羊毛等); 剪(某人)的頭髮

He found a job of shearing wool from sheep. 他找到一份剪羊毛的工作。
2.

修剪
3.

切; 切段; 使(岩塊等)受切變[(+off)]
4.

搶奪; 剝奪[(+of)]

The assembly had been shorn of its legislative powers. 議會被剝奪了立法權。
5.

【書】(用刀, 劍)砍; 斬

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sheared; sheared, shorn; shearing;

1.

剪; 修剪; 剪羊毛

They sheared last week. 他們是上星期剪的羊毛。
2.

切斷; 【物】切變[(+off)]

n. 名詞
變化形 sheared; sheared, shorn; shearing;

1.

剪; 切; 修剪
2.

大剪刀[P]

He cut the hedge with garden shears. 他用園藝大剪刀修剪樹籬。
3.

【機】剪切機, 剪床
4.

【物】切變
5.

人字起重架[P]
6.

剪下的東西
7.

(羊的)年歲[C]

a sheep of three shears 三歲的羊

Hint 41

These days they are all doubling down on media, especially content, and shearing off everything else.

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foment

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 fomented; fomented; fomenting;

1.

挑起; 激起; 煽動
2.

【醫】熱敷

Hint 42

While the Soviet Union existed and the republics were part of the same country, this made little practical difference. But when the Soviet Union fell apart, these artificially created borders became final, separating newly independent states and fomenting ethnic tensions.

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dispatch

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 dispatched; dispatched; dispatching;

1.

派遣; 發送; 快遞[(+to)]

He dispatched the report to his newspaper. 他將報導發送給他的報紙。

He dispatched an experienced worker to repair the damage. 他派一個有經驗的工人去修理損壞的地方。
2.

迅速處理, 迅速了結; 匆匆吃完

He dispatched the job in three days' time. 他用三天時間迅速做完這一工作。
3.

【婉】殺死

n. 名詞
變化形 dispatched; dispatched; dispatching;

1.

派遣, 發送[U]
2.

(公文)急件; 快信[C]
3.

新聞稿, 快電[C]

He couldn't quite believe the dispatch sent by his reporter. 他不敢相信他的記者發來的報導。
4.

殺死[U]
5.

迅速, 急速[U]

We must act with dispatch. 我們必須迅速行動。

Hint 43

A day later Russia dispatched paratroopers to secure its Kant military base in the northern part of the country.

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rampage

Back 44

n. 名詞
變化形 rampaged; rampaged; rampaging;

1.

暴跳; 橫衝直撞[S]

The captured tiger was on the rampage for several days. 捕獲的老虎幾天來一直處於狂躁不安中。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 rampaged; rampaged; rampaging;

1.

暴跳; 橫衝直撞

The armed robbers rampaged through the financial district. 武裝搶劫犯在金融區內橫衝直撞胡作非為。

Hint 44

The cause of the rampage involving Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks, which began in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city, remains unclear.

Front 45

instigate

Back 45

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 instigated; instigated; instigating;

1.

唆使; 慫恿
2.

煽動, 挑動

Hint 45

It says they instigated the unrest to prevent a national referendum on its proposal for a new constitution, which was scheduled to be held on June 27th.

Front 46

uprising

Back 46

n. 名詞
變化形 uprisings;

1.

起義; 暴動[C]

The peasants staged an uprising against the corrupt officials. 農民舉行起義反對貪官污吏。
2.

上升; 起立; 起床[U]

He saw vaguely the ship he had deserted uprising before him. 他隱約看見他所丟棄的船在他面前升了起來。
3.

升坡; 上山坡[C]

the steep uprising of a hill 陡峭的上山坡

Hint 46

Mr Bakiyev, who was ousted in a popular uprising in April and now lives in exile, has rejected the charge.

Front 47

ransack

Back 47

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ransacked; ransacked; ransacking;

1.

徹底搜索, 仔細搜查

I ransacked the kitchen for something better. 我在廚房裡仔細搜索, 想找出一點更好吃的東西。
2.

洗劫, 搶劫, 掠奪

Hint 47

Shops have been ransacked and food has become scarce.

Front 48

asteroid

Back 48

a. 形容詞

1.

星狀的

n. 名詞

1.

【天】小行星
2.

【動】海星; 海盤車

Hint 48

June 13th Hayabusa, as the bird is known in Japanese, streaked through the night sky of southern Australia to deliver to Earth what researchers hope will be the first sample of rock collected from the surface of an asteroid.

Front 49

capsule

Back 49

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 capsules;

1.

小盒, 小容器

The plastic capsule was transparent all the way round. 那個塑料小盒通體透明。
2.

【藥】膠囊
3.

太空艙; (飛機的)可彈射座艙
4.

【植】莢膜; 蒴果
5.

【解】被膜; 囊; 腦囊
6.

(蒸發用的)小器皿
7.

概要

a. 形容詞
變化形 capsules;

1.

概要的; 濃縮的

This is a capsule description of the event. 這就是關於那個事件的簡要介紹。
2.

微型的

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 capsules;

1.

概括, 簡述
2.

使濃縮

Hint 49

This capsule, it is hoped, will contain material from Itokawa, a half-kilometre-long asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth’s.

Front 50

boulder

Back 50

n. 名詞
變化形 boulders;

1.

卵石, 大圓石; 巨礫

We heard the sounds of the river rushing past boulders below. 我們聽到河水奔騰而過大圓石的聲音。

Hint 50

It was dogged by bad luck, ranging from solar flares to boulder-strewn landing fields, and returned to Earth three years late.

Front 51

strewn - (strew的過去分詞)

Back 51

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 strewed; strewn, strewed; strewing;

1.

撒; 播; 使散落[(+over/on)]

strew seeds in the field 在田裡播種
2.

鋪蓋; 點綴[(+with)]

The field was strewn with enemy dead. 敵人屍橫遍野。
3.

散落在

Flowers strewed the path. 路上散滿了鮮花。

Hint 51

It was dogged by bad luck, ranging from solar flares to boulder-strewn landing fields, and returned to Earth three years late.

Front 52

trauma

Back 52

n. 名詞
變化形 traumas, traumata;

1.

【醫】外傷, 傷口
2.

(感情等方面的)創傷

Hint 52

It was dogged by bad luck, ranging from solar flares to boulder-strewn landing fields, and returned to Earth three years late. But return it did, having been nursed through its traumas by a patient ground team at JAXA’s mission-control centre in Tsukuba.

Front 53

exert

Back 53

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 exerted; exerted; exerting;

1.

用(力), 盡(力)

He has exerted all his strength. 他已竭盡全力。
2.

運用, 行使; 發揮; 施加

He's been exerting his influence on his friend to change his decision. 他一直在影響他的朋友改變決定。

Hint 53

They draw their energy from sunlight (the reflected light exerts a small pressure on the sail, driving it forward) and therefore need no fuel.

Front 54

unfurl

Back 54

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 unfurled; unfurled; unfurling;

1.

展開; 打開

They unfurled the flag and let it flutter in the wind. 他們將旗展開讓其迎風招展。
2.

展示, 顯露

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 unfurled; unfurled; unfurling;

1.

展開, 張開
2.

展示, 公開

Hint 54

The unfurling of Ikaros, which has an area of 200 square metres, is therefore no mean feat.

Front 55

hitch

Back 55

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hitched; hitched; hitching;

1.

(用鉤, 繩, 圈等)鉤住; 拴住; 套住[O]

Mr. Hess hitched his horse to the tree. 赫斯先生把馬拴在樹上。
2.

套(馬或車等); 掛上(犁等)[O]

He hitched the cars. 他掛上了車廂。
3.

急拉; 急推; 猛移

I hitched up my socks. 我把襪子往上拉起。
4.

【口】搭便車

Let's hitch a ride. 讓我們免費搭車吧。
5.

【俚】使結婚[H]

They are going to get hitched soon. 他們準備不久就結婚。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 hitched; hitched; hitching;

1.

被鉤住; 被拴住; 被套住

His coat hitched on a nail. 他的上衣被釘子鉤住了。
2.

急動; 猛移
3.

跛行; 蹣跚

I saw an old man hitching along on his stick. 我看見一位老人拄著手杖蹣跚而行。
4.

【口】搭便車旅行

He hitched across Europe. 他搭便車走過了歐洲。
5.

【俚】結婚

n. 名詞
變化形 hitched; hitched; hitching;

1.

鉤; 拴; 套
2.

急拉; 急推; 急動[C]

The boy gave his pants a hitch. 男孩拉一拉褲子。
3.

跛行; 蹣跚
4.

故障; 突然停止; 障礙[C]

Heavy traffic put a hitch in our plans. 繁忙的交通使我們的計劃不能順利進行。
5.

【口】免費搭便車旅行
6.

【海】索結[C]

Hint 55

Ikaros was launched on May 21st (it hitched a lift on a JAXA mission to Venus).

Front 56

ensuing

Back 56

a. 形容詞

1.

(只用於名詞前)接著發生的; 接踵而至的

Hint 56

The intention was to get close, fire a projectile into the surface and grab some of the ensuing dust.

Front 57

trove

Back 57

n. 名詞

1.

貴重的發現物 (=treasure trove)
2.

(不知物主的)貴重發掘物
3.

(貴重的)收藏品

Hint 57

Of course, nature delivers extraterrestrial material to Earth every day, in the form of meteorites, most of which are, in effect, tiny asteroids, so whether anything truly new will be discovered by looking at Hayabusa’s trove is moot.

Front 58

moot

Back 58

n. 名詞

1.

(法學院)假設案件; 假設案件討論會

a. 形容詞

1.

未決的
2.

無實際意義的; 假設的

Hint 58

Of course, nature delivers extraterrestrial material to Earth every day, in the form of meteorites, most of which are, in effect, tiny asteroids, so whether anything truly new will be discovered by looking at Hayabusa’s trove is moot.

Front 59

omen

Back 59

n. 名詞
變化形 omens;

1.

預兆, 兆頭[C][(+of)]

Some magpies were singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. 當我初次離家時, 喜鵲在樹上唱歌, 在中國文化中這是個好預兆。

an omen of defeat 失敗的前兆

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 omens;

1.

預示, 預告

The dark clouds omen rain. 這些烏雲預示要下雨。

Hint 59

Thoughtful Japanese, looking at their country’s debt and wondering what might be cut to reduce it, may regard the coincidence as a bad omen.

Front 60

baton

Back 60

n. 名詞

1.

官杖, 權杖; 警棒
2.

軍樂隊用指揮杖; 【喻】指揮棒
3.

短棒

Hint 60

With luck, it is, rather, one country picking up a baton that another has dropped.

Front 61

imposing

Back 61

a. 形容詞

1.

壯觀的; 氣勢宏偉的; 莊嚴的; 給人深刻印象的

an imposing view across the valley 山谷壯觀的景象

The castle is an imposing building. 那座城堡是座氣勢宏偉的建築物。

Front 62

stagnation

Back 62

n. 名詞

1.

淤塞; 停滯
2.

不景氣

Front 63

rectify

Back 63

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 rectified; rectified; rectifying;

1.

矯正; 改正
2.

【電】整(流)
3.

【化】精餾
4.

【數】求(曲線)的長度

Hint 63

Now that estimates for the Deepwater Horizon spill have been increased to 35,000 to 60,000 barrels a day he will have to work even harder to convince Americans that his company is doing all it can to rectify the situation.

Front 64

enthrall

Back 64

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 enthralled; enthralled; enthralling;

1.

迷住; 吸引住

The beauty of the singer's voice enthralled the audience. 那歌手美麗的歌喉吸引住了觀眾。

Hint 64

KENYANS, it seems, are enthralled in equal measure by America and China, a finding from the Pew Research Centre's Global Attitudes Survey that may reflect Barack Obama's Kenyan ancestry and excitement about Chinese investment in Kenya.

Front 65

mutually exclusive

Back 65

Adj. 1. mutually exclusive - unable to be both true at the same time

Hint 65

But for most of the other 20 countries polled, admiration for America and for China is mutually exclusive.

Front 66

justifiable

Back 66

a. 形容詞

1.

可證明為正當的; 可辯護的; 有道理的

justifiable pride 無可非議的自豪感

None of these practices is justifiable. 這些做法全都不合理。

Hint 66

America’s justifiable fury with BP is degenerating into a broader attack on business

Front 67

lampoon

Back 67

n. 名詞
變化形 lampooned; lampooned; lampooning;

1.

諷刺文章

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lampooned; lampooned; lampooning;

1.

以(詩, 文)諷刺

Hint 67

Finally, lampooned by his countrymen for his impotence, he was spurred into action.

Front 68

impotence

Back 68

n. 名詞

1.

無能
2.

【醫】陽萎

Hint 68

Finally, lampooned by his countrymen for his impotence, he was spurred into action.

Front 69

corrosion

Back 69

n.[U]

1.

腐蝕; 侵入
2.

漸失; 衰敗
3.

因腐蝕而生成之物(如鏽)

corrosion on the car's body 汽車外殼上的鏽

Hint 69

In 2006 corrosion in its pipelines led to a sizeable spill on Alaska’s North Slope.

Front 70

slapdash = slap bang

Back 70

ph. 片語

1.

直接地; 正好, 恰好
2.

撞個正著

Hint 70

There are indications that BP’s approach to the drilling of the Macondo well was similarly slapdash.

Front 71

calamity

Back 71

n.[C][U]
變化形 calamities;

1.

災難; 大禍; 大災害

The recent flooding in the south was a calamity. 最近南方的洪水是一場災難。
2.

(巨大的)不幸; 苦難

His becoming blind was a great calamity. 他雙目失明是巨大的不幸。

Hint 71

Engineering measures that might have prevented the calamity were not carried out, tests of safety equipment delayed.

Front 72

walrus

Back 72

n. 名詞
變化形 walruses, walrus;

1.

【動】海象

Hint 72

The firm’s emergency-response plan spoke of protecting the area’s walruses—an easy task, since there aren’t any—and consulting an ecologist who had died in 2005.

Front 73

blood lust

Back 73

ph. 片語

1.

殺戮慾

Hint 73

America has a well-developed system for getting companies to pay for the damage they do; and BP long ago accepted that it would pay in full. But that was never going to satisfy the country’s corporate bloodlust.

Front 74

expropriation

Back 74

n. 名詞

1.

徵收, 沒收

Hint 74

An outfit called Seize BP has organised demonstrations in favour of the expropriation of BP’s assets in 50 cities.

Front 75

macho

Back 75

n.【西】
變化形 machos;

1.

強壯男子; 大男子氣的人

She likes to date macho guys. 她喜歡跟有男子氣概的人約會。

Her new boyfriend is really macho. 她的新男友實在有男子氣概。
2.

大男子氣概

a. 形容詞
變化形 machos;

1.

大男子氣概的

Hint 75

After the macho rhetoric came the demands for cash. Mr Obama decided to “inform” BP that it must put adequate funds to meet all compensation claims into an escrow account beyond its control, although he has no authority to do so.

Front 76

retroactively

Back 76

ad. 副詞

1.

逆動地
2.

追溯地

Hint 76

Her fellow Democrats in Congress are trying to raise BP’s liability retroactively—the sort of move America’s courts rightly frown on.

Front 77

frown

Back 77

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 frowned; frowned; frowning;

1.

皺眉; 表示不滿[(+at/on/upon)]

The father frowned on his son's behavior. 父親不滿他兒子的行為。

Martin sat frowning. 馬丁皺著眉坐著。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 frowned; frowned; frowning;

1.

用皺眉蹙額對...表示不滿
2.

用皺眉蹙額表示(不滿等)

She frowned disapproval. 她皺起眉頭以示不贊成。

n. 名詞
變化形 frowned; frowned; frowning;

1.

皺眉, 蹙額; 不悅之色[C]

She looked at her son's composition with a frown. 她對兒子的作文皺眉頭。

Hint 77

Her fellow Democrats in Congress are trying to raise BP’s liability retroactively—the sort of move America’s courts rightly frown on.

Front 78

wrath

Back 78

n.[U]

1.

憤怒, 狂怒

They feared his wrath. 他們害怕他發怒。
2.

憤怒的行為; 報復行為
3.

【宗】神譴, 天罰

She calls down God's wrath on him. 她祈求上帝懲罰他。
4.

(自然現象等的)嚴酷

The wrath of summer's heat has enveloped the valley. 夏日的酷暑已經籠罩了山谷。

Hint 78

Investors seem to be worried that the wrath of American officialdom will ruin BP.

Front 79

dire

Back 79

a. 形容詞
變化形 direr; direst;

1.

可怕的; 悲慘的

dire warnings 可怖的預兆
2.

極度的; 緊迫的

We are in dire need of help. 我們迫切需要幫助。

Hint 79

They have driven down its value by $89 billion since the well erupted, far in excess of all but the most dire forecasts of the ultimate costs of the spill.

Front 80

intrusion

Back 80

n. 名詞
變化形 intrusions;

1.

侵入; 闖入; 打擾[U][C][(+on/upon/in)]

numerous intrusions on somebody's privacy 無數次地侵擾某人的私人生活

Please excuse my intrusion. 請原諒我擅自進來。
2.

【律】非法侵入他人土地
3.

【地】侵入; 侵入岩漿

Hint 80

Corporate America, normally quick to resist government intrusion, has kept strangely silent, as though businessmen are afraid of the consequences of sticking their heads above the parapet.

Front 81

parapet

Back 81

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 parapets;

1.

【軍】胸牆
2.

(陽臺、橋邊等的)低矮擋牆或欄杆, 女兒牆

They leaned over the low stone parapet and stared into the pool. 他們伏在低矮的石牆上俯身凝視著游泳池。

Hint 81

Corporate America, normally quick to resist government intrusion, has kept strangely silent, as though businessmen are afraid of the consequences of sticking their heads above the parapet.

Front 82

xenophobic

Back 82

a. 形容詞

1.

對外國人無理仇視(或畏懼) 的

Hint 82

For several reasons. The vitriol has a xenophobic edge: witness the venomous references to “British Petroleum”, a name BP dropped in 1998 (just as well that it dispensed with the name Anglo-Iranian Oil Company even longer ago).

Front 83

venomous

Back 83

a. 形容詞

1.

有毒的; 分泌毒液的; 有毒腺的[Z]
2.

惡意的; 惡毒的

They shot each other venomous glances. 他們惡狠狠地朝對方瞪眼。
3.

怨恨的

Hint 83

For several reasons. The vitriol has a xenophobic edge: witness the venomous references to “British Petroleum”, a name BP dropped in 1998 (just as well that it dispensed with the name Anglo-Iranian Oil Company even longer ago).

Front 84

shoddy

Back 84

n. 名詞
變化形 shoddies;

1.

翻造的毛線
2.

不值錢的東西; 偽造品

a. 形容詞
變化形 shoddies;

1.

劣等的
2.

假冒的

Hint 84

Shoddy oversight clearly contributed to the spill, and an energy policy which reduced the demand for oil would do more to avert future environmental horrors than fierce retribution.

Front 85

retribution

Back 85

n. 名詞

1.

報應; 懲罰
2.

報答

Hint 85

Shoddy oversight clearly contributed to the spill, and an energy policy which reduced the demand for oil would do more to avert future environmental horrors than fierce retribution.

Front 86

impropriety

Back 86

n. 名詞
變化形 improprieties;

1.

不合適
2.

不合標準, 不正確
3.

不合適的舉動(語言等)
4.

用詞錯誤(不當)

Hint 86

If he sees any impropriety in politicians ordering executives about, upstaging the courts and threatening confiscation, he has not said so.

Front 87

confiscation

Back 87

n. 名詞
變化形 confiscations;

1.

沒收, 充公; 徵收[U][C]

the confiscation of pornographic material by the police 警方沒收色情作品

Hint 87

If he sees any impropriety in politicians ordering executives about, upstaging the courts and threatening confiscation, he has not said so.

Front 88

due process

Back 88

Due process is the principle that the government must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person according to the law. Due process holds the government subservient to the law of the land, protecting individual persons from the state.

Hint 88

But if the president does not stand up for due process, he will frighten investors across the board.

Front 89

ponder

Back 89

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pondered; pondered; pondering;

1.

仔細考慮; 衡量[+v-ing][wh-]

They are pondering what to do next. 他們正在考慮下一步怎麼辦。

He pondered his future. 他仔細考慮自己的前程。

He pondered the problem for several days. 他對這個問題考慮了好幾天。
2.

反思, 回想

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 pondered; pondered; pondering;

1.

沈思, 默想; 仔細考慮[(+on/upon/over)]

She pondered over her next words. 她仔細考慮接下去要講的話。

She pondered long and deeply over the matter. 她就這個問題深思良久。

Hint 89

AFTER pondering the matter for two days, the Israeli cabinet has announced it will ease some of the restrictions of Israel's land blockade of Gaza.

Front 90

tarnish

Back 90

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 tarnished; tarnished; tarnishing;

1.

使失去光澤, 使變灰暗

Air and moisture tarnish silver. 空氣和潮濕使銀子失去光澤。
2.

敗壞, 玷污(名譽等)

The scandal tarnished his reputation. 醜聞敗壞了他的名譽。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 tarnished; tarnished; tarnishing;

1.

失去光澤, 變灰暗
2.

蒙受恥辱, 被玷污

n.[S]
變化形 tarnished; tarnished; tarnishing;

1.

晦暗, 無光澤
2.

玷污; 污點
3.

(金屬表面的)失澤膜

Hint 90

The cabinet's decision reflects Israel's concern that its botched and bloody operation to stop a protest flotilla bound for Gaza last month has not just tarnished its reputation, but also undermined the legitimacy of its policy of besieging the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

Front 91

unsustainable

Back 91

a. 形容詞

1.

無法支撐的; 無法維持的

Hint 91

Barack Obama has said "the situation in Gaza is unsustainable".

Front 92

totem

Back 92

n. 名詞

1.

圖騰
2.

圖騰形像

Hint 92

It was President François Mitterrand in the early 1980s who introduced retirement at 60 as a mark of progress, and it remains a totem for the left and the right.

Front 93

mirage

Back 93

n. 名詞

1.

海市蜃樓
2.

妄想

Hint 93

It could well be that equilibrium in the pension fund by 2018 turns out to be something of a mirage.

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languishing

Back 94

a. 形容詞

1.

漸漸衰弱的; 萎謝的
2.

脈脈含情的

She gave the young man a languishing look. 她含情脈脈地看了看那個小伙子。
3.

懶洋洋的
4.

纏綿的; 拖延的
5.

渴望的

Hint 94

With his popularity languishing near an all-time low, he may gain nothing from sticking firmly to his plans despite the howl of protests, but he has almost nothing to lose either.

Front 95

howl

Back 95

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

嗥叫; 怒吼; 號啕大哭; 大笑[(+with)]

The wind howled in the trees. 風在樹林中呼嘯。

The wolves howled all night. 那些狼徹夜嗥叫。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

吼叫著說, 狂喊著表示[(+out)]

Someone howled out my name. 有人大聲喊叫我的名字。

n. 名詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

嗥叫; 怒吼; 號啕大哭; 大笑[C]

The little girl set up a howl. 那個小女孩號啕大哭。

Hint 95

With his popularity languishing near an all-time low, he may gain nothing from sticking firmly to his plans despite the howl of protests, but he has almost nothing to lose either.

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spurt

Back 96

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

噴射, 噴出

Water spurted from the broken pipe. 水從破裂的管子裡噴出來。
2.

突然加速行進, 衝刺[(+for)]

The runner spurted for the line. 賽跑運動員向終點衝刺。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

噴射, 噴出

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

突然的噴射
2.

突然一陣; 迸發; 衝刺

a spurt of great joy 一陣狂喜

Hint 96

This year they noted that the Arctic ice cap had a late-winter growth spurt, reaching its maximum on March 31st, the latest date ever recorded.

Front 97

heuristic

Back 97

a. 形容詞

1.

啟發式的
2.

(電腦程式)探索的; 嘗試錯誤的

n. 名詞

1.

(常複數)啟發式教育法

Hint 97

The University of Washington’s team made that prediction by “heuristic reasoning”—aka educated guesswork.

Front 98

bedevil

Back 98

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 bedeviled, bedevilled; bedeviled, bedevilled; bedevilling, bedeviling;

1.

使痛苦
2.

虐待
3.

使迷惑
4.

使發狂

Hint 98

Will it ever be possible to model Arctic sea-ice decline accurately? One bedevilling factor is that weather plays an outsize role in sea-ice conditions.

Front 99

slosh

Back 99

n. 名詞
變化形 sloshed; sloshed; sloshing;

1.

泥濘
2.

潑濺

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 sloshed; sloshed; sloshing;

1.

攪動
2.

把...潑濺出

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sloshed; sloshed; sloshing;

1.

在泥中蕩(或濺)
2.

遊蕩

Hint 99

Now, after years of refinement and recognition of their limitations, ozone and El Niño predictions have found their place in providing at least some helpful information to governments and other decision-makers. El Niño studies, for instance, can identify fairly reliably when the distinctive climate shifts caused by warm water sloshing east across the central Pacific are imminent, but cannot predict their intensity.

Front 100

elucidation

Back 100

n. 名詞

1.

說明; 解釋

Hint 100

While waiting for elucidation on that, any would-be predictors who think this summer will be a hot one with melt-inducing winds should head over to Stoat, a blog run by William Connolley, who used to work for the British Antarctic Survey.

Front 101

hunch

Back 101

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 hunches;

1.

預感, 直覺[+that]

I have a hunch that it will snow soon. 我有快要下雪的預感。
2.

隆肉; 瘤; 肉峰; 厚片, 大塊

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hunches;

1.

使(背部)隆起, 使成弓狀[(+up)]

She hunched up her shoulders sitting at the desk. 她聳著肩坐在書桌前。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 hunches;

1.

向前移動; 推進
2.

隆起, 彎成弓狀

She hunched down in her seat. 她弓著背坐在位子上。

Hint 101

If he keeps this up then it seems all but certain that he will be wrong one year; if you think this is the year, then it’s time for a bet. But best not pretend you are backing anything but a hunch.

Front 102

ill-founded

Back 102

a. 形容詞

1.

無正當理由的; 無確實根據的

Hint 102

His anxiety about his company's future is ill-founded.

Front 103

analogous

Back 103

a. 形容詞

1.

類似的; 可比擬的[(+to/with)]

The heart is analogous to a pump. 心臟和水泵有相似之處。
2.

【生】同功的[(+to)]

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stables

Back 104

n. 名詞

1.

馬廄; 牛棚

Hint 104

The judges saw the horses being led to the stables.

Front 105

vicious

Back 105

a. 形容詞
變化形 more vicious; most vicious;

1.

邪惡的; 墮落的

Later on she stopped leading a vicious life. 後來, 她不再過墮落的生活了。
2.

惡意的; 惡毒的; 兇惡的

I won't listen to such vicious remarks. 我不想聽這種惡毒的話。
3.

【口】惡性的; 劇烈的, 嚴厲的

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick. 他用手杖對狗狠狠一擊。
4.

有錯誤的, 有缺點的

vicious spelling 錯誤百出的拼寫

Hint 105

In comparison with [or to] horses, zebras are vicious.

Front 106

conceive

Back 106

vt.[W]
變化形 conceived; conceived; conceiving;

1.

構想出, 想像, 設想[+wh-]

Who first conceived the idea of building nuclear power plants? 是誰第一個想到建核能電廠的?
2.

懷(胎); 抱有(想法, 感情等)

She conceives love for the children. 她愛這些孩子。

She conceived a dislike for her neighbor's son. 她對鄰居的那個兒子感到厭惡。
3.

表達[H]
4.

認為[(+as)][O1]

He conceived it his duty to help his deceased friend's family. 他認為幫助亡友的家屬是他的責任。

vi.[W]
變化形 conceived; conceived; conceiving;

1.

構想, 設想[(+of)]

I simply could not conceive of a family of four living in such a small room? 我簡直不能想像一家四口住在這麼小的屋裡?
2.

懷孕

Deer usually conceive in November. 鹿通常在十一月份懷胎。

Hint 106

He conceives of architecture as a dialogue.

Front 107

decipher

Back 107

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 deciphered; deciphered; deciphering;

1.

破解(密碼等)
2.

解釋(古代文字等); 辨認(潦草的字跡等)

I can't decipher his sloppy handwriting. 我無法辨認他那潦草的字跡。

Hint 107

They contend that they can decipher the code.

Front 108

artifact

Back 108

n. 名詞

1.

人工製品; 手工藝品; 加工品

Hint 108

They dated the artifact at three centuries old.

Front 109

disinclined

Back 109

a. 形容詞

1.

不願的

Hint 109

She is disinclined to write to her parents.

Front 110

reprisal

Back 110

n. 名詞

1.

報復
2.

(常複數)賠償

Hint 110

Mr Xia said it was only after reading a classified “internal reference” report on the reprisals that China’s president, Hu Jintao, cut short an overseas tour.

Front 111

withering

Back 111

a. 形容詞

1.

使乾枯的; 使凋謝的
2.

使畏縮的
3.

毀滅性的

Hint 111

But despite the growing assertiveness and reliability of at least a handful of open publications, the secret media have shown no sign of withering away.

Front 112

assiduously

Back 112

ad. 副詞

1.

勤勉地; 不懈地
2.

周到地

Hint 112

Six were by President Hu. Xinhua compiles such statistics assiduously to measure the impact of its work.

Front 113

rehash

Back 113

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 rehashed; rehashed; rehashing;

1.

重新處理; 改寫; 重講

n. 名詞
變化形 rehashed; rehashed; rehashing;

1.

改作; 略加修改的老作品

Hint 113

It seems unbothered by the paradox: public internet chat is rehashed in top-secret reports, divulging the contents of which could result in a lengthy prison term.

Front 114

divulge

Back 114

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 divulged; divulged; divulging;

1.

洩露; 暴露

Hint 114

It seems unbothered by the paradox: public internet chat is rehashed in top-secret reports, divulging the contents of which could result in a lengthy prison term.

Front 115

plethora

Back 115

n. 名詞

1.

過多
2.

多血症

Hint 115

The plethora of information on the internet deemed too sensitive for China’s traditional media has spurred the growth of neican.

Front 116

humdrum

Back 116

a. 形容詞

1.

平凡的

Their life consisted of the humdrum activities of everyday existence. 他們的生活由日常生存的平凡活動所構成。
2.

單調的; 無聊的

The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed. 會計師說這是她所度過的最無聊的一天。

n. 名詞

1.

平凡

They might marry, and sink to the humdrum of other old married people. 他們可能結婚, 然後陷於像那些老年夫妻一樣的平凡。
2.

單調; 無聊

Don't do anything stupid because of the humdrum. 不要因為無聊而幹蠢事。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

單調乏味地進行

The work humdrumed on for days. 這工作單調乏味地進行了好幾天。

Hint 116

A sample edition available online is humdrum, but its aura of secrecy commands a subscription rate two or three times that of a standard (and far more informative) weekly magazine.

Front 117

aura

Back 117

n. 名詞
變化形 auras, aurae;

1.

氣味
2.

氣氛
3.

靈氣
4.

【醫】(中風等症的)預兆
5.

光環

Hint 117

A sample edition available online is humdrum, but its aura of secrecy commands a subscription rate two or three times that of a standard (and far more informative) weekly magazine.

Front 118

incognito

Back 118

a. 形容詞
變化形 incognitos;

1.

隱姓埋名的

ad. 副詞
變化形 incognitos;

1.

隱姓埋名地

Hint 118

In a commentary in the People’s Daily in April, China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, revealed that leaders sometimes had to sneak out incognito in search of unadulterated information.

Front 119

unadulterated

Back 119

a. 形容詞

1.

無攙雜的; 純粹的; 真正的
2.

完全的, 十足的

Hint 119

In a commentary in the People’s Daily in April, China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, revealed that leaders sometimes had to sneak out incognito in search of unadulterated information.

Front 120

acumen

Back 120

n. 名詞

1.

銳敏; 聰明
2.

【植】漸尖頭

Front 121

reprimand

Back 121

n. 名詞
變化形 reprimands;

1.

訓斥, 斥責; 譴責[C][U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 reprimands;

1.

訓斥, 斥責; 譴責

The policeman reprimanded the driver for turning without a signal. 警察訓斥司機不打信號就拐彎。

Front 122

genome

Back 122

n. 名詞

1.

【生】基因組

Hint 122

A special report on the human genome

Front 123

derelict

Back 123

a. 形容詞

1.

被拋棄了的; 無主的
2.

玩忽職守的

n. 名詞

1.

遺棄物
2.

玩忽職守者

Hint 123

Most of the five-storey building is dusty and derelict.

Front 124

gleam

Back 124

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 gleams;

1.

微光; 閃光[(+of)]

A gleam came from the window. 從窗戶射進一道微光。
2.

(情感等的)閃現, 一絲[(+of)]

I will not give up even if there is only a gleam of hope. 哪怕只有一線希望我也不會放棄。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 gleams;

1.

發微光; 閃爍

The car's headlights gleamed in the distance. 汽車的前燈在遠處閃爍。
2.

閃現; 突然露出

Anger gleams in his eyes. 他的眼中閃爍著憤怒。

Hint 124

One floor, however, is state-of-the-art. The paintwork shines. The metal gleams. And in the largest room the electrical sockets in the floor sit in serried ranks awaiting contact.

Front 125

frenetic

Back 125

a. 形容詞

1.

發狂似的; 狂熱的
2.

精神錯亂的

n. 名詞

1.

瘋子; 狂人

Hint 125

At the moment this frenetic activity is paid for mostly by regional development grants and loans from state-owned Chinese banks, but Dr Yang hopes to go properly commercial.

Front 126

perilous

Back 126

a. 形容詞
變化形 more perilous; most perilous;

1.

危險的; 冒險的

The journey through the jungle was perilous. 穿過叢林的旅行充滿了危險。

Hint 126

If he fires him, it would mean shaking up the chain of command at a perilous moment in the unpopular 9-year-old war.

Front 127

stern

Back 127

a. 形容詞
變化形 sterner; sternest;

1.

嚴格的, 嚴厲的; 嚴峻的; 苛刻的

Stern discipline did not achieve the desired result. 嚴厲的紀律沒有得到期望的結果。
2.

堅定的, 不動搖的

Our team made a stern resolve to win. 我們隊下定決心取勝。

Hint 127

Obama, described as furious about the Rolling Stone magazine article in private, issued a stern rebuke to McChrystal on Tuesday, saying he wanted to talk directly to the general before making a final decision.

Front 128

rebuke

Back 128

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 rebuked; rebuked; rebuking;

1.

指責, 非難; 訓斥[(+for)]

She often rebuked him for carelessness. 她常常指責他粗心大意。
2.

使相形見絀; 作為對...的鞭策

His devotion to his work rebukes me. 他的敬業精神是對我的鞭策。
3.

阻礙, 制止

n. 名詞
變化形 rebuked; rebuked; rebuking;

1.

指責, 非難; 訓斥[U][C]

He dare not do it for fear of parental rebuke. 他怕父母訓斥, 不敢為之。
2.

鞭策[S] [(+to)]

Hint 128

Obama, described as furious about the Rolling Stone magazine article in private, issued a stern rebuke to McChrystal on Tuesday, saying he wanted to talk directly to the general before making a final decision.

Front 129

belittling

Back 129

a. 形容詞

1.

小看的, 輕視的
2.

不值得的, 有失身分的

I find it belittling to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me. 我覺得, 被這麼個比我年齡小得多的人訓斥, 真太失身分了。

Hint 129

In the article entitled "The Runaway General" McChrystal himself makes belittling remarks about Vice President Joe Biden and the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke.

Front 130

envoy

Back 130

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 envoys;

1.

使者; 外交使節
2.

全權公使

Hint 130

In the article entitled "The Runaway General" McChrystal himself makes belittling remarks about Vice President Joe Biden and the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke.

Front 131

denigrate

Back 131

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 denigrated; denigrated; denigrating;

1.

使變黑; 詆毀

Hint 131

The broader meeting includes many of the Obama aides denigrated by McChrystal and his staff in the article.

Front 132

contemptuous

Back 132

a. 形容詞

1.

表示輕蔑的; 瞧不起的, 藐視的[(+of)]

He was contemptuous of all authority. 他蔑視一切權威。

contemptuous of public opinion 藐視輿論

Hint 132

As to which way the president is going to decide, the Uniform Code of Military Justice says that an officer who uses contemptuous words towards the president or vice-president can be punished by a court-martial.

Front 133

ingratitude

Back 133

n. 名詞

1.

忘恩負義, 不知感恩圖報[U]

Hint 133

It must be sorely tempting for Mr Obama to dismiss a repeat offender who has shown ingratitude as well as disrespect.

Front 134

amour

Back 134

n. 名詞

1.

(男女間的)私通, 偷情
2.

戀人(尤指情婦)
3.

性愛

Hint 134

It will expose Mr Obama to the charge of putting the amour propre of the White House above the successful prosecution of a difficult war.

Front 135

wretched

Back 135

a. 形容詞

1.

不幸的, 可憐的

They are living in wretched poverty. 他們過著可憐的貧苦生活。
2.

悲慘的, 痛苦的

This aching tooth makes me feel wretched. 這一顆牙痛得我難受極了。
3.

討厭的, 惡劣的

They are wretched cowards. 他們是討厭的膽小鬼。
4.

卑鄙的, 無恥的

Hint 135

And it would be a wretched irony after all the work Mr Obama has put into guarding this flank: keeping on Robert Gates as defence secretary, avoiding Bill Clinton’s mistake of moving too fast on gays in the military and intensifying the “good war” in Afghanistan, despite all the risks and the howls of his own left wing.

Front 136

flank

Back 136

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 flanks;

1.

脅; 脅腹
2.

側面; 廂房
3.

【軍】翼側, 側翼

The commander decided to attack the enemy on both flanks. 指揮官決定從兩側對敵人發起進攻。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 flanks;

1.

位於...的側面(或兩側)[H][(+with/by)]

A garage flanked the house. 屋子旁邊連著車庫。
2.

經過...的側面

They flanked the minefield and continued north. 他們繞過雷區, 繼續往北。
3.

掩護...的翼側; 攻擊(或威脅, 包抄)...的翼側

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 flanks;

1.

(堡壘等)側面相接[(+on/upon)]

ad. 副詞
變化形 flanks;

1.

在左右兩邊

Hint 136

And it would be a wretched irony after all the work Mr Obama has put into guarding this flank: keeping on Robert Gates as defence secretary, avoiding Bill Clinton’s mistake of moving too fast on gays in the military and intensifying the “good war” in Afghanistan, despite all the risks and the howls of his own left wing.

Front 137

howl

Back 137

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

嗥叫; 怒吼; 號啕大哭; 大笑[(+with)]

The wind howled in the trees. 風在樹林中呼嘯。

The wolves howled all night. 那些狼徹夜嗥叫。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

吼叫著說, 狂喊著表示[(+out)]

Someone howled out my name. 有人大聲喊叫我的名字。

n. 名詞
變化形 howled; howled; howling;

1.

嗥叫; 怒吼; 號啕大哭; 大笑[C]

The little girl set up a howl. 那個小女孩號啕大哭。

Hint 137

And it would be a wretched irony after all the work Mr Obama has put into guarding this flank: keeping on Robert Gates as defence secretary, avoiding Bill Clinton’s mistake of moving too fast on gays in the military and intensifying the “good war” in Afghanistan, despite all the risks and the howls of his own left wing.

Front 138

ego

Back 138

n. 名詞
變化形 egos;

1.

自我; 自我意識[C][U]

He has an enormous ego. 他具有強烈的自我意識。
2.

自尊心; 自負[U]

That failure was a blow to my ego. 那項失敗是對我自尊心的一個打擊。

Hint 138

What a pity that the man he sent to win the war had such a big ego, and such a loud mouth.

Front 139

oppression

Back 139

n. 名詞
變化形 oppressions;

1.

壓迫, 壓制[U][C]

the social, economic and religious oppressions 社會的、經濟的和宗教的壓迫
2.

壓抑; 沈悶[U]

Hint 139

The leader made it possible to resist oppression.

Front 140

means

Back 140

n. 名詞
變化形 means;

1.

手段, 方法; 工具[M][G]

It is all a means to an end. 這只是達到目的的一種手段。
2.

財產; 資力; 收入[K]

He is living beyond his means. 他入不敷出。

Hint 140

Music education is a means to improved cognition.

Front 141

cognition

Back 141

n. 名詞

1.

認知; 知識

Hint 141

Music education is a means to improved cognition.

Front 142

intimidated

Back 142

a. 形容詞

1.

害怕的; 受到恐嚇的

The intimidated bird flew away. 受到恐嚇的鳥飛走了。

Hint 142

THE national security adviser of the world’s greatest superpower is a “clown”, its vice-president a nobody and its president “uncomfortable and intimidated”.

Front 143

engulf

Back 143

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 engulfed; engulfed; engulfing;

1.

吞沒; 捲入

The house was engulfed in flames. 這房子被火苗吞噬了。

The flood engulfed the farms and destroyed the crops. 洪水吞沒了農場, 毀掉了莊稼。

Hint 143

With those words the officers around General Stanley McChrystal, the American commander in Afghanistan, engulfed America in a storm as damaging to its war effort as any Taliban raid.

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counterinsurgency

Back 144

n. 名詞

1.

反暴動; 反叛亂

Hint 144

He is a master of counterinsurgency (COIN), he was one of the few Americans who could work with President Hamid Karzai and his hand-picked commanding officers are in charge of a forthcoming operation in Kandahar that will probably determine the course of the campaign.

Front 145

dither

Back 145

n. 名詞
變化形 dithered; dithered; dithering;

1.

【口】慌亂; 緊張
2.

顫抖

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 dithered; dithered; dithering;

1.

【口】慌亂
2.

躊躇; 猶豫

Hint 145

Mr Obama and his advisers, at odds over strategy, dithered over allocating troops and, far worse, set a date for them to start their withdrawal.

Front 146

blight

Back 146

n. 名詞
變化形 blights;

1.

(植物)枯萎病[U]
2.

導致毀滅的事物; 破壞希望(或計劃)的因素; 禍害[C]

These beetles are a blight to cotton. 這些甲蟲是棉花的大害。
3.

毀壞, 荒蕪; 衰退[U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 blights;

1.

使枯萎

The frost has blighted my potatoes. 霜使我的馬鈴薯枯萎了。

The dry spell blighted the crops. 乾旱期使農作物枯萎了。
2.

使頹喪
3.

破壞, 摧殘

Her life was blighted by an unhappy marriage. 她的一生被一樁不幸的婚姻所毀。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 blights;

1.

患枯萎病
2.

枯萎; 頹喪

Hint 146

This infighting and hesitancy signal a lack of commitment that has drowned out Mr Obama’s warlike rhetoric. That has blighted the war’s chances of success.

Front 147

succour = succor

Back 147

n.【文】
變化形 succors;

1.

救濟, 援助[U]

They were busy providing succor to the injured. 他們忙著為受傷者提供救助。
2.

救助者; 濟急的東西[C]

vt.【文】
變化形 succors;

1.

救濟; 援助

Hint 147

Defeat in Afghanistan would mark a humiliation for the West, and for NATO, that would give succour to its foes in the world.

Front 148

ignominious

Back 148

a. 形容詞

1.

可恥的

Hint 148

The Afghan war may yet end in an ignominious retreat. But nobody should welcome such an outcome.

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bastion

Back 149

n. 名詞

1.

【建】稜堡
2.

堡壘

Hint 149

She will give a country once branded as a bastion of male chauvinism its first female prime minister.

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chauvinism

Back 150

n. 名詞

1.

盲目的愛國心; 沙文主義

Hint 150

She will give a country once branded as a bastion of male chauvinism its first female prime minister.

Front 151

unanimously

Back 151

ad. 副詞

1.

無異議地; 全體一致地

Hint 151

Faced with a humiliating defeat, when the moment came Mr Rudd stood aside. His colleagues elected Ms Gillard unanimously.

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indigenous

Back 152

a.[(+to)]

1.

土產的; 土著的; 本地的

a plant indigenous to New Zealand 一種紐西蘭原產的植物
2.

生而俱有的, 固有的, 內在的

feelings indigenous to human beings 人類固有的感情

Hint 152

Mr Rudd started by ratifying the Kyoto protocol on climate change, then issued a long-awaited formal apology to Australia’s indigenous people for past injustices.

Front 153

tremor

Back 153

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 tremors;

1.

震顫; 顫抖
2.

震動; 微動

There had been a tremor so slight that I did not even feel it. 發生的小震十分輕微, 我甚至都沒有感覺到。
3.

戰慄; 激動, 興奮

The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 這故事太可怕, 它使我不寒而慄。
4.

震顫聲

Hint 153

Another poll earlier this month, showing the government’s vote had fallen to 33%, sent tremors through Labor powerbrokers.

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invoke

Back 154

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 invoked; invoked; invoking;

1.

祈求(神等)庇護, 乞靈於

invoke God 祈禱上帝保佑
2.

以法術咒語招(鬼怪等)

invoke evil spirits 以法術招惡鬼
3.

懇求, 祈求, 乞求[(+on/upon)]

invoke aid 乞求援助
4.

訴諸(法律等); 行使(法權等)

invoke an article of the U.N. Charter 援用聯合國憲章某一條款
5.

喚起; 引起; 造成

It invoked memories of my childhood. 它使我想起自己的童年。

Hint 154

Choked with emotion after seeing Ms Gillard take over, he took credit for invoking a swift response to the global financial crisis with a fiscal stimulus that helped Australia avoid a recession.

Front 155

pragmatically

Back 155

ad. 副詞

1.

講究實效地, 實幹地; 實用主義地

Hint 155

From her base among Labor’s left faction in Melbourne, Ms Gillard has moved pragmatically to the centre.

Front 156

forge

Back 156

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 forges;

1.

熔鐵爐
2.

煉冶場; 鐵工廠

The blacksmith came out of the forge to fit the horseshoe. 鐵匠從鐵工廠出來安裝馬蹄鐵。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 forges;

1.

打(鐵等); 鍛造

These machine parts have to be forged with the finest steel. 這些機器零件得用優質的鋼鍛造。
2.

鍛鍊
3.

偽造

He forged a signature and cashed the check. 他偽造簽名兌了支票。
4.

編造

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 forges;

1.

鍛造; 做鍛工, 做鐵匠
2.

偽造; 犯偽造罪

穩步前進; 突然加速前進[(+ahead)]

He was charged with forging. 他被指控犯了偽造罪。

Hint 156

She oversaw the Rudd government’s partial dismantling of the Howard government’s workplace laws, which had vested power mainly with employers. But she has also managed to forge cordial relations with business.

Front 157

cordial

Back 157

a. 形容詞
變化形 more cordial; most cordial;

1.

熱忱的, 友好的; 衷心的; 真摯的

a cordial reception 熱忱招待

a cordial welcome 熱忱歡迎

The hostess gave us a cordial greeting. 女主人熱忱地歡迎我們。
2.

強心的, 刺激的

Coffee is a cordial drink. 咖啡是有興奮作用的飲料。

n.[C][U]
變化形 more cordial; most cordial;

1.

【英】水果果汁
2.

甘露酒, 甜香酒

Hint 157

She oversaw the Rudd government’s partial dismantling of the Howard government’s workplace laws, which had vested power mainly with employers. But she has also managed to forge cordial relations with business.

Front 158

avail

Back 158

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 avails;

1.

有用; 有益, 有幫助[(+against)]

The medicine did not avail against the disease. 該藥對此病無效。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 avails;

1.

有用於; 有益於; 有助於

He availed himself of the opportunity to speak to her. 他利用這機會和她說話。

n. 名詞
變化形 avails;

1.

效用; 利益; 幫助[U]

Speeches and protests were of no avail. 演講和抗議全都徒勞。
2.

【古】利潤; (尤指賣掉財產後的)所得[P]

Hint 158

She will cancel an expensive series of television ads the government had bought to sell its case (to no apparent avail), and ask the big mining companies to do the same.

Front 159

lurch

Back 159

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lurched; lurched; lurching;

1.

(船)突然傾斜

The truck lurched sideways. 卡車突然歪向一邊。
2.

蹣跚, 東倒西歪地向前

A wounded man lurched along the path. 一個受傷的人沿著小路踉踉蹌蹌地走著。

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 lurched; lurched; lurching;

1.

(船等的)突然傾斜; 搖晃

The lurches of the small boat made her sick to her stomach. 小船搖搖晃晃, 顛得她想嘔吐。
2.

蹣跚, 踉蹌

He walked with a lurch. 他步履蹣跚。

Hint 159

Human-rights leaders, though, worry that she may be tempted to “lurch to the right” (as Mr Rudd promised not to) on another issue draining the government’s support: the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in northern Australia by boat.

Front 160

curator

Back 160

n. 名詞

1.

館長
2.

管理者
3.

評議員
4.

【律】監護人

Hint 160

Three years ago one of the leading Russian contemporary art curators, Andrei Yerofeev, organised an exhibition called “Forbidden Art”, in the Andrei Sakharov centre in Moscow, where he presented a collection of art works banned from previous exhibitions.

Front 161

instigate

Back 161

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 instigated; instigated; instigating;

1.

唆使; 慫恿
2.

煽動, 挑動

Hint 161

The trial was instigated by the so called “People’s council”, a movement of militant religious radicals with strong anti-Semitic views which claims to have the official backing of the Orthodox church.

Front 162

radical

Back 162

a. 形容詞
變化形 radicals;

1.

根本的, 基本的; 徹底的

These developments have effected a radical change in social life. 這些發展使社會生活發生了根本變化。
2.

原本的, 與生俱來的
3.

極端的, 過激的; 激進的; 激進派的

I do not share his radical views. 我不同意他的激進觀點。
4.

【數】根的
5.

【植】根生的
6.

【文】詞根的

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 radicals;

1.

根部; 基礎; 基本原理
2.

(常大寫)激進分子; 激進黨派成員

He was a political radical. 他曾是政治上的激進分子。
3.

【數】根數, 根式; 根號
4.

【文】詞根, 詞幹

Love is the radical of lovely, loveliness, and loving. Love是lovely, loveliness及loving的詞根。
5.

(漢字的)偏旁, 部首

You can look up a character under its radical. 你可以根據部首查找漢字。

Hint 162

The trial was instigated by the so called “People’s council”, a movement of militant religious radicals with strong anti-Semitic views which claims to have the official backing of the Orthodox church.

Front 163

conscience

Back 163

n. 名詞

1.

良心; 道義心; 善惡觀念[C][U]

I got nothing to hide. My conscience is clear. 我沒有什麼隱瞞的。我問心無愧。

Hint 163

Whether economic and technological modernisation can succeed without political reforms is the subject of intense discussions in Russia. But no one can hope to modernise society without freedom of conscience and the freedom of thought.

Front 164

animosity

Back 164

n. 名詞
變化形 animosities;

1.

仇恨, 敵意; 憎惡[C][U][(+against/to/towards)]

She felt a burning animosity towards them. 她對他們深惡痛絕。

Hint 164

Their trial will reinforce tensions and animosities that already tear Russia society apart.

Front 165

garish

Back 165

a. 形容詞

1.

炫耀的; 過分裝飾的
2.

過分鮮豔的, 耀眼的

Hint 165

Sure, he can be garish and way over the top, but no way is he going to check his ego at the door.

Front 166

regale

Back 166

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 regaled; regaled; regaling;

1.

宴請, 款待[(+on/with)]

They were regaled with tea and cakes. 他們被饗以茶點。
2.

使喜悅; (以故事等)娛(人)[(+with)]

The city's beautiful night scene regaled our eyes. 這座城市美麗的夜景使我們大飽眼福。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 regaled; regaled; regaling;

1.

盡情吃喝, 享用[(+on)]

The boys were regaling on ice cream cones. 男孩們在美滋滋地大吃冰淇淋。

n. 【古】[U]
變化形 regaled; regaled; regaling;

1.

宴請, 款待
2.

佳餚; 美味

Hint 166

The timid and the small thinkers will talk sports and weather. They will pale in comparison to the bold winners who regale their prospects and customers with compelling ideas and stories.

Front 167

vividly

Back 167

ad. 副詞

1.

生動地; 逼真地
2.

鮮明地; 活潑地

Hint 167

He didn't just "meet" with me; he held court in a walnut-paneled office, wore a suit fit for a monarch and fascinated me with vividly colored stories that thrilled as much as educated and entertained.

Front 168

indelibly

Back 168

ad. 副詞

1.

不能磨滅地
2.

擦不掉地

Hint 168

This is the challenge and the opportunity before you--to make certain that of all the salespeople your customers and prospects come in contact with, you are the one indelibly imprinted on their brains. You don't sell. You thrill.

Front 169

crimp

Back 169

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 crimps;

1.

使起皺; 使捲曲

n. 名詞
變化形 crimps;

1.

皺褶; 波紋; 卷髮
2.

抑制, 束縛

Hint 169

In a marathon session of more than 21 hours, congressional negotiators agreed to a rewrite of Wall Street rules that may crimp the industry's profits and subject it to tougher oversight and tighter restrictions.

Front 170

bog

Back 170

n. 名詞
變化形 bogs;

1.

沼澤, 泥塘[C][U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 bogs;

1.

使陷入泥沼; 使動彈不得[H][(+down)]

The truck got bogged down in the mud. 卡車陷進泥漿中。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 bogs;

1.

陷入泥沼; 動彈不得[(+down)]

The talks with the union leaders bogged down on the questions of wages. 和工會領導人的談判在工資問題上陷入了僵局。

Hint 170

The bill, the most sweeping financial rules revamp since the 1930s, is headed toward final congressional approval next week although implementation will be bogged down for months in regulatory rule-making.

Front 171

hover

Back 171

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 hovered; hovered; hovering;

1.

(鳥等)盤旋; (直升飛機)停留在空中

The helicopter hovered over the house. 直升飛機停留在那房子上空。
2.

徘徊; 停留

The dogs hovered around me while I was fixing their dinner. 我給狗兒們弄吃的時候牠們圍著我轉。
3.

猶豫, 徬徨[(+between)]

She is hovering between life and death. 她在生死之間徘徊。

n. 名詞
變化形 hovered; hovered; hovering;

1.

盤旋; 徘徊, 猶豫[U]

Hint 171

Lawmakers munched chocolates to stay awake as regulators and administration officials hovered in the wood-paneled room and as the night wore on, they yielded the microphones to staff to debate the bill's finer points.

Front 172

scuttle

Back 172

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 scuttles;

1.

籮, 筐
2.

煤斗, 煤桶

v.
1. 性急跑; 急趕[Q][(+away/off

Hint 172

Along the way, the negotiators resolved several sticking points that had threatened to scuttle the bill.

Front 173

wiggle

Back 173

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

擺動; 扭動

The puppies wiggled with delight. 小狗們高興地擺動著。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

使擺動; 扭動

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

扭動, 擺動

Her toes gave a wiggle. 她的腳趾扭動了一下。
2.

擺動的線

Hint 173

The final version of the Volcker rule would give regulators little wiggle room to waive the trading ban but it would allow banks to invest up to 3 percent of their Tier 1 capital in hedge funds and private equity funds.

Front 174

intact

Back 174

a. 形容詞

1.

完整無缺的; 原封不動的; 未受損傷的[F]

The delicate package arrived intact. 內放精緻易碎物品的包裹完好無損地到達。

Hint 174

Though it leaves largely intact the patchwork of federal regulators that failed to stop the last crisis, it sets up an interagency council to monitor system-wide risks to stability.

Front 175

repeal

Back 175

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 repealed; repealed; repealing;

1.

撤銷(決議等); 廢除(法令等); 取消

The grant has been repealed. 該項補助金已被取消。
2.

放棄; 否定

n. 名詞
變化形 repealed; repealed; repealing;

1.

撤銷; 廢除[U][C]

Many voted for the repeal of that property law. 許多人投票贊成廢止那項財產法。

Hint 175

The appeal of repeal -
Republican efforts to undermine Barack Obama’s health reforms are intensifying

Front 176

intensify

Back 176

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 intensified; intensified; intensifying;

1.

加強, 增強; 使變激烈

His absence only intensified her longing. 他不在身邊唯使她愈益渴念。
2.

【攝】加強(明暗度), 強化(潛影)

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 intensified; intensified; intensifying;

1.

增強, 強化; 變激烈

The war intensified. 戰爭變得激烈了。

Hint 176

The appeal of repeal -
Republican efforts to undermine Barack Obama’s health reforms are intensifying

Front 177

clamor

Back 177

n. 名詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

吵鬧聲, 喧囂聲; 噪聲[S]

The clamor of the traffic gave me a headache. 交通的噪聲使我頭疼。
2.

持續的叫喊, 喧鬧; 吵吵鬧鬧的要求[U][(+for)]

They made a clamor for reform. 他們大聲要求改革。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

吵鬧, 發喧囂聲
2.

持續地喊聲; 大聲疾呼, 吵鬧著要求[(+for)]

The starving crowd are clamoring for food. 饑餓的人群吵著要食物。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

喧嚷著說出(或提出)

Hint 177

His words threw petrol on a bonfire, since a growing chorus of conservatives is now clamouring for the outright repeal of Obamacare.

Front 178

outright

Back 178

ad. 副詞

1.

全部地; 徹底地
2.

無保留地; 公然
3.

當場; 立即

a.[B]

1.

全部的; 徹底的

They can now establish outright dictatorship. 他們現在可以建立起徹頭徹尾的獨裁制度了。
2.

無保留的; 直率的; 公開的

Hint 178

His words threw petrol on a bonfire, since a growing chorus of conservatives is now clamouring for the outright repeal of Obamacare.

Front 179

detest

Back 179

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 detested; detested; detesting;

1.

厭惡, 憎惡[W][+v-ing]

We detest his constantly lying. 我們討厭他一再說謊。

Hint 179

Of course, Republican leaders in Congress have long detested the new law.

Front 180

foment

Back 180

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 fomented; fomented; fomenting;

1.

挑起; 激起; 煽動
2.

【醫】熱敷

Hint 180

Heritage Action For America, a lobbying group allied with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, wants to foment similar unrest at the “grass tops” level of politics.

Front 181

prong

Back 181

n. 名詞
變化形 pronged; pronged; pronging;

1.

耙子; 叉; (鹿角等的)枝
2.

分岔; 分支

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pronged; pronged; pronging;

1.

刺; 貫穿; 翻掘

Hint 181

Now, however, there are two new prongs to the attack, broadening the assault beyond the right. Many states are complaining about the costs of the new law’s provisions.

Front 182

grouse

Back 182

【口】發牢騷, 抱怨[(+about/at)]

Hint 182

And businesses are grousing that the administration is breaking its promises that existing employer-provided health coverage would be exempted from the onerous requirements being imposed on new health plans.

Front 183

onerous

Back 183

a. 形容詞

1.

繁重的; 麻煩的
2.

負有義務的; 有償的

Hint 183

And businesses are grousing that the administration is breaking its promises that existing employer-provided health coverage would be exempted from the onerous requirements being imposed on new health plans.

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backlash

Back 184

n. 名詞

1.

反衝, 反撞
2.

強烈反應; 強烈反對
3.

後座力

Hint 184

The gathering backlash

Front 185

astounding

Back 185

a. 形容詞

1.

令人驚奇的, 令人震驚的

Hint 185

And at the same time an astounding $8.5 billion-$10.1 billion in federal funding will be available for providing health care for the state’s poor: so surely, on any non-partisan reckoning, this is an investment worth making by a state.

Front 186

attest

Back 186

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 attested; attested; attesting;

1.

證實, 證明[(+to)]

attest the truth of somebody's words 證明某人的話屬實
2.

作為...的證明; 表明[+(that)]

His achievements attest his devotion to science. 他的成就是他對科學的獻身精神的明證。
3.

使宣誓

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 attested; attested; attesting;

1.

證實, 證明[(+to)]

Her success attests to her ability. 她的成功表明她有能力。

Hint 186

Slightly dodgy numbers can still fuel a deadly backlash, though, as the second political fuss, over “grandfathering”, attests.

Front 187

intrusively

Back 187

ad. 副詞

1.

干擾地; 侵入地

Hint 187

Then, rather than sign up for intrusively regulated insurance schemes, firms will prefer to pay a fine and leave their employees to buy insurance from new state-run insurance exchanges that are to be set up under the bill’s provisions.

Front 188

millstone

Back 188

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 millstones;

1.

石磨; 磨石
2.

磨難; 重擔, 重負

That mortgage has been like a millstone round my neck. 那筆抵押借款像是套在我脖子上的沈重負擔。

Hint 188

Even some Democrats (such as the fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition of congressmen) see Obamacare as a millstone around their necks.

Front 189

bludgeon

Back 189

n. 名詞
變化形 bludgeoned; bludgeoned; bludgeoning;

1.

棍棒

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 bludgeoned; bludgeoned; bludgeoning;

1.

用棍棒打
2.

恫嚇; 欺負

Hint 189

The more likely outcome is that Republicans will bludgeon Democrats with the issue during this autumn’s campaigns, then noisily demand revisions to the most contentious aspects of the health-reform law if they reclaim one or both chambers of Congress.

Front 190

beckon

Back 190

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 beckoned; beckoned; beckoning;

1.

(招手或點頭)向...示意; 召喚

He beckoned me to follow. 他招手要我跟他走。
2.

吸引; 引誘

The smell of bread beckoned the hungry boy. 麵包香味吸引著那個飢餓的男孩。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 beckoned; beckoned; beckoning;

1.

(招手或點頭)示意; 召喚[(+to)]

He beckoned to me from across the street. 他在街對面向我打招呼。
2.

吸引; 引誘

The woods beckon. 樹林吸引人們。

n. 名詞
變化形 beckoned; beckoned; beckoning;

1.

(表示召喚等意思的)點頭; 手勢[C]

Hint 190

LIKE another famous town that beckons visitors in a searing desert, Mecca has only one big, if different, draw.

Front 191

searing

Back 191

a. 形容詞

1.

(用作定語)燒灼的; 灼痛的; 劇烈的; 尖刻的

Hint 191

LIKE another famous town that beckons visitors in a searing desert, Mecca has only one big, if different, draw.

Front 192

flock

Back 192

n.[C][G]
變化形 flocks;

1.

羊群; (飛禽, 牲畜等的)群

A flock of wild geese flew overhead. 一群野鵝從頭頂飛過。
2.

【口】人群, 群眾[(+of)]

A flock of customers waited for the store to open. 一群顧客等著商店開門。
3.

(某一教堂或教會的)信徒, 會眾
4.

一家的子女; 一校的學生

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 flocks;

1.

聚集; 成群地去(或來)[Q]

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚, 人以群分。

Hint 192

Its 13m visitors a year are only a third as many as flock to Las Vegas, but numbers are rising.

Front 193

striving

Back 193

n. 名詞

1.

努力, 奮鬥
2.

鬥爭; 對抗

Hint 193

The holy city is striving to meet the challenge with some Vegas-like amenities.

Front 194

disconcerting

Back 194

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 disconcerted; disconcerted; disconcerting;

1.

使倉皇失措; 使困窘

It disconcerted us to learn that they had refused our offer. 得知他們拒絕了我們的提議, 我們感到很窘。
2.

挫敗; 擾亂(計劃等)

Hint 194

There was also a slightly disconcerting whistle from the exhaust when the range extender engine was working hard, though this can be easily fixed.

Front 195

untidy

Back 195

a. 形容詞
變化形 untidier; untidiest;

1.

不整潔的; 不修邊幅的; 凌亂的

The living-room was untidier than usual. 客廳比平時更凌亂。
2.

不乾淨俐落的; 不簡練的

Hint 195

Mercifully, the conferees eventually found a way out, albeit only after a marathon final session of haggling that lasted into the early hours of Friday June 25th and required a number of untidy compromises.

Front 196

efflorescence

Back 196

n. 名詞

1.

開花
2.

發展; 全盛期
3.

【化】風化

Hint 196

"It is unlikely to achieve its own goal of preventing another crisis, but it is certain to produce an efflorescence of bureaucratic interventions, red tape and costs,” wrote Alex Pollock of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, before the final version was agreed.

Front 197

cradle

Back 197

n. 名詞
變化形 cradles;

1.

搖籃[C]
2.

策源地, 發源地[S1][(+of)]

Ancient Athens is said to be the cradle of democracy. 據說古代雅典是民主的搖籃。
3.

嬰兒時期[the S]

We knew each other from the cradle. 我們自幼便相識了。
4.

支架, 托架[C]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 cradles;

1.

把... 放在搖籃內
2.

撫育

She was cradled in poverty. 她幼年生長於窮困的環境。
3.

把...擱在支架上; 用架支住

He forgot to cradle the telephone receiver when he finished. 他打完電話忘記把聽筒擱在支架上。

Front 198

sojourn

Back 198

n. 名詞
變化形 sojourns;

1.

逗留; 旅居[C]

Hint 198

Mr Shalit's sojourn with his captors has been lengthy but past hostages in the Middle East (and in Colombia) have been held for even longer.

Front 199

arbiter

Back 199

n. 名詞

1.

裁決人
2.

仲裁者

Hint 199

A judge needs to be an independent arbiter, not an advocate or rubber-stamp for a political agenda,

Front 200

chant

Back 200

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 chants;

1.

歌; 曲子
2.

詠唱, 吟誦

The chant of the crowd was "Work for all". 群眾反覆有節奏地呼喊的是"給大家工作"。
3.

讚美詩, 聖歌
4.

唱讚美詩的語調; 單調的語調

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 chants;

1.

唱
2.

反覆(單調)地唱(或說); 吟誦

The crowd chanted their demand in front of the city hall. 群眾在市政廳前齊聲有節奏地呼喊著他們的要求。
3.

歌頌

After his first performance all the newspapers chanted the praise of this new actor. 首場演出之後, 各報對這位新演員都大加讚揚。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 chants;

1.

唱歌
2.

反覆(單調)地唱歌(或說話); 吟誦

The demonstrators chanted in the square. 示威者在廣場上單調而有節奏地喊叫。

Hint 200

CHANTING their opposition to unification with China and blasting air horns, tens of thousands of Taiwanese massed outside Taipei’s Presidential Office on Saturday, June 26th, to protest an outline free-trade pact.

Front 201

placard

Back 201

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 placards;

1.

招貼, 公告; 海報; 公告牌, 標語牌

He held a placard saying "Disarm Now! " 他舉著標語牌, 上面寫著"立即裁軍! "
2.

小牌子, 金屬牌

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 placards;

1.

張貼公告於
2.

(用公告或招貼等)公佈
3.

張貼, 懸掛

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 placards;

1.

張貼公告

Hint 201

One placard hoisted high above the shouting crowd featured a doctored image of Taiwan’s president, Ma Ying-jeou, kissing the cheek of his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao: “Don’t embrace the enemy,” it scolded.

Front 202

hoist

Back 202

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hoisted; hoisted; hoisting;

1.

(用繩索, 起重機等)吊起; 提起; 舉起; 升起

A flag was hoisted on top of the building. 大樓頂上升起一面旗幟。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 hoisted; hoisted; hoisting;

1.

升起; 被吊起(或提起、舉起等)

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 hoisted; hoisted; hoisting;

1.

升起; 吊起; 提起; 舉起

He gave me a hoist up the tree. 他把我托舉到樹上。
2.

起吊裝置; 起重機; 絞車
3.

(船上一次掛起的)信號旗

Hint 202

One placard hoisted high above the shouting crowd featured a doctored image of Taiwan’s president, Ma Ying-jeou, kissing the cheek of his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao: “Don’t embrace the enemy,” it scolded.

Front 203

marginalize

Back 203

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使局限於社會邊緣; 排斥; 忽視; 使脫離主流

Hint 203

Taiwan’s government says the ECFA will boost economic growth and prevent the diplomatically-isolated island from becoming marginalised economically.

Front 204

covertly

Back 204

ad. 副詞

1.

祕密地; 偷偷摸摸地

Hint 204

Taiwan’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says China is using the ECFA to push for unification covertly and moreover that it will lead to enormous job losses.

Front 205

bellwether

Back 205

n. 名詞

1.

繫鈴羊
2.

前導者
3.

表示市場走向的證券、股票或公債

Hint 205

The DPP hopes that resisting the pact will boost its results in critical municipal elections in November, a bellwether for parliamentary and presidential polls in 2012.

Front 206

leaden

Back 206

a. 形容詞

1.

鉛的, 鉛製的
2.

鉛灰色的

leaden clouds 鉛灰色的雲
3.

沈重的, 難舉起(或移動)的

leaden feet 沈重的雙腳
4.

沈悶的, 陰鬱的; 無活力的

a leaden heart 沈重的心情

Hint 206

The DPP said 100,000 demonstrators took part in Saturday’s demonstration, but police put their numbers at a more modest 32,000, adding that the protesters’ ranks thinned out considerably after Taipei’s humid, leaden skies broke out with a thunderstorm.

Front 207

torrential

Back 207

a. 形容詞

1.

奔流的; 猛烈的; 洶湧的

Hint 207

Standing in torrential rain and wearing a farmer’s straw hat, the DPP’s chairwoman, Tsai Ing-wen, told a cheering crowd that the pact would benefit big conglomerates by victimising small businesses, thus widening the gap between rich and poor. “Our relatives, friends, even the next generation will be its victims.”

Front 208

renegade

Back 208

n. 名詞

1.

背教者; 變節者; 叛徒

a. 形容詞

1.

背棄的

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

背叛; 變節

Hint 208

In Beijing the thinking goes that by offering economic sweeteners to the renegade island, China can engender goodwill among the Taiwanese.

Front 209

engender

Back 209

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 engendered; engendered; engendering;

1.

使產生; 引起

Pity engendered love. 憐憫產生了愛情。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 engendered; engendered; engendering;

1.

產生; 引起

Hint 209

In Beijing the thinking goes that by offering economic sweeteners to the renegade island, China can engender goodwill among the Taiwanese.

Front 210

wayward

Back 210

a. 形容詞

1.

任性的; 剛愎的, 倔強的

In a wayward mood, he ran away from home. 他任性地離家出走了。
2.

難捉摸的, 反覆無常的; 不規則的
3.

【古】討厭的; 不如意的

Hint 210

Sheer economic interdependence should then help pave the way for Taiwan, which China regards as a wayward province, to return to the fold.

Front 211

revile

Back 211

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 reviled; reviled; reviling;

1.

辱罵, 謾罵; 痛斥

The tramp reviled the man who drove him off. 那流浪漢謾罵將他趕走的人。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 reviled; reviled; reviling;

1.

辱罵, 謾罵[(+at/against)]

Hint 211

At the very least, the rulers in Beijing, who revile expressions of Taiwan’s independence and have threatened to punish them with military invasion, hope that by boosting the island’s economy they can encourage its voters to favour the China-friendly KMT.

Front 212

refrain

Back 212

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 refrained; refrained; refraining;

1.

忍住; 抑制, 節制; 戒除[(+from)]

Please refrain from spitting on the sidewalk. 請不要在人行道上吐痰。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 refrained; refrained; refraining;

1.

【古】克制, 抑制

He could hardly refrain himself. 他幾乎不能自制。

Hint 212

Some analysts say that, so long as Taipei refrains from using nomenclature to describe itself as a state, China might quietly permit Taiwan’s third-party FTAs to go ahead while decrying them for official purposes.

Front 213

nomenclature

Back 213

n. 名詞

1.

命名法; 命名
2.

(總稱)學術用語; 術語表

Hint 213

Some analysts say that, so long as Taipei refrains from using nomenclature to describe itself as a state, China might quietly permit Taiwan’s third-party FTAs to go ahead while decrying them for official purposes.

Front 214

galvanize

Back 214

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 galvanized; galvanized; galvanizing;

1.

在...上鍍鋅
2.

用電流刺激
3.

刺激; 激起, 引起[(+into)]

The news galvanized them into action. 這消息促使他們起而採取行動。

Hint 214

Both initiatives were snuffed by a government committee, which had the effect of galvanising the DPP’s supporters.

Front 215

quash

Back 215

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 quashed; quashed; quashing;

1.

鎮壓, 平息; 壓碎

Hint 215

Ms Tsai assured the crowd on Saturday that if the government continues to quash referendums the KMT will be taught a lesson at the polls.

Front 216

expatriate

Back 216

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 expatriated; expatriated; expatriating;

1.

流放
2.

使移居國外; 使放棄國籍

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 expatriated; expatriated; expatriating;

1.

移居國外; 放棄原國籍

a. 形容詞
變化形 expatriated; expatriated; expatriating;

1.

被流放(國外)的; 移居國外的

n. 名詞
變化形 expatriated; expatriated; expatriating;

1.

被流放(國外)者; 放棄原國籍者; 移居國外者

Hint 216

Computers malfunction and, like many other expats, agents complain that at headquarters: "they don't understand what we have to go through here."

Front 217

tidbit

Back 217

n. 名詞

1.

(美味食物的)一口; 小片珍饈
2.

趣聞; 小欄報導, 花絮

Hint 217

An agent is instructed to try "to single out tidbits unknown publicly but revealed in private by sources close to State department [sic], Government, major think tanks."

Front 218

infringe

Back 218

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 infringed; infringed; infringing;

1.

違犯; 侵犯; 違反

This action infringed the constitution. 這種行為違反了憲法。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 infringed; infringed; infringing;

1.

侵犯; 侵害[(+on/upon)]

Sorry to have infringed upon your property-rights. 對不起, 我侵犯了您的產權。

Hint 218

In other words, the right to bear arms has been comprehensively infringed for many years, and even the Roberts court does not seem interested in rolling back all of the pesky restrictions.

Front 219

spiny

Back 219

a. 形容詞
變化形 spinier; spiniest;

1.

多刺的; 尖刺狀的
2.

困難的; 麻煩的
3.

難弄的

Hint 219

Unlike the spiny anteater, the aardvark is docile.

Front 220

anteater

Back 220

n. 名詞

1.

食蟻動物

Hint 220

Unlike the spiny anteater, the aardvark is docile.

Front 221

aardvark

Back 221

n. 名詞
變化形 aardvarks;

1.

【動】土豚, 非洲食蟻獸[C]

Hint 221

Unlike the spiny anteater, the aardvark is docile.

Front 222

docile

Back 222

a. 形容詞

1.

馴服的; 易駕御的

a docile horse 容易駕御的馬
2.

容易教的; 可教的

docile pupils 可教的學生

Hint 222

Unlike the spiny anteater, the aardvark is docile.

Front 223

embark

Back 223

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 embarked; embarked; embarking;

1.

上船(或飛機等)

We embarked on a cruiser. 我們登上一艘遊艇。
2.

從事, 著手[(+on/in/upon)]

They embarked on a campaign to get people to vote. 他們展開一場動員人們投票的運動。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 embarked; embarked; embarking;

1.

使上船(或飛機等); 裝載

The ship embarked passengers and cargo. 那艘船載上乘客, 裝上貨物。
2.

使從事, 使著於[H]

We are already embarked on a new course. 我們已開始踏上一條新的道路。
3.

投(資)

He embarked his fortune in trade. 他把財產投資做生意。

Hint 223

Agricultural Bank of China, which is about to embark on the world's biggest IPO, does not quite make the cut.

Front 224

sludge

Back 224

n. 名詞

1.

爛泥
2.

泥狀雪
3.

沈澱物
4.

(海上的)小浮冰

Hint 224

Among the big losers of 2009, European banks, which bought so much toxic securitised sludge, are well represented.

Front 225

abdication

Back 225

n. 名詞

1.

放棄; 退位; 辭職; 【律】廢嫡

Hint 225

King's abdication

Front 226

insurgent

Back 226

n.[C][P1]
變化形 insurgents;

1.

起事者; 暴動者; 叛亂者
2.

【美】(政黨內的)反黨分子, 反對派

a.[B]
變化形 insurgents;

1.

起事的; 暴動的; 叛亂的

insurgent troops 叛軍
2.

【美】反黨的, 叛黨的

Hint 226

Two decades ago CNN was an insurgent force in television.

Front 227

radical

Back 227

a. 形容詞
變化形 radicals;

1.

根本的, 基本的; 徹底的

These developments have effected a radical change in social life. 這些發展使社會生活發生了根本變化。
2.

原本的, 與生俱來的
3.

極端的, 過激的; 激進的; 激進派的

I do not share his radical views. 我不同意他的激進觀點。
4.

【數】根的
5.

【植】根生的
6.

【文】詞根的

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 radicals;

1.

根部; 基礎; 基本原理
2.

(常大寫)激進分子; 激進黨派成員

He was a political radical. 他曾是政治上的激進分子。
3.

【數】根數, 根式; 根號
4.

【文】詞根, 詞幹

Love is the radical of lovely, loveliness, and loving. Love是lovely, loveliness及loving的詞根。
5.

(漢字的)偏旁, 部首

You can look up a character under its radical. 你可以根據部首查找漢字。

Hint 227

Then owned by the cocky Ted Turner, it was built on a radical premise that has come to seem obvious in the internet era: that people wanted immediate, 24-hour access to news and comment.

Front 228

scrappy

Back 228

a. 形容詞
變化形 scrappier; scrappiest;

1.

零碎拼湊成的; 碎料製的
2.

散亂的
3.

好鬥的; 愛打架的

Hint 228

CNN’s prime-time shows, which command its highest advertising rates, have been overtaken in the ratings by the scrappy, liberal MSNBC and far overtaken by the conservative Fox News channel.

Front 229

incessant

Back 229

a. 形容詞

1.

不停的, 連續的, 持續不斷的

Her incessant complaining is tiresome to everyone. 她沒完沒了的抱怨使每個人都厭煩。

The incessant noise of the traffic gave us not a moment's peace. 交通車輛不停的喧鬧聲使我們得不到片刻安寧。

Hint 229

Lou Dobbs, whose incessant grousing about illegal immigrants had caught the popular mood, left CNN last year.

Front 230

grouse

Back 230

【口】發牢騷, 抱怨[(+about/at)]

Hint 230

Fox News. Lou Dobbs, whose incessant grousing about illegal immigrants had caught the popular mood, left CNN last year.

Front 231

dally

Back 231

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 dallied; dallied; dallying;

1.

嬉戲; 調情[(+with)]
2.

輕率的(或並非認真地)對待[(+with)]

How can you dally with such a serious problem? 你怎麼可以輕率地對待如此嚴肅的問題?
3.

【舊】遊蕩; 閒混; 延誤[(+over)]

The pupil always dallies over difficult math problems. 這個學生做數學難題總是慢慢吞吞。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 dallied; dallied; dallying;

1.

浪費(時間)[(+away)]

Hint 231

Eliot Spitzer, who governed New York state until he dallied with a prostitute, will host a discussion programme with Kathleen Parker, a conservative newspaper columnist.

Front 232

hoax

Back 232

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hoaxed; hoaxed; hoaxing;

1.

欺騙; 愚弄

n. 名詞
變化形 hoaxed; hoaxed; hoaxing;

1.

騙局; 玩笑; 惡作劇

Hint 232

He was pushed out in 2004 following the publication of hoaxed pictures purporting to show British troops abusing Iraqis. If nothing else, his arrival would make CNN less dull.

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purport

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n. 名詞
變化形 purported; purported; purporting;

1.

(文章等的)意義, 涵義, 主旨[the S][(+of)]

The purport of her letter was that she could not come. 她來信的大意是她不能來。
2.

目的, 意圖

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 purported; purported; purporting;

1.

意指, 大意是; 表明[+that]
2.

聲稱, 號稱[Y][+to-v]

The letter purported to be from the governor. 據稱, 該信來自州長。
3.

意圖, 意欲

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He was pushed out in 2004 following the publication of hoaxed pictures purporting to show British troops abusing Iraqis. If nothing else, his arrival would make CNN less dull.

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fanatically

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ad. 副詞

1.

狂熱地

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The gospel choir fanatically tried to concord their melody in time for the cinnamon festival, and when they did they sang exuberantly for all to hear.

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exuberantly

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ad. 副詞

1.

豐富地; 繁茂地
2.

生氣勃勃地

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The gospel choir fanatically tried to concord their melody in time for the cinnamon festival, and when they did they sang exuberantly for all to hear.

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domicile

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n. 名詞
變化形 domiciled; domiciled; domiciling;

1.

住處
2.

(期票)支付場所

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 domiciled; domiciled; domiciling;

1.

居住

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 domiciled; domiciled; domiciling;

1.

使定居
2.

使(匯票)在指定的場所支付

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IT IS registered in Luxembourg, the “offshore” domicile of many hedge funds.

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flit

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 flitted; flitted; flitting;

1.

(鳥等)輕快地飛[Q]

Bees were flitting from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花叢間飛來飛去。
2.

(想法等)掠過; 突然轉變[Q]

Fancies flitted through my mind. 我的腦中掠過各種幻想。
3.

移居; 離開

n. 名詞
變化形 flitted; flitted; flitting;

1.

輕快的飛行; 掠過
2.

(為躲債)遷移, 搬家[C][S1]

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The 59-year-old has spent the better part of four decades flitting between the IMF, Germany’s finance ministry and Brussels.

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stint

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

限制; 節制[(+of)]

I have to stint myself of food. 我得限制自己的食量。
2.

【古】停止

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

節省; 吝惜[(+on)]

When you make this recipe, don't stint on the butter. 當你照食譜做這菜時, 要多用奶油。
2.

【古】停止

n. 名詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

節省, 吝惜; 限制[U]
2.

【罕】定量, 限額[C]
3.

分配的工作; 工作期限[C]

Hint 238

He also did a stint working at Moore Capital, a big hedge fund that specialises in macro strategies such as bets that currencies or commodities will rise or fall.

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chariot

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n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 chariots;

1.

(古代的)雙輪戰車(或比賽馬車)
2.

(尤指十八世紀的)四輪禮車; 輕便四輪遊覽馬車

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 chariots;

1.

駕馭(戰車或馬車)

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 chariots;

1.

駕馭戰車(或馬車); 乘戰車(或馬車)

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THROUGHOUT history new technologies have revolutionised warfare, sometimes abruptly, sometimes only gradually: think of the chariot, gunpowder, aircraft, radar and nuclear fission.

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fission

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n. 名詞

1.

分裂
2.

【生】分裂; 分裂生殖法
3.

【物】(核)分裂

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THROUGHOUT history new technologies have revolutionised warfare, sometimes abruptly, sometimes only gradually: think of the chariot, gunpowder, aircraft, radar and nuclear fission.

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multifaceted

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a. 形容詞

1.

多方面的; 多才多藝的

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The threat is complex, multifaceted and potentially very dangerous.

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infiltrate

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 infiltrated; infiltrated; infiltrating;

1.

使(液體等)透過, 滲入
2.

使(思想、人員等)滲透

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 infiltrated; infiltrated; infiltrating;

1.

透入, 滲透

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Yet most agree that infiltrating networks is pretty easy for those who have the will, means and the time to spare.

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ransack

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ransacked; ransacked; ransacking;

1.

徹底搜索, 仔細搜查

I ransacked the kitchen for something better. 我在廚房裡仔細搜索, 想找出一點更好吃的東西。
2.

洗劫, 搶劫, 掠奪

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Companies suspect China of organising mini-raids to ransack Western know-how: but it could just have easily been Western criminals, computer-hackers showing off or disillusioned former employees.

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reticent

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a. 形容詞

1.

無言的; 沈默的
2.

謹慎的; 抑制的

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One reason why Western governments have until recently been reticent about cyber-espionage is surely because they are dab hands at it, too.

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espionage

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n. 名詞

1.

諜報; 間諜活動, 刺探[U]

The man was charged with industrial espionage. 此人被控告從事工業間諜活動。

industrial espionage 工業間諜活動

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One reason why Western governments have until recently been reticent about cyber-espionage is surely because they are dab hands at it, too.

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dab

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 dabbed; dabbed; dabbing;

1.

輕拍, 輕觸
2.

輕搽, 輕塗[(+on)]

She dabbed some cream on her face. 她在臉上搽了些乳霜。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 dabbed; dabbed; dabbing;

1.

輕拍, 輕觸[(+at)]

dab at one's eyes with a handkerchief 用手帕輕拭眼睛
2.

輕搽, 輕塗[(+at)]

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 dabbed; dabbed; dabbing;

1.

輕拍; 輕塗[(+at)]
2.

小塊; 一點點[(+of)]

a dab of rouge 一點兒胭脂

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One reason why Western governments have until recently been reticent about cyber-espionage is surely because they are dab hands at it, too.

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stifling

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a. 形容詞

1.

令人發悶的; 鬱悶難受的; 令人窒息的

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America has until recently resisted weapons treaties for cyberspace for fear that they could lead to rigid global regulation of the internet, undermining the dominance of American internet companies, stifling innovation and restricting the openness that underpins the net.

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bogus

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a. 形容詞

1.

贗造的; 假貨的

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Perhaps there could be a deal to prevent the crude “denial-of-service” assaults that brought down Estonian and Georgian websites with a mass of bogus requests for information; NATO and the European Union could make it clear that attacks in cyberspace, as in the real world, will provoke a response; the UN or signatories of the Geneva Conventions could declare that cyber-attacks on civilian facilities are, like physical attacks with bomb and bullet, out of bounds in war; rich countries could exert economic pressure on states that do not adopt measures to fight online criminals.

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eradicate

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 eradicated; eradicated; eradicating;

1.

連根拔除, 根絕; 消滅

eradicate crime 根絕犯罪

The government is making efforts to eradicate racial discriminating. 政府正在努力消除種族歧視。

eradicate weeds 除去雜草

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None of this will eradicate crime, espionage or wars in cyberspace. But it could make the world a little bit safer.

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drawn-out

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a. 形容詞

1.

持續很久的; 拖長的
2.

冗長乏味的

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How much damage has Mrs Merkel sustained? The drawn-out election is certainly a rebuke.

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ostentatious

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a. 形容詞
變化形 more ostentatious; most ostentatious;

1.

豪華的; 鋪張的

a magnificent and ostentatious palace 宏偉豪華的宮殿
2.

(人)炫耀的, 賣弄的

He is lavish and ostentatious. 他花錢大手大腳且喜歡擺闊。

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wry

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a. 形容詞
變化形 wrier, wryer; wriest, wryest;

1.

扭歪的; 歪斜的

a wry neck 歪脖子
2.

(表示厭惡、不滿等)面部肌肉扭曲的

make a wry face 做鬼臉
3.

曲解的; 荒謬的
4.

堅持錯誤的; 反常的
5.

富於幽默的; 諷刺的

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bombastic

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a. 形容詞

1.

誇張的

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erudite

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a. 形容詞

1.

博學的

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furlough

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n. 名詞
變化形 furloughed; furloughed; furloughing;

1.

(軍人等的)休假
2.

暫時解雇

vt.【美】
變化形 furloughed; furloughed; furloughing;

1.

准...休假
2.

(暫時)解雇

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For U.S. states, the practice of furloughing employees to save money is going out of fashion while the more drastic step of laying off workers is becoming a more popular cost-cutting tool.

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exclaim

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 exclaimed; exclaimed; exclaiming;

1.

(由於興奮, 痛苦, 憤怒等)呼喊; 驚叫

The children exclaimed with excitement. 孩子們興奮地大叫。

She exclaimed in astonishment at the size of the bill. 她看到帳單上的數目嚇得叫起來。
2.

(表示抗議等)大聲叫嚷[(+against/at/on/upon)]

The newspapers exclaimed against the outrageous distortion of truth. 報界強烈譴責對真相無恥的歪曲。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 exclaimed; exclaimed; exclaiming;

1.

大聲說出, 叫喊著說出[+that][+wh-]

"How beautiful the lake is! " we exclaimed. 我們叫喊著說, "這個湖多美啊! "

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utter

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 uttered; uttered; uttering;

1.

發出(聲音等); 說, 講; 表達

When he heard the news, he uttered a sigh. 聽到這消息時, 他歎了口氣。

We didn't utter a word during the test. 我們在測驗時沒有說過一句話。
2.

使流通; 使用(尤指偽幣)
3.

發射, 噴射

a.[Z][B]
變化形 uttered; uttered; uttering;

1.

完全的, 徹底的, 十足的

That is utter nonsense. 那完全是胡說八道。

She had made an utter fool of herself. 她的所作所為十足就是個傻子。
2.

無條件的, 絕對的

She met an utter refusal. 她遭到斷然拒絕。

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viscous

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a. 形容詞

1.

黏的

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amicable

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形容詞
變化形 more amicable; most amicable;

1.

友善的, 友好的; 溫和的

We came to an amicable agreement. 我們達成了友好的協議。

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quaff

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 quaffed; quaffed; quaffing;

1.

狂飲, 痛飲

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 quaffed; quaffed; quaffing;

1.

大口地喝, 痛飲

He quaffed a glass of wine. 他將一杯葡萄酒一飲而盡。

n. 名詞
變化形 quaffed; quaffed; quaffing;

1.

狂飲, 痛飲[U]
2.

大口喝下的酒[C]

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imperil

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 imperiled, imperilled; imperiled, imperilled; imperiling, imperilling;

1.

使陷於危險, 危及

Water pollution imperils all kinds of marine life. 水質污染危及所有海洋生物。

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conceive of

Back 262

1.

想像; 設想

It's difficult to conceive of living on the moon. 很難想像在月球上生活。

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disincline

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 disinclined; disinclined; disinclining;

1.

使不願, 使不欲[(+from/for)]

Her delicate constitution disinclined her from such an arduous job. 她纖弱的體質使得她不欲擔任如此艱鉅的工作。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 disinclined; disinclined; disinclining;

1.

不願意

Some of the billionaire's children disincline to work. 那個億萬富翁的兒女中有幾個不願意工作。

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pesticides

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n. 名詞

1.

殺蟲劑

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The apple was farmed in the conventional method using pesticides and herbicides.

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herbicides

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n. 名詞

1.

除草劑

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The apple was farmed in the conventional method using pesticides and herbicides.

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jubilant

Back 266

a. 形容詞

1.

歡騰的, 喜氣洋洋的; 令人喜悅的[(+about/at/over)]

They were jubilant over their victory. 他們為贏得勝利而歡呼雀躍。

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narcissism

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n. 名詞

1.

(精神分析)自我陶醉; 自戀

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gluttony

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n. 名詞

1.

暴食; 貪吃[U]

His gluttony made him sick. 他的暴食使他生病了。

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succession

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n. 名詞
變化形 successions;

1.

連續, 接續[U]

He was late for school three times in succession. 他連續三次上學遲到。
2.

一連串, 一系列[S][(+of)]

She had a succession of colds. 她連續患傷風。
3.

接替, 繼任, 繼承[U][(+to)]

Henry attempted to secure the succession to the office. 亨利試圖繼承這個職位。
4.

接替(或繼承)順序 [U]

The King's oldest son is the first in succession to the throne. 國王的長子是王位的第一繼承人。
5.

繼承權[U] [(+to)]

There will be a dispute about the rightful succession to her estate. 對於她產業的合法繼承權將有一場爭論。
6.

一個個後繼著[U]

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The Chinese are certainly unusually self-confident at the moment, thanks to the financial meltdown. They have flexed their muscles against a succession of companies, including Rio Tinto and Google.

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ubiquitous

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a. 形容詞

1.

到處存在的, 普遍存在的

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Many Western companies, notably Yum! Brands, have finally cracked the China code, and are becoming ubiquitous across the country.

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exorbitant

Back 271

a. 形容詞

1.

(要求, 收費等的)過高的; 過分的

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exorbitant price tag

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foliage

Back 272

n. 名詞

1.

【書】葉, 葉子, 簇葉[U]

Pollution has stripped the trees of their foliage. 污染剝光了這些樹的葉子。
2.

【建】葉飾

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Trees that shed their foliage annually are deciduous trees.

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deciduous

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a. 形容詞

1.

脫落性的; 落葉性的

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Trees that shed their foliage annually are deciduous trees.

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negate

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 negated; negated; negating;

1.

否定; 取消; 使無效

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 negated; negated; negating;

1.

否定; 否認; 無效

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deduce

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 deduced; deduced; deducing;

1.

演繹, 推論[(+from)][+that]

On the basis of the evidence we deduced that he was guilty. 根據這些證據, 我們推論他是有罪的。

What do you deduce from these facts? 從這些事實你能推斷出什麼?
2.

追溯

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prudence

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n.[U]

1.

審慎, 慎重

Taylor has too much prudence to gamble. 泰勒為人謹慎小心, 不會去投機冒險。

He acted with prudence. 他謹慎行事。
2.

精明, 深謀遠慮
3.

節儉; 善於經營

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exploit

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n. 名詞
變化形 exploits;

1.

功績, 功勳; 輝煌的成就; 英勇的行為[C]

He performed many daring exploits. 他曾有許多大膽之舉。

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intrinsic

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a. 形容詞

1.

本身的; 本質的; 固有的; 內在的[(+in/to)]

difficulties that are intrinsic to such a situation 這種情勢固有的困難

a man's intrinsic worth 人自身的價值
2.

【解】內部的, 本體內的

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convoluted

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a. 形容詞

1.

旋繞的; 迴旋的

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convoluted language

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devoid of

Back 280

1.

缺乏; 沒有

The report was devoid of facts. 那報導缺乏事實根據。

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substantiate

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 substantiated; substantiated; substantiating;

1.

證實, 證明...有根據
2.

使實體化

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retina

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n. 名詞
變化形 retinas, retinae;

1.

【解】視網膜

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pigment

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n. 名詞
變化形 pigments;

1.

顏料[C][U]

an artificial pigment 人造顏料
2.

【生】色素[U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pigments;

1.

給...著色, 染

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 pigments;

1.

呈現顏色

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rhodopsin

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*
* example
* related expression
* online resource


n. 名詞

1.

【生化】視紫紅質; 視網膜色素

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conscience

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n. 名詞

1.

良心; 道義心; 善惡觀念[C][U]

I got nothing to hide. My conscience is clear. 我沒有什麼隱瞞的。我問心無愧。

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plausible

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a. 形容詞
變化形 more plausible; most plausible;

1.

貌似真實的, 貌似有理的

Such a theory seems very plausible. 這一理論貌似十分有理。
2.

貌似可信的; 花言巧語的

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consular

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a. 形容詞

1.

領事的; 領事館的; 領事職務的

consular jurisdiction 領事裁判權
2.

【史】執政官的

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Months earlier, American officials had been denied permission to send consular officials to observe court proceedings against him, again in violation of China’s own laws.

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afoul

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a. 形容詞

1.

衝撞的; 糾纏的[F]

The kites were afoul in the wind. 風箏在風中糾纏一起。

ad. 副詞

1.

衝撞著; 糾纏著

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He ran afoul of Chinese law after arranging the purchase of a database on China’s commercial oil industry on behalf of his American employer, an energy-consulting firm.

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murky

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a. 形容詞
變化形 murkier; murkiest;

1.

黑暗的; 陰鬱的

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What counts as a state secret in China is notoriously murky and arbitrarily enforced.

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vocal

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a. 形容詞
變化形 more vocal; most vocal;

1.

聲的, 聲音的[Z][B]

The tongue is one of the vocal organs. 舌頭是發聲器官之一。
2.

歌唱的, 聲樂的[Z]

I like vocal music. 我喜歡聲樂。
3.

用言語表達的, 口頭的[Z]

a vocal message 口信
4.

暢所欲言的, 直言不諱的

Today the young are much more vocal. 現今年輕人比過去更為大膽地表述自己的意見。
5.

【文】母音的, 濁音的[Z]

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 more vocal; most vocal;

1.

【文】母音; 濁音

All vowels are vocals. 所有元音都是濁音。
2.

聲樂作品; 聲樂節目

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Despite frequent and vocal representations made by Australia’s government on Mr Hu’s behalf, he was convicted on charges of bribery and violating trade secrecy, and sentenced in March to a prison terms of ten years.

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impasse

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n. 名詞

1.

死路; 僵局

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This might be because a Senate impasse led to the expiration of extended unemployment insurance benefits early in June.

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peter

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 petered; petered; petering;

1.

逐漸枯竭; 漸漸消失[(+out/away)]

The creek became narrower and finally petered out. 支流越變越窄最後終於枯竭了。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 petered; petered; petering;

1.

使筋疲力盡[H]

He was petered out after a day's work. 幹了一天活, 他筋疲力盡了。

Hint 292

This reinforces the message from the recent purchasing managers' indexes, that the inventory restocking that was fueling a V-shaped recovery in the industrial sector is petering out.

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oomph

Back 293

n. 名詞

1.

【美】【口】性的魅力; 活力, 精力

Hint 293

Without a follow through from household and business spending, the industrial sector won't be providing much oomph to the economy.

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acidification

Back 294

n. 名詞

1.

酸化, 成酸性

Hint 294

Acidification threatens the world’s oceans, but quantifying the risks is hard

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inlet

Back 295

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 inlets;

1.

進口, 入口

There's only one inlet to the parking lot. 這個停車場只有一個入口。
2.

水灣; 小灣; 小港

He first met her in a small village on an inlet of the sea. 他在海灣邊上的一個小村子裡與她初次相遇。
3.

插入物; 鑲嵌物

v.

使進入; 使插入; 使嵌入

Hint 295

IN THE waters of Kongsfjord, an inlet on the coast of Spitsbergen, sit nine contraptions that bring nothing to mind as much as monster condoms.

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contraption

Back 296

n. 名詞

1.

【口】新發明物, 新玩意兒; 奇妙的機械

Hint 296

IN THE waters of Kongsfjord, an inlet on the coast of Spitsbergen, sit nine contraptions that bring nothing to mind as much as monster condoms.

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vociferous

Back 297

a. 形容詞

1.

喊叫的; 喧嚷的

They were supported by a vociferous group in the union. 一群吵吵嚷嚷的工會人員為他們撐腰。

Hint 297

The miners launched a sustained and vociferous public-relations campaign against the proposed “resource super-profits tax”, and shelved billion of dollars of mining investments.

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retrospectively

Back 298

ad. 副詞

1.

回顧地

Hint 298

The new tax will only apply to iron ore and coal, rather than all minerals (Xstrata announced straight away that it would reinstate a big copper investment). And it will not be applied retrospectively: whereas Mr Rudd planned to tax mining operations on the basis of their book value, Ms Gillard’s revised version will assess them at market value, which means that long-running and profitable mines will not be hit as hard as had been feared.

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helm

Back 299

n. 名詞
變化形 helms;

1.

舵, 舵柄, 舵輪[C]
2.

(政府、組織等的)領導地位[the S]

How long has that man been at the helm? 那人掌權多久了?

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 helms;

1.

給...掌舵; 指揮

Hint 299

But in resolving the bitter battle with the miners, Ms Gillard’s Labor Party has removed an obstacle to calling an election that it looked like losing with Mr Rudd at the helm, but that it is now the favourite to win.

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amphibious

Back 300

a. 形容詞

1.

兩棲(類)的
2.

水陸兩用的
3.

具有雙重性的
4.

兩棲作戰的; 海陸空協同作戰的

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malodorous

Back 301

a. 形容詞

1.

有惡臭的
2.

令人極為反感的

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crevasse

Back 302

n. 名詞

1.

(地球表面的)裂縫, 裂隙; 破口

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put off

Back 303

1.

推遲; 拖延

Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today. 今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。

Hint 303

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin on Wednesday put off naming a successor to the late Senator Robert Byrd, which could further complicate passage of financial reform legislation in the U.S. Senate.

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serried

Back 304

a. 形容詞

1.

密集的; 林立的

Hint 304

When you stagger red-eyed out of bed to peer into the murky dawn, you will see rank upon serried rank of raw “superblock” developments, a mile apart, marching into the distance.

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artery

Back 305

n. 名詞
變化形 arteries;

1.

【解】動脈
2.

(鐵路, 公路等的)幹線, 要道

This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic meet. 這是倫敦西區三條主要幹線匯合的地方。
3.

主渠道

Hint 305

You think of the emissions involved in their carbon-hungry construction, the traffic jams on the arteries tying them into the expanding city, and the new coal-fired power stations being built to light them up.

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staggering

Back 306

a. 形容詞

1.

搖晃欲倒的

In the wind, the three oaks appeared staggering on the slope. 在風中, 坡上的三棵橡樹像是搖晃欲倒似的。
2.

驚人的

The soldier received no staggering wound from any of the three shots. 三槍中的任何一槍都沒使這個士兵受到什麼驚人的槍傷。
3.

巨大的; 難以相信的

Nobody can imagine what staggering pain she suffered in those years. 誰也不能想像她那些年所受的巨大痛苦。

Hint 306

Yet the world’s hopes of putting carbon emissions on a manageable path depend upon on how developing Asia urbanises in the coming decades. The scale is staggering.

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exemplify

Back 307

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 exemplified; exemplified; exemplifying;

1.

例示; 作為...的例子

I'm going to exemplify one or two of these points. 我打算就論點中的一、兩個方面舉例說明。
2.

【律】製作經公章證明的(文件)的謄本

Hint 307

As for the superblocks that exemplify China’s urbanisation, a dozen new ones are built every day.

Front 308

ventilation

Back 308

n.[U]

1.

通風; 流通空氣

This is a room with good ventilation. 這是個通風良好的房間。
2.

公開討論

Workers should be allowed full ventilation of all their difficulties. 工人們應被允許公開討論他們所有的困難。

Hint 308

Meanwhile, good use of sunlight, shading and ventilation would cut heating and cooling loads.

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allotment

Back 309

n. 名詞
變化形 allotments;

1.

分配; 分派[U]

The allotment of profits was made on Monday. 利潤是於星期一分配掉的。
2.

應得的份, 份兒; 分配物[C]

Your allotment was three hundred dollars. 你名下分到三百元。
3.

(從軍餉或海員薪水中扣除的)養家費

Hint 309

Storm-water run-off would be collected for irrigation, including for allotments and the trees that reduced the “heat-island” effect.

Front 310

seamless

Back 310

a. 形容詞

1.

無縫的; 無縫合線的

Hint 310

Developers are ill-versed in thinking about energy, water and sewage as a seamless whole.

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remit

Back 311

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 remitted; remitted; remitting;

1.

寬恕; 赦免

The prisoner's sentence cannot be remitted. 這個犯人的徒刑不能免除。
2.

豁免(捐稅等), 免除(處罰)

The taxes have been remitted. 稅已被免去。
3.

緩和; 減輕, 減退; 使鬆懈

She remitted her efforts after the mid-term test. 她在期中考試以後放鬆了努力。
4.

提交, 移交(問題等)[(+to)]

You will have to remit this problem to a higher authority. 你得把這個問題提交給上一級。
5.

傳送; 匯寄[(+to)]

I promised to remit the balance by the weekend. 我答應週末前將餘款匯去。
6.

使恢復原狀 [(+into/to)]
7.

推延 [(+to/till)]

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 remitted; remitted; remitting;

1.

緩和; 減輕
2.

匯款

Please remit promptly by money order. 請速將款項用匯票匯來。

Hint 311

Government agencies struggle to operate beyond their traditional remits.

Front 312

guzzle

Back 312

vi.vt.
變化形 guzzled; guzzled; guzzling;

1.

牛飲; 暴食

n. 名詞
變化形 guzzled; guzzled; guzzling;

1.

牛飲; 暴食

Hint 312

In the newish hotel by the Kunming ring road in which this column is being written, the bulbs that provide the light are not only electricity-guzzling incandescent ones, but dim and frosted at that.

Front 313

hoarding

Back 313

n. 名詞

1.

貯藏(物)
2.

佈告欄, 廣告板

Hint 313

For the recovery to proceed smoothly, firms must stop hoarding cash

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squirrel

Back 314

n. 名詞
變化形 squirrels, squirrel;

1.

松鼠[C]

Squirrels feed on nuts. 松鼠以堅果為食。
2.

松鼠毛皮[U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 squirrels, squirrel;

1.

把...藏起來, 儲存[(+away)]

She squirrelled away her money. 她把錢藏了起來。

He denied having any money squirrelled away in foreign banks. 他否認在外國銀行裡有存款。

Hint 314

Profits have been more than enough to cover corporate spending in many parts of the rich world, leaving an excess of funds for firms to squirrel away.

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thrifty

Back 315

a. 形容詞
變化形 thriftier; thriftiest;

1.

節儉的, 節約的

She is a thrifty housekeeper. 她是一個節儉的持家人。
2.

茁壯的; 茂盛的
3.

繁榮的, 昌盛的; 成功的, 富足的

Hint 315

Firms in America have been saving, too, even if they have not been quite as thrifty as British ones.

Front 316

stagnate

Back 316

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 stagnated; stagnated; stagnating;

1.

淤塞; 腐敗
2.

沈滯; 失去活力

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stagnated; stagnated; stagnating;

1.

使淤塞; 使沈滯
2.

使蕭條

Hint 316

German firms have been running cash surpluses since 2004, when profits began to rise as a share of national income as real wages stagnated.

Front 317

repository

Back 317

n. 名詞
變化形 repositories;

1.

容器; 貯藏處; 寶庫
2.

【罕】博物館; 陳列室
3.

被信賴的人

Hint 317

After all, businesses are supposed to be repositories for saving, not a source of it.

Front 318

frailty

Back 318

n. 名詞
變化形 frailties;

1.

脆弱, 虛弱[U]
2.

(性格上的)弱點, 缺陷[P1]

our vanities and frailties 我們的虛榮和弱點

Hint 318

Many corporate treasurers will want to hold more cash than normal given the size of their firms’ debt and the frailties of the financial system.

Front 319

backlash

Back 319

n. 名詞

1.

反衝, 反撞
2.

強烈反應; 強烈反對
3.

後座力

Hint 319

Now the worry is that corporate taxes may rise as governments try to fill the hole in their finances, and that non-bank firms will get caught up in a regulatory backlash.

Front 320

compelling

Back 320

a. 形容詞

1.

強制的

This is a thought-compelling book. 這是本令人深思的書。
2.

令人注目的; 令人感嘆的

After his resignation, the governor remained a compelling politician. 這位州長在辭職後仍然是個令人注目的政治家。
3.

令人信服的

The lawyer's compelling arguments convinced the jury of the defendant's innocence. 律師令人信服的辯詞使陪審團相信了被告的無辜。

Hint 320

So firms may well want to sit on their existing cash piles. But the case for generating further surpluses seems less compelling.

Front 321

mastodon

Back 321

n. 名詞

1.

【古生】乳齒象
2.

龐然大物

a. 形容詞

1.

龐大的, 巨大的

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carcass

Back 322

n. 名詞
變化形 carcasses;

1.

(動物的)屍體

We came across the carcass of a lion. 我們遇到了一具獅子的屍體。
2.

(除臟去頭備食用的)畜體
3.

【口】【貶】(人的)屍首; 軀體
4.

(車、船、房屋等的) 骨架, 殘骸

We saw the carcass of an abandoned automobile by the roadside. 我們看到路邊有一輛被丟棄的汽車殘骸。

Front 323

sheath

Back 323

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 sheaths;

1.

(刀、劍等的)鞘; (工具等的)護套

He wiped the knife and put it back in the sheath. 他擦乾淨刀子, 放入鞘內。
2.

【植】葉鞘
3.

(甲殼蟲等的)鞘
4.

避孕套
5.

女子緊身服裝

Hint 323

Each is a transparent sheath of plastic 17-metres long, mostly underwater, held in place by a floating collar.

Front 324

planetary

Back 324

a. 形容詞

1.

【天】行星的[B]

the computation of planetary orbits 行星軌道的計算
2.

在軌道上運行的, 似行星的
3.

流浪的, 飄泊不定的
4.

地球的, 全球的[B]
5.

(占星術用語)受命運星辰影響的

Hint 324

Expose the surface of the ocean to an atmosphere with ever more carbon dioxide, and the gas and waters will produce carbonic acid, lowering pH on a planetary scale.

Front 325

alkaline

Back 325

a.【化】

1.

鹼的; 含鹼的
2.

鹼性的

Hint 325

Expose the surface of the ocean to an atmosphere with ever more carbon dioxide, and the gas and waters will produce carbonic acid, lowering pH on a planetary scale. The declining pH does not actually make the waters acidic (they started off mildly alkaline).

Front 326

coral

Back 326

n. 名詞
變化形 corals;

1.

珊瑚[U]

Coral is often used for making jewellery. 珊瑚常用來製作首飾。
2.

珊瑚蟲[C]
3.

珊瑚製品, 珊瑚飾物[C]
4.

珊瑚紅, 橘紅色[U]
5.

龍蝦卵[C]

a. 形容詞
變化形 corals;

1.

珊瑚的; 珊瑚製的

Kate is wearing a coral necklace. 凱特戴著一條珊瑚項鍊。
2.

珊瑚色的, 橘紅色的
3.

產珊瑚的

Hint 326

Carbonate is what corals, the shells of shellfish and the outer layers of many photosynthesising plankton and other microbes are made of.

Front 327

photosynthesize

Back 327

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 photosynthesized; photosynthesized; photosynthesizing;

1.

起光合作用; 光能合成

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 photosynthesized; photosynthesized; photosynthesizing;

1.

通過光合作用產生

Hint 327

Carbonate is what corals, the shells of shellfish and the outer layers of many photosynthesising plankton and other microbes are made of.

Front 328

plankton

Back 328

n. 名詞

1.

(總稱)浮游生物

Hint 328

Carbonate is what corals, the shells of shellfish and the outer layers of many photosynthesising plankton and other microbes are made of.

Front 329

microbe

Back 329

n. 名詞
變化形 microbes;

1.

微生物; (尤指引起疾病的)細菌[C]

microbe warfare 細菌戰

Hint 329

Carbonate is what corals, the shells of shellfish and the outer layers of many photosynthesising plankton and other microbes are made of.

Front 330

litany

Back 330

n. 名詞
變化形 litanies;

1.

【宗】連禱(文)
2.

反覆唸頌、冗長的列舉

Hint 330

Since becoming a topic of widespread worry about five years ago, the changing pH of the oceans has been added to the litany of environmental woes.

Front 331

retrospect

Back 331

n. 名詞
變化形 retrospects;

1.

回顧, 回想; 追溯[C][U]

a brief historical retrospect 簡單的歷史回顧

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 retrospects;

1.

回顧; 追憶

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 retrospects;

1.

回顧, 回想; 追溯[(+to)]

retrospect to one's childhood 回想童年

Hint 331

But for all this concern, how bad the change in pH will be for oceans is not yet clear. Indeed, such are the complexities of studying ocean life that the true risk may become apparent only in retrospect.

Front 332

mooring

Back 332

n. 名詞

1.

繫留; 停泊
2.

(常複數)停泊處; 精神支柱
3.

繫船設備

Hint 332

For example, as the atmospheric carbon-dioxide level in Hawaii goes up, the pH at a mid-ocean mooring about 450km to the north-west goes down.

Front 333

respiration

Back 333

n. 名詞
變化形 respirations;

1.

呼吸[U]

I tried to gauge the depth of her sleep by the rate of her respiration. 我試圖通過她的呼吸速率來測定她的睡眠深度。
2.

一次呼吸[C]
3.

【生】呼吸(作用)

Hint 333

Increased photosynthesis will use up carbon dioxide; increased respiration produces more of it.

Front 334

deleterious

Back 334

a. 形容詞

1.

有害的; 有毒的

Hint 334

Data showing a deleterious effect might well be more likely to be written up and published than data showing nothing much.

Front 335

conjectural

Back 335

a. 形容詞

1.

推測的

Hint 335

If reshaping food webs marginalises the pteropods, the salmon will have to adapt or die. But though the mesocosms may shed light on the fate of the pteropods, the outlook for the salmon will remain conjectural.

Front 336

reef

Back 336

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 reefs;

1.

礁, 礁脈; 沙洲; 暗礁

Beyond the coral reef the open sea was dark blue. 珊瑚礁之外的大海是一片深藍色。
2.

礦脈

Hint 336

This is one of the reasons why the fate of coral reefs may be more easily assessed than open-water ecosystems.

Front 337

malleable

Back 337

a. 形容詞

1.

展延性的
2.

可塑的; 易適應的
3.

順從的, 溫順的

Hint 337

The thing that provides structure in open-water ecosystems is the food-web, which is hard to observe and malleable.

Front 338

havoc

Back 338

n.[U]

1.

大破壞, 浩劫

They had to rebuild their homes after the havoc of the hurricane. 遭受颶風的巨大破壞後, 他們不得不重建家園。
2.

大混亂, 大雜亂

A cow got into the garden and made sad havoc among the cabbages. 一頭牛跑到菜園裡, 把包心菜弄得亂七八糟。

Hint 338

Ocean ecosystems are beset by changes in nutrient levels due to run off near the coasts and by overfishing, which plays havoc with food webs nearly everywhere.

Front 339

erratum

Back 339

n. 名詞
變化形 errata;

1.

錯誤; 錯字
2.

(常複數)勘誤表

Hint 339

The IPCC has indicated it will produce an erratum for this, and for a number of other errors all concerned deemed minor.

Front 340

unremittingly

Back 340

ad. 副詞

1.

不間斷地; 不停地; 不懈地

Hint 340

The table in the summary for policymakers is almost unremittingly bad news; the conclusions in the chapters that fed into it, while far from cheery, were more mixed.

Front 341

macaque

Back 341

n. 名詞

1.

獼猴, 恆河猴

Front 342

damp

Back 342

a. 形容詞
變化形 damper; dampest;

1.

有濕氣的; 潮濕的

It's damp and cold. I think it's going to rain. 天氣又濕又冷。我看要下雨。
2.

消沈的, 沮喪的

n.[U]
變化形 damper; dampest;

1.

濕氣, 潮濕

There's still damp in these clothes. 這些衣服還有點潮。
2.

(礦井)瓦斯; 有毒氣體
3.

【古】消沈, 沮喪

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 damper; dampest;

1.

使潮濕

Damp the cloth before you clean the windows. 在擦玻璃窗之前, 把揩布弄濕。
2.

使沮喪; 抑制; 降低

The setback did not damp his zest. 挫折沒有使他降低熱情。
3.

封(火), 滅(火)
4.

【音】制止(琴弦)的音
5.

【物】使阻尼; 使減幅

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 damper; dampest;

1.

變潮濕
2.

【物】阻尼, 減幅

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gawky

Back 343

a. 形容詞
變化形 gawkier; gawkiest;

1.

魯鈍的; 笨拙的

n. 名詞
變化形 gawkier; gawkiest;

1.

笨拙的人

Hint 343

"As a young actor, she was incredibly appealing, and she became more appealing," he says. "She was gawky and freckly, and she grew up into a beautiful young woman, and we enjoy watching that."

Front 344

awry

Back 344

ad.a.(常作表語)

1.

曲, 歪, 斜, 扭
2.

錯

Hint 344

Part of it's the story of a sweet, talented kid gone awry, says media expert Howard Bragman of Fifteen Minutes media and public relations agency.

Front 345

defunct

Back 345

a. 形容詞

1.

死的; 非現存的; 已廢止的

n. 名詞

1.

無生意的公司

Front 346

rift

Back 346

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 rifts;

1.

裂縫, 裂口[(+in/between)]
2.

【地】斷裂
3.

分裂, 不和, 裂痕[(+in/between)]

A deep rift had started in their family life. 他們的家庭生活出現了深深的裂痕。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 rifts;

1.

使開裂, 使斷裂

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 rifts;

1.

開裂, 斷裂

Hint 346

Her every romance has been scrutinized, from a liaison with teen heartthrob Aaron Carter (who also dated Disney colleague Hilary Duff, leading to an alleged rift between Lohan and Duff), to a very public relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson.

Front 347

subdued

Back 347

a. 形容詞

1.

被制服的; 順從的
2.

抑制住的
3.

減弱的, 減輕的

Hint 347

But the flipside of labour-market rigidity is that the unemployment rate may be "sticky", because firms have less need to hire as recovery takes hold. That will keep demand growth subdued.

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prune

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vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pruned; pruned; pruning;

1.

修剪, 修整[(+back)]

He is pruning his roses. 他在修剪他的玫瑰花。
2.

剪去, 剪除[(+back/away)]

He pruned every branch that did not bear fruit. 他把不結果的枝都修剪掉。
3.

刪除; 削減[(+away/down/off)]

The budgets of several departments will require pruning. 好幾個部門的預算都要削減。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 pruned; pruned; pruning;

1.

整枝; 刪除; 減少

It is now the best time to prune. 現在是整枝的最好時節。

Hint 348

Others still are pruning before the markets exert real pressure: Britain's debt has the longest maturity of any EU member but it is still aiming to get its finances in order within four savage years.

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proffer

Back 349

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 proffered; proffered; proffering;

1.

提供, 提出, 奉獻[O1][(+to)]

He proffered me a cigar. 他遞給我一支雪茄。

n. 名詞
變化形 proffered; proffered; proffering;

1.

提供, 提出; 提議, 建議[C]

Hint 349

And the upside risks? The IMF doesn’t proffer any.

Front 350

concerted

Back 350

a. 形容詞

1.

商定的, 一致的, 協同的

All governments should make a concerted effort to stop the drug trade. 各國政府應協調一致努力阻止毒品交易。
2.

【音】分聲部的

Hint 350

The IMF says policy actions must be “concerted,” “rapid,” “credible,” and “swift,” especially on fiscal policy.

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brigade

Back 351

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 brigades;

1.

【軍】旅

command a brigade 指揮一個旅
2.

(為某個目的而成立的)隊, 團

a rescue brigade 援救隊

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 brigades;

1.

把...編成旅(或隊)

Hint 351

The IMF has not joined the hair-shirt brigade; advanced countries shouldn’t actively try to trim their deficits before 2011 because that would threaten the recovery.

Front 352

mesmerize

Back 352

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 mesmerized; mesmerized; mesmerizing;

1.

對...施催眠術
2.

迷住; 迷惑

Hint 352

FOR weeks, the French have been mesmerised by the Bettencourt affair, a party-donations and an alleged tax-evasion scandal concerning Liliane Bettencourt, the billionaire heiress to the L’Oréal cosmetics empire.

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swanky

Back 353

a. 形容詞
變化形 swankier; swankiest;

1.

【口】時髦的; 瀟灑的
2.

風流的
3.

華麗的

Hint 353

Mr Sarkozy, she alleged, also accepted money from the Bettencourts many years back, when he was mayor of Neuilly, the swanky Paris suburb where the Bettencourt mansion is.

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mesh

Back 354

n. 名詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

網眼, 篩孔[C]
2.

網線[P]

The fish were caught in the meshes of the net. 魚被網線鉤住了。
3.

網; 網狀物; 網路[C][U]
4.

羅網; 陷阱[C][P1]

the meshes of political intrigue 為實施政治陰謀而設的圈套
5.

【機】嚙合 [U]

The gears are in mesh. 齒輪相互嚙合。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

使纏住

She was meshed in thought. 她陷入了沈思。
2.

【機】使嚙合
3.

使緊密配合; 使互相協調

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

被網纏住
2.

【機】相嚙合

The gears mesh with each other. 齒輪相互嚙合。
3.

緊密配合; 互相協調

Our ways of looking at these problems don't mesh. 我們觀察這些問題的方法並不一致。

Hint 354

The mesh of money and politics has a further twist.

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seethe

Back 355

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 seethed; seethed; seething;

1.

煮沸; 冒泡; 翻騰
2.

沸騰; 激動[(+with)]

The country was seething with political unrest. 該國政治動亂四起。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 seethed; seethed; seething;

1.

使浸透
2.

在沸水中煮

n. 名詞
變化形 seethed; seethed; seething;

1.

翻騰; 騷動[U]

Hint 355

The affair has eclipsed all other events in France. Mr Sarkozy called the allegations “slander”. Mr Woerth, seething with anger, insisted on French television that he had “never, ever received a single illegal euro”, accused the accountant of “lying”, and blamed a “political cabal” for the charges “orchestrated by the Socialist Party.”

Front 356

cabal

Back 356

n. 名詞
變化形 caballed; caballed; caballing;

1.

陰謀集團
2.

陰謀

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 caballed; caballed; caballing;

1.

密謀策劃

Hint 356

Mr Sarkozy called the allegations “slander”. Mr Woerth, seething with anger, insisted on French television that he had “never, ever received a single illegal euro”, accused the accountant of “lying”, and blamed a “political cabal” for the charges “orchestrated by the Socialist Party.”

Front 357

libel

Back 357

n. 名詞
變化形 libels;

1.

【律】(利用文字、圖畫等的)誹謗(罪)[U]

commit libel 犯誹謗罪
2.

誹謗的文字(或圖畫等)[C] [(+on/against)]

a libel on my character 對我人格的污蔑
3.

(海事法、教會法等中的)原告訴狀[C]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 libels;

1.

【律】用文字(或圖畫等)誹謗
2.

對...造謠中傷

He claims he has been libeled in the press. 他聲稱報紙對他造謠中傷。
3.

(教會法等中) 對...提出控告

Hint 357

If they are not, libel cases will fly; already, on July 7th, Mr Woerth filed a suit for false accusation.

Front 358

futile

Back 358

a. 形容詞

1.

無益的, 無效的, 無用的; 無希望的

His efforts to save the business were futile. 他挽救企業的努力未能奏效。
2.

不重要的, 微不足道的
3.

忙於小事的; 缺少目的的

He lived a futile life. 他一生過得庸庸碌碌。
4.

(人)愚蠢的, 沒有出息的

That futile young man does nothing but waste money. 那個沒出息的青年人只會浪費錢。

Front 359

roast

Back 359

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 roasted; roasted; roasting;

1.

烤, 炙, 烘

He roasted a chicken for dinner. 他烤了一隻雞當作晚餐。
2.

烤得使變熱(或燙), 烘暖

The sun was roasting us. 太陽炙烤著我們。
3.

【口】嚴厲批評, 痛斥

They got roasted for losing the game. 他們因比賽失利而遭到嚴厲批評。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 roasted; roasted; roasting;

1.

烤, 炙.烘

The beef is roasting in the oven. 烤箱裡正烤著牛肉。
2.

烤得變熱(或燙)

Can we open the window? I'm roasting. 我們能開窗嗎? 我都熱死了。

n. 名詞
變化形 roasted; roasted; roasting;

1.

烘烤[U][S]

Give the duck a good roast. 把這鴨子好好烤透。
2.

烤肉, 炙肉[C][U]

We'll do a roast for dinner. 我們晚餐吃烤肉。
3.

【美】野外烤肉聚會[C]

They had a hot dog roast last Sunday. 他們上星期天舉行了一次烤熱狗野餐會。

a. 形容詞
變化形 roasted; roasted; roasting;

1.

烘烤的

He is very fond of roast duck. 他很喜歡烤鴨。

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nuance

Back 360

n. 名詞

1.

(色調, 音調, 意義, 見解等的)細微差別

Front 361

heraldry

Back 361

n. 名詞
變化形 heraldries;

1.

紋章學; (總稱)紋章
2.

盛典

Hint 361

In heraldry, the term “tincture” refers to a color emblazoned on a coat of arms and labeled with a special French word.

Front 362

tincture

Back 362

n. 名詞
變化形 tinctures;

1.

【藥】酊(劑)[C][U][(+of)]
2.

顏色, 色彩[C]

all the tinctures of the rainbow 虹的各種色調
3.

氣息, 特徵, 跡象[S][(+of)]

a word with a derogative tincture 有貶義色彩的詞
4.

飾在紋章上的色彩(或金屬、毛皮)
5.

【舊】顏料, 染料

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 tinctures;

1.

著色於, 染
2.

使帶有...氣息(或風味、特徵)[H][(+with)]

His remark was tinctured with prejudice. 他的話帶有偏見。

Hint 362

In heraldry, the term “tincture” refers to a color emblazoned on a coat of arms and labeled with a special French word.

Front 363

emblazoned

Back 363

a. 形容詞

1.

(用鮮豔的色彩)裝飾的; 飾以紋章的

Hint 363

In heraldry, the term “tincture” refers to a color emblazoned on a coat of arms and labeled with a special French word.

Front 364

pundit

Back 364

n. 名詞

1.

【謔】博學(或自稱博學)的人; 真實(或自命為)權威者
2.

梵學家

Hint 364

Most non-partisan pollsters and pundits agree that the Democrats can expect a thumping on November 2nd, when all of the 435 seats in the House and 36 of the 100 in the Senate will be up for grabs in the mid-term elections.

Front 365

whisker

Back 365

n. 名詞
變化形 whiskers;

1.

連鬢鬍子, 髯[P]
2.

【古】小鬍子
3.

(一根)鬚, (動物的)鬚
4.

細絲, 似鬚物

Hint 365

By general consent the Republicans are unlikely to gain the ten seats they need to capture the Senate from the Democrats. In the House, on the other hand, the Democrats’ majority hangs by a whisker.

Front 366

gavel

Back 366

n. 名詞

1.

(拍賣商、法官、議長用的) 小木槌

Hint 366

Nancy Pelosi would then have to surrender the speaker’s gavel she won in 2006 to the Republicans’ John Boehner, who would preside over a majority of 218 to 217—tiny, but enough to make life wretched for the Obama White House.

Front 367

measly

Back 367

a. 形容詞
變化形 measlier; measliest;

1.

麻疹的
2.

【口】無價值的; 下賤的
3.

極少的

Hint 367

On July 2nd gloomy figures showed that the private sector created only a measly 83,000 jobs in June, while the public sector shed jobs as temporary census-workers were laid off.

Front 368

incense

Back 368

激怒, 使憤怒[H][(+at/by/with)

n.[U]
變化形 incensed; incensed; incensing;

1.

香; 焚香時的煙

mosquito coil incense 蚊香
2.

香味, 香氣
3.

尊敬; 恭維

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 incensed; incensed; incensing;

1.

對...焚香; 向...敬香
2.

用香薰

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 incensed; incensed; incensing;

1.

焚香; 敬香

Hint 368

Far from delivering a bounce in the polls, the overhaul of health reform that Mr Obama pushed through in March has incensed many voters.

Front 369

galvanize

Back 369

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 galvanized; galvanized; galvanizing;

1.

在...上鍍鋅
2.

用電流刺激
3.

刺激; 激起, 引起[(+into)]

The news galvanized them into action. 這消息促使他們起而採取行動。

Hint 369

Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told the Washington Post recently that the party was spending $50m on efforts to galvanise the first-time voters of 2008 to vote again in November.

Front 370

orthodontia

Back 370

n. 名詞

1.

牙齒矯正術

Front 371

refrain

Back 371

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 refrained; refrained; refraining;

1.

忍住; 抑制, 節制; 戒除[(+from)]

Please refrain from spitting on the sidewalk. 請不要在人行道上吐痰。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 refrained; refrained; refraining;

1.

【古】克制, 抑制

He could hardly refrain himself. 他幾乎不能自制。

Hint 371

America had refrained from any triumphalist rhetoric. Russia had (largely) refrained from any bluster.

Front 372

hapless

Back 372

a. 形容詞

1.

不幸的, 運氣不好的

the hapless victim of a misplaced murder attempt 一起謀殺案中被不幸誤殺者

Hint 372

So the people on trial in America (seven "illegals", plus what look like two mainstream intelligence officers and a hapless spouse) have pleaded guilty and flown home.

Front 373

espionage

Back 373

n. 名詞

1.

諜報; 間諜活動, 刺探[U]

The man was charged with industrial espionage. 此人被控告從事工業間諜活動。

industrial espionage 工業間諜活動

Hint 373

Since 2004 he had been serving a 15-year sentence for espionage in a penal colony near Archangel (Arkhangelsk in Russian).

Front 374

unwittingly

Back 374

ad. 副詞

1.

不知情地
2.

無意地; 不經意地; 不知不覺地

Hint 374

But Mr Sutyagin, however unwittingly, seems to have been involved in a botched Anglo-American spying operation: a nuclear-weapons specialist at a thinktank, he had been hired by a shadowy company called "Alternative Futures", working out of rented offices in London, to provide a review of open-source information about arms control.

Front 375

ransack

Back 375

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ransacked; ransacked; ransacking;

1.

徹底搜索, 仔細搜查

I ransacked the kitchen for something better. 我在廚房裡仔細搜索, 想找出一點更好吃的東西。
2.

洗劫, 搶劫, 掠奪

Hint 375

Russia's spycatchers may have ransacked their cupboard to find some more items to trade, but they seem to have put little on the table.

Front 376

formidable

Back 376

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的, 令人畏懼的

A formidable prospect lies ahead of him. 他的前景令人憂懼。
2.

難以克服的, 難對付的

He took on the formidable task of reforming the whole system. 他承擔起改革整個系統的艱鉅任務。
3.

巨大的; 傑出的

Hint 376

One reason for that may be that there aren't any: western spy services find the idea of sending intelligence officers to live undercover in Russia for extended periods of time logistically formidable.

Front 377

stint

Back 377

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

限制; 節制[(+of)]

I have to stint myself of food. 我得限制自己的食量。
2.

【古】停止

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

節省; 吝惜[(+on)]

When you make this recipe, don't stint on the butter. 當你照食譜做這菜時, 要多用奶油。
2.

【古】停止

n. 名詞
變化形 stinted; stinted; stinting;

1.

節省, 吝惜; 限制[U]
2.

【罕】定量, 限額[C]
3.

分配的工作; 工作期限[C]

Hint 377

He was charged with espionage for the West and jailed, having allegedly been recruited during a previous stint working for the KGB in Washington, DC

Front 378

muttering

Back 378

n. 名詞

1.

喃喃自語; 獨自怨言

Hint 378

In the shadows, disgruntled muttering is audible.

Front 379

languish

Back 379

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 languished; languished; languishing;

1.

變得無生氣, 衰弱

We all languished in the tropical climate. 受熱帶氣候影響, 我們都變得倦怠乏力。
2.

(植物等)凋萎
3.

長期受苦

He languished in poverty most of his life. 他大半輩子在貧窮中呻吟。
4.

焦思, 因渴望而苦惱[(+for)]

She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia. 她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亞的兒女。

Hint 379

It is bad for the image of western intelligence services if their spies are left to languish behind bars.

Front 380

bigwig

Back 380

n. 名詞

1.

權貴之人; 大亨

Hint 380

Those bosses, with their dual role as party bigwigs and chief executives, are beholden to a higher authority than the stockmarket.

Front 381

retrograde

Back 381

a. 形容詞
變化形 retrograded; retrograded; retrograding;

1.

後退的; 逆行的; 退化的

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 retrograded; retrograded; retrograding;

1.

倒退; 逆行; 退化

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 retrograded; retrograded; retrograding;

1.

使倒退

ad. 副詞
變化形 retrograded; retrograded; retrograding;

1.

向後地; 倒退地

Hint 381

In India and Brazil it is no longer retrograde to argue that state-controlled banks should help counteract the economic cycle.

Front 382

diktat

Back 382

n. 名詞

1.

(戰敗者被迫接受的)苛刻協定

Hint 382

Communist Party diktat has been relabelled as “macroprudential supervision”.

Front 383

dud

Back 383

n. 名詞

1.

衣服, 個人衣物
2.

發射後未能爆炸的砲彈
3.

無用之人(物)

a. 形容詞

1.

無用的

Hint 383

Those who think capitalist democracies have an unrivalled talent for generating dud loans should consider the Middle Kingdom.

Front 384

binge

Back 384

n. 名詞

1.

狂飲; 狂鬧; 狂熱

Hint 384

A repeat performance is exactly what some fear after the latest binge.

Front 385

frothy

Back 385

a. 形容詞
變化形 frothier; frothiest;

1.

泡沫的; 泡沫般的
2.

淺薄的; 不重要的

Hint 385

Most worrying are loans to infrastructure projects sponsored by local governments (perhaps a sixth of outstanding loans) and, given a frothy property market, real-estate financing and mortgages (a fifth of the total, with some overlap with infrastructure loans).

Front 386

prod

Back 386

n. 名詞
變化形 prods;

1.

刺, 戳, 桶

She gave him a prod with her finger. 她用手指戳了他一下。
2.

刺(或戳)的東西; 刺針; 尖棒
3.

刺激; 刺激活; 提醒物

He's forgetful, so I'll give his memory a prod. 他很健忘, 所以我要提醒他一下。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 prods;

1.

刺; 戳, 桶

She prodded me on the shoulder with her thumb. 她用大拇指在我肩上戳了一下。
2.

刺激; 敦促; 惹起[(+into)][O2]

My father had to prod me to do my homework. 我父親只得督促我做家庭作業。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 prods;

1.

刺, 戳, 桶; 刺激[(+at)]

Hint 386

That is partly thanks to an impressive regulator, which has prodded the banks to raise capital this year—by about an eighth, if all goes to plan.

Front 387

fickle

Back 387

a. 形容詞

1.

易變的, 無常的

The weather's so fickle in summer. 夏日的天氣如此多變。

He is a fickle lover. 他是個用情不專的愛人。

Hint 387

With piles of excess deposits banks do not rely on fickle debt markets for funding.

Front 388

hash

Back 388

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hashed; hashed; hashing;

1.

切細(肉、蔬菜等)[(+up)]
2.

【口】把...弄亂, 把...搞糟

She hashed the matter up. 她把那件事搞得一團糟。
3.

反覆推敲 [(+over)]

We hashed over our plan. 我們仔細討論了我們的計劃。

n. 名詞
變化形 hashed; hashed; hashing;

1.

剁碎的食物; 肉末洋芋泥[U][C]
2.

混雜, 拼湊[U][S1]
3.

改頭換面, 重新表述[C]
4.

【美】【俚】傳聞; 閒話[U]

Hint 388

In this election for half the seats in the upper house of the Diet (parliament), the raw numbers tell what a hash the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has made of governing Japan since it ousted the long-ruling Liberal Democrats (LDP) ten months ago.

Front 389

nemesis

Back 389

n. 名詞
變化形 nemeses;

1.

正當的報應
2.

給以報應者; 復仇者
3.

必然使計劃失敗的人; 無可避免的後果

Hint 389

So further coalition politics beckons. But the task of reaching out to other political parties is further complicated because one of the parties that has benefited most at the DPJ’s expense is its old nemesis, the LDP.

Front 390

tatter

Back 390

n. 名詞
變化形 tatters;

1.

破布條; 碎片[C]

Her clothes were in tatters. 她的衣服破爛不堪。
2.

破衣服[P]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 tatters;

1.

扯碎, 撕碎; 使破爛

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 tatters;

1.

變得破爛

Hint 390

This is perhaps the biggest surprise of Sunday’s result: last September, when the DPJ drove it from power, the LDP was in tatters.

Front 391

prefectural

Back 391

a. 形容詞

1.

縣的; 府的; 地方行政長官的

Hint 391

On Sunday it actually won more seats than the DPJ, 51, largely thanks to its strong performance in single-seat prefectural districts, where it won 21 seats, compared with the DPJ’s eight.

Front 392

disenchantment

Back 392

n. 名詞

1.

醒悟, 覺醒

Hint 392

The LDP’s strong showing is owed partly to its old political machine, which has not seized up entirely, but even more so to disenchantment with the DPJ.

Front 393

platonical

Back 393

a. 形容詞

1.

柏拉圖(哲學)的
2.

理想的; 不切實際的
3.

(兩性之間關係)純精神友誼的

Hint 393

In an almost Platonically ideal example of fudgery, the wording of the statement condemns the incident (which it does at least identify as an "attack"), but places the blame on nobody in particular.

Front 394

meekly

Back 394

ad. 副詞

1.

溫順地; 逆來順受地

She nodded meekly. 她順從地點點頭。

Hint 394

It meekly notes "concern" over the findings of the investigative report, which had pointed its finger squarely at the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Front 395

mealy

Back 395

a. 形容詞
變化形 mealier; mealiest;

1.

粗粉狀的; 含粗粉的
2.

有斑點的
3.

蒼白的

Hint 395

There is one strong upside, however: this mealy-mouthed statement leaves the door open for dialogue.

Front 396

grudgingly

Back 396

ad. 副詞

1.

勉強地, 不情願地

He gave his permission grudgingly. 他勉強地表示許可。

Hint 396

Yet against the backdrop of turbulence seen on the Korean peninsula over the past few months, most of the powers involved seem grateful to return to the familiar song-and-dance, if grudgingly so.

Front 397

doomed

Back 397

a. 形容詞

1.

命中注定的; 天數已盡的; 注定失敗的[(+to)]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

動詞 doom 的過去式和過去分詞

Hint 397

Attempts to ban online gaming are doomed to fail. Better to legalise, tax and regulate the habit

Front 398

arcane

Back 398

a. 形容詞

1.

神祕的; 不可思議的; 晦澀難解的

Hint 398

Whereas American punters must rely on arcane payment systems and companies located offshore, British punters are safer.

Front 399

hemline

Back 399

n. 名詞

1.

底緣; 底邊

Hint 399

ECONOMIC policymaking, like hemlines, has fads.

Front 400

wiggle

Back 400

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

擺動; 扭動

The puppies wiggled with delight. 小狗們高興地擺動著。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

使擺動; 扭動

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

扭動, 擺動

Her toes gave a wiggle. 她的腳趾扭動了一下。
2.

擺動的線

Hint 400

Though they left themselves wiggle room, the change of tone was clear.

Front 401

proponent

Back 401

n. 名詞

1.

提議人; 擁護者

Hint 401

Germany has long been one of the loudest proponents of the need for austerity.

Front 402

impartial

Back 402

a. 形容詞

1.

不偏不倚的, 公正的, 無偏見的

An impartial judge can settle our argument. 公正的仲裁人能解決我們的爭端。

Front 403

projectile

Back 403

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 projectiles;

1.

拋射體; 發射體

the motion of a projectile 拋物體的動作
2.

射彈(如子彈、砲彈等)
3.

自動推進武器(如火箭、魚雷、飛彈等)

a.[Z][B]
變化形 projectiles;

1.

拋射的, 投擲的
2.

供拋射用的
3.

【動】(觸角等)能伸出的

Front 404

curator

Back 404

n. 名詞

1.

館長
2.

管理者
3.

評議員
4.

【律】監護人

Hint 404

Instead, Andrei Yerofeev, an art historian and curator of the exhibition and Yuri Samodurov, the director of the Sakharov museum where it was held, were fined 150,000 Roubles and 200,000 Roubles respectively for “inciting religious hatred”.

Front 405

incite

Back 405

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 incited; incited; inciting;

1.

激勵; 激起; 煽動[(+to)][O2]

He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽動民眾起來叛亂。

He was incited to achievement by rivalry. 競爭激勵他努力取得成就。

Hint 405

Instead, Andrei Yerofeev, an art historian and curator of the exhibition and Yuri Samodurov, the director of the Sakharov museum where it was held, were fined 150,000 Roubles and 200,000 Roubles respectively for “inciting religious hatred”.

Front 406

precedent

Back 406

n. 名詞
變化形 precedents;

1.

先例, 前例; 【律】判例[C]

This decision sets a precedent for future cases of a similar nature. 這一裁決為今後性質類似的案件提供了判例。
2.

慣例[U]

The Queen has broken with precedent by sending her children to ordinary schools. 女王破例讓自己的孩子去普通學校就讀。

a. 形容詞
變化形 precedents;

1.

在前的, 在先的, 前面的[(+to)]

Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as a condition precedent to election. 選民們要求把候選人對他們誓言的履行作為選舉的先行條件。

Hint 406

The face-saving compromise was partly the result of public protest stirred by Russian human rights activists, artists, writers, historians and anyone aware of the dangerous precedent set by this case.

Front 407

extortion

Back 407

n. 名詞
變化形 extortions;

1.

敲詐; 勒索; 強求[U][C]

He faces trial on extortion charges. 他將因被指控敲詐而受審。
2.

被勒索的財物[C]

Hint 407

Charges laid against those arrested included murder, extortion, arms and narcotics trafficking, loan-sharking and membership of an organised criminal association.

Front 408

narcotics

Back 408

n. 名詞
變化形 narcotics;

1.

麻醉劑, 致幻毒品[P1]

He was sent to prison on a narcotics charge. 他被指控販賣毒品而被關進監獄。
2.

起麻醉作用的事物[C]

a. 形容詞
變化形 narcotics;

1.

麻醉的, 有麻醉作用的

a narcotic drug 麻醉藥
2.

與毒品有關的[B]

a narcotic clinic 戒毒診所

Hint 408

Charges laid against those arrested included murder, extortion, arms and narcotics trafficking, loan-sharking and membership of an organised criminal association.

Front 409

illuminate

Back 409

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 illuminated; illuminated; illuminating;

1.

照亮; 照射

Moonlight illuminated the valley. 月光照亮了山谷。
2.

用燈裝飾(房屋等) [(+with)]

The streets were illuminated for the celebration. 街道為慶祝張燈結彩。
3.

闡明; 啟發

We were greatly illuminated by the discussion. 這次討論對我們啟發很大。
4.

使輝煌; 使容光煥發

A smile illuminated her face. 微笑使她容光煥發。
5.

用金色(或鮮明色彩, 圖案等)裝飾(起首字母, 手稿等)

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 illuminated; illuminated; illuminating;

1.

照亮
2.

用燈裝飾
3.

興奮

Hint 409

But, to judge by what the investigators had to say, this was an illuminating as well as an impressive operation.

Front 410

abettor

Back 410

n. 名詞

1.

幫助者; 煽動者
2.

【律】教唆犯

Hint 410

Others were used to seize alleged mobsters and their abettors as far north as Novara near Turin.

Front 411

secede

Back 411

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 seceded; seceded; seceding;

1.

(從宗教、政黨、聯盟等中)退出, 脫離, 分離[(+from)]

One of the states has seceded from the federation. 有一個州已從聯邦中退出。

Hint 411

A couple of years ago, one Carmelo “Nuzzo” Novella, a 60 year-old suspected mobster, became known for his view that the 'Ndrangheta in the north could secede, rather in the way Umberto Bossi, the leader of the Northern League, has sometimes talked of doing.

Front 412

syndicate

Back 412

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 syndicates;

1.

【經】企業聯合組織, 財團

A syndicate of local businessmen is bidding for the contract. 一個當地企業家的聯合組織在向這一合同投標。
2.

報業聯盟; 供稿聯合組織
3.

(為促進某一事業的)聯合會
4.

犯罪集團, 黑社會組織
5.

【英】大學管理會特別委員會

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 syndicates;

1.

把...組成企業聯合組織
2.

通過供稿聯合組織在報刊上同時發表

The news was syndicated in papers around the world. 這一消息通過供稿聯合組織在世界各地報紙同時發表。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 syndicates;

1.

組成企業聯盟

Hint 412

Not that everyone in the syndicate's "periphery" likes that arrangement.

Front 413

precipitate

Back 413

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 precipitated; precipitated; precipitating;

1.

使突然發生; 加速; 促使

Her remark precipitated my decision. 她的話促使我作出決定。
2.

猛拋下; 猛然摔下
3.

【化】使沈澱; 使沈降
4.

【氣】使(水汽)凝結成雨(或雪等)
5.

使突然陷入, 使陷於[(+into)]

The company was precipitated into ruin when the exchange rate dropped. 匯率下降時, 公司一下子破了產。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 precipitated; precipitated; precipitating;

1.

【化】沈澱
2.

【氣】(水汽)凝結成雨(或雪等)[(+as)]

Hint 413

The subprime crisis may have started the fall, but the financial crisis was precipitated by a run on shadow banks.

Front 414

cipher

Back 414

n. 名詞
變化形 ciphers;

1.

密碼; 密碼文件; 密碼檢索本[C][U]

a message written in cipher 用密碼寫成的信
2.

零(即0)[C]
3.

阿拉伯數字[C]
4.

無足輕重的人; 無價值的東西[C]

He's a mere cipher in the company. 他在公司裡是個無足輕重的人物。
5.

花押字[C]

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 ciphers;

1.

【罕】做算術
2.

使用密碼

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ciphers;

1.

【罕】(用算術)計算

cipher a document 將文件譯成密碼
2.

將...譯成密碼, 用暗號表達

Hint 414

Russians soon found out about Venona, changing their codes and cipher machines on October 29th 1948—“Black Friday” for code-breakers.

Front 415

liaison

Back 415

n. 名詞

1.

【軍】聯絡; 聯繫
2.

私通
3.

【語】連音
4.

【烹】加濃料

Hint 415

Proud of their privileged partnership with America’s National Security Agency (NSA), the men and women at GCHQ are torn between worry that America will tire of the liaison and bouts of anxiety at being too dependent.

Front 416

abrasive

Back 416

a. 形容詞

1.

有研磨作用的; 有磨蝕作用的
2.

傷人感情的, 惱人的

n. 名詞

1.

研磨料(如金鋼砂、砂紙等)
2.

【地】磨蝕岩屑

Hint 416

William Odom, the NSA’s abrasive director from 1985 to 1988, wrote in his notes that Peter Marychurch, his British counterpart, was his least favourite of European sigint chiefs.

Front 417

enlist

Back 417

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 enlisted; enlisted; enlisting;

1.

徵募, 使入伍, 徵(兵)

We must enlist more men. 我們必須招更多的人從軍。
2.

謀取...的贊助 (或支持); 獲得(支持, 幫助等)[(+in/for)]

Can I enlist your help in collecting money for the orphans? 我們為那些孤兒募集錢, 你能出一點嗎?

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 enlisted; enlisted; enlisting;

1.

從軍, 入伍, 應募

Many people enlisted for the defense of their country. 許多人為了保衛國家而從軍了。
2.

贊助, 支持, (熱心)參加[(+in)]

Many people enlist in the Red Cross drive each year. 許多人每年參加紅十字會運動。

Hint 417

Obama enlists Bill Clinton's aid on economy

Front 418

stewardship

Back 418

n. 名詞

1.

管事人之職位及職責
2.

管理工作

Hint 418

President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to lift sagging confidence in his economic stewardship by enlisting the help of predecessor Bill Clinton, as a leading business group issued a scathing critique of the administration's policies.

Front 419

scathing

Back 419

a. 形容詞

1.

傷害的; 損傷的
2.

嚴厲的; 苛刻的

Hint 419

President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to lift sagging confidence in his economic stewardship by enlisting the help of predecessor Bill Clinton, as a leading business group issued a scathing critique of the administration's policies.

Front 420

hamper

Back 420

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 hampered; hampered; hampering;

1.

妨礙, 阻礙

The snow hampered my movements. 雪妨礙了我的行動。

The army's advance was hampered by bad weather. 部隊的推進因天氣不好而受阻。
2.

牽制; 束縛

n. 名詞
變化形 hampered; hampered; hampering;

1.

障礙物; 束縛
2.

【海】障礙船具

Hint 420

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a leading business group, issued a rebuke of Obama's economic agenda, accusing him and his Democrats in Congress of neglecting job creation and hampering growth with burdensome regulatory and tax policies.

Front 421

trumpet

Back 421

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 trumpets;

1.

喇叭; 小號

He plays the trumpet. 他吹小號。
2.

喇叭形擴聲器
3.

喇叭聲似的聲音; 象的吼聲

The elephant's trumpet was very loud and rather frightening. 象的吼聲很響很可怕。
4.

(樂隊的)小號手
5.

【植】黃瓶子草[P]

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 trumpets;

1.

吹喇叭
2.

大聲疾呼; (象等)吼叫

The elephant trumpeted. 大象吼叫一聲。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 trumpets;

1.

大聲宣告(或說出)

Dennis likes trumpeting his own praises. 丹尼斯喜歡自吹自擂。
2.

大力宣傳

The radio trumpeted the presidential campaign across the country. 電臺向全國各地大力宣傳總統競選運動。

Hint 421

To counter such perceptions, the administration trumpeted an analysis from the White House Council of Economic Advisers that said government funding of clean energy, economic development, construction projects and other initiatives was spurring "co-investment" by the private sector.

Front 422

prognosis

Back 422

n. 名詞
變化形 prognoses;

1.

預知; 【醫】預後

Hint 422

For all the health care system's faults, British doctors tend to be honest about prognoses, the mortally ill get plentiful pain killers and a well-established hospice movement cares for people near death.

Front 423

starkly

Back 423

ad. 副詞

1.

嚴酷地; 嚴厲地
2.

明顯地; 突出地
3.

毫無掩飾地; 質樸無華地

Hint 423

WHY has an Iranian nuclear scientist turned up in the Iranian interests section of Pakistan's embassy in Washington? Two starkly different accounts exist of the strange case of Shahram Amiri.

Front 424

nab

Back 424

vt.【口】
變化形 nabbed; nabbed; nabbing;

1.

突然抓住; 逮捕(現行犯)
2.

搶奪; 偷盜

Hint 424

In one, touted by Iran, the Iranian scientist was nabbed by the CIA and Saudi intelligence officers while making the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, injected with a tranquiliser and hauled to the United States.

Front 425

tranquilizer

Back 425

n. 名詞

1.

鎮定劑, 精神安定劑

Hint 425

In one, touted by Iran, the Iranian scientist was nabbed by the CIA and Saudi intelligence officers while making the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, injected with a tranquiliser and hauled to the United States.

Front 426

duel

Back 426

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 duels;

1.

決鬥; 抗爭

They both decided that the matter be settled by a duel. 他倆決定以決鬥來解決這件事。
2.

(雙方的)鬥爭

They were locked in a verbal duel. 他們在進行舌戰。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 duels;

1.

決鬥[(+with)]

Hint 426

The source of both, oddly, is Mr Amiri, in two duelling videos on the internet.

Front 427

abduct

Back 427

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 abducted; abducted; abducting;

1.

誘拐; 綁架; 劫持
2.

【生】使外展

Hint 427

The one claiming he was abducted is of poor quality. The one in which he says he is studying in Arizona is slickly produced, with a leather-and dark-wood-filled study behind him, while Mr Amiri seems to be reading from a prompter. The truth remains murky.

Front 428

slickly

Back 428

ad. 副詞

1.

熟練地, 靈巧地
2.

平滑地; 順溜地

Hint 428

The one claiming he was abducted is of poor quality. The one in which he says he is studying in Arizona is slickly produced, with a leather-and dark-wood-filled study behind him, while Mr Amiri seems to be reading from a prompter. The truth remains murky.

Front 429

credence

Back 429

n. 名詞

1.

相信; 信用
2.

祭器臺; 供桌

Hint 429

The kidnap theory was lent credence by the apparent assassination of a professor of physics in Tehran earlier this year.

Front 430

fetch

Back 430

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 fetched; fetched; fetching;

1.

(去)拿來; 去拿...給[O1]

Fetch your supper yourself, Robert. 羅伯特, 你自己去拿晚餐吧。
2.

去請...來, 接...去

Yes, I've come to fetch you. 是的, 我來接你。
3.

售得, 賣得

The old watch fetched 100 dollars. 這舊錶賣了一百元。
4.

【口】給...以(一拳, 一擊等)

She fetched him a box on the ears. 她打了他一記耳光。
5.

吸(一口氣)
6.

發出(嘆聲等)

I heard her fetching a deep sigh. 我聽見她發出一聲長嘆。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 fetched; fetched; fetching;

1.

取物
2.

(獵狗)取回獵物
3.

繞道而行[(+about/round)]

Hint 430

But if Mr Amiri had truly been kidnapped as Iran says, the notion that he would have had a chance to make and upload a video is far-fetched.

Front 431

incommunicado

Back 431

a. 形容詞

1.

不能(或不得)與他人接觸的; 被單獨監禁的

Hint 431

America has, if nothing else, proven its ability to hold valuable prisoners incommunicado.

Front 432

stand off

Back 432

1.

避開

He tried to stand off his creditors. 他試圖避開債主。

1. (比賽等的)不分勝負

Hint 432

But if there is no talk of a swap in the works, an awkward stand-off lies ahead.

Front 433

impasse

Back 433

n. 名詞

1.

死路; 僵局

Hint 433

The case of Mr Amiri, like the recent exchange of Russian and American alleged spies, would make for great spy fiction, but the dangerous impasse between the West and Iran over the nuclear issue is all too real.

Front 434

wonky

Back 434

a.【英】【口】
變化形 wonkier; wonkiest;

1.

搖晃的
2.

靠不住的; 錯的

Hint 434

Having a cutting edge phone that every once in a while drops calls when held in a certain wonky manner is, thankfully, a miniscule issue in comparison.

Front 435

forthright

Back 435

a. 形容詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直率的, 直截了當的, 明白無誤的

She gave him a forthright answer. 她給了他一個坦率的答覆。

ad. 副詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直率地

He told me forthright just why he refused to take my side. 他直率地告訴我他不肯站在我這一邊的原因。
2.

徑直地: 馬上, 立刻

He sent the arrow forthright toward the target. 他把箭徑直射向目標。

n. 名詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直路[C]

forthrights and meanders 直路和彎路

Hint 435

But Apple could have minimized investor concerns by handling both in a more forthright manner.

Front 436

ludicrous

Back 436

a. 形容詞

1.

滑稽的; 荒唐可笑的

It is ludicrous that we have to show our pass each time. 我們每次都得出示通行證, 這太可笑了。

The old woman looked ludicrous in her daughter's clothes. 老婦人穿著她女兒的衣服, 看上去很滑稽。

Front 437

conducive

Back 437

a. 形容詞

1.

有助的, 有益的, 促成的[F][(+to)]

Exercise is conducive to good health. 運動有助於健康。

Front 438

annihilate

Back 438

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 annihilated; annihilated; annihilating;

1.

殲滅, 消滅; 徹底擊潰; 毀滅

An atomic bomb can annihilate a city. 一枚原子彈能毀滅一個城市。
2.

廢止, 使無效; 視...為無關重要

annihilate another's ambition 使他人的野心化作泡影

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moot

Back 439

n. 名詞

1.

(法學院)假設案件; 假設案件討論會

a. 形容詞

1.

未決的
2.

無實際意義的; 假設的

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longevity

Back 440

n.[U]

1.

長命, 長壽
2.

壽命

the longevity of the rabbit 兔子的壽命

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gill

Back 441

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 gills;

1.

(魚)鰓

Gills are the organ through which fish breathe. 鰓是魚類用來呼吸的器官。
2.

(人的)腮[P1]
3.

【美】【俚】嘴巴
4.

(蘑菇的)褶, 菌褶

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 gills;

1.

用刺網捕(魚)
2.

除去(魚的)內臟

Would you like me to gill the fish? 你要我來除去魚的內臟嗎?

Hint 441

gill disease

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onerous

Back 442

a. 形容詞

1.

繁重的; 麻煩的
2.

負有義務的; 有償的

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coil

Back 443

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coiled; coiled; coiling;

1.

捲, 盤繞; 把...捲成圈[(+up)]

Laura coiled her hair at the back of her head. 羅拉把頭髮盤在腦後。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 coiled; coiled; coiling;

1.

成圈狀; 盤繞[Q]

Thick smoke coiled up over the fields. 濃煙在田野上盤旋上升。

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 coiled; coiled; coiling;

1.

(一)捲, (一)圈; (一)匝

A couple of coils of rope still lay on the dock. 兩捲繩索仍躺在碼頭上。
2.

【電】線圈, 繞組
3.

子宮節育環

Hint 443

The price of hot-rolled coil steel used to make cars and domestic appliances has seen a similar decline.

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lull

Back 444

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lulled; lulled; lulling;

1.

使安靜; 使入睡

The motion of the train soon lulled me to sleep. 火車的行駛很快使我進入夢鄉。
2.

使平靜; 使緩和
3.

使放鬆警惕, 哄騙[(+into)]

This will lull them into a false sense of security. 這會使他們產生一種虛假的安全感。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lulled; lulled; lulling;

1.

平息; 停止; 減弱

During the night the wind lulled. 夜間風停了。

n.[S]
變化形 lulled; lulled; lulling;

1.

暫時平息, 暫時平靜[(+in)]

This is just the lull before the storm. 這只是暴風雨前的暫時平靜。
2.

暫時呆滯時期

Hint 444

Container-shipping rates are holding pretty steady as companies decide to accept a lull in traffic rather than cut rates to stimulate demand.

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estranged

Back 445

a. 形容詞

1.

疏遠的; 分居的

Hint 445

An affair which began as a dynastic lawsuit, brought by Mrs Bettencourt’s estranged daughter against Mr Banier for “abuse of frailty”, has since become a political affair too, with a trail that could reach to the heart of French power.

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frailty

Back 446

n. 名詞
變化形 frailties;

1.

脆弱, 虛弱[U]
2.

(性格上的)弱點, 缺陷[P1]

our vanities and frailties 我們的虛榮和弱點

Hint 446

An affair which began as a dynastic lawsuit, brought by Mrs Bettencourt’s estranged daughter against Mr Banier for “abuse of frailty”, has since become a political affair too, with a trail that could reach to the heart of French power.

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mesh

Back 447

n. 名詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

網眼, 篩孔[C]
2.

網線[P]

The fish were caught in the meshes of the net. 魚被網線鉤住了。
3.

網; 網狀物; 網路[C][U]
4.

羅網; 陷阱[C][P1]

the meshes of political intrigue 為實施政治陰謀而設的圈套
5.

【機】嚙合 [U]

The gears are in mesh. 齒輪相互嚙合。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

使纏住

She was meshed in thought. 她陷入了沈思。
2.

【機】使嚙合
3.

使緊密配合; 使互相協調

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 meshes;

1.

被網纏住
2.

【機】相嚙合

The gears mesh with each other. 齒輪相互嚙合。
3.

緊密配合; 互相協調

Our ways of looking at these problems don't mesh. 我們觀察這些問題的方法並不一致。

Hint 447

To add to the mesh of connections, Mr Woerth's wife, Florence, was employed by Mrs Bettencourt as an investment manager, though she has since resigned and also denies knowing anything about his former employer's tax affairs.

Front 448

thwart

Back 448

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

反對, 阻撓; 使受挫折; 挫敗

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我們的野餐計劃因雨受挫。
2.

【舊】橫過, 穿越

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【船】橫座板, 划手座
2.

獨木舟的橫樑

a. 形容詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

橫放的, 橫著的
2.

【舊】執拗的, 固執的

ad. 副詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【古】橫跨著, 橫過

prep. 介係詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【古】橫跨, 橫過

Hint 448

An internal inquiry by the tax inspectorate did indeed clear him, but only of “ordering, thwarting or orienting” any tax audit of Mrs Bettencourt.

Front 449

posh

Back 449

a. 形容詞

1.

【口】奢侈的; 漂亮的; 優雅的; 第一流的

Hint 449

He had indeed, he said, dined at Mrs Bettencourt’s mansion in Neuilly, the posh Paris suburb where for many years he was mayor.

Front 450

parasite

Back 450

n.[C][(+on/of)]
變化形 parasites;

1.

寄生生物; 攀附植物
2.

【喻】寄生蟲

The lazy man was a parasite on his family. 那懶漢是他家的一個寄生蟲。
3.

(古希臘)食客

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disservice

Back 451

n. 名詞

1.

幫倒忙的行為; 傷害; 造成損害的行為

Hint 451

He did a disservice by comparing the Apple quality to Motorola and HTC.

Front 452

crock

Back 452

n. 名詞
變化形 crocks;

1.

瓦罐; 瓦壺; 瓦缸[C]
2.

碎瓦片 [C]
3.

【俚】胡說八道, 吹牛[S]

Hint 452

He called media reports that he had known about the issue before the June launch a "total crock."

Front 453

pittance

Back 453

n. 名詞

1.

少量(或僅足餬口)的津貼; 很少數量

Hint 453

Even a few billion in fines would seem like a pittance to Goldman.

Front 454

unanimity

Back 454

n. 名詞

1.

同意; 全體一致; 一致同意

Hint 454

It also underlines the resolve of Schapiro, appointed by President Barack Obama, who showed she would push through actions without unanimity among the commissioners.

Front 455

nefarious

Back 455

a. 形容詞

1.

惡毒的; 窮兇極惡的

Hint 455

The sin of omission to which Goldman has confessed, meanwhile, will look far from nefarious to most.

Front 456

stringency

Back 456

n. 名詞

1.

迫切
2.

(貨幣)銀根緊
3.

嚴厲
4.

說服力

Hint 456

Furthermore, the new law will place limits on the amount of proprietary business Goldman can do—though the degree of stringency will depend on rules that are yet to be written or interpreted by regulators.

Front 457

eponymous

Back 457

a. 形容詞

1.

使(民族, 地方等)得名的

Hint 457

Yet the eponymous founder of Craigslist, a classified-advertising website, has decided to overcome his shyness to campaign for greater openness in government.

Front 458

disinfectant

Back 458

a. 形容詞

1.

消毒的

n. 名詞

1.

消毒劑

Hint 458

Mr Newmark is heavily involved in the Sunlight Foundation, which promotes openness in government, inspired by the great Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis’s comment that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.”

Front 459

savvy

Back 459

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 savvied; savvied; savvying;

1.

懂; 知曉

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 savvied; savvied; savvying;

1.

懂

n. 名詞
變化形 savvied; savvied; savvying;

1.

理解能力; 悟性

Hint 459

He is working with technologically savvy people in Congress to develop a bipartisan strategy for open government, through the “transparency caucus”, which he says is mostly made up of younger Congressional staffers who are glad of the chance to break free of the partisan strife currently gripping Washington.

Front 460

caucus

Back 460

n. 名詞
變化形 caucuses;

1.

幹部會議
2.

(政黨等的)核心小組; 政黨地方委員會

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 caucuses;

1.

召開幹部會議

Hint 460

He is working with technologically savvy people in Congress to develop a bipartisan strategy for open government, through the “transparency caucus”, which he says is mostly made up of younger Congressional staffers who are glad of the chance to break free of the partisan strife currently gripping Washington.

Front 461

strife

Back 461

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

衝突, 爭鬥, 傾軋

What is the major cause of the labour-management strife? 勞資衝突的主要原因是什麼?
2.

吵架, 不和

She was unhappy because of the family strife. 她因家庭不和而悲傷。

Hint 461

He is working with technologically savvy people in Congress to develop a bipartisan strategy for open government, through the “transparency caucus”, which he says is mostly made up of younger Congressional staffers who are glad of the chance to break free of the partisan strife currently gripping Washington.

Front 462

senile

Back 462

a. 形容詞

1.

老邁的; 高齡所致的; 老態龍鍾的

Hint 462

It's hot days like today that remind us to give plenty of water to our pets, plants, and senile elderly relatives hidden in the basement.

Front 463

intractable

Back 463

a. 形容詞

1.

不聽話的; 倔強的
2.

棘手的

Hint 463

In Silicon Valley, seemingly intractable problems have been solved at an accelerating rate.

Front 464

wondrous

Back 464

a. 形容詞

1.

令人驚奇的; 不可思議的; 奇妙的

ad. 副詞

1.

【古】極其

Hint 464

The private sector could come up with wondrous solutions to the problem of global emissions if firms had a real incentive to reduce emissions (like, say, the fact that emissions were costly, thanks to a carbon tax).

Front 465

dire

Back 465

a. 形容詞
變化形 direr; direst;

1.

可怕的; 悲慘的

dire warnings 可怖的預兆
2.

極度的; 緊迫的

We are in dire need of help. 我們迫切需要幫助。

Hint 465

And so we can and should blame government failures for the direness of various outlooks, but we should also recognise that government is just a bunch of individuals following incentives, and the innovators work very hard to shape those incentives to their liking.

Front 466

bask

Back 466

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 basked; basked; basking;

1.

取暖; 曬太陽

Turtles like to bask in the sun. 海龜喜歡曝於陽光中。
2.

(在某種環境或氣氛中) 感到適意[(+in)]

bask in somebody's favor 沐浴於某人恩惠之中

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 basked; basked; basking;

1.

使舒適暖和

They basked themselves on the sunny beach. 他們在充滿陽光的海灘上曬太陽。

Hint 466

As the prime minister prepares to face off opposition leader Mariano Rajoy in a state-of-the-nation parliamentary debate on Wednesday, the country is still basking in the euphoria that greeted the national team’s return from Johannesburg.

Front 467

euphoria

Back 467

n. 名詞

1.

心情愉快; 興奮

Hint 467

As the prime minister prepares to face off opposition leader Mariano Rajoy in a state-of-the-nation parliamentary debate on Wednesday, the country is still basking in the euphoria that greeted the national team’s return from Johannesburg.

Front 468

delirious

Back 468

a. 形容詞

1.

精神錯亂的, 說胡話的

During the fever he became delirious and said some strange things. 發高燒時他神志昏迷, 說了些稀奇古怪的事。
2.

極度興奮的, 狂喜的

delirious with joy 欣喜若狂
3.

譫妄引起的; 譫妄性的

Hint 468

Tens of thousands of supporters took to the streets in Madrid to see the 23 national heroes aboard a double-decker bus. For a few delirious hours, the country forgot about its 20% unemployment rate and tough austerity measures.

Front 469

wean

Back 469

vt.[(+from)]
變化形 weaned; weaned; weaning;

1.

使斷奶

The boy was weaned at six months because his mother had to go to work. 這小男孩六個月就斷奶了, 因為他媽媽要上班。
2.

使斷絕; 使戒掉; 使放棄

Tess was trying to wean herself from the old life. 黛絲那時正努力使自己擺脫過去的生活。

You must be weaned away from the foolish idea. 你必須拋棄這愚蠢的想法。

Hint 469

But Spain’s longer term challenge–to wean its economy off construction and towards more productive sectors–remains.

Front 470

sentiment

Back 470

n. 名詞
變化形 sentiments;

1.

感情, 心情; 情操[U][C]

The song aroused patriotic sentiment. 這首歌喚起了愛國情操。
2.

情緒[C][U] [(+for/towards)]

They have hostile sentiments towards us. 他們對我們懷有敵意。
3.

感傷, 多愁善感[U][C]

She is a woman of sentiment. 她是一個多愁善感的女人。
4.

意見, 觀點[C][P1][(+on)]

I share your sentiments on this matter. 在這件事上我與你意見一致。
5.

簡單的致詞; 感想[S]

Mr. Jones was called on for a sentiment. 瓊斯先生應邀發表感想。

Hint 470

Regional sentiments run strong: the day before the World Cup final, hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched on the streets of Barcelona to protest against a Spanish court decision curtailing the regional government’s rights.

Front 471

curtail

Back 471

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 curtailed; curtailed; curtailing;

1.

縮減, 削減; 縮短, 省略

curtail a speech 縮短演講稿

The government hopes to curtail public spending. 政府希望縮減公共事業開支。

Hint 471

Regional sentiments run strong: the day before the World Cup final, hundreds of thousands of Catalans marched on the streets of Barcelona to protest against a Spanish court decision curtailing the regional government’s rights.

Front 472

convene

Back 472

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 convened; convened; convening;

1.

集會; 聚集

Congress will convene again in the fall. 國會將於秋季再度舉行會議。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 convened; convened; convening;

1.

召集(會議)

He convened a meeting of the members of the club. 他召集俱樂部成員開會。
2.

傳喚...出庭受審, 票傳[(+before)]

Hint 472

Experts advising the FDA convened an extraordinary session this week to discuss the safety of Avandia, a diabetes medication made by GSK.

Front 473

menacing

Back 473

a. 形容詞

1.

威脅的
2.

險惡的

Hint 473

The agency did not pull the product from the market then, but it did require menacing “black box” warnings about that heart risk to be added to the leaflet that accompanies prescriptions of Avandia.

Front 474

fiasco

Back 474

n. 名詞
變化形 fiascos, fiascoes;

1.

完全失敗; 可恥的失敗

Hint 474

The agency is not required by law to accept such recommendations from its expert committees, but it has grown so risk-averse in the wake of the Vioxx fiasco that it seems certain to accept this week’s ruling.

Front 475

embolden

Back 475

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 emboldened; emboldened; emboldening;

1.

使大膽; 使有勇氣

Hint 475

Another way this week’s ruling could hurt GSK is if it emboldens regulators in other countries to restrict access to the drug too.

Front 476

gleam

Back 476

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 gleams;

1.

微光; 閃光[(+of)]

A gleam came from the window. 從窗戶射進一道微光。
2.

(情感等的)閃現, 一絲[(+of)]

I will not give up even if there is only a gleam of hope. 哪怕只有一線希望我也不會放棄。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 gleams;

1.

發微光; 閃爍

The car's headlights gleamed in the distance. 汽車的前燈在遠處閃爍。
2.

閃現; 突然露出

Anger gleams in his eyes. 他的眼中閃爍著憤怒。

Hint 476

But a growing controversy involving its latest gadget, the iPhone 4, threatens to take a little shine off its gleaming brand.

Front 477

irate

Back 477

a. 形容詞

1.

發怒的; 生氣的

Hint 477

When criticisms of the device first surfaced, Steve Jobs, Apple’s boss, is said to have told one irate customer not to hold it in a certain way or to buy a case for it.

Front 478

gibe

Back 478

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 gibed; gibed; gibing;

1.

嘲笑; 愚弄

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 gibed; gibed; gibing;

1.

嘲笑; 嘲弄

n. 名詞
變化形 gibed; gibed; gibing;

1.

嘲諷
2.

嘲諷話

Hint 478

Such gibes do not appear to have dented consumers’ enthusiasm for the iPhone 4.

Front 479

acclaim

Back 479

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 acclaimed; acclaimed; acclaiming;

1.

向...歡呼; 為...喝采; 稱讚[O9]

Critics acclaimed the new play. 批評家們盛讚這齣新戲。
2.

(以歡呼聲)宣佈; 擁立[O9]

The mob acclaimed him emperor. 亂民擁立他為皇帝。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 acclaimed; acclaimed; acclaiming;

1.

歡呼; 喝采

n. 名詞
變化形 acclaimed; acclaimed; acclaiming;

1.

歡呼; 喝采; 稱讚[U]

His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community. 他的成就贏得了科學界的讚譽。

Hint 479

But the episode has no doubt bruised pride at a company used to receiving acclaim in the press and online.

Front 480

renowned

Back 480

a. 形容詞

1.

有名的; 有聲譽的

Hint 480

Apple is also renowned for the skill with which it manages manufacturing.

Front 481

mock

Back 481

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 mocked; mocked; mocking;

1.

嘲弄, 嘲笑

She mocked him as a country boy. 她嘲笑他是鄉巴佬。
2.

(為取笑而)模仿, 仿效

I have a pet monkey which attempts to mock all my actions. 我養了一隻猴子當寵物, 牠試圖模仿我所有的動作。
3.

使失望; 使無效, 挫敗

Our team mocked the visitors' attempt to score. 我隊挫敗了客隊進球的企圖。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 mocked; mocked; mocking;

1.

嘲弄, 嘲笑[(+at)]

He mocked at Philip's pronunciation. 他嘲笑菲力普的發音。

n. 名詞
變化形 mocked; mocked; mocking;

1.

嘲弄, 愚弄[U]

His bullying made a mock of all the fine things he said about kindness to others. 他那恃強欺弱的行為對於他所說的待人友善的漂亮言詞是一個嘲弄。
2.

嘲笑的對象, 笑柄[C]
3.

仿製品; 贗品[C]
4.

【英】模擬考試[C]

He took his mocks last October. 他去年十月參加了模擬考試。

a. 形容詞
變化形 mocked; mocked; mocking;

1.

假的; 假裝的; 模擬的[B]

The boys re-enacted the strategies in mock battles. 男孩們在模擬戰中重現了那些戰略。

Hint 481

In mock trials, for example, jurors are frequently unable to disregard evidence they are later told is inadmissible.

Front 482

autism

Back 482

n.【心】

1.

自我中心主義; 我向思考
2.

孤獨症

Hint 482

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children for fear of autism are also concerned about child safety, but have discounted the strong evidence that no link exists.

Front 483

amiably

Back 483

ad. 副詞

1.

和藹可親地, 溫和地, 友好地

Hint 483

They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off.

Front 484

profusely

Back 484

ad. 副詞

1.

豐富地; 繁茂地

Hint 484

The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.

Front 485

uneasy

Back 485

a. 形容詞
變化形 uneasier; uneasiest;

1.

心神不安的; 擔心的[(+about)]

He was uneasy about my decision. 他對我的決定感到不安。
2.

拘束的, 不自在的

I feel uneasy in front of an audience. 我在觀眾面前感到不自在。
3.

不穩定的; 不寧靜的

It was an uneasy alliance. 那是一個不穩定的聯盟。
4.

不安適的, 不舒服的

The bench is hard and uneasy. 這長凳又硬又不舒服。

Hint 485

The woman hated to tell him 'no' because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy .

Front 486

swashbuckling

Back 486

n. 名詞

1.

神氣活現, 虛張聲勢; 吹噓

a. 形容詞

1.

神氣活現的; 吹噓的
2.

虛張聲勢的

Hint 486

Once famous—or notorious—for its swashbuckling, free-market ways, Hong Kong is becoming a more regulated place. Will it become less prosperous too?

Front 487

foray

Back 487

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 forayed; forayed; foraying;

1.

對(城鎮等)進行突襲

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 forayed; forayed; foraying;

1.

(尤指為掠奪糧食等)進行突擊

n. 名詞
變化形 forayed; forayed; foraying;

1.

(為糧食、武器等的)突襲
2.

短暫的訪問

Hint 487

The minimum-wage law follows other employment legislation, as well as government forays into business, expanded public services and industrial policy.

Front 488

novelty

Back 488

n. 名詞
變化形 novelties;

1.

新穎, 新奇[U]

The demand is for quality, variety and novelty. 現在需求的是質量、花式品種和新穎性。
2.

新穎的事物; 新奇的經驗[C]

The drive-in movie was a novelty to her, and she enjoyed it. "免下車"電影對她來講是件新奇事, 她很喜歡看。
3.

新穎小巧而廉價的物品[C][P1]

I bought some novelties on the boardwalk. 我在海濱人行道上買了一些新穎的小玩意兒。

Hint 488

Such things have long been normal in other countries, but were novelties in Hong Kong.

Front 489

legion

Back 489

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 legions;

1.

古羅馬軍團[G]

Each legion contained between 3000 and 6000 soldiers. 每個古羅馬軍團有三千至六千名步兵。
2.

軍隊, 部隊[G]
3.

眾多, 大量[(+of)]

a legion of admirers 一大批愛慕者

a. 形容詞
變化形 legions;

1.

眾多的, 大量的[F][Z]

Her honors were legion. 她獲得的榮譽甚多。

Hint 489

Immediately after receiving a semblance of legal title in 1841 under the Convention of Chuenpi, the British began their first municipal building project, a cemetery for the legions of colonisers taken by dysentery and malaria. The colonial government kept control of a critical resource: land.

Front 490

semblance

Back 490

n.[U][S]

1.

外貌, 外觀

By this time some semblance of order had been restored. 到這時, 秩序在表面上已有所恢復。
2.

類似, 酷似
3.

假象; 假裝

Hint 490

Immediately after receiving a semblance of legal title in 1841 under the Convention of Chuenpi, the British began their first municipal building project, a cemetery for the legions of colonisers taken by dysentery and malaria. The colonial government kept control of a critical resource: land.

Front 491

impenetrable

Back 491

a. 形容詞

1.

不能通過的; 不能穿過的; 不能刺穿的; 不透...的[(+to/by)]

Armor plate is impenetrable by ordinary bullets. 裝甲板普通子彈打不穿。

the impenetrable forest 無法通過的森林
2.

不能理解的; 難以探測的

The motive for the crime was impenetrable. 那起罪行的作案動機叫人捉摸不透。
3.

不接納的; 頑固的[(+to/by)]

He is impenetrable to reason. 跟他道理說不通。
4.

【物】不可入性的

Hint 491

The property market that has since developed, an almost impenetrable blend of government and tycoons, could satisfy no free-market purist.

Front 492

apogee

Back 492

n. 名詞

1.

最高點; 頂點; 極點
2.

【天】遠地點

Hint 492

Free-market faith reached its apogee in 1961-71, when Sir John Cowperthwaite was the colony’s financial secretary.

Front 493

coddle

Back 493

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coddled; coddled; coddling;

1.

悉心照料(病人、嬰兒等); 嬌養
2.

用文火煮(蛋等)

coddled eggs 半生不熟的蛋

Hint 493

Defending his first budget, Cowperthwaite rejected subsidies for start-ups (“an infant industry, if coddled, tends to remain an infant industry”); cheap land for strategic businesses (anything but an auction “leads to an inefficient use of our resources”) and most of all, industrial policy (“better…to rely on the…hidden hand than trust the clumsy bureaucratic fingers”).

Front 494

shrivel

Back 494

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 shriveled, shrivelled; shriveled, shrivelled; shriveling, shrivelling;

1.

使枯萎, 使乾枯; 使皺縮
2.

使束手無策; 使無能為力; 使無用

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 shriveled, shrivelled; shriveled, shrivelled; shriveling, shrivelling;

1.

枯萎; 乾枯; 皺縮[(+up)]

The seedlings had shriveled up a bit in the hot sun. 在炎熱的太陽光下, 幼苗已有一點乾枯。
2.

變得束手無策; 變得無能為力; 變得無用

Hint 494

His belief in Adam Smith withstood tests that would have shrivelled fainter souls.

Front 495

torrent

Back 495

n.[C][(+of)]
變化形 torrents;

1.

(水、熔岩等的)奔流; 洪流

A torrent of water swept down the valley. 一股洪流沖下山谷。
2.

(雨的)傾注[P1]

The rain fell in torrents. 大雨如注。
3.

(話語等的)連發; (感情等的)迸發; 狂潮[S1]

His answer was a torrent of abuses. 他的回答是連珠砲式的漫罵。

Hint 495

Austerity was maintained despite pressing social needs and a torrent of immigrants.

Front 496

miserly

Back 496

a. 形容詞

1.

吝嗇的; 貪婪的

Hint 496

A miserly government, a lack of natural resources and a hostile northern neighbour became a backdrop for what people can achieve when left to their own devices.

Front 497

compulsory

Back 497

a. 形容詞

1.

必須做的; 義務的; 必修的

Is English a compulsory subject? 英語是必修科目嗎?

Education is compulsory for children in most countries. 多數國家對兒童實施義務教育。
2.

強制的, 強迫的

compulsory legislation 強制性立法

Hint 497

This changed in 2000 with a compulsory pension scheme, one of many social-policy efforts championed by the last colonial administration.

Front 498

philanthropic

Back 498

a. 形容詞

1.

博愛的; 仁慈的; 慈善的

Hint 498

Lots of companies would love to bust this monopoly—for evidence, look at their enthusiastic entry into neighbouring Macau—but because of its philanthropic role the Jockey Club is likely to be protected.

Front 499

trek

Back 499

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 trekked; trekked; trekking;

1.

艱苦跋涉; 緩慢地行進
2.

移居; 離開
3.

(牛)拉車; (牛)拖負重荷

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 trekked; trekked; trekking;

1.

(牛)拉(車)
2.

搬運

n. 名詞
變化形 trekked; trekked; trekking;

1.

集體移居
2.

(長途而辛苦的)旅行

Hint 499

Similarly, it's likely that fewer Mexicans have been crossing northwards into the recession-hit United States in the past couple of years and that more have been trekking south.

Front 500

remittance

Back 500

n. 名詞
變化形 remittances;

1.

匯寄[U]

Your last month's salary will be paid by remittance. 最後一個月的薪水將通過匯寄的方式付給你。
2.

匯款; 匯款額[C]

He sends regular remittances to his parents. 他定期匯款給他父母。

Hint 500

Other evidence, such as studies of remittance flows, also indicates that migrants’ fortunes have been hurt by the recession.

Front 501

horde

Back 501

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 hordes;

1.

群; 一大群(人或動物)

Hordes of children were running round the building. 幾群孩子在房子周圍奔跑。
2.

(蒙古等)遊牧民族, 遊牧部落

Hint 501

Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner touched down in Britain on Sunday on its first trip outside the United States, thrilling hordes of eager planespotters who came out to see the breakthrough carbon-composite plane.

Front 502

maven

Back 502

n. 名詞

1.

【口】專家; 內行

Hint 502

The American branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association, known to arm-waving disco mavens as the YMCA, announced on July 12th that it would become plain “The Y”.

Front 503

emulate

Back 503

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 emulated; emulated; emulating;

1.

同...競爭; 盡力趕上
2.

仿真

Hint 503

The negative reaction to the Y’s rebranding suggests that non-profit outfits are not all that good at emulating business even when they try.

Front 504

satirize

Back 504

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 satirized; satirized; satirizing;

1.

對...寫諷刺文章; 挖苦

Hint 504

Ensuring there is plenty of time during the working week for genuine fun, not of the forced kind satirised in “The Office”, can deliver better results than a bonus.

Front 505

dole

Back 505

n. 名詞
變化形 doles;

1.

賑濟物, 施捨物[C]
2.

(賑濟物的) 一份[S][(+of)]

a dole of soup 一份救濟湯
3.

【英】【口】失業救濟金 [the S]

vt.[(+out)]
變化形 doles;

1.

發放(賑濟物)

The Red Cross flew to the area of the floods, ready to dole out supplies of food and medicine. 紅十字會飛往洪澇地區, 準備發放食物與藥品。
2.

以小份發給

Hint 505

Schumpeter recently noted, not entirely happily, that many for-profit firms are already following another of her tips by doling out titles liberally and creatively.

Front 506

prowess

Back 506

n.[U]

1.

英勇; 無畏
2.

非凡的能力; 高超的本領

a display of military prowess 傑出的軍事才能的顯示

Hint 506

The marketing prowess of many leading non-profits tends to derive from the fact that, unlike most for-profits, they have to persuade people to part with money for goods or services that are used by others.

Front 507

fuselage

Back 507

n. 名詞

1.

【空】機身

Hint 507

The Dreamliner is much more than just another incremental upgrade to Boeing’s fleet: its revolutionary lightweight carbon-composite wings and fuselage mean much-improved fuel efficiency (20% better than comparable planes made from aluminium, according to Boeing).

Front 508

pressurize

Back 508

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pressurized; pressurized; pressurizing;

1.

使(飛機､潛艇等之內部)維持大氣壓
2.

加壓於
3.

用壓力鍋烹調

Hint 508

The strength of the fuselage means that the plane need not be pressurised as much as conventional airliners.

Front 509

pebble

Back 509

n. 名詞
變化形 pebbles;

1.

小卵石[C]

The street was paved with pebbles. 這條街用鵝卵石鋪成。
2.

水晶[U]
3.

水晶透鏡[C]
4.

(皮革, 紙張等上的)卵石花紋[U]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pebbles;

1.

用卵石鋪(走道等)

We are going to pebble the walks in the park. 我們將用鵝卵石鋪公園裡的走道。
2.

用卵石連續扔

The boys teased the dog by pebbling it with acorns. 男孩子們用橡樹果打狗逗它玩。
3.

在(皮革等)上印卵石花紋

Hint 509

The pebbles on the beach

Front 510

obituary

Back 510

n. 名詞
變化形 obituaries;

1.

訃告; 報導某人去世的消息

a. 形容詞
變化形 obituaries;

1.

死亡的
2.

訃告的

Hint 510

Our Obituaries Editor's diary. Day one: By the sea

Front 511

gravitate

Back 511

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 gravitated; gravitated; gravitating;

1.

受引力作用而運動
2.

被吸引
3.

下沈; 下降

Hint 511

The elderly gravitate there, shuffling in cheerful pairs along Marine Parade or jogging in slow motion past the Sea Gull Café, intent on some distant goal.

Front 512

ozone

Back 512

n. 名詞

1.

臭氧
2.

【口】新鮮的空氣

Hint 512

Their skin is weathered and tanned, as if they have fossilised themselves in ozone to keep death at bay.

Front 513

shingle

Back 513

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 shingles;

1.

屋頂板, 木瓦; 木板釘成的屋頂

We listened to the rain on the shingle roof. 我們聽著雨水打在屋頂的木瓦上。
2.

【美】【口】小招牌
3.

女子短髮式樣

She cut the hair in a shingle. 她把頭剪成短的髮型。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 shingles;

1.

用木瓦蓋(屋頂)

They shingled the roof. 他們用木瓦蓋屋頂。
2.

把(女子的頭髮)剪成短髮型

Hint 513

Among those deck-chairs, slammed out on the shingle by a yobbish pair of entrepreneurs (though they are meant to be free), a man moves in the morning with a grabber and a black bag.

Front 514

stucco

Back 514

n.[U]
變化形 stuccoed; stuccoed; stuccoing;

1.

灰泥, 灰墁

The house was red brick without a covering of stucco. 那房子是紅磚砌的, 沒有用灰泥粉刷。
2.

拉毛粉飾

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stuccoed; stuccoed; stuccoing;

1.

粉飾, 粉刷

Hint 514

To the faraway eye he leaves the beach astonishingly clean, a homogeneous brown contrasting nicely with the aqua railings and the white stucco streets. Up close, though, all is different.

Front 515

plump

Back 515

a. 形容詞
變化形 plumper; plumpest;

1.

豐滿的; 胖嘟嘟的

The baby has rosy plump cheeks. 這嬰兒的面頰紅紅胖胖的。
2.

(肉類食物)多肉的

These tomatoes are plump and juicy. 這些西紅柿個大汁多。
3.

凸起的, 脹鼓鼓的

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 plumper; plumpest;

1.

使豐滿; 使鼓起[(+up/out)]

She plumped the cushions. 她將墊子拍拍鬆。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 plumper; plumpest;

1.

變豐滿; 鼓起[(+up/out)]

Hint 515

That blue cap came from a sun-block bottle, shaken by a pony-tailed girl over shoulders already too plump and pink, which would hurt her next day, though she didn’t care.

Front 516

jetsam

Back 516

n. 名詞

1.

【海】(海難時為減輕負載而)投棄的貨物; 漂流到海岸的貨物

Hint 516

The smallest bits of jetsam, like the most transient incidents in a life, can be the most evocative.

Front 517

evocative

Back 517

a. 形容詞

1.

喚起...的; 引起...的

Hint 517

The smallest bits of jetsam, like the most transient incidents in a life, can be the most evocative.

Front 518

flint

Back 518

n. 名詞
變化形 flints;

1.

燧石, 火石; (原始人用的)打火石[U][C]

Prehistoric man used flint knives. 史前人用打火石刀。
2.

(打火機的)電石[C]

Your cigarette-lighter needs a new flint. 你的打火機需換新電石了。
3.

堅硬物, 堅如燧石的東西[U][C]

Hint 518

We are told—by Clarence Ellis, in his classic study “The Pebbles on the Beach”—that the stones at Brighton are mostly just flints that have fallen out of the chalk.

Front 519

exoskeleton

Back 519

n. 名詞

1.

【動】外骨骼; 皮骨骼; 外甲

Hint 519

Some, if split and polished, as the Victorians loved to do, will reveal fossilized stems and exoskeletons.

Front 520

plop

Back 520

n. 名詞
變化形 plopped; plopped; plopping;

1.

掉下的聲音; 撲通聲

ad. 副詞
變化形 plopped; plopped; plopping;

1.

出其不意; 突然地

vi.vt.
變化形 plopped; plopped; plopping;

1.

(使)撲通掉下

Hint 520

Some make excellent skimmers, which is what most beach-goers use them for. Others plop disappointingly.

Front 521

grueling

Back 521

a. 形容詞

1.

累垮人的; 令人受不了的

n. 名詞

1.

勞累
2.

【英】【口】苛待, 懲罰

Hint 521

THE 97th Tour de France finishes on Sunday July 25th in Paris after 3,642km (2,263 miles) of cycling over 21 gruelling days.

Front 522

jaunt

Back 522

n. 名詞
變化形 jaunted; jaunted; jaunting;

1.

遠足; 短途旅遊

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 jaunted; jaunted; jaunting;

1.

作短途旅遊

Hint 522

Although this year's route is regarded by many as particularly tough, it could be considered a mere jaunt through the sunflowers compared to earlier Tours.

Front 523

eerie

Back 523

a. 形容詞
變化形 eerier; eeriest;

1.

令人毛骨悚然的
2.

神祕的; 怪異的

Hint 523

DEVOTEES of films set on submarines look forward to the inevitable scene towards the end in which tumultuous conflict is replaced by eerie, character-testing stillness.

Front 524

devotee

Back 524

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 devotees;

1.

熱心之士; 愛好者, ...迷[(+of)]

a devotee of the theater 戲迷

a devotee of the ballet 芭蕾舞愛好者
2.

虔誠(或狂熱)的宗教信徒

Hint 524

DEVOTEES of films set on submarines look forward to the inevitable scene towards the end in which tumultuous conflict is replaced by eerie, character-testing stillness.

Front 525

culminate

Back 525

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 culminated; culminated; culminating;

1.

達到最高點; 達到高潮; 告終[(+in)]

culminate in bankruptcy 以破產告終

The battle culminated in total victory. 這一仗大獲全勝。
2.

(天體)到子午線

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 culminated; culminated; culminating;

1.

使達最高點(或高潮)

Their marriage culminated their long friendship. 他倆交友有年, 最後終成眷屬。
2.

使結束

Hint 525

The first act, in which the flawed well was first drilled and then got out of control, culminated in the April 20th blowout that doomed the rig and 11 of the men who worked on it.

Front 526

doomed

Back 526

a. 形容詞

1.

命中注定的; 天數已盡的; 注定失敗的[(+to)]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

動詞 doom 的過去式和過去分詞

Hint 526

The first act, in which the flawed well was first drilled and then got out of control, culminated in the April 20th blowout that doomed the rig and 11 of the men who worked on it.

Front 527

sediment

Back 527

n.[C][U]
變化形 sediments;

1.

沈積, 沈澱
2.

沈積物

She scooped out the yeasty sediments. 她將發酵的沈澱物舀了出來。

Hint 527

If the lining of the well below the surface has been weakened, either by the initial blowout or by the erosive power of the millions of barrels of oil that have flowed through since, that increase in pressure could cause the well to spring a leak below the seabed, letting oil and gas escape out into the sediments through which the well is drilled.

Front 528

sonar

Back 528

n. 名詞

1.

聲納
2.

水底音波探測器

Hint 528

So, as in submarine films, all eyes are on the pressure gauge, all ears on the sonar.

Front 529

seismic

Back 529

a. 形容詞

1.

地震的; 因地震而引起的

Hint 529

Sonar is being used to monitor the situation; so are seismic tests and the cameras on the remotely operated vehicles swarming round the site.

Front 530

spurt

Back 530

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

噴射, 噴出

Water spurted from the broken pipe. 水從破裂的管子裡噴出來。
2.

突然加速行進, 衝刺[(+for)]

The runner spurted for the line. 賽跑運動員向終點衝刺。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

噴射, 噴出

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 spurted; spurted; spurting;

1.

突然的噴射
2.

突然一陣; 迸發; 衝刺

a spurt of great joy 一陣狂喜

Hint 530

After its casing has been fitted and its own blowout preventer tested, the last act of the engineering drama will unfold as a series of short spurts of drilling take it down and into the leaking well, eventually cutting through its seven-inch diameter pipe.

Front 531

coy

Back 531

a. 形容詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

害羞的, 靦腆的; 忸怩作態的

a coy girl 怕難為情的姑娘
2.

含糊其詞的, 不願直言的

Don't be coy with me about your past record. 把你的履歷跟我直說了吧。
3.

【古】安靜的, 肅靜的

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

愛撫

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

【古】害羞; 忸怩作態

Hint 531

The comments from a Ministry of Industry and Information official largely echoed previous Chinese statements, but are still likely to be seen as good news for the company as Beijing has been coy about its long-term future in China.

Front 532

sift

Back 532

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 sifted; sifted; sifting;

1.

篩; 過濾

Gold is sifted from sand. 金從沙裡淘出來。
2.

撒, 撒落

Sift confectioner sugar on top of the cake. 在蛋糕上面撒上糖粉。
3.

詳查, 細究

We sifted the information carefully to find a clue that would help us. 我們仔細研究資料以便找出對我們有所幫助的線索。
4.

區分; 篩選[O][(+out/from)]

It is important to sift the true from the false in studying history. 研究歷史時去偽存真是很重要的。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sifted; sifted; sifting;

1.

篩; 被篩
2.

撒下, 飄落

The dust sifted in through the cracks in the window. 灰塵從窗戶的裂縫裡鑽了進來。
3.

詳查, 細究[(+through)]

She sifted through her purse. 她仔細翻看自己的錢包。

Front 533

advisability

Back 533

n. 名詞

1.

可勸性
2.

適當

Front 534

cannabis

Back 534

n. 名詞

1.

【植】印度大麻; 大麻煙原料; 大麻煙

Hint 534

California, ever a global leader in cannabis matters, may forge ahead again

Front 535

vanguard

Back 535

n. 名詞

1.

先鋒; 前鋒; 先頭部隊; 先導[the S][G]

They are in the vanguard of technological advance. 他們是技術發展的先導。

Hint 535

Ever since, California has remained in the vanguard of global cannabis culture.

Front 536

horticultural

Back 536

a. 形容詞

1.

園藝(學)的

Hint 536

Oaksterdam University in Oakland is today unique in the world as a sort of Aristotelian lyceum for the study of all aspects—horticultural, scientific, historical—of the weed.

Front 537

wend

Back 537

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 wended, wended, wending;

1.

行, 走

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 wended, wended, wending;

1.

走; 赴, 往

Hint 537

One is a bill wending its way through the state legislature that would essentially treat marijuana like alcohol, making it legal for people aged 21 and over.

Front 538

flamboyant

Back 538

a. 形容詞

1.

火紅色的; 豔麗的
2.

浮誇的; 浮華的; 炫耀的
3.

【建】火焰式的

Hint 538

Sponsored by Tom Ammiano, a flamboyant gay activist and assemblyman from San Francisco, it would levy a $50 excise tax on every ounce produced and a sales tax on top, then use those funds for drug education.

Front 539

reprehensible

Back 539

a. 形容詞

1.

應該指摘的

Hint 539

George Runner, a Republican state senator, calls legalisation a “reprehensible” idea. He fears that “once again California would be the great experiment for the rest of the world at the expense of public safety, community health and common sense.”

Front 540

clamour = clamor

Back 540

n. 名詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

吵鬧聲, 喧囂聲; 噪聲[S]

The clamor of the traffic gave me a headache. 交通的噪聲使我頭疼。
2.

持續的叫喊, 喧鬧; 吵吵鬧鬧的要求[U][(+for)]

They made a clamor for reform. 他們大聲要求改革。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

吵鬧, 發喧囂聲
2.

持續地喊聲; 大聲疾呼, 吵鬧著要求[(+for)]

The starving crowd are clamoring for food. 饑餓的人群吵著要食物。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 clamored; clamored; clamoring;

1.

喧嚷著說出(或提出)

Hint 540

To nobody’s surprise, voters in the liberal counties round San Rafael, Oaksterdam and San Francisco clamour for legalisation while those in the inland counties abhor it.

Front 541

abhor

Back 541

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 abhorred; abhorred; abhorring;

1.

厭惡; 憎惡[W]

Most people abhor cruelty to children. 多數人對虐待兒童深惡痛絕。

Hint 541

To nobody’s surprise, voters in the liberal counties round San Rafael, Oaksterdam and San Francisco clamour for legalisation while those in the inland counties abhor it.

Front 542

defy

Back 542

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 defied; defied; defying;

1.

公然反抗, 蔑視

He defied the order of the court. 他蔑視法庭的命令。
2.

向...挑戰; 激, 惹[O2]

I defy you to jump that high hurdle. 我倒要看看你能不能跳過那高欄。
3.

使不能, 使落空, 抗拒

Her odd behavior defies understanding. 她的古怪行為無法理解。

n. 名詞
變化形 defied; defied; defying;

1.

【美】【俚】挑戰, 對抗[C][U]

Hint 542

Although advertising in newspapers continues to decline, television has defied predictions of a harsher future: its share of advertising spending is expected to rise this year to 40.8% from 39.2% last year and 38% in 2008.

Front 543

enumerate

Back 543

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 enumerated; enumerated; enumerating;

1.

數, 點
2.

列舉; 枚舉

He enumerated the facts to the jury. 他向陪審團列舉了事實。

Hint 543

count

Front 544

accede

Back 544

vi.[(+to)]
變化形 acceded; acceded; acceding;

1.

答應, 同意

The chairperson acceded under pressure. 主席在壓力下同意了。
2.

就任; 繼承

The only child acceded to the family estate. 這個獨生子繼承了家產。
3.

參加, 加入

Father and son acceded to the same political party. 父子倆加入了同一個政黨。

Hint 544

agree

Front 545

append

Back 545

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 appended; appended; appending;

1.

添附, 附加[(+to)]

A new clause was appended to the treaty. 條約上附加了一項新條款。
2.

貼上, 掛上[(+to)]
3.

簽(名), 蓋(章)[(+to)]

The president appended his signature to his written statement. 總統在他的書面聲明上簽了字。

Hint 545

add

Front 546

remuneration

Back 546

n. 名詞
變化形 remunerations;

1.

酬報, 酬勞; 償還, 賠償[U]
2.

酬金; 薪資; 賠償金[C]

He received a generous remuneration for his services. 他收到一筆豐厚的勞務酬金。

Hint 546

wage

Front 547

furtherance

Back 547

n. 名詞

1.

推進; 促進

Hint 547

development

Front 548

archetype

Back 548

n. 名詞

1.

原型

Hint 548

prototype

Front 549

indoctrinate

Back 549

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 indoctrinated; indoctrinated; indoctrinating;

1.

向...灌輸(學說、信仰等)
2.

教訓; 教導

Hint 549

instruct

Front 550

meticulous

Back 550

a. 形容詞

1.

過分精細的; 小心翼翼的
2.

嚴密的; 一絲不苟的
3.

拘泥小節的

Front 551

nitpicking

Back 551

n. 名詞

1.

挑剔, 吹毛求疵, 找碴兒

Front 552

vanity

Back 552

n. 名詞
變化形 vanities;

1.

自負; 虛榮(心)[U]

He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity. 他做那事是要滿足他女友的虛榮心。
2.

虛幻; 無意義, 無益[U]

the vanity of a selfish life 利己生活的空虛無聊
3.

無價值的東西 [C]

I had forsaken the vanities of the world. 我已將人世的無聊瑣事置之不理。
4.

(婦女用來放梳妝用品的)小粉盒, 小手提包[C]
5.

梳妝臺[C]

Front 553

proffer

Back 553

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 proffered; proffered; proffering;

1.

提供, 提出, 奉獻[O1][(+to)]

He proffered me a cigar. 他遞給我一支雪茄。

n. 名詞
變化形 proffered; proffered; proffering;

1.

提供, 提出; 提議, 建議[C]

Front 554

vanity

Back 554

n. 名詞
變化形 vanities;

1.

自負; 虛榮(心)[U]

He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity. 他做那事是要滿足他女友的虛榮心。
2.

虛幻; 無意義, 無益[U]

the vanity of a selfish life 利己生活的空虛無聊
3.

無價值的東西[C]

I had forsaken the vanities of the world. 我已將人世的無聊瑣事置之不理。
4.

(婦女用來放梳妝用品的)小粉盒, 小手提包[C]
5.

梳妝臺[C]

Hint 554

FACIAL reconstructive surgery gets a bad rap. Yet unlike much other plastic surgery it is no vanity-inspired whim.

Front 555

horrendous

Back 555

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的

Hint 555

Refashioning the front of the skull is horrendously tricky.

Front 556

akin

Back 556

a.[F][(+to)]

1.

同類的; 近似的

My friend's feelings are akin to mine. 我那位朋友的感受和我相近。
2.

同族的; 有血親關係的

He is near akin to us. 他和我們是近親。

Hint 556

Surgeons nowadays borrow bits of bone, typically from the patient’s hip or shin, and manually craft them into something akin to the missing facial fragments.

Front 557

befit

Back 557

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 befitted; befitted; befitting;

1.

適合於, 對...適當

He wore a sober suit that befitted the occasion. 他穿著一套與那樣的場合相稱的素淨衣服。

Hint 557

As befits such an interdisciplinary bunch, the new method deploys a technique hitherto reserved for high-performance mechanical engineering.

Front 558

interdisciplinary

Back 558

a. 形容詞

1.

各學科間的

Hint 558

As befits such an interdisciplinary bunch, the new method deploys a technique hitherto reserved for high-performance mechanical engineering.

Front 559

hitherto

Back 559

ad. 副詞

1.

【文】迄今; 至此

She has hitherto been relatively nice to me. 她至今對我還算不錯。

Hint 559

As befits such an interdisciplinary bunch, the new method deploys a technique hitherto reserved for high-performance mechanical engineering.

Front 560

intricate

Back 560

a. 形容詞

1.

錯綜複雜的; 複雜精細的

The intricate machine requires a skilled operator. 這種複雜精細的機器須由技能熟練的人操作。
2.

難理解的; 難分析的

an intricate problem 難懂的問題

Hint 560

In other words, it is ideally suited to take on the challenge of recreating the intricate stress-prone, cavity-filled patchwork of facial bones interspersed with blood vessels and nerves.

Front 561

interspersed

Back 561

a. 形容詞

1.

散置的; 點綴的

Peach trees were interspersed among the willows. 在柳樹中間錯落有致地種有桃樹。

Hint 561

In other words, it is ideally suited to take on the challenge of recreating the intricate stress-prone, cavity-filled patchwork of facial bones interspersed with blood vessels and nerves.

Front 562

resonance

Back 562

n. 名詞

1.

共鳴; 反響; 【電】共振

Hint 562

When the software is fed a magnetic-resonance image of an injured skull with some bones struck out, it generates patient-specific designs to fill in the missing bits.

Front 563

prostheses = prosthesis

Back 563

n. 名詞
變化形 prostheses;

1.

【醫】補體術; 義體(如假牙等); 義肢
2.

【語】添頭音; 添頭音節

Hint 563

The idea is to provide a stable foundation on which to place any prostheses and soft tissue used to reconstruct the patient’s pre-injury look.

Front 564

wreak

Back 564

vt.[(+on/upon)]
變化形 wreaked; wreaked; wreaking;

1.

發洩; 排出

She wreaked her bad temper on her son. 她衝著兒子發脾氣。
2.

造成(破壞)等; 施行(報復等)

The survivor was determined to wreaked her revenge on the murderer of her family. 這位幸存者決心要報復殺害她家人的兇手。

They have wreaked dreadful havoc among the wildlife by shooting and trapping. 他們射殺和誘捕野生動物, 造成了嚴重的破壞。

Hint 564

Despite being light and strong, the metal remains a foreign substance which could wreak havoc in a part of the body vulnerable to all manner of infections, making it unsuitable for actual surgery.

Front 565

scaffold

Back 565

n. 名詞
變化形 scaffolds;

1.

【建】鷹架; 臨時搭起的臺架; 支架[C]
2.

斷頭臺; 絞刑架[S1]

He died on the scaffold. 他被處絞刑而死。
3.

臨時舞臺[C]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 scaffolds;

1.

給...搭鷹架; 用支架支撐

Hint 565

Dr Sutradhar’s ultimate aim is to use the method to construct a scaffold on which real bone could be grown.

Front 566

rant

Back 566

n.[U]
變化形 ranted; ranted; ranting;

1.

嚷叫聲; 誇誇其談; 豪言壯語

What he said was just rant. Don't take it seriously. 他所說的是誇誇其談, 不要當真。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 ranted; ranted; ranting;

1.

怒氣沖沖地叫嚷; 誇誇其談[(+about)]

The old man ranted that nobody paid any attention to his opinion. 老人怒氣沖沖地叫嚷說沒人聽他的意見。
2.

大聲責罵[(+at)]

She ranted at her maid. 她大聲責罵女僕。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 ranted; ranted; ranting;

1.

大叫大嚷地說[(+out)]

He ranted out his denunciation. 他大聲發出責難。

Hint 566

But, with the exception of the Iranian foreign minister who went amusingly off-message (and well over his five minutes) with a rant about international forces being the cause of rising insecurity, the delegates did not say anything to set the pulse racing.

Front 567

stamina

Back 567

n. 名詞

1.

精力; 耐力; 韌勁
2.

【植】雄蕊（stamen的複數形式）

Hint 567

The foreign powers are thought to lack the stamina it would take to stand up an Afghan government capable of withstanding a resilient insurgency while holding its own in a region of meddlesome neighbours.

Front 568

resilient

Back 568

a. 形容詞

1.

彈回的; 有彈力的
2.

迅速恢復精力的

Hint 568

The foreign powers are thought to lack the stamina it would take to stand up an Afghan government capable of withstanding a resilient insurgency while holding its own in a region of meddlesome neighbours.

Front 569

endow

Back 569

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 endowed; endowed; endowing;

1.

捐贈; 資助; 向...捐錢(或物)

The rich alumnus endowed the college with half of his fortune. 這位富有的校友把其一半的財產捐贈給這所大學。
2.

賦予[H][(+with)]

He is endowed with an inventive mind. 他天生具有發明才能。

Hint 569

Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s president, said the country is so well endowed with mineral wealth (30% of its untapped resources are worth between $1 trillion-3 trillion, according to him) and so well placed in the region that it can become “the Asian Roundabout” for trade.

Front 570

renounce

Back 570

vt.【書】
變化形 renounced; renounced; renouncing;

1.

聲明放棄; 拋棄

He renounced his claim to the inheritance. 他聲明放棄對遺產的要求。
2.

宣佈中止, 退出
3.

與...斷絕關係, 拒絕承認(子女等)

It was painful for him to renounce his son. 宣佈與兒子脫離關係對他來說是很痛苦的。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 renounced; renounced; renouncing;

1.

【律】放棄權利(或財產等)

Hint 570

Though Mr Karzai takes far more interest in the issue of reconciliation than in, say, the international community’s obsessions over corruption and poor governance, he kept his remarks on the subject short and very much in tune with the American-approved message: there will be deals only for insurgents who are "willing to accept the constitution and renounce ties to Al-Qaeda’s network of terror".

Front 571

dreadful

Back 571

a. 形容詞
變化形 more dreadful; most dreadful;

1.

可怕的, 令人恐懼的; 令人敬畏的

There has been a dreadful earthquake in Iran. 伊朗發生了一次可怕的地震。
2.

【口】糟透的; 非常討厭的; 極不合意的

a dreadful movie 極糟糕的影片

Hint 571

It recognises the degree to which current human arrangements—farming practices, positioning of cities, etc—are adapted to current climatic conditions, and that shifts in those conditions will impose transition costs even if not in absolute terms dreadful.

Front 572

parch

Back 572

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 parched; parched; parching;

1.

烘, 烤
2.

使乾透; 使燥熱
3.

使乾渴

The fever parched him. 發燒使他乾渴。
4.

使冷乾皺縮

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 parched; parched; parching;

1.

變乾枯; 乾透

Hint 572

If the local effects of climate change in Syldavia, say, are pleasing to the residents, those benefits can still be offset by a loss in trade with the much worse affected Ruritania, or through conflict over water resources with now-parched Borduria, or by influxes of refugees from Vulgaria, and so on.

Front 573

influx

Back 573

n. 名詞
變化形 influxes;

1.

湧進; 匯集[C][S1]

an influx of customers 顧客的蜂擁而來
2.

流入, 注入[C][U]
3.

河口; 河流的匯合處[C]

the influx of a river into the sea 河流的入海處

Hint 573

If the local effects of climate change in Syldavia, say, are pleasing to the residents, those benefits can still be offset by a loss in trade with the much worse affected Ruritania, or through conflict over water resources with now-parched Borduria, or by influxes of refugees from Vulgaria, and so on.

Front 574

rife

Back 574

a.[F]
變化形 rifer; rifest;

1.

流行的; 蔓延的

Rumours were rife that they had met with a terrible disaster and that all were dead. 說他們遭到大災難並全都死了的謠言到處流行。

The flu is rife. 目前流行性感冒蔓延。
2.

充滿的; 充斥的[(+with)]

The thesis is rife with errors. 這篇論文錯誤百出。

Hint 574

In discussing geoengineering schemes, though, talk of winners and losers is rife.

Front 575

salient

Back 575

a. 形容詞
變化形 more salient; most salient;

1.

顯著的; 突出的

The salient points of his plan are summed up in this report. 他的計劃的要點在這個報告中作了概括。
2.

凸出的, 突起的
3.

跳躍的; (水等)噴射的, 涌出的

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 more salient; most salient;

1.

凸角; 凸出部分
2.

【軍】(戰線等的)突出部

Hint 575

A particularly salient example of this comes from Asia.

Front 576

fester

Back 576

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 festered; festered; festering;

1.

化膿
2.

潰爛
3.

引起痛苦
4.

惡化

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 festered; festered; festering;

1.

使化膿
2.

使潰爛
3.

使痛苦
4.

使惡化

n. 名詞
變化形 festered; festered; festering;

1.

【醫】淺潰瘍; 膿瘡

Hint 576

One American adult in 100 festers behind bars (with the rate rising to one in nine for young black men).

Front 577

incarceration

Back 577

n. 名詞

1.

監禁

Hint 577

The rate of incarceration is a fifth of America’s level in Britain, a ninth in Germany and a twelfth in Japan.

Front 578

frontier

Back 578

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 frontiers;

1.

國境, 邊境; 邊疆[(+between/with)]

Everything is quiet on the frontier. 邊境上一切安靜。
2.

【美】(靠近未開發地帶的)邊遠地區[the S]
3.

(探索活動的)新領域; 未完全開拓的領域[P1][(+of)]

Professor Field is devoted to the exploration of the frontiers of medicine. 菲爾德教授致力於探索醫學研究的新領域。

Hint 578

Some parts of America have long taken a tough, frontier attitude to justice.

Front 579

feud

Back 579

n.[C][U]
變化形 feuds;

1.

(部落或家屬間的)世仇

The two tribes were long at feud with each other. 這兩個部族長期不和。
2.

(個人或團體間的)仇恨; 長期不和; 爭吵

How did he start his feud with his neighbor? 他是怎樣和鄰居開始爭吵起來的?

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 feuds;

1.

世代結仇; 長期爭鬥; 爭吵[(+with)]

The two tribes feuded with each other for generations. 這兩個部族世代為敵。

Hint 579

Conservatives and liberals will always feud about the right level of punishment.

Front 580

arcane

Back 580

a. 形容詞

1.

神祕的; 不可思議的; 晦澀難解的

Hint 580

Muddle plays a large role. America imprisons people for technical violations of immigration laws, environmental standards and arcane business rules.

Front 581

petty

Back 581

a. 形容詞
變化形 pettier; pettiest;

1.

小的, 瑣碎的; 不重要的

petty cash 小額現金

Don't bother me with such petty things. 不要用這種小事情煩我。
2.

小規模的, 小型的[Z]

He was arrested for petty theft. 他因小偷小摸被捕。
3.

氣量小的, 心胸狹窄的

A gossip has a petty mind. 長舌婦往往心胸狹窄。
4.

下級的, 職位低的[Z]

petty officer (海軍)士官; 下士

Authority was distributed among hundreds of petty leaders. 職權由數百名小頭頭分掌。

Hint 581

As a result American prisons are now packed not only with thugs and rapists but also with petty thieves, small-time drug dealers and criminals who, though scary when they were young and strong, are now too grey and arthritic to pose a threat.

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vindictive

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a. 形容詞

1.

有復仇心的; 報復的

vindictive acts 報復行為
2.

惡意的, 懷恨的

I have no vindictive feelings about it. 我對此沒有惡意。

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insular

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a. 形容詞

1.

島嶼的, 海島的
2.

島民的; 具有島民特點的
3.

孤立的
4.

與世隔絕的

Hint 583

JAPANESE firms are an insular lot.

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advert

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vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 adverted; adverted; adverting;

1.

注意
2.

談到

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duly

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du·ly (dl, dy-)
adv.
1. In a proper manner: a duly appointed official.
2. At the expected time.

Hint 585

There they remain, their losses duly covered with new injections of capital by the Treasury—$145 billion so far.

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trundle

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trun·dle (trndl)
n.
1. A small wheel or roller.
2. The motion or noise of rolling.
3. A trundle bed.
4. A low-wheeled cart; a dolly.
v. trun·dled, trun·dling, trun·dles
v.tr.
1. To push or propel on wheels or rollers: "I doubt if Emerson could trundle a wheelbarrow through the streets" (Henry David Thoreau).
2. To spin; twirl.
v.intr.
To move along by or as if by rolling or spinning.

Hint 586

Acela, like virtually all trains run by publicly owned Amtrak, has to use tracks belonging to freight railways, whose trains trundle along at 50mph; passenger trains must stick below 80mph.

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sparse

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sparse (spärs)
adj. spars·er, spars·est
Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.

Hint 587

Amtrak’s passenger services are sparse compared with Europe’s.

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haulage

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haul·age (hôlj)
n.
1. The act or process of hauling.
2. A charge made for hauling.

Hint 588

And road haulage received a huge boost from the building of the interstate highway system, which began in the late 1950s.

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shrewd

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shrewd (shrd)
adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est
1. Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical.
2. Disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky.
3. Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.

Hint 589

That America’s shrewdest investor should place his biggest bet on BNSF focused attention on how the country’s railways have been quietly boosting the economy by sucking costs out of many supply chains.

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locomotive

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lo·co·mo·tive (lk-mtv)
n.
1. A self-propelled vehicle, usually electric or diesel-powered, for pulling or pushing freight or passenger cars on railroad tracks.
2. A driving or pulling force; an impetus: "The US could no longer serve as the locomotive for the world economy" (George Soros).
adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or involved in locomotion.
b. Serving to put into motion or propel forward: "It may be that the founding fathers overestimated the locomotive force of the collective and mutual self-interest" (Ian Davidson).
2. Able to move independently from place to place.
3. Of or relating to a self-propelled locomotive.
4. Of or relating to travel.

Hint 590

In response railroads have invested in more powerful locomotives to haul longer coal trains: since 1990 the average horsepower of their fleet has risen by 72%.

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attuned

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at·tune (-tn, -tyn)
tr.v. at·tuned, at·tun·ing, at·tunes
1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands.
2. Music To tune (an instrument).

Hint 591

With some exceptions on Amtrak’s Acela and North East corridor tracks, level crossings are attuned to limits of 50mph for freight and 80mph for passenger trains.

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glumly

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glum (glm)
adj. glum·mer, glum·mest
1. Moody and melancholy; dejected.
2. Gloomy; dismal.
n.
1. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee" (Lillian Hellman).
2. glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums" (Tina Brown).
[Probably akin to Middle English gloumen, to become dark; see gloom.]
glumly adv.
glumness n.

Hint 592

Freight-rail people regard this glumly as just part of the cost of doing business, but their spirits will hardly lift if the burden grows.

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indemnity

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in·dem·ni·ty (n-dmn-t)
n. pl. in·dem·ni·ties
1. Security against damage, loss, or injury.
2. A legal exemption from liability for damages.
3. Compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered. See Synonyms at reparation.

Hint 593

But already rows are breaking out over the strict guidelines the FRA will lay down about operations on the upgraded lines, such as guarantees of on-time performance with draconian penalties if they are breached and the payment of indemnities for accidents involving passenger trains.

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arbiter

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ar·bi·ter (ärb-tr)
n.
1. One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
2. One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See Synonyms at judge.

Hint 594

The railroads are also concerned that the federal government will be the final arbiter of how new capacity created with the federal funds will be allocated between passenger and freight traffic.

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ruefully

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rue·ful (rfl)
adj.
1. Inspiring pity or compassion.
2. Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret.
rueful·ly adv.
rueful·ness n.

Hint 595

Henry Posner III, chairman of Iowa Interstate Railroad, ruefully notes that freight railroads, in the form of passengers and regulation, “are getting back things that caused trouble”.

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chastise

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chas·tise (chs-tz, chstz)
tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es
1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.
2. To criticize severely; rebuke.
3. Archaic To purify.

Hint 596

Since his chastisement Mr Gibbs has insisted stoutly that he expects the Democrats to hold on to both chambers.

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feckless

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feck·less (fkls)
adj.
1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Careless and irresponsible.

Hint 597

Did they underestimate how bitter the average Joe would feel at the spectacle of the government bailing out the undeserving banks, and carmakers, and feckless homebuyers who had spent beyond their means?

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hoist

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hoist (hoist)
v. hoist·ed, hoist·ing, hoists
v.tr.
1. To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift.
2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers.
v.intr.
To become raised or lifted.
n.
1. An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.
2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
3. Nautical
a. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.
b. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

Hint 598

The one explanation that comes nearest to relieving the Democrats of blame is that they were hoist on George Bush’s petard.

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petard

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pe·tard (p-tärd)
n.
1. A small bell-shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall.
2. A loud firecracker.

Hint 599

The one explanation that comes nearest to relieving the Democrats of blame is that they were hoist on George Bush’s petard.

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pugnacious

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pug·na·cious (pg-nshs)
adj.
Combative in nature; belligerent.

Hint 600

Not even this theory lets them off the hook altogether, mind: the pugnacious Paul Krugman, fortified by his Nobel prize for economics, has been arguing in the New York Times that Mr Obama’s original sin was his failure to enact a stimulus that matched the scale of the crisis he inherited.

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injunctions

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in·junc·tion (n-jngkshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
2. Law A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.

Hint 601

BP’s Moscow offices were raided by Russian security services and a court in Siberia imposed injunctions on its staff before Mr Dudley finally left the country amid some disarray, claiming personal harassment.

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disarray

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dis·ar·ray (ds-r)
n.
1. A state of disorder; confusion.
2. Disorderly dress.
tr.v. dis·ar·rayed, dis·ar·ray·ing, dis·ar·rays
1. To throw into confusion; upset.
2. To undress.

Hint 602

BP’s Moscow offices were raided by Russian security services and a court in Siberia imposed injunctions on its staff before Mr Dudley finally left the country amid some disarray, claiming personal harassment.

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paltry

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a. 形容詞
變化形 paltrier; paltriest;

1.

不足取的; 瑣碎的; 沒有價值的
2.

卑鄙的

Hint 603

And it has been telling anyone who will listen that mainframes’ share of total server sales is so paltry that its market share needs to be seen in the context of the overall server market.

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pedantry

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ped·ant·ry (pdn-tr)
n. pl. ped·ant·ries
1. Pedantic attention to detail or rules.
2. An instance of pedantic behavior.
3. The habit of mind or manner characteristic of a pedant.

Hint 604

A little pedantry is in order. Much of the reporting claims that it is being awarded “university” status.

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perpetuity

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per·pe·tu·i·ty (pûrp-t-t, -ty-)
n. pl. per·pe·tu·i·ties
1. The quality or condition of being perpetual: "The perpetuity of the Church was an article of faith" (Morris L. West).
2. Time without end; eternity.
3. Law
a. The condition of an estate that is limited so as to be inalienable either perpetually or longer than the period determined by law.
b. An estate so limited.
4. An annuity payable indefinitely.
Idiom:
in perpetuity
For an indefinite period of time; forever.

Hint 605

By contrast, universities are granted the right to award degrees in perpetuity by the Privy Council, one of those hoary old anachronisms that litter Britain’s unwritten constitution.

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hoary

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hoar·y (hôr, hr)
adj. hoar·i·er, hoar·i·est
1. Gray or white with or as if with age.
2. Covered with grayish hair or pubescence: hoary leaves.
3. So old as to inspire veneration; ancient.

Hint 606

By contrast, universities are granted the right to award degrees in perpetuity by the Privy Council, one of those hoary old anachronisms that litter Britain’s unwritten constitution.

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anachronism

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a·nach·ro·nism (-nkr-nzm)
n.
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
2. One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time: "A new age had plainly dawned, an age that made the institution of a segregated picnic seem an anachronism" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)

Hint 607

By contrast, universities are granted the right to award degrees in perpetuity by the Privy Council, one of those hoary old anachronisms that litter Britain’s unwritten constitution.

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toe the line

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Verb 1. toe the line - do what is expected

Hint 608

In principle, they do not have to satisfy the state of their standards (although in practice, the fact that politicians ultimately control universities’ budgets means that they have to toe the line).

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analogue

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an·a·logue also an·a·log (n-lôg, -lg)
n.
1. Something that bears an analogy to something else: Surimi is marketed as an analogue of crabmeat.
2. Biology An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
3. Chemistry A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.
adj.
1. often analog Of, relating to, or being a device in which data are represented by continuously variable, measurable, physical quantities, such as length, width, voltage, or pressure.
2. often analog Computer Science Of or relating to an analog computer.

Hint 609

One thing many of the analogue holdouts have in common is that they sell few subsidiary products.

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ubiquitous

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u·biq·ui·tous (y-bkw-ts)
adj.
Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent: "plodded through the shadows fruitlessly like an ubiquitous spook" (Joseph Heller).
u·biqui·tous·ly adv.
u·biqui·tous·ness n.

Hint 610

The great thing about the internet is that it makes content universally available. But many of the holdouts are already ubiquitous.

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retort

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re·tort 1 (r-tôrt)
v. re·tort·ed, re·tort·ing, re·torts
v.tr.
1.
a. To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner. See Synonyms at answer.
b. To present a counterargument to.
2. To return in kind; pay back.
v.intr.
1. To make a reply, especially a quick, caustic, or witty one.
2. To present a counterargument.
3. To return like for like; retaliate.
n.
1. A quick incisive reply, especially one that turns the first speaker's words to his or her own disadvantage.
2. The act or an instance of retorting.

Hint 611

Arizona’s governor, Jan Brewer, who signed the bill into law, retorts that it explicitly prohibits racial profiling.

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plea

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plea (pl)
n.
1. An earnest request; an appeal: spoke out in a plea for greater tolerance.
2. An excuse; a pretext: "necessity,/The Tyrant's plea" (John Milton).
3. Law
a. An allegation offered in pleading a case.
b. A defendant's answer to the declaration made by the plaintiff in a civil action.
c. The answer of the accused to a criminal charge or indictment: entered a plea of not guilty.
d. A special answer depending on or demonstrating one or more reasons why a suit should be delayed, dismissed, or barred in equity law.
e. An action or suit.

Hint 612

The plea of its supporters in Arizona is: read the bill for yourself.

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glib

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glib (glb)
adj. glib·ber, glib·best
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: was fascinated by his unfailingly glib conversation.
2. Characterized by fluency of speech or writing that often suggests insincerity, superficiality, or a lack of concern.
[Possibly of Low German origin; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
glibly adv.
glibness n.
Synonyms: glib, slick, smooth-tongued
These adjectives mean being, marked by, or engaging in ready but often insincere or superficial discourse: a glib denial; a slick commercial; a smooth-tongued hypocrite.

Hint 613

Why? It is too glib to say from afar that the people of Arizona are dimwits, racists and cranks.

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porous

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po·rous (pôrs, pr-)
adj.
1. Full of or having pores.
2. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices.
3. Easily crossed or penetrated.
[Middle English, from Old French poreux, poros, from Medieval Latin porsus, from Latin porus, passage; see pore2.]
porous·ly adv.
porous·ness n.

Hint 614

Much of Arizona’s talk about violent crime is exaggerated (the crime rate is falling), but it is true that its porous border has turned it into America’s chief corridor for people- and drug-trafficking from Mexico.

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bigot

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big·ot (bgt)
n.
One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

Hint 615

Like any state, Arizona has its bigots.

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nuance

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nu·ance (näns, ny-, n-äns, ny-)
n.
1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.
[French, from Old French, from nuer, to shade, cloud, from nue, cloud, from Vulgar Latin *nba, from Latin nbs.]
nuanced adj.
Synonyms: nuance, gradation, shade
These nouns denote a slight variation or differentiation between nearly identical entities: sensitive to delicate nuances of style; gradations of feeling from infatuation to deep affection; subtle shades of meaning.

Hint 616

Like any state, Arizona has its bigots. But its politics are more nuanced than they seem.

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hysterical

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a. 形容詞

1.

歇斯底里的

They became hysterical after the accident. 事故發生後他們變得歇斯底里。
2.

情緒異常激動的

a hysterical statement 情緒激動的聲明
3.

【口】極可笑的

The movie was hysterical. I couldn't stop laughing. 那電影太滑稽了。我忍不住大笑。

Hint 617

That lady was hysterical because her dogs got ran over.

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clout

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n. 名詞
變化形 clouted; clouted; clouting;

1.

破布
2.

【棒】長打
3.

【口】(用手)敲打
4.

力量; 影響; 影響力

That businessman has a lot of clout at city hall. 那位商人在市府裡很有影響力。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 clouted; clouted; clouting;

1.

(用手)猛擊
2.

擊出長打(棒球)

Hint 618

The uninterrupted economic ascent, which saw China overtake Britain and France in 2005 and then Germany in 2007, is gradually translating into clout on the world stage.

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vengeance

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ven·geance (vnjns)
n.
Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.
Idiom:
with a vengeance
1. With great violence or force.
2. To an extreme degree: December has turned cold with a vengeance.

Hint 619

In addition to these changes, both the itemized deduction and personal exemption phase-out rules will return with a vengeance.

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cliche

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cli·ché also cliche (kl-sh)
n.
1. A trite or overused expression or idea: "Even while the phrase was degenerating to cliché in ordinary public use . . . scholars were giving it increasing attention" (Anthony Brandt).
2. A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial: "There is a young explorer . . . who turns out not to be quite the cliche expected" (John Crowley).

Hint 620

"There's a cliche on Wall Street that gridlock is the best of all possible worlds," said Michael Holland, money manager with Holland & Company in New York. "It would be a situation where we have some checks and balances."

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rout

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rout 1 (rout)
n.
1.
a. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
b. An overwhelming defeat.
2.
a. A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.
b. People of the lowest class; rabble.
3. A public disturbance; a riot.
4. A company, as of knights or wolves, that are in movement. See Synonyms at flock1.
5. A fashionable gathering.
tr.v. rout·ed, rout·ing, routs
1. To put to disorderly flight or retreat: "the flock of starlings which Jasper had routed with his gun" (Virginia Woolf).
2. To defeat overwhelmingly. See Synonyms at defeat.

Hint 621

A Republican rout could equate to a "come-to-Jesus moment" for the administration" that forces it to take a more centrist approach, said Gregory Valliere, chief political strategist at the Potomac Research Group.

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benign

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be·nign (b-nn)
adj.
1. Of a kind and gentle disposition.
2. Showing gentleness and mildness. See Synonyms at kind1.
3. Tending to exert a beneficial influence; favorable: a policy with benign consequences for the economy. See Synonyms at favorable.
4. Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a chemical additive that is environmentally benign.
5. Medicine Of no danger to health; not recurrent or progressive; not malignant: a benign tumor.
[Middle English benigne, from Old French, from Latin benignus; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
be·nignly adv.

Hint 622

Then again, the current environment seems to call for more than benign neglect, and in fact, Wall Street was vocal in its desire for government assistance when the financial crisis erupted in late 2008.

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toil

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toil 1 (toil)
intr.v. toiled, toil·ing, toils
1. To labor continuously; work strenuously.
2. To proceed with difficulty: toiling over the mountains.
n.
1. Exhausting labor or effort: "A bit of the blackest and coarsest bread is . . . the sole recompense and the sole profit attaching to so arduous a toil" (George Sand). See Synonyms at work.
2. Archaic Strife; contention.

Hint 623

Its manufacturing workers toil for a small fraction of the cost of their American or German competitors.

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nimble

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nim·ble (nmbl)
adj. nim·bler, nim·blest
1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous.
2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits.
[Middle English nemel, from Old English nmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]
nimble·ness n.
nimbly adv.

Hint 624

But the supply of strong backs and nimble fingers is not infinite, even in China.

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docile

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doc·ile (dsl, -l)
adj.
1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
[Latin docilis, from docre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
docile·ly adv.
do·cili·ty (d-sl-t, d-) n.

Hint 625

In truth, Chinese workers were never as docile as the popular caricature suggested.

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quash

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quash 1 (kwsh)
tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es
To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action.
quash 2 (kwsh)
tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es
To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion.

Hint 626

China’s ruling Communist Party has swiftly quashed previous bouts of labour unrest.

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bolshie

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bolshie, bolshy [ˈbɒlʃɪ] (sometimes capital) Brit informal
adj
1. difficult to manage; rebellious
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politically radical or left-wing
n pl -shies
Derogatory any political radical
[shortened from Bolshevik]

Hint 627

Third, and most important, the government may believe that the new bolshiness of its workers is in keeping with its professed aim of “rebalancing” the economy.

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quintuple

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quin·tu·ple (kwn-tpl, -ty-, -tpl, kwnt-pl)
adj.
1. Consisting of five parts or members.
2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.
n.
A fivefold amount or number.
tr. & intr.v. quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling, quin·tu·ples
To multiply or be multipled by five.

quin·tuply adv.

Hint 628

Chinese labour costs tripled in the decade after 1995, but output per worker quintupled.

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bathos

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ba·thos (bths, -thôs)
n.
1.
a. An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
b. An anticlimax.
2.
a. Insincere or grossly sentimental pathos: "a richly textured man who . . . can be . . . sentimental to the brink of bathos" (Kenneth L. Woodward).
b. Banality; triteness.

Hint 629

NO ONE expected a bang; but the idea of a cap on America’s carbon emissions died with barely the bathos of a whimper.

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faddle

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vt. 及物動詞

1.

抱著逗弄

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

開玩笑

Hint 630

Despite months of legislative fiddle piled on procedural faddle, no one ever drafted a bill with a carbon cap, and the sort of trading system necessary for industry to meet its demands, that stood a chance on the Senate floor.

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sulky

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sulk·y 1 (slk)
adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est
1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.
2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.

sulki·ly adv.
sulki·ness n.

sulk·y 2 (slk)
n. pl. sulk·ies
A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing.

Hint 631

But Mr Obama never made it a high priority, and Mr McCain, back in the Senate, maintained a sulky silence on the subject.

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blandishment

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blan·dish (blndsh)
tr.v. blan·dished, blan·dish·ing, blan·dish·es
To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

blandish·er n.
blandish·ment n.

Hint 632

In its absence the blandishments of a well-funded environmental lobby, the sporadic half-throated encouragement of the White House and the not entirely convincing rhetoric on green jobs from their colleagues on the left could not shift them.

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sporadic

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spo·rad·ic (sp-rdk, spô-) also spo·rad·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time. See Synonyms at periodic.
2. Appearing singly or at widely scattered localities, as a plant or disease.
3. Isolated; unique: a sporadic example.

spo·radi·cal·ly adv.
spo·radi·cal·ness n.

Hint 633

In its absence the blandishments of a well-funded environmental lobby, the sporadic half-throated encouragement of the White House and the not entirely convincing rhetoric on green jobs from their colleagues on the left could not shift them.

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unabated

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un·a·bat·ed (n-btd)
adj.
Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease: an unabated windstorm; a battle fought with unabated violence.
una·bated·ly adv.

Hint 634

America’s emissions will not go unabated. The Environmental Protection Agency is now legally required to act on carbon dioxide.

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impudent

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im·pu·dent (mpy-dnt)
adj.
1. Characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent. See Synonyms at shameless.
2. Obsolete Immodest.

impu·dent·ly adv.

Hint 635

Xstrata’s impudent offer at last concentrated the minds of Anglo’s bosses on completing a long-promised restructuring.

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upheaval

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up·heav·al (p-hvl)
n.
1.
a. The process of being heaved upward.
b. An instance of being so heaved.
2. A sudden, violent disruption or upset: "the psychic upheaval caused by war" (Wallace Fowlie).
3. Geology A raising of a part of the earth's crust.

Hint 636

Another worry for Anglo’s investors is the company’s disproportionate presence in Africa, a continent where the risk of political upheaval weighs heavily on the value of mining assets.

Front 637

pittance

Back 637

n. 名詞

1.

少量(或僅足餬口)的津貼; 很少數量

Hint 637

Though the stipends are usually a pittance, they make a difference to the poorest because they are reliable—unlike the rest of the poor’s income.

Front 638

panacea

Back 638

n. 名詞
變化形 panaceas;

1.

萬能藥; 補救之道

Hint 638

Governments tend to treat CCTs as a panacea.

Front 639

rancour = rancor

Back 639

rancour US, rancor [ˈræŋkə]
n
malicious resentfulness or hostility; spite
[from Old French, from Late Latin rancor rankness]
rancorous adj
rancorously adv
rancorousness n

Hint 639

What has America achieved by its intervention, if anything? Such is the continuing rancour about the decision to invade Iraq in the first place that it is almost impossible to debate this question dispassionately.

Front 640

mayhem

Back 640

n. 名詞

1.

有意的破壞(或暴行)
2.

【律】重傷罪(傷害罪之一等級)

Hint 640

Had we foreseen that the country would collapse into such bloody mayhem after the invasion we would not have supported it.

Front 641

rive

Back 641

vt.vi.
變化形 rived; rived, riven; riving;

1.

撕裂; 劈開; 摘去
2.

傷(心)

Hint 641

And for the time being the country's politics is not riven violently along sectarian lines.

Front 642

stalemate

Back 642

n. 名詞
變化形 stalemated; stalemated; stalemating;

1.

【棋】無子可動
2.

僵持狀態
3.

陷於困境

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 stalemated; stalemated; stalemating;

1.

【棋】使無法動棋子
2.

使陷入困境

Hint 642

A largely peaceful election took place last spring with a high turnout but failed to produce a clear majority, and since then drift and stalemate have been the order of the day.

Front 643

leech-like

Back 643

Adj. 1. leechlike - of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"

Hint 643

The subsequent stalemate shows why they do not get it: incumbent rulers cling leech-like to power no matter what wishes the people express at the ballot box.

Front 644

jolt

Back 644

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 jolted; jolted; jolting;

1.

使搖動; 使顛簸

The horse jolted me terribly when he jumped. 馬跳躍時, 我被顛得很厲害。
2.

猛擊, 猛敲
3.

使震驚; 使慌亂

She was all jolted within. 她內心亂作一團。
4.

(粗暴地)突然干涉

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 jolted; jolted; jolting;

1.

(車輛等)搖動; 顛簸[(+along)]

The car jolted badly over the rough road. 汽車在崎嶇的路上顛簸。

n. 名詞
變化形 jolted; jolted; jolting;

1.

搖動; 顛簸[C]

The bus stopped with a jolt. 公車一蹦停了下來。
2.

震驚; 令人震驚的事[C]

The bad news gave us a jolt. 這壞消息使我們震驚。
3.

嚴重的挫折[C]

a jolt of horseradish 少量辣根調味品
4.

少量[S][(+of)]

Hint 644

The interesting question about this particular moment is: can America use its remaining military, political and economic heft in Iraq to jolt its politicians into heeding the wishes of Iraq's voters?

Front 645

extricate

Back 645

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 extricated; extricated; extricating;

1.

使擺脫; 解救
2.

使游離

Hint 645

My guess is that Mr Obama's priority is to extricate American forces as smoothly as possible by the end of next year without doing anything that risks rocking the fragile boat.

Front 646

valour = valor

Back 646

n. 名詞

1.

英勇, 勇氣, 勇猛[U]

The troops showed great valor. 軍隊表現出極大的英勇。

Hint 646

And after all the miserable unintended consequences of George Bush's "freedom agenda" in the Middle East, discretion may indeed be the better part of valour: time to get out while the going is reasonably good.

Front 647

avaricious

Back 647

a. 形容詞

1.

貪婪的, 貪得無厭的

Hint 647

THEY were the Macbeths of information technology (IT): a wicked couple who seized power and abused it in bloody and avaricious ways.

Front 648

trod
(tread的過去式和過去分詞)

Back 648

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 trod; trodden, trod; treading;

1.

踩, 踏[Q][(+on/upon)]

Beg pardon, did I tread on your foot, miss? 對不起, 小姐, 我是不是踩了你的腳了?
2.

步行, 走[Q]

Rose was treading with care. 羅絲小心翼翼地走著。
3.

(雄鳥)與雌鳥交尾[(+with)]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 trod; trodden, trod; treading;

1.

踩, 踏; 在...上面走

Our ancestors trod this same path. 我們的祖先曾經走過這同一條道路。
2.

踏成, 踩出

The sheep trod a path through the grass. 羊群在草地上踩出一條路。
3.

踐踏, 蹂躪

The serf was trod to death. 這個農奴被蹂躪致死。
4.

走(步); 跳(舞)
5.

(雄鳥)與(雌鳥)交尾

n. 名詞
變化形 trod; trodden, trod; treading;

1.

踩, 踏; 步態; 足音[S]

I heard his heavy tread up the stairs. 我聽到他那沈重的腳步走上樓梯。
2.

(樓梯等的)踏板[C]
3.

(輪胎的)胎面; 鞋底[C][U]
4.

(汽車左右兩輪的)輪距[C]

Hint 648

Microsoft has been pushier: in the mid-1990s, for instance, Mr Gates leaned heavily on Andy Grove, Intel’s boss, to stop the development of software that trod on Windows’ turf. Intel backed down.

Front 649

crockery

Back 649

n. 名詞

1.

(總稱)陶器, 瓦器[U]

Hint 649

Both firms have often co-operated, despite occasional crockery-throwing.

Front 650

centripetal

Back 650

cen·trip·e·tal (sn-trp-tl)
adj.
1. Moving or directed toward a center or axis.
2. Operated by means of centripetal force.
3. Physiology Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system; afferent.
4. Botany Developing or progressing inward toward the center or axis, as in the head of a sunflower, in which the oldest flowers are near the edge and the youngest flowers are in the center.
5. Tending or directed toward centralization: the centripetal effects of a homogeneous population.
cen·tripe·tal·ly adv.

Hint 650

This has created both centripetal and centrifugal forces, which are pushing computing into data centres (huge warehouses full of servers) and onto mobile devices—businesses that Microsoft and Intel do not dominate.

Front 651

centrifugal

Back 651

adj.
1. Moving or directed away from a center or axis.
2. Operated by means of centrifugal force.
3. Physiology Transmitting nerve impulses away from the central nervous system; efferent.
4. Botany Developing or progressing outward from a center or axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center and the youngest flowers are near the edge.
5. Tending or directed away from centralization, as of authority: "The division of Europe into two warring blocs, each ultimately dependent on a superpower patron, is subject to ever-increasing centrifugal stress" (Scott Sullivan).

cen·trifu·gal·ism n.
cen·trifu·gal·ly adv.

Hint 651

This has created both centripetal and centrifugal forces, which are pushing computing into data centres (huge warehouses full of servers) and onto mobile devices—businesses that Microsoft and Intel do not dominate.

Front 652

slug

Back 652

slug 1 (slg)
n.
1. A round bullet larger than buckshot.
2. Informal
a. A shot of liquor.
b. An amount of liquid, especially liquor, that is swallowed in one gulp; a swig.
3. A small metal disk for use in a vending or gambling machine, especially one used illegally.
4. A lump of metal or glass prepared for further processing.
5. Printing
a. A strip of type metal, less than type-high and thicker than a lead, used for spacing.
b. A line of cast type in a single strip of metal.
c. A compositor's type line of identifying marks or instructions, inserted temporarily in copy.
6. Physics The unit of mass that is accelerated at the rate of one foot per second per second when acted on by a force of one pound weight.
tr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs
1. Printing To add slugs to.
2. Informal To drink rapidly or in large gulps: slugged down a can of pop.
[Perhaps from slug (from its shape).]
slug 2 (slg)
n.
1. Any of various small, snaillike, chiefly terrestrial gastropod mollusks of the genus Limax and related genera, having a slow-moving elongated body with no shell or only a flat rudimentary shell on or under the skin.
2. The smooth soft larva of certain insects, such as the sawfly.
3. A slimy mass of aggregated amoeboid cells from which the sporophore of a cellular slime mold develops.
4. Informal A sluggard.
[Middle English slugge, sluggard, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
slug 3 (slg)
tr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs
To strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.
n.
A hard heavy blow, as with the fist or a baseball bat.
[Possibly from slug.]
slug 4 (slg)
intr.v. slugged, slug·ging, slugs
To wait for or obtain a ride to work by standing at a roadside hoping to be picked up by a driver who needs another passenger to use the HOV lanes of a highway.
n.
A commuter who slugs.

Hint 652

Now Intel has to slug it out with ARM, a British firm.

Front 653

guzzle

Back 653

guz·zle (gzl)
v. guz·zled, guz·zling, guz·zles
v.tr.
1. To drink greedily or habitually: guzzle beer.
2. To consume to excess: a car that guzzles gas.
v.intr.
To drink, especially alcoholic beverages, greedily or habitually.

Hint 653

ARM’s chips guzzle little power and cost much less than Intel’s, because its licensing fees are low and most customers use foundries (contract chipmakers) to make them.

Front 654

vie

Back 654

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 vied; vied; vying;

1.

爭; 競爭[(+with/for)]

All present vied to express their interest in the project. 在場的人都爭先恐後地表明自己對這個項目的興趣。

They vied with one another for the trophy. 他們互相爭奪獎杯。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 vied; vied; vying;

1.

使競爭; 使針鋒相對[(+against)]

Hint 654

racle, Cisco and IBM will vie for corporate customers; Apple and Google will scramble for individuals

Front 655

recidivist

Back 655

n. 名詞

1.

【律】再犯; 累犯

Hint 655

The current one, Steve Cooley, has other ideas about Three Strikes, which he values as a “powerful recidivist tool” but also considers “draconian”.

Front 656

proponent

Back 656

n. 名詞

1.

提議人; 擁護者

Hint 656

The son of an FBI agent and a proponent of the death penalty, Mr Cooley can point out the obvious—that the law is often egregiously unjust—and still be considered tough.

Front 657

circumspect

Back 657

a. 形容詞

1.

慎重的; 謹慎小心的

Hint 657

His Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, agrees with him on three strikes, but has so far been more circumspect.

Front 658

heinous

Back 658

a. 形容詞

1.

可憎的; 兇惡的

Hint 658

It would have stopped counting non-violent, non-serious crimes as third strikes, unless a previous strike was heinous.

Front 659

reacquainted

Back 659

- familiarize anew; "We reacquainted ourselves with this technique"

Hint 659

Mr South has since found a job at the docks. He is catching up with the free world and is learning to text. He is getting reacquainted with his sons.

Front 660

languished

Back 660

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 languished; languished; languishing;

1.

變得無生氣, 衰弱

We all languished in the tropical climate. 受熱帶氣候影響, 我們都變得倦怠乏力。
2.

(植物等)凋萎
3.

長期受苦

He languished in poverty most of his life. 他大半輩子在貧窮中呻吟。
4.

焦思, 因渴望而苦惱[(+for)]

She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia. 她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亞的兒女。

Hint 660

We got it wrong. We built a mall that never found its anchors. It languished for 40 years. It was like the biblical 40 years in the desert.

Front 661

convene

Back 661

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 convened; convened; convening;

1.

集會; 聚集

Congress will convene again in the fall. 國會將於秋季再度舉行會議。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 convened; convened; convening;

1.

召集(會議)

He convened a meeting of the members of the club. 他召集俱樂部成員開會。
2.

傳喚...出庭受審, 票傳[(+before)]

Hint 661

Then, 15 years ago, Rockville convened hearings and forums to discuss its lackluster downtown, deciding in the end to replace it with a town square lined with shops, restaurants and apartments, all steps away from a subway station -- in other words, more of an urban experience.

Front 662

lackluster

Back 662

a. 形容詞

1.

無光澤的
2.

無生氣的

n. 名詞

1.

無光澤
2.

無生氣

Hint 662

Then, 15 years ago, Rockville convened hearings and forums to discuss its lackluster downtown, deciding in the end to replace it with a town square lined with shops, restaurants and apartments, all steps away from a subway station -- in other words, more of an urban experience.

Front 663

ascribe

Back 663

vt.[(+to)]
變化形 ascribed; ascribed; ascribing;

1.

把...歸因(於)

She ascribed her success to hard work. 她把自己的成功歸之於勤奮。
2.

把...歸屬(於)

The painting was ascribed to an unknown artist. 那幅畫被認定係一不出名的畫家所作。

Hint 663

For some time now in internal discussions with my colleagues at the Fed, I have ascribed the economy’s slow growth pathology to what I call ‘random refereeing’ — the current predilection of government to rewrite the rules in the middle of the game of recovery.

Front 664

emphatically

Back 664

ad. 副詞

1.

強調地; 斷然地; 明顯地

Hint 664

Well, I periodically take a poll of fifth graders and they report, emphatically, that homework is interfering with their education and that they want lemonade to come out of the water fountains.

Front 665

absolve

Back 665

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 absolved; absolved; absolving;

1.

使免除(責任, 義務等)[(+from/of)]

They absolved her from the promise. 他們不再堅持要她履行諾言。
2.

寬恕, 使免受罰[(+from/of)]

The police absolved the suspect. 警方釋放了嫌疑犯。
3.

【宗】赦(罪), 赦免...的罪

Hint 665

The distressing thing about this line of thinking, which is not contained by any means to the Dallas Fed, is that it absolves the central bank from responsibility to stimulate a flagging economy.

Front 666

capricious

Back 666

a. 形容詞

1.

善變的
2.

任性的

Hint 666

After all, you can buy up all the bonds you like but that won’t make regulations less onerous or politicians less capricious.

Front 667

pliable

Back 667

a. 形容詞

1.

易曲折的; 柔軟的
2.

圓滑的; 順從的; 有適應性的

Hint 667

ndeed, one could posit that further monetary accommodation might make the situation worse if private-sector operators were to conclude that the Federal Reserve has become politically pliable and is prone to substituting such accommodation for fiscal discipline.

Front 668

off base

Back 668

Badly mistaken

Hint 668

Fisher is off base on regulation, but he has raised a painful truth about politics and monetary policy after the crisis.

Front 669

trample

Back 669

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 trampled; trampled; trampling;

1.

踩, 踐踏; 蹂躪[(+down)]

He was trampled to death by an elephant. 他被一隻大象踩死。
2.

蔑視; 傷害[(+down)]

trample down the law 無視法律

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 trampled; trampled; trampling;

1.

踩, 踐踏[(+on)]

He apologized for trampling on her toes. 他因踩了她一腳向她道歉。
2.

腳步沈重地走[(+about)]

I heard someone trample about in the hall. 我聽到有人在過道裡蹬蹬地走來走去。
3.

蔑視; 傷害[(+on)]

We warned him against trampling on justice. 我們告誡過他, 切莫藐視正義。

n. 名詞
變化形 trampled; trampled; trampling;

1.

踐踏; 蹂躪; 踐踏聲[C]

We heard the trample of many feet. 我們聽到許多人的沈重腳步聲。

Hint 669

The Federal Reserve, with cause and in exigency, trampled on the rights of Congress by picking winners and losers through its policy.

Front 670

gooey

Back 670

a. 形容詞
變化形 gooier; gooiest;

1.

膠黏的
2.

感傷的

n. 名詞
變化形 gooier; gooiest;

1.

膠黏物

Hint 670

The gooey substance produced by mixing cornstarch with a little water is a commonplace example of such a material.

Front 671

coy

Back 671

a. 形容詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

害羞的, 靦腆的; 忸怩作態的

a coy girl 怕難為情的姑娘
2.

含糊其詞的, 不願直言的

Don't be coy with me about your past record. 把你的履歷跟我直說了吧。
3.

【古】安靜的, 肅靜的

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

愛撫

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 coyed; coyed; coying;

1.

【古】害羞; 忸怩作態

Hint 671

The fluid that Armour Holdings worked on is a liquid polymer containing nano-engineered particles of silica, though BAE is coy about the details of what it is using.

Front 672

fusty

Back 672

fus·ty (fst)
adj. fus·ti·er, fus·ti·est
1. Smelling of mildew or decay; musty.
2. Old-fashioned; antique.

fusti·ly adv.
fusti·ness n.

Hint 672

Such talk could be easily dismissed if it came only from fusty film-makers known for digging in their heels against new technology.

Front 673

cope

Back 673

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 coped; coped; coping;

1.

競爭; 對付, 妥善處理[(+with)]

I was amazed at her ability to cope with the difficult situation. 她對付困境的能力使我驚訝。

Hint 673

The studios can cope: failure is hardly an uncommon experience in Hollywood. The 3-D rush will continue.

Front 674

rump

Back 674

n. 名詞
變化形 rumps;

1.

(獸的)臀部; (鳥的)尾部; (人的)臀部[C]

He sent the horse forward with a slap on its rump. 他拍了一下馬尾, 馬便向前跑去。
2.

牛臀肉[U]
3.

殘餘部分; 渣滓[C][the S]
4.

餘黨[C][the S]

Hint 674

Meanwhile, the rump of the old bank, dubbed Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc, or NRAM, supposedly saddled with all the toxic stuff, came out with a profit of £349.7m.

Front 675

topsy-turvy

Back 675

top·sy-tur·vy (tps-tûrv)
adv.
1. With the top downward and the bottom up; upside-down.
2. In or into a state of utter disorder or confusion: "turning our ordered life topsy-turvy" (Anne Tyler).
adj. top·sy-tur·vi·er, top·sy-tur·vi·est
1. Turned or positioned upside down; inverted.
2. Confused or disordered.
n. pl. top·sy-tur·vies
The quality or condition of being topsy-turvy.

topsy-turvi·ly adv.
topsy-turvi·ness n.

Hint 675

In this topsy-turvy world, government support of banks is clearly interfering with competitiveness and the play of market forces.

Front 676

inertia

Back 676

n.[U]

1.

【物】慣性; 慣量; 惰性

Inertia carried the train past the station. 慣性使火車駛過了車站。
2.

不活動; 遲鈍; 懶惰

I get a feeling of inertia on a hot summer day. 在盛夏我有一種懶洋洋的感覺。

Hint 676

Smaller banks and building societies have to offer top dollar on their savings accounts to attract new depositors and jog big-bank customers out of their natural inertia.

Front 677

embark

Back 677

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 embarked; embarked; embarking;

1.

上船(或飛機等)

We embarked on a cruiser. 我們登上一艘遊艇。
2.

從事, 著手[(+on/in/upon)]

They embarked on a campaign to get people to vote. 他們展開一場動員人們投票的運動。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 embarked; embarked; embarking;

1.

使上船(或飛機等); 裝載

The ship embarked passengers and cargo. 那艘船載上乘客, 裝上貨物。
2.

使從事, 使著於[H]

We are already embarked on a new course. 我們已開始踏上一條新的道路。
3.

投(資)

He embarked his fortune in trade. 他把財產投資做生意。

Hint 677

As the supply of migrant labour dwindles, the workshop of the world is embarking on a migration of its own

Front 678

afflict

Back 678

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 afflicted; afflicted; afflicting;

1.

使痛苦, 使苦惱, 折磨

The poor old man was afflicted with diabetes. 那可憐的老人受到糖尿病的折磨。

Famine and war still afflict mankind. 饑荒與戰爭依舊給人類帶來痛苦。

Hint 678

The strikes, stoppages and suicides that have afflicted foreign factories on China’s coast in recent months have shaken the popular image of the country’s workers as docile, diligent and dirt cheap.

Front 679

dispatch

Back 679

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 dispatched; dispatched; dispatching;

1.

派遣; 發送; 快遞[(+to)]

He dispatched the report to his newspaper. 他將報導發送給他的報紙。

He dispatched an experienced worker to repair the damage. 他派一個有經驗的工人去修理損壞的地方。
2.

迅速處理, 迅速了結; 匆匆吃完

He dispatched the job in three days' time. 他用三天時間迅速做完這一工作。
3.

【婉】殺死

n. 名詞
變化形 dispatched; dispatched; dispatching;

1.

派遣, 發送[U]
2.

(公文)急件; 快信[C]
3.

新聞稿, 快電[C]

He couldn't quite believe the dispatch sent by his reporter. 他不敢相信他的記者發來的報導。
4.

殺死[U]
5.

迅速, 急速[U]

We must act with dispatch. 我們必須迅速行動。

Hint 679

For a decade this combination has dominated global manufacturing growth, dispatching ever cheaper goods from China’s ports.

Front 680

bolshie

Back 680

a. 形容詞

1.

【英】易怒的, 怒氣沖沖的, 跟人過不去的

Hint 680

Firms may have to get used to bolshier workers.

Front 681

revolting

Back 681

a. 形容詞

1.

背叛的; 造反的
2.

令人噁心的; 討厭的

Hint 681

The workers are revolting

Front 682

grievance

Back 682

n. 名詞
變化形 grievances;

1.

不滿, 不平; 抱怨, 牢騷[C][(+against)]

my family's grievance against Jonathan 我們家對喬納森的不滿

A committee was set up to look into the workers' grievances. 已成立一專門委員會調查工人們的申訴。

Hint 682

As students of Karl Marx and of history, China’s party leaders will know that labour movements can begin with economic grievances and end in political revolt.

Front 683

malcontent

Back 683

a. 形容詞

1.

不滿的; 不滿現狀的
2.

不服的; 反抗的

n. 名詞

1.

不滿現狀的人
2.

反抗者

Hint 683

The malcontents may also represent a generational shift among migrant workers.

Front 684

baton

Back 684

n. 名詞

1.

官杖, 權杖; 警棒
2.

軍樂隊用指揮杖; 【喻】指揮棒
3.

短棒

Hint 684

The police are far less likely to charge at you with batons if you strike in a Japanese-owned factory rather than one owned by the state.

Front 685

insofar

Back 685

ad. 副詞

1.

在這個範圍; 到這種程度

I'll help you insofar as I can. 我一定盡力幫助你。

Hint 685

Insofar as they can be tracked, China’s unit labour costs have risen more often than not in the past five years, thinks the World Bank.

Front 686

topography

Back 686

n. 名詞
變化形 topographies;

1.

地誌; 地形圖
2.

地形; 地形學; 地形測量學

Hint 686

Chongqing’s residents describe it as a “vertical city”, its hilly topography accentuated by the skyscrapers above and the deep pits below, where the foundations of new towers are being laid.

Front 687

accentuate

Back 687

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 accentuated; accentuated; accentuating;

1.

以重音讀出; 加重音符號於
2.

強調; 使更突出

Her white dress accentuated her sunburn. 她雪白的衣服更顯出她曬黑的膚色。

Hint 687

Chongqing’s residents describe it as a “vertical city”, its hilly topography accentuated by the skyscrapers above and the deep pits below, where the foundations of new towers are being laid.

Front 688

homage

Back 688

n.【書】[U]

1.

尊敬; 敬意; 崇敬[(+to)]

Many came to pay the dead man homage. 許多人前來向死者致敬。
2.

(封建時代對君主的)宣誓效忠

The Imperial Guards presented homage to the king. 皇家警衛隊向國王宣誓效忠。

Hint 688

The city’s best-known skyscraper, named the New York, New York tower, pays homage to the Chrysler building.

Front 689

traverse

Back 689

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 traversed; traversed; traversing;

1.

橫渡, 橫越; 越過; 穿過

traverse the ocean 橫渡重洋
2.

橫貫, 橫跨; 交叉
3.

沿...來回移動; 在...來回走動
4.

全面研究; 詳細討論
5.

反對; 妨礙; 阻止
6.

【律】否認, 反駁

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 traversed; traversed; traversing;

1.

橫越; 橫過
2.

(橫向)往返移動
3.

轉動; 在軸上旋轉

The gun traverses smoothly. 砲筒旋轉自如。
4.

作Z字形攀登; (滑雪中)橫線下坡

n.[C][U]
變化形 traversed; traversed; traversing;

1.

越過, 穿過; 橫越
2.

橫越的路線
3.

橫斷物; 橫樑; 橫軸
4.

通廊, 樓廂
5.

(城牆、壕溝等的)護牆
6.

障礙物
7.

Z字形攀登; Z字形滑降[C]
8.

【律】否認, 反駁
9.

【數】橫切線

a. 形容詞
變化形 traversed; traversed; traversing;

1.

橫貫的, 橫過的; 交叉的
2.

雙幅窗簾的

ad. 副詞
變化形 traversed; traversed; traversing;

1.

橫過; 越過; 穿過; 交叉著

Hint 689

To enter the city from HP’s plant in the rural periphery, cars traverse a 3.8km tunnel through a mountain.

Front 690

moribund

Back 690

a. 形容詞

1.

垂死的
2.

即將滅亡的

Hint 690

And only some of the stuff its better-paid workers buy will come from the moribund rich world.

Front 691

fissile

Back 691

a. 形容詞

1.

易裂的; 可裂的

Fissile wood is not good for making cutting boards. 易裂的木頭不易做砧板。

Hint 691

If Iran were to expel international inspectors and dash for a bomb, said a senior administration official, it would take it a year or more to collect enough fissile material for a single device.

Front 692

lair

Back 692

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 lairs;

1.

(野獸的)窩, 穴
2.

祕密藏身處, 躲藏處

The police tracked the thieves to their lair. 警察跟蹤小偷找到他們的巢穴。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lairs;

1.

進窩; 在穴中休息

Hint 692

The difference this makes is the difference between having the wolf at your door—albeit a pretty well-bolted door—and having it back in its lair on the other side of the hill, unwilling to sally forth.

Front 693

sally

Back 693

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 sallies;

1.

(守城軍隊等的)出擊; 突圍

The troops made a sally at night. 部隊在晚上突圍了。
2.

出發; 旅行, 遠足

a sally into a neighboring country 去鄰國旅行
3.

突然行動; (感情的)迸發

a sally of anger 勃然大怒
4.

俏皮話; 妙語; 挖苦的話

a book full of brilliant sallies 一本妙趣橫生的書

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sallies;

1.

出擊; 突圍[(+out)]

The men in the fort sallied at dawn. 堡壘裡的人在黎明時出擊。
2.

(突然)衝出; 急忙趕去(或趕來)[(+forth/out)]
3.

動身; 出發旅行

They sallied forth early in the morning. 他們一清早出發了。
4.

(感情)迸發; 湧出

Hint 693

The difference this makes is the difference between having the wolf at your door—albeit a pretty well-bolted door—and having it back in its lair on the other side of the hill, unwilling to sally forth.

Front 694

wiggle

Back 694

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

擺動; 扭動

The puppies wiggled with delight. 小狗們高興地擺動著。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

使擺動; 扭動

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 wiggled; wiggled; wiggling;

1.

扭動, 擺動

Her toes gave a wiggle. 她的腳趾扭動了一下。
2.

擺動的線

Hint 694

From what BP is saying it seems likely that its surface cementing will put a solid plug into the production casing, but quite possibly not into the annulus, which means there might be a way for the wolf to wiggle out.

Front 695

sediment

Back 695

n.[C][U]
變化形 sediments;

1.

沈積, 沈澱
2.

沈積物

She scooped out the yeasty sediments. 她將發酵的沈澱物舀了出來。

Hint 695

The residual quarter is what has been gathered up from the beaches and what is still out at sea in slicks and tarballs, or buried in sediment.

Front 696

besmirch

Back 696

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 besmirched; besmirched; besmirching;

1.

弄髒; 使退後
2.

糟蹋

Hint 696

Most of it is still in a position to kill and besmirch things; but it is also subject to further evaporation and dispersal.

Front 697

awe

Back 697

n. 名詞
變化形 awed; awed; awing;

1.

敬畏; 畏怯[U]

He gazed at her in awe. 他敬畏地看著她。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 awed; awed; awing;

1.

使敬畏; 使畏怯

He refused to be awed by the threatening letters. 他不為那些恐嚇信所嚇倒。
2.

使由於敬畏(或畏怯)而...[H][(+into)]

The children were awed into silence. 孩子們嚇得不敢作聲。

Hint 697

In the 1980s, the last time industrial policy was in fashion, the West was in awe of Japan and its inexorable rise; now it is in awe of China and its state capitalism.

Front 698

inexorable

Back 698

a. 形容詞

1.

無法改變的; 不可阻擋的

inexorable price rises 無法抑制的物價上漲

their inexorable fate 他們的無可變更的命運
2.

無動於衷的; 毫不寬容的, 無情的

an inexorable opponent 無情的對手

Hint 698

In the 1980s, the last time industrial policy was in fashion, the West was in awe of Japan and its inexorable rise; now it is in awe of China and its state capitalism.

Front 699

infamy

Back 699

n. 名詞
變化形 infamies;

1.

惡名; 聲名狼藉[U]

Traitors are held in infamy. 賣國者為人所不齒。
2.

醜惡; 極度的邪惡[U]

reveal the infamy of a proceeding 揭露某一行徑的醜惡
3.

醜事; 寡廉鮮恥的行為[C][P1]
4.

【律】(因犯不名譽罪行)喪失公權

Hint 699

The hall of infamy is filled with costly failures like Minitel (a dead-end French national communications network long since overtaken by the internet) and British Leyland (a nationalised car company).

Front 700

coddle

Back 700

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coddled; coddled; coddling;

1.

悉心照料(病人、嬰兒等); 嬌養
2.

用文火煮(蛋等)

coddled eggs 半生不熟的蛋

Hint 700

However many new justifications are invented for the government to pick winners, and coddle losers, it will remain a bad old idea.

Front 701

tufted

Back 701

a.[Z]

1.

有簇飾的
2.

【紡】植絨的, 栽絨的

a tufted carpet 植絨地毯
3.

【鳥】頭上有一簇羽毛的, 有冠的
4.

成簇的; 簇生的; 叢生的

Hint 701

No bureaucrat could have predicted the success of Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee-capsule system—just as none foresaw that utility vehicles, vacuum cleaners and tufted carpets (to cite examples noted by Charles Schultze, an American opponent of state planning) would have been some of America’s fastest-growing industries in the 1970s.

Front 702

voguish

Back 702

a. 形容詞

1.

時髦的; 一度流行的

Hint 702

Officials ignore the potential for innovation in consumer products or services and get seduced by the hype of voguish high-tech sectors.

Front 703

lavishly

Back 703

ad. 副詞

1.

非常大方地; 浪費地; 極其豐富地

Hint 703

Spain, blinded by visions of a solar future, subsidised the industry so lavishly that in 2008 the country accounted for two-fifths of the world’s new solar-power installations by wattage.

Front 704

cavalier

Back 704

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 cavaliers;

1.

騎士; 騎兵
2.

(對女性)殷勤的紳士; 護花使者
3.

(C-)(十七世紀英國查理一世時代的)保王黨員

a. 形容詞
變化形 cavaliers;

1.

漫不經心的; 無憂無慮的

a cavalier reply 隨口作的回答
2.

傲慢的; 目空一切的

People were often irritated by his cavalier attitude toward them. 人們常常被他目空一切的態度弄得惱火。
3.

(C-)(英國查理一世時代)保王黨的

Hint 704

Some advocates of industrial policy argue that the government, like a pharmaceutical company or a seed-capital firm, should simply increase the number of its bets in order to raise its hit rate. But that is a cavalier way to behave with taxpayers’ money.

Front 705

don

Back 705

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 donned; donned; donning;

1.

穿上; 披上; 穿著

Hint 705

None of this excites politicians as much as donning hard hats and handing out cash in front of the cameras.

Front 706

cabal

Back 706

n. 名詞
變化形 caballed; caballed; caballing;

1.

陰謀集團
2.

陰謀

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 caballed; caballed; caballing;

1.

密謀策劃

Hint 706

A CURIOUS cabal gathered recently in a converted warehouse in San Francisco for a private conference.

Front 707

hyperbole

Back 707

n. 名詞
變化形 hyperboles;

1.

修辭的誇張法
2.

誇張的語句

Hint 707

This might sound like hyperbole, but other charities, including the Gates Foundation, have been sufficiently impressed to start offering their own prizes.

Front 708

pitfall

Back 708

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 pitfalls;

1.

陷阱; 圈套

There are many pitfalls for teenagers today. 對現今的青少年來說, 到處有許多陷阱。
2.

隱藏的危險; 易犯的錯誤; 意想不到的困難

The road to the conquest of cancer is long and full of pitfalls. 戰勝癌症的征途是漫長的, 而且佈滿意想不到的困難。

Hint 708

Thomas Kalil, a science adviser to Barack Obama, acknowledges the pitfalls but insists that incentive prizes offered by governments can work if well crafted.

Front 709

procurement

Back 709

n. 名詞

1.

獲得, 取得; 採購[U]

procurement of a loan 貸款的獲得

Hint 709

One success was NASA’s Lunar Lander prize, which was more cost-effective than the traditional procurement process, says Robert Braun, NASA’s chief technologist.

Front 710

frenzy

Back 710

n.[U][S1]
變化形 frenzied; frenzied; frenzying;

1.

(暫時的)瘋狂; 狂怒; 狂熱

He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy. 他能激起青年學生的狂熱。

In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy. 一股仇恨湧上心頭, 他殺死了他的敵人。
2.

極度的激動

They were singing in a frenzy of joy. 他們欣喜若狂地高聲歌唱。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 frenzied; frenzied; frenzying;

1.

使發狂; 使狂怒[H]

Hint 710

Wheat futures frenzy fails to infect cash market

Front 711

decimate

Back 711

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 decimated; decimated; decimating;

1.

成批殺死
2.

大量毀滅

Hint 711

A drought that analysts said could have decimated a quarter of the Russian crop has revitalized the wheat futures market, which just two months ago was wallowing in bearish fundamentals of ample supplies across the globe.

Front 712

wallow

Back 712

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 wallows;

1.

(豬等在泥水中)打滾[(+in)]

He threw himself upon his back and wallowed at my feet. 他四腳朝天地倒下去, 在我腳邊打滾。
2.

沈迷; 縱樂[(+in)]

He is wallowing in pleasure. 他縱情玩樂。

The horses wallowed in the rank grass; the children ran about to gather sticks for the fire. 馬兒縱樂於茂密的青草中; 孩子們跑來跑去拾柴生火。
3.

(船等)顛簸; 笨重地駛行

The boat wallowed in the storing sea. 那條船在波濤洶湧的海上顛簸而行。
4.

(煙等)冒起

n. 名詞
變化形 wallows;

1.

打滾[S][(+in)]
2.

(動物)打滾的地方[C]
3.

墮落

His parents are partly responsible for his wallow. 他的父母對他的墮落負有部分責任。

Hint 712

A drought that analysts said could have decimated a quarter of the Russian crop has revitalized the wheat futures market, which just two months ago was wallowing in bearish fundamentals of ample supplies across the globe.

Front 713

decennial

Back 713

a. 形容詞

1.

十年間的, 每十年的

n. 名詞

1.

十週年紀念

Hint 713

Non-farm payrolls fell 131,000 the Labor Department said on Friday as temporary jobs to conduct the decennial census dropped by 143,000.

Front 714

fatigue

Back 714

n. 名詞
變化形 fatigues;

1.

疲勞, 勞累[U]

His health is deteriorating from fatigue. 他的健康狀況因疲勞而惡化。
2.

【物】(金屬材料等的)疲勞[U]
3.

勞累的工作[C]

It is a treat to have a drink after the fatigues of the day. 幹了一天的累活後喝杯酒其樂無窮。
4.

【軍】雜役[C][U]
5.

【軍】(士兵幹雜役時穿的)工作服[P]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 fatigues;

1.

使疲勞

He is too fatigued to eat. 他太疲勞了, 不想吃東西。
2.

使(金屬材料等)疲勞

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 fatigues;

1.

疲勞

The woman often complains that she fatigues easily. 那個胖女人常訴說自己容易疲勞。
2.

(金屬材料等)疲勞
3.

(士兵)擔任雜役

Hint 714

Metal fatigue in old aircraft

Front 715

rivet

Back 715

n. 名詞
變化形 rivets;

1.

鉚釘[C]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 rivets;

1.

鉚, 鉚接

They riveted the steel beams together. 他們把鋼樑鉚接在一起。
2.

固定; 釘牢

Amy stood riveted to the spot and gazed at the entrance. 艾美一動不動站在那裡, 並緊盯著入口。
3.

集中(目光、注意力); 吸引[(+on/to)]

Something in his appearance riveted our attention. 他外表的某些特徵吸引了我們的注意力。

He was riveted by the ancient pagoda. 他的注意力被那座古塔吸引住了。

Hint 715

Flying rivets
A new technique that listens for cracks in ageing aircraft

Front 716

avionics

Back 716

n. 名詞

1.

航空電子學; 航空電子技術
2.

航空電子設備

Hint 716

WHEN they were built, no one thought they would fly for so long. But fitted with new engines and avionics, aircraft can be kept going for a very long time.

Front 717

geriatric

Back 717

n. 名詞

1.

老年人
2.

老年病人

a. 形容詞

1.

老年人的
2.

老年病學的

Hint 717

Military planes are more geriatric: the Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter entered service 31 years ago and the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 40 years back.

Front 718

venerable

Back 718

a. 形容詞

1.

(因高齡、德行)令人肅然起敬的; 可尊敬的

He is a venerable scholar. 他是位可敬的學者。
2.

(因歷史、宗教的原因)神聖的, 珍貴的

We plan to visit the venerable ruins of the abbey. 我們計劃去訪問該修道院的珍貴的歷史遺址。
3.

(英國國教副主教的尊稱; 天主教被列入聖徒的人的頭銜)尊敬的

Hint 718

Some Boeing KC-135 aerial-refuelling planes, which are based on the venerable 707, have been flying for over 50 years.

Front 719

impending

Back 719

a. 形容詞

1.

即將發生的; 逼近的

The dark clouds suggest an impending storm. 烏雲表明暴風雨即將來臨。

He was inadequately prepared for the impending examinations. 他對即將舉行的考試準備不足。
2.

【罕】懸掛的, 懸置的

Hint 719

One thing that does ground old aircraft is the impending failure of their aluminium structure from metal fatigue.

Front 720

microscopic

Back 720

a. 形容詞

1.

只能從顯微鏡裡看到的; 微小的

a microscopic plant 一種只能從顯微鏡裡看到的植物
2.

顯微鏡似的; 精微的

Some insects have microscopic vision. 一些昆蟲有精微的視力。
3.

顯微鏡的; 用顯微鏡的[B]

make a microscopic examination 作一次顯微鏡檢查

Hint 720

Constant flexing of the structure concentrates stress, which leads to microscopic cracks. These cracks become more numerous and eventually large enough for the structure to fail.

Front 721

acoustic

Back 721

a. 形容詞

1.

聽覺的
2.

音響的
3.

聲學的

Hint 721

It does this by fitting small piezoelectric acoustic sensors to parts of the structure to detect the particular frequency of noise caused by a crack in aircraft-grade aluminium.

Front 722

topple

Back 722

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 toppled; toppled; toppling;

1.

使倒塌; 推翻; 顛覆[(+down/over)]

This scandal could topple the government. 這一醜聞可能使政府倒臺。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 toppled; toppled; toppling;

1.

倒塌, 倒下[(+down/over)]

The pile of bricks toppled over. 那磚堆倒塌了。
2.

搖搖欲墜

Hint 722

Many struggled to borrow from their peers or from capital markets amid concern that bad debts could soar or that faltering government finances in Europe could start toppling them like dominoes.

Front 723

benign

Back 723

a. 形容詞

1.

仁慈的; 親切的
2.

良性的; 有益健康的
3.

有利的; 吉利的

Hint 723

European banks have benefited from relatively benign conditions not just in their home markets, but also abroad.

Front 724

snoop

Back 724

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 snooped; snooped; snooping;

1.

窺探

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 snooped; snooped; snooping;

1.

窺探; 窺察

n. 名詞
變化形 snooped; snooped; snooping;

1.

到處窺視
2.

愛管閒事的人
3.

私家偵探

Hint 724

SOME sort of a deal seems to have been thrashed out over the weekend, according to reports from Saudi Arabia, under which its spooks will be able to snoop to their heart's content on messages sent over BlackBerrys within the kingdom.

Front 725

cryptic

Back 725

a. 形容詞

1.

隱祕的
2.

【動】適合於隱身的

Hint 725

The best we could get from the company was a series of tight-lipped statements, of which the least cryptic was this one.

Front 726

preclude

Back 726

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 precluded; precluded; precluding;

1.

【文】排除; 防止, 杜絕

preclude the possibility of misunderstanding 防止誤解的可能
2.

阻止, 妨礙[(+from)]

The bad weather precluded me from attending the meeting. 糟糕的天氣使我不能出席會議。

Hint 726

The BlackBerry enterprise solution was designed to preclude RIM, or any third party, from reading encrypted information under any circumstances since RIM does not store or have access to the encrypted data.

Front 727

impregnability

Back 727

n. 名詞

1.

攻不破

Hint 727

RIM's guarantee of the impregnability of customers' encryption keys is also less impressive than it appears.

Front 728

indignant

Back 728

a. 形容詞

1.

憤怒的; 憤慨的[(+at/about/over/with)]

He is indignant at her words. 他對她的話感到氣憤。

Hint 728

RIM put out an indignant statement saying that "independent sources" had concluded that the patch could "enable unauthorised access to private or confidential information stored on the user’s smartphone."

Front 729

dastardly

Back 729

a. 形容詞

1.

懦弱的; 卑鄙的

Hint 729

This blogger receives software patches regularly and without warning on his company BlackBerry and would have no idea if one of them were part of a dastardly MI5 plot.

Front 730

fib

Back 730

n. 名詞
變化形 fibs;

1.

小謊; 無傷大雅的謊言[C]

"I told a fib about my age, " Little Tom said. "有關我的年齡我撒了個謊, "小湯姆說。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 fibs;

1.

撒小謊

Hint 730

So basically, it's a licence to fib, or at least to keep stumm: if any smart-phone or telecoms provider were letting Uncle Sam take a peep at our messages, they wouldn't be able to tell us, and even if we found out we couldn't sue them.

Front 731

crook

Back 731

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 crooked; crooked; crooking;

1.

使彎曲, 使成鉤形

crook one's arm 彎起胳膊
2.

【美】【俚】偷竊; 欺騙

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 crooked; crooked; crooking;

1.

彎曲, 成鉤形

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 crooked; crooked; crooking;

1.

彎曲的東西; 鉤
2.

(牧羊人或主教的)曲柄杖
3.

(道路等的)彎曲; 彎曲部分

He carried the package in the crook of his arm. 他臂彎裡挎著一個包裹。
4.

【口】騙子; 偷兒; 壞蛋

Hint 731

By hook or by crook, we will.

Front 732

distraught

Back 732

a. 形容詞

1.

心煩意亂的; 極煩惱的
2.

幾乎要發狂的[(+with)]

She was distraught with worry. 她擔心得幾乎要發瘋了。

Hint 732

The sight of distraught employees leaving Lehman Brothers’ glitzy office in Canary Wharf after the investment bank folded in September 2008 seemed to presage a similar collapse in the capital’s economy.

Front 733

bane

Back 733

n. 名詞

1.

剋星, 禍根[the S]

She is the bane of his life. 是她毀了他。
2.

【文】災害; 毀滅; 死亡[U]
3.

【古】毒藥, 毒物(用於複合詞, 如ratsbane)[U]

Hint 733

Despite forebodings about its dependence on finance, the capital’s post-industrial economy proved to be a boon rather than a bane.

Front 734

forebode

Back 734

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 foreboded; foreboded; foreboding;

1.

預示
2.

預感

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 foreboded; foreboded; foreboding;

1.

作預言
2.

有預感

Hint 734

Despite forebodings about its dependence on finance, the capital’s post-industrial economy proved to be a boon rather than a bane.

Front 735

attenuated

Back 735

a. 形容詞

1.

細長的; 瘦長的

Hint 735

An attenuated manufacturing sector meant that London was spared the full effects of the sharp downturn in that sector during the world trade slump.

Front 736

portent

Back 736

n. 名詞

1.

前兆; 凶兆
2.

跡象; 預視
3.

異常的人(或事物)

Hint 736

One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.

Front 737

shackled

Back 737

n. 名詞
變化形 shackles;

1.

腳鐐; 手銬[C][P1]
2.

枷鎖, 桎梏, 束縛[P1]
3.

鉤環, 鉤鏈[C]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 shackles;

1.

給...帶上鐐銬
2.

束縛, 羈絆[H]

Industrialists can not afford to be shackled by the ideologies of politicians. 工業家可不能被政客的意識形態束縛住。
3.

用鉤環扣住, 用鉤鏈將...連在一起

Hint 737

Freewheeling financiers will, rightly, be shackled by tougher regulations, and manufacturing should benefit from the lower pound, which will help other regions.

Front 738

nifty

Back 738

a.【口】
變化形 nifties;

1.

俏皮的
2.

極好的; 漂亮的

n. 名詞
變化形 nifties;

1.

俏皮話
2.

漂亮姑娘

Hint 738

And though they were late to the dance, they have brought some nifty moves.

Front 739

frugal

Back 739

a. 形容詞

1.

節約的, 儉樸的[(+of)]

She's always frugal of her money. 她一直節省用錢。

She is a frugal housekeeper. 她勤儉持家。
2.

花錢少的, 廉價的

We had a frugal lunch. 我們中午吃了一頓便飯。

Hint 739

Western consumers have become more frugal. Japan has been stagnant for two decades and its population is shrinking.

Front 740

nimble

Back 740

a. 形容詞
變化形 nimbler; nimblest;

1.

靈活的, 靈巧的, 敏捷的

Goats are nimble climbers among the rocks. 山羊爬起山來很靈巧。
2.

聰明的, 機智的, 敏銳的

The boy had a nimble mind. 那男孩很機靈。

Hint 740

To survive in emerging markets, corporate Japan must learn to be nimble.

Front 741

frenzy

Back 741

n.[U][S1]
變化形 frenzied; frenzied; frenzying;

1.

(暫時的)瘋狂; 狂怒; 狂熱

He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy. 他能激起青年學生的狂熱。

In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy. 一股仇恨湧上心頭, 他殺死了他的敵人。
2.

極度的激動

They were singing in a frenzy of joy. 他們欣喜若狂地高聲歌唱。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 frenzied; frenzied; frenzying;

1.

使發狂; 使狂怒[H]

Hint 741

HONG KONG's South China Morning Post has an interesting account [behind a paywall] of how environmental damage, including a frenzy of dam-building, may have exacerbated the landslides in Gansu province that have killed hundreds of people.

Front 742

exacerbate

Back 742

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 exacerbated; exacerbated; exacerbating;

1.

使惡化; 使加重
2.

使發怒

Hint 742

HONG KONG's South China Morning Post has an interesting account [behind a paywall] of how environmental damage, including a frenzy of dam-building, may have exacerbated the landslides in Gansu province that have killed hundreds of people.

Front 743

reticent

Back 743

a. 形容詞

1.

無言的; 沈默的
2.

謹慎的; 抑制的

Hint 743

It is perhaps out of an abundance of caution about such sensitivities that China’s media have been so reticent in their reporting about the latest algal bloom in Tai Lake.

Front 744

alga

Back 744

n. 名詞
變化形 algae, algas;

1.

(常用複)水藻, 海藻

Hint 744

Since a huge outbreak of algae in 2007, the leadership in Beijing has made a considerable fuss about cleaning it up.

Front 745

eavesdropper

Back 745

n. 名詞

1.

偷聽者

Hint 745

and only in Mandarin, not the local dialect—presumably to aid their Mandarin-speaking eavesdroppers

Front 746

adorn

Back 746

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 adorned; adorned; adorning;

1.

裝飾; 使生色[(+with)]

The hall was adorned with flowers. 大廳裝飾著鮮花。

Hint 746

The walls of their sitting room are adorned with reminders of better times: photographs of Mr Wu rubbing shoulders with senior officials in Beijing in 2005, when he was declared one of the country’s top 10 environmentalists; an environmental-award certificate given by the Ford Motor company in 2006.

Front 747

calligraphy

Back 747

n. 名詞

1.

書法; 筆跡

Hint 747

Mr Wu takes down three scrolls of calligraphy to show their reverse sides.

Front 748

ward off

Back 748

1.

避開

He warded off a danger. 他避開了危險。

Hint 748

They did not try to ward off foreign reporters, but it was clear that their presence was aimed at discouraging all but the most determined outsiders who might visit.

Front 749

scum

Back 749

n. 名詞
變化形 scummed; scummed; scumming;

1.

浮渣, 浮垢[U][S]
2.

(治金)鐵渣, 熔渣[U][S]
3.

渣滓, 糟粕[U][S]
4.

【口】社會渣滓[M]

Some scum stole my bicycle. 那個人渣偷了我的腳踏車。

These scum who fight at football matches must be severely dealt with. 這些在橄欖球賽上毆鬥的社會渣滓必須嚴處。

He's not a scum. 他不是一個卑賤的人。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 scummed; scummed; scumming;

1.

形成泡沫; 蓋滿渣垢

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 scummed; scummed; scumming;

1.

撇除(浮沫等)

Hint 749

“It’s dangerous here,” he cautioned, referring to the men—not the poisonous blue-green scum.

Front 750

smarten up

Back 750

1.

變得漂亮瀟灑

She has smartened up since I met her last. 自我上次見到她之後, 她變得漂亮了。

Hint 750

He took me to see a village near his home, which he says local officials smartened up with new houses in order to impress the high-level dignitaries who come to inspect pollution-control measures.

Front 751

serene

Back 751

a. 形容詞
變化形 serener; serenest;

1.

安詳的; 穩重的

She was always calm and serene. 她總是平靜而安詳。
2.

晴朗的, 無雲的; 明亮的

He was gazing at the serene sky. 他凝視著晴空。
3.

平靜的; 寧靜的
4.

(大寫)尊貴的(用於對歐洲某些王室成員的尊稱)[B]

Hint 751

But I also wonder at the serene faith of equity investors in the Fed's ability to revive the economy.

Front 752

raspy

Back 752

a. 形容詞
變化形 raspier; raspiest;

1.

刺耳的; 粗糙的
2.

易怒的

Hint 752

Over the past two years, the raspy-voiced octogenarian has been investigated several times for ethical slip-ups and for failing to obey tax laws.

Front 753

apartheid

Back 753

n. 名詞

1.

(南非)種族隔離政策
2.

隔離, 分離

Hint 753

The Korean-war hero who marched with Martin Luther King and who changed the tax code to tighten sanctions against apartheid South Africa is now better known for a photograph taken of him sleeping at his beach house than for 40 years of public service.

Front 754

adamant

Back 754

n. 名詞

1.

堅石; 堅固無比的物質[U]

a. 形容詞

1.

堅硬無比的
2.

堅定不移的; 固執的[(+about/in/to)][+(that)]

He was adamant that she should not go. 他堅持不讓她去。

She was adamant in refusing to comply with his wishes. 她固執地拒絕按他的意願辦。

Hint 754

Mr Rangel is adamant that he did not intentionally violate any law or regulation, and insists he did not misuse his public office for private gain.

Front 755

unrepentant

Back 755

a. 形容詞

1.

不悔過的; 頑固不化的

Front 756

racketeering

Back 756

n. 名詞

1.

敲詐勒索; 詐騙錢財[U]

Hint 756

Before the expulsion in 2002 of Jim Traficant, a toupeed Ohio Democrat who was indicted for bribery and racketeering, only one other House member had been expelled since the civil war.

Front 757

abrasive

Back 757

a. 形容詞

1.

有研磨作用的; 有磨蝕作用的
2.

傷人感情的, 惱人的

n. 名詞

1.

研磨料(如金鋼砂、砂紙等)
2.

【地】磨蝕岩屑

Hint 757

How to turn old tires into abrasives and other useful things

Front 758

fetch

Back 758

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 fetched; fetched; fetching;

1.

(去)拿來; 去拿...給[O1]

Fetch your supper yourself, Robert. 羅伯特, 你自己去拿晚餐吧。
2.

去請...來, 接...去

Yes, I've come to fetch you. 是的, 我來接你。
3.

售得, 賣得

The old watch fetched 100 dollars. 這舊錶賣了一百元。
4.

【口】給...以(一拳, 一擊等)

She fetched him a box on the ears. 她打了他一記耳光。
5.

吸(一口氣)
6.

發出(嘆聲等)

I heard her fetching a deep sigh. 我聽見她發出一聲長嘆。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 fetched; fetched; fetching;

1.

取物
2.

(獵狗)取回獵物
3.

繞道而行[(+about/round)]

Hint 758

They are reacting them with sand and turning them into silicon carbide, a material that can fetch up to €10,000 ($13,000) a tonne.

Front 759

ceramic

Back 759

a. 形容詞

1.

陶器的; 製陶藝術的

Hint 759

It thus has a wide range of uses, from abrasives and cutting tools to bullet-proof vests and ceramic brakes in sports cars. It is also used as a semiconductor in high-voltage applications.

Front 760

furnace

Back 760

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 furnaces;

1.

火爐, 熔爐
2.

(建築物內的)暖氣爐

Hint 760

Normally, silicon carbide is produced by heating sand (which is made of quartz, or silicon dioxide) in an electric furnace with carbon made from oil or coal.

Front 761

amorphous

Back 761

a. 形容詞

1.

無定形的
2.

非結晶形的
3.

無組織的; 亂七八糟的; 難以歸類的
4.

無一定方向(或目的)的

Hint 761

This releases a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, known as syngas, and leaves a residue of amorphous elemental carbon called carbon black.

Front 762

complacency

Back 762

n. 名詞
變化形 complacencies;

1.

滿足; 自滿

Hint 762

Google’s leadership admirably tolerates failure on side-projects (and big projects as well), but what Pixar has that Google does not is a culture where the fear of complacency is a strong motivator, where new problems are identified, discussed, and addressed openly and honestly, all of which requires humility.

Front 763

shrewdly

Back 763

ad. 副詞

1.

精明幹練地; 乖巧地

Hint 763

Jobs also shrewdly allowed a tiny animation division, led by John Lasseter, a former animator from Disney, to make little bets on short animated films (and, later, TV commercials).

Front 764

burrow

Back 764

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 burrows;

1.

(兔, 狐等的)洞穴, 地道
2.

隱藏處; 住處

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 burrows;

1.

在...挖洞(或通道)
2.

使躲入洞穴

The runaway burrowed himself into a corner. 逃犯躲進了一個角落裡。
3.

挖掘, 挖出

The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack. 那頭狐狸在草堆附近挖了幾個洞。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 burrows;

1.

挖地洞, 挖通道

The mole quickly burrowed out of sight. 鼴鼠很快地在地上鑽了一個洞, 不見了。
2.

住入地洞; 躲藏起來, 潛伏
3.

鑽進某處(或某組織)
4.

尋找, 探索

I had to burrow in the library for the books I needed. 我只好在圖書館搜尋我所需要的書。
5.

偎依著

Hint 764

Burrow down a bit and you can come up with three subsections, part of which come courtesy of Mike Dicks, head of investment strategy at Barclays Wealth.

Front 765

douse

Back 765

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 doused, dowsed; doused, dowsed; dousing, dowsing;

1.

把...浸入水中
2.

急速收(帆)
3.

弄熄
4.

脫(衣鞋)

Hint 765

China: Will it make a policy mistake and douse rather than cool its economic engine?

Front 766

vaunted

Back 766

a. 形容詞

1.

經過吹噓的; 自吹自擂的

Hint 766

It is not so much the vaunted three-speed economy as a three-legged stool, ready to tip if one support gives way.

Front 767

cognizant

Back 767

a. 形容詞

1.

已認知的
2.

審理的

Hint 767

But few analysts believe the problem has gone away for good. Governments, cognizant of this, have embarked on a variety of austerity plans that could threaten what nascent growth there is -- a worry for U.S. and Chinese exporters.

Front 768

covet

Back 768

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 coveted; coveted; coveting;

1.

垂涎; 貪圖; 渴望

He won the coveted position. 他得到了人人都嚮往的職位。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 coveted; coveted; coveting;

1.

垂涎; 貪圖[(+after/for)]

covet after wealth 貪圖財富

Hint 768

Mr Tata’s succession is a big issue in India because of the presence the 142-year-old company has in the lives of its fast-growing middle classes, from the salt they sprinkle on their food to the cars they drive and covet.

Front 769

sprawl

Back 769

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sprawled; sprawled; sprawling;

1.

伸開四肢躺(或坐)[Q]

The tired boy sprawled on the grass. 累壞了的男孩攤開四肢躺在草地上。
2.

笨拙地爬行
3.

(植物)蔓生, 蔓延
4.

(都市等)無計劃地擴展

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 sprawled; sprawled; sprawling;

1.

懶散地伸開(手、足)[O][H]
2.

使蔓生; 使不規則地延伸

n.[C][S1]
變化形 sprawled; sprawled; sprawling;

1.

伸開四肢的躺臥姿勢

He is lying in a sprawl on the bed. 他伸開四肢躺在床上。
2.

蔓生; 散亂; 雜亂的擴展

Hint 769

When he took over the group from his uncle, J.R.D. Tata, in 1991, it was an unwieldy sprawl of 300 companies.

Front 770

unshackle

Back 770

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 unshackled; unshackled; unshackling;

1.

除去鎖
2.

釋放

Hint 770

His timing was fortunate, coinciding as it did with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tenure as finance minister and his unshackling of India’s economy.

Front 771

splurge

Back 771

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 splurged; splurged; splurging;

1.

揮霍金錢; 捨得花錢

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 splurged; splurged; splurging;

1.

揮霍(金錢)
2.

誇耀

Hint 771

In 2007 it bought Corus, an Anglo-Dutch steelmaker, for $12 billion, constituting India’s biggest foreign splurge; a year later, it took Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) from Ford Motors for $2.3 billion.

Front 772

confound

Back 772

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 confounded; confounded; confounding;

1.

使混亂; 使困惑; 使不知所措

Our clever tactics confounded our opponents. 我們的巧妙戰術弄得對手不知所措。
2.

混淆; 弄錯[(+with)]

Don't confound the means with the ends. 不要把手段和目的混淆起來。
3.

討厭; 該死
4.

【古】使羞愧
5.

【古】挫敗; 毀壞

Hint 772

Mr Tata has often confounded his critics, however, and the brand’s sales have overtaken his own estimates.

Front 773

philanthropic

Back 773

a. 形容詞

1.

博愛的; 仁慈的; 慈善的

Hint 773

Two-thirds of Tata Sons is owned by charitable trusts which finance philanthropic activities.

Front 774

erratic

Back 774

a. 形容詞

1.

古怪的; 乖僻的

She is a very erratic tennis player. 她是個極其難以捉摸的網球手。
2.

飄忽不定的; 不穩定的; 無規律的

Our rowboat's course was erratic after we lost the oars. 丟了槳之後我們划艇的航向飄忽不定。

Hint 774

Since the water and electric supply were erratic (and allocated to the industrial belt during the daytime), he would make up to ten such trips a night.

Front 775

aghast

Back 775

a. 形容詞

1.

嚇呆的; 驚駭的[Z][F][(+at)]

She was aghast at the thought of marrying the cruel man. 一想到要嫁給那個殘暴的男子, 她就嚇壞了。

Hint 775

He was aghast with the explanation but let it pass, since he had a far more measurable problem to deal with.

Front 776

nominal

Back 776

a. 形容詞
變化形 nominals;

1.

名義上的, 有名無實的

The old man is only the nominal head of the business. 那老人只是這個企業的掛名的總裁。
2.

(金額等)微不足道的[B]

They pay a nominal fee. 他們象徵性地付一點費。
3.

名字的, 列名的
4.

【語】名詞性的

a nominal adjective 名詞性的形容詞

n. 名詞
變化形 nominals;

1.

名詞性的詞[C]

Hint 776

This electronic game rating system is not working because it is self regulated and the fines for violations are nominal.

Front 777

prophesy

Back 777

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 prophesied; prophesied; prophesying;

1.

預言, 預告[+that][+(wh-)]
2.

【罕】預示, 預兆

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 prophesied; prophesied; prophesying;

1.

預言, 預告

I'm not going to prophesy about this. 對於這一點我將不作預言。
2.

【罕】佈道, 傳教

Hint 777

The jobless recovery, long prophesied, is here

Front 778

prodigious

Back 778

a. 形容詞
變化形 more prodigious; most prodigious;

1.

巨大的; 龐大的

The cost has been prodigious. 耗資巨大。
2.

異常的; 驚人的; 奇妙的
3.

【古】預兆的; 不祥的

Hint 778

For four decades Mr Osbourne drank too much and took prodigious quantities of drugs.

Front 779

attune

Back 779

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 attuned; attuned; attuning;

1.

【音】使合拍調; 使調和; 使協調; 調...的音
2.

【無】調合波長; 調音; 調諧

Hint 779

According to Brian Hoskins, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, the wave-generating activity of anticyclones in the Atlantic this year has been particularly well attuned to setting up these sorts of stationary waves, resulting in persistent troughs of low pressure over western and central Europe, a ridge of high pressure over Russia, and lows again to the east.

Front 780

pronounced

Back 780

a. 形容詞

1.

發出音的; 讀(或講)出來的
2.

明顯的, 顯著的

He spoke with a pronounced English accent. 他說話帶著濃重的英國口音。
3.

明確的

pronounced views 明確的意見

Hint 780

The high pressure over Russia is particularly pronounced and persistent, amounting to a block in the circulation of the atmosphere.

Front 781

malign

Back 781

a. 形容詞
變化形 maligned; maligned; maligning;

1.

惡意的; 邪惡的

She gave him a malign look. 她惡狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
2.

有害的

a malign influence 有害的影響
3.

【醫】惡性的

a malign tumor 惡性腫瘤

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 maligned; maligned; maligning;

1.

誹謗, 中傷

This politician has been maligned by the newspapers. 這位政治家被報紙中傷。

Hint 781

The still air keeps the smoke close to the surface, exacerbating its malign effects on health.

Front 782

longevity

Back 782

n.[U]

1.

長命, 長壽
2.

壽命

the longevity of the rabbit 兔子的壽命

Hint 782

The idea that a dearth of available women hurts male longevity has been around for some time.

Front 783

dearth

Back 783

n. 名詞

1.

缺乏, 不足[S][(+of)]

a dearth of food 食物匱乏
2.

饑饉, 饑荒[U]

Hint 783

The idea that a dearth of available women hurts male longevity has been around for some time.

Front 784

nuptial

Back 784

a. 形容詞
變化形 nuptials;

1.

【文】婚姻的, 結婚的; 婚禮的[B]

the nuptial day 結婚的那一天

n. 名詞
變化形 nuptials;

1.

【文】婚禮[P1]

Naturally I watched the nuptials of the Prince and the Princess of Wales. 自然我觀看了威爾士王子和王妃的婚禮。

Hint 784

If there are fewer potential mates around, men may delay marriage or forgo it entirely, losing out on these nuptial niceties.

Front 785

oblivion

Back 785

n.[U]

1.

被遺忘, 淹沒

Many ancient cities have long since passed into oblivion. 許多古代的城市早已淹沒。
2.

遺忘, 失去感覺

I sank back into oblivion. 我又什麼都感覺不到了。
3.

【律】大赦, 赦免

Hint 785

More than three decades later, they have become the farthest man-made objects from Earth, reaching out in the darkness to overtake earlier missions to oblivion.

Front 786

insatiable

Back 786

a. 形容詞

1.

永不滿足的; 貪得無厭的[(+for/of)]

They are insatiable of profits. 他們一味追求利潤。

He had an insatiable love for music. 他對音樂愛得入迷。

Hint 786

An insatiable curiosity is needed, but this, in itself, will not guide success either.

Front 787

resurrect

Back 787

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 resurrected; resurrected; resurrecting;

1.

使復活; 使復甦
2.

使再活躍; 使再流行
3.

挖出

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 resurrected; resurrected; resurrecting;

1.

復活

Hint 787

Yet in-fighting between the factions that compose NASA (and battling outside the agency for budgets) would see the mission being cancelled before it was resurrected as a symbol of human endeavour, albeit on a far smaller budget.

Front 788

sputter

Back 788

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 sputtered; sputtered; sputtering;

1.

噴濺唾沫(或食物)
2.

氣急敗壞地說話; 結結巴巴地說話[(+at)]

He sputtered incoherently in his anger. 他氣得說話結結巴巴, 語無倫次。
3.

發劈啪聲

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 sputtered; sputtered; sputtering;

1.

噴濺
2.

氣急敗壞地說; 結結巴巴地說

n.[C][U]
變化形 sputtered; sputtered; sputtering;

1.

噴濺; 噴濺聲; 劈啪聲

The engine gave a sputter and died. 引擎發出一陣劈啪聲就熄火了。
2.

噴濺出來的東西
3.

急切的言語

Hint 788

THE machine that sputtered badly during the slump in world trade is now firing on all cylinders.

Front 789

bespeak

Back 789

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 bespoke; bespoke, bespoken; bespeaking;

1.

預定; 預約
2.

證明; 表示
3.

預示

Hint 789

Germany’s talent for bespoke engineering and sleek cars fits well with the needs of fast-industrialising countries and their new middle classes.

Front 790

thwart

Back 790

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

反對, 阻撓; 使受挫折; 挫敗

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我們的野餐計劃因雨受挫。
2.

【舊】橫過, 穿越

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【船】橫座板, 划手座
2.

獨木舟的橫樑

a. 形容詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

橫放的, 橫著的
2.

【舊】執拗的, 固執的

ad. 副詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【古】橫跨著, 橫過

prep. 介係詞
變化形 thwarted; thwarted; thwarting;

1.

【古】橫跨, 橫過

Hint 790

Even so, a more balanced recovery in Germany may yet be thwarted by fragile banks and by the inherent thrift of consumers.

Front 791

purgative

Back 791

a. 形容詞

1.

淨化的
2.

通便的
3.

滌罪的

n. 名詞

1.

【醫】瀉劑

Hint 791

And although the purgative effects of bankruptcy and the shake-up that Mr Whitacre administered to GM’s ponderously bureaucratic culture—he replaced or shifted 12 of the firm’s top 13 executives—has left it a much leaner, faster-moving organisation, there is still much work to be done.

Front 792

ponderous

Back 792

a. 形容詞
變化形 more ponderous; most ponderous;

1.

沈重的; 笨重的; 粗大的
2.

(文章、談話等)冗長的, 沈悶的, 毫無趣味的

He spoke in a slow, ponderous way. 他的講話緩慢而冗長。

Hint 792

And although the purgative effects of bankruptcy and the shake-up that Mr Whitacre administered to GM’s ponderously bureaucratic culture—he replaced or shifted 12 of the firm’s top 13 executives—has left it a much leaner, faster-moving organisation, there is still much work to be done.

Front 793

unrelenting

Back 793

a. 形容詞

1.

不寬恕的; 無情的
2.

堅定的; 不退讓的
3.

不緩和的, 不鬆懈的

Hint 793

There are some signs of a product-led revival at GM, but the competition is unrelenting.

Front 794

hectic

Back 794

a. 形容詞

1.

興奮的; 忙亂的; 鬧哄哄的

I had a hectic day in the office. 我在辦公室裡忙亂了一天。
2.

(因患病)發熱的, 升火的

Hint 794

Although sales are still growing, market share is down and pricing is softening as the hectic pace of growth slackens and new capacity comes on stream.

Front 795

stigma

Back 795

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 stigmata, stigmas;

1.

恥辱, 污名

Her behavior will leave a stigma on her family. 她的行為將給她的家庭留下污名。
2.

【植】柱頭; 眼點
3.

【動】氣門; 點斑; 眼點
4.

【醫】(病的)特徵; 小斑
5.

【古】烙印, 黥面

Hint 795

For GM, it will be a signal to car buyers that the stigma of government ownership should soon be lifted and for the White House it will be claimed as vindication of its highly controversial decision to ride to Detroit’s rescue last year.

Front 796

teeter

Back 796

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 teetered; teetered; teetering;

1.

蹣跚, 搖晃; 站不穩; 動搖
2.

【美】玩蹺蹺板

n. 名詞
變化形 teetered; teetered; teetering;

1.

蹺蹺板

Hint 796

The signs are encouraging, but with the economy teetering on the brink of a second dip and with GM having a lot still to prove, a degree of wariness may be the order of the day.

Front 797

snort

Back 797

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 snorted; snorted; snorting;

1.

噴鼻息; 鼓鼻

The pigs grunted and snorted. 豬發出咕嚕聲, 哼聲。
2.

輕蔑(或憤怒)地哼; 嘲諷地大笑[(+at)]

She began to show signs of impatience and snorted audibly. 她開始顯出不耐煩的樣子, 鼻子哼哼作響。
3.

(蒸汽火車頭等)噴出蒸汽聲

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 snorted; snorted; snorting;

1.

哼著鼻子說(或表示)

"Never! " snorted my father. "這不可能! "父親哼地一聲說。
2.

噴出; 發出

Sara snorted a laugh. 莎拉冷笑了一聲。
3.

【美】【俚】吸(毒品)

to snort powdered heroin 吸海洛因粉

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 snorted; snorted; snorting;

1.

噴鼻息; 鼻息聲; 噴氣聲

He gave a snort of disgust. 他厭惡地哼了一聲。
2.

【口】一口烈酒

Hint 797

It was hardly a call to start snorting—and Mr Calderón subsequently made clear that he was opposed to the “absurd” idea of allowing millions more people to become addicted.

Front 798

gruesome

Back 798

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的; 陰森的

Hint 798

Since then a spate of hangings around the edge of town has indicated that a gruesome succession battle is under way.

Front 799

forthright

Back 799

a. 形容詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直率的, 直截了當的, 明白無誤的

She gave him a forthright answer. 她給了他一個坦率的答覆。

ad. 副詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直率地

He told me forthright just why he refused to take my side. 他直率地告訴我他不肯站在我這一邊的原因。
2.

徑直地: 馬上, 立刻

He sent the arrow forthright toward the target. 他把箭徑直射向目標。

n. 名詞
變化形 forthrights;

1.

直路[C]

forthrights and meanders 直路和彎路

Hint 799

Four days after Mr Calderón’s cautious call for debate, Vicente Fox, his predecessor as president, issued a forthright demand for the legalisation of the production, sale and distribution of all drugs.

Front 800

untenable

Back 800

a. 形容詞

1.

難以防守的, 不能防守的
2.

(論據等)站不住腳的
3.

不能租賃的

Hint 800

But were the proposal to pass it would render Mexico’s assault on drug traffickers untenable, reckons Jorge Castañeda, a former foreign minister.

Front 801

accommodative

Back 801

a. 形容詞

1.

適應的
2.

予以方便的
3.

親切的

Hint 801

I am advocating a policy that remains accommodative but slowly firms as the economy itself expands and moves toward more balance.

Front 802

demagoguery

Back 802

n. 名詞

1.

煽動(行為); 煽動主義

Front 803

lateral

Back 803

a. 形容詞
變化形 laterals;

1.

側面的; 橫的, 橫向的

a lateral view 側面圖
2.

【語】旁流音的, 側音的

lateral sounds 側音

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 laterals;

1.

側面
2.

【語】側音
3.

【礦】走向平巷
4.

【美】【橄】橫向傳球

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 laterals;

1.

【美】【橄】橫向傳球

Front 804

locomotion

Back 804

n. 名詞

1.

運動; 移動
2.

旅行

Front 805

categorically

Back 805

ad. 副詞

1.

明確地; 直截了當地

The man categorically denied that he was guilty. 這人斷然否認他有罪。

Front 806

quibble

Back 806

n. 名詞
變化形 quibbled; quibbled; quibbling;

1.

遁辭; 謬論
2.

雙關話; 俏皮話

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 quibbled; quibbled; quibbling;

1.

推託; 說模稜兩可的話
2.

爭吵; 挑剔

Hint 806

Quibbles aside, Japan will surely be eclipsed soon, if it has not been already.

Front 807

flinch

Back 807

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 flinched; flinched; flinching;

1.

畏懼; 退縮[(+from)]

You mustn't flinch from a difficulty. 你不應從困難面前退縮。

She didn't flinch once when the doctor was cleaning the wound. 醫生給她清洗傷口時她毫不畏懼。

n. 名詞
變化形 flinched; flinched; flinching;

1.

畏懼; 退縮[S1]

Hint 807

In his first budget, announced in June, he promised to raise taxes and cut spending without flinching.

Front 808

mortifying

Back 808

a. 形容詞

1.

令人感到屈辱的; 使人羞愧的; 痛心的

a mortifying defeat 一次令人痛心的失敗
2.

禁慾苦修的

a mortifying penance 一次修行的懺悔

Hint 808

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a think-tank, his spending proposals are even more mortifying than the hair shirt imposed on Britain in 1976 by the IMF.

Front 809

dainty

Back 809

a. 形容詞
變化形 daintier; daintiest;

1.

輕巧的, 精緻的

The baby's bonnet had dainty embroidery. 那嬰兒的帽子飾有精美的刺繡。
2.

美味的, 可口的
3.

(人)秀麗的, 優雅的

The dainty lass is his sister. 那位俊俏的小姑娘是他妹妹。
4.

(對食物等)過分講究的, 愛挑剔的[(+about)]

Our kitten is a dainty eater. 我家那隻小貓吃東西很挑剔。

n. 名詞
變化形 daintier; daintiest;

1.

美味, 精美的食品[C][P1]

There were dainties of every kind on the table. 桌子上放著各式各樣的精美食品。

Hint 809

But Mr Osborne’s efforts look dainty compared with the rigours some economists think necessary.

Front 810

tranquility

Back 810

n. 名詞

1.

平靜; 安靜; 安寧; 穩定[U]

She lived in tranquillity. 她生活寧靜。

Hint 810

In 2005, a time of prosperity and tranquillity, the country’s “fiscal gap” already amounted to 505% of GDP, they calculate, almost 14 times its official net debt for that year.

Front 811

dire

Back 811

a. 形容詞
變化形 direr; direst;

1.

可怕的; 悲慘的

dire warnings 可怖的預兆
2.

極度的; 緊迫的

We are in dire need of help. 我們迫切需要幫助。

Hint 811

Through this lens, the rich world’s public finances look dire indeed.

Front 812

menagerie

Back 812

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 menageries;

1.

動物園; 獸欄(或籠)
2.

(總稱)(供展覽用的)野生動物

Hint 812

If Mr Kotlikoff is the most hawkish of fiscal hawks, Mr Galbraith perches at the opposite corner of the menagerie.

Front 813

concede

Back 813

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 conceded; conceded; conceding;

1.

(勉強)承認[+that]

The candidate conceded that he had lost the election. 這位候選人承認他已經在競選中失敗。
2.

讓給, 給予; 容許[O1][(+to)]

They conceded us the right to cross their land. 他們容許我們在他們的土地上有過路權。
3.

(在結果明確前)承認...失敗

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 conceded; conceded; conceding;

1.

讓步
2.

承認失敗

The senator had to concede. 參議員只好承認競選失敗。

Hint 813

As the economy recovers, government overspending may result in inflation, Mr Galbraith concedes.

Front 814

subdued

Back 814

a. 形容詞

1.

被制服的; 順從的
2.

抑制住的
3.

減弱的, 減輕的

Hint 814

If inflation remains subdued, why would the Federal Reserve allow interest rates to rise so high? And if inflation were to rise, then nominal GDP would surely expand alongside debt, keeping the ratio between them steady.

Front 815

shirk

Back 815

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 shirked; shirked; shirking;

1.

逃避義務(或責任等), 偷懶

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 shirked; shirked; shirking;

1.

逃避, 躲避

He never shirked his duty. 他從不逃避自己的責任。

Hint 815

Mr Galbraith fears that in the name of fiscal restraint, taxpayers will shirk their responsibility to the country’s most vulnerable citizens, who rely on public pensions and health care.

Front 816

obsequiousness

Back 816

n. 名詞

1.

諂媚, 奉承

Hint 816

To some, his survival owes more to obsequiousness—he rushed do the Obama administration’s bidding on mortgage modifications, for instance—than to managerial talent.

Front 817

assuage

Back 817

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 assuaged; assuaged; assuaging;

1.

緩和, 減輕(病痛等)
2.

滿足(食慾, 慾望等)
3.

使安靜

Hint 817

He has already been forced to sell assets he would rather have kept: Phibro, a commodities-trading firm, was ditched to assuage anger over its boss’s pay packet.

Front 818

galore

Back 818

a. 形容詞

1.

(用在名詞後)大量的, 豐富的

Hint 818

The original idea of having all sorts of things reporting their status and location using simple RFID tags and readers promised opportunities galore.

Front 819

eavesdropping

Back 819

n. 名詞

1.

偷聽

Hint 819

Also, because RFIDs broadcast their contents over the air, eavesdropping is a cinch.

Front 820

cinch

Back 820

n. 名詞
變化形 cinched; cinched; cinching;

1.

肚帶
2.

緊握
3.

【俚】簡單的事情; 有把握的事情

It's a cinch. I'll have the car repaired by Friday. 小事一樁。星期五之前我可以把車修好。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 cinched; cinched; cinching;

1.

繫肚帶
2.

緊握住; 弄清楚

Hint 820

Also, because RFIDs broadcast their contents over the air, eavesdropping is a cinch.

Front 821

brandish

Back 821

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 brandished; brandished; brandishing;

1.

揮舞

The old man brandished his walking stick at the menacing dog. 老人對著那條要咬他的狗揮舞手杖嚇牠走。
2.

炫耀

He never brandishes his intellect. 他從不炫耀自己有多聰明。

n. 名詞
變化形 brandished; brandished; brandishing;

1.

揮動, 揮舞[C]

She answered with a brandish of her umbrella. 她揮動著傘回答。

Hint 821

But observers in China saw a different sort of gesture: not so much a handshake with a former enemy; more a brandished fist towards a potential one, their own country.

Front 822

vituperative

Back 822

a. 形容詞

1.

謾罵的; 責罵的

Hint 822

Vituperative Chinese commentators detected an old bogey: an American attempt to “contain” China by bolstering alliances with its neighbours.

Front 823

huff

Back 823

n. 名詞
變化形 huffed; huffed; huffing;

1.

氣惱, 憤怒

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 huffed; huffed; huffing;

1.

觸怒; 冒犯
2.

蔑視; 恫嚇
3.

使膨脹

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 huffed; huffed; huffing;

1.

噴氣; 吹氣; 深呼吸
2.

恫嚇
3.

發怒

Hint 823

But the South China Morning Post reported that Hu Jintao, the president, was in enough of a huff about this and other slights to contemplate delaying a visit to America.

Front 824

lament

Back 824

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

哀悼, 悲痛; 痛哭; 悲嘆[(+for/over)]

She lamented to us about her wretched lot. 她向我們哀歎自己悲慘的遭遇。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

哀悼, 為...悲痛; 痛惜

The widow lamented the death of her only child. 寡婦為她獨生子的死而悲痛。
2.

悲嘆; 悔恨

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

悲痛之情; 哀悼; 痛哭[(+for)]

We heard her laments at midnight. 我們在半夜裡聽到她慟哭。
2.

哀歌; 輓詩; 悼詞

Front 825

provocation

Back 825

n. 名詞
變化形 provocations;

1.

挑釁; 挑撥; 激怒[U]

They did not react to this provocation. 他們對這一挑釁未作反應。
2.

挑釁行為; 激怒的原因[C]

Hint 825

Chinese analysts can point to an impressive array of American “provocations” to justify their fulminations.

Front 826

fulmination

Back 826

n. 名詞

1.

嚴詞譴責
2.

爆發

Hint 826

Chinese analysts can point to an impressive array of American “provocations” to justify their fulminations.

Front 827

forswear

Back 827

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 forswore; forsworn; forswearing;

1.

發誓拋棄
2.

發誓否認
3.

背棄(誓言)

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 forswore; forsworn; forswearing;

1.

發偽誓; 作偽證; 背誓

Hint 827

They cited reports that America is in talks on nuclear co-operation with Vietnam, and that, in an apparent reversal for its non-proliferation efforts, the Obama administration is not insisting that Vietnam forswear enriching its own uranium.

Front 828

soporific

Back 828

a. 形容詞

1.

催眠的
2.

想睡的

n. 名詞

1.

催眠劑

Hint 828

This usually soporific security talking-shop, held this year in Hanoi, saw Hillary Clinton, America’s secretary of state, declare the South China Sea a “national interest”.

Front 829

jaunt

Back 829

n. 名詞
變化形 jaunted; jaunted; jaunting;

1.

遠足; 短途旅遊

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 jaunted; jaunted; jaunting;

1.

作短途旅遊

Hint 829

Before her jaunt to Vietnam, the George Washington had been taking part in joint exercises with South Korean forces.

Front 830

fray

Back 830

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 frayed; frayed; fraying;

1.

磨損(織物等)的邊緣

Constant rubbing had frayed his shirt cuffs. 不斷的磨擦磨破了他的襯衣袖口。
2.

使(神經等)緊張

After spending a day with screaming children, her nerves were frayed. 與吵吵嚷嚷的孩子們呆了一天後, 她的神經快要崩潰了。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 frayed; frayed; fraying;

1.

被磨損邊緣

The rope frayed and broke. 繩子磨損後斷了。
2.

緊張

n. 名詞
變化形 frayed; frayed; fraying;

1.

磨損處

Hint 830

This comes as America’s ties with South Korea have been strengthened—and China’s frayed—by the destruction of a naval vessel, the Cheonan, in March.

Front 831

fan out

Back 831

1.

成扇形散開

The troops fanned out across the fields. 部隊在戰場上成扇形散開。

Hint 831

As the American navy has roamed China’s neighbourhood, senior officials have fanned out over Asia.

Front 832

spout

Back 832

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 spouted; spouted; spouting;

1.

噴出, 噴射[(+out)]

The volcano spouted lava. 那座火山噴發熔岩。
2.

【口】滔滔不絕地講; 喋喋不休地說

Mr. Sally is always spouting his philosophy of life. 薩利先生總是滔滔不絕地大談他的人生哲學。
3.

【俚】把...典當掉

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 spouted; spouted; spouting;

1.

噴出, 噴射[(+out)]

The blood spouted over his hands. 血噴濺到他的雙手上。
2.

【口】滔滔不絕地說話, 誇誇其談[(+off)]

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 spouted; spouted; spouting;

1.

噴口; (茶壺等的)嘴

This teapot's got a broken spout. 這茶壺的壺嘴壞了。
2.

(從噴口, 壺嘴流出的)水柱, 水流

The pipe burst and a spout of water shot out. 水管破裂了, 一股水噴了出來。
3.

水落管
4.

(鯨等的)噴水孔
5.

【氣】水龍捲
6.

【俚】當舖

Hint 832

The “sweet mouths” spout charm just the same; but containment is now the game.

Front 833

nuanced

Back 833

a. 形容詞

1.

具有細微差別的; 微妙的

Hint 833

That may be too nuanced a distinction for the Global Times’ leader-writers.

Front 834

ponder

Back 834

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 pondered; pondered; pondering;

1.

仔細考慮; 衡量[+v-ing][wh-]

They are pondering what to do next. 他們正在考慮下一步怎麼辦。

He pondered his future. 他仔細考慮自己的前程。

He pondered the problem for several days. 他對這個問題考慮了好幾天。
2.

反思, 回想

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 pondered; pondered; pondering;

1.

沈思, 默想; 仔細考慮[(+on/upon/over)]

She pondered over her next words. 她仔細考慮接下去要講的話。

She pondered long and deeply over the matter. 她就這個問題深思良久。

Hint 834

That may be too nuanced a distinction for the Global Times’ leader-writers. But those implications are indeed worth pondering.

Front 835

swagger

Back 835

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 swaggered; swaggered; swaggering;

1.

昂首闊步; 神氣活現

He swaggered down the street after winning the fight. 他打架打贏後, 沿街趾高氣揚地走去。
2.

吹牛皮, 說大話[(+about)]

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 swaggered; swaggered; swaggering;

1.

威嚇, 嚇唬

n. 名詞
變化形 swaggered; swaggered; swaggering;

1.

昂首闊步; 神氣活現的樣子[S]

He

Hint 835

China seems to have digested one already: that the swagger, bordering on arrogance, with which Chinese officials were throwing their weight around in the region and in the West in the depths of the financial crisis created unnecessary alarm.

Front 836

loll

Back 836

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lolled; lolled; lolling;

1.

懶洋洋地倚靠(或躺等)[Q]

She was lolling on a sofa, with nothing to do. 她懶洋洋地躺在沙發上, 無事可做。
2.

懶散地閒蕩[(+about/around)]

loll around in the sun 在陽光下懶散地閒蕩
3.

垂下; (舌頭)伸出在外

The dog's tongue lolled out. 狗的舌頭伸出在外。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lolled; lolled; lolling;

1.

把(舌頭)伸出

The dog is lolling out its tongue. 狗把舌頭伸出口外。
2.

把(頭或四肢)懶洋洋地依靠著

Hint 836

Yet its ships sometimes treat the sea as a Chinese lake; its maps show a great lolling tongue of Chinese sovereignty stuck insolently out at the South-East Asian littoral states.

Front 837

insolently

Back 837

ad. 副詞

1.

無禮地
2.

粗魯地

Hint 837

Yet its ships sometimes treat the sea as a Chinese lake; its maps show a great lolling tongue of Chinese sovereignty stuck insolently out at the South-East Asian littoral states.

Front 838

littoral

Back 838

a. 形容詞

1.

海岸的; 沿岸的

n. 名詞

1.

沿海地區

Hint 838

Yet its ships sometimes treat the sea as a Chinese lake; its maps show a great lolling tongue of Chinese sovereignty stuck insolently out at the South-East Asian littoral states.

Front 839

travail

Back 839

n.[U]
變化形 travails;

1.

艱苦勞動, 辛勤工作

my literary travail 我的辛勤的文學創作
2.

痛苦, 艱難
3.

【醫】分娩; 分娩的陣痛

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 travails;

1.

艱苦勞動; 辛勤努力
2.

經受分娩的陣痛

Hint 839

This story is as much about Japan's travails (and the risk to other rich economies facing a descent into Japanese-style stagnation) as it is China's boom.

Front 840

trajectory

Back 840

n. 名詞
變化形 trajectories;

1.

【物】軌道; 彈道
2.

【數】軌線; 常角軌道

Hint 840

There is still a yawning gap in per capita income levels between China and the advanced economies and, even at present growth trajectories, it will take a generation for China to achieve the level of development of advanced economies.

Front 841

despondent

Back 841

a. 形容詞

1.

沮喪的

Front 842

jaded

Back 842

a. 形容詞

1.

疲倦不堪的
2.

厭倦的

Hint 842

WHY, asks a Democrat leading a training session for fellow activists, doesn’t “Yes we can” work as a slogan any more? “Because we haven’t,” a jaded participant responds.

Front 843

euphoria

Back 843

n. 名詞

1.

心情愉快; 興奮

Hint 843

The election euphoria of 2008, when their party secured heavy majorities in both chambers of Congress and Barack Obama won the presidency with ease, has deflated so rapidly that analysts are now diagnosing on the left an affliction they ascribed to the Republicans back then: an “enthusiasm gap”.

Front 844

chasm

Back 844

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 chasms;

1.

(地表的)陷窟; 裂隙; 峽谷; 深淵
2.

缺口, 裂口
3.

(意見、感情等的)隔閡, 分歧

There was a deep political chasm between the two countries which nearly led to war. 這兩個國家間政治上分歧殊深, 幾乎引發戰爭。

Hint 844

The present gap is really more of a chasm. Gallup, a pollster, reckons that a mere 28% of Democrats are “very enthusiastic” about voting, compared to 44% of Republicans.

Front 845

wayward

Back 845

a. 形容詞

1.

任性的; 剛愎的, 倔強的

In a wayward mood, he ran away from home. 他任性地離家出走了。
2.

難捉摸的, 反覆無常的; 不規則的
3.

【古】討厭的; 不如意的

Hint 845

a financial-reform act that increases oversight of the wayward bankers who, in the minds of many, were bailed out at humbler workers’ expense

Front 846

vociferous

Back 846

a. 形容詞

1.

喊叫的; 喧嚷的

They were supported by a vociferous group in the union. 一群吵吵嚷嚷的工會人員為他們撐腰。

Hint 846

the extension of unemployment benefits in the teeth of vociferous Republican objections

Front 847

doctrinaire

Back 847

n. 名詞

1.

空論家
2.

教條主義者

a. 形容詞

1.

空論的
2.

教條主義的

Hint 847

But doctrinaire Democrats can find fault with all these achievements.

Front 848

rump

Back 848

n. 名詞
變化形 rumps;

1.

(獸的)臀部; (鳥的)尾部; (人的)臀部[C]

He sent the horse forward with a slap on its rump. 他拍了一下馬尾, 馬便向前跑去。
2.

牛臀肉[U]
3.

殘餘部分; 渣滓[C][the S]
4.

餘黨[C][the S]

Hint 848

The extension of unemployment benefits was merely the rump of a much more ambitious proposal for a second stimulus package, most of which fell by the wayside.

Front 849

scald

Back 849

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 scalded; scalded; scalding;

1.

(用沸水等)燙傷

He scalded his tongue on the hot coffee. 他喝熱咖啡燙傷了舌頭。
2.

用沸水消毒, 燙洗
3.

(為去皮、拔毛等)用沸水燙
4.

把...加熱至接近沸點

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 scalded; scalded; scalding;

1.

燙; 燙痛; 燙傷

n. 名詞
變化形 scalded; scalded; scalding;

1.

燙, 燙洗[U]
2.

燙傷[C]
3.

(植物的)曬焦, 灼枯[U]

Hint 849

And the scalding of Wall Street’s fat-cats has not gone nearly far enough for many Democrats’ taste.

Front 850

lament

Back 850

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

哀悼, 悲痛; 痛哭; 悲嘆[(+for/over)]

She lamented to us about her wretched lot. 她向我們哀歎自己悲慘的遭遇。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

哀悼, 為...悲痛; 痛惜

The widow lamented the death of her only child. 寡婦為她獨生子的死而悲痛。
2.

悲嘆; 悔恨

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 lamented; lamented; lamenting;

1.

悲痛之情; 哀悼; 痛哭[(+for)]

We heard her laments at midnight. 我們在半夜裡聽到她慟哭。
2.

哀歌; 輓詩; 悼詞

Hint 850

In a recent interview with the Hill, a newspaper that focuses on Congress, Robert Gibbs, the president’s press secretary, lamented that nothing Mr Obama did would ever be good enough for some on the left.

Front 851

obduracy

Back 851

n. 名詞

1.

頑固; 倔強
2.

冷酷

Hint 851

The Democrats’ top brass blame the party’s failings on Republican obduracy and trickery.

Front 852

disillusionment

Back 852

n. 名詞

1.

醒悟; 理想破滅[U]

This state of discontent and disillusionment created a real crisis for the Republic. 怨聲載道和理想破滅的現狀給共和國造成了極為嚴重的危機。

Hint 852

The disillusionment of the Democrats’ base matters, says Charlie Cook, an electoral analyst, because mid-term elections have much lower turnouts than elections in presidential years, so the party faithful account for a higher proportion of votes.

Front 853

allegiance

Back 853

n. 名詞
變化形 allegiances;

1.

(對國家, 事業, 個人等的)忠誠, 忠貞; 擁戴[C][U][(+to)]

He is trying to win the allegiance of the masses. 他在試圖贏得大眾的支持。

Hint 853

Parties with unhappy supporters, naturally, tend to do poorly in elections, says Jeff Jones of Gallup, although more because voters switch allegiances than because they do not bother to vote at all.

Front 854

denigrating

Back 854

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 denigrated; denigrated; denigrating;

1.

使變黑; 詆毀

Hint 854

The Democrats’ best hope, in Mr Cook’s view, lies not in courting the party base but in denigrating the Republicans.

Front 855

dampen

Back 855

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 dampened; dampened; dampening;

1.

弄濕
2.

使消沈
3.

抑制, 減輕

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 dampened; dampened; dampening;

1.

潮濕
2.

沮喪

Hint 855

It could also give wavering independent voters pause. But the tactic’s chief benefit may lie in dampening the support of Republican cadres for their party.

Front 856

far cry

Back 856

ph. 片語

1.

長距離
2.

不同的事物

Hint 856

Mr Obama is likening the Republican Party to a driver who, having crashed into a ditch, waits for someone else to pull the car out and then asks for the keys back. It’s a far cry from “Yes we can”.

Front 857

slender

Back 857

a. 形容詞
變化形 more slender, slenderer; most slender, slenderest;

1.

修長的, 苗條的; 纖細的

She's got a beautiful slender figure. 她身材優美苗條。
2.

細長的

The spider hung suspended on its slender thread. 蜘蛛懸掛在它吐出的細絲上。
3.

微薄的; 微小的; 不足的

The whole family lived on his slender earnings. 全家人靠他微薄的收入過活。
4.

(聲音)細的
5.

【文】(母音)細弱的

Hint 857

But unlike America and other hugely profitable mature markets where beer drinking has levelled off or is in decline, China's drinkers provide slender profits.

Front 858

bogus

Back 858

a. 形容詞

1.

贗造的; 假貨的

Hint 858

General Igsiz has been linked to bogus internet sites used to smear AK; their content was used as evidence when Turkey’s chief prosecutor sought to ban the party two years ago.

Front 859

smear

Back 859

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 smeared; smeared; smearing;

1.

(用黏或膩的東西)塗抹; 塗上(油、油漆等)[(+on/over/with)]

Her lipstick was smeared around her mouth. 她的口紅塗到了嘴的四周。
2.

弄髒, 弄污

Soot smeared our faces. 煤煙弄髒了我們的臉。
3.

誹謗, 中傷

Some people often smear others. 有些人常常誹謗別人。
4.

用...抹(或擦); 把...擦模糊
5.

【美】【俚】擊敗; 殺掉

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 smeared; smeared; smearing;

1.

被弄髒

Be careful; paint may smear. 小心, 油漆會弄髒東西。
2.

被擦模糊

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 smeared; smeared; smearing;

1.

污跡, 污斑

There was a smear of blood on the wall. 牆上有一片血跡。
2.

誹謗, 中傷

That's a vicious smear. 那是惡意中傷。
3.

(顯微鏡的)塗片

Hint 859

General Igsiz has been linked to bogus internet sites used to smear AK; their content was used as evidence when Turkey’s chief prosecutor sought to ban the party two years ago.

Front 860

mongering

Back 860

n. 名詞

1.

販賣
2.

製造

a. 形容詞

1.

販賣的
2.

製造的

Hint 860

“The government’s resolve”, says Mehmet Baransu, a journalist who exposed much of the army’s alleged mischief, “has weakened the coup-mongering corps.”

Front 861

horse trading

Back 861

ph. 片語

1.

經過精明算計(或不公平)的交易; 激烈的討價還價
2.

馬匹買賣

Hint 861

Yet there is a whiff of horse-trading in the air.

Front 862

embody

Back 862

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 embodied; embodied; embodying;

1.

體現, 使具體化[(+in)]

The Statue of Liberty embodies the spirit of freedom. 自由女神像體現了熱愛自由的精神。
2.

包含, 收錄

The experiments of ten scientists were embodied in the report. 十位科學家的試驗情況收入了那份報告。
3.

賦予...以形體

Hint 862

Although the SIF accounts for a tiny fraction of the federal budget, the fund embodies an approach that the administration plans to spread throughout government.

Front 863

in essence

Back 863

1.

在本質上

These two matters are different in essence. 這兩件事有本質上的區別。

Hint 863

A social entrepreneur is, in essence, someone who develops an innovative answer to a social problem (for instance, a business model for helping to tackle poverty).

Front 864

ameliorate

Back 864

vt.vi.
變化形 ameliorated; ameliorated; ameliorating;

1.

改善; 改良

Hint 864

Innovative projects have ameliorated seemingly hopeless social troubles, for instance by reducing rates of reoffending by former prisoners or by helping children from the rougher parts of American cities to graduate from college.

Front 865

inertia

Back 865

n.[U]

1.

【物】慣性; 慣量; 惰性

Inertia carried the train past the station. 慣性使火車駛過了車站。
2.

不活動; 遲鈍; 懶惰

I get a feeling of inertia on a hot summer day. 在盛夏我有一種懶洋洋的感覺。

Hint 865

The silver lining in any economic crisis is that it can force government to take necessary steps that, in more comfortable times, would fall victim to inertia.

Front 866

recidivism

Back 866

n. 名詞

1.

【律】再犯; 累犯(行為或傾向)

Hint 866

Their book cites Joan Petersilia of Stanford to the effect that, “there is nothing in our history of over 100 years of reform that says we know how to reduce recidivism by more than 15 or 20 percent.”

Front 867

ponderously

Back 867

a. 形容詞
變化形 more ponderous; most ponderous;

1.

沈重的; 笨重的; 粗大的
2.

(文章、談話等)冗長的, 沈悶的, 毫無趣味的

He spoke in a slow, ponderous way. 他的講話緩慢而冗長。

Hint 867

And although the purgative effects of bankruptcy and the shake-up that Mr Whitacre administered to GM’s ponderously bureaucratic culture—he replaced or shifted 12 of the firm’s top 13 executives—has left it a much leaner, faster-moving organisation, there is still much work to be done.

Front 868

unrelenting

Back 868

a. 形容詞

1.

不寬恕的; 無情的
2.

堅定的; 不退讓的
3.

不緩和的, 不鬆懈的

Hint 868

There are some signs of a product-led revival at GM, but the competition is unrelenting.

Front 869

teeter

Back 869

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 teetered; teetered; teetering;

1.

蹣跚, 搖晃; 站不穩; 動搖
2.

【美】玩蹺蹺板

n. 名詞
變化形 teetered; teetered; teetering;

1.

蹺蹺板

Hint 869

The signs are encouraging, but with the economy teetering on the brink of a second dip and with GM having a lot still to prove, a degree of wariness may be the order of the day.

Front 870

consternation

Back 870

n. 名詞

1.

驚愕, 驚駭[U]

To our consternation, the child darted out in front of the speeding car. 使我們極為驚恐的是, 那孩子竄向疾馳著的汽車前面。

Hint 870

The commentary thus far has mixed consternation that the project is meeting so much opposition with caution about how those behind it should proceed.

Front 871

commotion

Back 871

n. 名詞
變化形 commotions;

1.

騷動, 喧鬧[U][C]

You're making a great commotion about nothing. 你完全是在無理取鬧。
2.

動亂; 暴動; 起義[U][C]

cause a commotion through the country 引起全國動亂
3.

激動[U]

Hint 871

In my opinion, it is better for the Muslims of New York to build their mosque somewhere else, far away from this American commotion and harm.

Front 872

commemoration

Back 872

n. 名詞

1.

紀念節
2.

慶典; 紀念

Hint 872

Some Muslims will consider the construction of a mosque there [by Ground Zero] as a commemoration and immortalization of what the terrorists, who committed their crime in the name of Islam, did.

Front 873

plight

Back 873

n. 名詞
變化形 plights;

1.

境況; 困境, 苦境[C][S1]

He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless. 他貧病交加, 處境十分困難。

Seeing the people's plight, he knelt down and prayed. 看到人民的困境, 他跪下祈禱。

Hint 873

When Mr Yang told of his plight on his blog, Beijing Times, a newspaper (loosely) controlled by the Communist Party, picked up the story.

Front 874

fetus

Back 874

n. 名詞
變化形 fetuses;

1.

胎; (三個月後的)胎兒

Hint 874

It quoted Mr Yang saying his second child was “a gift from God” and said he had ignored officials who wanted the fetus aborted.

Front 875

diktat

Back 875

n. 名詞

1.

(戰敗者被迫接受的)苛刻協定

Hint 875

Century Weekly, a magazine, said scholars and the public agreed that giving birth was a “basic right” that should not be subject to official diktat.

Front 876

hitherto

Back 876

ad. 副詞

1.

【文】迄今; 至此

She has hitherto been relatively nice to me. 她至今對我還算不錯。

Hint 876

Southern Weekend had already taken up the cause in March, describing the hitherto little publicised case of Yicheng county in the northern province of Shanxi.

Front 877

quash

Back 877

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 quashed; quashed; quashing;

1.

鎮壓, 平息; 壓碎

Hint 877

But officials have been trying to quash the speculation, saying that “fees” will still be imposed.

Front 878

stigma

Back 878

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 stigmata, stigmas;

1.

恥辱, 污名

Her behavior will leave a stigma on her family. 她的行為將給她的家庭留下污名。
2.

【植】柱頭; 眼點
3.

【動】氣門; 點斑; 眼點
4.

【醫】(病的)特徵; 小斑
5.

【古】烙印, 黥面

Hint 878

GM is desperate to jettison the “Government Motors” stigma, which it believes is costing it sales.

Front 879

jettison

Back 879

n. 名詞
變化形 jettisoned; jettisoned; jettisoning;

1.

(船舶等在緊急情況時)投棄的貨物

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 jettisoned; jettisoned; jettisoning;

1.

(船舶等在遇難時為減輕負載而)投棄(貨物)

Hint 879

GM is desperate to jettison the “Government Motors” stigma, which it believes is costing it sales.

Front 880

saddle

Back 880

n. 名詞
變化形 saddles;

1.

鞍, 馬鞍[C]

The boy saw a pony with a brand-new saddle over its back. 男孩看到背上有嶄新鞍子的小馬。
2.

(自行車, 摩托車等的)車座[C]
3.

鞍狀物; 鞍狀山脊[C]
4.

(羊, 鹿的)帶脊骨的腰肉[U][C][(+of)]
5.

【機】座板; 滑動座架[C]
6.

浮橋(或電線杆上)的托樑

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 saddles;

1.

給(馬背)裝鞍[(+up)]
2.

使負擔; 強加[(+on/upon/with)]

He was saddled with a wife and five children. 他負起贍養妻子和五個孩子的擔子。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 saddles;

1.

跨上馬鞍

Hint 880

Ford, the healthiest, is still saddled with more than $27 billion of debt, but it is now generating plenty of cash.

Front 881

chasten

Back 881

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 chastened; chastened; chastening;

1.

(為了使人改正或變好而)懲罰(人); 磨鍊

He was chastened by the accident; he had nearly died. 那次事故使他變得謹慎了; 當時他差點送命。
2.

抑制, 節制; 使和緩

Age has chastened his violent temper. 隨著年齡的增長, 他暴躁的脾氣變溫和了。
3.

使純潔; 洗鍊(文體)

Front 882

culminate

Back 882

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 culminated; culminated; culminating;

1.

達到最高點; 達到高潮; 告終[(+in)]

culminate in bankruptcy 以破產告終

The battle culminated in total victory. 這一仗大獲全勝。
2.

(天體)到子午線

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 culminated; culminated; culminating;

1.

使達最高點(或高潮)

Their marriage culminated their long friendship. 他倆交友有年, 最後終成眷屬。
2.

使結束

Hint 882

A succession of legal changes in the United States—starting with a law in Wyoming in the 1970s and culminating in an Internal Revenue Service ruling in 1996—made life easier for them.

Front 883

symbiotic

Back 883

a. 形容詞

1.

共棲的; 共生的

Hint 883

In fact, the public and private models of ownership have a symbiotic relationship.

Front 884

queasy

Back 884

a. 形容詞
變化形 queasier; queasiest;

1.

嘔吐的; 催吐的; 易於反胃的
2.

不安的; 過於小心的

Hint 884

FOR much of the past two years hedge-fund managers have tried to convince queasy investors not to give up on them.

Front 885

cloak

Back 885

n. 名詞 [C]
變化形 cloaks;

1.

斗篷, 披風

The girl wore a red cloak. 那姑娘穿著一件紅色斗篷。
2.

遮蓋物

The invaders attacked under a cloak of fog. 侵略者在霧色的掩護下發起了進攻。
3.

幌子, 藉口, 託詞

His friendly behavior was a cloak for his evil intentions. 他的友善的行為是他險惡用心的偽裝。

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 cloaks;

1.

使披上斗篷; 用斗篷覆蓋

The magician was cloaked in black silk. 魔術師的身上罩著黑絲斗篷。
2.

掩蓋, 掩飾[(+with/in)]

He cloaked his evil purpose under friendly words. 他用友好的語言來掩蓋他罪惡的目的。

Hint 885

To retain investors, hedge funds have had to shed their cloak of secrecy.

Front 886

creep

Back 886

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 crept, creeped; crept, creeped; creeping;

1.

躡手躡足地走; 緩慢地行進[Q]

She crept into the room and kissed the sleeping child. 她悄悄地走進房間, 吻了吻睡著的孩子。
2.

不知不覺地到來; 漸漸產生[Q]

A smile crept across her face. 她臉上漸漸綻開笑容。
3.

爬行, 匍匐而行

A snake was creeping along the wall. 一條蛇正沿著牆爬行。
4.

(植物)蔓延

Ivy creeps along the fence. 常春藤攀著籬笆生長。
5.

(由於恐懼, 厭惡等)起雞皮疙瘩, 汗毛直豎

The sight of the snake made her flesh creep. 她看到蛇就汗毛直豎。
6.

巴結, 奉承

n. 名詞
變化形 crept, creeped; crept, creeped; creeping;

1.

爬, 蠕動[M][C]
2.

【俚】諂媚者, 卑鄙小人[C]

That creep always quarrels with his neighbors. 那個討厭鬼老跟鄰居吵架。
3.

毛骨悚然的感覺[the P]

His ghost story gave the children the creeps. 他講的鬼故事使孩子們毛骨悚然。

Hint 886

The creep of regulation is one reason why hedge funds increasingly resemble more traditional investment managers.

Front 887

glitter

Back 887

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 glittered; glittered; glittering;

1.

閃閃發光, 閃爍

The sky glittered with a myriad stars. 天空中繁星閃爍。

All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不都是金子。
2.

光彩奪目

n. 名詞
變化形 glittered; glittered; glittering;

1.

閃光, 閃耀[the S]
2.

華麗, 光彩[U]
3.

(裝飾用)小發光物[U]

Hint 887

The most glittering returns have often come from smaller, younger outfits, which are now being sidelined.

Front 888

nimbly

Back 888

ad. 副詞

1.

敏捷地; 機靈地

Nimbly he climbed to the top of the tree. 他敏捷地爬上了樹頂。

Hint 888

Giant funds often struggle to find ways to produce outsize returns, because they are too big to move nimbly in and out of markets.

Front 889

thrust

Back 889

vt.[O]
變化形 thrust; thrust; thrusting;

1.

用力推

They thrust him into the back room and tied him up. 他們將他推入後房並把他捆了起來。
2.

刺

He thrust the dagger into the guard's side. 他將匕首刺進警衛的腰部。
3.

插; 塞; 擠出(路)

He thrust the tickets into my hand. 他把票塞進我手裡。
4.

伸展

The tree thrusts its branches high. 那樹的枝條往上伸得高高的。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 thrust; thrust; thrusting;

1.

用力推
2.

刺[(+at)]

I thrust at him with my sword. 我拿著劍向他猛然刺去。
3.

插; 塞; 擠

The woman thrust past me into the room. 那女人從我身邊擠進房間。

n. 名詞
變化形 thrust; thrust; thrusting;

1.

猛推; 刺; 插[C]

A thrust with the pin broke the balloon. 用針一戳, 氣球就爆了。
2.

猛攻, 突進; 抨擊[C]

The invading army made a sudden thrust to the north. 入侵部隊突然向北猛攻。
3.

要旨; 目標; 突出重點; 要點[U][(+of)]

The practical thrust of the rules is to create an incentive for the networks themselves. 這些規定的實際目的是為網路自身創造一個動力。
4.

魄力; 幹勁[U]

He is a man of thrust and energy. 他這人幹勁十足精力充沛。
5.

【物】推力, 驅動力[U]

The direction of the thrust of the rockets is controlled by computer. 火箭推力的方向是由電腦控制的。

Hint 889

I may have misunderstood what he was arguing, both in his initial post and in his reading of Raguram Rajan, but this is the thrust of the argument as I understood it: "this is a story about how policies intended to reduce inequality had the unintended consequence of precipitating America's worst economic slump since the Depression."

Front 890

precipitate

Back 890

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 precipitated; precipitated; precipitating;

1.

使突然發生; 加速; 促使

Her remark precipitated my decision. 她的話促使我作出決定。
2.

猛拋下; 猛然摔下
3.

【化】使沈澱; 使沈降
4.

【氣】使(水汽)凝結成雨(或雪等)
5.

使突然陷入, 使陷於[(+into)]

The company was precipitated into ruin when the exchange rate dropped. 匯率下降時, 公司一下子破了產。

vi. 不及物動詞
變化形 precipitated; precipitated; precipitating;

1.

【化】沈澱
2.

【氣】(水汽)凝結成雨(或雪等)[(+as)]

Hint 890

I may have misunderstood what he was arguing, both in his initial post and in his reading of Raguram Rajan, but this is the thrust of the argument as I understood it: "this is a story about how policies intended to reduce inequality had the unintended consequence of precipitating America's worst economic slump since the Depression."

Front 891

redress

Back 891

vt. 及物動詞
變化形 redressed; redressed; redressing;

1.

糾正, 矯正; 革除

He did all that he possibly could to redress the wrongs. 他盡了一切努力革除弊端。
2.

賠償, 補償; 補救

Hint 891

I share my colleague's opinion that we shouldn't use massive government support for housing debt as a way to redress growing income inequality.

Front 892

wean

Back 892

vt.[(+from)]

1.

使斷奶

The boy was weaned at six months because his mother had to go to work. 這小男孩六個月就斷奶了, 因為他媽媽要上班。
2.

使斷絕; 使戒掉; 使放棄

Tess was trying to wean herself from the old life. 黛絲那時正努力使自己擺脫過去的生活。

You must be weaned away from the foolish idea. 你必須拋棄這愚蠢的想法。

Hint 892

Anxious to wean themselves off flighty foreign funding after the crises of the 1990s, many emerging-market governments sought to build up local-currency bond issuance.

Front 893

resonance

Back 893

n. 名詞

1.

共鳴; 反響; 【電】共振

Hint 893

In the soldiers’ telling, the names of places that were little known before the war have acquired the resonance of history: Najaf, Sadr City, Abu Ghraib.

Front 894

Consular

Back 894

a. 形容詞

1.

領事的; 領事館的; 領事職務的

consular jurisdiction 領事裁判權
2.

【史】執政官的

Hint 894

Consular offices will be opened across the country to replace military bases.

Front 895

conclusively

Back 895

ad. 副詞

1.

決定性地; 確定地

Hint 895

On the positive side, they conclusively ended the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein.

Front 896

unadulterated

Back 896

1.

無攙雜的; 純粹的; 真正的
2.

完全的, 十足的

Hint 896

American soldiers were flexible enough to change tactics in order to defeat an insurgency that threatened to overwhelm them; their emphasis on recruiting local allies proved superior to the unadulterated fire power they had used at first.

Front 897

contrarian

Back 897

n. 名詞

1.

做法與一般大眾想法相反的投資人(例如: 買冷門股票)

Hint 897

Safia Souhail, a member of parliament, holds regular salons where discourse is free and often contrarian.

Front 898

cacophony

Back 898

n. 名詞

1.

雜音; 不和諧音

Hint 898

Where once there were only whispers, a cacophony of shouted curses now assaults political leaders.

Front 899

bicker

Back 899

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

吵嘴, 爭吵
2.

(水等)作潺潺聲
3.

閃爍

n. 名詞

1.

吵嘴
2.

(水的)潺潺聲

Hint 899

Leave us to bicker

Front 900

travesty

Back 900

n. 名詞

1.

(對人或文學作品等的)滑稽模仿; 拙劣的模仿; 歪曲; 曲解

vt. 及物動詞

1.

滑稽地模仿, 拙劣的模仿; 歪曲

Hint 900

The country has ended up with a travesty of good governance.

Front 901

sectarian

Back 901

a. 形容詞

1.

宗派的; 派別的; 偏執的

n. 名詞

1.

宗派成員; 鬧宗派的人

Hint 901

Positions in the bureaucracy are awarded on the basis of family or sectarian allegiance rather than merit.

Front 902

endemic

Back 902

a. 形容詞

1.

(疾病等)地方性的
2.

某地特有的

n. 名詞

1.

地方病

Hint 902

The watchdog Transparency International reckons that corruption is endemic.

Front 903

infiltrator

Back 903

n. 名詞

1.

滲透者

Hint 903

Iraqi intelligence work is poor, extremist infiltrators are common, the air force is in its infancy, some commanders follow nakedly political agendas and initiative in the lower ranks is lacking, as is equipment.

Front 904

protracted

Back 904

a. 形容詞

1.

拖延的; 長時間的

Hint 904

The likelihood of protracted suits and countersuits between the companies involved, though, remains high, with damage to the reputations of all of them.

Front 905

implacable

Back 905

a. 形容詞

1.

不能安撫的; 難平息的; 難和解的; 毫不寬容的

He was constantly persecuted by his implacable enemies. 他一再遭到死敵的迫害。
2.

【罕】不能緩和的, 不能減輕的

an implacable disease 不能緩解的病

Hint 905

With events and errors ticked off day by day, hour by hour and then minute by minute as the implacable oil rises from below, the report makes eerie reading.

Front 906

eerie

Back 906

a. 形容詞

1.

令人毛骨悚然的
2.

神祕的; 怪異的

Hint 906

With events and errors ticked off day by day, hour by hour and then minute by minute as the implacable oil rises from below, the report makes eerie reading.

Front 907

impermeable

Back 907

a. 形容詞

1.

不能透水的
2.

不滲透性的

Hint 907

the initial penetration of hydrocarbons into the well through cement seals and physical barriers meant to be impermeable

Front 908

slurry

Back 908

n. 名詞

1.

泥漿

Hint 908

In the first act, the report claims that Halliburton supplied a cement slurry of its own devising which it should have recognised was not fit for the purpose.

Front 909

forensic

Back 909

a. 形容詞

1.

法庭的
2.

辯論的

Hint 909

This does not explain why the great valves failed even when they were activated by other means. More answers may be forthcoming now the blowout preventer has been raised from the sea floor; currently in the custody of the Department of Justice, it may be a forensic treasure.

Front 910

tort

Back 910

n. 名詞

1.

【律】侵權行為

Hint 910

In an effort to win bipartisan support, he raised the prospect of reforming the controversial system of medical tort.

Front 911

provocative

Back 911

a. 形容詞

1.

氣人的; 挑撥的
2.

刺激的

n. 名詞

1.

刺激物; 興奮劑

Hint 911

Not so much, argues a provocative new study published on September 7th in Health Affairs, a policy journal.

Front 912

lambast = lambaste

Back 912

vt.【口】

1.

不停地打; 痛打
2.

粗暴地罵; 嚴責

The newspapers lambasted government corruption. 報紙毫不留情地批評政府的腐敗。

Hint 912

As well as giving Mr Ellison another reason to lambast HP’s behaviour, the suit is also a sign of growing tension between technology firms as they venture beyond their traditional markets.

Front 913

plow

Back 913

n. 名詞

1.

犁[C]

Plows are still pulled by oxen in some countries. 在一些國家犁頭仍由牛拖拉。
2.

似犁的工具; 除雪機, 剷雪機[C]
3.

(大寫)北斗七星[the S]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

犁, 耕

Farmers now use tractors to plow their fields. 現今農民用牽引機耕地。
2.

用犁掘(畦), 挖(溝, 槽)
3.

開(路), 破(浪)前進

We plowed our way through the crowd. 我們用力從人群中擠過去。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

犁地, 耕地

Farmers plow in autumn or spring. 農民在秋天或春天犁地。
2.

可犁, 可耕
3.

開路; 破浪前進[Q]

Our great ship plowed through the heavy waves. 我們的大船穿越洶湧的波浪航行。
4.

鑽研; 苦讀[Q]

We've plowed through all the documents related to the case. 我們費力地閱讀了所有有關此案的文件。

Hint 913

Some creditors have objected to the plan and others are unhappy that A&M is ploughing some of the funds it recovers back into Lehman’s commercial-property and other holdings in the hope of boosting returns.

Front 914

beguile

Back 914

vt. 及物動詞

1.

欺騙, 誆騙[(+into)]

He beguiled me into lending him money. 他騙我借錢給他。
2.

向...騙取, 向...詐取[(+of/out of)]

She was beguiled of her money. 她的錢給騙走了。
3.

使陶醉, 使著迷[(+with)]

beguile children with stories 用故事吸引孩子們的興趣
4.

使(時間)過得愉快; 輕鬆地消磨[(+with/by/away)]

She beguiled her days with reading. 她以閱讀消磨時日。

Hint 914

Before the next election there is still time for him to demonstrate the qualities that once made him so beguiling, and to reassert both his reformist streak and his previously open approach towards ethnic minorities and integration.

Front 915

leery

Back 915

a. 形容詞

1.

猜疑的
2.

機敏的

Hint 915

Such systems have been around since the late 1990s but many motorists remain leery of relinquishing control to a computer.

Front 916

relinquish

Back 916

vt. 及物動詞

1.

放棄; 撤出; 棄絕
2.

交出, 讓與[(+to)]

He relinquished all control over the company to his daughter. 他將掌管公司的全權讓給了女兒。
3.

鬆開, 放開

Hint 916

Such systems have been around since the late 1990s but many motorists remain leery of relinquishing control to a computer.

Front 917

pummel

Back 917

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用拳頭打

Hint 917

BUSINESS groups and Republicans have pummelled Barack Obama of late as a populist demagogue whose policies have failed to stimulate growth while blanketing companies with stifling uncertainty about taxes and regulation.

Front 918

demagogue

Back 918

n. 名詞

1.

蠱惑民心的政客, 煽動家

Hint 918

BUSINESS groups and Republicans have pummelled Barack Obama of late as a populist demagogue whose policies have failed to stimulate growth while blanketing companies with stifling uncertainty about taxes and regulation.

Front 919

parry

Back 919

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擋開, 避開

He parried the sword with his dagger. 他用短劍擋開了馬刀。
2.

迴避

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

擋開武器(或打擊)
2.

迴避

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

擋開, 避開; 迴避
2.

遁詞

Hint 919

This week Mr Obama unveiled a trio of proposals that look to have been designed less to power up the economy than to parry such attacks.

Front 920

quip

Back 920

n. 名詞

1.

妙語; 諷刺語
2.

託辭
3.

怪事

vt.vi.

1.

譏諷; 嘲弄

Hint 920

Reminded that Republicans have put many of these same ideas forward before, Mr Obama’s press secretary quipped, “Well, then we ought to be able to get this done pretty quickly.” No one thought he was serious.

Front 921

vitriolic

Back 921

a. 形容詞

1.

硫酸的
2.

刻薄的

Hint 921

This race, for Delaware, the nation’s second smallest state, was decidedly nasty. The language was vitriolic.

Front 922

illumination

Back 922

n. 名詞

1.

照明, 照亮[U]

The library's reading-rooms need better illumination. 圖書館裡閱覽室的燈光不夠明亮, 需要改進。
2.

【物】照度[U]
3.

闡明, 解釋; 啟發; 教化[U]

He sought illumination from the works of the great philosophers. 他從偉大哲人的著作中尋求啟迪。
4.

燈彩, 燈飾[P]

We are going to town to see the illuminations. 我們進城去看彩燈。
5.

(手稿頁面及起首字母等的)彩飾, 圖案花飾[P]

Hint 922

Nor do they like the time it takes for these bulbs to reach their maximum illumination.

Front 923

insular

Back 923

a. 形容詞

1.

島嶼的, 海島的
2.

島民的; 具有島民特點的
3.

孤立的
4.

與世隔絕的

Hint 923

Last year they noted that insular and nationalistic leaders in Myanmar “do not take orders from anyone, including Beijing.”

Front 924

guzzler

Back 924

n. 名詞

1.

暴食暴飲者

Hint 924

This week the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled that Boeing, its American rival, is also a guzzler of illegal handouts.

Front 925

pelt

Back 925

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(連續地)投擲

We pelted our friends with snowballs. 我們朝朋友扔雪球。
2.

連續抨擊, 攻擊[(+with)]

The crowd pelted the mayor with angry questions. 那群人用憤怒的質問圍攻市長。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(連續地)投擲; 開火[(+at)]
2.

(雨等)急降, 猛落[(+down)]

The rain pelted down. 天下著大雨。
3.

【口】迅猛前進[Q]

He pelted toward the post office. 他急匆匆向郵局走去。

n. 名詞

1.

投擲; 打擊[C]

The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble. 那男孩用石子擲擊小流氓的背脊。
2.

抨擊; 質問[C]
3.

(雨等的)大降, 猛落[U]
4.

速度[U]
5.

【英】【方】一陣大怒

Hint 925

Not long ago, it was Airbus that was strapped to a seat in cattle class and being pelted with airline food.

Front 926

jubilant

Back 926

a. 形容詞

1.

歡騰的, 喜氣洋洋的; 令人喜悅的[(+about/at/over)]

They were jubilant over their victory. 他們為贏得勝利而歡呼雀躍。

Hint 926

This time Airbus is jubilant. A European source said “we could not have hoped for more.”

Front 927

interminable

Back 927

a. 形容詞

1.

沒完沒了的, 無止盡的; 冗長不堪的

an interminable debate 冗長的辯論

Hint 927

Even after final rulings are made, there will doubtless be interminable hearings on how to implement them.

Front 928

amenable

Back 928

a. 形容詞

1.

肯順從的
2.

經得起檢驗(或考查)的
3.

對...負有義務(或責任)的

Hint 928

Airbus has frequently suggested negotiations with a view to a bilateral deal like the previous one, only for Boeing to reject the idea out of hand: this week’s verdict might make the Americans more amenable.

Front 929

conspicuously

Back 929

ad. 副詞

1.

顯著地; 超群地

Hint 929

He finds a country where Catholics, once discriminated against, are conspicuously successful in public life and where the Catholic Church has enjoyed a boost in its fortunes since the European Union expanded in 2004.

Front 930

mull

Back 930

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

深思熟慮

vt. 及物動詞

1.

弄糟
2.

使醉
3.

仔細考慮
4.

弄碎

n. 名詞

1.

亂糟糟; 混亂

Hint 930

Harry Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate, is mulling a vote on making only the middle-class tax cuts permanent, virtually daring the Republicans to vote no.

Front 931

relinquish

Back 931

vt. 及物動詞

1.

放棄; 撤出; 棄絕
2.

交出, 讓與[(+to)]

He relinquished all control over the company to his daughter. 他將掌管公司的全權讓給了女兒。
3.

鬆開, 放開

Hint 931

On September 12th John Boehner, the minority leader in the House of Representatives, bent a little, telling a talk- show host that if the only way to extend most of the cuts was to relinquish those for the rich, he would acquiesce.

Front 932

acquiesce

Back 932

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

默認; 默許; 默從[(+in)]

They acquiesced in the decision. 他們默默贊同那個決定。

Hint 932

On September 12th John Boehner, the minority leader in the House of Representatives, bent a little, telling a talk- show host that if the only way to extend most of the cuts was to relinquish those for the rich, he would acquiesce.

Front 933

saddle

Back 933

n. 名詞

1.

鞍, 馬鞍[C]

The boy saw a pony with a brand-new saddle over its back. 男孩看到背上有嶄新鞍子的小馬。
2.

(自行車, 摩托車等的)車座[C]
3.

鞍狀物; 鞍狀山脊[C]
4.

(羊, 鹿的)帶脊骨的腰肉[U][C][(+of)]
5.

【機】座板; 滑動座架[C]
6.

浮橋(或電線杆上)的托樑

vt. 及物動詞

1.

給(馬背)裝鞍[(+up)]
2.

使負擔; 強加[(+on/upon/with)]

He was saddled with a wife and five children. 他負起贍養妻子和五個孩子的擔子。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

跨上馬鞍

Hint 933

Mr Bush agreed to saddle financial companies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for much the same reason that Mr Obama backed the Dodd-Frank Act: the public demanded a response to corporate excesses.

Front 934

seethe

Back 934

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

煮沸; 冒泡; 翻騰
2.

沸騰; 激動[(+with)]

The country was seething with political unrest. 該國政治動亂四起。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使浸透
2.

在沸水中煮

n. 名詞

1.

翻騰; 騷動[U]

Hint 934

The public seethed at the banks’ profligacy.

Front 935

circumvent

Back 935

vt. 及物動詞

1.

以智取勝; 規避; 防止...發生

circumvent the rules 規避法規
2.

環繞; 包圍

a little island circumvented by a river 河流環繞的小島
3.

使落入圈套; 陷害
4.

繞行

Hint 935

Bankers circumvented the last lot of Basel rules, and regulators will have to watch out for attempts to do the same this time around.

Front 936

commensurate

Back 936

a. 形容詞

1.

同量的; 相稱的

Hint 936

The punishment may not seem commensurate to the crisis they caused; but reducing risk is more important than getting revenge.

Front 937

reign

Back 937

n. 名詞

1.

統治; 支配[U]

The reign of a wise ruler benefits his country. 賢明統治者的統治有益於他的國家。
2.

在位期間, 統治時期[C]

The American Revolution took place during the reign of George III. 美國獨立戰爭發生在英王喬治三世統治時期。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

君臨; 統治[(+over)]

He reigned over the country for ten years. 他統治這個國家達十年。
2.

支配; 盛行, 佔優勢

Silence reigned everywhere. 到處一片寂靜。

Hint 937

Anne Stausboll, the fund’s chief executive, and Joseph Dear, its chief investment officer, are working overtime to repair the damage done to the pension behemoth’s assets and its reputation during their predecessors’ reign.

Front 938

furor

Back 938

n. 名詞

1.

喧鬧, 轟動
2.

狂熱
3.

狂怒

Hint 938

CalPERS has also been caught up in a furore over the activities of “placement agents”, who help financial firms win investing assignments from big pension funds in return for a fee.

Front 939

paltry

Back 939

a. 形容詞

1.

不足取的; 瑣碎的; 沒有價值的
2.

卑鄙的

Hint 939

That day happened to be an emotive one relating to Japan’s occupation of north-eastern China in 1931. In the event, the turnout was paltry.

Front 940

manifestation

Back 940

n. 名詞

1.

顯示, 表明; 證實[U]
2.

表現; 表現形式[C]

Fever is one manifestation of a cold. 發燒是受涼的一種表現。
3.

示威運動[C]

Hint 940

China has reason now to play up the strength of domestic public opinion in its dealings with Japan, while discouraging large-scale manifestations of it.

Front 941

ambivalence

Back 941

n. 名詞

1.

【心】矛盾心理(或情緒、態度等)
2.

猶豫; 舉棋不定

Hint 941

A recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a think tank, describes the authorities’ ambivalence towards public sentiment on foreign policy issues, even when such sentiment appears to support government policy.

Front 942

nary

Back 942

a. 形容詞

1.

連...也沒有

Hint 942

And for all the furor online, most of the time there has been nary a protester to be seen.

Front 943

indignant

Back 943

a. 形容詞

1.

憤怒的; 憤慨的[(+at/about/over/with)]

He is indignant at her words. 他對她的話感到氣憤。

Hint 943

AT A conference earlier this year, Harry Reid, the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, informed indignant activists that he knew full well how to count votes, and that various measures dear to liberal hearts simply did not have enough support to scrape through his chamber.

Front 944

pecking order

Back 944

ph. 片語

1.

【生】啄序(禽類中佔優勢的可以啄地位低的)
2.

長幼尊卑制度, 權勢等級

The guy at the bottom of the pecking order takes shit from everybody. 那個地位最低的傢伙必須受每個人的氣。

Hint 944

Wow.... I feel like just punching this guy in the face..... how do douches like him make it up this high in the pecking order.

Front 945

sift

Back 945

vt. 及物動詞

1.

篩; 過濾

Gold is sifted from sand. 金從沙裡淘出來。
2.

撒, 撒落

Sift confectioner sugar on top of the cake. 在蛋糕上面撒上糖粉。
3.

詳查, 細究

We sifted the information carefully to find a clue that would help us. 我們仔細研究資料以便找出對我們有所幫助的線索。
4.

區分; 篩選[O][(+out/from)]

It is important to sift the true from the false in studying history. 研究歷史時去偽存真是很重要的。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

篩; 被篩
2.

撒下, 飄落

The dust sifted in through the cracks in the window. 灰塵從窗戶的裂縫裡鑽了進來。
3.

詳查, 細究[(+through)]

She sifted through her purse. 她仔細翻看自己的錢包。

Hint 945

In the summer he pushed a bill that would have provided free health care to the emergency crews who sifted through the wreckage of 9/11, knowing that the Republicans would stymie it for fear that some of the beneficiaries might be illegal immigrants.

Front 946

callousness

Back 946

n. 名詞

1.

麻木不仁

Hint 946

That, presumably, is thanks to the impending election. How better to prepare for the campaign than by setting up a series of votes that highlight Democratic compassion and Republican callousness?

Front 947

castigate

Back 947

vt. 及物動詞

1.

申斥; 懲罰
2.

矯正; 修訂

Hint 947

And the more used Democratic activists feel, the less likely they are to rush to the polls to castigate the Republicans.

Front 948

blithely

Back 948

ad. 副詞

1.

歡樂地; 快活地; 無掛慮地

They blithely carried on chatting, ignoring the customers who were waiting to be served. 他們繼續開心地聊天, 將等著購物的顧客們置於一邊。

Hint 948

THE advertisement for Newsday’s iPad application starts blithely enough.

Front 949

kindle

Back 949

vt. 及物動詞

1.

點燃; 燃起

She kindled a fire with waste newspaper. 她用廢報紙生起了火。
2.

激起(熱情等); 煽動

The speaker kindled our interest in dinosaurs. 那位演講人引起了我們對恐龍的興趣。
3.

照亮, 使明亮

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

著火, 燃起

The paper kindled on the second match. 劃了第二根火柴, 紙就點著了。
2.

(人, 感情等)激動起來
3.

發亮, 明亮起來[(+with)]

Her eyes kindled with joy. 她的眼睛因喜悅而發亮。

Front 950

stark

Back 950

a. 形容詞

1.

僵硬的, 僵直的

The little girl was almost stark with cold. 小女孩簡直是凍僵了。
2.

嚴格的; 刻板的

The young man is faced with a stark choice. 這位年輕人面臨嚴峻的抉擇。
3.

赤裸裸的; 明顯的; 突出的

His actions were in stark contrast to his words. 他的行動與他的話引成了明顯的對照。
4.

荒涼的; 光禿禿的, 空的

The tree has only stark branches. 這棵樹只剩下光禿禿的樹枝。
5.

完全的, 十足的[B]

The fool is talking stark nonsense. 這傻瓜完全是在胡扯。

ad. 副詞

1.

明顯地; 突出地
2.

完全, 十足

He came out of the bathroom stark naked. 他一絲不掛地從浴室走了出來。

Hint 950

Media firms that were already coming to believe that the web is a mediocre advertising platform have drawn a stark conclusion: they should pull back from the free web.

Front 951

instalment

Back 951

n. 名詞

1.

分期付款; 按月分攤; (分次連載的)一部分

Hint 951

Most of Mr Noah's instalments are devoted to examining the impact of one of the usual suspects—immigration, trade, de-unionisation, education, executive pay, etc—on the level of inequality in the United States.

Front 952

contemplative

Back 952

a. 形容詞

1.

沈思的; 冥想的

Hint 952

Home to some 40 universities and colleges, the city’s culture is conservative and contemplative, not competitive.

Front 953

amble

Back 953

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(馬)緩行
2.

輕鬆地走, 從容漫步

A young couple ambled along the path. 一對年輕夫婦悠閒地在小路上漫步。

n.[S]

1.

(馬的)緩行步態
2.

從容輕鬆的步伐, 漫步

Hint 953

At Nanjing University, for example, students amble past, their noses buried in books as they walk.

Front 954

belie

Back 954

vt. 及物動詞

1.

掩飾

His smile belies his anger. 他的笑容掩蓋著他的怒氣。
2.

證明(或顯示)...為虛假

Her cruelty belied her kind words. 她殘忍的行為表明她親切的言詞是虛偽的。
3.

辜負; 使失望; 使落空

War belied hopes for peace. 戰爭使人們對和平的希望落了空。
4.

【古】就...扯謊

Hint 954

But the stability at the top of the table belies the churn further down.

Front 955

osmosis

Back 955

n. 名詞

1.

【物】滲透作用
2.

吸收; 同化

Hint 955

These benefits include the ready availability of customers, specialised suppliers, a pool of skilled labour, or the tricks of the trade that a firm can learn almost by osmosis from its neighbours.

Front 956

bereft

Back 956

1.

(bereave的過去式與過去分詞)

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使喪失(近親等)[(+of)]

The accident bereaved her of her son. 那次事故使她痛失兒子。
2.

使孤寂, 使淒涼
3.

使失去(希望、生命等)[(+of)]

She was bereft of happiness. 她失去了幸福。
4.

【廢】搶走(財物)

Hint 956

Some scholars believe the law is a statistical artefact, bereft of economic meaning.

Front 957

fiat

Back 957

n. 名詞

1.

命令; 許可

Hint 957

But it was mostly because China created 190 new cities largely by fiat, relabelling big towns as small cities.

Front 958

vanguard

Back 958

n. 名詞

1.

先鋒; 前鋒; 先頭部隊; 先導[the S][G]

They are in the vanguard of technological advance. 他們是技術發展的先導。

Hint 958

Perhaps this cultured, cerebral place will find itself at the vanguard of China’s urban competitiveness after all.

Front 959

vogue

Back 959

n. 名詞

1.

流行; 風行; 時髦[U][S1]

This hair style was brought into vogue by Hollywood stars. 這種髮型是因好萊塢的明星們而時髦起來的。

The novel had an enormous vogue in the 1930's. 這本小說在三十年代曾廣為流傳。
2.

流行物; 時髦事物(人物)[C][the S]

Full-length coats are no longer the vogue. 長外套不再流行了。

Hint 959

The depressing vogue for having fun at work

Front 960

coercion

Back 960

n. 名詞

1.

強制; 強迫
2.

高壓政治

Hint 960

The most unpleasant thing about the fashion for fun is that it is mixed with a large dose of coercion.

Front 961

cringe

Back 961

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

畏縮; 蜷縮

The dog cringed at the sight of the whip. 那條狗見了鞭子畏縮不前。
2.

卑躬屈膝, 阿諛奉承[(+to/before)]

He always cringes before the boss. 他在老板面前總是卑躬屈膝。

n. 名詞

1.

畏縮; 奉承[U]

Hint 961

Compulsory fun is nearly always cringe-making.

Front 962

compulsive

Back 962

a. 形容詞

1.

強迫的; 強制的

Hint 962

Compulsory fun is nearly always cringe-making.

Front 963

ersatz

Back 963

n. 名詞

1.

代用品

a. 形容詞

1.

代用的; 人造的; 假的

Hint 963

While imposing ersatz fun on their employees, companies are battling against the real thing.

Front 964

furtive

Back 964

a. 形容詞

1.

偷偷的; 鬼鬼祟祟的; 狡猾的

The man's furtive manner made the policeman follow him. 這人鬼鬼祟祟的舉止引得警察跟蹤了他。

He took a furtive glance at the clock. 他偷偷地瞧了一眼鐘。

Hint 964

While imposing ersatz fun on their employees, companies are battling against the real thing. Many force smokers to huddle outside like furtive criminals.

Front 965

regiment

Back 965

vt. 及物動詞

1.

【軍】把...編成團
2.

【貶】嚴密管制, 嚴格控制[H]

A totalitarian state regiments its citizens. 極權主義國家嚴密管制其公民。

Hint 965

A regiment of busybodies—from lawyers to human-resources functionaries—is waging war on office romance, particularly between people of different ranks.

Front 966

tormentor

Back 966

n. 名詞

1.

使苦痛的人(或事物)
2.

【海】長肉叉
3.

【農】輪耙
4.

【電影】防回聲幕

Hint 966

For most wage slaves forced to pretend they are having fun at work, the only relief is to poke fun at their tormentors.

Front 967

risible

Back 967

a. 形容詞

1.

愛大笑的; 可笑的; 笑的

n. 名詞

1.

(常複數)笑感; 幽默感

Hint 967

In fact we ask you to complete a medical questionnaire to ensure that you are not,” deadpans David Brent, the risible boss in “The Office”, a satirical television series.

Front 968

quaff

Back 968

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

狂飲, 痛飲

vt. 及物動詞

1.

大口地喝, 痛飲

He quaffed a glass of wine. 他將一杯葡萄酒一飲而盡。

n. 名詞

1.

狂飲, 痛飲[U]
2.

大口喝下的酒[C]

Hint 968

“Mad Men” reminds people of a world they have lost—a world where bosses did not think that “fun” was a management tool and where employees could happily quaff Scotch at noon. Cheers to that.

Front 969

feral

Back 969

a. 形容詞

1.

野生的
2.

野獸(所特有)的; 兇猛的

Hint 969

A HERD of feral goats on a tiny unpopulated island in the East China Sea live in blissful unawareness of a diplomatic storm brewing around their remote habitat.

Front 970

flare-up

Back 970

n. 名詞

1.

驟燒; 突發火焰; (怒氣、疾病等)突發(或加劇)

Hint 970

There have been periodic flare-ups over the islands before, usually involving attempts by nationalists to land on them or, in December 2008, a close approach by Chinese survey vessels.

Front 971

teeming

Back 971

a.[Z]

1.

充滿的; 擁擠的; 熱鬧的

We inched through teeming streets. 我們在熙熙攘攘的街道上緩慢行走。
2.

多產的

Hint 971

Many more Chinese fishing boats have been spotted this year in tuna-teeming waters off the islands.

Front 972

provocatively

Back 972

ad. 副詞

1.

挑釁地, 煽動地

Hint 972

A Japanese official says there is no evidence the Chinese government has been encouraging fishermen to behave provocatively.

Front 973

acrimony

Back 973

n. 名詞

1.

(言語、態度等的)尖刻; 厲害; 辛辣; 激烈

Hint 973

After bitter acrimony over maritime boundaries (Japan says the fields straddle them, whereas China claims them all), the two countries agreed in 2008 to turn the East China Sea into a “sea of peace, co-operation and friendship” and exploit the fields jointly.

Front 974

fracas

Back 974

n. 名詞

1.

吵鬧; 搔亂

Hint 974

Resolution of the latest fracas could be complicated by noisy nationalism in China.

Front 975

diatribe

Back 975

n. 名詞

1.

惡罵; 誹謗; 譴責; 諷刺

Hint 975

So far the public reaction has been largely confined to small demonstrations outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, diatribes on the internet and fulminations in some newspapers.

Front 976

fulmination

Back 976

n. 名詞

1.

嚴詞譴責
2.

爆發

Hint 976

So far the public reaction has been largely confined to small demonstrations outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, diatribes on the internet and fulminations in some newspapers.

Front 977

knack

Back 977

n. 名詞

1.

本領; 熟練技巧[S1][(+of/for)]

He has a knack for making furniture. 他有做傢俱的熟練技能。
2.

妙法, 訣竅[S1][(+of/for/to)]

There's a knack to baking a good cake. 烘烤美味的蛋糕是有竅門的。
3.

【古】玩具; 小玩意兒; 靈巧的器件[C]

Hint 977

In other countries, Vodafone has had a knack of turning a small investment into a controlling stake, but not in the Middle Kingdom.

Front 978

expat = expatriate

Back 978

vt. 及物動詞

1.

流放
2.

使移居國外; 使放棄國籍

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

移居國外; 放棄原國籍

a. 形容詞

1.

被流放(國外)的; 移居國外的

n. 名詞

1.

被流放(國外)者; 放棄原國籍者; 移居國外者

Hint 978

“Fly-in” expat managers were often unfamiliar with China, says David Michael, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group.

Front 979

arboreal

Back 979

a. 形容詞

1.

樹木的
2.

棲息在樹上的

Hint 979

Some 100m hectares of America’s forests went in the 19th century, in an arboreal slaughter similarly reinforced by a belief in the godliness of thus “improving” the land.

Front 980

girdle

Back 980

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

腰帶

The girl wore a girdle around her gym tunic. 這女孩在體操衫外束了一條腰帶。
2.

【書】環形物, 環繞物

A girdle of islands enclosed the lagoon. 一環小島圍繞著礁湖。
3.

(女子的)緊身褡

The girdle made Ada look much slimmer. 穿了緊身褡艾達看上去苗條多了。
4.

黃道; 赤道

vt. 及物動詞

1.

【書】環繞; 繞...而行

The palace was girdled around with tall trees. 高大的樹木環抱著王宮。
2.

用帶子捆紮(或纏繞)

Hint 980

In most rich countries the pressure on forests has eased; but in many tropical ones—home to around half the remaining forest, including the planet’s green rainforest girdle—the demand for land is increasing as populations rise.

Front 981

dire

Back 981

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的; 悲慘的

dire warnings 可怖的預兆
2.

極度的; 緊迫的

We are in dire need of help. 我們迫切需要幫助。

Hint 981

Losing the Amazon rainforest could reduce rainfall across the Americas, with potentially dire consequences for farmers as far away as Texas.

Front 982

outlandish

Back 982

a. 形容詞

1.

異國風格的
2.

古怪的
3.

偏僻的

Hint 982

This is not an outlandish concept. It is increasingly common for governments and companies to pay for forest and other ecosystem services.

Front 983

bulge

Back 983

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

腫脹, 凸塊

The gun he carried caused a bulge in his jacket. 他攜帶的槍使他的衣服鼓起來一塊。
2.

船腹
3.

(突然或暫時的)增長, 增多; 上漲

The graph shows a bulge in the price of meat. 圖表顯示肉類價格上漲。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

膨脹, 凸起[(+with)]
2.

裝滿[(+with)]

His pocket was bulging with apples. 他的口袋裡鼓鼓地裝滿了蘋果。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使膨脹, 使凸起

He bulged his cheeks roundly. 他把兩頰鼓得圓圓的。

Hint 983

The bulging problem of obesity

Front 984

abysmal

Back 984

a. 形容詞

1.

深不可測的, 無底的
2.

【口】糟透的, 極壞的
3.

極度的
4.

似深淵的

Hint 984

Data points in the month of September were slightly better than they were in what was an abysmal August, but they weren't great.

Front 985

harangue

Back 985

n. 名詞

1.

高談闊論, 熱烈的演說[C]

The minister of propaganda delivered his usual harangue. 宣傳部長一如既往發表了他的長篇大論。

vt.vi.

1.

(向...)滔滔不絕地演講

He harangued his fellow students and persuaded them to walk out. 他對他的同學慷慨陳詞說服他們罷課。

Hint 985

But if there is one thing they like less than feeling neglected by America, it is being harangued by China.

Front 986

claimant

Back 986

n. 名詞

1.

主張者; 要求者
2.

原告; 【商】索賠者

Hint 986

China in any event prefers not to deal with ASEAN as a block on the South China Sea: it likes to pick off rival claimants one by one.

Front 987

succumb

Back 987

vi.[(+to)]

1.

屈服; 委棄; 聽任

The government succumbed to public pressure. 政府屈服於公眾壓力。
2.

被壓垮; 死

He succumbed to his injuries. 他因受傷而死。

Hint 987

Japan comes off looking weak, as it succumbs to an avalanche of pressure.

Front 988

avalanche

Back 988

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

雪崩; 山崩
2.

突然來到的大量事物[S1][(+of)]

We received an avalanche of inquiries. 我們一下子收到了大批詢問信函。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

崩塌; 雪崩般塌落

Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche. 在更高處積雪隨時都會崩塌。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(因大量湧至而)把...淹沒, 使無法應付

She was avalanched with invitations. 她收到多得無法應付的請帖。

Hint 988

Japan comes off looking weak, as it succumbs to an avalanche of pressure.

Front 989

ferocity

Back 989

n. 名詞

1.

兇猛; 殘暴[U][S]

The attack was resumed with a new ferocity. 重新發起了猛烈進攻。
2.

殘暴的行為[C]

Hint 989

But the ferocity of the Chinese response has harmed China ultimately, by undermining confidence in China as a responsible stakeholder in the region.

Front 990

premeditated

Back 990

a. 形容詞

1.

預先想過的; 有計劃的

Hint 990

apan’s prosecutors chose not to indict Mr Zhan on the grounds that his act was not premeditated, according to Kyodo, the Japanese news agency.

Front 991

nefarious

Back 991

a. 形容詞

1.

惡毒的; 窮兇極惡的

Hint 991

China’s response seemed to take an especially nefarious turn when it apparently suspended its export of rare-earth minerals, which are vital to making electronics components used in everything from handheld gadgets to cars.

Front 992

emphatically

Back 992

ad. 副詞

1.

強調地; 斷然地; 明顯地

Hint 992

On September 23rd China emphatically denied that it is blocking exports.

Front 993

expedient

Back 993

a. 形容詞

1.

方便的; 有利的; 權宜的

I thought it expedient to tell her about it. 我認為將此事告訴她為好。
2.

出於便利的; 出於私利的

n. 名詞

1.

緊急措施; 權宜之計[C]

Income controls were used only as a short-term expedient. 採用控制收入的辦法只是作為一時的權宜之計。

Hint 993

Japan's decision not to go to the wall for its territorial claims looks expedient, but it may come to haunt it in the long term.

Front 994

cloistered

Back 994

a. 形容詞

1.

隱居的, 與世隔絕的

lead a cloistered life 過隱居生活
2.

設有迴廊的

Hint 994

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 995

by and large

Back 995

adv.
For the most part; generally

Hint 995

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 996

fief

Back 996

n. 名詞

1.

封地; 采邑

Hint 996

That is why outsiders will strain next week for a glimpse into the hermit fief to see if Mr Kim uses the Korean Workers’ Party’s first gathering in 30 years to designate his third son, Kim Jong Un, as his heir.

Front 997

frail

Back 997

a. 形容詞

1.

身體虛弱的

Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. 華納太太已經九十六歲了, 身體虛弱, 不便獨居。

Her health is very frail. 她的身體十分虛弱。
2.

易損壞的; 不堅實的

The bridge is a frail wooden structure. 這座橋的木質結構, 很不結實。
3.

渺茫的

He has only a frail chance of winning the prize. 他獲獎的可能極小。
4.

意志薄弱的, 易被引誘的

n. 名詞

1.

【美】【俚】少女, 少婦[C]

Hint 997

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 998

anoint

Back 998

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用油或軟膏等)塗; 擦[(+with)]

He anointed the sunburned places with cold cream. 他用冷霜塗被太陽炙傷的地方。
2.

(宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化

Hint 998

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 999

trite

Back 999

a. 形容詞

1.

平庸的; 陳腐的

Hint 999

Reportedly there is a trite song, called “Footsteps”, in his honour, and a glowing published tribute to his “excellence both in the arts of pen and sword”.

Front 1000

derelict

Back 1000

a. 形容詞

1.

被拋棄了的; 無主的
2.

玩忽職守的

n. 名詞

1.

遺棄物
2.

玩忽職守者

Hint 1000

But his qualifications for running a derelict country with a nuclear arsenal and one of the world’s five biggest armies are seriously in doubt.

Front 1001

charade

Back 1001

n. 名詞

1.

(常charades, 用作單數)猜字謎遊戲

Hint 1001

Even if it is a charade of a ballot, it is probably sensible to assume that the stated purpose of “electing” (read rubber stamping) a “supreme leadership body” is important, and that some sort of profound, if hesitant, handover of power is under way.

Front 1002

omen

Back 1002

n. 名詞

1.

預兆, 兆頭[C][(+of)]

Some magpies were singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. 當我初次離家時, 喜鵲在樹上唱歌, 在中國文化中這是個好預兆。

an omen of defeat 失敗的前兆

vt. 及物動詞

1.

預示, 預告

The dark clouds omen rain. 這些烏雲預示要下雨。

Hint 1002

The omens for a seamless transition are not good.

Front 1003

dauphin

Back 1003

n. 名詞

1.

【法】【史】(常D-)王太子, 王儲

Hint 1003

Against that risk, the appointment of a clueless dauphin as the next leader might not be so bad, if his membership of the Kim clan enabled him to hold the country together.

Front 1004

cloistered

Back 1004

a. 形容詞

1.

隱居的, 與世隔絕的

lead a cloistered life 過隱居生活
2.

設有迴廊的

Hint 1004

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 1005

by and large

Back 1005

adv.
For the most part; generally

Hint 1005

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 1006

fief

Back 1006

n. 名詞

1.

封地; 采邑

Hint 1006

That is why outsiders will strain next week for a glimpse into the hermit fief to see if Mr Kim uses the Korean Workers’ Party’s first gathering in 30 years to designate his third son, Kim Jong Un, as his heir.

Front 1007

frail

Back 1007

a. 形容詞

1.

身體虛弱的

Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. 華納太太已經九十六歲了, 身體虛弱, 不便獨居。

Her health is very frail. 她的身體十分虛弱。
2.

易損壞的; 不堅實的

The bridge is a frail wooden structure. 這座橋的木質結構, 很不結實。
3.

渺茫的

He has only a frail chance of winning the prize. 他獲獎的可能極小。
4.

意志薄弱的, 易被引誘的

n. 名詞

1.

【美】【俚】少女, 少婦[C]

Hint 1007

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 1008

anoint

Back 1008

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用油或軟膏等)塗; 擦[(+with)]

He anointed the sunburned places with cold cream. 他用冷霜塗被太陽炙傷的地方。
2.

(宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化

Hint 1008

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 1009

trite

Back 1009

a. 形容詞

1.

平庸的; 陳腐的

Hint 1009

Reportedly there is a trite song, called “Footsteps”, in his honour, and a glowing published tribute to his “excellence both in the arts of pen and sword”.

Front 1010

derelict

Back 1010

a. 形容詞

1.

被拋棄了的; 無主的
2.

玩忽職守的

n. 名詞

1.

遺棄物
2.

玩忽職守者

Hint 1010

But his qualifications for running a derelict country with a nuclear arsenal and one of the world’s five biggest armies are seriously in doubt.

Front 1011

charade

Back 1011

n. 名詞

1.

(常charades, 用作單數)猜字謎遊戲

Hint 1011

Even if it is a charade of a ballot, it is probably sensible to assume that the stated purpose of “electing” (read rubber stamping) a “supreme leadership body” is important, and that some sort of profound, if hesitant, handover of power is under way.

Front 1012

omen

Back 1012

n. 名詞

1.

預兆, 兆頭[C][(+of)]

Some magpies were singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. 當我初次離家時, 喜鵲在樹上唱歌, 在中國文化中這是個好預兆。

an omen of defeat 失敗的前兆

vt. 及物動詞

1.

預示, 預告

The dark clouds omen rain. 這些烏雲預示要下雨。

Hint 1012

The omens for a seamless transition are not good.

Front 1013

dauphin

Back 1013

n. 名詞

1.

【法】【史】(常D-)王太子, 王儲

Hint 1013

Against that risk, the appointment of a clueless dauphin as the next leader might not be so bad, if his membership of the Kim clan enabled him to hold the country together.

Front 1014

cloistered

Back 1014

a. 形容詞

1.

隱居的, 與世隔絕的

lead a cloistered life 過隱居生活
2.

設有迴廊的

Hint 1014

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 1015

by and large

Back 1015

adv.
For the most part; generally

Hint 1015

NORTH KOREANS are by and large hungry, oppressed, cloistered and treated as infants.

Front 1016

fief

Back 1016

n. 名詞

1.

封地; 采邑

Hint 1016

That is why outsiders will strain next week for a glimpse into the hermit fief to see if Mr Kim uses the Korean Workers’ Party’s first gathering in 30 years to designate his third son, Kim Jong Un, as his heir.

Front 1017

frail

Back 1017

a. 形容詞

1.

身體虛弱的

Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. 華納太太已經九十六歲了, 身體虛弱, 不便獨居。

Her health is very frail. 她的身體十分虛弱。
2.

易損壞的; 不堅實的

The bridge is a frail wooden structure. 這座橋的木質結構, 很不結實。
3.

渺茫的

He has only a frail chance of winning the prize. 他獲獎的可能極小。
4.

意志薄弱的, 易被引誘的

n. 名詞

1.

【美】【俚】少女, 少婦[C]

Hint 1017

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 1018

anoint

Back 1018

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用油或軟膏等)塗; 擦[(+with)]

He anointed the sunburned places with cold cream. 他用冷霜塗被太陽炙傷的地方。
2.

(宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化

Hint 1018

The older Kim, who has been in power since 1994, may be frail, but it is not clear that he is yet ready to anoint his twenty-something, basketball-loving boy, even though he has been called a chip off the old block.

Front 1019

trite

Back 1019

a. 形容詞

1.

平庸的; 陳腐的

Hint 1019

Reportedly there is a trite song, called “Footsteps”, in his honour, and a glowing published tribute to his “excellence both in the arts of pen and sword”.

Front 1020

derelict

Back 1020

a. 形容詞

1.

被拋棄了的; 無主的
2.

玩忽職守的

n. 名詞

1.

遺棄物
2.

玩忽職守者

Hint 1020

But his qualifications for running a derelict country with a nuclear arsenal and one of the world’s five biggest armies are seriously in doubt.

Front 1021

charade

Back 1021

n. 名詞

1.

(常charades, 用作單數)猜字謎遊戲

Hint 1021

Even if it is a charade of a ballot, it is probably sensible to assume that the stated purpose of “electing” (read rubber stamping) a “supreme leadership body” is important, and that some sort of profound, if hesitant, handover of power is under way.

Front 1022

omen

Back 1022

n. 名詞

1.

預兆, 兆頭[C][(+of)]

Some magpies were singing in the tree when I left home for the first time, a good omen in Chinese culture. 當我初次離家時, 喜鵲在樹上唱歌, 在中國文化中這是個好預兆。

an omen of defeat 失敗的前兆

vt. 及物動詞

1.

預示, 預告

The dark clouds omen rain. 這些烏雲預示要下雨。

Hint 1022

The omens for a seamless transition are not good.

Front 1023

dauphin

Back 1023

n. 名詞

1.

【法】【史】(常D-)王太子, 王儲

Hint 1023

Against that risk, the appointment of a clueless dauphin as the next leader might not be so bad, if his membership of the Kim clan enabled him to hold the country together.

Front 1024

adornment

Back 1024

n. 名詞

1.

裝飾品, 飾物[C]

adornments for her hair 她頭髮上的飾物
2.

裝飾; 裝飾法[U]

Mary was busy with the adornment of the church. 瑪麗忙著佈置教堂。

Hint 1024

The Economist has lost count of the number of prominent chief executives, many of them Democrats, who complain privately that the president does not understand their trade—that he treats them merely as adornments at photocalls and uses teleprompters to talk to them; that he shows scant interest in their views on which tax cuts would persuade them to hire people; that his team is woefully short of anyone who has had to meet a payroll (there are fewer businesspeople in this White House than in any recent administration); and that regulatory uncertainty is hampering their willingness to invest.

Front 1025

scant

Back 1025

a. 形容詞

1.

不足的; 貧乏的; 少量的

He paid scant attention to my warnings. 他對我的警告很少理睬。
2.

(與表數量的字連用)勉強夠的; 差一點點的

Use a scant cup of flour. 用淺淺的一杯面粉。
3.

缺乏的[F][(+of)]

Tom's family was scant of money. 湯姆家缺少錢。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

減少; 限制; 克扣; 節省

The general had to scant his men's rations. 將軍不得不減少士兵的口糧。
2.

忽略; 藐視

Hint 1025

The Economist has lost count of the number of prominent chief executives, many of them Democrats, who complain privately that the president does not understand their trade—that he treats them merely as adornments at photocalls and uses teleprompters to talk to them; that he shows scant interest in their views on which tax cuts would persuade them to hire people; that his team is woefully short of anyone who has had to meet a payroll (there are fewer businesspeople in this White House than in any recent administration); and that regulatory uncertainty is hampering their willingness to invest.

Front 1026

trajectory

Back 1026

n. 名詞

1.

【物】軌道; 彈道
2.

【數】軌線; 常角軌道

Hint 1026

Mr Obama’s life story, as depicted in his autobiography and on the campaign, was one of a man once mired in the sinful private sector (at a company subsequently bought by The Economist), who redeemed himself only by becoming a community organiser; his wife had a similar trajectory.

Front 1027

opprobrium

Back 1027

n. 名詞

1.

恥辱; 咒罵

Hint 1027

Against this, it could have been much worse, especially given the opprobrium that now dogs Wall Street.

Front 1028

eschew

Back 1028

vt. 及物動詞

1.

避免; 避開

Hint 1028

With the exception of a China-bashing tyre tariff and a retreat on Mexican trucks, Mr Obama has eschewed protectionism.

Front 1029

swanky

Back 1029

a. 形容詞

1.

【口】時髦的; 瀟灑的
2.

風流的
3.

華麗的

Hint 1029

TWENTY-FIVE years ago this week, the finance ministers of America, Japan, Britain, France and West Germany met at a swanky New York hotel and agreed to push the dollar down.

Front 1030

foray

Back 1030

vt. 及物動詞

1.

對(城鎮等)進行突襲

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(尤指為掠奪糧食等)進行突擊

n. 名詞

1.

(為糧食、武器等的)突襲
2.

短暫的訪問

Hint 1030

Japan sold about ¥2 trillion ($23.6 billion) on September 15th, its first foray into the currency markets in six years, to stem a surge in the yen that had pushed its nominal rate against the dollar to its highest since 1995.

Front 1031

sterilization

Back 1031

n. 名詞

1.

使不孕
2.

殺菌; 消毒
3.

無用狀態

Hint 1031

In countries with freer banking systems than China’s, sterilisation becomes increasingly costly the more reserves are bought. But if the intervention is not sterilised, the added liquidity fuels inflation.

Front 1032

spoof

Back 1032

n.【口】

1.

愚弄; 欺騙
2.

諷刺性文章

vt. 及物動詞

1.

哄騙; 戲弄

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

行騙
2.

開玩笑

Hint 1032

Wags have already produced spoof trailers for make-believe movies about YouTube (“The Video Website”) and Twitter (“The Twit Network”).

Front 1033

prodigy

Back 1033

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

奇蹟, 奇事; 奇觀
2.

奇才, 天才

a child prodigy 神童

He was a mathematical prodigy. 他是一位數學天才。
3.

【古】預兆

Hint 1033

n the film, he comes across as an insecure programming prodigy whose ambition ultimately alienates some of his closest friends and business partners.

Front 1034

throne

Back 1034

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

王座, 御座; 寶座; 神座
2.

王權, 君權; 王位[the S]

Queen Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952. 伊麗莎白女皇一九五二年即位。
3.

君王, 帝王[the S]

He swore allegiance to the throne. 他宣誓效忠國王。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使登王位(或寶座)

The new king is throned today. 新國王今日即位。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

登上王座(或寶座); 掌王權

Hint 1034

THE will-he-or-won’t-he question regarding the succession of Kim Jong Un to the throne of North Korea, the world’s only communist country to subsist as a brazen monarchy, appears to have been answered.

Front 1035

subsist

Back 1035

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

活下去, 維持生活[(+on)]

Survivors of the air crash subsisted on wild fruits. 空難事件的幸存者以野果維持生命。
2.

存在; 繼續存在

The living things on the earth could not subsist on Mars. 地球上的生物不可能在火星上生存。
3.

【哲】(邏輯上)成立
4.

在(於), 固有(在)[(+in)]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

供給...糧食; 供養

Hint 1035

THE will-he-or-won’t-he question regarding the succession of Kim Jong Un to the throne of North Korea, the world’s only communist country to subsist as a brazen monarchy, appears to have been answered.

Front 1036

brazen

Back 1036

a. 形容詞

1.

黃銅(製)的; 黃銅色的

a brazen cup 黃銅杯
2.

堅硬的
3.

響而刺耳的
4.

無恥的, 厚臉皮的

I saw the boy stealing money; but he is so brazen that he tried to say that I had stolen it. 我看見那個男孩在偷錢; 但他竟厚顏無恥地企圖賴到我身上。

How can you believe such a brazen lie? 你怎能相信如此厚顏無恥的謊言?

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使變得無恥
2.

厚著臉皮做(或對待)[(+out)]

Although his deception had been discovered, he decided to brazen it out. 雖然他的騙術已被人發現, 他仍決定厚著臉皮挺住。

Hint 1036

THE will-he-or-won’t-he question regarding the succession of Kim Jong Un to the throne of North Korea, the world’s only communist country to subsist as a brazen monarchy, appears to have been answered.

Front 1037

conclave

Back 1037

n. 名詞

1.

祕密會議; 樞機主教選舉教宗的會議; 該會議之場所

Hint 1037

While the announcement will be treated by many as the most important piece of news to come out of the conference, it should be remembered that the conclave has barely even begun.

Front 1038

inebriated

Back 1038

a. 形容詞

1.

酒醉的

Front 1039

gyration

Back 1039

n. 名詞

1.

旋轉, 迴旋

Hint 1039

IF YOU are the sort of person who does not pay much attention to the daily gyrations of the stockmarket, congratulations.

Front 1040

deciduous

Back 1040

a. 形容詞

1.

脫落性的; 落葉性的

Hint 1040

After nearly nine months of volatility, and a deciduous forest’s worth of reports by stockbrokers on the outlook for markets, global share prices are back where they were at the start of the year.

Front 1041

lacklustre = lackluster

Back 1041

a. 形容詞

1.

無光澤的
2.

無生氣的

n. 名詞

1.

無光澤
2.

無生氣

Hint 1041

The lacklustre performance of equity markets in 2010 is symptomatic of the previous decade.

Front 1042

complacency

Back 1042

n. 名詞

1.

滿足; 自滿

Hint 1042

There is also the danger of complacency.

Front 1043

sneer

Back 1043

vi.[(+at)]

1.

輕蔑地笑; 冷笑
2.

嘲笑, 譏諷

I felt that every woman here sneers at me. 我感到這裡的每一個女人都在嘲笑我。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

輕蔑地笑著說出

She sneered her contempt for his reply. 她對他的回答嗤之以鼻。
2.

譏諷[O]

n. 名詞

1.

冷笑; 嘲笑, 譏笑[C]

The remark was, of course, a sneer. 這話當然是一種嘲笑。

Hint 1043

Mr Zucker is perhaps the most sneered-about executive in the media business.

Front 1044

vicious

Back 1044

a. 形容詞

1.

邪惡的; 墮落的

Later on she stopped leading a vicious life. 後來, 她不再過墮落的生活了。
2.

惡意的; 惡毒的; 兇惡的

I won't listen to such vicious remarks. 我不想聽這種惡毒的話。
3.

【口】惡性的; 劇烈的, 嚴厲的

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick. 他用手杖對狗狠狠一擊。
4.

有錯誤的, 有缺點的

vicious spelling 錯誤百出的拼寫

Hint 1044

Talent agents are particularly vicious about Mr Zucker.

Front 1045

tacky

Back 1045

a. 形容詞

1.

發黏的; (漆等)尚未乾透的
2.

【美】【口】寒酸的; 衣冠不整的
3.

【美】【口】俗不可耐的

She looks really tacky in that dress. 她穿那件衣服看起來俗不可耐。
4.

【美】【口】趣味低下的

They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life. 關於他的愛情生活, 他們散播了許多不堪的閒言閒語。

Hint 1045

On his watch “The Biggest Loser”, a competitive weight-loss show (pictured), has been one of NBC’s most reliable programmes. The programme, which enjoys a prime two-hour time slot on Tuesday evenings, would not appear out of place on British or Italian broadcast television. But on the network that gave the world “E.R.”, “Heroes” and “Seinfeld”, it seems tacky.

Front 1046

coiffed

Back 1046

a. 形容詞

1.

【書】做過頭髮的; (頭髮)整理過的

Hint 1046

That led to the angry departure of Conan O’Brien, a curiously-coiffed presenter who had been promoted to Mr Leno’s former time slot.

Front 1047

unrelenting

Back 1047

a. 形容詞

1.

不寬恕的; 無情的
2.

堅定的; 不退讓的
3.

不緩和的, 不鬆懈的

Hint 1047

He now has to make the difficult transition from distribution to content, where the egos are large and the scrutiny and second-guessing are unrelenting.

Front 1048

pillory

Back 1048

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

(古代刑具)頸手枷
2.

示眾, 受公眾嘲笑

vt. 及物動詞

1.

給...上頸手枷
2.

使當眾受辱

He was pilloried in the newspapers and his resignation demanded. 各報公開辱罵他, 並要求他辭職。

Hint 1048

Those who pillory Mr Zucker occasionally seem to underestimate the difficulty of the job.

Front 1049

dirigible

Back 1049

a. 形容詞

1.

可駕駛的

n. 名詞

1.

飛船

Hint 1049

The company is developing a piloted dirigible capable of carrying loads of up to 150 tonnes over distances as great as 2,000km (1,240 miles) at a speed of 45 knots (83kph).

Front 1050

aerostat

Back 1050

n. 名詞

1.

浮升器

Hint 1050

Rather than use either a spherical or a cigar-shaped aerostat, as the gas-filled envelope of a lighter-than-air craft is known, Skylifter has developed a discus-shaped one.

Front 1051

discus

Back 1051

n. 名詞

1.

鐵餅

Hint 1051

Rather than use either a spherical or a cigar-shaped aerostat, as the gas-filled envelope of a lighter-than-air craft is known, Skylifter has developed a discus-shaped one.

Front 1052

elongated

Back 1052

a. 形容詞

1.

(極其)瘦長的

Hint 1052

This means that like a traditional, round ballon—and unlike the elongated dirigible blimps that have hitherto been used as serious modes of commercial transport—the craft is “directionless”.

Front 1053

blimp

Back 1053

n. 名詞

1.

【口】軟式小型飛船
2.

(阻禦敵機空襲用的)阻塞氣球

Hint 1053

This means that like a traditional, round ballon—and unlike the elongated dirigible blimps that have hitherto been used as serious modes of commercial transport—the craft is “directionless”.

Front 1054

hitherto

Back 1054

ad. 副詞

1.

【文】迄今; 至此

She has hitherto been relatively nice to me. 她至今對我還算不錯。

Hint 1054

This means that like a traditional, round ballon—and unlike the elongated dirigible blimps that have hitherto been used as serious modes of commercial transport—the craft is “directionless”.

Front 1055

oblivious

Back 1055

a. 形容詞

1.

忘卻的; 健忘的[(+to/of)]

Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness. 這次病後, 媽媽變得特別健忘。
2.

不注意的, 不以為意的[F][(+to/of)]

The professor kept reading, entirely oblivious of his wife's presence. 教授繼續念他的書, 完全沒注意到他太太在那兒。

She was oblivious to what was going on around her. 她沒有注意周圍發生的事。
3.

【文】令人忘卻的

I wish an oblivious slumber could help me forget what happened today. 我真希望昏睡能使我忘卻今天發生的事情。

Hint 1055

In other words, it is oblivious of where the wind happens to be blowing from, which simplifies load-handling in places where the wind is fickle.

Front 1056

fickle

Back 1056

a. 形容詞

1.

易變的, 無常的

The weather's so fickle in summer. 夏日的天氣如此多變。

He is a fickle lover. 他是個用情不專的愛人。

Hint 1056

In other words, it is oblivious of where the wind happens to be blowing from, which simplifies load-handling in places where the wind is fickle.

Front 1057

wonky

Back 1057

a.【英】【口】

1.

搖晃的
2.

靠不住的; 錯的

Hint 1057

This makes it less wonky, without the need for additional stabilisers—which bring extra weight.

Front 1058

tether

Back 1058

n. 名詞

1.

(牛、馬等的)拴繩, 繫鏈[C]
2.

(能力等的)限度, 範圍[the S]

This is beyond my tether. 這是我力所不能及的。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用繩、鏈等)拴

Hint 1058

This model, however, remains tethered to the ground at all times, as it has not been equipped with a propulsion system.

Front 1059

jaded

Back 1059

a. 形容詞

1.

疲倦不堪的
2.

厭倦的

Hint 1059

If that works, Skylifter craft may yet bring relief to stranded disaster victims—and also to jaded millionaires sick of ocean liners.

Front 1060

exuberant

Back 1060

a. 形容詞

1.

豐富的; 充溢的; 繁茂的
2.

生氣勃勃的

Hint 1060

The cause of its downfall was an overly-exuberant derivatives arm, AIG Financial Products, which sold piles of credit default swaps with nary a thought for their hidden risks.

Front 1061

nary

Back 1061

a. 形容詞

1.

連...也沒有

Hint 1061

The cause of its downfall was an overly-exuberant derivatives arm, AIG Financial Products, which sold piles of credit default swaps with nary a thought for their hidden risks.

Front 1062

pliable

Back 1062

a. 形容詞

1.

易曲折的; 柔軟的
2.

圓滑的; 順從的; 有適應性的

Hint 1062

How do these autocratic countries ensure that their dominant electronic social networks are pliable domestic ones, rather than the more difficult-to-control global Facebook?

Front 1063

plonk

Back 1063

vt. 及物動詞

1.

撥(吉他等)的弦
2.

用力丟下(或放下)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

發出如撥琴弦的音響
2.

沈重地墜落(或沈沒)

n. 名詞

1.

撥琴弦的動作(或所發聲音)
2.

【口】一記重擊

ad. 副詞

1.

正是; 恰好

Hint 1063

But prospective students love these lists. Before plonking down $100,000 for a two-year MBA, they like to have some idea of what they are getting.

Front 1064

leach

Back 1064

vt. 及物動詞

1.

過濾
2.

溶濾
3.

濾掉

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

被過濾
2.

被溶濾
3.

被濾掉

n. 名詞

1.

過濾; 溶濾
2.

過濾器
3.

濾出物

Hint 1064

But not all old media. Advertising is still leaching out of newspapers, particularly regional ones.

Front 1065

glitter

Back 1065

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

閃閃發光, 閃爍

The sky glittered with a myriad stars. 天空中繁星閃爍。

All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不都是金子。
2.

光彩奪目

n. 名詞

1.

閃光, 閃耀[the S]
2.

華麗, 光彩[U]
3.

(裝飾用)小發光物[U]

Hint 1065

All that glitters is not gold

Front 1066

lapse

Back 1066

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

(時間的)流逝, 間隔[(+of)]

Her grief over her child's death was not at all relieved by the lapse of time. 時間的推移並未減輕她的失子之痛。
2.

小錯, 失誤

I had a lapse of memory. 我記錯了。
3.

跌落, 下降

a lapse of confidence 信心的喪失
4.

失檢; 偏離[(+from)]
5.

【律】(權力等的)消失, 權力失效

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

失檢; 背離[(+from)]

He sometimes lapses from good behavior. 他有時行為失檢。
2.

陷入[(+into)]

We talked nonstop at first, but soon lapsed into silence. 開始我們談個不停, 但過不多久我們陷入了沈默。
3.

(時間)流逝

Several hours lapsed before he woke up. 過了好幾個小時他才醒。
4.

(權力等)終止, 失效

The lease has lapsed. 這一租約已經失效。

Hint 1066

There had been much speculation that HP’s board would replace Mr Hurd, who left in August following a fuss over ethical lapses, with an insider.

Front 1067

helm

Back 1067

n. 名詞

1.

舵, 舵柄, 舵輪[C]
2.

(政府、組織等的)領導地位[the S]

How long has that man been at the helm? 那人掌權多久了?

vt. 及物動詞

1.

給...掌舵; 指揮

Hint 1067

It says more about the circumstances under which he took the helm at the company in May 2008.

Front 1068

qualm

Back 1068

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

疑慮; 擔心[P1][(+about)]

I sometimes have qualms about our teaching. 有時我對我們的教學感到憂慮。
2.

內疚, 良心不安[P1][(+about)]
3.

噁心, 暈眩, 不適

Hint 1068

Having never seen a German soldier, they had few qualms about settling in Aachen, near the Belgian border, after the war.

Front 1069

Intriguingly

Back 1069

ad. 副詞

1.

有趣地; 有魅力地

Hint 1069

Intriguingly, at the same time as it announced Mr Apotheker’s arrival, HP also revealed that Ray Lane, a former Oracle executive and now a partner at a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, is joining its board.

Front 1070

rapprochement

Back 1070

n. 名詞

1.

【法】(國家之間)友善關係的建立; 恢復邦交; 友好

Hint 1070

Mr Apotheker’s arrival at HP will no doubt get tongues wagging about a possible rapprochement between HP and SAP.

Front 1071

autopsy

Back 1071

n. 名詞

1.

【醫】屍體解剖, 驗屍
2.

現場驗證, 實地觀察, 親自勘察

Hint 1071

Today an autopsy of the iPad reveals that nearly all the important components come from South Korea and Taiwan.

Front 1072

solace

Back 1072

n. 名詞

1.

安慰, 慰藉[U]

I'm afraid he took his solace in drink. 恐怕他是借酒澆愁。
2.

安慰之物[C][(+to)]

Her daughter was a great solace to her in her bereavement. 在她喪夫之時, 她的女兒是她的極大的安慰。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

安慰, 撫慰
2.

緩和, 減輕

Hint 1072

That said, the Japanese can take some solace from a far better success rate in having patents granted and in their patents being more frequently cited by other patents.

Front 1073

lethargy

Back 1073

n. 名詞

1.

昏睡; 瞌睡

Several hours after the surgery, she was still in her lethargy. 手術過後幾小時, 她仍然昏睡不醒。
2.

不活潑; 無生氣

The bird's lethargy in the morning was unusual. 這隻鳥在早上就無生氣, 很不尋常。

Hint 1073

An example of Japan’s R&D lethargy is Hitachi, its third-largest company with some $100 billion in sales.

Front 1074

insular

Back 1074

a. 形容詞

1.

島嶼的, 海島的
2.

島民的; 具有島民特點的
3.

孤立的
4.

與世隔絕的

Hint 1074

However, Japan remains woefully insular: only 4% of Japanese applications include a foreign co-inventor (for American filings, the figure is nearly 40%).

Front 1075

appropriation

Back 1075

n. 名詞

1.

撥付, 撥發[U][(+for)]

the appropriation of public money for a new hospital 把公款撥作建造新醫院之用
2.

撥款[C]

Our government made an appropriation for the project. 我們的政府為那個工程撥出一筆款項。
3.

佔用, 挪用, 盜用[U]

Hint 1075

The House of Representatives has passed only two appropriations bills so far; the Senate, none at all.

Front 1076

fraught

Back 1076

a. 形容詞

1.

充滿...的; 伴隨...的[F][(+with)]

She had a life fraught with hardship. 她的一生充滿了艱辛。
2.

【口】擔心的, 憂慮的; 緊張的

Hint 1076

Decisions about taxing and spending are especially fraught this year, thanks to the impending elections, in which America’s sluggish economy and huge deficit are likely to be defining issues.

Front 1077

ruinous

Back 1077

a. 形容詞

1.

毀滅性的; 災難性的; 極有害的

The cost will be ruinous. 花費之多將是災難性的。
2.

傾圮的, 廢墟的; 破敗的

Hint 1077

As for the budget, by allowing the continuing resolution to pass unhindered, the Republicans have in effect agreed to maintain spending at levels they describe as ruinous for the time being.

Front 1078

gibe

Back 1078

vt. 及物動詞

1.

嘲笑; 愚弄

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

嘲笑; 嘲弄

n. 名詞

1.

嘲諷
2.

嘲諷話

Hint 1078

Yet Republican gibes that the Democrats are planning to throttle the recovery by raising taxes are making Democrats in marginal seats skittish.

Front 1079

skittish

Back 1079

a. 形容詞

1.

怯懦的
2.

易受驚嚇的
3.

輕佻的; 水性楊花的

Hint 1079

Yet Republican gibes that the Democrats are planning to throttle the recovery by raising taxes are making Democrats in marginal seats skittish.

Front 1080

foment

Back 1080

vt. 及物動詞

1.

挑起; 激起; 煽動
2.

【醫】熱敷

Hint 1080

Most observers reckon that neither party will want to foment a crisis or stiff already disgruntled voters with a big tax rise, and so conclude that some sort of deal will be struck, perhaps involving the temporary extension of all the cuts for a year or two.

Front 1081

grievance

Back 1081

n. 名詞

1.

不滿, 不平; 抱怨, 牢騷[C][(+against)]

my family's grievance against Jonathan 我們家對喬納森的不滿

A committee was set up to look into the workers' grievances. 已成立一專門委員會調查工人們的申訴。

Hint 1081

IT COST a fortune, created long-standing grievances on both sides and annoyed the British and French.

Front 1082

shattered

Back 1082

a. 形容詞

1.

(用作表語)震驚的; 心煩意亂的
2.

【英】【口】(用作表語)極度疲勞的, 非常虛弱的

Hint 1082

Those dreams may have been shattered. But hope springs eternal.

Front 1083

nostril

Back 1083

n. 名詞

1.

鼻孔[C]

A strange odor assaulted the nostrils. 一種怪味撲鼻而來。

Front 1084

lattice

Back 1084

n. 名詞

1.

【建】格子; 格子窗(或門等)[C]

a lattice window 格子窗
2.

【物】晶格, 點陣

the lattice of atoms in a crystal 晶體中原子的晶格
3.

【核】柵格

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用格子裝飾(或覆蓋)

lattice a window 在窗戶上裝上格子
2.

把...做成格子式樣

Hint 1084

WHEN he woke up in Lilliput, bound by a lattice of slender ligatures, to find dozens of tiny men disporting themselves on his chest, Lemuel Gulliver let out a roar “so loud that they all ran back in fright”.

Front 1085

ligature

Back 1085

n. 名詞

1.

帶子, 繩索
2.

連接物, 紐帶
3.

【醫】結紮線
4.

【印】連字
5.

連音符

vt. 及物動詞

1.

縛; 捆; 結紮

Hint 1085

WHEN he woke up in Lilliput, bound by a lattice of slender ligatures, to find dozens of tiny men disporting themselves on his chest, Lemuel Gulliver let out a roar “so loud that they all ran back in fright”.

Front 1086

disport

Back 1086

vt. 及物動詞

1.

歡娛
2.

炫耀

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

娛樂; 嬉戲

n. 名詞

1.

娛樂

Hint 1086

WHEN he woke up in Lilliput, bound by a lattice of slender ligatures, to find dozens of tiny men disporting themselves on his chest, Lemuel Gulliver let out a roar “so loud that they all ran back in fright”.

Front 1087

trawler

Back 1087

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

拖網漁船

the very first trawler ever to fish those waters 第一艘在那些水域捕漁的拖網船
2.

拖網捕魚者; 拖網漁民

Hint 1087

After a Chinese trawler on September 7th rammed two of its coastguard vessels in waters off the disputed, Japanese-administered, islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, Japan detained the captain for a fortnight.

Front 1088

hysterical

Back 1088

a. 形容詞

1.

歇斯底里的

They became hysterical after the accident. 事故發生後他們變得歇斯底里。
2.

情緒異常激動的

a hysterical statement 情緒激動的聲明
3.

【口】極可笑的

The movie was hysterical. I couldn't stop laughing. 那電影太滑稽了。我忍不住大笑。

Hint 1088

China’s reaction was, in the words of Seiji Maehara, Japan’s foreign minister, “fairly hysterical”.

Front 1089

dire

Back 1089

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的; 悲慘的

dire warnings 可怖的預兆
2.

極度的; 緊迫的

We are in dire need of help. 我們迫切需要幫助。

Hint 1089

Indeed, as Chinese officials issued dire warnings of unspecified consequences if their skipper were not freed, some odd things started happening.

Front 1090

indignation

Back 1090

n. 名詞

1.

憤怒; 憤慨, 義憤[U][(+about/at/over)]

Reports of child abuse aroused public indignation. 有關摧殘兒童的報導激起了公眾的義憤。

feel indignation at gross injustice 對極端的不公平感到憤慨

Hint 1090

But after the initial exchange of indignation, tempers seemed to cool (and China released three of the four Japanese detainees).

Front 1091

mockery

Back 1091

n. 名詞

1.

嘲笑; 嘲弄[U]

Their mockery of John hurt his feeling. 他們對約翰的嘲弄傷害了他的感情。
2.

嘲笑的對象, 笑柄[C]

Through his foolishness he became a mockery in the village. 他因愚昧成了村裡的笑柄。
3.

拙劣可笑的模仿; 假冒[S]

His trial was a mockery of justice. 對他的審判是對正義的踐踏。
4.

徒勞無功[C]

All our efforts were mockeries. 我們的一切努力都徒勞無功。

Hint 1091

It has made a mockery of the idea of judicial independence, and managed to make China seem to have greater respect for legal process.

Front 1092

clout

Back 1092

n. 名詞

1.

破布
2.

【棒】長打
3.

【口】(用手)敲打
4.

力量; 影響; 影響力

That businessman has a lot of clout at city hall. 那位商人在市府裡很有影響力。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用手)猛擊
2.

擊出長打(棒球)

Hint 1092

China, on the other hand, has forcibly demonstrated that it regards the islands as its own, despite Japan’s control of them, and has shown that it has the commercial and diplomatic clout to make its point.

Front 1093

oblique

Back 1093

a. 形容詞

1.

斜的; 傾斜的[Z]
2.

【數】非直角的; 斜的[Z]
3.

轉彎抹角的, 不直截了當的

She made an oblique reference to her own affairs. 她轉彎抹角地提起她自身的事。

make oblique accusations 指桑罵槐
4.

躲躲閃閃的; 不光明正大的

oblique dealings 欺詐的交易
5.

【語】間接(格)的, 斜(格)的[Z]

the oblique case 間接格

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

傾斜, 歪斜

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

傾斜物; 斜角; 斜線
2.

【解】斜肌

Hint 1093

She told a regional forum in Hanoi that the sea was an American national interest, and made an oblique rallying-call to unity among China’s various rival claimants for bits of the sea.

Front 1094

deplore

Back 1094

vt.[W]

1.

對...深感遺憾; 哀嘆

We deplore the accident. 我們對這一事故深感遺憾。
2.

悲悼, 痛惜

deplore the death of a close friend. 哀悼摯友的去世
3.

譴責; 強烈反對

Hint 1094

The draft deplored the “use or threat of force by any claimant attempting to enforce disputed claims” in the sea—ie, it was a warning to China.

Front 1095

prod

Back 1095

n. 名詞

1.

刺, 戳, 桶

She gave him a prod with her finger. 她用手指戳了他一下。
2.

刺(或戳)的東西; 刺針; 尖棒
3.

刺激; 刺激活; 提醒物

He's forgetful, so I'll give his memory a prod. 他很健忘, 所以我要提醒他一下。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

刺; 戳, 桶

She prodded me on the shoulder with her thumb. 她用大拇指在我肩上戳了一下。
2.

刺激; 敦促; 惹起[(+into)][O2]

My father had to prod me to do my homework. 我父親只得督促我做家庭作業。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

刺, 戳, 桶; 刺激[(+at)]

Hint 1095

China has in the past couple of years seemed eager to prod the two countries’ huge but dormant territorial quarrels—over what India thinks of as Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh—back into life.

Front 1096

dormant

Back 1096

a. 形容詞

1.

睡著的
2.

【生】冬眠的; 休眠的

plants which are dormant 休眠的植物

Bears lie dormant during the winter. 熊在冬季冬眠。
3.

暫停活動的; 靜止的

a dormant volcano 休火山
4.

潛在的; 潛伏的

Hint 1096

China has in the past couple of years seemed eager to prod the two countries’ huge but dormant territorial quarrels—over what India thinks of as Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh—back into life.

Front 1097

bewilder

Back 1097

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使迷惑; 使糊塗; 難住

We were bewildered by the conflicting road signs. 我們被互相矛盾的路標搞糊塗了。
2.

使迷路

Hint 1097

Soon consumers will be faced with a bewildering array of tablet devices, from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab to Dell’s Streak, with many different screen sizes, different operating systems and various online libraries of software applications, or apps, that can be run on them.

Front 1098

salivate

Back 1098

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使過量分泌唾液

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

分泌唾液; 流口水

Hint 1098

At RIM’s developer jamboree in San Francisco this week, there was much talk of “advanced security features”, “out-of-the-box enterprise support” and other phrases that make the heads of corporate IT departments salivate.

Front 1099

garland

Back 1099

n. 名詞

1.

(作為勝利和榮譽的象徵)花環, 花冠[C]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

給...戴上花環[(+with)]

They garlanded him with roses. 他們給他戴上玫瑰花環。

Hint 1099

MEG WHITMAN is one of the few bosses who deserves most of the garlands laid at her feet.

Front 1100

wherewithal

Back 1100

n. 名詞

1.

必要的資金(或設備, 手段等)[the S][(+for)][+to-V]

Has she the wherewithal to pay for the trip? 她有錢付旅費嗎?

Hint 1100

Business has not only provided her with the wherewithal to take on her opponent, Jerry Brown, a professional politician who is the son of a professional politician: so far she has sunk $119m of her $1.3 billion fortune into the race.

Front 1101

scythe

Back 1101

n. 名詞

1.

長柄大鐮刀[C]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用長柄大鐮刀割

He's scythed half the orchard. 他已經將半個果園的草割除。

Hint 1101

She says she wants to take a scythe to California’s business-hobbling regulations.

Front 1102

brandish

Back 1102

vt. 及物動詞

1.

揮舞

The old man brandished his walking stick at the menacing dog. 老人對著那條要咬他的狗揮舞手杖嚇牠走。
2.

炫耀

He never brandishes his intellect. 他從不炫耀自己有多聰明。

n. 名詞

1.

揮動, 揮舞[C]

She answered with a brandish of her umbrella. 她揮動著傘回答。

Hint 1102

Dozens of other Republican candidates from Dino Rossi in Washington state to Carl Paladino in New York state are brandishing their business credentials.

Front 1103

ramshackle

Back 1103

a. 形容詞

1.

像要倒的; 搖晃的; 無力的
2.

腐敗的; 放蕩的
3.

匆匆湊成的

Hint 1103

The Indian government has asked Nandan Nilekani, one of the founders of Infosys, to help redesign the country’s ramshackle state apparatus.

Front 1104

curdle

Back 1104

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

凝結

Their screams made my blood curdle with terror. 他們的尖叫聲嚇得我渾身冰涼。

The milk has curdled. 牛奶凝結了。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使凝結

Hint 1104

But in America attitudes to business have changed little since the crisis—49% think positively of big business and 95% of small business—while attitudes to government have continued to curdle: a Pew poll shows that the proportion of people who trust government has declined from 42% in 2000 to 22% today.

Front 1105

irascible

Back 1105

a. 形容詞

1.

易怒的; 暴躁的

Hint 1105

Michael Bloomberg has been such a hit as mayor that normally irascible New Yorkers have elected him to a third term.

Front 1106

wrath

Back 1106

n.[U]

1.

憤怒, 狂怒

They feared his wrath. 他們害怕他發怒。
2.

憤怒的行為; 報復行為
3.

【宗】神譴, 天罰

She calls down God's wrath on him. 她祈求上帝懲罰他。
4.

(自然現象等的)嚴酷

The wrath of summer's heat has enveloped the valley. 夏日的酷暑已經籠罩了山谷。

Hint 1106

There are no civil-service style regulations to protect employees from the wrath of an angry CEO: when he or she says jump, you jump.

Front 1107

cronyism

Back 1107

n. 名詞

1.

任用親信

Hint 1107

Bringing businesspeople into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.

Front 1108

flit

Back 1108

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(鳥等)輕快地飛[Q]

Bees were flitting from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花叢間飛來飛去。
2.

(想法等)掠過; 突然轉變[Q]

Fancies flitted through my mind. 我的腦中掠過各種幻想。
3.

移居; 離開

n. 名詞

1.

輕快的飛行; 掠過
2.

(為躲債)遷移, 搬家[C][S1]

Hint 1108

Russia’s oligarchs flit between government and business.

Front 1109

paragon

Back 1109

n. 名詞

1.

模範
2.

百克拉以上的完美鑽石; 大而圓的珍珠

a. 形容詞

1.

完美的

Hint 1109

This is not to imply that politicians are paragons of either virtue or competence.

Front 1110

barrage

Back 1110

n. 名詞

1.

彈幕
2.

阻攔; 阻塞
3.

齊射式攻擊; 猛烈的攻擊

vt. 及物動詞

1.

以密集火力攻擊(或阻擊)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

火力攻擊(或阻擊)

Hint 1110

In the hours before the nosedive, volatility was unusually high and liquidity thin, thanks to a barrage of unsettling political and economic news.

Front 1111

fickleness

Back 1111

n. 名詞

1.

浮躁; 變化無常

Hint 1111

This fickleness has attracted criticism, with some accusing them of undermining market stability.

Front 1112

onslaught

Back 1112

n. 名詞

1.

突擊, 猛攻[C][(+on)]

The politician made a violent onslaught on the unions. 該政客猛烈抨擊工會。

Hint 1112

Even if demand remains strong enough to cope with this onslaught, the rich world’s longer-term growth prospects are darkening—as our special report this week makes clear.

Front 1113

fester

Back 1113

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

化膿
2.

潰爛
3.

引起痛苦
4.

惡化

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使化膿
2.

使潰爛
3.

使痛苦
4.

使惡化

n. 名詞

1.

【醫】淺潰瘍; 膿瘡

Hint 1113

The most urgent item is the festering mass of underwater mortgages.

Front 1114

venue

Back 1114

n. 名詞

1.

【律】犯罪地點; 審判地
2.

(事件、行動等的)發生地; 集合地
3.

【主美】爭論中所持的立場

Hint 1114

Some venues were unfinished, a footbridge collapsed and rooms for athletes were found to be filthily uninhabitable.

Front 1115

glitzy

Back 1115

n. 名詞

1.

【俚】誇大炫耀的、或缺乏意味的誇張

Hint 1115

More worrying, the 60,000-strong crowd that gathered for the glitzy opening ceremony seemed to melt back into the city, perhaps never to return.

Front 1116

bulldozer

Back 1116

n. 名詞

1.

推土機
2.

欺凌者

Hint 1116

But however smoothly the games proceed in the coming days, they have already cost India dear, from the $3 billion that the government says it has spent to the estimated 100,000 slum-dwellers who have lost their homes to bulldozers.

Front 1117

fisticuffs

Back 1117

n. 名詞

1.

拳的一擊
2.

拳鬥

Hint 1117

Seldom, though, do they descend into fisticuffs.

Front 1118

smug

Back 1118

a. 形容詞

1.

沾沾自喜的, 自鳴得意的

You've got nothing to be smug about. 你有什麼值得自鳴得意的。
2.

整潔的, 體面的

n. 名詞

1.

沾沾自喜的人, 自鳴得意的人[C]

Hint 1118

So far, it might be thought by smug Westerners, so depressing.

Front 1119

illuminate

Back 1119

vt. 及物動詞

1.

照亮; 照射

Moonlight illuminated the valley. 月光照亮了山谷。
2.

用燈裝飾(房屋等)[(+with)]

The streets were illuminated for the celebration. 街道為慶祝張燈結彩。
3.

闡明; 啟發

We were greatly illuminated by the discussion. 這次討論對我們啟發很大。
4.

使輝煌; 使容光煥發

A smile illuminated her face. 微笑使她容光煥發。
5.

用金色(或鮮明色彩, 圖案等)裝飾(起首字母, 手稿等)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

照亮
2.

用燈裝飾
3.

興奮

Hint 1119

For the more you dig into this strange tale, the more illuminating it is of the need for Chinese science to clean up its act.

Front 1120

indispensable

Back 1120

a. 形容詞

1.

必不可少的, 必需的[(+to/for)]

A library is indispensable to a college. 大學裡圖書館是必不可少的。
2.

不能撇開的; 責無旁貸的

Taking care of my parents is my indispensable duty. 照顧父母, 我責無旁貸。

n. 名詞

1.

必不可少的人(或物)[C]

Hint 1120

China has no proper procedures for dealing with such fraud and Dr Fang believes that, in the absence of such official channels, a platform of the sort his website provides is indispensable to the fight against misconduct in science.

Front 1121

threadbare

Back 1121

a. 形容詞

1.

(衣服)穿舊的, 破爛的

He wore his coat threadbare. 他把外套都穿破了。
2.

衣衫襤褸的
3.

老一套的, 乏味的

Front 1122

efficacy

Back 1122

n. 名詞

1.

效力, 功效[U]

the efficacy of the new policy 新政策的效力

Hint 1122

More seriously, Dr Fang alleged that Dr Xiao had exaggerated the efficacy of a potentially revolutionary surgical procedure he had invented.

Front 1123

congenital

Back 1123

a. 形容詞

1.

天生的; 先天的

Hint 1123

This operation is intended to restore bladder function to people with spina bifida, a congenital defect that causes nerve damage and a loss of sensation and muscle function below the waist.

Front 1124

inert

Back 1124

a.[Z]

1.

無自動力的; 無生命的

Rocks are inert objects. 石頭是無生命物體。
2.

呆滯的, 遲緩的; 無生氣的

He stood inert as the car came towards him. 汽車朝他開來時, 他還呆呆地站著。
3.

【生】【化】惰性的; 不活潑的; 鈍的

inert gases 惰性氣體

Hint 1124

CARBON is the basis of more molecules than all the other elements put together. It is, though, surprisingly inert.

Front 1125

impervious

Back 1125

a.[(+to)]

1.

不能透過的, 不能滲透的

a fabric impervious to moisture 防潮織品
2.

不受影響的; 不為所動的

He is impervious to criticism. 他不為批評所動。

Hint 1125

A lump of graphite or a diamond will sit happily on a laboratory bench without bursting into flames, or even rusting, and is impervious to the action of water.

Front 1126

malaise

Back 1126

n. 名詞

1.

不舒服; 抑鬱
2.

心神不安

Hint 1126

This is the same faction that argues the party should take advantage of the West’s economic malaise to assert its own interests more robustly.

Front 1127

succumb

Back 1127

vi.[(+to)]

1.

屈服; 委棄; 聽任

The government succumbed to public pressure. 政府屈服於公眾壓力。
2.

被壓垮; 死

He succumbed to his injuries. 他因受傷而死。

Hint 1127

He is a seasoned campaigner, a veteran of the Tiananmen protests who has shown no sign of succumbing to the party’s intimidation in spite of three periods of incarceration over the past two decades (more than five years in total).

Front 1128

subversion

Back 1128

n. 名詞

1.

顛覆; 覆滅
2.

顛覆因素; 破壞因素

Hint 1128

The authorities chose Christmas Day, 2009, to announce his 11-year jail term for “inciting subversion of state power”.

Front 1129

populace

Back 1129

n.[theS][G]

1.

平民, 百姓, 民眾
2.

人口, 全體居民

They represented only a fraction of the general populace. 他們代表的僅是全體國民的一小部分。

Hint 1129

“The repression by the dictatorial authorities is, admittedly, one of the reasons, but the indifference of the populace is an even greater cause,” he says.

Front 1130

galvanise 【英】=galvanize

Back 1130

vt. 及物動詞

1.

在...上鍍鋅
2.

用電流刺激
3.

刺激; 激起, 引起[(+into)]

The news galvanized them into action. 這消息促使他們起而採取行動。

Hint 1130

There is likely to be much online comment in support of Mr Liu’s award in China, but the Nobel prize is unlikely to galvanise any concerted protest action such as the party would find difficult to suppress.

Front 1131

plaudit

Back 1131

n. 名詞

1.

(常複數)拍手喝采; 讚美

Hint 1131

Officials might one day choose an opportune moment to use the release of their Nobel-decorated dissident to win plaudits from Western governments.

Front 1132

abridge

Back 1132

vt. 及物動詞

1.

縮短

He decided to abridge his stay here after he received a letter from home. 他接到家信後決定縮短在這裡的逗留時間。
2.

刪節, 節略

This book might be more readable if it is abridged. 這本書如經刪節, 可讀性也許會更強些。
3.

限制

The freedom of speech should not be abridged. 言論自由不應受限制。

Hint 1132

This held that since the first amendment tells Congress to make no law abridging the freedom of speech, previous legislation that barred companies, unions and other groups from paying directly for political advertisements during election campaigns was unconstitutional.

Front 1133

audacious

Back 1133

a. 形容詞

1.

大膽的; 無畏的

an audacious mountain climber 敢於冒險的登山運動員
2.

魯莽的; 膽大妄為的, 厚顏無恥的

It was audacious of him to try that. 他試圖做那種事, 真是魯莽。

Hint 1133

David Axelrod, one of Mr Obama’s advisers, complained in September about “an audacious stealth campaign” by “powerful corporate special interests” using front groups to pour millions into misleading, negative campaign ads that could “tip the scales” in the coming election.

Front 1134

stealth

Back 1134

n.[U]

1.

祕密行動; 鬼鬼祟祟

They achieved their original dominance by stealth. 他們原先的優勢是暗中取得的。
2.

【古】偷竊

Hint 1134

David Axelrod, one of Mr Obama’s advisers, complained in September about “an audacious stealth campaign” by “powerful corporate special interests” using front groups to pour millions into misleading, negative campaign ads that could “tip the scales” in the coming election.

Front 1135

bestiary

Back 1135

n. 名詞

1.

動物寓言集

Hint 1135

This cycle has indeed seen the emergence of an exotic bestiary of organisations bearing innocuous labels such as Crossroads GPS, Americans for Job Security and Americans for Prosperity.

Front 1136

innocuous

Back 1136

a. 形容詞

1.

無害的
2.

無毒的

Hint 1136

This cycle has indeed seen the emergence of an exotic bestiary of organisations bearing innocuous labels such as Crossroads GPS, Americans for Job Security and Americans for Prosperity.

Front 1137

vengeful

Back 1137

a. 形容詞

1.

復仇心重的
2.

報復的; 復仇的

Hint 1137

Add to this the message from the White House that vengeful, deep-pocketed businesses and shadowy special interests are poised to buy the November elections, and you might well conclude that money is destroying American democracy.

Front 1138

lackadaisical

Back 1138

a. 形容詞

1.

懶散的; 無精打采的

Hint 1138

The Democratic National Committee raised more than $16m in September, mainly from small donors, and has tended to do better at this than the Republican National Committee, whose mismanagement under the lackadaisical Michael Steele is one reason why Republicans are turning to outside organisations.

Front 1139

gradation

Back 1139

n. 名詞

1.

逐漸的變化; 階段性變化[C][U]

the gradations of color in the rainbow 彩虹顏色的逐漸變化
2.

(變化的)階段, 程度; (顏色的)層次[P1]

A good actor can express every gradation of feeling from joy to grief. 一名好演員能夠表現出由快樂至痛苦的每一階段的感情變化。

There are many gradations between good and bad. 在好與壞之間還有許多不同的層次。

Hint 1139

They explored the gradations between "cyclical" and "structural" unemployment, and the conditions under which one or the other arises or gives way to the other.

Front 1140

quiver

Back 1140

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

顫抖; 發抖[(+with/at)]

The building quivered as the explosive went off. 當炸藥爆炸時, 大樓顫動不已。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使顫動; 抖動(翅膀等)

The bird quivered its wings. 鳥兒抖動翅膀。

n. 名詞

1.

顫抖, 抖動; 顫聲[C]

There was a slight quiver in his voice as he spoke. 他說話時聲音有些顫抖。

Hint 1140

Kim Jong Il had a quiver full of arrows.

Front 1141

conk

Back 1141

n. 名詞

1.

【俚】鼻; 頭

vt. 及物動詞

1.

打擊...之頭部

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

【口】突然故障
2.

(累極而)睡去; (工作)精疲力盡; 昏過去
3.

減慢

Hint 1141

He has established a "collective leadership", including his sister, Kim Kyung Hui and her husband, Chang Sung Taek, both seasoned veterans of North Korean politics, in case he conks out on the job.

Front 1142

cavalcade

Back 1142

n. 名詞

1.

騎馬行進; 遊行行列; 騎兵隊
2.

一系列

Hint 1142

And he has begun to arrange a cavalcade of huge military parades to introduce his successor to the North Korean people.

Front 1143

nepotism

Back 1143

n. 名詞

1.

偏袒(或重用)親戚
2.

任人唯親

Hint 1143

Kim Jong Un has been made a four-star general despite not having much of a military record, raising questions of nepotism.

Front 1144

debilitating

Back 1144

a. 形容詞

1.

使人衰弱的
2.

削弱力量的

Hint 1144

But the Kims have not suffered from any of the debilitating family quarrels that have convulsed almost any family business that you can imagine.

Front 1145

convulse

Back 1145

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使劇烈震動, 震撼

Civil war convulsed the country. 內戰震撼了這個國家。
2.

使抽搐, 使驚厥[H][(+with)]
3.

(因笑、憤怒等)使抖動[H][(+with)]

We were convulsed with laughter. 我們笑得前俯後仰。

Hint 1145

But the Kims have not suffered from any of the debilitating family quarrels that have convulsed almost any family business that you can imagine.

Front 1146

illicit

Back 1146

a. 形容詞

1.

非法的, 不法的, 違禁的; 不正當的

the illicit sale of liquor 酒的私賣

Hint 1146

Collage also aims to mimic the traffic patterns of legitimate users, so that digital fingerprints which may suggest illicit behaviour are not produced.

Front 1147

innocuous

Back 1147

a. 形容詞

1.

無害的
2.

無毒的

Hint 1147

Finally, hiding messages widely amid otherwise-legitimate content makes it difficult for a censor to block communication effectively without also causing significant disruption to innocuous users.

Front 1148

crimson

Back 1148

n.[U]

1.

深紅色, 緋紅色
2.

深紅色顏料(或染料)

a. 形容詞

1.

深紅色的, 緋紅的

Maggie felt embarrassed and turned crimson. 瑪姬感到很窘, 接著臉色變得通紅。
2.

【喻】血淋淋的, 血腥的

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

變得緋紅; 染成深紅色

His face crimsoned when he saw her. 他一看到她就滿臉通紅。
2.

(蘋果等)成熟

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使緋紅

Hint 1148

GIANT inflatable helium balloons. Vibrant flags and T-shirts in crimson, orange and fluorescent yellow.

Front 1149

rhetorically

Back 1149

ad. 副詞

1.

在修辭學上
2.

誇張地; 矯飾地

Hint 1149

IN RECENT weeks the world economy has been on a war footing, at least rhetorically.

Front 1150

scapegoat

Back 1150

n. 名詞

1.

替人頂罪者; 替罪羊

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使成為...的替罪羊

Hint 1150

As fiscal austerity kicks in, the appeal of using a cheaper currency as a source of demand will increase, and the pressure on politicians to treat China as a scapegoat will rise.

Front 1151

ultimatum

Back 1151

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

最後通牒

Since the ultimatum was never delivered, I had no opportunity to read it. 因為這個最後通牒始終未下達, 所以我沒有機會讀到它。
2.

最後結論; 基本原理

They argued on and on, never reaching any ultimatum. 他們爭論不休, 得不出任何結論。

Hint 1151

Confronted with a trade ultimatum, the Beijing regime, puffed up in its G2 hubris, may well reckon it is cheaper politically to retaliate to the United States in kind.

Front 1152

hubris

Back 1152

n. 名詞

1.

傲慢; 驕傲

Hint 1152

Confronted with a trade ultimatum, the Beijing regime, puffed up in its G2 hubris, may well reckon it is cheaper politically to retaliate to the United States in kind.

Front 1153

gregarious

Back 1153

a. 形容詞

1.

群居性的
2.

叢生的
3.

合群的

Hint 1153

HUMANS are a gregarious lot.

Front 1154

savvy

Back 1154

vt. 及物動詞

1.

懂; 知曉

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

懂

n. 名詞

1.

理解能力; 悟性

Hint 1154

So have retailers−in increasingly tech-savvy ways.

Front 1155

ruse

Back 1155

n. 名詞

1.

策略; 花招; 詐術

Hint 1155

It's likely that such ruses work because it made evolutionary sense to copy neighbours, to avoid danger or find food and shelter.

Front 1156

atavistic

Back 1156

a. 形容詞

1.

【生】隔代遺傳的; 返祖現象的

Hint 1156

Sometimes, this atavistic tendency ends in tears, when it prompts us to act contrary to what is, on reflection, our self-interest.

Front 1157

homo sapiens

Back 1157

ph. 片語

1.

人類; 現代人

Hint 1157

As modern Homo sapiens migrates to the online savannah, trends have been spreading to ever greater numbers.

Front 1158

pore

Back 1158

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

注視, 凝視[(+at/on/upon)]

The professor pored over the picture book in silence. 教授默默地凝視著畫冊。
2.

鑽研, 熟讀[(+over)]

He spent hours poring over the statistics. 他花了數小時鑽研這些統計數據。
3.

默想, 沈思[(+on/upon/over)]

Hunter pored over the problem until he solved it. 漢特深思熟慮這個問題, 直至把它解決。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使注視得; 使專心閱讀得[O][O8]

Hint 1158

As the pair report in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they pored over (anonymous) data of the entire Facebook population in July and August 2007 (around 50m at the time), and at all but a few of the 2720 apps available for download in the same period (the 15 that didn't make the cut were partly corrupted).

Front 1159

epidemiologist

Back 1159

n. 名詞

1.

流行病學家

Hint 1159

This is what epidemiologists call the average number of secondary cases caused by a typical infected individual in a population lacking immunity, with no efforts to control the outbreak.

Front 1160

grim

Back 1160

a. 形容詞

1.

無情的; 嚴厲的; 殘忍的

We had a grim struggle before we won. 我們經歷了一場惡鬥才贏得勝利。
2.

堅強的, 不屈的

We climbed to the top of the mountain with grim determination. 我們懷著堅強的決心爬上山頂。
3.

陰森的, 令人生畏的; 猙獰的

He had a grim look on his face. 他臉上露出冷酷的神情。
4.

可怕的, 恐怖的
5.

【口】討厭的; 糟糕的

Hint 1160

&G and its archrival Unilever, another global consumer-goods firm, had a grim time last year: profits plummeted.

Front 1161

scour

Back 1161

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擦淨; 擦亮; 洗滌

She scoured the silver in the dining hall. 她將餐廳內的銀製器皿擦得雪亮。
2.

擦掉[(+off/from)]

The boy scoured off the dirt from the floor. 男孩擦去地板上的污物。
3.

沖刷成[(+out)]

The river had scoured out a passage in the sand. 這條河在沙土中沖出一條水道。
4.

沖洗(陰溝等); 灌(腸)
5.

清除[(+of)]
6.

【冶】侵蝕

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

擦; 擦淨; 擦亮; 洗滌

This rusted pan does not scour easily. 這只生鏽的鍋不容易擦乾淨。
2.

沖刷; 清除
3.

(家畜)腹瀉

n. 名詞

1.

擦; 洗; 沖刷; 清除[S]

I gave the dirty floor a good scour. 我把髒地板好好擦了一下。
2.

除垢劑; 洗滌劑; 擦垢物[U][S1]
3.

(畜類等的)腹瀉, 痢疾[P][G]

Hint 1161

Many scour the internet for special deals.

Front 1162

plenary

Back 1162

a.[Z]

1.

完全的, 充分的; 絕對的
2.

全體出席的

A plenary meeting was held. 舉行了全體會議。

Hint 1162

Coming at the end of a four-day plenary meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee in Beijing, the announcement designated Mr Xi as the vice-chairman of the party’s Central Military Commission.

Front 1163

deluge

Back 1163

n. 名詞

1.

洪水[C]
2.

暴雨[C]
3.

(洪水般)湧至; 大量泛濫[C][(+of)]

a deluge of visitors 蜂擁而至的參觀者
4.

(大寫)(《聖經》中的)大洪水[the S]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使泛濫; 淹沒
2.

蜂擁而至; 壓倒[H][(+with)]

We were deluged with inquiries. 詢問使我們應接不暇。

Hint 1163

After an apparently golden age, with quarter after quarter of record profits, came the bursting of the debt bubble, a deluge of red ink and bail-outs; then, last year, firms bounced back obscenely quickly thanks to record trading profits.

Front 1164

obscenely

Back 1164

ad. 副詞

1.

淫穢地, 下流地

Hint 1164

After an apparently golden age, with quarter after quarter of record profits, came the bursting of the debt bubble, a deluge of red ink and bail-outs; then, last year, firms bounced back obscenely quickly thanks to record trading profits.

Front 1165

extrapolate

Back 1165

vt. 及物動詞

1.

推斷
2.

【統】外推

Hint 1165

As one Wall Streeter puts it: “If we extrapolated our third-quarter returns, we’d shoot ourselves.”

Front 1166

spree

Back 1166

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

嬉戲, 歡鬧
2.

狂飲作樂

He went on a drinking spree. 他狂飲作樂。
3.

無節制的狂熱行為

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

狂飲作樂

Hint 1166

Others will follow—in a reversal of a hiring spree earlier this year—unless markets improve markedly in the fourth quarter.

Front 1167

racy

Back 1167

a. 形容詞

1.

美味的; 爽利的; 有生氣的
2.

辛辣的
3.

近乎淫猥的

Hint 1167

This will force some to reassess their exposure to racy stuff.

Front 1168

rue

Back 1168

vt. 及物動詞

1.

懊悔, 後悔, 悔恨; 悲嘆

He'll rue the day he married her. 和她結婚, 他會後悔的。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

懊悔, 後悔, 悔恨; 悲嘆

n. 名詞

1.

【古】後悔, 悔恨; 悲嘆[U]

Hint 1168

Goldman, for instance, went “short volatility” in equities in the second quarter—a decision it came to rue.

Front 1169

scurry

Back 1169

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

急匆匆地跑; 急趕[Q]

The mouse scurried into its hole when the cat appeared. 貓一出來的時候, 老鼠便匆匆跑進洞裡去了。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使急趕

n. 名詞

1.

急促奔跑(聲)[U][the S]

I heard a scurry of footsteps. 我聽到一陣匆忙奔跑的腳步聲。
2.

短距離賽跑(或賽馬)[C]

Hint 1169

As you would expect from an industry with a history of innovation, good and bad, firms are scurrying around for new opportunities.

Front 1170

glamorous

Back 1170

a. 形容詞

1.

富有魅力的; 迷人的

Hint 1170

Some banks have moved investment bankers into these less glamorous but more promising areas.

Front 1171

Perversely

Back 1171

ad. 副詞

1.

倔強地

Hint 1171

And even if market growth is low, there will be winners, such as the “flow monsters” that have the scale and the systems to handle vast flows of client trades in shares, bonds, foreign exchange, rates, commodities and more. Perversely, this points to increased concentration.

Front 1172

intransigence

Back 1172

n. 名詞

1.

不妥協; 不讓步

Hint 1172

One excuse for such intransigence comes from the messy transition now taking place in the insurance markets.

Front 1173

onerous

Back 1173

a. 形容詞

1.

繁重的; 麻煩的
2.

負有義務的; 有償的

Hint 1173

McDonald’s, a hamburger chain, said it might be forced to drop its (already meagre) health-insurance coverage because of onerous provisions in the new health laws.

Front 1174

penchant

Back 1174

n. 名詞

1.

強烈傾向
2.

趣味; 嗜好

Hint 1174

Thieves had a particular penchant for goods with a high resale value such as leather jackets, branded accessories and high-end fashion, and goods for which there is continuous demand such as razor blades, cigarettes and formula milk for babies.

Front 1175

brittle

Back 1175

a. 形容詞

1.

脆的, 易碎的; 易損壞的

This material is highly brittle. 這種材料非常脆。
2.

易生氣的, 敏感的, 難相處的

He has a brittle temper. 他容易發脾氣。
3.

不友好的, 冷淡的

Robert received a brittle reception there. 羅伯特在那裡受到冷淡的接待。
4.

尖利的
5.

易變遷的, 短暫的

Hint 1175

The world should be nervous about it for two reasons: the unknown character of China’s next leader; and the brittle nature of a regime that is far less monolithic and assured than many foreigners assume.

Front 1176

monolithic

Back 1176

a. 形容詞

1.

獨塊巨石的
2.

整體的
3.

龐大的

Hint 1176

The world should be nervous about it for two reasons: the unknown character of China’s next leader; and the brittle nature of a regime that is far less monolithic and assured than many foreigners assume.

Front 1177

eerily

Back 1177

ad. 副詞

1.

怪異地; 恐怖地

Hint 1177

Mr Xi’s appointment was eerily similar to the recent anointing of Kim Jong Un in North Korea: he too was made vice-chairman of a military commission after a closed-door party conclave, without public explanation.

Front 1178

cosmopolitan

Back 1178

a. 形容詞

1.

世界性的, 國際性的

New York is a very cosmopolitan city. 紐約是個國際大都會。
2.

世界主義的; 無狹隘偏見的; 四海為家的

She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life. 她有四海一家的人生觀。
3.

【生】世界的, 遍生的, 廣佈的

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

世界主義者; 四海為家者

rootless cosmopolitans 四海漂泊的人
2.

世界各地都有的東西
3.

【生】世界種

Hint 1178

He is a relatively cosmopolitan figure.

Front 1179

obscurity

Back 1179

n. 名詞

1.

暗淡; 朦朧[U]
2.

晦澀, 難解[U]
3.

不引人注目; 隱匿[U]

He has risen from obscurity to international fame. 他已從默默無聞之輩而成為國際上名人。
4.

無名的人; 卑微者[C]

Hint 1179

All the same, it is the immensity of the task, not the obscurity of the man, that should make the world nervous.

Front 1180

wean

Back 1180

vt.[(+from)]

1.

使斷奶

The boy was weaned at six months because his mother had to go to work. 這小男孩六個月就斷奶了, 因為他媽媽要上班。
2.

使斷絕; 使戒掉; 使放棄

Tess was trying to wean herself from the old life. 黛絲那時正努力使自己擺脫過去的生活。

You must be weaned away from the foolish idea. 你必須拋棄這愚蠢的想法。

Hint 1180

The economy is sprinting along by Western standards, but China faces a hard adjustment to wean itself off excessive investment and exports in favour of more reliance on consumption.

Front 1181

pragmatic

Back 1181

a. 形容詞

1.

務實的; 實幹的
2.

實用主義的
3.

(依據前因後果)系統論述史實的
4.

國家大事的
5.

【古】忙的; 愛管閒事的

Hint 1181

There is no shortage of conservatives arguing for caution, but there is also a pragmatic argument for change: China’s economic gains could be jeopardised by a failure to loosen the party’s hold.

Front 1182

callousness

Back 1182

n. 名詞

1.

麻木不仁

Hint 1182

Explosions of public discontent, fuelled by resentment of government callousness towards ordinary citizens, are becoming increasingly common in villages, towns and cities across the country.

Front 1183

shroud

Back 1183

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

壽衣, 裹屍布

The doctor wanted the sheet for a shroud. 醫生想用床單權作裹屍布。
2.

遮蔽物; 幕; 罩

His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery. 他的過去被裹上一層神祕色彩。
3.

【機】護罩; 管套; (水車的)側板
4.

【船】(桅的)左右支索[P]
5.

(降落傘的)吊傘索

vt. 及物動詞

1.

給(屍體)穿上壽衣
2.

覆蓋; 掩蔽[H][(+in)]

Everything was shrouded in mist and raindrops. 一切都被籠罩在霧雨之中。

Hint 1183

The right path for Mr Xi should be clear: relax the party’s grip on dissent, lift its shroud of secrecy and make vital economic reforms.

Front 1184

antsy

Back 1184

a. 形容詞

1.

焦慮的, 坐立不安的

Don't get antsy, kids. We'll reach the amusement park soon. 孩子們, 別心急, 我們就快到遊樂園了。

Hint 1184

In China, unlike most emerging economies, the authorities get antsy whenever inflation creeps close to 4%.

Front 1185

blithely

Back 1185

ad. 副詞

1.

歡樂地; 快活地; 無掛慮地

They blithely carried on chatting, ignoring the customers who were waiting to be served. 他們繼續開心地聊天, 將等著購物的顧客們置於一邊。

Hint 1185

One reason is that South Africa’s leaders blithely heap social responsibilities on corporate shoulders.

Front 1186

coercion

Back 1186

n. 名詞

1.

強制; 強迫
2.

高壓政治

Hint 1186

Companies have virtually no powers of coercion.

Front 1187

apartheid

Back 1187

n. 名詞

1.

(南非)種族隔離政策
2.

隔離, 分離

Hint 1187

This is often a good thing. Ms Bernstein cites the example of white-owned shops in South Africa under apartheid.

Front 1188

rectitude

Back 1188

n. 名詞

1.

正直; 公正
2.

正確
3.

【罕】筆挺

Hint 1188

Obviously, they should err on the side of rectitude, but it is far from obvious where to draw the line.

Front 1189

troll

Back 1189

vt. 及物動詞

1.

以宏亮聲音唱
2.

輪唱
3.

使轉動
4.

在船後拉餌釣(魚); 拖曳(餌、釣等)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

參加輪唱
2.

宏亮地唱
3.

拖釣釣魚[(+for)]

troll for bass 用拉餌釣鱸魚
4.

飛快地說話
5.

滾動, 轉動

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

【音】輪唱歌曲
2.

拖釣釣魚
3.

釣繩; 釣餌

(北歐傳說中的)侏儒; 巨人[C]

Hint 1189

Most suits were filed by patent owners who hail from another industry, such as Kodak (a firm from a bygone era that now makes printers), or by patent trolls (firms that buy patents not in order to make products, but to sue others for allegedly infringing them).

Front 1190

litigious

Back 1190

a. 形容詞

1.

好訴訟的; 好爭論的
2.

訴訟(上)的

Hint 1190

But in recent months the makers of handsets and related software themselves have become much more litigious, reports Joshua Walker, the boss of Lex Machina.

Front 1191

phalanx

Back 1191

n. 名詞

1.

方陣
2.

為共同目標團結在一起的一群人
3.

(常複數-anges)趾骨; 指骨
4.

(常複數-anges)【植】雄蕊束

Hint 1191

Given such complexity, sorting out who owns what requires time and a phalanx of lawyers.

Front 1192

unanimity

Back 1192

n. 名詞

1.

同意; 全體一致; 一致同意

Hint 1192

Within the Bank itself, there seems to be a lack of unanimity.

Front 1193

replete

Back 1193

a.[F]

1.

充滿的, 裝滿的; 充斥的[(+with)][Z]

a home replete with every modern convenience 一個現代化設備一應俱全的家庭
2.

充實的, 詳盡的, 完備的[(+in/with)]
3.

飽食的, 吃飽喝足的[(+with)]

n. 名詞

1.

【昆】貯蜜蟻[C]

Hint 1193

Mr King’s speech was replete with academic references but, bankers argue, he shows little knowledge of or interest in what the firms say.

Front 1194

disdain

Back 1194

n.[U]

1.

輕蔑, 鄙視

I have nothing but disdain for such a person. 對這種人我只是蔑視。
2.

驕傲自大

vt.[W]

1.

蔑視, 鄙棄

A real man disdains flatterers. 一個真正的男子漢鄙視諂媚者。
2.

不屑[+to-v][+v-ing]

She disdained to answer/answering his rude remarks. 她不屑理會他的粗話。

Hint 1194

Mr King rightly disdains a reliance on short term borrowing, but does not acknowledge that two of Britain’s big banks, Barclays and the rescued Royal Bank of Scotland, have already substantially cut their reliance on it and built up cash reserves, while HSBC and Standard Chartered have long had an excess of deposits over loans.

Front 1195

carping

Back 1195

a. 形容詞

1.

吹毛求疵的

Hint 1195

All of which may be dismissed as the self interested carping of Britain’s discredited fat cats.

Front 1196

muffled

Back 1196

a. 形容詞

1.

(聲音)被隔的, 聽不太清的, 隱約的
2.

(衣服)裹嚴的, 蒙住的

Hint 1196

China's muffled media

Front 1197

agitate

Back 1197

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使激動; 使焦慮

His fiery speech agitated the crowd. 他激昂的演說鼓動了聽眾。
2.

攪動(液體等); 搖動

The wind agitated the leaves. 風吹得樹葉顫動。
3.

激烈辯論(問題等)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

鼓動; 煽動[(+for/against)]

They vigorously agitated for women's right to abortion. 他們開展了強有力的鼓動工作以爭取婦女墮胎權。

Hint 1197

The case attracted great publicity, with many activists and intellectuals agitating for the two men’s release.

Front 1198

loftily

Back 1198

ad. 副詞

1.

高尚地; 高傲地

Hint 1198

The mismatch between the right to freedom of the press, loftily asserted in the constitution, and the restrictions that are crudely enforced in practice, the group wrote, amounts to a form of “false democracy” that has “become a scandalous mark on the history of world democracy.”

Front 1199

preternaturally

Back 1199

ad. 副詞

1.

超自然地, 異常地, 不可思議地

Hint 1199

He seemed to be preternaturally thoughtful, dignified and decent; a man who could heal America’s wounds at home and restore its reputation abroad.

Front 1200

gutted

Back 1200

a. 形容詞

1.

【英】【俚】傷心的; 失望的

Hint 1200

To many on the left, he is a cowardly compromiser, whose half-baked plans to get America back to work have done little to help those who voted for him, and whose health-care and financial reforms were gutted at the behest of special interests.

Front 1201

behest

Back 1201

n. 名詞

1.

命令; 指示

Hint 1201

To many on the left, he is a cowardly compromiser, whose half-baked plans to get America back to work have done little to help those who voted for him, and whose health-care and financial reforms were gutted at the behest of special interests.

Front 1202

spendthrift

Back 1202

n. 名詞

1.

揮霍無度的人
2.

放蕩者

a. 形容詞

1.

揮霍無度的

Hint 1202

To many on the right, he seems a doctrinaire spendthrift who has squandered trillions of dollars on wasteful bureaucracy, mortgaging the future while failing to grapple with the present.

Front 1203

squander

Back 1203

vt. 及物動詞

1.

浪費, 揮霍[(+on)]

If we squander our fossil fuels, we threaten civilization. 如果我們浪費礦物燃料, 我們就威脅文明。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

浪費

n. 名詞

1.

浪費, 揮霍

Hint 1203

To many on the right, he seems a doctrinaire spendthrift who has squandered trillions of dollars on wasteful bureaucracy, mortgaging the future while failing to grapple with the present.

Front 1204

dreadful

Back 1204

a. 形容詞

1.

可怕的, 令人恐懼的; 令人敬畏的

There has been a dreadful earthquake in Iran. 伊朗發生了一次可怕的地震。
2.

【口】糟透的; 非常討厭的; 極不合意的

a dreadful movie 極糟糕的影片

Hint 1204

He was correct to try to deal with a dreadful system that leaves tens of millions of Americans without access to health cover, though he should probably have postponed doing so until the economy had recovered.

Front 1205

harangue

Back 1205

n. 名詞

1.

高談闊論, 熱烈的演說[C]

The minister of propaganda delivered his usual harangue. 宣傳部長一如既往發表了他的長篇大論。

vt.vi.

1.

(向...)滔滔不絕地演講

He harangued his fellow students and persuaded them to walk out. 他對他的同學慷慨陳詞說服他們罷課。

Hint 1205

He has made enemies of the businessmen who are needed to drive forward America’s recovery, haranguing them as fat cats and speculators.

Front 1206

shoddy

Back 1206

n. 名詞

1.

翻造的毛線
2.

不值錢的東西; 偽造品

a. 形容詞

1.

劣等的
2.

假冒的

Hint 1206

By choosing to subcontract the stimulus, health reform and finance reform to the Democratic leadership, he ended up with shoddy bills that Republicans could safely vote against and that many Democrats are now anxious to distance themselves from.

Front 1207

lard

Back 1207

n. 名詞

1.

豬油[U]

vt. 及物動詞

1.

將肥豬肉片嵌於(牛肉或禽肉)中
2.

塗豬油於
3.

潤色; 點綴[(+with)]

a talk larded with jokes 穿插笑話的講話

Hint 1207

Mr Obama’s macroeconomic soundness has been undermined by the Democrats’ tendency to meddle with microeconomics, leading to a health bill that imposes onerous requirements on business and a stimulus bill larded with pro-union giveaways.

Front 1208

imponderable

Back 1208

a. 形容詞

1.

不可稱量估計的
2.

不能確實判定或解釋的

Hint 1208

At home there are too many imponderables: over how the health bill will play out in practice; over what might happen to energy prices if carbon-pricing is resurrected via executive action; most of all, over what Mr Obama can do about those yawning deficits.

Front 1209

resurrect

Back 1209

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使復活; 使復甦
2.

使再活躍; 使再流行
3.

挖出

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

復活

Hint 1209

At home there are too many imponderables: over how the health bill will play out in practice; over what might happen to energy prices if carbon-pricing is resurrected via executive action; most of all, over what Mr Obama can do about those yawning deficits.

Front 1210

deluded

Back 1210

a. 形容詞

1.

受矇騙的; 輕信的

Hint 1210

Mr Obama seems curiously unable to perceive, let alone respond to, the grievances of middle America, and has a dangerous habit of dismissing tea-partiers and others who disagree with him as deluded, evil or just bitter.

Front 1211

clamor

Back 1211

n. 名詞

1.

吵鬧聲, 喧囂聲; 噪聲[S]

The clamor of the traffic gave me a headache. 交通的噪聲使我頭疼。
2.

持續的叫喊, 喧鬧; 吵吵鬧鬧的要求[U][(+for)]

They made a clamor for reform. 他們大聲要求改革。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

吵鬧, 發喧囂聲
2.

持續地喊聲; 大聲疾呼, 吵鬧著要求[(+for)]

The starving crowd are clamoring for food. 饑餓的人群吵著要食物。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

喧嚷著說出(或提出)

Hint 1211

The most enterprising individuals on earth still clamour to come to America. And it still has a talented president who can surely do better than he has thus far.

Front 1212

slyly

Back 1212

ad. 副詞

1.

狡猾地, 詭詐地

He was lurking slyly in the background. 他狡猾地躲在背後活動。
2.

偷偷地, 詭祕地

She glanced slyly at Madeleine. 她詭祕地向馬德琳瞥了一眼。
3.

俏皮地; 會意地

Hint 1212

The more senior, a humorous, middle-aged fellow with a pistol tucked slyly into his bulky coat, leads an insurgent force in Marja.

Front 1213

reconvene

Back 1213

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

再聚會; 再集會

vt. 及物動詞

1.

再召集; 再召開

Hint 1213

When America then bombed them from power in 9/11’s feverish aftermath, they reconvened either side of Afghanistan’s rugged border with Pakistan, and started a new holy war.

Front 1214

lament

Back 1214

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

哀悼, 悲痛; 痛哭; 悲嘆[(+for/over)]

She lamented to us about her wretched lot. 她向我們哀歎自己悲慘的遭遇。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

哀悼, 為...悲痛; 痛惜

The widow lamented the death of her only child. 寡婦為她獨生子的死而悲痛。
2.

悲嘆; 悔恨

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

悲痛之情; 哀悼; 痛哭[(+for)]

We heard her laments at midnight. 我們在半夜裡聽到她慟哭。
2.

哀歌; 輓詩; 悼詞

Hint 1214

This means he doesn’t get to see much of his family, he lamented—“maybe for just a day a month, if God wills it.”

Front 1215

seethe

Back 1215

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

煮沸; 冒泡; 翻騰
2.

沸騰; 激動[(+with)]

The country was seething with political unrest. 該國政治動亂四起。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使浸透
2.

在沸水中煮

n. 名詞

1.

翻騰; 騷動[U]

Hint 1215

Like most Afghans, they seethed at the killing of civilians by NATO air strikes—though many more are killed by the Taliban’s roadside bombs.

Front 1216

rebuttal

Back 1216

n. 名詞

1.

舉反例; 反駁; 抗辯

Hint 1216

In response to claims that the surge has had some success, including a stronger government grip on Gereshk, the younger commander offered a fierce rebuttal.

Front 1217

banish

Back 1217

vt. 及物動詞

1.

流放, 放逐[(+from)]

He was banished from the country. 他被從該國驅逐出去。
2.

消除, 排除[(+from)]

He tried to banish gloom from his thought. 他試圖驅除心中的憂愁。
3.

開除, 趕走[(+from)]

Hint 1217

In many Taliban-held areas, the threat of such punishments is said to have banished crime.

Front 1218

spurn

Back 1218

vt. 及物動詞

1.

一腳踢開[(+away)]
2.

輕蔑地拒絕; 摒棄, 唾棄

She spurned all offers of help. 她斷然拒絕一切幫助。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

摒棄; 藐視[(+at)]

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

摒棄; 藐視
2.

【古】踢

Hint 1218

Even some living in government-controlled cities are reported to journey to Taliban sharia courts for justice, spurning the corrupt government alternative.

Front 1219

resounding

Back 1219

a. 形容詞

1.

響亮的
2.

轟動的; 馳名的
3.

徹底的

Hint 1219

China’s first five-year plan, formulated with Soviet help, was a resounding success.

Front 1220

remnant

Back 1220

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

殘餘, 剩餘; 遺跡, 遺風

Even today remnants of this practice remain. 直至今日這一習俗仍然殘存著。
2.

零料, 邊角剩料; 零頭布

She bought a remnant of silk at a bargain. 她廉價購得一塊零頭絲布。
3.

殘存者[P]

a. 形容詞

1.

殘餘的, 剩餘的; 殘留的

Hint 1220

It may be that China’s modern, strategic planning is falling foul of the remnants of old-fashioned, central planning.

Front 1221

reminiscent

Back 1221

a. 形容詞

1.

回憶往事的; 懷舊的
2.

好回憶往事的, 喜愛懷舊的
3.

提醒的; 發人聯想的[(+of)]

The atmosphere was reminiscent of spy movies. 那氣氛使人聯想起間諜電影。

Hint 1221

But in the rapid expansion of heavy industry, China’s 11th-plan period was alarmingly reminiscent of its first.

Front 1222

thence

Back 1222

ad.【文】

1.

從那裡

We made our way to the coast and thence by sea to France. 我們先到海邊, 再從那裡乘船去法國。
2.

從那時起, 之後
3.

因此, 所以

Hint 1222

This will build Australia’s biggest coal mine, as well as a 490km (300-mile) railway to carry the black stuff to the coast, and thence to China’s ravenous industrial maw.

Front 1223

ravenous

Back 1223

a. 形容詞

1.

餓極了的, 狼吞虎嚥的

Most infants have a ravenous appetite. 大多數嬰兒胃口極好。
2.

貪婪的
3.

食肉為生的, 掠奪成性的

Hint 1223

This will build Australia’s biggest coal mine, as well as a 490km (300-mile) railway to carry the black stuff to the coast, and thence to China’s ravenous industrial maw.

Front 1224

maw

Back 1224

n. 名詞

1.

反芻動物的第四胃
2.

(鳥的)嗉囊
3.

(食肉動物的)咽喉
4.

深淵

Hint 1224

This will build Australia’s biggest coal mine, as well as a 490km (300-mile) railway to carry the black stuff to the coast, and thence to China’s ravenous industrial maw.

Front 1225

conspicuous

Back 1225

a. 形容詞

1.

明顯的, 易看見的; 顯著的

Traffic signs must be conspicuous. 交通標誌必須顯明。
2.

引人注目的, 出色的, 著名的[(+for)]

Man's first moon landing was a conspicuous achievement. 人類的首次月球登陸是一個卓越的成就。

She's always conspicuous because of her fashionable clothes. 她總是穿著入時, 引人注目。
3.

炫耀的

Hint 1225

For the first 25 years of its rise, China’s influence was most visible on the bottom line of corporate results, as it allowed firms to cut costs. More recently it has become conspicuous on the top line.

Front 1226

recompense

Back 1226

vt.[(+for)]

1.

酬報, 酬謝; 回報, 懲罰
2.

賠償, 補償

We had to recompense the peasants for the loss of their goats. 我們得賠償農民損失的山羊。

n.[U][S][(+for)]

1.

報酬, 酬金; 報答, 答謝

Would you accept this as a little recompense for all the trouble you have taken? 請你收下這個, 以作為對你辛苦的一點酬謝。
2.

賠償, 補償

Hint 1226

In its previous quarterly figures, BP had taken a charge of $32.2 billion to cover the $20 billion it was paying into an escrow account to deal with claims against it, and to account for costs associated with shutting down the well, cleaning up after it and making some forms of recompense.

Front 1227

morass

Back 1227

n. 名詞

1.

沼澤, 低窪濕地[C]
2.

困境; 亂糟糟的一堆[U][S1]

a morass of problems 亂糟糟的一堆問題

get out of a morass 擺脫困境

Hint 1227

From within this morass, it is hardly surprising that Mr Dudley is unwilling to speculate on whether recent reports of the poor quality of the cement provided by Halliburton (the failure of which seems to have been one of the key steps on the road to disaster), showed that that contractor had been grossly negligent.

Front 1228

fecundity

Back 1228

n. 名詞

1.

多產; 豐饒; 肥沃
2.

繁殖力

Hint 1228

That might mean reduced fecundity, and a smaller shrimp population next year.

Front 1229

wallop

Back 1229

vt. 及物動詞

1.

【口】痛打; 擊潰

vi.【口】

1.

衝過去
2.

打滾; 顛簸
3.

沸騰

n.【口】

1.

重擊; 衝擊力
2.

奔馳
3.

快感

Hint 1229

An adjoining relief well had already been completed, and Macondo got a final wallop of cement.

Front 1230

seepage

Back 1230

n. 名詞

1.

滲流
2.

(滲出的)潮氣, 滲液

Hint 1230

Whether sampled fish show traces of oil in their gall bladders, whether whales are avoiding their usual mating grounds, whether water samples contain more hydrocarbons than would occur from natural seepage.

Front 1231

sheen

Back 1231

n.[U][S]

1.

光輝, 光澤

Her hair had a beautiful sheen. 她的頭髮發出美麗的光澤。
2.

華麗的服裝; 有光澤的紡織品

a. 形容詞

1.

【古】華麗的, 燦爛的

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

【方】發光, 閃耀

Hint 1231

The remaining 26%, according to NOAA, is spread around: some shimmering on the surface as sheen, some washing up as tarballs, some buried in layers of sediment on the sea floor.

Front 1232

chomp

Back 1232

vt.【方】

1.

大聲咀嚼(草料等)
2.

格格地咬

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

【方】咬馬嚼子; 咬響牙齒

Hint 1232

This process is already well under way: the gulf is full of bacteria that happily chomp oil, if they get it in tiny specks.

Front 1233

speck

Back 1233

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

斑點; 污跡; 瑕疵; 鏽斑

The maid cleaned the specks off the carpet. 女佣把地毯上的污點弄乾淨了。
2.

微粒, 微片

I've got a speck of dust in my eye. 我眼睛裡弄進了一粒灰塵。
3.

(常用於否定句)一點點, 少量[S][(+of)]

There's not a speck of truth in it. 那裡面一點點真實性也沒有。
4.

微小物

The car accelerated away and was soon just a speck on the horizon. 汽車加大油門開走了, 不一會兒就消失在地平線上, 看上去只有一個小點了。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使產生斑點; 使沾上污跡[H]

The pears are badly specked. 這些梨子有很多斑點。
2.

除掉...上的斑點(或污跡)

Hint 1233

This process is already well under way: the gulf is full of bacteria that happily chomp oil, if they get it in tiny specks.

Front 1234

gobble

Back 1234

vt. 及物動詞

1.

狼吞虎嚥[(+up)]

The children gobbled up their food and rushed out to play. 孩子們狼吞虎嚥地吃完飯就衝出去玩了。
2.

【美】急急抓住

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

狼吞虎嚥

Hint 1234

Presented with a sudden food source, they are gobbling away, using lots of oxygen to digest it.

Front 1235

paramount

Back 1235

a. 形容詞

1.

至高無上的; 最重要的; 主要的[Z]

The interests of the child are paramount. 小孩的利益是最重要的。

n. 名詞

1.

最高統治者[C]

Hint 1235

Dispersal was a strategic calculation. In the weeks after the spill, the paramount concern was to keep the oil away from Louisiana’s fragile coastline, away from nesting turtles, away from Alabama’s white-sand beaches and away from the cameras.

Front 1236

exult

Back 1236

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

狂喜; 歡欣鼓舞[(+in/at/over)]

We exulted in our team's victory. 我們為我隊的勝利而歡欣鼓舞。

Hint 1236

"TONIGHT," exulted Rand Paul, the victorious Republican candidate for the Senate from Kentucky, "there's a tea-party tidal wave."

Front 1237

obliterate

Back 1237

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擦掉...的痕跡; 沖刷(掉); 消滅

The heavy rain obliterated all footprints. 大雨沖掉了所有的腳印。
2.

忘掉, 忘卻

Anne was eager to obliterate her error. 安妮極想忘卻她的錯誤。

Hint 1237

Centrist "blue-dog" Democrats, many of them in Republican-leaning districts, were obliterated.

Front 1238

barren

Back 1238

a. 形容詞

1.

不生育的, 不妊的

Barren women are rejected by the tribesmen. 不孕的婦女被部落的男人遺棄。
2.

(植物)不結果實的
3.

(土地等)貧瘠的, 荒蕪的, 不毛的

The land remains barren. 這片土地依然荒蕪。
4.

無益的, 無效果的; 沈悶無趣的

He was engaged in a barren argument with Paul. 他在同保羅作無用的爭論。
5.

沒有的, 缺乏的[F][(+of)]

She is barren of creative spirit. 她缺乏創造精神。

n. 名詞

1.

(一塊)瘠地[C]
2.

荒漠[P]

Hint 1238

The area around the Great Lakes, as predicted, was a particularly barren wasteland for Democrats.

Front 1239

succumb

Back 1239

vi.[(+to)]

1.

屈服; 委棄; 聽任

The government succumbed to public pressure. 政府屈服於公眾壓力。
2.

被壓垮; 死

He succumbed to his injuries. 他因受傷而死。

Hint 1239

The only prominent governorship the Democrats have definitely picked up is in California, where Meg Whitman, a former software executive who spent some $140m of her own money and $20m of others' on her campaign, nonetheless succumbed to Jerry Brown, who held the same job 28 years ago.

Front 1240

drubbing

Back 1240

n. 名詞

1.

毆打
2.

擊敗

Hint 1240

Mr Obama will give a press conference later today, in which he will doubtless lay out his initial response to the Democrats' drubbing.

Front 1241

vehemence

Back 1241

n.[U]

1.

熱烈; 強烈
2.

激烈; 憤怒

I noted the hate and vehemence in his eyes. 我注意到他眼神裡的恨與怒。

Hint 1241

But what struck me most was his vehemence in demanding a new Contract with America, to make sure that the next Republican president, unlike George Bush, toes the line laid down by the party in Congress.

Front 1242

throng

Back 1242

n. 名詞

1.

人群; 大群[C][G][(+of)]

Mike dashed through the throng of people on the street. 麥克衝過街上的人群。
2.

群集, 擁擠, 壓力[the S][(+of)]

this throng of business 紛繁事務的這種壓力

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擠滿; 湧入

The square was thronged with people. 廣場上擠滿了人。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

群集, 蜂擁而至

People thronged to watch the football match. 人們爭先恐後地去看那場足球賽。

Hint 1242

THE ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched in 1967 to throngs of excited spectators.

Front 1243

fiery

Back 1243

a. 形容詞

1.

火的; 火一般的; 燃燒般的

She has fiery red hair. 她有著火紅的頭髮。
2.

(感情等)激烈的, 熱烈的

The politician gave a fiery speech. 那政客作了一次激昂的演講。

Hint 1243

Mr Hands might fancy Citigroup the fiery villain, but a New York jury didn’t see it that way.

Front 1244

villain

Back 1244

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

壞人, 惡棍
2.

(戲劇、小說中的)反派角色, 反面人物

He was cast as the villain in the play. 他在戲裡扮演反面角色。
3.

【口】頑童, 小淘氣

The children have been teasing the cat, the little villains! 孩子們一直在逗弄貓兒, 這些小淘氣鬼!
4.

【英】【口】罪犯

Hint 1244

Mr Hands might fancy Citigroup the fiery villain, but a New York jury didn’t see it that way.

Front 1245

repugnant

Back 1245

a. 形容詞

1.

厭惡的; 反感的
2.

矛盾的; 抵觸的

Hint 1245

Despite stressing that he believes the outcomes of their strategies to be repugnant, he nonetheless says that he admires the management structures that makes them successful.

Front 1246

countervailing

Back 1246

a. 形容詞

1.

對抗性的; 抵消的

Hint 1246

Countervailing bits of evidence suggest the economy has not suddenly grown a pair of wings.

Front 1247

summitry

Back 1247

n. 名詞

1.

最高級會議的舉行; (通過舉行最高級會議解決問題的)外交手法[U][C]

Hint 1247

AMID a flurry of international summitry in Asia, arguments between China and Japan are proving an embarrassment.

Front 1248

vain

Back 1248

a. 形容詞

1.

愛虛榮的, 自負的, 炫耀的

She is vain and extravagant. 她既愛虛榮又奢侈。
2.

徒然的, 無益的

They made vain attempts to reach the mountaintop. 他們幾次徒然嘗試想攀登山頂。
3.

【書】空虛的, 無意義的, 無價值的

Hint 1248

At a meeting of regional leaders in Hanoi on October 30th, the two countries’ prime ministers managed a mere ten minutes of chat. America even offered to help mediate between them—in vain.

Front 1249

tartly

Back 1249

ad. 副詞

1.

辛辣地; 刻薄地

She finished by tartly pointing out that he owed her some money. 她最後刻薄地指出他欠她一些錢。

Hint 1249

Yet her offer of mediation has been tartly rebuffed by China.

Front 1250

trawler

Back 1250

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

拖網漁船

the very first trawler ever to fish those waters 第一艘在那些水域捕漁的拖網船
2.

拖網捕魚者; 拖網漁民

Hint 1250

The trawler captain’s release could have prompted China to retire, content that Mr Kan’s government had been made to look weak despite apparently reckless behaviour on the part of the fishing boat.

Front 1251

capitulation

Back 1251

n. 名詞

1.

投降協定
2.

協定條約; 要點

Hint 1251

But instead of quietly celebrating Japan’s capitulation, China demanded an apology and compensation, which Japan refused.

Front 1252

tacitly

Back 1252

ad. 副詞

1.

肅靜地; 沈默地; 緘默地
2.

心照不宣地

Hint 1252

Perhaps officials tacitly approved of the demonstrations at first. But by the end of October students were being ordered to remain on university campuses over the weekend as some cities tried to prevent further unrest.

Front 1253

clout

Back 1253

n. 名詞

1.

破布
2.

【棒】長打
3.

【口】(用手)敲打
4.

力量; 影響; 影響力

That businessman has a lot of clout at city hall. 那位商人在市府裡很有影響力。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用手)猛擊
2.

擊出長打(棒球)

Hint 1253

China’s foreign ministry may have argued that the rhetoric should be dialled down. But it has never had real clout.

Front 1254

pinnacle

Back 1254

n. 名詞

1.

小尖塔; 尖頂[C]
2.

山頂, 山峰[C]
3.

頂峰, 極點[the S][(+of)]

It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability. 它代表了智能的頂峰。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

把...置於尖頂上
2.

在...上造小尖塔
3.

構成...的尖頂

Hint 1254

The foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, is not even in the Politburo, let alone on the standing committee, pinnacle of Communist Party power.

Front 1255

menacing

Back 1255

a. 形容詞

1.

威脅的
2.

險惡的

Hint 1255

To the Japanese, that sounds like a menacing invitation to hand over their most valuable technologies—and is anyway a move unlikely to still Chinese anger.

Front 1256

lump

Back 1256

n. 名詞

1.

團, 塊[C][(+of)]

The artist started with a big lump of clay. 藝術家用一大塊黏土開始雕塑。
2.

隆起, 腫塊[C]

Vera found a lump in her right breast. 維拉發現右乳有一腫塊。
3.

小方塊; 方(糖); (煤)塊[C][(+of)]

John dropped two lumps of sugar into his coffee. 約翰在咖啡中放入兩塊糖。
4.

【口】粗笨的人, 遲鈍的人[C]
5.

一大堆; 大量[C][(+of)]
6.

【英】【口】(總稱)(建築行業的)臨時工[the S][G]
7.

【美】【口】責打, 懲罰[P]

a.[B]

1.

成塊狀的
2.

整個兒的, 總共的

I would like my allowance in a lump sum. 我希望把我的零用錢全數發給我。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

把...弄成一團; 把...歸併到一起; 把...混為一談[O][(+together)]

You can't lump all these different things together. 你不可以將所有這些不同的事物統統歸併在一起。
2.

笨重地移動; 使重重地坐下[(+down/about)]

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

結塊; 起疙瘩

The words lumped in her throat. 話在她喉頭哽住了。
2.

笨重地行走; 沈重地坐下[(+along/down)]

The old lady was lumping along in the snow. 老婦人在雪中吃力地行走著。

Hint 1256

FOR doctors to decide that a worrying lump is actually a cancerous tumour they must collect some cells from the lump and study them.

Front 1257

accelerometer

Back 1257

n. 名詞

1.

(飛機, 電導飛彈等的)加速度計

Hint 1257

As it leaves, however, a miniature accelerometer built into it detects the retraction and passes this information along an optical fibre to a computer.

Front 1258

denature

Back 1258

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使改變本性; 改變...的性質

Hint 1258

In contrast, only 3% of 31 samples taken with the new needle liberated tumour cells in this way—and even among that 3%, those cells which were detected were found to have been denatured, and so would not have been able to generate new tumours if they ended up elsewhere in the body.

Front 1259

biopsy

Back 1259

n. 名詞

1.

【醫】(活組織)切片檢查法

Hint 1259

Although the idea that probing tumours actually does cause secondaries is speculation, the results of this study show that there is legitimate cause for concern, for biopsies do dislodge cancer cells into the blood.

Front 1260

strewn (strew的過去分詞)

Back 1260

vt. 及物動詞

1.

撒; 播; 使散落[(+over/on)]

strew seeds in the field 在田裡播種
2.

鋪蓋; 點綴[(+with)]

The field was strewn with enemy dead. 敵人屍橫遍野。
3.

散落在

Flowers strewed the path. 路上散滿了鮮花。

Hint 1260

The real one is strewn with sensors, picking up everything from movement to smell.

Front 1261

edifice

Back 1261

n. 名詞

1.

大廈; 雄偉的建築物[C]

There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area. 該地區有一幢維多利亞式的龐大建築物。

Hint 1261

The digital one, an edifice built of software, takes in all that information and automatically acts on it.

Front 1262

abattoir

Back 1262

n. 名詞

1.

屠宰場
2.

角鬥場

Hint 1262

Google’s Earth and Street View services are the first, if static, replicas of the entire world; sensors placed in cows allow the tracking of their every move from birth to abattoir; smart power meters tell utilities in real time how much electricity is used.

Front 1263

ambient

Back 1263

a. 形容詞

1.

周遭的; 環繞的

Hint 1263

Smartphones are packed with sensors, measuring everything from the user’s location to the ambient light.

Front 1264

sift

Back 1264

vt. 及物動詞

1.

篩; 過濾

Gold is sifted from sand. 金從沙裡淘出來。
2.

撒, 撒落

Sift confectioner sugar on top of the cake. 在蛋糕上面撒上糖粉。
3.

詳查, 細究

We sifted the information carefully to find a clue that would help us. 我們仔細研究資料以便找出對我們有所幫助的線索。
4.

區分; 篩選[O][(+out/from)]

It is important to sift the true from the false in studying history. 研究歷史時去偽存真是很重要的。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

篩; 被篩
2.

撒下, 飄落

The dust sifted in through the cracks in the window. 灰塵從窗戶的裂縫裡鑽了進來。
3.

詳查, 細究[(+through)]

She sifted through her purse. 她仔細翻看自己的錢包。

Hint 1264

These not only store data but sift through them, for instance to allow a smart system to react instantly to changes in its environment.

Front 1265

malevolent

Back 1265

a. 形容詞

1.

有惡意的; 壞心腸的

Her stare was malevolent. 她凝視的目光含有惡意。
2.

有害的; 傷害的

Hint 1265

With so much to gain, what is there to lose? Privacy and the risk of abuse by a malevolent government spring to mind first.

Front 1266

antics

Back 1266

n. 名詞

1.

(嘩眾取寵的)滑稽動作, 誇張的賣弄

Hint 1266

From Japanese firms’ wave of purchases in America in the 1980s and Vodafone’s takeover of Germany’s Mannesmann in 2000 to the more recent antics of private-equity firms, acquisitions have often prompted bouts of national angst.

Front 1267

sinister

Back 1267

a. 形容詞

1.

惡意的, 陰險的, 邪惡的

a sinister smile 奸笑
2.

凶兆的, 不祥的
3.

不幸的, 災難性的

a sinister fate 厄運
4.

左邊的; 在左邊的[Z]

Hint 1267

Some believe China Inc can be more sinister than that: for example, America thinks that Chinese telecoms-equipment firms pose a threat to its national security.

Front 1268

monolithic

Back 1268

a. 形容詞

1.

獨塊巨石的
2.

整體的
3.

龐大的

Hint 1268

Nor is China’s system as monolithic as foreigners often assume.

Front 1269

rudderless

Back 1269

a. 形容詞

1.

無舵的; 無指導者的

Front 1270

impasse

Back 1270

n. 名詞

1.

死路; 僵局

Hint 1270

The political impasse has been frowned upon in the West but, as this chart shows, European governments can take a long time to form, too.

Front 1271

frown

Back 1271

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

皺眉; 表示不滿[(+at/on/upon)]

The father frowned on his son's behavior. 父親不滿他兒子的行為。

Martin sat frowning. 馬丁皺著眉坐著。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用皺眉蹙額對...表示不滿
2.

用皺眉蹙額表示(不滿等)

She frowned disapproval. 她皺起眉頭以示不贊成。

n. 名詞

1.

皺眉, 蹙額; 不悅之色[C]

She looked at her son's composition with a frown. 她對兒子的作文皺眉頭。

Hint 1271

The political impasse has been frowned upon in the West but, as this chart shows, European governments can take a long time to form, too.

Front 1272

cavernous

Back 1272

a. 形容詞

1.

洞穴狀的; 凹狀的
2.

甕聲的

Hint 1272

INSIDE the cavernous Coex centre in Seoul, where the leaders of the G20 group of nations gathered for their fifth summit on November 11th-12th, Korean staff played their role of hosts with great enthusiasm.

Front 1273

montage

Back 1273

n.【法】

1.

綜合畫; 拼集的照片
2.

蒙太奇; (膠片的)剪輯
3.

綜合表現手法

Hint 1273

The agreement the G20 leaders sealed, after what one of them described as “late nights and tough talks” between their negotiators, was also a bit of a montage.

Front 1274

compendium

Back 1274

n. 名詞

1.

概略; 概要

The book is a compendium of their poetry, religion and philosophy. 這本書是他們詩歌、宗教和哲學的概略。
2.

手冊

Instructions for using the tool can be found in the compendium. 在手冊中可以找到這個工具的使用說明。

Hint 1274

For a more objective view of the scale of subsidies for fossil-fuel consumers (as opposed to subsidies for production, which are a different kettle of fish) than that provided by the subsidisers themselves, turn to the World Energy Outlook of the International Energy Agency (IEA), a respected annual compendium of data and analysis.

Front 1275

lamented

Back 1275

a. 形容詞

1.

被悼念的

Hint 1275

AFTER President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he reportedly turned to his press secretary and lamented that Democrats “have lost the South for a generation.”

Front 1276

brim

Back 1276

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

(杯, 碗等容器的)邊, 緣

He filled the glass to the brim. 他將杯子斟得滿滿的。
2.

帽邊

vt. 及物動詞

1.

注滿(容器等)

She brimmed the cup with tea and offered it to me. 她倒滿一杯茶給我喝。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

充滿, 溢出[(+over/with)]

The river brimmed over its banks. 河水溢出堤岸。

Hint 1276

The book brims not only with the self-exculpation you might expect but also with a good deal of self-congratulation which, in the circumstances, you might not.

Front 1277

exculpation

Back 1277

n. 名詞

1.

辯白; 申明無罪

Hint 1277

The book brims not only with the self-exculpation you might expect but also with a good deal of self-congratulation which, in the circumstances, you might not.

Front 1278

malign

Back 1278

a. 形容詞

1.

惡意的; 邪惡的

She gave him a malign look. 她惡狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
2.

有害的

a malign influence 有害的影響
3.

【醫】惡性的

a malign tumor 惡性腫瘤

vt. 及物動詞

1.

誹謗, 中傷

This politician has been maligned by the newspapers. 這位政治家被報紙中傷。

Hint 1278

Even so, the former president’s emergence from the silence he imposed on himself after the election of Barack Obama does invite a reassessment of a much-maligned presidency.

Front 1279

ordain

Back 1279

vt. 及物動詞

1.

任命...為牧師(或神父等), 授...以聖職[O9][H]

She was ordained the first woman priest of her church. 她被委任為她教會的第一位女牧師。
2.

(法律等)制定, 規定; 命令[+(that)]

The emperor ordained that all foreigners be expelled. 皇帝下令將所有外國人驅逐出境。
3.

(神、命運等)注定[+(that)]

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

頒佈命令

Hint 1279

His critics sometimes appear to believe that this was pre-ordained, as if the felling of the twin towers was a one-time strike to which Mr Bush needlessly over-reacted.

Front 1280

smite

Back 1280

vt. 及物動詞

1.

重擊, 猛打
2.

把...打成[O8]
3.

擊敗; 毀滅; 懲罰; 殺死
4.

(疾病等)侵襲, 襲擊
5.

使極度不安; 折磨; 使神魂顛倒[H][(+by/with)]

be smitten with remorse 受悔恨的折磨

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

重擊, 打

Hint 1280

He says he should have deployed troops earlier to restore order after Hurricane Katrina smote New Orleans.

Front 1281

insouciance

Back 1281

n. 名詞

1.

不注意
2.

不在乎

Hint 1281

He applies the same insouciance to other dubious choices.

Front 1282

dubious

Back 1282

a. 形容詞

1.

(對事物)半信半疑的, 猶豫不決的[(+of/about)]

I am dubious about accepting the offer of the job. 我猶豫不定是否接受提供給我的那份工作。
2.

曖昧的, 含糊的

a dubious reply 含糊其詞的答覆
3.

引起懷疑的, 可疑的

dubious behavior 可疑的行為
4.

未定的; 無把握的

a dubious match 勝負難測的比賽

Hint 1282

He applies the same insouciance to other dubious choices.

Front 1283

buffoon

Back 1283

n. 名詞

1.

丑角; 滑稽劇演員

Hint 1283

Invading Iraq was not the act of a war criminal or a buffoon, as his critics allege, but it was a controversial war that went badly wrong and made America, the victim of 9/11, look like an aggressor.

Front 1284

trove

Back 1284

n. 名詞

1.

貴重的發現物(=treasure trove)
2.

(不知物主的)貴重發掘物
3.

(貴重的)收藏品

Hint 1284

A trillion-dollar trove

Front 1285

purgatory

Back 1285

n. 名詞

1.

滌罪
2.

(常作P-)煉獄
3.

暫時的苦難

a. 形容詞

1.

滌罪的

Hint 1285

And yet Asia was bliss compared with the purgatory back home.

Front 1286

implore

Back 1286

vt. 及物動詞

1.

懇求, 乞求, 哀求[O2]

The prisoner implored the king for mercy. 囚犯懇求國王開恩。

I implore you to go now. 我懇求你現在就去。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

懇求, 乞求, 哀求[(+for)]

Hint 1286

But in the Washington Post Patrick Caddell and Douglas Schoen, who worked for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton respectively, implored Mr Obama to say that he will not seek re-election.

Front 1287

hubris

Back 1287

n. 名詞

1.

傲慢; 驕傲

Hint 1287

But mid-term elections are often followed by exaggerated despair on one side and unwarranted hubris on the other, and the likelihood of Mr Obama accepting this friendly advice is close to zero.

Front 1288

beguile

Back 1288

vt. 及物動詞

1.

欺騙, 誆騙[(+into)]

He beguiled me into lending him money. 他騙我借錢給他。
2.

向...騙取, 向...詐取[(+of/out of)]

She was beguiled of her money. 她的錢給騙走了。
3.

使陶醉, 使著迷[(+with)]

beguile children with stories 用故事吸引孩子們的興趣
4.

使(時間)過得愉快; 輕鬆地消磨[(+with/by/away)]

She beguiled her days with reading. 她以閱讀消磨時日。

Hint 1288

Mr Clinton’s admirers recall how the former president’s political smarts enabled him to beguile and outwit Mr Gingrich by stealing the Republicans’ best ideas: a balanced budget, welfare reform, smaller government, deregulation.

Front 1289

outwit

Back 1289

vt. 及物動詞

1.

智勝, 以機智勝過; 騙過

The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped. 囚犯騙過警衛逃跑了。

Hint 1289

Mr Clinton’s admirers recall how the former president’s political smarts enabled him to beguile and outwit Mr Gingrich by stealing the Republicans’ best ideas: a balanced budget, welfare reform, smaller government, deregulation.

Front 1290

subversive

Back 1290

a. 形容詞

1.

破壞性的

n. 名詞

1.

破壞分子; 危險分子

Hint 1290

LENIN thought inflation a subversive force, as damaging to capitalism as any Bolshevik revolutionary.

Front 1291

timorous

Back 1291

a. 形容詞

1.

極膽怯的, 提心吊膽的, 易受驚

Hint 1291

American life after 9/11 has been marked by flailing, unfocused violence abroad combined with a timorous, paranoid crouch at home.

Front 1292

flail

Back 1292

n. 名詞

1.

連枷

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用連枷打(穀類)

Hint 1292

American life after 9/11 has been marked by flailing, unfocused violence abroad combined with a timorous, paranoid crouch at home.

Front 1293

vivid

Back 1293

a. 形容詞

1.

(色彩, 光線等)鮮豔的; 鮮明的; 強烈的

The actresses were wearing vivid historical costumes. 女演員們穿著鮮豔的古裝。
2.

有生氣的; 活潑的

His fiancee is a vivid young dancer. 他的未婚妻是個活潑的青年舞蹈家。
3.

生動的; 逼真的; 清晰的

Hint 1293

Our desperate flag-waving and chest-beating only makes more vivid that this has been an age of fearful truculence and squandered liberty upon which we will some day look back with shame.

Front 1294

truculence

Back 1294

n. 名詞

1.

野蠻; 殘酷
2.

刻薄, 粗暴
3.

好鬥, 好戰
4.

致命性, 毀滅性

Hint 1294

Our desperate flag-waving and chest-beating only makes more vivid that this has been an age of fearful truculence and squandered liberty upon which we will some day look back with shame.

Front 1295

cabal

Back 1295

n. 名詞

1.

陰謀集團
2.

陰謀

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

密謀策劃

Hint 1295

An ongoing "war on terror" seems sensible and justified only if we assume the existence of some cabal of terror engaged in an ongoing war with us.

Front 1296

rampart

Back 1296

n.[P1]

1.

(城堡周圍堤狀的)防禦土牆, 壁壘

Perhaps the tower was part of the ramparts of the city. 這城樓或許就是城牆的一部分。
2.

防禦物, 保護物; 堡壘

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用壁壘防護

Hint 1296

That is to say, the "war on terror" mental frame comes bundled with the premise that the homeland really is under siege, that a legion of terrorists really is, as we speak, scaling the ramparts or plotting to blow them up.

Front 1297

unconscionable

Back 1297

a. 形容詞

1.

無理的; 荒謬的
2.

【律】不公正的; 不知恥的; 沒良心的

Hint 1297

Which is just to say, they have been led to believe—wrongly in my opinion—that there is a significant airplane-focused threat to worry about, and—wrongly in my opinion—that the unconscionably intrusive current security measures would thwart a truly sophisticated, well-planned attack.

Front 1298

intrusive

Back 1298

a. 形容詞

1.

侵入的, 闖入的; 打擾的
2.

內凸的

Hint 1298

Which is just to say, they have been led to believe—wrongly in my opinion—that there is a significant airplane-focused threat to worry about, and—wrongly in my opinion—that the unconscionably intrusive current security measures would thwart a truly sophisticated, well-planned attack.

Front 1299

impersonator

Back 1299

n. 名詞

1.

演員

Hint 1299

En route to victory, he defeated bellydancers, comedians and a pig impersonator.

Front 1300

staid

Back 1300

a. 形容詞

1.

沈著的; 穩重的; 端莊的

We think of the Puritans as staid people. 我們認為清教徒是很穩重的人。
2.

不變的, 固定的

Hint 1300

As talent competitions became more staid, producers turned their attention to dating shows, churning out programmes that encouraged bitchiness.

Front 1301

promulgate

Back 1301

vt. 及物動詞

1.

公佈; 發表
2.

廣傳; 散佈

Hint 1301

SARFT has promulgated rules banning lewd comments and other moral provocations.

Front 1302

conduit

Back 1302

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

導水管, 導管

There is a conduit underneath the new house. 這座新房子底下有個導水管。
2.

【電】導線管

Along either side of these conduits, lie the cultivated districts. 在這些導線管的兩邊是被耕耘了的地區。
3.

【古】噴泉

When day broke, they gathered by a conduit. 當天剛破曉時, 他們聚集在噴泉旁。

Hint 1302

The living-room set is a crucial conduit between the state and the masses.

Front 1303

utterance

Back 1303

n. 名詞

1.

發聲; 表達[U]

give utterance to one's views 發表自己的觀點
2.

說話方式; 語調[U][S1]

Her unusual utterance revealed her emotions. 她不同尋常的語調暴露出她的感情。
3.

言辭; 言論; 話語[C]

My imprudent utterances displeased her. 我的魯莽言論招致她的不悅。

Neither in his thought nor in his utterance is there any complexity. 他的思想和言辭都不複雜。

Hint 1303

However ribald their programming at other times, at seven o’clock in the evening almost all channels carry CCTV’s starchy news broadcast, in which unsmiling anchors relay the latest utterances from party officials.

Front 1304

fickle

Back 1304

a. 形容詞

1.

易變的, 無常的

The weather's so fickle in summer. 夏日的天氣如此多變。

He is a fickle lover. 他是個用情不專的愛人。

Hint 1304

Both of their audiences are fickle: regulators clamp down on shows with little warning, whereas viewers are liable to switch off and watch pirated videos online or on DVD.

Front 1305

barbarous

Back 1305

a. 形容詞

1.

野蠻的, 未開化的, 原始的
2.

殘暴的, 禽獸般的

It was barbarous to treat prisoners in that manner. 如此對待犯人, 真是太殘忍了。
3.

粗野的; 無教養的; 無文化的

It is barbarous to call at 5 a.m. 清晨五點給人打電話是缺乏教養的行為。
4.

(用語、文體)不合規範的

a barbarous style 粗鄙的文體
5.

外邦的; 異族的
6.

(在古代)非希臘(或羅馬)的; 非基督教的
7.

粗聲粗氣的; 粗啞的

Hint 1305

No government anywhere subjects its own people to such a barbarous regime of fear, repression and hunger.

Front 1306

complicit

Back 1306

a. 形容詞

1.

有同謀關係的, 串通一氣的

Hint 1306

And the Kims are complicit in international outrages ranging from murderous terrorism and nuclear proliferation to drug-smuggling and currency-counterfeiting.

Front 1307

anoint

Back 1307

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用油或軟膏等)塗; 擦[(+with)]

He anointed the sunburned places with cold cream. 他用冷霜塗被太陽炙傷的地方。
2.

(宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化

Hint 1307

The present dictator, Kim Jong Il, is apparently not long for this world, and seems to be boosting his 27-year-old son and anointed successor as a victorious warrior.

Front 1308

onslaught

Back 1308

n. 名詞

1.

突擊, 猛攻[C][(+on)]

The politician made a violent onslaught on the unions. 該政客猛烈抨擊工會。

Hint 1308

To add to this dismal catalogue, the latest onslaught came just three days after the revelation that, in defiance of international efforts to curb its nuclear programme, North Korea has developed a sophisticated facility for enriching uranium.

Front 1309

blithely

Back 1309

ad. 副詞

1.

歡樂地; 快活地; 無掛慮地

They blithely carried on chatting, ignoring the customers who were waiting to be served. 他們繼續開心地聊天, 將等著購物的顧客們置於一邊。

Hint 1309

Deterrence works badly against a dictator who blithely imposes famine and gulags on his people during peacetime.

Front 1310

efficacy

Back 1310

n. 名詞

1.

效力, 功效[U]

the efficacy of the new policy 新政策的效力

Hint 1310

Even if there are doubts about the efficacy of its tiny nuclear arsenal, North Korea has enough men under arms, and enough conventional ammunition within range of Seoul—just 35 miles (60km) from the frontier—to make war seem very much a last resort.

Front 1311

bulwark

Back 1311

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

堡壘, 壁壘
2.

防波堤, 堤岸

The new dam was a bulwark against future floods. 新水壩是將來抵禦洪水的屏障。
3.

(船的)舷牆[P]
4.

保障

Law is the bulwark of society. 法律是社會的保障。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

築壘保衛
2.

保護, 使安全

Hint 1311

It is as a bulwark against this “instability” that China cossets the Kims.

Front 1312

cosset

Back 1312

n. 名詞

1.

寵兒; 愛畜

vt. 及物動詞

1.

珍愛; 縱容

Hint 1312

It is as a bulwark against this “instability” that China cossets the Kims.

Front 1313

blandly

Back 1313

ad. 副詞

1.

溫柔地; 和藹地

Hint 1313

It refused to condemn them even for the sinking of the Cheonan, and this week issued blandly even-handed calls for restraint.

Front 1314

foray

Back 1314

vt. 及物動詞

1.

對(城鎮等)進行突襲

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(尤指為掠奪糧食等)進行突擊

n. 名詞

1.

(為糧食、武器等的)突襲
2.

短暫的訪問

Hint 1314

The Fed’s latest foray into quantitative easing prompts a Republican backlash

Front 1315

desist

Back 1315

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

停止; 打消念頭; 克制自己不做[(+from/in)]

The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife. 法官告誡那男子切莫再去威脅其妻。

Hint 1315

“Cease and desist,” cried Sarah Palin, a former vice-presidential candidate.

Front 1316

debasement

Back 1316

n. 名詞

1.

(品格、品質的)貶低, 降低, 降價

Hint 1316

“Currency debasement and inflation,” declared a gaggle of conservative economists and commentators in an open letter published as a full-page ad in leading newspapers.

Front 1317

perplexing

Back 1317

a. 形容詞

1.

使人困惑的; 令人費解的

This might seem very perplexing to those who know nothing about it. 這對那些對它一無所知的人來說可能顯得很難理解。

Hint 1317

At first blush their complaints are perplexing.

Front 1318

stridently

Back 1318

ad. 副詞

1.

尖聲地; 刺耳地

Hint 1318

His son Rand, newly elected as a senator from Kentucky, has also been stridently critical.

Front 1319

fleece

Back 1319

n. 名詞

1.

羊毛[C]
2.

(從一隻羊身上)一次剪得的羊毛[C]
3.

羊毛製的覆蓋物; 羊毛狀物[C][U]
4.

絨頭織物

vt. 及物動詞

1.

剪下(羊)的毛
2.

欺詐; 掠奪; 剝削[(+of)]

They really fleeced us at that restaurant. 那家餐廳收費太高了, 簡直是剝削。

The gamblers fleeced Adams of all his money. 那些賭棍把亞當斯的錢都詐騙光了。

Hint 1319

QE can be made to seem sinister: an animated video on YouTube that portrays it as a conspiracy between Goldman Sachs and the Fed to fleece the taxpayer has been viewed over 2m times.

Front 1320

concoct

Back 1320

vt. 及物動詞

1.

調製; 調合
2.

捏造
3.

圖謀; 策劃

Hint 1320

Liberals accuse the Republican leadership of likewise concocting an excuse to rally their base against Barack Obama.

Front 1321

nourished

Back 1321

comb.form 複合形

1.

(構成形容詞)表示"吃得...的", "營養...的"(如: well-nourished吃得好的, under -nourished營養差的, 吃不飽的)

Hint 1321

It has nourished investors’ doubts that the Fed will finish, much less add to, the planned $600 billion in bond purchases.

Front 1322

fervid

Back 1322

a. 形容詞

1.

熾熱的
2.

熱情的

Hint 1322

It seems all those fervid background-only reports of Arab states urging America to bomb Iran, which I mistrusted at the time, were true.

Front 1323

scrupulous

Back 1323

a. 形容詞

1.

謹慎的
2.

一絲不苟的; 認真做事的
3.

細心的

Hint 1323

WikiLeaks's release of the "Collateral Murder" video last April was a pretty scrupulous affair: an objective record of combat activity which American armed forces had refused to release, with careful backing research on what the video showed.

Front 1324

tattle

Back 1324

n. 名詞

1.

閒話; 饒舌; 閒談

vi.vt.

1.

閒談; 談論
2.

在閒談中洩露(祕密)

Online Resources

Hint 1324

At this point, what WikiLeaks is doing seems like tattling: telling Sally what Billy said to Jane.

Front 1325

snigger

Back 1325

n. 名詞

1.

竊笑; 暗笑

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

竊笑; 暗笑

Hint 1325

IF THE world sniggered to see Kim Jong Un, with his fat-faced boyishness, thrust forward as the dictator-to-be of North Korea, it is not laughing now.

Front 1326

thrust

Back 1326

vt.[O]

1.

用力推

They thrust him into the back room and tied him up. 他們將他推入後房並把他捆了起來。
2.

刺

He thrust the dagger into the guard's side. 他將匕首刺進警衛的腰部。
3.

插; 塞; 擠出(路)

He thrust the tickets into my hand. 他把票塞進我手裡。
4.

伸展

The tree thrusts its branches high. 那樹的枝條往上伸得高高的。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

用力推
2.

刺[(+at)]

I thrust at him with my sword. 我拿著劍向他猛然刺去。
3.

插; 塞; 擠

The woman thrust past me into the room. 那女人從我身邊擠進房間。

n. 名詞

1.

猛推; 刺; 插[C]

A thrust with the pin broke the balloon. 用針一戳, 氣球就爆了。
2.

猛攻, 突進; 抨擊[C]

The invading army made a sudden thrust to the north. 入侵部隊突然向北猛攻。
3.

要旨; 目標; 突出重點; 要點[U][(+of)]

The practical thrust of the rules is to create an incentive for the networks themselves. 這些規定的實際目的是為網路自身創造一個動力。
4.

魄力; 幹勁[U]

He is a man of thrust and energy. 他這人幹勁十足精力充沛。
5.

【物】推力, 驅動力[U]

The direction of the thrust of the rockets is controlled by computer. 火箭推力的方向是由電腦控制的。

Hint 1326

IF THE world sniggered to see Kim Jong Un, with his fat-faced boyishness, thrust forward as the dictator-to-be of North Korea, it is not laughing now.

Front 1327

barrage

Back 1327

n. 名詞

1.

彈幕
2.

阻攔; 阻塞
3.

齊射式攻擊; 猛烈的攻擊

vt. 及物動詞

1.

以密集火力攻擊(或阻擊)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

火力攻擊(或阻擊)

Hint 1327

A 65-minute-long artillery barrage on November 23rd rained down upon the tiny South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, marking the first time since the war of 1950-53 that the North has fired shells at civilian targets on land.

Front 1328

adversary

Back 1328

n. 名詞

1.

敵手; 敵人[C]

The once friendly countries became adversaries in the war. 這些一度十分友好的國家在戰爭中成了敵對國。
2.

(競賽中的)對手[C]
3.

(大寫)撒旦, 魔鬼, 人之大敵[the S]

Hint 1328

Desperate for international aid and recognition, their adversary may be raising the stakes to break their nerve.

Front 1329

mettle

Back 1329

n.[U]

1.

秉性; 氣質

try a man's mettle 試探一個人的秉性
2.

精神; 勇氣; 毅力

The runner fell, but he showed his mettle by continuing in the race. 短跑運動員摔倒了, 但仍堅持不懈, 體現出了他的毅力。

Hint 1329

Victor Cha of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a former Bush administration negotiator with North Korea, says the regime has been trying hard to prove its mettle as it enters an unstable era of new leadership.

Front 1330

stalemate

Back 1330

n. 名詞

1.

【棋】無子可動
2.

僵持狀態
3.

陷於困境

vt. 及物動詞

1.

【棋】使無法動棋子
2.

使陷入困境

Hint 1330

This leaves China alone in a position to break the stalemate, by applying pressure to its unruly ally.

Front 1331

milquetoast

Back 1331

n. 名詞

1.

膽小者

Hint 1331

And when China is a milquetoast, it only emboldens the Kim family—making life worse for everyone else.

Front 1332

nefarious

Back 1332

a. 形容詞

1.

惡毒的; 窮兇極惡的

Hint 1332

However, if such factors affect humans, they ought, in principle, to have similarly nefarious effects on other creatures.

Front 1333

scour

Back 1333

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擦淨; 擦亮; 洗滌

She scoured the silver in the dining hall. 她將餐廳內的銀製器皿擦得雪亮。
2.

擦掉[(+off/from)]

The boy scoured off the dirt from the floor. 男孩擦去地板上的污物。
3.

沖刷成[(+out)]

The river had scoured out a passage in the sand. 這條河在沙土中沖出一條水道。
4.

沖洗(陰溝等); 灌(腸)
5.

清除[(+of)]
6.

【冶】侵蝕

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

擦; 擦淨; 擦亮; 洗滌

This rusted pan does not scour easily. 這只生鏽的鍋不容易擦乾淨。
2.

沖刷; 清除
3.

(家畜)腹瀉

n. 名詞

1.

擦; 洗; 沖刷; 清除[S]

I gave the dirty floor a good scour. 我把髒地板好好擦了一下。
2.

除垢劑; 洗滌劑; 擦垢物[U][S1]
3.

(畜類等的)腹瀉, 痢疾[P][G]

Hint 1333

Dr Klimentidis and his team set about their task by scouring online repositories of scientific papers, contacting fellow researchers and even petitioning pet-food companies for data on changes in animals’ bodyweights over the decades.

Front 1334

trawl

Back 1334

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

【漁】拖網
2.

【美】(捕海魚的)排鉤

vt. 及物動詞

1.

用拖網(或排鉤)捕

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

用拖網(或排鉤)捕魚

They are trawling for cod. 他們正在用拖網捕鱈。

Hint 1334

The trawl threw up information on more than 20,000 animals from 24 distinct populations covering eight species.

Front 1335

bespeak

Back 1335

vt. 及物動詞

1.

預定; 預約
2.

證明; 表示
3.

預示

Hint 1335

The obesity rates were based on a bespoke indicator akin to the body-mass index that is used to gauge (roughly) whether a person is too rotund.

Front 1336

akin

Back 1336

a.[F][(+to)]

1.

同類的; 近似的

My friend's feelings are akin to mine. 我那位朋友的感受和我相近。
2.

同族的; 有血親關係的

He is near akin to us. 他和我們是近親。

Hint 1336

The obesity rates were based on a bespoke indicator akin to the body-mass index that is used to gauge (roughly) whether a person is too rotund.

Front 1337

rotund

Back 1337

a. 形容詞

1.

圓的; 矮而胖的
2.

洪亮的
3.

誇張的

Hint 1337

The obesity rates were based on a bespoke indicator akin to the body-mass index that is used to gauge (roughly) whether a person is too rotund.

Front 1338

nibble

Back 1338

vt. 及物動詞

1.

一點點地咬(或吃); 一點一點去掉[(+away/off)]

She sat down to nibble candy. 她坐下來, 慢慢地吃著糖果。

vi.[(+at)]

1.

一點一點地咬(或吃)

I could feel fish nibbling at the bait. 我能感覺到有魚在輕咬魚餌。
2.

小心謹慎地對待(或進攻)
3.

吹毛求疵; 抨擊

The critic nibbled at the young writer's new novel. 那位批評家對這位青年作家的新小說作了吹毛求疵的抨擊。
4.

顯出有意接受的樣子

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

細咬; 啃[(+at)]
2.

咬一口的量; 少量

Would you like a nibble? 你想吃一點嗎?
3.

【電腦】半字節

Hint 1338

This is strange because the sorts of lab animals the researchers looked at tend to be given lots of food and left to nibble at leisure.

Front 1339

exculpatory

Back 1339

a. 形容詞

1.

辯解的

Hint 1339

But this does not stop his data from lending exculpatory explanations for fat tummies more credence.

Front 1340

credence

Back 1340

n. 名詞

1.

相信; 信用
2.

祭器臺; 供桌

Hint 1340

But this does not stop his data from lending exculpatory explanations for fat tummies more credence.

Front 1341

bellow

Back 1341

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

(公牛等)吼叫
2.

(人, 海等)怒吼; (雷, 砲等)轟鳴

He bellowed at his servant. 他對佣人大聲吼叫。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

大聲發出; 大聲喝道[(+out/forth)]

Staggering to his feet, the drunkard bellowed out a laugh. 醉漢搖搖晃晃地站起來時發出一聲大笑。

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

(公牛等的)吼叫聲
2.

(人的)吼聲; (雷, 砲等的)轟鳴聲

Hint 1341

"YOU ARE the backbone of a new movement. This is a movement that is capable of changing Britain, Europe and the world," bellowed the student representative from University College, London (UCL), standing on the plinth at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square this afternoon.

Front 1342

plinth

Back 1342

n. 名詞

1.

【建】(雕像; 圓柱等之)基座; 柱腳; 牆基
2.

(花瓶等之)底架

Hint 1342

"YOU ARE the backbone of a new movement. This is a movement that is capable of changing Britain, Europe and the world," bellowed the student representative from University College, London (UCL), standing on the plinth at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square this afternoon.

Front 1343

sneering

Back 1343

a. 形容詞

1.

輕蔑的; 嘲笑的; 譏笑的

Hint 1343

This is not going to be a sneering blog posting, though on today's showing, British students are a lot more muddled when it comes to political ideology than their peers in other countries where I have reported.

Front 1344

sermon

Back 1344

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

佈道, 說教

The minister preached a sermon on humility. 牧師就謙恭的問題佈道。
2.

(令人生厭的)冗長講話

Father gave me a sermon on table manners. 父親就餐桌禮儀問題對我作了一番說教。
3.

訓斥

The guardian read his ward a sermon on his extravagance. 監護人嚴詞申斥被監護人揮霍浪費。
4.

(自然物給人的)啟示

Hint 1344

In France, it is impossible to escape the feeling that students have been marinated in a sour soup of sub-Marxism by their teachers: talk to a score of them, and your notebook soon fills with near-identical little sermons full of abstract nouns and odd verbs, about the need for massive struggle that fundamentally rejects the brutalising logic of a capitalist system that renders the disfavoured fragile and promotes social anguish.

Front 1345

trove

Back 1345

n. 名詞

1.

貴重的發現物(=treasure trove)
2.

(不知物主的)貴重發掘物
3.

(貴重的)收藏品

Hint 1345

A POWERFUL government agency has just had a trove of its most sensitive interactions with key counterparties around the world thrown open to the public.

Front 1346

burnish

Back 1346

vt. 及物動詞

1.

擦亮; 使光亮; 磨光

burnished brass 擦得錚亮的黃銅

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

被擦亮; 磨光

This metal burnishes well. 這種金屬容易擦亮。

n. 名詞

1.

光澤, 光亮; 拋光

Hint 1346

Since then, Google has burnished its reputation as one of the quirkiest companies on the planet.

Front 1347

quirky

Back 1347

a. 形容詞

1.

詭詐的; 多變的
2.

古怪的

Hint 1347

Since then, Google has burnished its reputation as one of the quirkiest companies on the planet.

Front 1348

deride

Back 1348

vt. 及物動詞

1.

嘲笑; 嘲弄

They derided his efforts as childish. 他們嘲笑他的努力是幼稚的舉動。

Hint 1348

Needless to say, the commentators she derides as the “liberal elite” and the “lamestream media” pounced upon this confusion of apples (Mrs Palin won a copyright case) and oranges (the federal government lacks the legal power to silence WikiLeaks) as further evidence, if such were needed, that the former governor of Alaska should never be trusted to lead the free world.

Front 1349

flub

Back 1349

vt. 及物動詞

1.

做得不佳; 弄糟

n. 名詞

1.

失策

Hint 1349

Mrs Palin’s occasional flubs make it easy to underestimate her.

Front 1350

cavort

Back 1350

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

跳躍

Hint 1350

Millions of viewers are now glued to “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”, an air-brushed not-quite-reality television series in which she and her brood cavort with bears and exude familial wholesomeness amid Alaska’s magnificent snowbound panoramas.

Front 1351

exude

Back 1351

vt. 及物動詞

1.

使滲出; 發散(氣味等)

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

滲出; (氣味等)散發

Hint 1351

Millions of viewers are now glued to “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”, an air-brushed not-quite-reality television series in which she and her brood cavort with bears and exude familial wholesomeness amid Alaska’s magnificent snowbound panoramas.

Front 1352

panorama

Back 1352

n.[C][(+of)]

1.

全景畫; 活動畫景
2.

全景
3.

全貌; 概述
4.

(不斷變化的)一連串的景象(或事件)

Karen watched the panorama of passing people with wide eyes. 凱倫瞪著大眼觀看著一連串過往的人群。

Hint 1352

Millions of viewers are now glued to “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”, an air-brushed not-quite-reality television series in which she and her brood cavort with bears and exude familial wholesomeness amid Alaska’s magnificent snowbound panoramas.

Front 1353

deftness

Back 1353

n. 名詞

1.

熟練, 靈巧

Hint 1353

Here, too, she has shown a deftness of touch that only the most purblind critic would refuse to acknowledge.

Front 1354

purblind

Back 1354

a. 形容詞

1.

半盲的; 近視的
2.

愚鈍的

Hint 1354

Here, too, she has shown a deftness of touch that only the most purblind critic would refuse to acknowledge.

Front 1355

obverse

Back 1355

n. 名詞

1.

表面; 錢幣的正面
2.

對立面
3.

【邏】換質命題

a. 形容詞

1.

表面的; 正面的; 朝外的
2.

對應的

Hint 1355

In contrast, a recent poll found that the obverse of Mrs Palin’s stellar ratings among Republicans was that only 8% of Democrats had a favourable view of her.

Front 1356

interlude

Back 1356

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

插曲, 插入的事物; 間歇

an interlude of bright weather 一段間歇的晴天

a romantic interlude 浪漫的插曲
2.

幕間節目, 幕間表演; 幕間幽默短劇
3.

【音】間奏, 過門

Hint 1356

FOR a brief interlude after the mid-terms Americans seemed seduced by the siren song of Germanic austerity.

Front 1357

caucus

Back 1357

n. 名詞

1.

幹部會議
2.

(政黨等的)核心小組; 政黨地方委員會

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

召開幹部會議

Hint 1357

Though it must still pass the parties’ respective caucuses, this is good news for the economy: the prospect of inadvertent fiscal tightening was the biggest cloud hanging over the 2011 outlook.

Front 1358

inadvertent

Back 1358

a. 形容詞

1.

不注意的; 怠慢的

Hint 1358

Though it must still pass the parties’ respective caucuses, this is good news for the economy: the prospect of inadvertent fiscal tightening was the biggest cloud hanging over the 2011 outlook.

Front 1359

clench

Back 1359

vt. 及物動詞

1.

捏緊, 握緊; 抓緊

The girl clenched her mother's hand. 女孩緊緊抓住她母親的手。

The boy clenched his fists in anger. 那男孩憤怒地握緊了拳頭。
2.

咬緊

She clenched her teeth. 她將牙齒咬得格格響。
3.

敲(釘)環腳

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

緊握; 緊抓; 緊咬; 收緊
2.

(釘等)釘牢

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

緊握; 緊抓; 緊咬
2.

敲(釘)環腳

Hint 1359

Mr Obama’s remarks last night had not a single kind word for Republicans, with every concession to their position acknowledged through clenched teeth.

Front 1360

farce

Back 1360

n. 名詞

1.

笑劇; 鬧劇; 滑稽戲[C][U]
2.

可笑的行為; 滑稽荒唐的事情[C]

His show of grief was a farce. 他竟然顯出一副悲傷的樣子簡直滑稽。

The prisoner's trial was a farce. 對該犯的審訊簡直是一場鬧劇。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

在(戲劇等中)穿插(笑料等)[(+with)]

farce a play with jokes 在戲裡穿插一些笑話

Hint 1360

TO HEAR China’s foreign ministry tell it, today’s ceremony in Oslo, in which the Nobel peace prize is to be awarded to Liu Xiaobo, an imprisoned Chinese dissident, is nothing more or less than “an anti-China farce” orchestrated by “a few clowns” on the Nobel prize committee.

Front 1361

Ostensibly

Back 1361

ad. 副詞

1.

表面上
2.

明顯地

Hint 1361

Ostensibly, the Chinese ceremony was designed to honour the recipient of the newly established “Confucius peace prize”.

Front 1362

dowdy

Back 1362

a. 形容詞

1.

寒酸的; 懶散的
2.

過時的; 衣著不整的

n. 名詞

1.

懶散的女人

Hint 1362

The winner was Lien Chan, a rather dowdy senior Taiwanese politician who has been at the forefront of recent efforts to improve cross-strait relations.

Front 1363

flustered

Back 1363

a. 形容詞

1.

激動不安的; 慌張的

Hint 1363

The young Miss Zeng Yuhan (pictured above) seemed somewhat flustered by the proceedings, in which she was thrust before cameras and handed a beribboned stack of Chinese currency in the amount of 100,000 yuan, worth about $15,000.

Front 1364

thrust

Back 1364

vt.[O]

1.

用力推

They thrust him into the back room and tied him up. 他們將他推入後房並把他捆了起來。
2.

刺

He thrust the dagger into the guard's side. 他將匕首刺進警衛的腰部。
3.

插; 塞; 擠出(路)

He thrust the tickets into my hand. 他把票塞進我手裡。
4.

伸展

The tree thrusts its branches high. 那樹的枝條往上伸得高高的。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

用力推
2.

刺[(+at)]

I thrust at him with my sword. 我拿著劍向他猛然刺去。
3.

插; 塞; 擠

The woman thrust past me into the room. 那女人從我身邊擠進房間。

n. 名詞

1.

猛推; 刺; 插[C]

A thrust with the pin broke the balloon. 用針一戳, 氣球就爆了。
2.

猛攻, 突進; 抨擊[C]

The invading army made a sudden thrust to the north. 入侵部隊突然向北猛攻。
3.

要旨; 目標; 突出重點; 要點[U][(+of)]

The practical thrust of the rules is to create an incentive for the networks themselves. 這些規定的實際目的是為網路自身創造一個動力。
4.

魄力; 幹勁[U]

He is a man of thrust and energy. 他這人幹勁十足精力充沛。
5.

【物】推力, 驅動力[U]

The direction of the thrust of the rockets is controlled by computer. 火箭推力的方向是由電腦控制的。

Hint 1364

The young Miss Zeng Yuhan (pictured above) seemed somewhat flustered by the proceedings, in which she was thrust before cameras and handed a beribboned stack of Chinese currency in the amount of 100,000 yuan, worth about $15,000.

Front 1365

beribboned

Back 1365

a. 形容詞

1.

有飾緞帶的

Hint 1365

The young Miss Zeng Yuhan (pictured above) seemed somewhat flustered by the proceedings, in which she was thrust before cameras and handed a beribboned stack of Chinese currency in the amount of 100,000 yuan, worth about $15,000.

Front 1366

wend

Back 1366

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

行, 走

vt. 及物動詞

1.

走; 赴, 往

Hint 1366

A number of Chinese activists have been stopped from leaving the country in recent weeks, apparently to ensure that none of them wends a way to Oslo to pick up the award on Mr Liu’s behalf.

Front 1367

ominous

Back 1367

a. 形容詞

1.

不祥的, 不吉的
2.

預示的, 預兆的[Z][F][(+of)]

be ominous of disaster 預示災禍

Hint 1367

Investors today are shrugging off news far more ominous than that which rattled them earlier this year, from the soaring debt yields in the euro zone’s periphery to news of rising inflation in China.

Front 1368

emanate

Back 1368

vi.[(+from)]

1.

(氣體等)發出, 散發; 放射
2.

發源

Do you know where these rumors emanated from? 你知道這些謠言源自何處?

vt. 及物動詞

1.

散發; 放射; 產生

He emanates concern. 他顯示出關注。

Hint 1368

Either way, the chances of a macroeconomic shock emanating from the emerging world are rising steeply.

Front 1369

masochistic

Back 1369

a. 形容詞

1.

【心】性受虐狂(者)的; 受虐狂(者)的
2.

自討苦吃的, 自作自受的

Hint 1369

In core countries, notably Germany, this fiscal consolidation is voluntary, even masochistic.

Front 1370

Empirical

Back 1370

a. 形容詞

1.

以經驗(或觀察)為依據的; 經驗主義的
2.

經驗(上)的

Hint 1370

Empirical evidence suggests that countries in a currency union are unlikely to be able to improve their competitiveness quickly by screwing down wages and prices.

Front 1371

splurge

Back 1371

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

揮霍金錢; 捨得花錢

vt. 及物動詞

1.

揮霍(金錢)
2.

誇耀

Hint 1371

Now they have splurged the cash, Mr Obama and Congress could move on to a medium-term plan to reduce the deficit.

Front 1372

cringe

Back 1372

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

畏縮; 蜷縮

The dog cringed at the sight of the whip. 那條狗見了鞭子畏縮不前。
2.

卑躬屈膝, 阿諛奉承[(+to/before)]

He always cringes before the boss. 他在老板面前總是卑躬屈膝。

n. 名詞

1.

畏縮; 奉承[U]

Hint 1372

A few weeks ago, many leftish South Koreans would have cringed at that reminder of the conservative GNP’s long-standing hatred toward North Korea’s ruler and his regime.

Front 1373

appalled

Back 1373

a. 形容詞

1.

驚駭的, 喪膽的

Rescue workers were appalled at what they saw. 援救人員給眼前所見的情形驚呆了。

Hint 1373

Many in the South were appalled that their country fired only 80 shells back at the North, in response to 170 fired at them.

Front 1374

incendiary

Back 1374

a. 形容詞

1.

放火的
2.

煽動的

n. 名詞

1.

縱火犯
2.

煽動者
3.

燃燒彈

Hint 1374

Some even argue that the United States, which keeps 28,500 troops in the country, should deploy tactical nuclear weapons in the South as a deterrent. Ms Chung is one of them, though she knows this could be incendiary.

Front 1375

complacency

Back 1375

n. 名詞

1.

滿足; 自滿

Hint 1375

Mr Kim has accused the armed forces of “bureaucratic” complacency and raised the prospect of air strikes in response to any future North Korean artillery attacks.

Front 1376

clout

Back 1376

n. 名詞

1.

破布
2.

【棒】長打
3.

【口】(用手)敲打
4.

力量; 影響; 影響力

That businessman has a lot of clout at city hall. 那位商人在市府裡很有影響力。

vt. 及物動詞

1.

(用手)猛擊
2.

擊出長打(棒球)

Hint 1376

On December 8th Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of America’s joint chiefs of staff, accused China of failing to use its clout.

Front 1377

vengeful

Back 1377

a. 形容詞

1.

復仇心重的
2.

報復的; 復仇的

Hint 1377

Southern vengefulness could make the peninsula an even more dangerous place.

Front 1378

consternation

Back 1378

n. 名詞

1.

驚愕, 驚駭[U]

To our consternation, the child darted out in front of the speeding car. 使我們極為驚恐的是, 那孩子竄向疾馳著的汽車前面。

Hint 1378

When the comments were aired, Netflix naturally sold off, creating consternation among the company’s shareholders.

Front 1379

personify

Back 1379

vt. 及物動詞

1.

賦予...人性
2.

使擬人化; 使具體化
3.

象徵

Hint 1379

In 2003 Mr Khodorkovsky personified the injustice and inequality of the 1990s, when tycoons wielded enormous power over a state that could not even pay pensions and salaries on time.

Front 1380

flout

Back 1380

vt. 及物動詞

1.

藐視; 嘲笑; 嘲弄

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

藐視; 嘲笑; 嘲弄

n. 名詞

1.

表示藐視的言行
2.

嘲笑; 嘲弄

Hint 1380

The Russian state not only flagrantly flouted the law for its own interests, but also sent a powerful signal to its bureaucracy that this practice was now okay.

Front 1381

racketeering

Back 1381

n. 名詞

1.

敲詐勒索; 詐騙錢財[U]

Hint 1381

Unlike businessmen of Mr Khodorkovsky’s type, who made their first money in the market, the bureaucrat-entrepreneurs have prospered by dividing up budget revenues and by racketeering.

Front 1382

newfangled

Back 1382

a. 形容詞

1.

新奇的; 最新式的
2.

喜愛新奇的

Hint 1382

Their wealth is dependent on their administrative power, rather than newfangled property rights.

Front 1383

extortion

Back 1383

n. 名詞

1.

敲詐; 勒索; 強求[U][C]

He faces trial on extortion charges. 他將因被指控敲詐而受審。
2.

被勒索的財物[C]

Hint 1383

A sense of injustice is now growing in many different groups. Private businessmen and even oligarchs complain about the lack of rules and bureaucratic extortion.

Front 1384

archaic

Back 1384

a. 形容詞

1.

古體的
2.

古色古香的
3.

已廢的
4.

古式的
5.

古代的, 古老的

Hint 1384

At the time, it was a symbol of continuity and greatness. Today it sounds increasingly archaic.

Front 1385

plenary

Back 1385

a.[Z]

1.

完全的, 充分的; 絕對的
2.

全體出席的

A plenary meeting was held. 舉行了全體會議。

Hint 1385

Ms Espinosa, in her role as the chair of the plenary, took a similar line, and got a similar response.

Front 1386

unanimity

Back 1386

n. 名詞

1.

同意; 全體一致; 一致同意

Hint 1386

Consensus was held not to require unanimity, and down came the gavel.

Front 1387

bashful

Back 1387

a. 形容詞

1.

害羞的, 羞怯的; 侷促不安的

The boy was too bashful to ask her to dance. 那個男孩太羞怯, 不敢請她一起跳舞。

Hint 1387

The state-controlled Chinese media have not been bashful about casting Mr Sakharov and Mr Liu in the same light: both tools of a Western conspiracy to undermine communism.

Front 1388

duplicitous

Back 1388

n. 兩面派

Hint 1388

China’s propaganda machinery prefers to portray the West as duplicitous.

Front 1389

visceral

Back 1389

a. 形容詞

1.

內臟的
2.

出自內心深處的

Hint 1389

China knows that memories of Nazi Germany evoke a more visceral repugnance in the West than do those of the Soviet Union.

Front 1390

repugnance

Back 1390

n. 名詞

1.

厭惡; 反感
2.

矛盾; 抵觸

Hint 1390

China knows that memories of Nazi Germany evoke a more visceral repugnance in the West than do those of the Soviet Union.

Front 1391

Tentatively

Back 1391

ad. 副詞

1.

試驗性地; 暫時地

Hint 1391

Corporate America is mending fences with the nation’s chief executive. Tentatively

Front 1392

grouse

Back 1392

【口】發牢騷, 抱怨[(+about/at)]

Hint 1392

Some of those who supported his election have groused the loudest.

Front 1393

fulsome

Back 1393

a. 形容詞

1.

過度的
2.

令人生厭的

Hint 1393

Nonetheless, the mood has changed. Business leaders have been fulsome in their praise for the deal Mr Obama struck with Republicans in Congress on December 7th to extend the “Bush tax cuts” for two more years.

Front 1394

guff

Back 1394

n. 名詞

1.

胡言; 廢話

Hint 1394

The roadmap includes a measure of self-serving guff about the evils of shareholder democracy.

Front 1395

adversary

Back 1395

n. 名詞

1.

敵手; 敵人[C]

The once friendly countries became adversaries in the war. 這些一度十分友好的國家在戰爭中成了敵對國。
2.

(競賽中的)對手[C]
3.

(大寫)撒旦, 魔鬼, 人之大敵[the S]

Hint 1395

Nor should a government fear to act because its adversaries are popular and fight back.

Front 1396

persecution

Back 1396

n. 名詞

1.

迫害; 困擾[U][C]

The dissidents went abroad to escape political persecution. 持異議者去了海外以逃避政治迫害。

The heretic met with severe persecution. 那個異教徒遭到殘酷迫害。

Hint 1396

For the American government, prosecution, not persecution, offers the best chance of limiting the damage and deterring future thefts.

Front 1397

blustering

Back 1397

a. 形容詞

1.

刮大風的
2.

吵鬧的; 恐嚇的

Hint 1397

The blustering calls for the assassination of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder now in custody in London awaiting extradition to Sweden on faintly mysterious charges of sexual assault, look both weak and repellent.

Front 1398

conscientious

Back 1398

a. 形容詞

1.

憑良心的; 誠實的
2.

認真的, 勤勤懇懇的

She is conscientious about her work. 她工作負責盡職。
3.

謹慎的; 煞費苦心的

Hint 1398

If not, it may be some consolation that the cables so far reveal a largely flattering picture of America’s diplomats: conscientious, cool-headed, well-informed, perceptive and on occasion eloquent.

Front 1399

impotent

Back 1399

a. 形容詞

1.

無力氣的; 虛弱的
2.

無力量的; 不起作用的; 無能為力的[+to-v]

impotent rage 無補於事的狂怒

We felt quite impotent to resist the will of the dictator. 要抗拒獨裁者的意志, 我們覺得無能為力。
3.

【醫】陽痿的
4.

【廢】無自制力的

Hint 1399

The big danger is that America is provoked into bending or breaking its own rules, straining alliances, eroding credibility and—because it will not be able to muzzle WikiLeaks—ultimately seeming impotent.

Front 1400

menace

Back 1400

n. 名詞

1.

威脅, 恐嚇[C][U][(+to)]

He spoke with menace in his voice. 他說話的聲音中帶著威脅。
2.

威脅性的言行; 具有危害性的人(或物)[C]

These local conflicts may constitute a menace to world peace. 這些地方性的衝突有可能對世界和平構成威脅。
3.

【口】極端討厭的人(或物)[C]

You're a menace! 你這人真討厭!

vt. 及物動詞

1.

威脅, 恐嚇; 危及

The robber menaced him with a revolver. 強盜用左輪手槍威嚇他。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

進行威脅, 進行恐嚇

Hint 1400

In recent years America has promoted the internet as a menace to foreign censorship. That sounds tinny now. So did its joy of hosting next year’s World Press Freedom Day this week.

Front 1401

succumb

Back 1401

vi.[(+to)]

1.

屈服; 委棄; 聽任

The government succumbed to public pressure. 政府屈服於公眾壓力。
2.

被壓垮; 死

He succumbed to his injuries. 他因受傷而死。

Hint 1401

Malaria is still a huge killer. Nearly 800,000 people, most of them children, succumb each year.

Front 1402

desultory

Back 1402

a. 形容詞

1.

雜亂的; 散漫的; 不連貫的; 古怪的

Hint 1402

But what was, only a decade ago, a desultory campaign against the disease now looks like a determined assault.

Front 1403

incursion

Back 1403

n. 名詞

1.

侵略; 入侵
2.

進入; 流入; 侵入

Hint 1403

And they note, despite nearly five decades of peace since China invaded over disputed border areas in the Himalayan regions, including Arunachal Pradesh (which China now calls “Southern Tibet”), that incursions over the frontier continue.

Front 1404

grouch

Back 1404

n. 名詞

1.

抱怨; 心懷不滿
2.

好抱怨的人

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

抱怨; 鬧脾氣

Hint 1404

Indians grouch that the Chinese have been slow to open up their enormous markets to Indian services (banking aside), while cheery talk of agreeing a free-trade deal sends shivers down the spines of India’s inefficient manufacturers.

Front 1405

censure

Back 1405

vt. 及物動詞

1.

責備; 譴責

The judge censured the driver but didn't fine him. 法官責備了司機但沒罰他款。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

責備; 譴責

n. 名詞

1.

責備; 譴責[U][C]

He received a public censure for his dishonourable behavior. 他因為不名譽的行為受到了公眾的譴責。

Hint 1405

RIOTING has broken out in Rome after Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative government narrowly survived a censure motion in parliament that had brought it to the brink of disaster.

Front 1406

cordon

Back 1406

n. 名詞

1.

哨兵線
2.

飾帶; 綬章
3.

飛簷層(建築)
4.

封鎖線; 防疫線

vt. 及物動詞

1.

包圍隔離(某地區)(常與off連用)

Hint 1406

The first question the agencies will have to answer is: how on earth did this flimsy boat slip through the surveillance cordon?

Front 1407

swindle

Back 1407

vt. 及物動詞

1.

詐騙; 騙取[(+out of)]

She swindles him out of his life savings. 她騙取了他一生的積蓄。

vi. 不及物動詞

1.

詐騙

n. 名詞 [C]

1.

詐騙行為, 欺騙行為
2.

騙人的東西

Hint 1407

Some distressed-debt firms are offering to buy claims from them at a reduced rate. Cash-strapped investors may find this offer appealing, but could regret it if Mr Picard recovers lots of assets later. Nobody wants to be swindled twice.