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When used as a title, “doctor” is always abbreviated to “Dr.” which precedes
abbreviate the name of a person with a medical degree or a person with a Ph.D. degree.
A01
(v.)縮寫；縮短；使省略 (當作為尊稱時，doctor 總是被縮寫成 Dr.放在具有醫學學位或有博士
學位的人名之前。)

Abbreviations of longer words or phrases may be shortened and become

new words, e.g., ad, bike, gas and so on.
A02 abbreviation (n.)縮寫字
(比較長的字或片語的縮寫可以縮短，並且成為新的詞，例如，廣告，
自行車，汽油等等。)

abduct A boy who was abducted about two years ago has surprisingly turned alive.
A03
(v.)誘拐；綁架；劫持 (一個在兩年前被綁架的男孩很驚奇的活著出現了。)

abnormal The old man’s abnormal behavior puzzled everybody.

A04
(adj.)不正常的；反常的；不規則的 (這老人的不正常行為令大家覺得困惑。)

Many people think that death penalty needs to be abolished.

A05 abolish (v.)廢除；廢止
(很多人認為死刑應該廢除。)

aboriginal Professor Li devoted to the study of Taiwan’s aboriginal cultures and had
A06 (adj.)最早就有的；土著的；原始的 significant contribution to the history of Taiwan.
(n.)土著居民 (李教授致力於臺灣的原住民文化的研究，對臺灣的歷史有重大貢獻。)

Abortion issue is very controversial. Some support the right to an

A07 abortion (n.)墮胎 abortion, while others oppose it.
(墮胎問題是非常有爭議性。有些人支持墮胎的權利，然而其他人反對它。)

abound Examples of his good deeds abound in that charitable organization.

A08
(v.)充足；富足；充滿；大量存在 (在那個慈善組織有很多他的好功績的例子。)

abrupt Many passengers on the bus fell as a result of the abrupt stop of the bus.
A09
(adj.)突然的；意外的 (許多公共汽車的乘客由於公共汽車突然的停車而跌倒。)

Due to the cold weather, the voting rate was very low, with 50%
abstain
A10 abstained from voting.
(v.)棄權；不投票；戒除；避開
(由於天氣冷，投票率非常低，有百分之五十放棄投票。)

absurd Buying outdated computers now is clearly absurd.

A11
(adj.)不合理的，荒謬的；可笑的 (現在買過時的電腦顯然地是荒謬的。)

abundance The country does not have enough jobs for an abundance of hard workers.
A12
(n.)豐富；充足 (這個國家沒有足夠的工作給很多辛苦工作者。)

abundant The couple work hard in order to live an abundant life in the future.
A13
(adj.)豐富的；充足的 (這對夫婦努力工作，為了在將來能過富裕的生活。)

accelerate The car can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 10 seconds.
A14
(v.)加快；增長；增加；促進 (這輛汽車可以在 10 秒鐘內從 0 加速到每小時 60 英哩。)

accessible These files are confidential and are accessible to the executive officials only.
A15
(adj.)可接近的；可進入的；易受影響的 (這些文件是機要的，只有行政官員可以接觸到。)
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accessory
You need some accessories to make your costume look unique.
A16 (n.)附件，配件；附加物件
(您需要有些配件，才能使您的服裝看起來獨特。)
(adj.)附件的；配件的；附加的

The hotel can accommodate 300 guests.

accommodate
(這旅館可以容納 300 位客人。)
A17 (v.)能容納；能提供...膳宿；
The characteristic of the chair is that its shape accommodates to human position.
給...方便；通融
(這椅子的特徵是它的形狀適合於人的姿勢。)

accord He rewrote the plan because it did not accord with the policy of his company.
A18
(v.)一致；符合；調和 (他重寫企劃書，因為它跟他的公司的政策不符合。)

The mother told her daughter to clean the refrigerator and throw the
accordingly
A19 unfresh food away, and the daughter did everything accordingly.
(adv.)相應地；因此；於是
(母親叫她的女兒清洗冰箱，把不新鮮的食物丟掉，她的女兒相應地做了一切。)

accounting This job requires good knowledge of accounting.

A20
(n.)會計 (這份工作需要有良好的會計知識。)

accountable We are accountable for what we have said and done.

A21
(adj.)負有責任的；有解釋的義務的 (我們對我們所說和所做的事負責任。)

accumulate He has accumulated a fortune by buying and selling used cars.

A22
(v.)累積 (他從買賣汽車累積了一筆財產。)

The congressman candidate reproached the false accusation of giving

accusation
A23 bribery to voters.
(n.)控告；指責
(這國會議員候選人指責說他賄賂選民的控訴。)

acoustic The technicians are trying to adjust the acoustic sound on the stage.
A24
(adj.)聽覺的；音響的 (技術員設法調整在舞台上的音響聲音。)

This book deals with the role of cognitive factors in children’s acquisition
acquisition
A25 of their first language.
(n.)獲得；取得；習得
(這本書是有關兒童的第一語言習得之認知因素的角色。)

acute Children in under-developing countries are still suffering acute shortage

A26 (adj.)靈敏的；敏銳的；深刻的； of food.
嚴重的 (在未發展之國家的兒童仍然遭受嚴重的食物短缺。)

adaptation The movie My Fair Lady was an adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s work Pygmalion.
A27
(n.)改編；改造；適應 (電影窈窕淑女是由蕭伯納的作品 Pygmalion(賣花女)改編的。)

The kids are addicted to computer games.

addict
(孩子們對電腦遊戲上癮了。)
A28 (v.)使沈溺，使醉心；使成癮
Many drug addicts were unable to control themselves.
(n.)上癮的人
(許多吸毒上癮的人無法控制自己。)

addiction Our company has a program to treat people with alcohol addictions.
A29
(n.)沈溺；成癮；上癮；入迷 (我們的公司有一個治療酒癮的計劃。)
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adept He likes music and is adept at playing the piano.

A30
(adj.)熟練的；內行的 (他喜歡音樂，並且對彈鋼琴很熟練。)

adhere All the users of this library need to adhere to the regulations.
A31
(v.)黏附；依附；追隨；堅持 (所有的圖書館使用者必須遵守規則。)

adjacent My apartment is adjacent to a supermarket.

A32
(adj.)鄰近的；鄰接的；毗連的 (我的公寓鄰接一個超級市場。)

adjourn The chairman announced to adjourn the meeting for lunch.

A33
(v.)休會；中止；延期 (主席宣佈散會吃午餐。)

adjustment The doctor told my father that he needs an adjustment in taking more low-fat diet.
A34
(n.)調節；調整 (醫生告訴了我的父親他需要調整攝取低脂肪飲食。)

If you want to apply for that government position, you need to have some
administration
A35 experiences in administration.
(n.)管理，經營；行政；行政機構；政府
(如果您想要申請那個政府職位，您需要在行政方面有一些經驗。)

adolescent Young adolescents are happiest when they are playing in small groups of
A36 (n.)青少年 close friends.
(adj.)青少年的 (年輕青少年最快樂的時候是當他們和一小群的親密朋友一起玩時。)

adorable I just adopted an adorable puppy.

A37
(adj.)值得崇拜的；可敬重的；可愛的 (我剛剛才收養了一隻可愛的小狗。)

advent The stores are all packed with customers with the advent of Christmas season.
A38
(n.)出現；到來 (隨著聖誕節季節的來臨，商店全部擠滿了顧客。)

adversity Robert often tells us about the adversity of his poor childhood.
A39
(n.)逆境；厄運；災難 (羅伯特經常告訴我們關於他貧窮的童年厄運。)

He openly advocates peace talks with the rebels.

advocate
(他公開主張與反叛者的和平談判。)
A40 (v.)提倡；主張
The current president is also an advocate of democracy.
(n.)提倡者；擁護者；辯護者
(目前的總統也是民主的擁護者。)

aesthetic This chair may be aesthetic, but it’s not very comfortable.
A41
(adj.)美學的；審美的；具有審美趣味的 (這把椅子也許是具有美術價值，但是它並不是非常舒適的。)

He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise; in fact he was not

affectation
A42 surprised at all.
(n.)做作；假裝；裝模作樣
(他假裝很驚訝地揚起他眉毛；實際上他根本不驚訝。)

affectionate The mother gave her son an affectionate hug before he left for school.
A43
(adj.)充滿深情的；親切的 (在他動身去學校之前，母親親切地擁抱了她的兒子。)

affirm The policeman affirmed that the criminal had been arrested.
A44
(v.)斷言；申明；證實 (警察證實罪犯已經被逮捕了。)

affordable First of all, Jane has to find an affordable housing in the neighborhood.
A45
(adj.)負擔得起的 (首先，珍需要找一個可以付得起的住處。)
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aftermath Over one million people lost their homes in the aftermath of Haiti earthquake.
A46
(n.)後果 (在海地地震後，超過一百萬人失去了他們的家園。)

aggression There are several forms of aggression. It can be physical, mental, or verbal.
A47
(n.)侵略；侵犯行為 (侵略有好幾種形式。它可以是身體上的、心理上的或是語言上的。)

This restaurant does not serve alcoholic drinks, but they had soda, coffee and tea.
alcoholic
(這家餐廳不賣酒類飲料，但是他們有汽水、咖啡和茶。)
A48 (adj.)酒精的；酗酒的
I drink a lot, but actually I am not an alcoholic.
(n.)嗜酒者
(我喝很多酒，但是實際上我不是嗜酒客。)

alcoholism Alcoholism can cause damage to the liver, brain, and other organs.
A49
(n.)酗酒；酒精中毒 (酒精中毒會損傷肝臟、頭腦和其他器官。)

alienate His promotion to high position alienated his old friends.

A50
(v.)使疏遠；始轉向；讓渡 (他的晉升到高職位使他疏遠了朋友。)

allegation The president rebuffed the allegations of electoral fraud.

A51
(n.)指控；宣稱；斷言；辯解 (總統拒絕了選舉詐騙的指控。)

Several students allegedly hacked into the school’s grading system to

allegedly
A52 change grades.
(adv.)據聲稱地；據傳聞地
(幾名學生涉嫌侵入學校的成績系統去改成績。)

My younger sister has seafood allergy; she always suffers from itching all
allergy
A53 over the body after eating seafood.
(n.)過敏
(我的妹妹對海鮮過敏；在吃海鮮以後，她總是全身發癢。)

Mrs. Brown has found that physical therapy is very helpful to alleviate pain.
(布朗夫人發現物理療法對於減輕痛苦是非常有用的。)
alleviate
A54 A study reported that using medical clowns for children undergoing
(v.)減輕；緩和
surgery can significantly alleviate anxiety.
(依據研究報告，用醫療小丑給動作手術的孩子看，可以大大減輕焦慮。)

The alliance of the two big companies in this area will surely bring about
alliance
A55 more benefits to the community.
(n.)結盟；聯盟；同盟；聯姻
(這個地區的兩家大公司的聯盟一定會為這個社區帶來更多好處。)

allocate That space has already been allocated for building a new hospital.
A56
(v.)分配；分派 (那個地方已經被分配來建造一家新的醫院了。)

alongside
Cherry trees were planted alongside the streets.
A57 (adv./prep.)在旁邊；沿著；在...旁
(櫻桃樹沿著街道被種植了。)
邊；沿著...的邊

The government officials were criticized for being aloof to the victims of
aloof
A58 the earthquake.
(adj.)冷漠的；不關心的
(政府官員被批評對地震的受害者冷漠。)

alpine The alpine skiing can only be performed at the place where there is a lot of snow.
A59
(n.)高山的 (高山滑雪只能在有很多雪的地方進行。)
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I don’t have any alternative because this is the only offer I got so far.
alternative (我沒有任何選擇餘地，因為這是到目前為止給我的唯一工作機會。)
A60 (adj./n.)供選擇的；替代的； Dr. Lin can solve your problem as well as offer an alternative solution for
供選擇的東西 the possible side effects.
(林醫師能解決您的問題及建議可能帶來副作用的替代解决方案。)

Our alumni association’s new year meeting will be held at Tony’s house
alumni
A61 at 6:00 P.M.
(n.) (pl.)校友
(我們的校友會的新年聚會將在下午 6:00 在東尼的家舉行。)

ambiguity
His argument is full of ambiguity.
A62 (n.)模稜兩可的話；含糊話；
(他的論點充滿了模稜兩可的論調。)
意義不明確

This sentence “The chicken is ready to eat.” is ambiguous. Do you mean

“The chicken is cooked and it’s ready for us to eat.” or “The chicken is
ambiguous
A63 hungry and it is going to eat something.”? Please clarify the meaning.
(adj.)含糊不清的
(這個句子語意不清。您的意思是「雞已經煮好了，我們可以吃了」。
或是「雞餓了，準備要吃東西了。」?請澄清意思。)

Mary feels ambivalent about whether she should go to the graduate

ambivalent
A64 school or find a job to support her family.
(adj.)猶豫的；矛盾的
(瑪麗對於她是否應該去上研究所或找工作維持她的家庭感到猶豫。)

ambulance There were five ambulances on the corner because of the fire.
A65
(n.)救護車 (由於失火，在街角有五輛救護車。)

The police lay in ambush around the building where the robber lived.
ambush (警察埋伏在強盜居住的大廈附近。)
A66
(n./v.)埋伏；設下伏兵 The tank was ambushed by the guerrillas.
(這坦克車被游擊隊員伏擊了。)

This apartment complex has many amenities: a swimming pool, a tennis

amenity court, a spa, and a karaoke room.
A67
(n.)舒適；便利設施(pl.) (這個綜合公寓有許多設施：一個游泳池、一個網球場、一個溫泉浴
池和一間卡拉 OK 演唱室。)

Mrs. Adams, my neighbor, is always very kind and patient to us; she is an
amiable
A68 amiable person.
(adj.)和藹可親的；厚道的；友善的
(我的鄰居亞當斯太太總是對我們很仁慈和有耐心；她是一個和藹可親的人。)

The two countries have been keeping amicable relations since the
amicable
A69 establishment of diplomatic ties.
(adj.)友好的；溫和的
(這兩個國家自從建立外交關係以來一直保持著和睦的關係。)

Some prisoners were granted amnesty based on their records of conduct

amnesty
A70 in the jail.
(n.)特赦
(有些囚犯根據他們在監獄的行為之紀錄而受到特赦。 )
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The technician amplified the speaker’s voice, so that all the students can
amplify
A71 hear clearly.
(v.)放大(聲音等)；增強；擴大；詳述
(技術員放大了擴音器的聲音，因此所有學生都能聽清楚。)

analects There are several humorous works in the analects.

A72
(n.)文選；論集 (在文選裡有一些幽默作品。)

The analectic magazine is very popular because it has great literature,

A73 analectic 文選的；論集的 great history and great illustration.
(文選雜誌是非常受歡迎，因為它有偉大的文學作品、了不起的歷史和美妙的插圖。)

In some tests, analogy questions are included to assess the students’

analogy
A74 reasoning ability.
(n.)相似；比擬；類比
(有些測驗中，有類比問題來評估學生的推理能力。)

anchor The little girl wants to be a TV anchor after she grows up.
A75
(n.)新聞節目主播 (這小女孩在長大後要當電視主播。)

Anecdote An anecdote is a short story that is interesting and amusing.

A76
(n.)軼事，趣聞；密史 (軼事是有趣和可笑的短篇故事。)

Anemic My doctor wants me to take iron supplements with meals for my anemic problem.
A77
(adj.)貧血的 (我的醫生要我飯後吃鐵的補充品來治療我的貧血問題。)

Animate In a sentence, the agent, the doer of an action, is always animate.

A78
(adj./v.)有生命的；活的 (在一個句子中，主事者，也就是從事行動的人，總是有生命的。)

annual I have an annual physical exam at the beginning of each year.

A79
(adj.)每年的 (我每年年初時做一次身體檢查。)

anonymous Taiwan’s Red Cross Society received an anonymous donation of $100,000.

A80
(adj.)匿名的；來源不明的 (台灣紅十字會收到一筆十萬元的匿名捐款。)

The actor always plays an antagonist in the movie, but in the real life, he
antagonist
A81 is a very nice person.
(n.)對手；敵手
(這演員在電影中總是演反派的角色，但是在真實生活中，他是一個大好人。)

antenna You need a good antenna to receive the local television broadcast channels.
A82
(n.)天線 (您需要一個好天線，才能接收當地的電視廣播頻道。)

In the past, the elementary school students had to sing national anthem
anthem
A83 every morning.
(n.)聖歌；國歌；讚美詩
(在過去，小學生每天早上要唱國歌。)

Henry and Bill used to be antagonists, but they have become good friends
antagonist since Henry helped Bill solve some financial problems.
A84
(n.)對手；對立 (亨利和比爾曾經是對立的，但是他們成為好朋友，因為亨利幫助比
爾解決一些財務上的問題。)

antibiotic An antibiotic is a substance that kills or prohibits the growth of bacteria.

A85
(n./adj.)抗生素；抗生的 (抗生素是殺死或防止細菌成長的物質。)
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I anticipated that things would get worse, but I was wrong. All the
problems were well solved.
anticipate (我期望事情將惡化，但是我錯了。所有問題都妥善地解決了。)
A86
(v.)預期；期望 I anticipate that I can get a bunch of red roses from my boyfriend on my
birthday.
(我期望在我生日那天我的男朋友會送我一束紅玫瑰。)
antique My grandpa has been taking good care of his antique car.
A87
(n.)古董；古老的 (我的祖父一直很小心地照顧著他的古董車。)

antonym Right is the antonym of wrong.

A88
(n.)相反詞 (正確是錯誤的反義字。)

apathetic Most of the people there were apathetic; they didn’t care what had
A89 (adj.)無興趣的；冷淡的； happened around them.
無動於衷的 (在那裡的大多數人都無動於衷；他們不關心在他們周圍發生什麼事了。)

The student’s appeal to the school to waiver his tuition has been accepted.
(這個學生向學校申請免學費已經被接受了。)
The actress has lost her appeal for her fans and decided to give up her
appeal
A90 performing career.
(n./v/)呼籲；請求；上訴；有吸引力
(這個女演員已經失去吸引力了，因此她決定要退出演藝圈。)
The girl will appeal to the media for the unfair treatment in her workplace.
(有關她在職場中的不公平待遇，這個女孩要訴諸媒體。)

The boy couldn’t find his mother and cried very loudly. Nobody could
appease
A91 appease him.
(v.)平息；緩和；撫慰；姑息；滿足
(男孩找不到他的母親，他非常大聲地哭。沒人可以讓他安靜下來。)

applicable The new rule is applicable to all students.

A92
(adj.)可應用的；合用的；可實施的；適當的 (新規則適用於所有的學生。)

apprentice John started as an apprentice at an umbrella factory when he was 7.

A93
(n.)學徒；生手 (約翰在七歲時開始在一家雨傘工廠當學徒。)

approximate The approximate cost varies from around $150 to $250.

A94
(adj.)近似的；接近的 (費用大約從 150 元到 250 元不等。)

She showed an aptitude for writing. After years of efforts she finally won
aptitude
A95 a prize for best novel.
(n.)性向；才能
(她顯示了寫作的才能。在幾年的努力後，她最後贏得一個最佳小說獎。)

arrogant The people were irritated by the officials’ arrogant attitudes.

A96
(adj.)傲慢的；自大的；自負的 (人民被這些官員的傲慢態度激怒了。)

arson The police are search for the man who may be involved in the arson.
A97
(n.)縱火 (警察正在尋找可能涉入放火的人。)

artery You should keep your cholesterol control to prevent the risk of artery disease.
A98
(n.)動脈；幹線，要道 (您應該控制您的膽固醇，以防止動脈疾病的風險。)
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The boy wants to become an articulate speaker, so he is taking a course

on how to speak fluently and coherently.
articulate
(這男孩想要成為一位善於表達的演說家，因此他修一門如何流利地
A99 (adj.)發音清晰的；善於表達的
和連貫地講話的課程。)
(v.)清晰地發音
Some Chinese students have difficulty articulating some English sounds.
(有一些中國學生不能清晰地發出一些英語的發音。)

It’s worthwhile to visit the exhibition of the Taiwanese artifacts to

artifact
A100 explore the Taiwanese culture.
(n.)人工製品；手工藝品；加工品
(去參觀臺灣手工藝品的陳列以探索臺灣文化是值得的。)

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at a

assassinate
A101 theater in 1965.
(v.)暗殺，對...行刺；詆毀；破壞
(在 1965 年亞伯拉翰．林肯總統被約翰・威爾克斯暗殺。)

assault A woman who went home at midnight was assaulted in the elevator.
A102
(n.)攻擊；襲擊 (一個半夜回家的女人，在電梯裡被攻擊了。)

The teacher has assented to the suggestion that we have a field trip by the
end of the month.
assent
A103 (老師贊成我們在月底做一次野外教學的建議。)
(v./n.)同意；贊成
The professor gave his assent for me to hand in my report one week later.
(教授同意我晚一星期交我的報告。)

assert The fortune teller asserted that Bill would become a successful
A104 (v.)斷言；聲稱；維護；堅持； businessman in the future.
主張擁有 (算命者斷言比爾在將來會成為一個成功的商人。)

The contractor came to assess the total cost of replacing the rotten
assess
A105 window frames.
(v.)估價；估計；評定
(承包商來估計更換腐爛的窗框的總價錢。)

association The professional association provided significant support to our company.

A106
(n.)協會；公會；社團；聯合；聯結 (這個專業社團提供我們公司重要的協助。)

His hope is built on the assumption that the economy will go up and the
assumption
A107 employment rate will go down.
(n.)假定；設想；擔任；自大；假裝
(他的希望建立在經濟上升，就業率下降的假定上。)

The sales manager gave his assurance that the merchandise would be
assurance
A108 delivered next morning.
(n.)保證；信心
(業務經理保證商品在第二天早上會送。)

asthma During an asthma attack, he has hard time breathing and makes wheezing sounds.
A109
(n.)氣喘病 (在氣喘病發作的時候，他呼吸困難，並且發出喘息的聲音。)

atheist He is an atheist who doesn’t believe in the existence of God.

A110
(n.)無神論者 (他是不相信上帝的存在的無神論者。)
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Tony was working as an attendant in the National Palace Museum.

attendant (東尼在國立故宮博物館當服務員。)
A111 (n.)服務員；侍者；出席者；隨員 With her patience and enthusiasm, she has been working as an attendant
(adj.)侍候的：伴隨的 nurse for twenty years.
(以她的耐心和熱心，她從事護理已經有二十年了。)

The computer comes with the attachments of a fax machine and a scanner.
(這部電腦有傳真機和掃描器的附件。)
attachment
A112 Jenny had a strong attachment for her pet; she cried for quite a while
(n.)附著；附著物；附件；愛慕
after her pet died.
(珍妮對她的寵物非常愛慕；在她的寵物死了之後，她哭了一陣子。)

attic The orphan lives in the attic of his uncle’s house.

A113
(n.)閣樓 (這孤兒住在他伯父的房子頂樓。)

Some swine flu infected people may appear atypical symptoms, which
atypical
A114 has caused more difficulty to diagnose.
(adj.)非典型的；不合規則的；反常的
(有些受豬流感傳染的人也許會出現非典型症狀，這會造成診斷上更加困難。)

auction Their house was sold to the man who offered the highest price in the auction.
A115
(n.)拍賣 (他們的房子賣給在拍賣時出價最高的人。)

Tony is an audacious journalist who likes to cover news in the dangerous

audacious
A116 areas around the world.
(adj.)大膽的；厚顏無恥的
(東尼是一位大膽的記者，他喜歡到危險的地區採訪新聞。)

The government sent somebody to audit our financial records to check if

they are correct.
audit
A117 (政府派人來查我們的財務紀錄看它們是否正確。)
(v.)審核；查帳；旁聽
I’m interested in Prof. Liston’s class, so I will audit his class if I have time.
(我對李斯頓教授的課非常感興趣，因此只要有時間我會去旁聽他的課。)

austere The politician has lived an austere life since he retired from politics.
A118
(adj.)苛刻的；嚴厲的；質樸的 (自從他從政治退休後，這位政治家過著樸素的生活。)

authentic You can go to the night market to taste authentic Taiwanese food.
A119
(adj.)可信的；真實的；可靠的；真正的 (您可以去夜市品嘗道地的臺灣食物。)

authorize The secretary is not authorized to release the schedule of her boss.
A120
(v.)授權給；批准；認可；允許 (秘書沒有被授權洩漏她的老闆的行程。)

autograph All the baseball fans try to approach Chien-Ming Wang to get his autograph.
A121
(n.)親筆；親筆簽名 (所有的棒球迷設法接近王建明以得到他的簽名。)

avarice They said that the young actress married an old rich businessman out of avarice.
A122
(n.)貪婪；貪心 (據說這位年輕女演員與一位年老的富商結婚是由於她的貪婪。)

The temples in Taiwan have been exercising an awesome power over the
awesome
A123 believers, who often make donations willingly.
(adj.)令人敬畏的；可怕的；有威嚴的
(臺灣寺廟對經常願意捐款信徒施行一種令人敬畏的威力。)
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backlash The policy of importing beef from the U.S. was backlashed by the people.
B01
(n.)強烈反彈 (從美國進口牛肉的政策受到人民強力反彈。)

Mary has been baffled by allergies for years; she has seen several
baffle specialists, but they were unable to find the causes of these reactions.
B02
(v.)困惑；阻擾 (瑪麗已經受過敏困擾多年了；她曾經看過幾位專科醫生，但是無法
發現這種反應的原因。)

bail The suspect was bailed out by his friends and relatives.
B03
(n./v.)保釋 (這嫌疑犯由他的親戚朋友付錢保釋出來。)

bailout The bailout came in time to save the company from bankruptcy.
B04
(n.)緊急援助 (緊急援救及時到來從破產中拯救了公司。)

barometer The decreasing atmospheric pressure in a barometer predicts stormy weather.

B05
(n.)氣壓計；晴雨表 (晴雨表的氣壓下降預測暴風雨的天氣。)

A fund-raising bazaar will be held to help storm-stricken families in

bazaar
B06 southern Taiwan.
(n.)市場；義賣
(募捐義賣會即將舉行以幫助在南臺灣受災的家庭。)

beckon The teacher beckoned to her students to enter the classroom immediately.
B07
(v.)示意；召喚；吸引 (老師召喚她的學生立刻進入教室。)

It’s beneficial to discuss your problems with your close friends and listen
beneficial
B08 to their opinions.
(adj.)有益的；有利的
(跟您的親近的朋友談論您的問題和傾聽他們的看法是有利的。)

The president betrayed his people when he broke his promise and
betray
B09 decided to raise taxes.
(v.)背叛；出賣
(當總統違背了他的承諾而决定提高稅時，他就背叛了他的人民。)

beverage We had a choice of hot or cold beverages in hotel lounge.

B10
(n.)飲料 (在旅館休息室我們可以選擇熱飲或冷飲。)

bilateral The bilateral relations between Taiwan and the United States have been strong.
B11
(adj.)雙邊的 (臺灣和美國之間的雙邊關係一直是很堅強的。)

binoculars I can see a cardinal in the tree on the top of the mountain with my binoculars.
B12
(n.)雙筒望眼鏡 (我可以用我的雙筒望遠鏡看到在山頂上那棵樹上的一隻紅雀。)

bizarre By the lake lives a bizarre woman with over twenty dogs.
B13
(adj.)奇異的；古怪的 (湖邊有一位古怪的婦女養著二十隻狗。)

blast The storm blasted the eastern part of the island.

B14
(v.)損毀；爆炸；吹一陣急風 (風暴吹毀了海島的東部。)

blatant The plan relies on blatant, unfair assertions that are not based on experience.
B15
(adj.)喧嘩的；吵鬧的 (這計劃是靠著大膽，不合理的主張，不是根據經驗。)

blindfold I am very familiar with that area. I can get there blindfolded.
B16
(v.)蒙住眼睛 (我對那個地方非常熟悉。我蒙著眼睛也能到那裡。)
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During the severe winter, a blizzard struck the small town, and the area
blizzard
B17 was covered with snow.
(n.)暴風雪
(在嚴寒的冬天，一場大風雪襲擊了這小鎮，整個地區被雪蓋住了。)

The word “Blog” is the abbreviation of “Web log,” which contains the
blog
B18 personal journal of an individual.
(n.)部落格
(「部落格」這個字是「Web log」的縮寫，包含個人的私人日誌。)

I’m trying to remove the blot on this precious painting.

blot
(我設法去除在這張珍貴的畫上的污點。)
B19 (n.)污點，瑕疵
Your driving record cannot be blotted out until three years later.
(v.)污損；弄髒；塗去
(您的駕駛紀錄要三年後才能去除。)

The proofreader’s blunder made us lose the bet.

blunder
(校對員的愚蠢的錯誤使我們失去了這場競標。)
B20 (n./v.)疏忽；愚蠢的錯誤；大錯；
I bet she would pass the exam if he does not blunder badly.
犯大錯
(我打賭他會通過考試，如果他不犯大錯的話。)

This knife is too blunt to cut the meat.

blunt (這把刀子太鈍了，不能切肉。)
B21
(adj./v.)鈍的；遲鈍的；直率的 Contrary to John’s blunt personality, Diana is always hesitant.
(跟約翰的直言的個性相反的，戴安娜總是猶豫而有所顧慮的。)

Your vision may become blurred for a few minutes after you use the eye drops.
blur (在您使用眼藥水之後，您的視力也許有幾分鐘會變模糊。)
B22
(v./n.)模糊；汙點 My memory has become a blur when I get older.
(當我變老時，我的記憶變模糊了。)

bodyguard Most business tycoons and celebrities hire bodyguards to protect them.
B23
(n.)保鏢；護衛隊 (大多數商業大亨和名人雇用保鏢保護他們。)

The farmer fell in the bog when he walked on the trail.

bog (這農夫在小徑上走時，他跌到沼澤裡去了。)
B24 (n.)沼澤 The negotiation on the divorce between the couple bogged down on the
(v.)陷入泥沼；動彈不得 question of child custody.
(在這對夫婦離婚談判時，談到孩子的監督問題時陷入了僵局。)

bombard
When we watch TV, we are always bombarded with commercials.
B25 (v.)砲擊；轟炸；不斷攻擊；
(當我們看電視時，我們受到電視廣告的疲勞轟炸。)
向...連續提出問題

bondage Most young people do not want to come in bondage to tradition.

B26
(n.)奴隸身分；奴役；束縛 (大多數的青年人不想要受傳統的束縛。)

The divorce might be a boon for the wife because she can be free from
boon being abused.
B27 (n.)恩惠；利益 (離婚對妻子來說也許是一種恩賜，因為她可以免受虐待。)
(adj.)快活的；慷慨的 With his humorous remarks, he is always a boon companion to all of us.
(以他的幽默的談吐，他總是我們大家的快樂伴侶。)
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boost The government gave out a stimulus voucher to boost consume spending.
B28
(v.)推動；促進；提高；增加；促進 (政府發刺激消費劵以促進消費。)
booth There is a telephone booth on the corner.
B29
(n.)公用電話亭；貨攤；小房間 (在街角有一個電話亭。)
boycott People are boycotting merchandise from China because of poor quality.
B30
(v./n.)抵制；排斥；杯葛 (人們抵制中國的商品因為品質差。)
brainstorm In the step of brainstorming, the students write down whatever comes to mind.
B31
(v.)集體研討；集思廣益；突來的靈感 (在激發靈感階段，學生寫下浮現在腦海的任何東西。)
This highly populated area will definitely breach the standard for
tolerable traffic congestion.
breach
(這個高居住率的區域必然會衝破可忍受的交通阻塞的標準。)
B32 (n.)違反；破壞
The school increases computer security measures after a series of
(v.)攻破；衝破
computer system breaches.
(在一連串的電腦系統受侵入以後，學校增強電腦的安全措施。)
breadth This painting is 6 inches long and 10 inches in breadth.
B33
(n.)寬度；幅度；寬宏；寬容 (這張繪畫是 6 英寸長 10 英寸寬。)

breakdown My previous boss had a nervous breakdown after his bankruptcy.

B34
(n.)故障，損壞；分類；分析；崩潰 (我過去的上司在破產以後神經崩潰了。)

The latest breakthrough in the technology of powerful skin tightening

breakthrough
B35 results is available to the public for the first time.
(n.)突破；突圍
(最新的強有力的拉皮技術的結果之突破首次讓公眾使用。)

In posting advertisements, brevity is essential due to the expensive costs

brevity
B36 and limited space.
(n.)簡潔；短促
(在登廣告時，由於昂貴的費用和有限的空間，簡要是最重要的。)

briefcase The leather briefcase with two front pockets is very durable.
B37
(n.)公事包 (有二個前面口袋的這個皮革公文包是非常耐久的。)

brochure The brochures on different departments are available at the information desk.
B38
(n.)小冊子 (不同部門的宣傳小冊子在詢問處可以拿到。)

I lost one buckle, but I couldn’t find an identical one, so I replaced all of them.
buckle
(我丟掉了一個扣子，但是我找不到一個相同的，因此我把所有的扣子都換了。)
B39 (n.)帶釦；釦子；搭鉤
Make sure you buckle your seatbelt before you drive.
(v.)扣住；扣緊；使連接
(確定在您駕駛之前，要扣上您的安全帶。)

bulky The worker was unable to carry the bulky luggage without help.
B40
(adj.)體積大的，龐大的；過大的；笨重的 (沒有人幫助，這位工人無法搬運龐大的行李。)

The young man has to shoulder the heavy burden of his family after his
burden father passed away.
B41 (n.)負擔 (這年輕人在她父親去世後必須負擔他的家庭的重任。)
(v.)加重壓於 They believe that the oldest son has to burden the family.
(他們相信長子必須要負擔家庭責任。)
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It is annoying to go through the red tape of applying for a loan. The bank
bureaucracy should minimize the bureaucracy of processing loan application.
B42
(n.)官僚；官僚制度 (經歷繁文縟節的貸款申請是很討厭的。銀行應該盡量減小借款申請
的官僚制度。)

burgeon Internet café business has burgeoned with the growth of the number of
B43 (v.)急速成長；萌芽 people using the Internet.
(n.)芽；嫩枝 (隨著網路使用人數的成長，網路咖啡的生意也急速成長。)

Without a chance to receive education, my father had been a busboy in a

busboy
B44 restaurant throughout his life.
(n.)餐館工人
(沒有機會接受教育，我的父親一輩子在一家餐廳當一名餐館工人。)

bustle
Early in the morning, the housewife is always bustling around the kitchen.
B45 (v.)匆忙地
(一大清早，這家庭主婦總是在廚房裡忙著。)
(n.)熙熙攘攘；忙亂；忙碌的活動

The banker is seeking a buyout of the big department store, which has
buyout
B46 serious financial problem.
(n.)全部買下；收購股份
(銀行家在尋求收購這家大百貨公司，它有嚴重的財務問題。)

bypass We decided to bypass the traffic jam in the city, so we took the route
B47 (v.)繞過；繞走 around the city.
(n.)旁道；旁路 (我們決定繞過城市的交通堵塞，因此我們繞著城市周圍的路走。)

byte A byte is a unit of computer information equal to 8 bits.

B48
(n.)位元組 (一個位元組是電腦資訊的單位相等於 8 位元。)

caffeine I seldom drink coffee or tea because caffeine would keep me awake.
C01
(n.)咖啡因 (我很少喝咖啡或茶因為咖啡因會讓我保持清醒。)

calcium The doctor said that I had bone loss, so I have to take calcium every day.
C02
(n.)鈣 (醫生說我有骨質流失，因此我必須每天吃鈣。)

The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and branches in case

camouflage
C03 the enemy would find them.
(v.)偽裝；掩飾
(戰士們把自己偽裝成樹葉和樹枝以防敵人發現他們。)

cancellation There were lots of flight cancellations due to severe weather conditions.
C04
(n.)取消；註銷 (由於惡劣的天氣狀况有許多班機取消。)

Her capability in song composing is amazing; she has composed

capability
C05 numerous songs within one year.
(n.)能力；才能；性能；功能；潛力
(她在作曲方面的能力是驚人的；她在一年内寫了許多歌曲。)

capsule According to the instruction, you can only take one capsule a day.
C06
(n.)膠囊 (根據指示，您每天只能服用一個膠囊。)

caption The captions appearing below the video are helpful in understanding the movie.
C07
(n./v.)題目；標題；說明文字 (在錄影帶下方的說明文字是有助於了解電影。)
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Carbohydrates are converted into blood glucose immediately after a

carbohydrate meal. Therefore, the level of blood sugar is related to the amount of
C08
(n.)碳水化合物；醣類 carbohydrates taken.
(在飯後，碳水化合物轉化成血糖。所以，血糖值跟碳水化合物的攝取量有關。)

Carbon dioxide is a gas, which contributes to the growth of plants.

C09 carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
(二氧化碳是一種氣體，他助長植物的成長。)

caress When I was walking along the street, the breeze caresses my face.
C10
(n./v.)愛撫；撫摸 (當我沿著街道走時，微風撫面吹來。)

As a result of strict law enforcement, carjacking cases are on the decline

carjacking
C11 this year compared with those in 2008.
(n.)劫車
(嚴格執法的結果今年劫車案件比 2008 年下降。)

Our company has dress codes; the employees can only wear casually on Fridays.
casually (我們公司有穿著法規，員工只能在星期五穿便服。)
C12 (adv.)偶然地；無意地；非正式 Tom always talks with his teacher casually, as if he were chatting with his
地；隨便地；漫不經心的 classmates.
(湯姆跟他的老師講話時總是漫不經心的，就像是跟他的同學聊天似的。)

casualty The tour bus fell into the valley, which caused five casualties.
C13
(n.)死者；傷者；受害人；傷亡人員 (遊覽車跌入山谷，導致五人傷亡。)

catastrophe The catastrophe by a landslide covered the whole village.

C14
(n.)災難；災禍；慘事；嚴重的不幸 (由山崩所引起的浩劫遮蓋了整個村莊。)

cater
That restaurant is famous for catering for the company conferences.
C15 (v.)承辦宴席；迎合；投合；為...
(那家餐館以承辦公司會議的酒席著名。)
提供飲食；承辦(宴會等)的酒席

cathedral Diane imagined having a big wedding in a magnificent cathedral.

C16
(n.)大教堂 (戴安娜想像在一個壯觀的大教堂舉行一個大婚禮。)

While the famous model was walking on a catwalk in a fashion show,

catwalk
C17 she suddenly fell.
(n.)伸展台；步行小道
(當這名模在時装表演時在伸展台走的時候，她突然跌倒了。 )

cavity The fluoride in the toothpaste helps protect against cavities.

C18
(n.)洞；穴；凹處；蛀洞 (牙膏中的氟幫助防止蛀牙。)

The Arlington National Cemetery, located in Virginia, is a military

cemetery, which attracted millions of visitors every year.
cemetery
C19 (阿靈頓國家公墓，位於維吉尼亞州，是一座軍人公墓，每年吸引成千上萬訪客。)
(n.)公墓；墓地
With cemeteries covered by snow, some burials had to be rescheduled.
(由於公墓被雪蓋住，有些葬禮必須重新安排時間。)

censor Google is no longer willing to censor dissident Internet content in China

C20 (v.)檢查(出版物等)，審查 anymore because it was widely criticized by human rights advocates.
(n.)審查員；檢查員 (谷歌不願再檢查在中國的異己網站內容，因為它受到人權提倡者的廣泛批評。)
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champagne Our team opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate this year’s great success.
C21
(n.)香檳酒 (我們的隊開了一瓶香檳慶祝今年的大成功。)

chaos Astonished by the sight of the chaos of my house, the woman screamed for help.
C22
(n.)大混亂；紊亂 (這婦女吃驚地看到我的房子的凌亂情形，她尖叫求救。)

characterize The village is characterized by its quietness, peace and beautiful scenes.
C23
(v.)顯示…的特色 (這個村莊以它的安靜、寧靜和美麗的景色為特色。)

If the community can do something charitable for the homeless, they

charitable
C24 might not have been so miserable.
(adj.)仁慈的；慷慨的
(如果社區能做為街友做一些慈悲的事，他們也許不會那麼淒慘。)

Charity She insisted on supporting her family on her own rather than on charity.
C25
(n.)仁愛；慈愛；救濟金；施捨物 (她堅持靠她自己的力量維持她的家庭而不是靠救濟。)

If you want to reduce the risk of heart attack, you should avoid unhealthy
cholesterol diet that can cause high cholesterol.
C26
(n.)膽固醇 (如果您想要減少心臟病的風險，您應該避免可能導致高膽固醇的不
健康的飲食。)
In spite of chronic poor health, she still wrote ten novels.
chronic (儘管有慢性惡劣的健康狀況，她仍然寫了十本小說。)
C27
(adj.)慢性的 Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases.
(糖尿病和高血壓是慢性病。)

The students are chuckling over the new teacher’s unnatural behaviors.
chuckle
(學生對新老師的不自然行為竊笑。)
C28 (v.)咯咯地笑；暗自發笑；輕笑
The girls’ chuckle disturbed the man’s concentration.
(n.)輕笑聲；竊笑
(女孩的輕笑聲干擾了這個男人的注意力。)

civilize Education is intended to civilize people.

C29
(v.)使文明；使開化；使有教養 (教育是要教化人民。)

The police clamped down the protesters with force.

clamp
(警察用武力壓制抗議者。)
C30 (v.)夾住；夾緊
Please use a pair of clamps to pick up the cotton ball.
(n.)夾具；夾鉗
(請使用一把鉗子夾起棉花球。)

In speaking, you should pay attention to your pronunciation and the

clarity
C31 clarity of expression.
(n.)清晰；清楚；明確
(在說話時，您應該注意你的發音和清晰的表達。)

cleanse The nurse cleansed the operating room before the doctor came.
C32
(v.)清潔；清洗 (護士在醫生來之前，清洗手術室。)

clearance In some countries, the procedure of customs clearance took a long time.
C33
(n.)清理；撤除；批准；許可；兌現 (在有些國家，海關過關手續需要很長的時間。)

clench He clenched his teeth to suffer from the cold and hunger.
C34
(v./n.)捏緊；握緊；咬緊 (他咬緊他的牙關忍受寒冷和飢餓。)
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cliché Please write something new and avoid clichés.

C35
(n.)陳腐的說法；陳詞濫調 (請寫一些新的事，避免陳詞濫調。)

clinical Carl just started his internship. He doesn’t have any clinical experience.
C36
(adj.)診所的；醫院的；臨床的 (卡爾剛開始實習。他沒有任何臨床經驗。)

You can fix your clogged toilet by pouring some chemicals into the toilet
clog and wait for at least 1 hour before use.
C37
(v.)堵塞 (您可以倒一些化學藥品入馬桶，並且至少等 1 個小時才使用來修理
馬桶阻塞。)

It costs too much for the farmers to clone cattle for food right now. It may
clone
C38 become possible in the future.
(n./v.)無性繁殖；複製
(對農夫來說，現在用複製牛做為食物用太貴了。 這在將來也許是可能的。)

There is a cluster of bushes between these two houses.

(在這兩棟房子之間有一叢灌木。)
cluster
The consonant cluster “ph” in “graph” is pronounced as “f.”
C39 (n.)群；叢；束
(子音群“ph”在”graph”這個字裡要讀成「f.」)
(v.)使成群；聚集；群集
All the students cluster in front of the platform to listen to the principal.
(所有學生在講台前聚集，聽校長說話。)
coherent In the composition class, students were trained to write coherent paragraphs.
C40
(adj.)連貫的；有條理的；前後一致的 (在作文課時，學生被訓練寫連貫的段落。)
I scheduled my holiday to coincide with my children’s school holiday, so
coincide
C41 that I can take them to a trip.
(v.)巧合；同時發生；一致；香
(我把我的假期安排在跟我的孩子的假期同時，以便我可以帶他們去旅行。)

We appreciate the collaboration of all our employees, which made us one

collaboration
C42 of the leading enterprises in the world.
(n.)合作；共同運作
(我們非常感謝所有員工的共同努力，使我們成為世界上主要的企業之一。)

collectively If each of us helps one child in Africa, collectively, we can make a difference.
C43
(adv.)全體地；共同地 (如果我們每人能幫助非洲的一個小孩，集合起來我們就能造成很大的影響。)

collide People began to find ways to adjust when eastern and western cultures collide.
C44
(v.)相撞；碰撞 (當東西文化相衝突時，人們開始設法調整。)

colloquial Colloquial expressions are more popular in daily conversation.

C45
(adj.)口語的；會話的 (口語表達在每日交談中比較普遍。)

columnist The columnist always has a variety of topics to write about.

C46
(n.)專欄作家 (這位專欄作家總是有各式各樣的題目可以寫。)

The salary of this job is not commensurate with your experience and
commensurate
C47 education level; I think it’s underpaid.
(adj.)相稱的；同量的
(這份工作的薪水跟你的經驗與教育水準不相稱；我認為付得太低了。)

People make a commitment to marriage when they get married, but not
commitment
C48 all of them keep the promise.
(n.)承諾
(當人們結婚時，他們對婚姻做一個承諾，但是不是大家能遵守這個諾言。)
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Richard is a wise, trustful and loyal person; I depend on his

companionship
C49 companionship and his judgment.
(n.)陪伴
(理查是一個明智，可信任和忠誠的人；我依賴於他的陪伴和他的判斷。)

compatible This software is not compatible with your computer.

C50
(adj.)能相容共存的 (這個軟體跟你的電腦不相容。)

The officials promised to compensate people for the loss of their property
compensate
C51 after this earthquake.
(v.)賠償；補償；彌補
(在這次地震以後，官員們承諾賠償人民的財產損失。)

compensation He received one year’s salary as compensation for his loss of the job.
C52
(n.)賠償；補償；彌補 (他接受了一年的薪金作為他的失業的補償。)

To promote students’ English ability, our school is recruiting competent

competent
teachers who are willing to devote themselves to the teaching of teenagers.
C53 (adj.)有能力的；勝任的；
(為了要提升學生的英語能力，我們的學校正在招聘願意致力於少年
令人滿意的
教學的有能力的老師。)

compile Several teachers worked hard together to compile a textbook.

C54
(v.)編輯；收集 (幾位老師一起努力編寫一本教科書。)

complacent Peter feels complacent because he has never failed in his career before.
C55
(adj.)自滿的 (彼得感到得意洋洋，因為他以前在事業上從未失敗過。)

I’ll give you a handout to complement the lesson we taught last time.
(我將發給您一份講義，以補充我們上一課所學的。)
complement Outside reading is a complement to your reading ability.
C56
(n./v.)補充；補足；補語 (課外讀物是要補充您的閱讀能力。)
In the sentence “I call him John,” John is an objective complement.
(在「我叫他約翰」這一句中，約翰是受詞補語。)
The computer software is designed to simplify the complexities of
complexity
C57 declaring income taxes.
(n.)複雜；複雜的事物
(這電腦軟體被設計來簡化複雜的所得稅申報。)

In compliance with the requirement of traffic laws, everyone who rides a

compliance
C58 motorcycle must wear a helmet.
(n.)答應；順從
(乘坐摩托車的每個人必須戴頭盔，以遵從交通法規。)
She is in the process of getting divorced, and as a further complication,
she was diagnosed as having breast cancer.
complication
(她在申請離婚的過程中，而且使事情更複雜的是她被診斷得了乳癌。)
C59 (n.)糾葛；糾紛；混亂；複雜化；
Patients should be aware of the possible risk of complications after
併發症
surgery such as shock, bleeding, and wound infections.
(患者應該知道手術以後可能出現的併發症，例如中風、出血和傷口感染。)
The marketing component needs to be strengthened in the coming year as
component
C60 it was not as satisfactory as the previous year.
(n.)成分；部分
(在未來這一年行銷部門需要加強，因為去年不如前年令人滿意。)
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Philosophy is an abstract field of study. It always takes a while for me to

comprehend what it means.
comprehend (哲學是一門抽象的學科。我總是需要一點時間來領會它的意義。)
C61
(v.)理解；領悟；包含；包括 In addition to knowledge and skills, school education should comprehend
moral education.
(除知識和技能之外，學校教育應該包括道德教育。)

We should read newspapers and watch TV every day because they

comprehensive
C62 provide comprehensive worldwide information.
(adj.)廣泛的；全面的；綜合的
(我們每天應該閱讀報紙和看電視，因為他們提供綜合性的世界消息。)

The proposed budget comprises the workers’ wages and their health care
comprise
C63 subsidies.
(v.)包含；構成
(提出的預算包括工人的薪資和他們的醫療保健補貼。)

concede The candidate conceded defeat as soon as the election results were known.
C64
(v.)忍讓；讓渡；承認 (當選舉結果揭曉時，候選人承認失敗。)

His conceit irritated his co-workers. He always thinks he knows better

conceit than everybody else, and they cannot succeed without him.
C65
(n.)自大；自豪；自負 (他的自負激怒了他的同事。他總是認為他比所有其他的人強，沒有
他，他們不可能成功。)

Be clear, concise and accurate when you write, whatever topics you are
concise
C66 working on.
(adj.)簡潔的；簡要的
(當您寫時，不管您寫任何主題，要明確、簡潔和準確。)

condensed The condensed version of the book contains only fifty pages.
C67
(adj.)減縮的 (這本書的縮寫版本只有五十頁。)

Mr. Adams owns a condominium in a big building. He has to pay

condominium
C68 monthly maintenance fee.
(n.)公寓
(亞當斯先生在一座大厦裡擁有一間公寓。他每月必須付管理費。 )

conducive Eating more vegetables and fruits is conducive to our health.

C69
(adj.)有益的；促成的 (多吃青菜和水果對我們的健康有益。)

Keep the information confidential. No one is allowed to know about it

confidential
C70 before the meeting is over.
(adj.)祕密的；機密的
(務必保持資訊機密。在會議結束之前，沒有人可以知道這個消息。)

confront The armed forces confronted their enemy at midnight.

C71
(v.)遇到；面臨；遭遇；面對 (陸軍在午夜遇到了他們的敵人。)

According to the research, women with diabetes are more likely to have
congenital
C72 babies with congenital heart disease.
(adj.)先天的
(根據研究，得糖尿病的婦女比較可能生出有先天性心臟病的嬰兒。)

You must keep everything congruent. Excess or insufficiency will

congruent
C73 bring negative effects.
(adj.)一致的；相合的；適合的
(您必須保持一致。多餘或不足將帶來負面效果。)
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conjecture They made the conclusion from conjecture rather than evidence.
C74
(n.)猜測 (他們由推測做結論，而不是根據證據。)

conquest The conquest of outer space has become the focus of sci-fi movies.
C75
(n.)征服；制服 (征服外太空成為科幻電影的焦點。)

Mrs. Freeman is a conscientious teacher who always guides her students

conscientious
to think critically and move toward success.
C76 (adj.)憑良心的；誠實的；謹慎的；
(佛利門夫人是位認真的老師，她總是引導她的學生作批判性的思
認真的
考，並邁向成功。)

Before the consensus is formed, the government should not implement

consensus
C77 the policy.
(n.)輿論；一致；共識
(在公眾輿論形成之前，政府不應該實施這政策。)

conservative Older people are more conservative. They always do things with caution.
C78
(adj.)保守的 (老年人比較保守。他們總是小心地做事。)

He brought flowers and went to console the victim’s family who lost
console their beloved members in the landslide.
C79 (v.)安慰；撫慰；慰問 (他帶花去慰問在山崩時失去他們的心愛的成員的受害者家屬。)
(n.)操縱台 Can the Wii users connect their console to the Internet?
(Wii 的用戶能否連接他們的控制台到網路呢?)

The consolidation of two automobile companies will definitely make it

consolidation
C80 more competitive in the auto market.
(n.)鞏固；統一；合併
(二家汽車公司的合併必定會使它在汽車市場上更具競爭力。)

With long and careful investigation, the secret agent finally cracked down
conspiracy
C81 the gang’s conspiracy of smuggling drugs.
(n.)陰謀；謀叛；共謀
(經過漫長和仔細的調查，這偵探最後擊垮幫派走私毒品的陰謀。)

The hospital offers a nutrition consultation program for patients with

consultation
C82 diabetes and heart problems.
(n.)諮詢；商議；診察；會診
(醫院對有糖尿病和心臟問題的病人提供營養諮詢計畫。)

constantly While he was driving, he constantly checked his speed.

C83
(adj.)經常地，不斷地 (當他開車時，他不斷地查看他的速度。)

contamination Due to water contamination, all the fish in this river died.
C84
(n.)污染 (由於水污染，在這條河裡所有魚都死了。)

contemplation The old woman, who lives alone, always sits by the window in contemplation.
C85
(n.)凝視；沈思；冥想 (這位獨居的老婦人總是坐在窗邊沉思。)

In the beauty contest, the contestants were judged based on the most
contestant distinguishable unique property found in the group.
C86
(n.)參加競賽者；角逐者 (在選美比賽時，角逐者是根據他們在這群人中可找到的最顯著的特
質來判斷。)
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Jenny has three children already, and she cannot afford to have a fourth
contraceptive child, so she took contraceptive measure to avoid pregnancy.
C87
(adj.)避孕的 (珍妮已經有三個孩子了，她養不起第四個孩子，因此，她採取避孕
措施以防止懷孕。)

contradict Young children had better not contradict what their parents say.
C88
(v.)與…相矛盾；反駁；駁斥 (幼兒不應該反駁他們的父母所說的話。)

The involvement of the third person in the marriage fueled the

controversial
C89 controversial conditions between the couple.
(adj.)爭論的；可疑的
(第三者的介入婚姻使夫婦之間的爭議狀況火上加油。)

There is a huge controversy over whether our company should invest in

controversy
C90 the development of new products.
(n.)爭論，辯論；爭議
(對我們的公司是否要投資在發展新產品上有重大的爭議。)

coordinate
Debbie is coordinating all sub-divisions of this company to make our
(v.)協調；調節
C91 project successful.
(adj.)同等的
(戴比正在協調我們公司的各部門，以便讓我們的計畫成功。)
(n.)同等的人

The landlord gave a cordial welcome to the tenants.

cordial
(房東熱忱的歡迎房客。)
C92 (adj.)由衷的；熱誠的；誠懇的
In the cafeteria, cordial is served with lunches and dinners.
(n.)果汁；興奮劑；補品；甘露酒
(在自助餐廳裡，午餐和晚餐都有果汁。)

corpse After the earthquake, the relief teams tried to dig out the corpses from the ruins.
C93
(n.)屍體；殘骸 (在地震以後，救難隊設法從廢墟中挖掘屍體。)

correspondent Ernest Hemingway was a war correspondent who earned both the
C94 (n.)通訊記者；特派員 Pulitzer and Nobel prizes.
(adj.)符合的，一致的 (恩尼斯海明威是戰地記者，他後來贏得了普利茲獎和諾貝爾獎。)

According to the lipstick effect, there is a correlation between lipstick

correlation
C95 sales and economy.
(n.)相互關係；相互關聯
(根據唇膏效應，唇膏銷售和經濟之間有相互關聯。)

cosmetics Women like to use cosmetics to enhance the appearance.

C96
(n.)化妝品；美容品 (婦女喜歡使用化妝用品來美化外表。)

There are people with different races from all over the world in this
cosmopolitan
C97 cosmopolitan city.
(adj.)世界性的，國際性的
(在這個國際性的城市裡，有從全世界各地來的不同種族的民族。)

This document is a counterpart, not the original.

counterpart (這份文件是複本，不是原稿。)
C98 (n.)極相像的人；互為補充的人； Students who graduated from the poor school districts are unable to
對方；副本；複本 compete with their affluent counterparts because of the lack of resources.
(從貧窮學區畢業的學生無法跟他們的富有的對手競爭，由於缺乏資源的原故。)
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To save some money, the housewife spends much time collecting
coupon coupons from Sunday papers.
C99
(n.)贈券；減價優待券 (為了要省一點錢，這位主婦花費很多時間從星期天報紙上收集減價
優惠券。)
This document is very urgent, so we will have our courier to deliver it
courier
C100 immediately.
(n.)送急件的信差；嚮導；情報員
(這個文件非常緊急，所以我們會派信差立刻遞送。)
Before signing up for a health care program, you need to read carefully to
coverage understand the details of its coverage.
C101
(n.)覆蓋；新聞報導 (在加入一個醫療保健計畫之前，您需要小心地閱讀以瞭解它所涵蓋
的細節。)
All covet all lose.
(貪多則無得。)
covet
C102 Some of the dying millionaire’s relatives coveted to a portion of his
(v.)垂涎；貪圖；渴望
fortune after his death.
(一些垂死的百萬富翁的親戚渴望在他死亡以後得到一份他的財產。)

cozy He hopes to have a cozy house of his own after he gets married.
C103
(adj.)舒適的；愜意的 (在他結婚之後，他希望有他自己的一個舒適房子。)

crackdown The police launched a crackdown on gang activities.

C104
(n.)掃蕩 (警察展開了對幫派活動的鎮壓。)

Before swimming you should do some warm-up exercise to avoid cramp.

cramp (在游泳前，您應該做一些暖身運動，以避免抽筋。)
C105 (n.)夾鉗；束縛物；約束；抽筋 He likes to lead a carefree life and avoids being cramped by fixed patterns
(v.)用夾鉗夾緊；限制；約束；妨礙 of lifestyle.
(他喜歡過無憂無慮的生活，以避免被固定的生活方式所限制。)

The school should value the creativity of the gifted students and guide
creativity
C106 them to achieve their goals.
(n.)創造力
(學校應該重視有天賦的學生的創造性，並引導他們達到他們的目標。)

The date of the funeral and cremation for Tim’s father has been decided
cremation
C107 and posted in the newspaper.
(n.)火葬
(狄姆的父親的葬禮和火葬的日期已經決定，而且在報紙上刊登了。)

Paul didn’t do well in his test. He cringed when his mother asked him
about his test.
cringe
C108 (保羅考試沒考好。當他的母親問他有關考試的事情時，他畏縮了。)
(v.)畏縮；退縮；巴結；奉承
Peter cringed to his boss, hoping to impress him.
(彼得討好他的老闆希望能留給他好印象。)

crummy
The air is crummy in some big cities.
C109 (adj.)骯髒的；破舊的；很差的；
(在一些大城市的空氣是很差的。)
低劣的；寒酸的
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credible She was caught for speeding, but her credible accounts for the reason
C110 (adj.)可相信的；可靠的； made her exempt from penalty.
具有說服力的 (她因為超速被逮，但是她的具說服力的敘述原因使她免受懲罰。)

The Ministry of Education will set higher criteria for evaluating college
criterion
C111 and university staff.
(n.)標準
(教育部將設定更高的標準來評鑑大專院校教職員。)

Let’s meet one hour later at the crook of the street.

(我們一個小時以後在街道的轉彎處見面。)
crook The material of these pillars in this house is not strong enough that they
(v.)使彎曲；偷；欺騙；詐取 crooked two years after the house was built.
C112
(n.)惡棍；騙徒；鉤；彎處 (這房子的柱子材料不夠堅固，以至於房子建好以後二年它們彎曲了。)
One of the security problems in the big cities is that crooks roam the
streets and loot the people.
(大城市的安全問題之一是騙子在街道漫遊，並搶劫人民。)

crucial Resume writing is crucial in job application.

C113
(adj.)關係重大的；決定性的；嚴厲的 (寫簡歷在工作申請時是非常重要的。)

I was amazed at all the different kinds of fun we could find on the cruise.
(我很驚奇，在巡航中我們可以看到的所有不同的樂趣。)
cruise
C114 In my sophomore year, I cruised around the world in 90 days and visited
(v./n.)巡航；航遊；航行；行駛
many big cities.
(在我大學二年級學時，我在 90 天內航遊世界一周，並且參觀了許多大城市。)

crumb At the playground, we sat on the bench watching birds eat crumbs on the
C115 (v./n.)麵包屑；碎屑；無價值的 ground.
人；少許；點滴 (在操場上，我們坐在長椅上觀看鳥吃地面上的麵包屑。)

crunch The woman is used to crunching biscuits with chocolate dip.

C116
(v./n.)咬嚼聲；關鍵時刻；危機 (這婦女習慣於咬嚼餅乾沾巧克力醬。)

Since it will take much office space to accommodate all the employees,
cubicle we no longer work in cubicles. We work at home instead.
C117
(n.)小隔間 (因為要容納所有員工需要很大的辦公室空間，我們不在小隔間工
作。而是在家工作。)

culinary The class I took in the summer greatly improved my culinary skills.
C118
(adj.)烹飪的 (我夏天所修的課大大地增進我的烹飪技巧。)

Scientists have tried to find out the culprit of the H1N1 influenza which
culprit affected people in over 180 countries in the world in 2009.
C119
(n.)罪犯；被控犯罪的人；刑事被告 (科學家設法找出在 2009 年影響世界 180 個國家的人民的 H1N1 流行
性感冒的罪犯禍首。)

Strategies for cultivating reading habits should be taught so that children

cultivate
C120 will learn how to enjoy reading when they are young.
(v.)耕種；耕作；栽培；培育；培養
(孩子們在年輕時應該教以培養閱讀習慣的策略，他們才能學會如何欣賞閱讀。)
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cumulative Knowledge is cumulative, so it should be built persistently.

C121
(adj.)漸增的；累計的 (知識是漸增的，因此應該堅持地建立它。)

currency You can find currency exchange rates either from the TV or from the newspapers.
C122
(n.)貨幣 (您能從電視或從報紙上找到貨幣匯率的資料。)

The current would carry everything into the pond, then to the river, and
current
C123 finally to the ocean.
(n.)水流；潮流
(水流會把每樣東西沖入湖裡，然後到河裡，最後沖入海洋。)

custody The girl committed suicide and became a victim in her parents’ custody dispute.
C124
(n.)監護；保管；居留 (這女孩自殺了，成為她父母親監護權爭議的犧牲者。)

It is customary for the job interviewer to write a thank-you letter to the

customary
C125 prospective employer after an interview.
(adj.)習慣上的；慣例的
(依照慣例，在面談後受訪者要給預期的雇主寫一封感謝函。)

dandruff Dandruff, often accompanied by itch and inflammation, is a yeast infection.

D01
(n.)頭皮 (頭屑，經常隨著搔癢和發炎而來，是一種黴菌感染。)

Jumping daringly into the icy-cold water to save the drowning kid made
daringly
D02 him the hero of the community.
(adv.)大膽地；毅然地
(勇敢地跳進冰冷的水中救起即將被淹死的孩子，讓他成為社區的英雄。)

If you want to participate in the study, you have to establish a database

database with all the student information in it according to the instructions.
D03
(n.)資料庫 (如果您想要参加這項研究，您必須根據指示，建立含有所有學生資
料的一個資料庫。)

Our principal had to face a daunting task: how to establish security in the
daunting school where there are no security guards.
D04
(adj.)令人氣餒的 (我們的校長必須面對一項艱巨的任務：如何在沒有治安警衛的學校
建立安全。)

daybreak The environmentalists make their living by swiping the streets at daybreak.
D05
(n.)黎明，破曉 (環境保護者以在黎明時掃街道為生。)

dazed The woman was dazed by the strong earthquake and fainted away.
D06
(adj.)嚇呆了 (這婦女被強烈的地震嚇到昏倒了。)

The spectacular Taipei night views were dazzling, so I did not go home
dazzle
D07 until midnight.
(v./n.)使目眩；使眼花；使迷惑
(壯觀的臺北夜景令人目眩，因此我一直到午夜才回家。)

deadly The gunman was deadly brutal; he shot over thirty students on campus.
D08
(adj.)致命的；毒性的；非常的；極度的 (這個持槍者是極度的殘酷；他在校園裡射殺了三十幾個人。)

To our great surprise, a couple of survivors were dug out from the debris
debris one week after the earthquake.
D09
(n.)殘破的碎片；殘骸 (令我們大為驚奇的是在地震以後的一個星期，有兩個倖存者從殘骸
中被挖掘出來了。)
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debut Amy, a ballet dancer, made her first debut at the age of six.
D10
(n.)初次登台 (芭雷舞家艾米在六歲首次演出。)

After the recent scandal, the president is expected to do the decent thing
decent
D11 and resign from his position.
(adj.)端正的；正派的；體面的
(在最近的醜聞以後，總統預計會做對的事而辭職。)

I invited him to the meeting, but he declined because of another appointment.

decline (我邀請了他去開會，但是他拒絕了，因為她另外有一個約會。)
D12
(v.)婉拒；謝絕 Economic decline in Taiwan is caused by the swaying politics.
(在臺灣經濟衰退是由於政治搖擺所造成的。)

dedication His dedication to the community services won the respect of all the people.
D13
(n.)奉獻；供奉 (他的對社區服務的奉獻赢得了所有人民的尊敬。)

deem I deem that Mr. Brown is capable enough to take the responsibility.
D14
(v.)認為；以為；視作 (我認為布朗先生是足以勝任承擔這個任務。)

If the patients cannot afford health care and wait until a severe illness to
default see a doctor, the default becomes more serious.
D15
(n.)不履行；違約；拖欠 (如果患者付不起醫療保險，而等到生重病才看醫生，這種拖延變得
更加嚴重。)

The defects of the new products will be corrected immediately.

defect
(新產品的瑕疵將立刻改正。)
D16 (n.)缺點；缺陷
The scientist defected to his enemy and betrayed his own country.
(v.)逃跑；脫離；背叛
(這位科學家投奔到他的敵營，他背叛了他自己的國家。)

deficiency Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.

D17
(n.)不足；缺乏 (飲食的維生素缺乏可能導致生病。)

deficit The company is facing financial deficit due to poor management.

D18
(n.)赤字；不足 (由於管理不善，公司面臨財政缺乏。)

deflation The deflation of economy brought about the rise of unemployment rate.
D19
(n.)通貨緊縮 (經濟的緊縮帶來了失業率的上升。)

degrade The officer was degraded for accepting kickbacks.

D20
(v.)使降級；降低...的地位 (官員為拿回扣被降級了。)

The jury deliberated for five days before finding him guilty.
deliberate
(陪審員仔細審議了五天才發現他有罪。)
D21 (v.)深思熟慮；商議；審議
We made a deliberate decision to conclude the investigation.
(adj.)審慎的；從容不迫的
(我們做出一個審慎的决定來結束調查。)
If a driver is delinquent in renewing his license, he will be charged a
penalty fee.
delinquent
(如果一個司機拖延更換他的執照，他將被收取罰金。)
D22 (adj.)怠忽職守的；有過失的
The juvenile delinquent grew up from a single parent family and has had
(n.)青少年罪犯
records of theft and robbery.
(這位少年犯從一個單親家庭長大，他有偷竊和盜案紀錄。)
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deluxe I just won a deluxe travel to Japan.

D23
(adj.)豪華的；高級的 (我剛剛贏得一個日本豪華旅遊。)

demolish The severe typhoon demolished hundreds of houses.

D24
(v.)毀壞；破壞 (大颱風摧毀了數百間房子。)

demote The police officer was demoted because of his misbehavior.

D25
(v.)使降級 (由於他的行為不端，這位警察被降職了。)

The denial of her application for tuition waiver forced her to quit school
denial
D26 and find a job.
(n.)否認；拒絕
(她的免學費的申請被否決，迫使她輟學去找工作。)

denounce The man was denounced for abusing his adopted son.
D27
(v.)指責；譴責 (這個男人因為虐待他的養子而被譴責了。)

depict In his new book, the author depicted the story of his life.
D28
(v.)描寫；敘述 (在他的新書裡，作者描述了他的一生的故事。)

China deployed over 1000 missiles aiming at Taiwan.

(中國部署了 1000 多枚飛彈瞄準臺灣。)
deploy
D29 After the snow storm, the city government deployed hundreds of trucks
(v.)部署；安置；安排
and plows on streets and highways.
(在暴風雪以後，市政府派遣了數百輛卡車和推雪車到街上和高速公路上。)

deputy If you want to take a week off, you need to appoint a deputy to act as a substitute.
D30
(n.)代理人；代手；副手 (如果您想要休假一個星期，您需要任命一位代理人作為替補。)

descend In the sci-fi movie, a UFO was seen to descend from the sky.
D31
(v.)下降；降落 (在科學幻想電影中，一個飛碟被看見由天空下降。)

According to the report, there is insufficient evidence to show that

President Obama is the descendant of African slaves owned by white
descendant
D32 American slave owners.
(n.)子孫；後裔
(根據報導，沒有足夠的證據顯示，歐巴馬總統是美國白人奴隸所有
者擁有的非洲奴隸的後裔。)

designate Our director designated a deputy director to act for him while he is away.
D33
(v.)指定；標明；指派 (我們的主任選派一位副主任，在他不在時代理他的職務。)

destination In the form, you have to fill out the destination of this trip.
D34
(n.)目的地 (在表格裡，您必須填好這次旅行的目的地。)

destine I never thought I would marry her, but I supposed it was destined.
D35
(v.)指定；注定；命運注定 (我未曾想過要和她結婚，但是我認為那是注定的。)

detach Detach the form at the bottom of this page and send it back.
D36
(v.)分開；解開；分離；派遣 (把這表格的底端撕開寄回來。)

detain The suspect was detained for further investigation.

D37
(v.)阻止；挽留；居留；扣押 (嫌疑犯被扣留作進一步的調查。)
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The government is bringing in stricter laws to deter drunken drivers.

deter (政府制定更加嚴密的法律，以阻止酒後開車。)
D38
(v.)妨礙；防止；阻止 High prices in houses are deterring a lot of young couples from buying houses.
(高房價妨礙很多年輕夫婦購買房子。)

The financial situation of that manufacturing company suddenly

deteriorate
D39 deteriorated. As a result, they had to declare bankruptcy.
(v.)變壞；惡化；墮落；退化
(那家製造企業的財政情況突然惡化了。結果，他們必須宣布破產。)

Due to the impact of global warming, polar bears will be devastated

devastate
D40 because they are getting less to eat.
(v.)破壞；蹂躪
(由於全球性暖化的衝擊，北極熊將被毀滅因為他們的食物越來越少了。)

Some symptoms of diabetes include excessive thirst or hunger, weight

diabetes
D41 loss, frequent urination, fatigue, and so on.
(n.)糖尿病
(糖尿病的一些症狀包括過份口渴或飢餓、體重減輕、頻尿、疲勞等。)

When you measure the screen size of the computer, you have to measure
diagonal
D42 the diagonal length.
(adj.) 對角線的
(當您測量電腦螢幕的尺寸，您必須測量對角線的長度。)

diameter Can you measure the diameter of the sun?

D43
(n.)直徑 (您能不能測量太陽的直徑?)

dictator A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power with military control.
D44
(n.)獨裁者 (一個獨裁者是以軍事控制的單一和絕對權力的統治者。)

It is really difficult to differentiate the varieties of gems.

differentiate (鑑別寶石的種類真的很困難。)
D45
(v.)區別；鑑別 The graduate student is writing an article to differentiate types of races in Asia.
(這位研究生正在寫一篇文章來區分亞洲的民族。)

The professor’s lecture lacked focus; it was too diffuse.

diffuse
(教授的演說缺乏重點；它太冗長了。)
D46 (adj.)散佈的；冗長的
The woman does nothing every day but diffuse rumors.
(v.)傳播；散佈的
(這婦女每天沒有事做，只是散播謠言。)

Two of my good friends are having parties on the same day; I am in a real
dilemma
D47 dilemma about deciding which to go to.
(n.)左右為難；困境
(我的兩個好朋友同一天舉辦宴會；我左右為難無法決定要去哪一個。)

dimension A three-dimension figure commonly includes length, width and depth.

D48
(n.)尺寸；面積；大小；範圍；方面 (一個立體圖形通常包括長度、寬度和深度。)

I did nothing to diminish her achievement, but she did not achieve it by
diminish
D49 her own efforts.
(v.)減少；減小；降低；削弱
(我沒有做任何事來削弱她的成就，但是她並沒有由她自己的努力來達到。)

The dispute over importing American beef needs to be solved through

diplomacy
D50 diplomacy.
(n.)外交；外交手腕
(進口美國牛肉的爭端需要通過外交手腕來解决。)
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directory If you want to know the information of a product, you may refer to this
D51 (n.)姓名住址簿，號碼簿， Business Directory.
工商名錄，董事會 (如果你要知道一種產品的資訊，你可以從這本工商名錄上查。)

disability Several parking spaces are reserved for the disabilities.

D52
(n.)殘障；不利條件 (有幾個停車位是保留給殘障人士用的。)

After the disastrous Haiti earthquake, a flood of food, water and international
medical teams flowed toward Haiti to reach the earthquake survivors.
disastrous (在損失慘重的地震以後，大量的食物，水和國際醫療團隊送往海地
D53
(adj.)悲慘的；損失慘重的 到達地震倖存者。)
The disastrous Haiti earthquake made millions of people lose their homes.
(悲慘的海地地震造成上萬人失去他們的家。)

The chimney discharges smoke.

discharge (這個煙囪排放煙。)
(v.)排出；允許...離開；釋放； The accused man was found not guilty and was discharged.
D54
免職；出院 (被指控的人被發現無罪而被釋放了。)
(n.)排出；釋放；解職令；出院 The doctor signed papers to approve the patient’s discharge from the hospital.
(醫生簽文件准許病人從醫院出院。)

disclose As disclosed by unknown resources, the mayor had an affair with his secretary.
D55
(v.)露出；暴露；揭發；透露 (據未知名的資訊來源透露，市長與他的秘書有婚外情。)

Bill is always discreet in speaking because he is afraid that some people

discreet
D56 may misinterpret what he says.
(adj.)顧慮周到的；慎重的
(比爾在講話時總是很謹慎，因為他害怕有些人也許會曲解他所說的話。)
There is a discrepancy between our budget and the amount of our
discrepancy
D57 expenditure.
(n.)矛盾；不符；不一致
(我們的預算和我們的開支的總額不一致。)
Susan shouldn’t have made this kind of mistake because she is a person
discretion
D58 of discretion.
(n.)謹慎；考慮周到
(因為她是ㄧ個謹慎的人，蘇珊不應該犯這種錯誤。)

I got fired at the age of 51. I believe that my boss had age discrimination
because he decided to hire somebody who is younger to take the place of
discrimination
D59 my position.
(n.)歧視；辨別；區別
(我在 51 歲時被開除了。我相信我的上司有年齡歧視，因為他决定雇
用比較年輕的人來取代我的位置。)

Her disdainful behavior is not appreciated by the class. That’s why she
disdainful
D60 does not have any friends.
(adj.)傲慢的；輕蔑的
(她蔑視人的行為不受班上同學的讚賞。這是她沒有任何朋友的理由。)

dismantle The deck was dismantled and rebuilt on the other side of the house.
D61
(v.)拆卸；拆開；解散；拆除 (這露天平台被拆除了，而在房子的另一邊重新建造。)
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The mother was dismayed at her son’s academic performance.

(母親對她的兒子的學業成績很氣餒。)
dismay
D62 To her dismay, Mary has tried three times in her TOEFL test, but she
(n./v.) 驚慌，沮喪，氣餒
failed again.
(令她沮喪的是，瑪麗考托福考了三次了，但是她又沒有通過。)

disparate Disparate reports on the typhoon puzzled the people in the affected areas.
D63
(adj.)不同的；異類的；迴然不同的 (對颱風消息的迴然不同的報導令受颱風影響的人非常困惑。)

Our time is limited, so today we will touch on urgent and important

dispensable
issues only；the dispensable ones will be discussed in the next meeting.
D64 (adj.)非必要的；可分配的；
(我們的時間是有限的，因此今天我們只觸及迫切而重要的議題，而
可寬恕的
對於可有可無的部分則留到下次會議來談論。)

dispense We need volunteers to dispense water, food and clothes to the homeless.
D65
(v.)分發；施給；執行；免除 (我們需要志工幫我們分發水、食物和衣服給街民。)

All the crowds gathered in front of the Presidential Hall, so after

midnight, the police started to disperse them.
disperse
(所有群眾聚集在總統府前面，因此在午夜以後，警察開始的驅散他們。)
D66 (v.)驅散，解散；疏散；傳播；
There was heavy fog early in the morning, but after the sun rose, the fog
消散，消
started to disperse.
(清早有濃霧，但是在太陽上升後，霧散開了。)

Currently the disposable diaper industry boomed, and the competition is

disposable
D67 getting more challenging.
(adj.)可處置的；可丟棄的
(目前可丟棄尿布產業興旺了，並且競爭變得更加富挑戰性。)

Richard has an optimistic disposition; he always thinks that things will be

D68 disposition(n.)性情；脾氣 better in the future.
(理查具有樂觀的性格；他總是認為事情在將來會更好。)

Your phone bill is due on Friday. If you have sent your payment
disregard already, just disregard this letter.
D69
(v./n.)不理；不顧；呼視 (您的電話費到星期五要交付的。如果您已經寄出您的付款，請忽視
這封信件。)

disruption Yesterday’s power outrage caused serious disruption to our production line.
D70
(n.)干擾；中斷；分裂；崩潰；瓦解 (昨天的停電對我們的生產線造成嚴重的干擾。)

To earn a doctoral degree, you will need to submit a dissertation and

dissertation
D71 meet all the requirements.
(n.)博士論文
(要得到博士學位，您需要遞交一份學術論文和符合所有要求。)

dissident China does not tolerate different opinions, especially political views.
(adj.)意見不同的；不贊成的； Thus many political dissidents were arrested and put in jail.
D72
持不同政見的 (中國不能容忍不同的意見，尤其是政治觀點。因此，許多持不同政
(n.)意見不同的人；不贊成者 治的人被拘捕，並關在監獄裡。)
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All the health-related organizations are disseminating information about

disseminate
D73 preventing infection of H1N1 flu.
(v.)散播；宣傳
(所有與衛生有關的機構正在宣傳預防新流感的資訊。)

The writer’s distinctive writing style established his reputation in the

distinctive
D74 literary field.
(adj.)有特色的，特殊的
(這位作家的特別寫作風格在文藝界建立了他的聲望。)

distort A good journalist should report facts only rather than distort the facts.
D75
(v.)扭曲；曲解 (一位好新聞工作者應該只報告事實，而不是扭曲事實。)

distraction I find it difficult for me to resist distractions when I study.

D76
(n.)分心；注意力分散；娛樂 (我發現當我讀書時，我很難抗拒分心。)

Tim’s parents are getting divorced. That explains the reason why he often
distract
D77 feels bad and distracts in class.
(v.)分心 ；分散
(狄姆的父母要離婚。這說明了為什麼他經常心情不好而上課無法專心。)

The director of the community would take more actions to diversify the
diversify
D78 activities and to encourage more people to get involved.
(v.)使多樣化
(社區的主任會採取更多行動使活動多樣化，並鼓勵更多人參與。)

The money designated to a specific purpose has diverted the interest of

divert
D79 the public regarding how the money was raised.
(v.)轉向；轉移
(被指定作為特殊目的的金錢轉移了大眾的注意力到這些錢是如何募來的。)

The company paid higher dividends to the stockholders due to the

dividend
D80 earnings of the company in 2008.
(n.)紅利；股息；附贈品
(這家公司付給持股人比較高的紅利，由於 2008 年公司賺錢了。)

donate The veteran donated all his organs to the people who need them after he died.
D81
(v.)捐獻；捐贈 (這位退伍軍人在他死了之後，把他所有的器官捐贈給需要它們的人。)

Ted didn’t understand what the teacher was talking about, so he began
doodle
D82 doodling at the edge of the book.
(v.)亂畫；塗鴉；閒蕩
(泰德不了解老師在說什麼，因此，他開始在書本的邊緣塗鴉。)

If you want to use the Internet phone, you have to download the software
download
D83 from the Internet.
(v.)下載
(如果您想要使用網路電話，您必須從網路上下載軟體。)
Some car dealers offer car loans for college students without requiring
D84 down payment 分期付款的頭款 down payments.
(有些車商提供汽車貸款給學生而不需要頭款。)
To reduce the loss, our company is downsizing and will concentrate on
downsize
D85 services only.
(v.)裁減(員工)人數
(要減少損失，我們的公司正在裁減人員，並且只集中在服務方面。)

drawback The drawback of this policy has profound impact in the future and needs
D86 (n.)缺點；障礙；撤回，撤銷； to be revised.
退款；退稅 (這項政策的缺點對將來影響深遠，需要加以修正。)
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The housewife feels that she lives a dreary life because all what she does
dreary
every day is cooking and cleaning the house.
D87 (adj.)沈悶的，陰鬱的，令人沮喪
(這位家庭主婦認為她過著慘淡的生活，因為她每天所做的事是烹調
的；枯燥的
和清掃房子。)
It has been drizzling all day long recently.
drizzle
(最近整天下毛毛雨。)
D88 (v.)下毛毛雨
I found a walk in the drizzle very romantic.
(n.)毛毛雨
(我覺得在毛毛雨中漫步非常浪漫。)

dubious Our boss holds a dubious attitude toward the amount of this year’s bonus.
D89
(adj.)半信半疑的；猶豫不決的；含糊的 (我們的老闆對於今年獎金會得多少帶著半信半疑的態度。)

Please duplicate the number of copies we need for the meeting.

duplicate
(請影印我們會議所需要的份數。)
D90 (adj.)完全一樣的；複製的；副本的
This 1000 dollar bill is a duplicate, not a real one.
(n.)複製品；副本
(這張一千元的鈔票是複製品，不是真的。)
It is reported that the number of pandas in the world has dwindled due to
dwindle
D91 loss of habitat.
(v.)逐漸減少
(據報導，世界上熊貓的數量由於喪失棲息地而減少了。)

dynamite The workers exploded the mountain with dynamite in order to build the tunnel.
D92
(n./v.) 炸藥 (工人用炸藥炸山，為了建造隧道。)

easygoing My teacher is very easygoing. She is not very demanding.

E01
(adj.)隨和的 (我的老師脾氣非常隨和。她不會過分要求。)

eccentric In the Halloween party, everybody dressed in eccentric costumes.

E02
(adj.)怪異的；古怪的 (在萬聖節宴會，大家都穿奇裝異服。)

Remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room to economize
economize
E03 the expenditure on energy.
(v.)節約；節省；節儉
(當您離開房間時，記住要關燈，以節約能源的開支。)

ecstasy My father was in ecstasy when I was admitted to the foremost university.
E04
(n.)狂喜；出神；入迷 (當我被錄取進入知名大學時，我的父親欣喜若狂。)

Mr. Wang has been writing editorials for a local newspaper since he
editorial graduated from the university.
E05 (n.)社論 (自從他大學畢業後，王先生就一直為地方報紙寫社論。)
(adj.)社論的 I will find an editorial writing teacher to help me write convincing articles.
(我將找一位社論寫作老師來幫助我寫令人信服的文章。)

elegance In the skate contest, all the participants displayed the elegance of posture.
E06
(n.)優雅；文雅 (在溜冰比賽時，所有參賽者表現出優雅的姿勢。)

element Earth, water, air and fire are the four elements of nature.
E07
(n.)元素；要素；成分 (地球、水、空氣和火是自然的四個元素。)

eligible Students with GPA of 3.5 and above are eligible for the scholarship.
E08
(adj.)合格的；合適的 (平均成績在 3.5 以上的學生有資格獲得獎學金。)
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eloquent The eloquent politician’s speech attracted hundreds of audience.

E09
(adj.)雄辯的；有說服力的 (這個有說服力的政治家之演說吸引了上百位聽眾。)

This new automatic machine will emancipate us from all the hard work
emancipate
E10 we once had to do.
(v.)解放；釋放
(這個新的自動機器將解除我們在過去一度必須做的所有堅苦工作。)

After you have visited a foreign country, you will need to fill out an
embarkation
E11 embarkation card for immigration clearance.
(n.)乘船；搭載；開始；從事
(當您到國外參觀後，您需要填好移民局清單出入許可的出境卡。)

emigration The emigration of one country to another has become very common now.
E12
(n.)移民；移出 (從一個國家移出到另一個國家現在變得非常平常。)

empower The manager empowered his secretary to negotiate with their clients.
E13
(v.)授權；允許 (經理授權他的秘書與他們的客戶談判。)

endurance The athletes need to train endurance to increase energy.

E14
(n.)持久力；耐久力；忍耐 (運動員需要訓練耐力，以增加活力。)

You may enhance your English abilities by reading English newspapers

enhance
E15 and watching English teaching programs on TV.
(v.)增加；提高
(您可以以閱讀英文報紙和看電視的英語教學節目來提高您的英語能力。)

This list of outside readings is helpful to students; they can be

enlighten enlightened to read for information and to think independently.
E16
(v.)啟迪；教導；指導 (這一份課外閱讀的書單對學生是有幫助；他們可以啟發學生從閱讀
獲得資訊和獨立思考力。)

enlist Jeffrey was born in 1930 and had enlisted in the Army in 1952.
E17
(v.)入伍；徵募 (傑弗瑞在 1930 年出生，在 1952 年徵招入伍。)

The entrepreneur started his career as an apprentice in the factory, and he

entrepreneur succeeded through hardwork and perseverance.
E18
(n.)企業家 (這位成功的企業家是從在工廠當學徒開始他的事業，他經過艱苦工
作和堅忍不拔終於成功了。)

The president of the university enunciated his address to the graduates

enunciate
E19 during the commencement.
(v.)發表；宣布；清晰地發音
(在畢業典禮時，大學的校長清晰地發表他對畢業生的致詞。)

epidemic The epidemic diseases are of great concern to us because they are
E20 (n./adj.)盛行的；流行性的； contagious and may lead to mortality.
傳染性的 (我們非常關心流行病，因為他們是會傳染性的，並且也可能導致死亡。)

It’s very time-consuming to watch soap dramas. Some of them contain

episode
E21 over 300 episodes.
(n.)插曲；影集中的一齣
(看肥皂劇是非常費時的。有些包含超過 300 集。)
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equivalent Eight kilometers is roughly equivalent to five miles.

E22
(adj.)等於 (八公里大約等於五英哩。)

The young man’s primary goal is the eradication of poverty to change his
eradication
E23 social status.
(n.)根絕；剷除
(這年輕人的主要目標是要剷除貧窮，以改變他的社會地位。)

erode The rock has been eroded under the sun, water, and wind.
E24
(v.)腐蝕；侵蝕 (岩石受太陽、水和風之影響而腐蝕了。)

On a volcano expedition to Congo, tourists were able to see small

eruption
E25 eruptions rather than large ones.
(n.)爆發
(在一次到剛果的火山遠征中，遊客可以看見小的火山爆發，而不是大的。)

If you need to go home late or if you cannot drive home by yourself, you
escort
may find an escort by calling escort services.
E26 (n.)護送者；護衛隊
(如果您需要晚回家或如果您不能自己開車回家，您可以打電話給護
(v.)護送；護航；護衛
衛服務專線去找護衛。)

Allen was charged for engaging in business espionage by improperly

gathering information about the company’s new products and sold it to a
espionage
E27 competing company.
(n.)諜報；間諜活動
(亞倫被告參與商業間諜活動，以不當手法收集公司新產品的資料，
然後把它賣給一家競爭的公司。)

eternity The ringing went on for what seemed an eternity, and then someone answered.
E28
(n.)永遠；永恆；永久 (鈴聲一直繼續響個不停，似乎是永恆，然後有人接聽了。)

Due to the mudslide, all the residents in this area must be evacuated to
evacuate
E29 the safe place.
(v.)抽空；撤離；撤退；疏散
(由於土石流，所有在這個區域的居民必須疏散到安全的地方。)

The engineer went to investigate and evaluate the possibility of building

evaluate
E30 a dam at this section of the river.
(v.)評價；估計
(這位工程師去調查和評估在河的這個部分建造一座水壩的可能性。)

evolution She has to collect data to write a paper on “the Evolution of Human Beings”.
E31
(n.)發展；演變；進化 (她需要收集資料寫一篇關於「人類的演變」的報告。)

This thesis is too long. I don’t have enough time to read it. It would be
excerpt convenient if you have an excerpt of your work.
E32
(n./v.)摘錄；選粹；引述 (這份論文太長的。我沒有足夠的時間讀它。如果您有您的作品的摘
要就方便多了。)

The Elegant Dancing Club is one of the few places in our community that
exclusively
E33 exclusively teach tap dance.
(adv.)專門地；唯一地；獨佔地
(典雅舞蹈俱樂部是我們的社區的少數地方之一專門教踢踏舞的。)

excursion All the students are very excited about the excursion.
E34
(n.)遠足；遊覽 (所有學生對於這次遠足都非常興奮。)
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exempt Diplomats are exempt from paying visa fees.

E35
(v.)免除；豁免 (外交人員豁免付簽證費。)

In the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, the Doctor was exiled to Earth by
his people.
exile
E36 (在英國的科幻連續影集「神秘博士」中，這個博士被他的人民放逐。)
(n./v.)放逐；流放
The prince was exiled to the border by his father.
(這個王子被他的父親放逐到邊疆去。)

We are looking for advertisements for adventure tours to exotic places in

Europe.
exotic
E37 (我們正在尋找到歐洲的具有外國情調的冒險遊覽的廣告。)
(adj./n.)異國風情的；外國情調的
In Taipei, you can taste various kinds of food at exotic restaurants.
(在臺北，您可以在外國餐廳品嘗各式各樣的食物。)

expedition Mr. Kay led a team of anthropologists to make an expedition to the North Pole.
E38
(n.)探險；遠征；遠征隊 (凱先生帶領一群人類學家遠征到北極。)

expel His tourist’s visa has expired, so he was expelled by the customs official.
E39
(v.)開除；驅逐 (他的觀光簽證到期了，因此他被海關官員逐出。)

Our university is posting an opening for an English teacher with the

expertise
E40 expertise in English teaching and related fields.
(n.)專門技能
(我們的大學張貼一名英語老師出缺的廣告，要教英語教學和相關領域。)

expire Please renew your driver’s license before it expires.

E41
(v.)滿期；屆期；終止 (請再屆期前更換新的駕照。)

explicit The teacher gave explicit explanations about the requirements of this
E42 (adj.)詳盡的；清楚的；明確的； course in the first meeting.
直率的 (老師在首次上課時明確地說明這門課的要求。)

exquisite
Eva always dresses up very elegantly. I admire her exquisite taste.
E43 (adj.)精美的；精緻的；強烈的；
(伊娃穿得非常高雅。我敬佩她的的高度鑑賞品味。)
敏銳的；有高度鑑賞力的

The government is considering steps to ease the burdens of laid-off workers,

extension including possible extensions of unemployment and health benefits.
E44
(n.)延長；伸長；擴大；電話分機 (政府正在考慮減輕被解雇的工作者的負擔的措施，包括延長失業和
健保津貼的可能性。)

After his decayed teeth were extracted, he started wearing a denture.

extract (在他的蛀牙被拔掉之後，他開始帶假牙。)
E45
(v./n.)用力取出；提取；提煉；摘錄 Our professor assigned us to read some extracts from the Bible.
(我們的教授指定我們閱讀一些聖經選粹。)

Joe didn’t study hard enough because he spent too much time in
extracurricular
E46 extracurricular activities.
(adj.)課外的
(喬不夠努力讀書，因為他花太多時間在課外活動上。)
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extravagance Their extravagance is responsible for their lack of money.

E47
(n.)奢侈，鋪張；浪費 (他們的奢侈是他們缺錢的原因。)

extrovert What we need is an extrovert who loves to socialize and talk with our customers.
E48
(n.)外向性格者 (我們所需要的是ㄧ位喜歡社交的外向的人，喜歡跟我們的顧客交談。)

eyesight To get a driver’s license, you need to check your eyesight first.
E49
(n.)視力 (要拿到駕照，您需要首先檢查您的視力。)

fabricate He always fabricates excuses after making troubles.

F01
(v.)製造；捏造；偽造；杜撰 (他在惹麻煩以後總是編造藉口。)

fabulous The students had a fabulous experience in the Disney World.

F02
(adj.)極好的；巨額的；神話寓言中的 (這學生在迪斯尼世界有極好的經驗。)

facilitate Teaching aids are found to facilitate learning.

F03
(v.)促進；幫助；使容易 (教具可以促進學習。)

fad Young people tend to follow fads out of peer pressure.

F04
(n.)時尚；流行一時的狂熱 (由於同儕的壓力，青年人容易跟著時尚走。)

familiar
(adj.)熟知的；精通的
familiarity The house looked familiar to me, though I have never been there before.
F05
(n.)熟悉；親密 (雖然我從沒去過那間房子，但對我而言，它看起來卻是很熟悉。)
unfamiliar
(adj.)不熟悉的；陌生的

famine In some Southern African countries, people have been suffering from famine.
F06
(n.)饑荒；奇缺 (在一些南非的國家，人民一直遭受飢荒之苦。)

fascination All the boys looked at the beautiful girl with fascination.
F07
(n.)魅力；迷戀；陶醉 (所有男孩著迷似的看著這美麗的女孩。)

feasible Your plan is not economically feasible because we don’t have enough budgets.
F08
(adj.)可行的；合理的；合適的 (因為我們沒有足夠的預算，您的計劃在經濟上是不可行的。)

I need your feedback after you have visited this fitness center for our
feedback future improvement.
F09
(n.)回饋；返回；反饋意見 (在您參觀了這個健身中心以後，我需要您的反饋意見，以供我們的
未來改善之用。)

The athlete has been suspended for the remainder of this season after
felony
F10 pleading guilty to a felony.
(n.)重罪
(這運動員在他承認犯有重罪以後在這一季剩下的時間被禁賽。 )

fertility Fertility treatments help couples who are unable to conceive naturally.
F11
(n.)繁殖力；肥沃；豐富 (生育能力治療幫助無法自然地懷孕的夫婦。)

fickle There is not much we can do to prepare for fickle weather.

F12
(adj.)易變的 (對善變的天氣我們沒有多少做準備的。)
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filial Chinese people consider filial piety as the most important virtue.
F13
(adj.)孝順的 (中國人認為孝順是最重要的美德。)

filthy Simon never cleans his house -- it’s terribly filthy!

F14
(adj.)骯髒的；下流的；卑劣的 (西蒙從來沒有清掃過他的房子----它是非常骯髒!)

Many Americans like Chinese dishes with sweet and sour flavors.
flavor
(很多美國人喜歡含有酸甜口味的中國菜。)
F15 (n.)味道；風味
I like my fish flavored with ginger and pepper.
(v.)給…調味；給…增加風味
(我喜歡在我的魚裡面加上薑和辣椒。)

The quality of this DVD is not good. It flickers frequently from the
flicker
F16 very beginning.
(v./n.)閃爍；搖曳；擺動；忽隱忽現
(這個 DVD 的品質不好。它從最開始就經常地閃爍。)

fling The boy flung a stone through the window and hit my dog.
F17
(v.)扔，擲，拋，丟 (這男孩從窗口扔了一塊石頭，擊中了我的狗。)

fluctuate Due to the unstable political situation, the stock market fluctuates violently.
F18
(v.)波動，變動 (由於不穩定的政治情況，股市波動劇烈。)

flutter The little birds flutter their wings and try to fly.
F19
(v.)振翼；拍翅；飄揚 (小鳥拍動它們的翅膀，他們試著要飛。)

fluid The doctor found that there was fluid in his lung, and it needs to be drawn.
F20
(n./adj.)流體，流質；液體 (醫生發現在他的肺裡有液體，需要抽出。)

After the bank foreclosed his mortgage, he had to move out from his
foreclose
F21 houseand rent an apartment.
(v.)取消贖回權；取消貸款
(在銀行取消了他的抵押貸款之後，他必須從他的房子搬出，而租一間公寓住。)

foreclosure Frank lost his home foreclosure due to lavish spending.

F22
(n.)回贖權的取消；取消貸款 (法蘭克由於過度揮霍，遭到取消貸款而失去了他的家。)

foresee Nobody could have foreseen the result of the election.

F23
(v.)預見；預知 (沒人可以預知競選的結果。)

formidable The mayor had to face the formidable task of resolving the problems of
F24 (adj.)可怕的；令人畏懼的； the MRT.
難對付的 (市長必須面對解決捷運問題的艱鉅任務。)

formulate
The college application procedures were formulated in the package.
F25 (v.)作成公式；有系統的陳述；
(申請大學的程序在資料袋裡有很詳細的說明了。)
明確地表達

forsake The heartless husband forsook his wife after she was diagnosed with lung
F26 (v.)背棄；放棄；遺棄 cancer.
(forsook, forsaken) (當她被診斷得肺癌後，這無情的丈夫拋棄了他的妻子。)

forthcoming She was very excited, awaiting the forthcoming wedding.

F27
(adj.)即將出現；即將來到的 (她是非常興奮的，等待即將到來的婚禮。)
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The coastal guards built castles along the coast to fortify our coastal defense.
(海防衛兵沿著海岸建造城堡以加強我們的沿海防禦。)
fortify Diet rich in healthy foods can deliver the many nutrients you need to
F28
(v.)強化；設防於 fortify your immune system against attacks of many diseases.
(吃含有豐富的健康食品可以釋出您所需要的許多營養素，它可以加
強您的免疫系统免受許多疾病的攻擊。)
foster
The parents tried their best to help their foster child realize his dreams.
F29 (v.)養育；照顧；培養；促進
(父母盡力幫助他們的養子實現他的夢想。)
(adj.) 養育的；寄養的

A fracture is a broken bone. This kind of injury causes pain and swelling
fracture
F30 and needs professional care.
(n./v.)破碎；破裂；斷裂
(骨折就是一根骨頭斷裂。這種傷會導致疼痛和腫脹，並且需要專業治療。)

This box, which is packed with items of glassware, should be marked

fragile
F31 with a fragile label.
(adj.)易碎的
(這個箱子裡裝滿了玻璃製品，應該以易碎的標籤標示。)

fragment She dropped the bowl on the floor, and it broke into fragments.
F32
(n.)破片；碎片；片斷 (她的碗掉到地板上，而破成碎片。)

franchise In order to gain the franchise, Wayne submitted an impressive proposal.

F33
(n.)經銷權 (為了獲取經營權，偉恩提出一個讓人印象深刻的提案。)

Millions of people are taken in each year by medical fraud and worthless
health products. The best way to protect yourself is to ask questions and
fraud
F34 be observant.
(n.)欺騙；詐欺
(每年有成千上萬的人對醫療詐騙和沒有價值的健康產品信以為真。
保護自己的最好方法就是問問題及提高警覺。)

frazzle My mother is an accountant who always gets a little frazzled at tax time.
F35
(v.)疲憊；磨損 (我的母親是一個會計師，她在報稅時間總是有一點累。)

The young man is considered a freak because he has unusual behaviors.

freak (這年輕人被認為是怪物，因為的行為怪異。)
(n.)怪物；奇想；異想天開 Hail storm is a freak of nature in Taiwan because it is rare here.
F36 (v.)逃避現實；產生高度情緒化或 (冰雹風暴在臺灣是自然的怪異現象，因為它在這裡很罕見。)
過度興奮 When I found that I couldn’t answer even one single one of those test
(adj.)反常的，怪異的 questions, I began to freak out.
(當我發現在那些試題中我連一題都不會回答時，我開始極度不安。)

frequently New computers frequently come with a one-year warranty.

F37
(adv.)經常 (新電腦通常有一年的保證期。)

fret You don’t need to fret about your children. They are very independent.
F38
(v./n.)苦惱；煩躁；腐蝕 (您不需要為您的孩子苦惱。他們是非常獨立的。)

friction There are always frictions between the older and the younger staff members.
F39
(v.)不合；衝突；磨擦 (在比較年老和比較年輕的職員之間總是有摩擦。)
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frigid I would not go to Chicago in the winter due to the frigid weather there.
F40
(adj.)寒冷的，嚴寒的；冷淡的；呆板的 (我不會在冬天去芝加哥，由於在那裡的天氣寒冷。)

As a frugal housewife, Mrs. Smith never buys clothes at expensive

frugal regular prices. She always waits until they go on sales.
F41
(adj.)節儉的；節省的 (作為一位節儉主婦，史密斯夫人從未以昂貴的一般價格購買衣裳。
她總是等待，直到他們減價才買。)

According to the furlough program, all the employees have to take one-week
furlough unpaid leave per month to reduce costs until the end of the year.
F42
(n.)無薪假 (根據無薪休假計畫，直到今年的年底，所有員工每個月必須休一個
星期的無薪假，以減少費用。)

The woman took a gold ring from the counter furtively while the
furtively
F43 salesperson was busy with another customer.
(adv.)偷偷地
(當店員在忙著另一名顧客時，這婦女偷偷摸摸地從櫃臺上拿了一隻金戒指。)

The designing worker hung a fuzzy two-foot spider on the wall in

fuzzy
F44 preparation for the Halloween party.
(adj.)有絨毛的；模糊不清的
(設計工作者為準備萬聖節宴會在牆壁上垂掛了的一隻有絨毛的二英尺蜘蛛。)

Mr. Freeman pays much attention to his health. In his room, a whole
galaxy of vitamins is lined up on the shelf.
galaxy (福利民先生非常注意他的健康。在他的房間裡，一整排的維他命擺在架子上。)
G01
(n.)星系；一大批 The science teacher showed a constellation map in class and taught the
students how to identify and classify galaxies and stars.
(科學老師在班上展示了一張星系圖，並且教學生如何辨認和分類星系和星星。)

The Lin’s family has been in the business of manufacturing garments in

garment
G02 southern Taiwan for over 20 years.
(n.)衣服
(林家在南臺灣已經從事服裝製造業有 20 年了。)

With five years of hardwork, Bill finally garnered the highest honor in
garner
G03 his field of study.
(v.)獲得
(經過五年的辛苦工作，比爾最後獲得在他的領域的最高的榮譽。)

The garrulous crowds near the hospital disturbed the peace and quietness
garrulous
G04 of the patients.
(adj.)繞舌的
(在醫院附近的喧鬧的群眾干擾了患者的寧靜。)

Based on the above examples and discussion, we can generalize that

generalize
G05 environments play an important role in student learning.
(v.)概括的論述；歸納
(根據上述例子和討論，我們可以概括的說環境在學生學習中扮演一個重要角色。)

We can tell that the show is really interesting; there was loud laughter
generated all among the audience.
generate
G06 (我們可以說這次的表演真的很有趣；它引起所有觀眾大笑。)
(v.)產生；創造
We burned firewood to generate heat.
(我們燒木柴來產生熱。)
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Some diseases, such as cancer, come in part from genetic disorders and in
genetic
G07 part from environmental factors.
(adj.)遺傳的；基因的
(有些疾病，例如癌症，部分來自遺傳障礙，有一部分來自環境因素。)

When the young actress appeared, all her fans were dazzled by her
glamour glamour and started screaming.
G08
(n.)魅力；誘惑力 (當這年輕的女明星出現時，所有她的影迷們被她的魅力所迷惑，而
開始尖叫。)

When the boy saw the burglar’s glistening tooth, he knew that it was the
glisten same guy who had broken into his house two months earlier.
G09
(v.)閃光 (當男孩看見了小偷發出閃光的牙齒時，他知道他是在二個月前闖入
他家的同一個人。)

The victims of the landslide appealed to the government officials for help
gloomy
G10 with gloomy faces.
(adj.)陰鬱的；沮喪的；陰暗的
(山崩的受害者帶著憂鬱的面孔要求府官員的幫助。)

During the class, four students goofed off on their cell phones.
goof
(在上課時間，有四名學生玩手機混時間。)
G11 (v.)混日子；閒蕩；弄糟
This serious goof made in the nationwide test is embarrassing.
(n.)傻瓜；笨蛋；遲鈍；犯錯
(在全國性考試時所犯的這個嚴重的錯誤是很尷尬的。)

graphic She is a graphic designer at a textbook publisher responsible for

G12 (adj.)繪畫的；印刷的；清楚地描 designing and producing printed materials.
繪或敘述 (她是教科書出版商的一位圖表設計師，負責設計和製作印刷教材。)

The school authorities are grappling with the solution of students’

academic performance.
grapple (校方努力提高學生的學術表現。)
G13
(v.)抓住；扭打；努力解決 Some businesses grappled with staying open during the typhoon night to
benefit the community.
(有些店家很辛苦地在颱風夜開門以利社區。)

During the rush hours, I often get caught in the gridlock, so I choose to
gridlock work early hours to avoid it.
G14
(n.)全面交通癱瘓；交通阻塞 (在尖峰時間，我經常陷入交通阻塞中，因此我選擇做早時間的工作
以避開它。)

She has a very serious grievance against the hospital because the
grievance
G15 operation ruined her health.
(n.)不平；抱怨
(因為手術毀了她的健康，她對醫院發出一個非常嚴正的抱怨。)

We had to grope for flashlights and candles in the dark as a result of the
grope
G16 explosion of the power box that cut off power in the whole region.
(v./n.)摸索
(由於電箱的爆炸使整個地區斷電，我們必須在黑暗中摸索手電筒和蠟燭。)

guerrilla A group of guerrillas attacked their enemy and caused many casualties.
G17
(n.)游擊隊 (一組游擊隊員攻擊了他們的敵人，並且導致了許多傷亡。)
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guru The Kongfu guru has been learning martial art since he was a child.
G18
(n.)宗師；教派領袖 (這位功夫宗師自從他小時候就開始學武術。)
habitat To improve habitats for birds, I built a bird feeder to attract them.
H01
(n.)棲息地；產地 (為了改進鳥的棲所，我建了一個鳥飼養器來吸引他們。)
Computer users should learn how to run a personal firewall to defend
hacker
H02 against attacks by hackers.
(n.)熱心於使用電腦的人；駭客
(電腦用戶應該學會如何跑個人防火牆程式，以防止駭客攻擊。)

hackneyed Mary’s composition is very creative; she doesn’t use hackneyed expressions.
H03
(adj.)陳腐的；老練的 (瑪莉的作文很有創意，她不用陳腐的用語。)

His career is hampered by family conflicts.

hamper (他的事業受制於家庭衝突。)
H04 (v.)妨礙，阻礙，束縛，牽制 It is a tradition of the community people to donate a hamper of food to
(n.)障礙物；食物籃 needy people.
(社區人民捐贈食物籃給貧窮的人的是一種傳統。)
Ben broke up with his girlfriend a month ago. After that, he has been
harass
H05 receiving harassing phone calls from her every day.
(v.)使煩惱；不斷騷擾
(賓一個月前與他的女朋友分手。在那以後，他每天接到她騷擾的電話。)

hazard
Hiking alone in the woods is full of hazard.
H06 (n.)危險；危害物；危險之源
(單獨在森林裡遠足有很多危險。)
(v.)冒險作出；嘗試

The government’s cross-strait policy is always in the headlines.

headline
(政府的兩岸政策總是頭版頭條新聞。)
(n.)標題；頭版頭條新聞
H07 The newspaper headlined the news of Taiwanese baseball players
(v.)給...加標題；在標題中提到；
accepting bribes to fix games.
使成為注意中心
(報紙把臺灣棒球球員打假球和接受賄賂的新聞列為頭條新聞。)

hemisphere The western hemisphere includes the Americas, Europe, Australia and
H08 (n.) (地球的)半球；半球上的國 New Zealand.
家；範圍，領域 (西半球包括美洲、歐洲、澳洲和紐西蘭。)

Laura’s ancestors are from mainland China, and she would like to learn
heritage
H09 more about her heritage by reading related books.
(n.)遺產；傳統
(羅拉的祖先來自中國大陸，她希望以閱讀相關書籍來了解她的傳統。)

hesitant Maria was hesitant about giving up her current job and going abroad to study.
H10
(adj.)猶豫的；遲疑不決的 (瑪利亞對於放棄他目前的工作而出國留學的事感到遲疑不決。)

In the ghost hunting cave, many hideous black shadows popped out
hideous
H11 suddenly and scared the children to run out of the cave.
(adj.)醜陋的；可怕的
(在鬼洞裡，許多醜陋黑影突然冒出來，把孩子們驚嚇得跑出洞外。)

highlight A highlight this year is the Air Force Thunderbirds, a precision-flying team
(n.)最引人注目的事件；最顯著的 whose F-16s thrilled crowds with high-altitude loops and formation flying.
H12
部分；強光 (今年最引人注目的部分是空軍雷鳥小組的表演，它的 F-16 飛機是一
(v.)使顯著；使顯出；使突出 個精準的飛行小組，他們以高空翻觔斗和編隊飛行而震撼人心。)
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Some experts wonder if homicides are down dramatically this year in big
homicide cities across the country because of the cooler summer.
H13
(n.)殺人；殺人行為；殺人犯 (有些專家不知道今年全國大城市的殺人案件大大地減少是因為比較
涼爽的夏天的關係。)

Homosexuals are fighting for equal rights.

homosexual
(同性戀者為平等的權利而奮鬥。)
H14 (adj.)同性戀的
Homosexual activists dedicated to resolving a variety of issues.
(n.)同性戀者
(同性戀活動家致力於解決各式各樣的問題。)

Mr. Straight wrote a letter to thank Mr. and Mrs. Li for their hospitality
hospitality
H15 while he was visiting them in London.
(n.)好客；殷勤招待
(史崔特先生寫一封信感謝李先生和李太太，當他在倫敦時，對他的招待。)

Dick had to hospitalize for about a week to receive treatment after the car
hospitalize
H16 accident.
(v.)使住院治療
(狄克在車禍以後必須住醫院大約一個星期以接受治療。)

The hostility between the two large political parties will definitely bring
hostility
H17 about negative effects on the country.
(n.)敵意，敵視
(在二個大政黨之間的敵意必然會為國家帶來負面的效果。)

humanitarian Humanitarians strongly oppose to capital punishment to respect the right

H18 (n.)人道主義者；慈善家 to life.
(adj.)人道主義的；博愛的 (人道主義者強烈反對極刑以尊重生存的權利。)

humiliate I have never felt so humiliated in my life when they accused me of cheating.
H19
(v.)羞辱；使丟臉 (當他們指責我欺詐時，我一生中從未感覺如此受到羞辱。)

Our company’s business is declining. I have a hunch that our company

hunch will announce big layoffs soon.
H20 (n.)預感；直覺；隆肉；瘤 (我們的公司的生意在下跌。我有一個預感，我們的公司很快將宣佈大解雇。)
(v.)使成弓狀 The cat hunched when it saw the dog approach.
(當貓看見狗接近時，它的背彎成拱狀。)

hurdle
A flock of deer hurdled the fence and ate all the flowers within the fence.
H21 (n.)欄；跳欄；跨欄賽跑；困難
(一群鹿躍過籬芭，吃掉在籬芭之內所有的花。)
(v.)跨欄

The word “television” is a hybrid word from Greek tēle meaning “far”
hybrid
and Latin visio meaning “to see.”
H22 (adj.)雜種；混血兒；合成物；
(「電視」一詞是希臘字的 tēle 意思是「遠」和拉丁文的 visio 意思是
混合詞
「看見」的混合詞。)

hygiene Personal hygiene is related to food, clothing, exercise, cleanness, and so on.
H23
(n.)衛生 (個人衛生與食物，衣物，運動，清潔等有關。)
It’s sheer hypocrisy for politicians to preach about family values while
hypocrisy
H24 many of them are having affairs.
(n.)虛偽
(政客們真是虛偽，一方面宣導家庭價值，然而有很多在搞婚外情。)
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I have found that Tom pretends to be modest in front of us, but actually
hypocrite he is very rude to people. He is a typical hypocrite.
H25
(n.)偽君子 (我發現湯姆在我們前面假裝謙虛，但是實際上他對人是非常粗魯的。他
是ㄧ個典型的偽君子。)
Mrs. Adams had a hysterical reaction upon her husband’s love affair with
hysterical
H26 his secretary.
(adj.)歇斯底里的；情緒異常激動的
(亞當斯太太對她的丈夫與他的秘書的風流韻事有歇斯底里的反應。)

The temperature dropped below zero after the rain. We saw icicles
icicle
I01 hanging from the roof the next morning.
(n.)冰柱
(下雨以後溫度下降到零下。第二天早晨我們看到冰柱從屋頂垂懸著。)

iffy Tim and Amy’s marriage is in a rather iffy situation; they quarrel every day.
I02
(adj.)為確定的；有問題的 (狄姆和艾米的婚姻在一個相當不確定的情況中；他們每天爭吵。)

illuminate The graduate student’s report illuminated the impact of globalization.

I03
(v.)照亮；照射；闡明；啟發 (這位研究生的報告闡明了全球性暖化的衝擊。)

Nobody is singing; it’s merely your illusion.

(沒人在唱歌；它僅僅是您的幻覺。)
illusion
I04 He had a severe fever; he could no longer distinguish between illusion
(n.)錯覺；幻覺；幻想
and reality.
(他發高燒；他不再能夠區別幻覺和現實。)

In the 1970s, a Taiwanese named Cheng Nan-Jeng immolated himself for

immolate
I05 freedom of speech.
(v.)自焚
(在 1970 年代，一個叫鄭南榕的臺灣人因為言論自由而自焚。)

immune It is reported that vitamins help to strengthen our immune system.

I06
(adj.)免疫的；免除的；不受影響的 (據報導，維他命幫助加強我們的免疫系统。)

Our boss’ impassive attitude toward the protest for adjusting wages
impassive
I07 irritated all the employees.
(adj.)無感情的
(我們的老闆對於抗議調薪的冷漠態度激怒所有員工。)
Some people believe that the drop of stocks will not impede the steady
impede
I08 healing of the job market.
(v.)妨礙，阻礙
(有些人相信股票下跌不會妨礙工作市場的穩定恢復。)
Mr. Smith, a government official, was arrested on charges of corruption
impeach
I09 and impeached.
(v.)彈劾
(史密斯先生，ㄧ位政府官員，因為貪污罪名被捕並且被彈劾了。)
It is imperative that you review your lessons.
imperative (你必須複習您的功課。)
I10
(adj.)緊急的；堅定的；祈使的 In an imperative sentence, the subject of the sentence is omitted.
(在一個命令句，句子的主詞被省略。)
President Obama tries to implement his health plan, which, he said, will
implement
save a typical family up to $2500 on premiums.
I11 (v.)執行
(歐巴馬總統設法實施他的健康計劃，他說，這個計畫將使一個典型
(n.)工具；器具
的家庭在保險費上節省到$2500。)
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implication In the conclusion paragraph, you may suggest the implications for future studies.
I12
(n.)暗示；含意；包含；牽連；共犯 (在結論段裡，您可以包括對未來研究的涵義。)

A critical reader should be able to detect the implicit meaning the writer
implicit
I13 tries to convey.
(adj.)含蓄的；不明言的
(一個有批判性的讀者應該能看出作者所要表達的隱含意思。)

I enjoy the imposing view of the Grand Canyon, especially the exposed
imposing walls with striped red, orange and yellow rock.
I14
(adj.)壯觀的；宏偉的 (我欣賞大峽谷的壯麗景色，尤其是暴露在外牆的紅色、橙色和黃色
條紋的岩石。)

Mr. Collins often helps impoverished students to complete their higher

impoverished
I15 education.
(adj.)窮困的
(可林斯先生經常幫助貧困學生完成他們的高等教育。)

imprison The crews were imprisoned in the plane by the hijackers.

I16
(v.)監禁；禁錮 (機上工作人員被劫機者監禁在飛機裡。)

Several musicians got together, and after dinner all of them improvised
improvise
I17 their music.
(v.)臨時做；即興作出；臨時拼湊
(幾位音樂家聚集在一起，並且在晚餐以後，所有人即興創作他們的音樂。)

Inadvertently the boy put on a black sock on the right foot and a red sock
inadvertently on his left foot.
I18
(adv.)不慎地 (很不小心地，這男孩在右脚上穿了一隻黑襪子，而在他的左脚則穿
上一隻紅色襪子。)

The U.S. first lady donated the gown she worn on inauguration to the
inauguration
I19 Smithsonian Museum.
(n.)就職典禮；落成典禮
(美國第一夫人把她在就職穿的禮服捐給 Smithsonian 博物館。)

incentive All the low-income citizens are qualified for the economic incentive
I20 (adj.)刺激的；鼓勵的 payments offered by the government.
(n.)刺激；鼓勵；動機 (所有低收入的公民都符合政府所提供的刺激經濟計畫的資格。)

inception Since its inception in 1980, Bill has been the president of the university.
I21
(n.)開始；開端；起初 (從 1980 年開始，比爾一直是這所大學的校長。)

incessant Incessant rain in May often causes mold problems.

I22
(adj.)不停的，連續的，持續不斷的 (五月的持續不斷的雨經常引起發霉的問題。)
Your idea is very creative, but I’m inclined to disagree with you because
incline it is not feasible.
I23
(v.)傾向於；使傾斜 (您的想法是非常有創意的，但是我傾向不同意您的看法，因為它是不可
行的。)
inclusive It’s an all-inclusive price; there’s nothing extra to pay for.
I24
(adj.)包括的；包含的；算在內的 (它是一個包括一切的價格；沒有額外的支出。)

incur Taking too much medicine may incur the risk of negative side effects.
I25
(v.)蒙受；招致 (吃太多藥也許有引起負面的副作用的風險。)
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inconsiderate
Tom’s boss was so inconsiderate as to ask him to work on Sundays.
I26 (adj.)不顧別人的；未慎重考慮的
(湯姆的老闆不為別人設想，以致於要他在星期天去上班。)
(adv.)不經考慮的

incorporate We have incorporated all the suggestions into our new plan.
I27
(v.)包含；合併；混合；使具體化 (我們把所有的建議都包括在我們的新計畫中了。)

The educators and researchers set the indicators to evaluate the student
indicator
I28 performance.
(n.)指標
(教育家和研究家訂定一些指標來評定學生表現。)

The actor left with indignation after he heard the result of the contest
indignation because he thought he should have won the award.
I29
(n.)憤怒 (這演員在他聽見比賽的結果之後，憤怒地離開，因為他認為他應該
要得獎。)

Janet is very individualistic, and she always does things independently.

individualistic She never considers herself as a member of our team.
I30
(adj.)個人主義的 (珍妮特是非常個人主義的人，她總是獨立地做事。她從未把她自己
視為我們的隊員。)

A confrontation during the meeting was inevitable because they had been
inevitable
I31 at odds with each other for years.
(adj.)不可避免的
(在會議中的交鋒是不可避免的，因為他們多年來彼此不合。)

Her infectious enthusiasm in helping others soon won her applauses from
Infectious
I32 the crowds.
(adj.)傳染的；有感染力的
(她那具有感染力的助人的熱情很快地為她贏得了群眾的掌聲。)

Infer
Can you infer what the writer tries to convey from the conclusion?
I33 (v.)推斷，推論；猜想；意味著；
(從結論裡，您是否能推斷這作家想要表達什麼?)
暗示；表明

This letter is full of typos, and I can make inference that the writer of this
Inference
I34 letter must be very sloppy.
(n.)推論；推斷；
(這封信件充滿了錯字，並且我可以推斷寫這封信件的人一定是非常散漫的。)

influenza The symptoms of influenza include running nose, coughing, and having a fever.
I35
(n.)流行性感冒 (流行性感冒的症狀包括流鼻涕，咳嗽和發燒。)

influx The government hopes that tourism will bring a huge influx of wealth
I36 (n.)湧進；匯集；流入；河口； into the country.
河流的匯合處 (政府希望觀光能帶來大量的財富湧入我們的國家。)

The infrastructure of a society includes the facilities of transportation,

infrastructure
I37 communication, power lines and water system, etc.
(n.)下部構造，基礎，下部組織
(社會的基礎設施包括運輸、通信、輸電線和供水系统等等。)
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According to the records, early settlers mostly inhabited near the hills
inhabit
I38 and lived on farming.
(v.)居住；存在於
(根據紀錄，早期的移居者大都住在小山附近，以務農為生。)

The elementary school is short of budgets, so the inhabitants around the

school rolled up their sleeves and volunteered to do the landscaping for
inhabitant
I39 the school.
(n.)居民；住戶
(這所小學的預算不足，因此在學校附近的居民捲起袖子志願為學校
做美化校園的工作。)

Some people believe that human beings are inherently good. However,
inherent
I40 others think that inherent human nature is evil.
(adj.)固有的；本來的；天生的
(有些人相信人類本性是善良的。然而，其他人則認為人類本性是邪惡的。)

initiative The college students can take the initiative and share their ideas with
I41 (n.)進取心；主動權；倡議 high school students.
(adj.)開始的；初步的 (大學生可以帶頭，把他們的構想與高中生分享。)

intrigue The prosecutor intrigued the suspect to tell the truth.

(v.) 耍陰謀；施詭計；使困惑； (檢察官誘使嫌疑犯吐露真相。)
I42
使迷惑 The imperial family is caught in the intrigue of the staff surrounding the family.
(n.)陰謀；詭計 (皇室陷入圍繞在皇室周圍的官員的陰謀中。)

The intriguing game caught the boys’ attention, and they were able to
intriguing
watch it quietly for two hours.
I43 (adj.)引起好奇心的；有迷惑力
(引人的比賽吸引了男孩的注意力，他們能安靜地看了二個小時的比
的；以起興趣的
賽。)

The Department of Public Health encouraged people to inject H1N1 flu

inject vaccine to reduce the possibility of H1N1 flu transmission.
I44
(v.)注射；注入 (公共衛生部門鼓勵人民注射 H1N1 流感疫苗以減少 H1N1 流感感染
的可能性。)

Many people gathered in front of the local court to protest against the
injustice
I45 judgments of injustice.
(n.)不法；不公平
(許多人在地方法院前面聚集抗議反對不公道的評斷。)

The economy is declining, so we should resolve the problems through the

innovation
I46 innovation of our management strategy.
(n.)革新；刷新；新發明
(經濟正在衰退，因此，我們應該透過我們的管理策略的創新來解決問題。)

If you have any question regarding your pay check, please write a letter
inquiry
I47 of inquiry to the personnel office.
(n.)詢問；查問；調查；審理
(如果您對您的薪資支票有任何問題的話，請寫信到人事室詢問。)

As a financial advisor, you need to have insight on the trend of world

insight
I48 economy.
(n.)洞察力；見識
(作為一位財政顧問，您需要對世界經濟趨勢有洞察力。)
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insistence The young man’s insistence in becoming a lawyer was finally accomplished.
I49
(n.)主張；強調；堅持 (這個年輕人要當律師的堅持最後成功了。)

Jennifer has had difficulty sleeping since she got divorced. The doctor
insomnia said that her insomnia might have been due to stress.
I50
(n.)不眠症 (自從珍尼弗離婚以後，她一直有睡眠的問題。醫生說她的失眠也許
是壓力所造成的。)

For the new residents, the telephone company always charges a fee for
installation
I51 installation.
(n.)安插；安置；架設
(對於新的住戶，電話公司總是收取安裝費。)

instantaneously We started our business from scratch and instantaneously have orders.
I52
(adv.)既刻 (我們從頭開始了我們的事業，並且即刻就有訂單。)

institution Libraries, parks and museums are all public institutions.

I53
(n.)制定；法令；學會；公共設施 (圖書館、公園和博物館都是公共設施。)

insulation You need to have insulation installed in the attic to resist heat or cold.
I54
(n.)隔熱或隔冷；絕緣材料 (您需要在頂樓安裝絕緣材料，以防熱氣或寒冷。)

Since the tenant was moved out of town, the package was returned to the
intact
I55 sender intact.
(adj.)原封不動的；完整的；完全的
(因為房客搬到外地去了，包裹原封不動退回給寄的人。)

The extra-curricular program is an integral part in accomplishing student

integral
I56 learning.
(adj.)完全的；絕對必要的
(課外活動計畫是達成學生學習的必要部分。)

integrity Integrity is considered the essential qualification of a government official.

I57
(n.)誠實；正直；廉潔 (正直被認為是政府官員的基本資格。)

intellect Human beings’ intellect distinguishes them from other animals.

I58
(n.)智力；智能 (人類的智力跟其他動物是有區別的。)

intelligence quotient/IQ An IQ test is used to measure relative intelligence of different people.

I59
(n.)智商 (智力測驗是用來測量不同人的相對智力。)

The interaction and communication between teachers and parents will

interaction
I60 enhance student academic progress.
(n.)交互作用；互相影響
(老師和父母之間的相互作用和溝通可以提高學生學業進展。)

Accidents often occurred at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 335, so

intersection be careful when you drive to that area.
I61
(n.)交叉；交叉路口 (在 335 號和 1 號公路間的交叉路口經常有交通事故發生，因此，當
您駕駛到那個地區時，要小心。)

intervene In the ancient time, women were not allowed to intervene in political affairs.
I62
(v.)插入；介入；妨礙 (在古時候，婦女不允許干預政治事務。)
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According to the rumor, there is intimacy in the relationship between the

intimacy
I63 boss and his secretary.
(n.)親密；親近；親熱
(根據謠傳，這上司和他的秘書之間有親密關係。)

It is believed that China’s military parade is trying to intimidate the world

intimidate
I64 its military prowess.
(v.)恐嚇
(大家都相信中國的軍事遊行是要向世界恐嚇它的高超的軍事力量。)

intrude I’m sorry to intrude, but I need to talk to you now.

I65
(v.)侵入；闖入；打擾 (我抱歉打擾您，但是我現在需要跟您談話。)

Contrary to our expectation, Jenny is an introvert, who does not fit this
introvert
I66 position at all.
(n.)內向性格者
(跟我們的期待相反的，珍妮是一個內向的人，她一點都不適合這個職位。)

inventory
The clothes store will close for inventory at the end of the month.
I67 (n.)存貨清單；存貨盤存；存貨；
(服裝店在月底要盤貨，暫停營業。)
詳細目錄

All the charges are listed on the invoice we sent you, so read carefully
invoice and you will know the total charges.
I68
(n.)清單；發貨清單；發票 (所有的費用都列在我們寄給您的發票上，因此小心地閱讀，您就會
知道總共費用多少。)

ironic Bernard Shaw is noted for his ironic style in his plays.
I69
(adj.)冷嘲的；挖苦的；具有諷刺意味的 (蕭伯納以他在他的戲劇的諷刺風格出名。)

The farmer has to irrigate his vegetable garden every other day.
irrigate (這農夫必須每隔一天灌溉他的菜。)
I70
(v.)灌溉；使清新，滋潤；清洗 The nurse irrigated the wound with sterile water.
(護士用消毒水清洗傷口。)

The student irritated his teacher by sleeping in class, listening to music

irritate
I71 and eating.
(v.)激怒
(這學生因為上課睡覺、聽音樂和吃東西激怒了他的老師。)

itinerary I have to go to the travel agency to settle my itinerary for the trip to Europe.
I72
(n.)旅行路線 (我必須去旅行社敲定我到歐洲的旅行的日程。)

jackknife
The weather snarled traffic. A trailer jackknifed and blocked the road.
J01 (n.)大型摺合式小刀；鐮刀式跳水
(天氣造成交通阻塞。一輛拖車尾部向前甩成摺疊式，堵住了馬路。)
(v.)摺攏；摺成九十度角

joyous We had a joyous journey to Alaska with our family.

J02
(adj.)高興的；快樂的 (我們跟我們的家人到阿拉斯加做了一次愉快的旅行。)

Paul is the kernel of our company because he not only develops new
kernel products, but also opens the market for the new products.
K01
(n.)核心，要點 (保羅是我們的公司的核心，因為他不僅開發新產品，而且打開新產
品的市場。)
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I worked as a volunteer during weekends to help ladle out food to

ladle
L01 homeless people.
(v.)給；分配
(我在週末當義工幫助分發食物給街友。)

When Mother Teresa died in 1997, people all over the world lamented
lament
L02 her death.
(v./n.)哀悼，悲痛；痛哭
(當特蕾莎修女在 1997 年過世時，全世界的人都為她的死亡哀悼。)

Our builder laminated our hardwood floor as a level of protection.

laminate (我們的建商在我們的實心地板塗上覆膜作為保護層。)
L03
(v.)加覆膜；覆貝 For better protection of our pictures, I had them laminated.
(為了要好好保護我們的照片，我要他們加護貝。)

To prevent languor in the workplace, the employer rotated the

languor
L04 employees’ responsibilities every three months.
(n.)倦怠
(要防止在工作場所倦怠，雇主每隔三個月調動員工的任務。)

After the eruption of the volcano, a stream of lava flowed down the
lava
L05 mountain and flooded the village.
(n.)熔岩
(在火山爆發以後，熔岩形成一條小河流向山下，並且淹蓋了村莊。)

Joseph declared bankruptcy due to his lavish spending on his two luxury
lavish cars, Ferrari and Rolls Royce.
L06
(adj.)浪費的；無節制的 (約瑟夫宣佈破產，由於他無節制的消費，花在他的法拉利和羅斯勞
艾斯兩部豪華汽車上。)

It’s no use inviting laymen to discuss the problems. They are unable to
layman
L07 provide any wise suggestions.
(n.)外行人，門外漢；一般信徒；俗人
(邀請外行人來談論問題是沒有用的。他們無法提供任何明智的建議。)

layout The responsibility of this job includes designing the layout for all the publications.
L08
(n.)安排；版面設計；規劃圖；陳列 (這個工作的任務包括設計所有出版物的版面設計。)

lasagna I would like to order a bowl of clam chowder and the vegetarian lasagna.
L09
(n.)千層麵 (我要點一碗蛤蜊濃湯和一份素食千層麵。)

LCD TVs are thinner and lighter than the old model TVs. They are the
LCD
L10 most widely produced and sold television technology today.
(liquid crystal display)液晶顯示
(液晶電視比舊型的電視薄和輕。他們是今天廣泛製造及銷售的電視技術。)

The tenant and the landlord have to sign a lease agreement when a house
lease
L11 or apartment is rented.
(n.)租約；租賃
(當房子或公寓被租賃時，房客和房東必須簽署租借契約。)

According to the Chinese legendary story, a beautiful woman named

legendary
L12 Chang Er lived on the moon.
(adj.)傳說的；傳奇的
(根據中國傳奇的故事，一位名美麗的女人名字叫嫦娥，住在月亮上。)

Legislators are elected by people, and they should speak on behalf of the
legislator
L13 people.
(n.)立法委員；國會議員
(立法委員由人民選出，他們應該代表人民講話。)
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Since you are so deep in debt, selling your house to clear your debts
legitimate seems to be a legitimate solution to the problem.
L14
(adj.)合法的；正當的；合理的 (因為您負債很深。賣掉您的房子以清除您的債務似乎是一種合理的
解決問題的方法。)
About half of the students were dozing off during the professor’s lengthy
lengthy
L15 and boring lecture.
(adj.)冗長的；囉唆的
(在教授的冗長乏味的講課時間，大約一半的學生都在打盹。)

Liability insurance is to protect the insured from the risk of being sued
liability
L16 due to injury or property damage.
(n.)傾向；責任；義務；負債；債務
(責任保險是保護被保險人，免於因傷害或財產損害而被起訴的風險。)

We will need to find somebody who could be our liaison; that is, who is
liaison willing to help us coordinate among all the different departments.
L17
(n.)聯絡；聯繫 (我們將需要找某個可以幫我們連絡的人；也就是說，願意幫助我們
在所有不同的部門之間協調的人。)

The new government plans to liberate all the political prisoners; they will
liberate
L18 be set free soon.
(v.)解放，使獲自由；釋放
(新的政府計劃解放所有政治犯；很快地他們將獲得自由。)

The company rented a limousine to pick up their distinguished guests

limousine
L19 from the airport.
(n.)大型豪華轎車；大轎車
(公司租用一輛大型高級轎車從機場接貴賓。)

liter One liter is equal to 1000 c.c.

L20
(n.)公升 (一公升等於 1000 c.c.。)

The community offers a program to help residents achieve success in

literacy developing strong computer literacy skills to make connections to the world.
L21
(n.)識字；知識；能力 (社區提供一個節目幫助居民成功地達到發展強有力的電腦知識的技
能，以便與世界接軌。)

When you read, you should understand not only literal meaning but also
literal
L22 the implied meaning.
(adj.)照字面的；逐字的
(當您閱讀時，您應該不僅要了解字面上的意思，而且也要了解弦外之音。)

The teachers are committed to educating students to become responsible

literate
L23 and literate members of our society.
(adj.)能讀寫的；有文化修養的
(老師致力於教育學生成為我們的社會的負責任及有文化修養的成員。)
To achieve longevity, you need to make such resolutions as exercising,
longevity relaxing yourselves, eating healthy foods, quitting your bad habits, and so on.
L24
(n.)長壽；壽命 (為了要長壽，您需要下決心鍛煉身體、放鬆自己、吃健康食物、放
棄您的壞習慣等等。)
Obviously, Ben believed that computer market is a potentially lucrative
lucrative business. That’s why he invested all his money in it.
L25
(adj.)賺錢的；有利可圖的 (很顯然地，賓認為電腦市場是有淺力賺錢的事業。這是為什麼他投
入所有錢。)
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編 號 字 彙 例 句
Don’t lounge around here all day; help us clean the place!
lounge (不要整天在這裡休息；幫助我們清掃這個地方!)
L26 (n./v.)休息室；會客廳 I waited for her in the lounge of the Grand Hotel, where she was
(v.)閒蕩；閒逛 attending an international conference.
(我在圓山飯店的大廳等她，她在那裡參加一次國際會議。)
lunatic A lunatic should be separated from normal people; he/she might hurt
L27 (n.)瘋傻的人 people unconsciously.
(adj.)瘋狂的；精神錯亂的 (瘋子應該跟正常人分離；他或她也許會不自覺地傷害人。)

lure
The dog trainers use food to lure the dog to do some tricks.
L28 (v.)誘惑
(訓狗師用食物誘使狗耍一些特技。)
(n.)誘惑物；吸引力；魅力；誘餌；魚餌

In my childhood, I often lied on the lush lawns and looked at the blue sky
lush in the day and counted stars in the night.
L29
(adj.)蒼翠繁茂的；豐富的 (在我童年的時候，我經常白天躺在蒼翠茂盛的草地上看藍天，在夜
晚數星星。)

lyric
The lyric to the song are very touching, and they make me homesick.
L30 (adj.)抒情的；熱情奔放的
(這些歌詞非常感人，他們使我思鄉。)
(n.)抒情詩；歌詞

The earthquake in Haiti had a magnitude of 7.0. It caused severe damage

magnitude
M01 and casualties in the Port-au-Prince area.
(n.)巨大；重大；強度；音量
(海地的地震的震度是 7.0。它在太子港地區造成嚴重損傷和傷亡。)

Since Joe’s assignment to the new position, malicious gossip about his
malicious
M02 personal life forced him to resign immediately.
(adj.)惡意的
(自從喬被任命到新的職位，關於他的個人生活的惡意閒言閒語迫使他立刻辭職。)

My doctor advised me to eat healthier food; otherwise, I may get sick

malnutrition from malnutrition.
M03
(n.)營養不良 (我的醫師勸我要吃健康一點的食物；否則的話，我可能會因為營養
不良而生病。)

mandatory It is mandatory for the bikers and motorcyclists to wear helmets.

M04
(adj.)命令的；指令的；義務的；強制的 (騎自行車的人和摩托車騎士是必需戴安全帽的。)

maniac
I won’t get in the car with Kevin—he drives like a maniac.
M05 (adj.)發狂的
(我不會與凱文一起上車----他開車像發狂似的。)
(n.)瘋子

manipulate Some politicians manipulated health issues to obtain votes.

M06
(v.)操作，運用；操縱 (有些政客操作健康問題以得到選票。)

It was reported that a set of Shakespeare’s manuscripts on plays and

manuscript poems were found on the outskirts of Strafford-Upon-Avon.
M07
(n.)手稿；原稿 (據報導，莎士比亞的一套戲劇和詩的原稿在 Strafford-Upon-Avon 郊
外被找到。)
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In the Nanking Massacre, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people were

massacre
M08 killed by the Japanese Army.
(n./v.)屠殺，殘殺
(在南京大屠殺時，數十萬中國人民被日本軍隊殺害。)

massive The massive earthquake has destroyed millions of houses.

M09
(adj.)大而重的；大量的；宏偉的 (這大地震毀壞了成千上萬房子。)

mastery One of the requirements of this job is mastery in English.

M10
(n.)支配，統治；熟練；精通 (這個工作的條件之一是精通英語。)

mattress All the kids are having fun jumping on the mattress.
M11
(n.)床墊 (所有孩子在床墊跳得很高興。)

meagre The farmer earned a meagre income to support his family.

M12
(adj.)瘦的；貧弱的 (這農夫賺取微薄的收入，以維持他的家庭。)

The interest rate in the bank has been so low that I only earned a measly
measly
M13 interest in my one-year certificate of deposit.
(adj.)極小的；無價值的
(銀行的利率一直很低，我在我的一年的定期存款只賺到很少的一點利息。)

mechanism Researchers found a mechanism by which vitamin C could promote skin

M14 (n.)機械裝置；機構；結構； healing.
手法，技巧 (研究員發現了維生素 C 可以促進皮膚的癒合的方法。)

Early in the morning, I would find a quiet place to mediate and stop
meditate
M15 distraction.
(v.)沈思；計劃；打算；企圖
(一大清早，我會找一個寂静的地方專心靜思。)

With the looks and expressions of melancholy, Mike is suitable to play

melancholy
M16 the role of Hamlet.
(n.)憂鬱
(麥克神色和表達憂鬱，適當扮演哈姆雷特的角色。)

mellow
The peach is too mellow; we have to eat them up today.
M17 (adj.)成熟的；柔和的；老練的；
(桃子太熟了；我們今天必須把他們吃掉。)
極好的，令人愉快

The people living in the country can only take menial jobs which
menial required physical labor.
M18 (adj.)枯燥的；卑下的；無需技術的 (住在鄉村的人只能作一些靠體力的粗活。)
(n.)幹粗活的人 Rich people often hire menials to serve them.
(富有的人經常雇用幹粗活的人來服侍他們。)

mentor I was fortunate to have a mentor, Mr. Liston, who guided me toward success.
M19
(n.)良師益友 (我很幸運的有一位導師，李斯頓先生，他引導我往成功的路上走。)

merge These two highways will merge in ten miles.

M20
(v.)合併；使融合；使同化 (這兩條高速公路再十英哩將合併。)

To make your abstract concept easy to understand, you can use

metaphor
M21 metaphors to explain it.
(n.)隱喻
(要使您的抽象概念容易瞭解，您可以使用隱喻來解釋它。)
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Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
meticulous (經過許多小時的縝密準備已經進入寫書的時候了。)
M22
(adj.)過分拘泥細節的 The painting had been executed with meticulous attention to detail.
(繪畫已經非常拘泥於細節地劃好了。)

metropolitan The Metropolitan Museum of Art is displaying Picasso’s works now.

M23
(adj./n.) 大都市的 (大都會藝術博物館正在展示畢加索的作品。)

migrate Some birds often migrate in winter to countries that are warmer and sunnier.
M24
(v.)遷移；移居 (有些鳥在冬天經常移居到是更溫暖和更晴朗的國家。)

If being a Golden Horse award nominee or winner is a milestone for an

milestone actor, hosting the award event must be, too.
M25
(n.)里程碑 (如果當一個金馬獎被提名人或優勝者是演員的一個里程碑的話，主
持頒獎必定也是。)

militant
The militant took 10 hostages and asked the release of their comrades.
M26 (adj./n.)好戰的；激進的
(好戰分子扣押了 10 個人質，並且要求釋放他們的同志。)
(n.)好鬥者；富有戰鬥性的人；激進分子

A millennium is a span of 1000 years and the third millennium began on

millennium
M27 January 1, 2001.
(n.)千禧年
(千年是 1000 年間距，第三個千禧年在 2001 年 1 月 1 日開始了。)

mimic The actor is known for the skills of mimicking politicians.

M28
(v.)模仿 (這演員以模仿政客的技能出名。)

At the space museum, you can see all kinds of miniature airplanes.
miniature
(在太空博物館，您能看到各種各樣的小型飛機。)
M29 (adj./n./v.)縮樣；縮圖；小型物；
Everyone who visited the wine factory will receive a miniature of sample wine.
小畫像
(參觀酒廠的每個人都會收到小瓶的樣品酒。)

I think you minimized Mike’s ability. He is really a smart boy who

minimize designed this robot.
(v.)使減到最少；使縮到最小； (我認為您低估麥克的能力。他真的是一個聰明的男孩，他設計這個機器人。)
M30
低估；小看 The president of the company tried to minimize the financial problem he
encountered.
(公司的總裁設法使他的財政問題減到最小。)

During the past years, our country made a miraculous progress in

miraculous
M31 developing computer technology.
(adj.)神奇的；驚人的
(在過去年幾年來，我們的國家在發展電腦科技方面有神奇的進展。)

The mischievous boy put a worm on the girl’s head, and she screamed
mischievous
M32 with fear.
(adj.)惡作劇的；調皮的，淘氣的
(這個調皮的男孩在女孩的頭上放一條蟲，她害怕的尖叫。)

The acceptable donations include money, food, water, clothing, and other
miscellaneous
M33 miscellaneous items.
(adj.)混雜的
(可接受的捐贈包括金錢、食物、水、衣物和其他混雜項目。)
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When I was little, the missionaries always came to our village to preach
missionary
M34 and distributed cards and candies to the kids.
(n.)傳教士
(當我小時候，傳教士總是來到我們的村裡講道，並且分給孩子卡片和糖果。)

After the attack of the severe typhoon, the mayor mobilized the troop to
mobilize
M35 help clean up the city.
(v.)動員；調動；使流通
(在大颱風的襲擊下，市長動員軍隊幫助清掃城市。)

Thomas mocked his opponent as lack of sportsmanship because Thomas

lost temper after losing the game.
mock
M36 (托馬斯嘲笑他的對手缺乏運動精神，因為他在輸掉比賽以後發脾氣。)
(n./v.)嘲弄，嘲笑
The boys made a mock of the new students.
(這些男孩嘲弄新來的學生。)

monopoly Taiwan has a monopoly on the sale and distribution of wine and tobaccos.
M37
(n.)獨佔；專賣；壟斷 (臺灣有酒和煙草的銷售和配發的專賣權。)

Wendy thought that life in the country was too quiet and too monotonous;
monotonous
M38 it was not as interesting as she expected.
(adj.)單調的；無變化的；無聊的
(文蒂認為在鄉下的生活太安靜和太單調了；不如她所期望的那麼有趣。)

A monsoon blows from cold toward warm regions; from sea toward land
monsoon in summer and from land toward sea in winter.
M39
(n.)雨季；季風雨 (季風從寒冷的地區吹往溫暖的地區；在夏天從海上吹往陸地，在冬
天從陸地吹往海洋。)

morale Before the game started, the morale of the players was very high.
M40
(n.)士氣，鬥志 (在比賽開始以前，球員的士氣非常高。)

morbid Nancy has never taken an airplane due to her morbid fear of flying.
M41
(adj.)有病的；病態的；疾病的 (南希從未乘過飛機由於她對飛行有恐懼疾病。)

mortgage Thomas was unable to pay his mortgage because he got laid off.
M42
(n./v.)抵押；抵押借款 (湯姆斯沒有能力付他的貸款，因為他被資遣了。)

Muslims go to the mosque to pray on Fridays, and it is also is the center

mosque
M43 of their social life.
(n.)清真寺，回教寺院
(在星期五回教徒會去清真寺祈禱，它是也是他們的社交生活中心。)

My daughter spoke to me in mournful tones that her elder brother would

mournful
M44 not share his toys.
(adj.)憂傷的；悲觀的
(我的女兒以哀傷的口氣對我說她的哥哥不願分享他的玩具的。)

municipal My cousin graduated from the Taipei Municipal University of Education.

M45
(adj.)市立的；市政的 (我的表兄弟從臺北市立教育大學畢業。)

mute
My wife is sleeping, so I turn the volume to mute.
M46 (adj.)沈默的；不發音的；
(我的妻子正在睡覺，因此我把音量轉到消音。)
消除(聲音)
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I’m interested in Greek mythology, but I could never remember the

mythology
M47 names of those gods and goddesses.
(n.)神話
(我對希臘神話感興趣，但是我不可能記住那些神和女神的名字。)

narrative We learned how to write a narrative paragraph in our writing class today.
N01
(n./adj.)記敘文；敘述 (在今天的寫作課裡，我們練習如何寫敘文的段落。)

With a GPS navigation system, you don’t need to worry about getting
navigation lost when you go to an unfamiliar place.
N02
(n.)航海；航空；領航，導航 (擁有一個 GPS 導航系统，當您去一個不熟悉的地方時，您就不需要
擔心會迷失路。)

The new employee was not satisfactory with his salary, so he requested a
negotiation
N03 salary negotiation with his boss.
(n.)談判，協商
(新的雇員對他的薪水不滿意，因此他請求跟他的上司協商薪水的事。)

The mother always protects her youngest son whenever the children fight
neutral
N04 for something. She should have remained neutral.
(adj.)中立的；模糊的；中性的
(每當孩子為某事打架時，母親總是保護她的最小的兒子。 她應該保持中立。)

newlywed The newlyweds plan to go to the Sun Moon Lake for honeymoon.
N05
(n.)新婚夫婦 (這對新婚佳偶計劃去日月潭度蜜月。)

All the nominations for the president of the university need to go through
nomination
N06 a certain procedures.
(n.)提名
(大學的校長的提名需要經過某些程序。)

nominee The nominees should be reviewed by the committee.

N07
(n.)被提名人 (被提名人應該由委員會審查。)

Norm scores for various indices were established by the Ministry of

Education for academic comparison in different disciplines.
(教育部建立各種的基準索引以作為不同學科的成績比較用。)
norm
N08 A good way to remove snow is to get equipment out early and work
(n.)基準；規範
steadily, and that seemed to be the norm across the region.
(去除雪的一個好方法就是儘早拿出工具，穩定地工作，那似乎是整
個地區的準則。)

nostalgic In the class reunion, we took a nostalgic trip back to our alma mater.
N09
(adj.)鄉愁的；懷舊的 (在同學會時，我們作了一次懷舊之旅，回到我們的母校。)

notorious He is notorious in the neighborhood for his rude manners and coarse words.
N10
(adj.)惡名昭彰的，聲名狼藉的 (他在附近地區以他粗魯的態度和粗暴的語言臭名遠揚。)

nourishment Plants get nourishment from the soil, sun, and water.
N11
(n.)食物，營養品 (植物從土壤、太陽和水得到養份。)

noxious The students got sick by the noxious smell from the nearby chemical factory.
N12
(adj.)有害的；有毒的；不健全的 (學生由於附近的化工工廠有毒氣味而生病。)
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Movies that contain scenes with nudity and sex are rated “R” and are
nudity
N13 restricted to adult audiences.
(n.)裸露；裸體像；裸體畫
(含有裸體和性的場景的電影是認定為「R」級，只限成人觀眾觀賞。)

nuisance Those dogs next door are thorough nuisances; they bark fiercely every day.
N14
(n.)討厭的人；麻煩事 (隔壁的那些狗真是令人討厭；他們每天都狂吠。)

Lisa grew up from a nursery and was later adopted by a Japanese family.
nursery (莉莎從托兒所長大，後來被一個日本家庭收養。)
N15
(n.)托兒所；苗圃；養魚場 I enjoy shopping for flowers, plants and trees in nurseries in the weekends.
(在週末，我喜歡逛苗圃欣賞花、植物和樹。)

Some people believe that intelligence is determined by environmental

nurture factors; that is, it is due to the nurture of their social conditions.
N16
(n./v.)養育，教養，培育 (有些人相信智力是環境因素而決定的；也就是說，是受到他們的社
會環境的培育。)

nutrition Good nutrition is important for good health.

N17
(n.)營養；滋養；營養物；食物 (好營養對良好的健康是重要的。)

According to the report, for U.S. women of all ages, the obesity rates
obesity
O01 have about doubled since 1980.
(n.)肥胖
(根據報告，美國所有年齡層的婦女，自 1980 年以來，肥胖率已經加倍了。)

The most common objective test questions include multiple choice,

objective
O02 true-false, and matching items.
(adj.)客觀的
(最常看到的客觀測驗題包括選擇題、是非題和配合題。)

obligate The teacher was obligated by the contract to teach one year.
O03
(v.)使負義務；強使 (老師受到教一年書的合同的限制。)

The school authority has the obligation to provide students a good

obligation
O04 environment to learn.
(n.)義務；責任
(校方有義務提供學生一個好的學習環境。)

Parents are obliged by law to send their children to elementary schools

and junior high schools.
oblige
O05 (父母有義務讓他們的孩子受國小和國中教育。)
(v.)使不得不，迫使；使感激
I would be obliged if you would please stop talking.
(如果您停止說話，我會感激不盡。)
obscure The chair person’s reporting her contribution to this committee obscured
O06 (v.)使變暗；遮掩；混淆 the intention of today’s meeting.
(adj.)黑暗的；朦朧的；模糊的 (主席的報告她對這個委員會的貢獻模糊了今天會議的意圖。)

The image of unemployment is an obsession that dominates Henry’s

obsession
O07 mind all the time.
(n.)縈繞；著魔
(失業的影像一直佔據亨利的腦海，揮之不去。)

odious Mr. Troy was an odious husband who told nothing but lies to his wife.
O08
(adj.)可憎的，可惡的 (特洛伊先生是一個可憎的丈夫，他對他的妻子只是說謊。)
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Every year, the people prepare worship offerings to thank gods for the
offering
O09 abundant harvest in fall.
(n.)提供；供奉；供物，祭品
(每年在秋天的時候，人民準備祭品感謝神所賜與的豐收。)

offspring Debbie promised to take care of her poverty-stricken brother’s offspring.

O10
(n.)兒女 (黛比承諾照顧她貧困的兄弟的子孫。)

The ombudsman inquires into the complaints by the citizens against

ombudsman
O11 public organizations.
(n.)人權擁護者；特派員；視察官
(視察員調查人民對公家機關的訴怨。)

ominous The loud thunder sounds ominous.

O12
(adj.)不祥的；預兆的 (大的雷聲聽起來像不祥的預兆。)

opposition The United Nations has had a longstanding opposition to capital punishment.
O13
(n.)反對；反抗；對抗；對立；反對派 (聯合國長年的反對死刑。)

oppress The government should try harder to protect the weak and the oppressed.
O14
(v.)壓迫；壓制 (政府應該更努力的設法保護弱勢和被壓迫的族群。)

Many women have opted to undergo costly and risky injections or

opt
O15 surgeries to look and feel younger.
(v.)選擇
(許多婦女為了看起來更加年輕而選擇作昂貴和有風險的注射或手術。)

Dr. Shen is a qualified family doctor who offers options and treatments
option
O16 with care.
(n.)選擇；選擇權
(沈醫師是一位合格的家庭醫生，他小心的提供醫療選擇和治療方法。)

People all over the world would like to know where the swine flu
originate
O17 originated from, but so far nobody knows for sure.
(v.)發源；來自；產生；引起
(全世界的人都想知道豬流感源自何處，但是到目前為止，沒人能確知。)

orphanage Lisa grew up in an orphanage; she doesn’t know who her parents are.
O18
(n.)孤兒院 (莉莎在孤兒院長大；她不知道她的父母是誰。)

After the thunderstorm, a tree fell and hit an electrical pole, causing a
outage
O19 power outage in the neighboring area.
(n.)停電
(在雷雨以後，一棵樹倒下並且擊中了一根電線杆，導致在鄰近地區的停電。)
The director or the State Public Health encouraged people to take the
outbreak swine flu shot to reduce the risk of the outbreak of infection.
O20
(n.)爆發；暴動 (州立公共衛生主任鼓勵民眾施打豬流感預防針，以減低爆發感染的風
險。)
outdated Some of my professor’s teaching materials are outdated.
O21
(adj.)舊式的；過時的 (我的教授的一些教材是過時的。)

You can find a shirt and a pair of pants from my closet to make a cool
outfit outfit. I’m sure you’ll impress everybody in the party.
O22
(n./v.)全套服裝；裝備；配備 (您可以在我的衣櫥裡找一件襯衣和一條褲子來組成很棒的套裝。我
確定您會讓在宴會的每個人留下深刻的印象。)
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I hope we can hire a more outgoing person for this position.

outgoing
(我希望這個職位我們可以雇用一個比較外向的人。)
O23 (adj.)好交際的；外向的；
The outgoing train will depart on time.
計將離去的；外出的
(外出的火車將準時離開。)

outlaw The police launched a movement to search the notorious outlaws in this region.
O24
(n.)不法之徒；逃犯 (警察在這個區域展開搜尋臭名遠播的罪犯的行動。)

According to the demographic study, Chinese outnumber the other races

outnumber
O25 in the world.
(v.)比…多；數量超過
(根據人口統計的研究，中國人的人口超過世界上其他種族的人口。)

The book describing an outrageous murder case in the area was on this
outrageous
month bestseller list.
O26 (adj.)駭人的；極不公正的；
(描述在這個地區發生的一個駭人聽聞的謀殺案的書登上這個月的暢
蠻橫的；極不尋常的
銷書名單上。)

overall Our professionals are here to provide you with the best overall quality
O27 (adj.)總的；全部的；全面的 and service.
(adv.)大體上 (我們的專家在這裡提供您最佳的整體品質和服務。)

In the rush hours, even though the frequency of public transportation is

overcrowd higher, all the buses and the MRTs are still overcrowded.
O28
(v.)過度擁擠 (在尖峰時間，盡管公共交通工具的班次比較多，但是所有公共汽車
和捷運還是過度擁擠。)

You need to find more projects to work on to reduce expenditure on overhead.

overhead (您需要去找更多的計畫來作，以減少行政費用的開支。)
O29 (n.)行政費；經常費用 In addition to the actual fees, you will need to pay for a certain amount of
(adj.)經常的，管理的，間接的 overhead charge.
(除實際費用之外，您還需要支付一定金額的行政費。)

These two lesson plans you submitted are partially overlapped. Please
overlap
O30 replace the overlapping part with a new one.
(v./n.)部分重疊
(您所交的這兩個教案部分重疊。請用新的取代重疊的部分。)

The book company overplayed their book sales. Actually the records only
overplay
O31 showed half of the figures.
(v./n.)誇張；表演過火
(書局誇大他們的書本銷售量。實際上，紀錄上只顯示了數字的一半。)

The big truck loaded with building materials overturned when it went
overturn
down a hill.
O32 (v./n.)翻轉；推翻；使倒下；扭轉
The Qing Dynasty was overturned following the Xinhai Revolution.
(清朝在辛亥革命以後被推翻了。)

At the beginning of the year-end meeting, our president gave us an

overview
O33 overview of this year’s investment performance.
(n.)概要；綜述
(在年終會議開始時，我們的總裁對今年的投資表現做了一個概述。)
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painstaking The farmer lives a painstaking life on the farm every day.
P01
(adj.)勤勉的；刻苦的；不辭辛勞的 (這農夫每天在農場過著刻苦的生活。)

The university printed many pamphlets to advertise the courses offered in

pamphlet
P02 the university.
(n.)小冊子
(這所大學印許多小冊子，為該大學所開的課程做廣告。)

I am excited that my mother sent me a digital camera which has the

panorama
P03 function of taking photos of panorama.
(n.)全景
(我非常興奮，我的母親送我一個可以拍全景照片的數位照相機。)

Henry fetched the dog food from the pantry and poured some into his
pantry
P04 pet’s dish.
(n.)食品室；餐具室
(亨利從食品室拿出狗飼料，倒一些在他的寵物盤子裡。)

paparazzi The paparazzi specialize in photography of celebrities and politicians.

P05
(n.)狗仔隊 (狗仔隊擅長於名人和政客的攝影。)

paralyze If a large airline goes on strike, all the airports will be paralyzed.
P06
(v.)使麻痺；使癱瘓；使全面停頓 (如果一家大航空公司罷工的話，所有機場將癱瘓掉。)

parsimonious The parsimonious mayor never contributes a penny to the society.

P07
(adj.)吝嗇的 (這位吝嗇的市長從未捐獻一分錢給社會。)

The pathetic actor was stunned by his son’s arrest for being involved in
pathetic
P08 the illegal debt collection case.
(adj.)可憐的；可悲的
(可憐的演員對於他的兒子介入的非法討債案子被拘捕感到震驚。)

Chinese people celebrate Duan Wu, the 5th of May, in memory of the
patriotic poet Qu Yuan, who killed himself because the emperor didn’t
patriotic
P09 want to listen to his advice.
(adj.)愛國的
(中國人慶祝 5 月 5 日端午節，以記念愛國詩人屈原，他因為皇帝不
聽他的忠告而自殺。)

patron We want to thank our loyal patrons for helping out what we are today.
P10
(n.)贊助者；主顧；保護人；老闆 (我們要感謝我們的顧客，協助我們達到今的地位。)

In the country, people sometimes peddle fake cosmetics, medicines, or

peddle
P11 expired foods.
(v.)叫賣；挨戶兜售；散播
(在鄉下，人們有時叫賣一些假化妝品、醫藥，或過期的食物。)

pedestrian A crowd of pedestrians stood on the sidewalk, waiting for the signal to cross.
P12
(n.)行人 (一群行人站在人行道，等待信號要過馬路。)

The county has a strong biotech pedigree: It has a large group of

pedigree
P13 scientists and medical professionals.
(n.)系譜；家系；血統；身世；由來
(這個郡有一個堅強的生物科技背景：它有一大群科學家和醫療專家。)

Miami Beach is at the tip of the Florida peninsula and is known for its
peninsula
P14 spectacular nightlife.
(n.)半島
(邁阿密海灘位於佛羅里達半島的尖端，以它的壯觀的夜生活出名。)
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The Pentagon, the headquarters of the Department of Defense, is located

in Washington, D.C.
pentagon
P15 (五角大廈是國防部的總部，位於華盛頓特區。)
(n.)五角形，五邊形；五角大廈(-P)
A pentagon has five sides.
(ㄧ個五邊形有五個邊。)

The company offers their employees a pension upon retirement as part of

pension
P16 the benefits.
(n.)退休金；養老金；撫恤金
(作為津貼的一部分，公司在退休時給他們的員工一筆退休金。)

John has to face perilous deadlines on two issues in December: one is to

propose a plan for restructuring the company, and the other is to give up
perilous
P17 his CEO position.
(adj.)危險的；冒險的
(約翰在十二月必須面對危險的兩個問題的期限：一個是提出公司再
造的計畫，另一個是放棄他的執行長的職位。)

The country’s per capita income has decreased sharply this year.
P18 per capita 按人計算的(地)
(全國的國民平均收入今年銳減了。)

Declining the assistance by the community, the young man persevered to

persevere support his mother and his sister’s living by himself.
P19
(v.)不屈不撓 (這個年青人婉拒社區的協助，他堅持靠他自己來維持他的母親和他
的姐妹的生活。)

persist The couple persisted in staying at their house even when it was flooded.
P20
(v.)堅持；固執；持續 (這對夫妻堅持留在他們的房子裡，既使當它被水淹沒了。)

perspective I suggest that you view Tony’s behavior from the students’ perspective.
P21
(n.)觀點；看法；展望；前途 (我建議你能從學生的觀點來看東尼的行為。)

pertinent You need to collect all the data pertinent to this topic you are working on.
P22
(adj.)有關的；相干的；恰當的；中肯的 (你需要收集所有與你現在正在寫的主題有關的資料。)

perverse The teacher was irritated by the boy’s perverse intention to bully the weak.
P23
(adj.)倔強的；剛愎自用的；邪惡的 (老師被男孩的欺負弱小的邪惡的意圖所激怒。)

pesticide Pesticides are used to kill pests. They are poisonous, so use with care.
P24
(n.)殺蟲劑 (殺蟲劑是用來殺害蟲的。他們是有毒的，因此小心使用。)

petty Being a petty official in the city government, he cannot afford to live in
P25 (adj.)瑣碎的；不重要的；小型的； the city.
職位低的 (他是市政府的一位小官員，他負擔不起住在城市裡。)

To refill your prescription, you have to call the pharmacy at least 24

pharmacy
P26 hours before you pick up.
(n.)藥房
(要補充您的處方時，您必須在要拿藥前的至少 24 個小時前打電話給藥房。)

People with needle phobia usually avoid having blood tests, receiving
phobia
P27 shots, and dental care.
(n.)恐懼症
(有暈針恐懼症的人通常逃避驗血，打針和治療牙齒。)
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physically To lead a happy life, we should keep ourselves mentally healthy as well
P28 (adv.)身體上，實際上； as physically fit.
完全地；全然 (要帶領愉快的生活，我們應該保持自己心理健康以及身體健康。)

In ancient times, people drew pictographs on rock walls to tell stories

pictograph
P29 about their lives.
(n.)象形文字；壁畫
(在古時候，人們在石牆上畫象形文字，告訴人們關於他們的生活故事。)

picturesque The rich businessman bought several villas at a picturesque summer resort.
P30
(adj.)圖畫般的，美麗的；別緻的；生動的 (這位富商在一個美麗如畫的避暑勝地買了幾棟別墅。)

My friend had her ears pierced at t he mall, and the pierced area got infected.
pierce (我的朋友在購物中心穿耳洞，並且穿耳洞的地方受到感染。)
P31
(v.)刺入；刺穿；被突然看到 The man’s coat was pierced by a bullet.
(這個人的外套被一顆子彈刺穿。)

pious Chris is a pious Christian, and she goes to church every Sunday morning.
P32
(adj.)虔誠的；虛偽的；不可能實現的 (克里斯是一位虔誠的基督教徒，她每星期日早晨上教堂。)

pigsty The farmer had a pigsty built behind his house to raise pigs.
P33
(n.)豬舍；豬欄；骯髒的地方 (這農夫在他的房子後面建造一個豬圈養豬。)

Please give us a pitcher of water instead of a glass.

pitcher (請給我們一水壺的水而不是一杯。)
P34
(n.)水壺；投手 In a baseball game, a pitcher plays a very important role.
(在一場棒球比賽中，投手扮演一個非常重要角色。)

pitfall The pitfall we may encounter when we study abroad is short of money.
P35
(n.)陷阱；圈套；隱藏的危險 (當我們在國外讀書時，我們可能遭遇到的危險是缺乏金錢。)

In the 1960s, the University of Illinois launched a research on plasma

plasma
P36 display as an alternative to the old regular TVs.
(n.)血漿；乳漿；電離射氣
(在 1960 年代，伊利諾伊大學開始電漿顯示器的研究以替代老式正規電視。)

I hope our basketball team can beat the other teams in the first round of
playoff
P37 the playoffs.
(n.)最後決賽；延長賽；冠軍連環賽
(我希望我們的籃球隊能在冠軍連環賽的第一回合擊敗其他隊。)

After the turnover of the tour bus into a valley, the boy encountered the
plight
P38 plight of losing his parents.
(n.)境況；困境，苦境
(在遊覽車翻落山谷後，男孩遭遇到失去他的父母的困境。)

Pneumonia is an infectious disease which often accompanies a cold, flu,

pneumonia
P39 or bronchitis.
(n.)肺炎
(肺炎是一種傳染病，經常伴隨著感冒、流感或者支氣管炎而來。)

She expressed her poignant regret that she had promised to be his
poignant
P40 running mate in the presidential election.
(adj.)痛切的；深切的；強烈的
(她表示深切的懊悔，因為她答應當他競選總統的伙伴。)
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A: What would you like for breakfast?

B: Poached eggs with sausage, please.
(A：你早餐想吃什麼?)
poach (B：請給我荷包蛋跟香腸。)
P41 (v.)水煮(蛋)；侵佔；以不正當手 The new company is anxious to find qualified staff to fill some of the key
段獲得 positions, so they poached the skilled people from a neighboring
organization and lured with high pay.
(這家新的公司渴望找到合格的職員來填補某些重要職位，因此他們
以不正當手段從一個鄰近公司找來熟練的人員，以高薪誘惑他們。)

pollutant It was reported that many fish in the river died. Somebody must have
P42 (n.)污染物；污染源； dumped toxic pollutant in the river.
(adj.)受污染的 (據報導在這條河流裡的許多魚死了。一定有人在河裡傾倒有毒性的污染物。)

In ancient China, a man was allowed to marry more than one woman;
polygamy that is, polygamy was legal.
P43
(n.)重婚；ㄧ夫多妻；ㄧ妻多夫 (在古老的中國，一個男人允許與超過一個以上的女人結婚；也就是
說，一夫多妻是合法的。)

My geometry teacher drew a polygon on the board and asked students to

polygon
P44 solve the problem.
(n.)多角形
(我的幾何學老師在黑板上畫了一個多角形，並且要求學生解答問題。)

After pondering how he is going to tell his mom about what happened at
ponder school, he decided to tell the truth.
P45
(v.)沈思，默想；仔細考慮 (在仔細考慮他要怎麼告訴他媽媽關於在學校發生什麼了以後，他决
定說實話。)

portfolio
I diversify my portfolio to reduce investment risks.
P46 (n.)文件夾；投資夾；有價證劵；
(我使我的資料夾多樣化；以減少投資風險。)
有價證劵目錄

pornography Children should not be exposed to books and movies with pornography.
P47
(n.)色情 (孩子不應該被暴露在具有色情的書籍和電影。)

To reduce the risk of back pain, you should change your posture, stop
posture
P48 slouching and sit properly.
(n./v.)姿勢，姿態；立場態度
(要減少背部疼痛的風險，您應該改變您的姿勢，不要垂頭彎腰，正確地坐。)

Following the recent snowstorms, potholes have become a serious

pothole
P49 problem for drivers.
(n.)路面坑或洞
(在最近的暴風雪以後，坑窪成為司機的一個嚴重的問題。)

powdery A winter storm dumped up to 10 inches of powdery snow in this area.

P50
(adj.)粉狀的 (一陣冬天的風暴在這個區域下了 10 英寸的粉狀雪。)

Credit card companies warned their users to take more precautions

precaution
P51 against becoming the victims of credit card fraud.
(n.)預防；警惕；謹慎
(信用卡公司警告他們的用戶謹防成為信用卡詐騙的受害者。)
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precede In an English sentence, the auxiliary always precedes the main verb.
P52
(v.)處在...之前 (在一個英語的句子裡，助動詞總是在主動詞之前。)

precedent Excessive export of high-tech to China may set a dangerous precedent.

P53
(n.)先例，前例；慣例 (過分出口高科技到中國可能會創一個危險的先例。)

Scientific instruments have to be made with great precision.

precision (科學儀表必須要非常精確來製作。)
P54
(n.)精確；準確；明確 Precision is the basic requirement for science experiments.
(精確度是科學實驗的基本要求。)

preclude My failure in the TOEFL precluded me from studying in the US.

P55
(v.)防止；杜絕；阻礙 (我的托福考試失敗妨礙我到美國讀書。)

predecessor It is said that our predecessors came from China.

P56
(n.)前輩；祖先 (據說我們的祖先來自中國。)

We should judge Susan Boyle fairly and without prejudice in terms of her
prejudice skills rather than her looks.
P57
(n.)偏見 (我們應該很公平地，毫無偏見地根據她的技能來判斷蘇珊，而不是
從她的外貌。)

In the preliminary stage of our English Conversation class, we learned

preliminary
P58 how to introduce ourselves.
(adj.)預備的；初步的；開端的
(在我們的英語會話課的開始階段，我們學習如何自我介紹。)

premature These children seem premature; they know much more than we expected.
P59
(adj.)早熟 (這些孩子似乎很早熟；他們知道得比我們期望的多多了。)

premier Currently Den-Yih Wu is the premier and takes charge of Executive Yuan
P60 (n.)首相，總理 in Taiwan.
(adj.)首要的；最早的 (目前吳敦義是台灣的首相，且掌管行政院。)

In the United States, many people do not have health insurance because
premium
P61 they cannot afford the expensive premium.
(n.)保險費
(在美國，許多人沒有買健康保險，因為他們付不起昂貴的保險費。)

prescription To refill a prescription, you may order it online or call our pharmacy.
P62
(n.)處方 (要續拿處方藥，您可以上網或打電話到我們的藥房定購。)

preside Our manager presided at the weekly meeting.

P63
(v.)主持；指揮 (我們的經理主持每週的會議。)

presidency Former President Shui-bian Chen completed 2 four-year terms of presidency.

P64
(n.)公司總裁的職位；大學校長的職位 (前總統陳水扁完成了 2 個四年任期的總統的職務。)

The United States has won its prestige around the world with its military
prestige
P65 and cultural power.
(n.)名望，聲望，威望
(美國以它的軍事和文化力量贏得了它的在全球的聲望。)
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Joe was an outstanding student, and he graduated from a prestigious

prestigious
P66 university in the U.S.
(adj.)有名望的
(喬是一名傑出的學生，他從美國一所有名的大學畢業。)

From the way they talked I presumed them to be married.

presume (從他們談話的方式我認為他們已經結婚了。)
P67
(v.)假定，假設；推測，認為 If a person is missing for 7 years in this country, he is presumed dead.
(如果一個人在這個國家失蹤了 7 年，他被認定是死了。)

preventive One preventive way to protect your health is to get periodic medical exams.
P68
(adj.)預防的 (保護您的健康的一種預防方式是定期做健康檢查。)

The students will be put on probation when their semester GPA drops
below 2.0.
probation
P69 (當學生的學期成績在 2.0 以下，他們就會被留校察看。)
(n.)檢驗；試用；緩刑
All the new employees will be on probation for three months.
(所有新的員工將要試用三個月。)

procedure
We have to conduct the survey according to the procedure.
P70 (n.)程序；手續；步驟；常規；
(我們必須依照程序來做調查。)
傳統的做法

The work cannot be completed before the end of the year. They tend to
procrastinate
P71 procrastinate the delivery date.
(v.)延遲；耽擱
(這工作不可能在年底之前完成。他們傾向於延遲交貨日期。)

profanity The language in the “R” rated movies often contains profanity.
P72
(n.)下流話；褻瀆的話 (在「R」級的電影所用的語言裡經常包含褻瀆的話。)

All the applicants who are non-native speakers of English are required to
proficiency
P73 submit the results of English tests to prove English proficiency.
(n.)精通；熟練
(所有英語非母語的申請人須要提出英語測驗的結果，以證明英語的熟練度。)

The profile folder in your computer stores your personal data such as
profile
P74 your specialty and preference.
(n.)人物簡介；概況；側面；外形；輪廓
(你的電腦中的人物簡介夾儲存你的個人資料例如你的專長和興趣。)

She is a profound thinker; she thinks over issues in depth.

profound (她是一個淵博的思想家；她對問題的思考非常深入。)
P75
(adj.)深刻的；深奧的；完全的 My father’s death had a profound effect on all of us.
(我的父親的死亡有對我們大家的深刻作用。)

The progressive reduction of birth rate will lead to schools closing down
progressive
P76 and teachers losing their jobs.
(adj.)進步的；先進的；逐漸的
(出生率的逐漸降低會導致學校關閉及老師失業。)

The children often play at the projection land along the coast.
projection (孩子們常在沿海突出的地方玩。)
P77
(n.)發射；投影；放映；突出部分；計畫 Students concentrate on the information displaying on the projection screen.
(學生集中注意力在投影銀幕上所顯示的資料上。)
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proofread You can ask your secretary to proofread the letter before you send it out.
P78
(v.)校對 (在您把信寄出之前，您可以請您的秘書校對一下。)

propaganda Propaganda has become more important in business.

P79
(n.)宣傳 (宣傳在商業上變得更重要了。)

prosecute The baseball players were prosecuted for fixing games.

P80
(v.)對...起訴；告發 (棒球運動員因為打假球而被起訴。)

prospect After being caught for corruption, Jerry’s prospect for promotion vanished.
P81
(n.)指望；預期 (在貪污被捕以後，傑瑞的晉升的指望破滅了。)

In an interview, you need to impress your prospective employer with

prospective your knowledge and skills in the field you are applying for.
P82
(adj.)預期的；未來的；即將發生的 (在面談時，您需要以您所申請的領域的知識和技能讓您未來的顧主
留下好印象。)

prosperity After years of hard work, Paul finally achieved prosperity in his career.
P83
(n.)繁榮 (在幾年的堅苦工作以後，保羅終於在事業上達到繁榮。)

A prototype is the original form or the most common form of something,

prototype on which new designs are explored or developed.
P84
(n.)原型 (原型是某樣東西的原來形狀或最普通的形式，新的設計是根據原型
而設計或研發出來的。)

The father made provisions for his children’s education.

provision
(這個父親為他的小孩預備教育費用。)
(n.)預備；防備；供應；條款；規定
P85 According to the provisions, the tenant needs to give the landlord a
provide
6-week notice if he/she wants to move.
(v.)提供；供應
(根據規定，房客如果要搬家需要在六個禮拜前通知房東。)

provoke The official’s improper speech provoked much criticism.

P86
(v.)煽動；激起；導致 (這個官員的不正當言論導致很多批評。)

prowl Lots of stray dogs prowled around this area. They may attack people.
P87
(v./n.)四處覓食；徘徊；潛行 (許多流浪狗在這個地區四處覓食。他們也許會攻擊人。)

proximity My top priority in looking for a job is proximity to work.

P88
(n.)接近；鄰近 (我找工作的優先條件就是要離工作地點近。)

My father pruned bushes into animal shapes.

prune
(我的父親把灌木修剪成動物形狀。)
P89 (v.)修剪；刪除；削減
One of the greatest prune production places in California is in Sacramento.
(n.)梅乾
(在加州梅乾最大的生產地之一在薩加門多。)

puddle Walking too fast in the dark, Judy stepped into a puddle, and her shoes got wet.
P90
(n.)污水坑；泥水坑 (當朱蒂在黑暗中走路時，她踩到一個水坑，她的鞋子弄濕了。)

punctual Being punctual for appointments is a virtue.

P91
(adj.)準時的 (準時赴約是一種美德。)
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purify To purify water, you can boil it.

P92
(v.)淨化；使純粹 (要淨化水，您可以把它煮沸。)

If you want to apply for this job, you need to provide evidence that you
qualification
Q01 meet these qualifications.
(n.)資格
(如果你要申請這份工作，必須提出證據證明你符合這些資格。)

quarrelsome Some people become quarrelsome after drinking wine.

Q02
(adj.)喜歡爭吵的 (有些人在喝酒以後變得喜歡爭吵。)

The fire was quenched in a short time by the firemen, who arrived at the
quench
Q03 same time as the fire broke out.
(v.)抑制；撲滅；平息
(消防隊員在火警發生的同時抵達，他們在短時間內把火滅了。)

If you have any queries about our product, don’t hesitate to call us.
query (如果您對我們的產品有任何疑問，不要猶豫，請打電話給我們。)
Q04
(n.)質問；詢問；疑問 The software has not been tested before. My users queried its stability.
(這個軟體尚未被測試過。我的用戶質疑它的穩定性。)

During the summer vacation, our campus loses its bustle and is
quiescent
Q05 extraordinarily quiescent.
(adj.)靜止的；沉默的
(在暑假期間，我們的校園失去了它的熙熙攘攘，而變得格外的安靜。)

quest Nations around the world are in quest of world peace.

Q06
(n.)尋找；追求；探索 (全世界的國家都在尋求世界和平。)

questionnaire Could you take 20 minutes to answer this questionnaire?

Q07
(n.)問卷；問卷調查 (請您花 20 分鐘回答這份問卷調查好嗎?)

In Taiwan, there is no racism in schools. All the students are treated

racism equally, no matter what color your skin is or what language you speak.
R01
(n.)種族主義 (在臺灣，學校裡沒有種族問題。所有學生都受到平等地待遇，不管
您的皮膚是什麼顏色或是您講什麼語言。)

radiant After putting up face makeup, her face was radiant.

R02
(adj.)容光煥發的；光芒四射的 (在臉上擦上化妝品以後，她的臉顯得容光煥發。)

Residents near the tower of power are protesting against the release of
radiation
R03 strong radiation from the tower and ask that the tower be moved.
(n.)發光；發熱
(住在電塔附近的居民抗議從電塔所釋放的強輻射能，要求電塔遷走。)

The function of a radiator in the automobile is to keep the engine cool

radiator
R04 down while a car is running.
(n.)散熱器，冷卻器
(當汽車在行駛時，一台散熱器的作用是讓汽車的引擎保持冷卻。)

People used to use rafts to carry passengers and goods to cross the river.
raft
(人們過去使用木筏運載乘客和物品穿過河流。)
R05 (n.)木筏；橡皮艇
In the summer camp, the children learned how to raft down the river.
(v.)乘木筏(橡皮艇)
(在夏令營時，孩子學會了如何用筏子順著河流而下。)
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The police made a raid on an empty house and arrested five drug dealers.
(警察襲擊一間空屋，並且拘捕了五名毒販。)
raid
R06 Two motorcyclists raided a woman in an alley at midnight and grabbed
(n./v.)突然襲擊；侵襲
her purse.
(二名摩托車騎士在午夜在巷子裡襲擊了一名婦女，搶劫了她的皮包。)

Telephone scams have been very rampant in Taiwan, and people are
rampant
R07 becoming more alert to the frauds now.
(adj.)猖獗的
(電話詐騙在臺灣是非常猖獗的，人們現在對詐騙變得更機警了。)

random The participants will be chosen by random selection.

R08
(adj.)胡亂的；隨便的，任意的 (參加者將由随機選擇挑選出。)

The rich businessman’s son was kidnapped while he was on the way
ransom
R09 home, and the kidnappers are still holding him for ransom.
(n.)贖金
(富商的兒子在回家的途中被綁架了，並且綁架者仍然押著他等贖金。)

The movie “Little Rascals” is a musical comedy. It is suitable for

rascal
R10 children aged from 0-12 years.
(n.)流氓；惡棍
(電影「小淘氣」是一個音樂喜劇。它適合於從 0-12 歲的孩子。)

ravage The old man’s health was ravaged by excessive eating and drinking.
R11
(v.)破壞；荒廢；殘害 (這老人的健康被暴飲暴食所破壞。)

The country has gone through several political rebellions and become
rebellion
R12 very unstable.
(n.)叛亂；反叛；暴動
(這個國家經歷幾次政變，變得非常不穩定。)

rebuff Debbie rebuffed Bill’s invitation to the prom, so he invited Amy instead.
R13
(v.)斷然拒絕；回絕 (戴比拒绝比爾的邀請去參加正式舞會，因此他改邀請艾米。)

Henry rebuked Lisa for breaking her promise to return the library book
rebuke
R14 for him.
(v.)指責；非難；訓斥
(亨利譴責莉莎違背她要幫他還圖書館的書的諾言。)

Some students moved into public schools from private schools due to
economic recession.
recession
R15 (由於經濟不景氣，一些學生從私立學校轉入公立學校。)
(n.)後退；不景氣；蕭條
Private schools had to try to retain students through recession.
(私立學校必須設法保留學生度過不景氣。)

recipient U.S. President Obama was the recipient for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
R16
(n.)接受者 (美國總統歐巴馬是 2009 年諾貝爾和平獎的得主。)

In applying for a college admission, you will need three recommendation

recommendation
R17 letters from your teachers.
(n.)推薦；推薦書
(在申請大學入學許可時，您需要三封您的老師寫的推薦信。)

The newly married couple next door are very quarrelsome. Each time I
reconcile
R18 have to reconcile the disputes between them.
(v.)使和解；調停；一致；和諧
(隔壁的新婚夫婦非常好爭吵。每次我必須去調解他們之間的糾紛。)
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For the benefit of the development of our company, we need to layoff

recruit some inefficient employees and recruit new competent staff.
R19
(v.)徵募；吸收；雇用 (為了我們公司未來的發展，我們需要資遣一些不適任的員工而雇用
新的有能力的人員。)

recur Some people suffer from athlete’s foot, which is a recurring disease.
R20
(v.)復發；再現；重提；採用 (有些人有香港腳，它是一種復發性的疾病。)

I am concerned that writing a book on the mayor’s performance will

seem redundant because there have been too many brochures and flyers
redundant
R21 about what he has done.
(adj.)多餘的；累贅的
(我擔心寫一本關於市長的政績的書似乎是多餘的，因為有關於他所
做的事已經有太多的小冊子和宣傳品了。)

Some human right advocates launched a drive for referendum to abolish

referendum
R22 death penalty.
(n.)公民投票
(一些人權提倡者發起公民投票運動要求廢除死刑。)

This hospital is one of the best one in the neighborhood. It receives

referral
numerous referrals from other hospitals and clinics a year.
R23 (n.)推薦；介紹；指點；轉診病人；
(這家醫院是附近地區最好的醫院之一。它每年從其他醫院和診所接
被推薦人
受許多推舉案件。)

The manufacturing company is refining the equipment for high quality

refine
R24 products.
(v.)提煉；精製；琢磨；推敲
(這製造廠商正在改進設備以製造高品質的產品。)

A person’s language is reflective of his/her social status.

reflective
(一個人的語言反映他/她的社會地位。)
R25 (adj.)反射的；思考的；反映的；
The reflective pronoun of “they” is “themselves”.
反身的
(they 這個字的反射代名詞是 themselves。)

refreshment Refreshments were served during the afternoon break.

R26
(n.)爽快；心曠神怡；茶點；點心 (在下午休息時間，有供應茶點。)

regardless The student will continue his education regardless of his financial condition.
R27
(adj./adv.)不注意的；不關心的 (不管他的財務狀况如何，這個學生要繼續他的教育。)

rehearsal A play needs a lot of rehearsals so that the performance can be perfect.
R28
(n.)預演 (戲劇需要排練很多次，表演才會完善。)

In writing the composition, Judy reinforced her ideas by using various

reinforce
R29 examples.
(v.)加強；補充；增援
(在寫作文時，茱莉以各種例子來強調她的觀點。)

reiterate The doctor reiterated the importance of exercise and proper diet to his patient.
R30
(v.)重申 (這醫生對他的患者重申運動和適當飲食的重要性。)

relay Members of a team take turn running during a relay race.

R31
(n./v.)接替；接力賽跑；分程傳遞 (在接力賽期間，一個團隊的成員輪流賽跑。)
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relevant All evidences relevant to this trial must be given to the police.
R32
(adj.)有關的切題的 (所有與這次審判有關的證據必須交給警察。)

Taiwan’s reliance on computer and computer related technologies is

reliance
R33 known to the world.
(n.)信任；信心
(臺灣對電腦和相關技術的信賴是眾所皆知的。)

The relics of Taiwanese culture can be found in the house where I was
relic
R34 born and grew up.
(n.)遺物；紀念物；遺跡；廢墟
(臺灣文化遺物可以在我出生長大的房子中找到。)

After the couple got divorced, the father relinquished the right for the
relinquish
R35 custody of his daughter.
(v.)放棄；撤出；棄絕；讓與；鬆開
(在這對夫妻離婚後，父親放棄對女兒的監護權。)

As a student of art major, my younger sister relishes the chance to hold a

relish personal exhibit of her works.
R36 (n./v.)美味；愛好；佐料 (作為藝術主修的學生，我的妹妹喜歡有機會舉辦一個個人作品展。)
(v.)享受；喜愛 If it is too light, you can put additional relish.
(如果它太淡的話，您能多加入一些佐料。)

I was reluctant to tell Mrs. Kay that her son will be expelled from school
reluctant
R37 due to poor academic performance.
(adj.)不情願的；勉強
(我不願意告訴凱太太關於她的兒子的事，因為學業成績差將被學校開除。)

A renaissance of hand-made crafts is found in our village, where most of

renaissance the women devote their time designing crafts artistically.
R38
(n.)新生；復活；文藝復興 (手工製造的工藝品之復活可以在我們的村莊看到，在這裡大多婦女
把時間致力於藝術性地設計他們的工藝品。)

The teacher picked a student from the list randomly to take responsibilities
randomly
R39 of the cleaning work.
(adv.)隨便地；任意地
(老師從名單中任意地挑選一個人負責清掃的工作。)

rapport The teacher should build up a good rapport with his/her students.
R40
(n.)友好關係 (老師應該和他/她的學生建立良好的關係。)

After the business trip, Jason’s employer reimbursed him the total
reimburse
R41 traveling expenses.
(v.)償還；歸還；補償
(在商務旅行以後，賈森的雇主償還了他全部的旅行開支。)

renowned My hometown is renowned for growing bamboo shoots.

R42
(adj.)有名的；有聲譽的 (我的故鄉以生產竹筍出名。)

rental
This travel package includes air fare, hotel, and car rental.
R43 (n.)租金；出租
(這個包裹旅行包括飛機票、旅館和出租汽車。)
(adj.)供出租的

If you are going hiking, be sure to apply some mosquito repellent lotion
repel
R44 to repel mosquitoes and bugs.
(v.)驅除；排斥；抵制
(如果您要去遠足的話，請務必擦上一些防蚊乳液，以防蚊子和蟲。)
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replenish The water tank is used to replenish drinking water for all the residents in
R45 (v.)把...裝滿；把...再備足； this building.
添加燃料 (儲水箱是用來補充這個大廈所有居民的飲用水。)

The mother repressed her painful memories of her daughter who died in a
repress
R46 car accident.
(v.)抑制
(母親抑制了她對她那在車禍中喪生的女兒的痛苦回憶。)

reptile The chameleon is a kind of reptile. It can change color to match its environment.
R47
(n.)爬蟲類 (變色龍是一種爬行動物。它可以配合它的環境而改變顏色。)

resemblance There is a strong resemblance between the twins.

R48
(n.)相似 (在這對雙胞胎之間有强烈的雷同之處。)

Shihmen Reservoir was built for the purpose of irrigation and water
reservoir
R49 supply. It has become a tourist attraction.
(n.)水庫；蓄水池；儲藏所
(石門水庫為了灌溉和供水的目的而建造的。它成為一個旅遊勝地。)

reshuffle With the swearing in of the new prime minister, a cabinet reshuffle is required.
R50
(n./v.)改組 (在新的總理宣誓就職後，內閣改組是必需的。)

The cost of living is much higher for the people who reside in Taipei than
reside
R51 those who reside elsewhere.
(v.)居住
(住在臺北的人的生活費用比住在其他地方的人高得多。)

She lives in a quiet residential area in Taipei; there’s no store nearby.

residential (她住在臺北一個安靜的住宅區；附近沒有商店。)
R52
(adj.)居住的；住宅的 You can’t vote in this country unless you’ve got residential qualifications.
(除非您有居民資格，您不能在這個國家投票。)

Some government officials are resistant to criticisms and insist on their

resistant
R53 decision.
(adj.)抵抗的
(有一些政府官員對批評是有抵抗性，他們堅持他們的決定。)

My son made up his mind to become a doctor in the future, and nothing
resolution
R54 can change his resolution.
(n.)決定；解決；決心
(我的兒子下决心在將來成為醫生，並且什麼都不能改變他的決定。)

To make our country more progressive, everybody should play their

respective
R55 respective roles well in the society.
(adj.)個別的；各自的
(要使我們的國家更加進步，大家應該扮演好他們各自在社會的角色。)

restoration The prisoners are fighting for the restoration of human rights.
R56
(n.)恢復；光復 (囚犯們為恢復人權而戰鬥。)

restraint The focus of the patrol is on the restraint of crimes in the community.
R57
(n.)抑制；制止 (巡邏的焦點在制止社區的犯罪行為。)

retail We are a wholesale store. We don’t deal with retail.

R58
(n.)零售 (我們是一家批發商店。我們不做零售生意。)
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For the countries that support Taiwan, the Chinese government retaliated
retaliate
R59 with breaking diplomatic relations.
(v.)報復
(中國政府斷絕外交關係報復那些支持臺灣的國家。)

I forgot to save my file before turning off the computer, and it cannot be
retrieve
R60 retrieved any more now.
(v.)恢復；取回；拯救
(我在關電腦之前忘記儲存我的檔案，現在它不能恢復了。)

The revelation of the teacher’s affair with his student led to his dismissal
revelation
R61 from the teaching position permanently.
(n.)揭露；洩漏
(這位老師與他的學生的戀情之揭露噵致他永久地解除教書職位。)

revenue Due to poor economic conditions, this year’s revenue continues to decline.
R62
(n.)歲收 (由於惡劣的經濟狀况，今年收支繼續下降。)

We have to get off the highway soon, so Mary reversed from the express
reverse
R63 lane to the local lane.
(v.)相反；顛倒；轉換
(我們馬上要下高速公路，因此瑪麗由快速道轉換到普通車道。)

revise The article was revised again and again before it was turned in.
R64
(v.)修訂；校正 (這篇文章在交出去之前，已經一再的修正過了。)

revival Most economists expect the revival of economy in 2010.

R65
(n.)復甦；回復 (多數經濟學家期待在 2010 年經濟會復甦。)

revoke If you violate the regulations, your work permit may be revoked.
R66
(v.)廢止；撤銷 (如果您違犯規定的話，您的工作許可也許會被廢除。)

rhetoric Rhetoric is an essential part in public speaking and in writing.

R67
(n.)修辭學；辯才 (修辭是演說和寫作方面的一個主要部分。)
Rhinoceros, which has one or two horns on its upper snout, is an endangered
rhinoceros
R68 animal.
(n.)犀牛
(犀牛是一種頻臨絕種的動物，在它的上口鼻部分有一支或兩支角。)
The three-year-old boy imitated the rhythmic patterns from TV and
rhythmic
R69 started a lively dance.
(adj.)有韻律的；有節奏的
(這三歲的男孩模仿電視上的韻律模式，並且開始活潑地跳舞。)

The girl refused to go to school because her friends ridiculed at her weird
ridicule
R70 hairstyle.
(n./v.)嘲笑；戲弄
(這女孩拒絕上學，因為她的朋友嘲笑她的古怪髮型。)

Undergoing four years of rigorous training, Patrick received his diploma

rigorous
R71 from the Naval Academy.
(adj.)嚴格的；嚴厲的；苛刻的
(接受四年嚴謹訓練後，帕特里克從海軍官校得到了他的文憑。)

ritual In Taiwan, the rituals of worship have not changed. They remain the same.
R72
(n.)儀式，典禮；習慣 (在臺灣，拜神的儀式並未改變。他們保持同樣的。)

rivalry The two best high schools in the city have been in rivalry.
R73
(n.)競爭；對抗 (在城市裡的兩所最好的高中一直在競爭著。)
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romp Some students are romping about the playground after school.
R74
(v.)嘻耍喧鬧；蹦蹦跳跳 (有些學生在下課以後在操場喧鬧。)

rotate The earth rotates once every 24 hours.

R75
(v.)旋轉，轉動；輪流 (地球每 24 個小時旋轉一圈。)

royalty The people are very curious about the mysterious life of the royalty.
R76
(n.)王位；莊嚴；高貴 (人民對於皇族的神祕生活非常好奇。)

ruby Thailand is very famous for ruby, which is a brilliant stone.

R77
(n.)紅寶石 (泰國以紅寶石出名，它是一種閃亮的石頭。)

The project director first gave everybody a quick rundown on what had
rundown been done so far and what needs to be done next.
R78
(n.)簡要報告； (計畫主任首先給大家一個簡要的報告，關於到目前為止已經完成的
部分和接下來要做的事。)

He saved some cash to safeguard against emergent need.

safeguard (他存一些現金以預防緊急需要之用。)
S01
(n.)保護；防衛 She takes vitamins every day as a safeguard against illness.
(她每天吃維他命以預防生病。)

salmonella It is reported that salmonella illness is linked to black and red pepper.
S02
(n.)沙門氏菌 (據報導，沙門桿菌疾病與黑胡椒和白胡椒有關連。)

saloon The guests are in the saloon, waiting to be seated.

S03
(n.)交誼廳；大廳 (客人在交誼廳等待安排座位。)

salvation Cutbacks on staff seem to be the only salvation of the company.

S04
(n.)救助，拯救 (裁減職員似乎是公司的唯一的拯救方法。)

The United Nations should impose economic sanctions on North Korea’s

sanction
S05 developing nuclear weapons program.
(n.)認可；批准；國際制裁
(聯合國應該對北韓的發展核武計畫加強經濟制裁。)

The church and the temple are the largest sanctuary for people who need
sanctuary
S06 spiritual support.
(n.)聖殿；教堂；寺院
(教會和廟宇是需要精神支持的人的最大的聖地。)

After the scandal, the woman deserted her husband and children and left
scandal
S07 her hometown.
(n.)醜聞
(在這個醜聞以後，這婦女拋棄她的丈夫和孩子，而離開她的家鄉。)

sanitation Poor sanitation is the major problem to our health.

S08
(n.)公共衛生，環境衛生 (惡劣的衛生是對我們的健康的重大問題。)

The global warming scaremongers claimed that a warmer world could

scaremonger endanger polar bears.
S09
(n.)散佈駭人聽聞消息者 (散佈全球性暖化的駭人聽聞消息者聲稱一個更加暖化的世界可能危
及北極熊。)
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The pickpocket constructed a scenario where he was helping an old man

scenario crossing the street to distract the old man’s attention and took his wallet.
S10
(n.)情節；劇本；事態；局面 (扒手建構了他幫助一個老人穿過街道的情景，以分散他的注意力，
並且偷了他的錢包。)

After a life of tragedy and triumph, the great writer left the scene before
scene finishing his autobiography.
S11
(n.)場面；景色；佈景；現場 (在過了悲劇性和勝利的一生以後，這位了不起的作家在完成他的自
傳之前去世了。)

scenic I enjoy the scenic beauty along George Washington Parkway.

S12
(adj.)風景的；舞臺布景的 (我欣賞沿著喬治・華盛頓大路的美麗的風景。)

The scope of this course includes phonetics, phonology, syntax,

scope
S13 semantics and pragmatics.
(n.)範圍，領域
(這門課的範圍包括語音學、音韻學、句法、語意學和語用學。)

The invitation was written in beautiful italic script.

script (邀請函是以美麗的斜體字寫的。)
S14
(n.)腳本，底稿 Jimmy is writing a film script.
(吉米在寫一個電影劇本。)

sector Work performance of government officials in a number of sectors is unsatisfactory.

S15
(n.)部分；部門 (政府官員在很多部門的工作表現不令人滿意。)

seduce The high school teacher was fired for seducing his female students.
S16
(v.)誘惑；引誘 (這位高中老師因為誘惑他的女學生被解雇了。)

segment We are responsible for maintaining this segment of the street.

S17
(n.)部分；切片，斷片 (我們負責維修這段的街道。)

In the past, blacks were not treated equally. Their lives were chained by
segregation
S18 segregation and discrimination.
(n.)分開；隔離
(在過去，黑人未受到平等地對待。他們的生活被隔離和歧視所束縛。)

seminar English teaching seminar is held once a semester.

S19
(n.)研討班；專題討論會 (英語教學研討會每學期開一次。)

Scott Brown was elected Massachusetts’ new senator to replace Ted

senator
S20 Kennedy’s seat.
(n.)參議員
(斯科特・布朗被選為馬薩諸塞新的參議員以替換特德・肯迺迪的席位。)

sentiment The people expressed their dissatisfactory sentiments against the government.
S21
(n.)感情，心情；情緒 (人民表達了他們對政府的不滿意情緒。)

The order “subject + verb + object” is the most common sequence of

sequence
S22 English sentence.
(n.)連續；順序；先後
(「主詞+動詞+受詞」的順序是英語句子常用的順序。)

serene Surrounded by the mountains is a serene village.

S23
(adj.)安詳的；穩重的；平靜的；寧靜的 (被山所圍繞的是一個寧靜的村莊。)
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When I was in the army, my sergeant was considerate. He treated

sergeant
S24 everybody like his brother.
(n.)陸軍中士；警察小隊長；警官
(當我在軍隊時，我的班長非常體貼。他對待大家像他的兄弟。)

session The summer sessions are shorter, so you’ll have time to take a short
S25 (n.)開會；會議；集會；會期； vacation.
學期；授課時間 (暑期班比較短，因此你還有時間去度一個短的假。)

setback The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
S26
(n.)挫折；失敗 (當他們的最佳球員受傷時，球隊遭受到一個主要挫敗。)

sewer A complete system of sewer that runs under the city can carry away wastewater.
S27
(n.)污水管，下水道 (在城市底下的完整下水道系統能使污水流走。)

shed She shed tears of sorrow for the death of her favorite pet.
S28
(n./v.)流出；流下；散發；放射 (她為她喜愛的寵物死亡而哀傷流淚。)

sheer He is such a hypocrite that his words and action never agree.
S29
(adj.)全然的；純粹的 (他是如此一個偽君子，他的言行從未一致過。)

shoplift The kids were caught for shoplifting.

S30
(v.)在商店內偷竊 (孩子在商店內偷竊被逮到了。)

shrewd We need a shrewd manager who can decide which product to develop next year.
S31
(adj.)精明的 (我們需要一位能決定明年要開發哪種產品的精明經理。)

shriek The woman shrieked after being attacked by a robber.

S32
(v./n.)尖叫 (在被強盜攻擊以後，這婦女尖叫。)

The boy shuddered with fear when he got caught for spreading computer
shudder
S33 viruses.
(v.)發抖；震動
(當男孩為散播電腦病毒被逮時，他害怕的發抖。)

shun Many girls shun the strong sunshine to protect against sunburn.
S34
(v.)躲開，避開，迴避 (許多女孩避開強烈的陽光，以防止受到曬傷。)

A: Do you have any siblings?

sibling B: I have two older brothers and one younger sister.
S35
(n.)兄、弟、姊、妹 (A：您是否有任何兄弟姐妹嗎?)
(B：我有二個哥哥和一個妹妹。)

sidekick To run the business, I will need a sidekick who has good judgment.
S36
(n.)助手；夥伴 (要經營這個事業，我需要一個好評斷力的夥伴。)

siege The Japanese siege of Pearl Harbor occurred in 1941.

S37
(n.)包圍；圍攻；襲擊 (日本襲擊珍珠港發生在 1941 年。)

silicon The mason used silicon to fix the rotten window frames.
S38
(n.)矽 (水泥工使用矽修理腐爛的窗框。)

simplify The personal income tax declaration form has been simplified.
S39
(v.)簡化 (個人所得税聲報表已經簡化了。)
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The simplicities of our old way of life have gone away due to the
simplicity
S40 advances of modern technology.
(n.)簡單；單純
(由於現代科技的進步，我們的老式的單純生活方式已經不存在了。)

The promotion of this product should be simultaneous with that in the

simultaneous
S41 other locations.
(adj.)同時的
(這個產品的促銷應該與在其他地點的產品促銷同時舉辦。)

skeptical I am skeptical of their sincerity in the peace talk.

S42
(adj.)懷疑的 (我懷疑她們對這次和談的真誠。)

slang Slang, informal language, is more commonly used by people on the streets.
S43
(n./v.)俚語；慣用語 (慣用語，非正式語言，是一般人比較通用的。)

Due to tight budget, the money spent on various activities should be slashed.
slash (由於預算緊，花在各種活動上的錢應該大幅度削減。)
S44
(v./n.)砍；斬；減少；小減 The slash of staff has doubled our workload.
(裁減職員使我們大家的工作量加倍了。)

slaughter In the Nanking Massacre, thousands of Chinese people were slaughtered.

S45
(n./v.)屠宰；屠殺 (在南京大屠殺時，數以萬計的中國人被屠殺了。)

Millions of Africans were sold into slavery between the 17th and the 19th
slavery
S46 centuries.
(n.)奴隸身分；奴役
(在第 17 和 19 世紀之間，成千上萬的非洲人被賣入當奴隸。)

When you use the vending machine, you have to put coins into the slot,
slot and then select the item you want to buy.
S47
(n./v.)投幣口；小孔 (當您使用自動販賣機時，您必須把硬幣投入投幣孔，然後選擇您想
要買的項目。)

slouch He slouches on the couch watching TV every day.

S48
(v./n.)垂頭彎腰；懶散的樣子 (他每天懶散地坐在長沙發看電視。)

slum In the big cities, you can always find people living in the slum.
S49
(n./v.)貧民區；貧民窟 (在大城市裡，您總是能看到有人居住在貧民窟。)

After working under the strong sunshine all day long, the farmer slumped
slump in a chair when he entered the house.
S50
(n./v.)突然倒下；不支倒地 (整天在強烈的陽光之下工作以後，當這農夫進入房子以後他突然在
椅子累垮了。)

smack The boy called Mary names, so she smacked him in the face.
S51
(v./n.)掌擊；摑 (這男孩辱罵瑪麗，因此她打了他一個耳光。)
She wants to have a cosmetic surgery to remove the black spot on her
smallpox face from smallpox when she was little.
S52
(n.)天花 (她想要做整容手術以去除他小時候得天花時在她的臉上所留下的疤
痕。)
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smother The paralyzed man was found smothered to death by a pillow.

S53
(v./n.)使窒息；使呼吸困難 (這位癱瘓的男人被發現被人用枕頭悶死。)

smuggle The coast guards arrested a fish boat smuggling seafood from mainland China.
S54
(v.)走私；私藏；偷渡 (海巡署人員逮捕了從中國大陸走私海鮮的魚船。)

snappy Mrs. Jonason’s new hairstyle looks snappy. It was from a famous designer.
S55
(adj.)漂亮的；時髦的 (喬納森夫人的新髮型看起來很時髦。它是由一位著名設計師所。)

snare Some well-trained pigeons were caught in the snare.

S56
(n./v.)羅網；陷阱；落入圈套 (一些受過訓練的鴿子陷入羅網中被抓住了。)

Lisa, a traffic reporter, who guides thousands of commuters through

snarl
highway snarls, provides news, laughs and sympathy.
S57 (v.)吠；咆哮；
(莉莎，一位交通記者，提供新聞、笑聲和同情，引導數以萬計的通
(n.)混亂；吼叫
勤者通過混亂的交通。)

While the woman was in the temple, a man snatched her gold necklace
snatch
S58 and ran away.
(v./n.)奪取；意外取得；趁機強取
(當這位婦女在寺廟時，一個男人奪走了她的金項鍊後跑掉了。)

sneaky I saw a man opened the door in a sneaky manner and entered the house.
S59
(adj.)卑劣的；偷偷摸摸的 (我看見一個男人鬼鬼祟祟打開了門進入房子。)

Bob always sneers at my taste of clothes; he thinks his is much better

sneer
S60 than mine.
(v.)嘲笑
(鮑伯總是嘲笑我對衣服的品味；他認為他的品味比我的好。)

sniff The police brought a dog to sniff at the passengers’ baggage at the airport.
S61
(v.)嗅；聞出 (警察帶來一隻狗在機場聞旅客的行李。)

My father always snores very loudly that we have to use ear plugs to
snore
S62 keep out of the noise.
(v.)打鼾
(我的父親總是大聲地打鼾，因此我們必須使用耳塞以防止噪音。)

My youngest son is very sociable. He made many friends not long after
sociable
S63 we moved here.
(adj.)好交際的；有人緣的
(我的最小兒子是非常善社交的。他在我們搬到這裡以後交了許多朋友。)

Many sociology graduates found jobs working with the elderly, the poor,
sociology victims of domestic violence, and so on.
S64
(n.)社會學 (許多社會學系畢業生找到跟年長的人、貧窮的人、家庭暴力的受害
者等人一起工作。)

sodium People with heart problems should avoid food high in sodium.
S65
(n.)鈉 (有心臟問題的人應該避免高鈉的食物。)

solemn Solemn music was played during the funeral service.

S66
(adj.)嚴肅的；嚴重的 (在葬禮時演奏莊嚴的音樂。)
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solidarity The president emphasized the importance of solidarity in the face of difficulty.
S67
(n.)團結；一致 (總統強調在面對困難時團結的重要性。)

solitary The solitary man has been living alone since his children moved out of
S68 (adj./n.)單獨的；孤獨的；寂寞的； the country.
人跡罕至的 (自從他的孩子搬到國外以後，這個孤單的人單獨一個人住。)

solitude The old man has lived in solitude since his wife passed away.
S69
(n.)獨居；孤獨 (自從他的妻子過世了，這老人孤獨居住。)

I’ve managed to soothe her down a bit, but she’s still pretty annoyed.
soothe (我設法安慰她一點，但是她還是相當懊惱。)
S70
(v.)安慰；撫慰 She tried to soothe the frightened child.
(她設法安慰受到驚嚇的孩子。)

sophisticated Only sophisticated readers can understand the book’s hidden messages.
S71
(adj.)高雅的；高水準的；老於世故的 (只有老練的讀者才能瞭解書中隱藏的信息。)

Taiwan is a sovereign country and should be allowed to become a

sovereign
S72 member of the United Nations.
(n./adj.)元首；君主；主權國
(臺灣是一個主權國家，並且應該准許成為聯合國的成員。)

spacious The graduate student rented an apartment with two spacious bedrooms.
S73
(adj.)寬敞的 (這位研究生租了一棟有兩間寬敞臥室的一棟公寓。)

Hsueh-shan Tunnel in Taiwan has a span of 13 kilometers from Taipei to

span
S74 Yi-lan.
(n./v.)短距離；短時間；全長
(台灣的雪山隧道從臺北到宜蘭有 13 公里距離。)

specialty The artist’s specialty is painting portraits.

S75
(n.)特質；特色 (這位藝術家的專業是畫畫像。)

Among the various subjects, the student chose to specialize in business

specialize
S76 administration.
(v.)專研；專攻；專門化；特殊化
(在各式各樣的主題之中，學生選擇專門研究工商管理。)

specify This warranty specifies what is covered during these two years.
S77
(v.)列舉；指定；詳細陳述 (這張保單裡說明在這兩年期間包括些什麼。)

The manufacturing company sent their customers the specimen of their

specimen
S78 newly developed shampoo.
(n.)樣品；例子
(製造廠商送給他們的顧客新開發的洗髮精樣品。)

spectacle The photographer was amazed at the snow spectacle and took a lot of pictures.
S79
(n.)光景；景象；奇觀 (這攝影師對於這雪景非常驚奇，並且拍了很多照片。)

The spectacular scenery after the snow storm attracted many people to
spectacular walk out of the room to become part of it.
S80
(adj./n.)壯觀的 (在暴風雪以後的壯觀景色吸引了許多人從房子裡走出來，成為景觀
的一部分。)
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spectrum
After the rain, sometimes we can see a spectrum of rainbow in the sky.
S81 (n.)光譜；系列；範圍；幅度
(下過雨後，有的時候我們可以看到天空中的一道彩虹的光譜。)
spectra(複數)

There has been a great deal of speculation over whether Dick got his
speculation
S82 fortune from winning the lottery.
(n.)猜測；推測
(有關迪克是否由於中彩劵而獲得他的財富有很多猜想。)

After the car accident, the heart-broken mother asked that his dying son’s
sperm be collected and preserved so that someone might bear his child in
sperm
S83 the future.
(n.)精子
(在車禍以後，極悲痛的母親要求採集保存他死去的兒子的精子，以
便未來也許有人可以為他生小孩。)

Every day the cars spew out tons of pollutant air, which is thought to
spew
S84 affect the weather pattern.
(v.)噴出；放出；嘔吐
(每天汽車排出上噸的污染空氣，這被認為會影響氣候型態。)

Some people believe that oriental people are more likely to use spiral
spiral
S85 pattern in writing.
(adj.)螺旋形的
(有些人相信東方人是比較可能用迂迴式的寫作方式。)

sponsor The National Science Foundation has sponsored many scientific studies.
S86
(n./v.)保證人；贊助者 (國家科學基金會主辦了許多科學研究。)

While reading a letter from her mother, Amy’s face displays a

spontaneous
S87 spontaneous smile.
(adj.)自發的；自然的
(當閱讀從她的母親寄給她的信時，艾米的面孔露出自然的微笑。)

spouse Minda’s spouse is the primary beneficiary of her life insurance.

S88
(n.)配偶 (明達的配偶是她的人壽保險的主要受益人。)

We planted some vines to sprawl on the blank wall for decoration and for
sprawl
S89 shade as well.
(v./n.)匍匐；爬行；蔓延
(我們種植一些蔓藤爬在一面空牆上作為裝飾和遮涼用。)

spur The suburban area has spurred high hopes for the business leaders.
S90
(v.)鼓勵；激勵 (這個郊區激勵了商業領袖的遠大抱負。)

Paul lives in a big house with a row of squatty bushes in the front.
(保羅住在前面有一排粗矮灌木的一個大房子裡。)
squatty
S91 Bob won the first place in a drawing contest with a picture of several
(adj.)矮胖的；粗短的
squatty and chubby people.
(鮑伯贏得了圖畫比賽的第一名，他畫幾位矮胖的人。)

stability High unemployment rate could affect the stability of the society.
S92
(n.)安定 (高失業率會影響社會的穩定。)

stammer Only when the boy is nervous, would he stammer.

S93
(v./n.)口吃 (只有當這男孩緊張時她才會結巴。)
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The government had created some jobs last year, but the employment
was relatively stagnant in this spring, suggesting that more employees are
stagnant
S94 being laid off.
(adj.)停滯的；不景氣的；不活潑的
(政府去年創造了一些工作，但是在今年春天的就業相對地停滯，暗
示有更多員工被解雇。)

One who wants to run a marathon requires a lot of stamina or

stamina
S95 long-lasting strength.
(n.)元氣；精力；體力；耐力
(一個想要跑馬拉松比賽的人須要很多精力或耐力。)

staple
Bread and milk is the dietary staple for Americans.
S96 (n./v.)主要產品；主要成分；
(麵包和牛奶是美國人飲食的主要成分。)
商業集中地；訂書針

stapler Please use a stapler to fasten these sheets of paper together.

S97
(n.)釘書機 (請使用一台訂書機把這些纸張釘在一起。)

Starch, which is high in carbohydrate, can be found in rice, potatoes,

starch
S98 wheat and so on.
(n.)澱粉
(澱粉，是高碳水化合物，可以在米、土豆、麥子等等中找到。)

Mrs. Cua loves gardening, so she planted flowers in the removable

stationary container instead of a stationary flower bed.
S99
(adj.)靜止的；固定的 (柯夫人喜愛園藝，因此她把花種植在可移動的容器裡，而不是種在
固定的花床上。)

stationery The stationery is going on sale. I need to stock up some of it for future use.
S100
(n.)文具 (文具正在減價。我需要儲存一些以後使用。)

stature Good stature is one of the requirements of a flight attendant.

S101
(n.)身材；身高 (好身材是一個空服員的條件之一。)

The stereotype of Japanese greeting is bowing.

stereotype (日本人問候的習慣方法是鞠躬。)
S102
(n./v.)鉛板；定型的；陳腔濫調 The stereotype of bird is having two legs, two wings, and having feathers.
(鳥的固定形態是有二條腿，二個翅膀，並且有羽毛。)

Our English teacher uses games and activities in class to stimulate

stimulate
S103 student learning.
(v.)刺激；鼓舞
(我們的英語老師在課堂上使用遊戲和活動來激發學生的學習。)

strangle He strangled her to death with her scarf.

S104
(v.)勒死；扼殺 (他用她的圍巾勒死她。)

Successful teaching strategy proves to be more effective in helping

strategy
S105 students understand a subject.
(n.)戰略；策略
(成功的教學策略用於幫助學生瞭解一個科目時，比較有效。)

All the staff work together to propose a strategic plan to strengthen our
strategic
S106 economic development.
(adj.)戰略的；策略的
(所有職員共同提出一個策略，以加強我們的經濟發展。)
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My grandmother made me a pair of shoes studded with beads.

stud
(我的祖母幫做了我一雙用小珠裝飾的鞋子。)
S107 (n.)飾釘；飾鈕
She’s wearing a leather belt with metal studs.
(v.)用飾釘裝飾
(她戴着一條有金屬飾品的皮带。)

A stunt performer needs to use special skills such as martial arts and
stunt
S108 sword fighting to attract audience.
(v./n.)特技；絕技
(特技表演者需要使用特別技能例如武術和劍術以吸引觀眾。)

Subjective tests are more challenging and more difficult for students
subjective because the distinction between right and wrong answers is not very clear.
S109
(adj.)主觀的；主體的；主格的 (對學生來說主觀式的測驗比較具挑戰性，而且更困難，因為對錯之
間的分際不明。)

Mr. Tsai is only a subordinate officer, who is not authorized to make

major decision.
subordinate
S110 (蔡先生只是一名次要官員，沒有被授權做出主要決定。)
(adj./n./v.)下級的；次要的；隸屬的
A subordinate clause can only be attached to a main clause.
(一個從屬子句只能依附在一個主要子句下。)

The governor was subpoenaed by the investigators for corruption.

subpoena
(州長因為貪污而被調查員傳喚。)
S111 (n.)傳票
The accountant received a subpoena as a witness.
(v.)寄傳票給；傳審
(這位會計收到了一張作為證人的傳票。)

The teacher recommended the student to subscribe an English paper to

subscribe
S112 improve his English.
(v.)訂購；訂閱；認捐
(老師推薦學生訂閱英文報以改進他的英語。)

We had a smooth trip to Kaohsiung, but the sequent schedule was not
subsequent
S113 satisfactory due to the heavy rain.
(adj.)隨後的
(我們很順利地到高雄旅行，但是由於大雨，隨後的行程不太令人滿意。)

In Taiwan, the unemployment rate hit record high, which made many
young people remain single and brought about the subsidiary effect of
subsidiary
S114 population reduction as well.
(adj.)附帶的；次要的
(在臺灣，失業率創紀錄，這使許多青年人保持單身，也造成人口減
少的附帶結果。)

The government would subsidize health insurance for many businesses

subsidize
S115 and individuals.
(v.)給...津貼，補助，資助
(政府要給許多企業和個人健康保險津貼。)

We have found that citizens in some other countries that spend substantially
substantially
less than we do in health care are actually living longer than we do.
S116 (adv.)本質上；實質上；大體上；
(我們發現有些其他國家的人民，他們花費在健保上的錢比我們少，
大大地
實際上卻活得比我們長。)
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If you are going to take a vacation, you need to find a substitution to

substitution
S117 perform your duty.
(n.)代替；替換；代替物；代替人
(如果你要度假的話，你需要找一個人來代理你的職務。)

Due to the high living cost in the city, many people moved to the
suburban
S118 suburban area.
(adj.)郊區
(由於在城市的高生活費用，許多人搬到郊區。)

The snow storm in Washington, D.C. led to the neighboring school

succession
S119 systems to close for one week in succession.
(n.)連續；繼承
(在華盛頓特區的暴風雪，導致鄰近的學校系統連續關閉了一個星期。)

succumb The woman succumbed to her parents’ pressure and lent them all her money.
S120
(v.)屈服；屈從；死 (這婦女屈服於她父母的壓力，把她所有的錢借給他們。)

The carbon emission almost suffocated the kids who were at home
suffocate
S121 without adult company.
(v.)窒息；使窒息
(碳的排放幾乎使被留在家沒有大人陪伴的小孩窒息。)

suite She rent a suite near her office.

S122
(n.)套房；套；組 (她在她的辦公室附近租賃一間套房。)

Sulfur is primarily used in fertilizer, and it can also used in making

sulfur
S123 matches as well.
(n.)硫磺
(硫磺主要用於肥料，它也能用來做火柴。)

The tenant left some furniture and other sundry articles in the room when
sundry he moved out.
S124 (adj.)各式各樣的 (當房客搬出時，他在屋子裡留下一些家具和其他各式各樣的物品。)
(n.)雜項的 In requesting for reimbursement, please list all the expenses for sundries.
(在請領賞償還開支時，請列出雜項開支。)

superb The play featured its superb costumes.

S125
(adj.)極好的；上等的；華麗的 (這個戲劇以它的華麗的服裝為特色。)

superficial Your discussion is too superficial. Please write a more in-depth report.
S126
(adj.)表面的；膚淺的；淺薄的 (您的討論太膚淺了。請寫一份詳細的報告。)

According to the superstition, if you open an umbrella indoor, bad luck

superstition
S127 will rain on you.
(n.)迷信
(根據迷信，如果您在室內打開傘，不幸將降臨到您身上。)

Under the supervision of a group of devoted doctors, the hospital has

supervision
S128 served millions of people in this region.
(n.)監督；指導；管理
(在一群熱心的醫師的監督下，這家醫院在這個區域服務了成千上萬的人。)

supplement Vitamin pills are supplement to a poor diet.

S129
(n.)補充；補足；附錄 (維他命丸是惡劣飲食的補充。)
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surplus My bank account is currently in surplus, so I can lend you some money.
S130
(n.)剩餘；過剩 (我的銀行帳户目前有結餘，因此，我可以借您一些錢。)

His grade has surpassed everyone’s expectation; we thought he would

fail the exam.
surpass
S131 (他的成績超出大家的期望；我們還以為他考試會不及格。)
(v.)勝過；凌駕
The figures reported surpassed many forecasters’ expectations.
(報告的數據超過了許多預測員的期待。)

The traffic police installed many surveillance cameras at the hidden

surveillance
S132 locations to monitor the drivers.
(n.)監視
(交通警察在隱密的地點安裝許多監視器監控駕駛員。)

suspension Paul’s suspension from school was due to his poor academic performance.
S133
(n.)懸吊；停職；停學 (保羅從學校停學是由於他的學業成績太差。)

That woman is very suspicious and often thinks that her husband is
suspicious
S134 unfaithful to her.
(adj.)疑心的；多疑的；猜疑的
(那個婦女是非常多疑的，她經常認為她的丈夫對她不忠實。)

swagger The rascals swaggered out of the restaurant without paying for the expenses.
S135
(n./v.)昂首闊步；神氣活現 (這些流氓神氣活現地走出餐廳，而沒有付消費的費用。)

swap Never swap horses while crossing the stream.

S136
(v./n.)交換 (陣前莫換將。)

symbolic The dove is symbolic of peace.

S137
(adj.)象徵的 (鴿子是和平的象徵。)

The blind student can tell the names of the trees by touching symmetry of
symmetry
S138 leaves.
(n.)對稱；調和；均勻
(這個盲生能透過觸摸對稱的樹葉來辨別樹的名稱。)

The symptoms of the flu include running noise, headache, sore throat and
symptom
S139 cough.
(n.)症狀
(流行性感冒的症狀包括流鼻涕、頭疼、喉嚨痛和咳嗽。)

“Big” is the synonym of “large”, but they may not mean exactly the same
synonym thing in all contexts.
S140
(n.)相似詞 (「Big」和「large」是同義詞，但是他們不可能在所有狀況下，意思
是完全相同的。)

synthetic Nylon is made of synthetic fiber as a replacement for silk.

S141
(adj.)綜合的；人造的 (尼龍由合成纖維製成的，用來代替絲綢。)

tabloid Jessica despised her boyfriend and tabloid that printed his pictures.
T01
(n.)小型報紙 (傑西卡藐視她的男朋友和登他照片的小報。)

tact The young nurse showed great tact in dealing with worried parents.
T02
(n.)機智；圓滑 (這位年輕的護士在對待擔心的父母時，顯示出了偉大的機智手腕。)
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tactic Our basketball team used a successful tactic to win the game.
T03
(n.)戰略；策略 (我們的籃球隊應用一種成功的戰術赢得比賽。)

tariff You may have to pay tariffs if you bring valuable items from abroad.
T04
(n.)關稅表；價格表 (如果您從海外帶貴重的物品進來，您可能必須付關稅。)

tarnish I guarantee that these gold bracelets will never tarnish.

T05
(v.)使失去光澤；敗壞 (我保證這些金手鐲不會失去光澤。)

The woman had an affair with the congressman and had to endure the
taunt
T06 taunts of the public.
(n./v.)辱罵；嘲笑
(這位女士與國會議員鬧誹聞，而必須忍受公眾的嘲笑。)

I spend a tedious hour in the terrible traffic jam; I could do nothing at all
tedious
T07 in the car.
(adj.)冗長乏味的；使人厭煩的
(我在交通堵塞時度過了冗長的一個小時；我在車上什麼事都不能做。)

temperate His temperate personality appeased the public anger.

T08
(adj.)溫和的；溫帶的；節制的 (他的溫和個性平息了眾怒。)

People with agreeable temperaments are more likely to get along with
temperament
T09 others easily.
(n.)體質；氣質；性情；熱情
(有愉快的氣質的人比較容易與他人相處。)

Our manager’s decision to purchase merchandise from his best friend

without going through proper purchasing procedure has brought about a
tempest
T10 tempest in the teapot.
(n.)大風暴；動亂；騷動
(我們經理決定從他的最好的朋友那裡購買商品，而未經適當的採購
程序，引發茶壺裡的風暴。)

The student came from a low-income family, and he was tenacious and
tenacious
T11 dedicated to learning.
(adj.)堅持的；頑強的
(這個學生來自一個低收入家庭，他是非常堅持和熱衷於學習。)

At the all-day meeting on Friday, the school board tentatively approved a

tentatively
T12 policy to encourage stronger involvement from parents.
(adv.)暫時地；試驗性地；遲疑地
(在星期五的整天會議上，校務委員會暫時批准鼓勵家長強力介入的政策。)

tepid Our guest was very excited even though he only got a tepid reception.
T13
(adj.)微溫的；不熱烈的 (我們的客人非常興奮，即使他只得到了一個不熱烈的招待會。)

The two countries terminated diplomatic relationship.

(這二個國家終止外交關係。)
terminate
T14 The train will terminate at the next stop—passengers who wish to
(v.)終結；結束
continue their trip should change trains.
(火車將在下一站停駛----希望繼續他們行程的乘客應該換火車。)

terse Since time is limited, please make a terse report.

T15
(adj.)精練的；簡練的 (因為時間有限，請做精簡的報告。)
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About thirty years ago, the main exports of Taiwan were textiles,
textile
T16 especially silk and cotton.
(n.)紡織品
(大約三十年前，臺灣主要出口是紡織品、特别是絲綢和棉花。)

Different kinds of clothes have different textures; you can tell when you
texture
T17 touch them with your fingers.
(n.)組織；結構
(不同種類的衣裳有不同的材質；用您的手指觸摸他們時您能區別出。)

theatrical In the high school, a theatrical performance was held once every semester.
T18
(adj.)劇場的；戲劇的；做作的；誇張的 (在高中，每個學期舉行一場戲劇演出。)

Theoretically, women should have the same work opportunities as men,

theoretically
T19 but in reality they do not.
(adv.)理論上地
(就理論上而言，婦女應該和男人一樣有工作機會，但是實際上他們沒有。)

A therapist is a specialist who treats a particular type of illness or

therapist problem, or who uses a particular type of treatment.
T20
(n.)治療學家 (一個物理治療師是專門致療特殊病症或處理特殊問題的專家，或者
是使用一種特殊治療方法的專家。)

thermometer The thermometer showed only 2℃—it was extremely cold outside.
T21
(n.)溫度計 (溫度計顯示出只有攝氏 2 度，外面是極端的冷。)

threshold The university raised the threshold for admission by 5 points this year.
T22
(n.)門檻 (今年大學的入學門檻提高了 5 分。)

thrifty The thrifty housewife thinks twice before spending money.

T23
(adj.)節儉的 (節儉的主婦在花錢之前都要三思。)

thrive Many small businesses managed to thrive during the recession.

T24
(v.)成功；致富；繁榮 (在經濟蕭條期間，許多小企業設法度過難關。)

throb If not treated properly, your cavities may cause a throbbing toothache.
T25
(n.)鼓勵；跳動；悸動 (如果沒有適當地治療，您的蛀牙也許會導致劇烈的牙痛。)

throng The famous star is unable to move in the throng.

T26
(n.)群眾；聚集 (這位名星在人群中無法移動。)

It is surprising to find that the toddler has been learning ways to behave
toddler
T27 and ways not to behave from his parents.
(n.)學步的小孩
(令人驚奇的是發現這小孩從他的父母學會哪些可以作和哪些不可以作。)

Corazon Aquino who toppled a dictator, restored Philippine democracy

and inspired millions of people around the world died after a battle with
topple
T28 colon cancer.
(v.)推翻；顛覆；使倒塌
(可拉佐阿基諾推翻了獨裁君主、重建菲律賓的民主、啟發世界成千
上萬的人，在與直腸癌奮鬥後去逝了。)

My boss doesn’t have management skill, which leads to the company’s

topsy-turvy
T29 topsy-turvy situations.
(adj.)亂七八糟的
(我的上司沒有管理才能，這導致公司處於混亂的情況。)
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In our school’s annual sports event, an athlete will be chosen to carry the
torch
T30 torch.
(n.)火炬
(在我們學校的每年運動會，有一位運動員將被選出傳送聖火。)

Her life in the U.S. without money must have been a torment for her.
torment
(她在美國的生活沒有錢對她來說一定是很痛苦的。)
T31 (n.)苦惱；折磨
Mary has been tormented by her step-mother since she was a little girl.
(v.)使苦惱；折磨
(瑪麗自從她小時候就受她的繼母虐待。)

tornado Tornado is a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle.
T32
(n.)龍捲風 (龍捲風是ㄧ種非常強的風暴，是以旋轉式的方式移動。)

The environmental department is investigating the factories that dumped

toxic
T33 toxic chemicals into the river.
(adj.)有毒的
(環保部門正在調查傾倒有毒化學物到河流的工廠。)

Several people were arrested for human trafficking because they adopted
trafficking
T34 babies illegally.
(n.)販賣
(有好幾人為販賣人口而被拘捕了，因為他們非法領養了嬰孩。)

transfusion The patient lost too much blood in the surgery and needed transfusion.
T35
(n.)輸血 (患者在手術時失血太多並且需要輸血。)

tranquil After retirement, Mr. White moved to a tranquil village.

T36
(adj.)寧靜的；平靜的 (在退休以後，懷特先生搬到一個寧靜的村莊去。)

transaction Please review each transaction carefully on your monthly statement; they
T37 (n.)處理；處置；執行；交易； may make mistakes.
業務；買賣 (請仔細檢查每一項交易；他們有可能會弄錯。)

To apply for this position, you need to submit a copy of your college
transcript
T38 transcript and three recommendation letters.
(n.)成績單；副本；謄本
(要申請這個職位，您需要交您的大學成績單和三份推薦信。)

transition In the transition period, a deputy director was assigned to assist the director.
T39
(n.)轉變；轉換；轉移 (在過渡期，會指派一位副主任來協助主任。)

Mass Rapid Transportation is a very convenient transit system.

T40 transit system 運輸系統
(大眾快速運輸系統是一個非常方便的運輸系統。)

The adult baseball games will be transmitted live via satellite in Taiwan.
(成人棒球比賽將在臺灣做現場轉播。)
transmit
T41 The general was imprisoned for transmitting secret messages to another
(v.)運送；傳播
country.
(這位將軍因為傳送機密資料給另一個國家而被監禁了。)
As part of the president’s commitment to government transparency, the
transparency visitors’ log was provided online.
T42
(n.)透明；明白 (作為總統對政府透明化的的承諾的一部分，訪客的日誌在網路上可
以看得到。)
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The patient has kidney disease and is waiting for a kidney transplant.
transplant (這病人患腎臟病，等待腎臟移植。)
T43
(v./n.)移植 The young man transplanted part of his liver to his father.
(這位年輕人把他的一部分肝臟移植給他的父親。)

The painful and lasting trauma of losing his beloved family members
trauma
T44 remained in his memory throughout his life.
(n.)外傷；創傷
(失去他心愛的家庭成員的持久創傷一輩子留在他的記憶中。)

treacherous In the winter, you should be careful when you walk on the treacherous
T45 (adj.)背叛的；不忠的；奸詐的； sidewalk covered with thick snow.
不牢靠的；危險的 (在冬天，當您在危險的積著厚雪的人行道上走路時，您應該小心。)

tread I enjoy walking along the beach and treading on the soft sand.
T46
(v./n.)步行；踐踏 (我喜歡沿著海灘踩在柔軟的沙子走。)

The high-rank officer was charged with treason against Taiwan and was
treason
T47 sentenced for life imprisonment.
(n.)叛逆罪
(這位高階官員被告背叛臺灣，而被判無期徒刑。)

trek The team made an unsuccessful trek to cross the Sahara Desert.
T48
(v./n.)旅行；移居 (這個隊伍要穿過撒哈拉大沙漠之旅沒有成功。)

Annie always lives in fear and tremor during the night when her parents
tremor
T49 are not at home.
(n.)顫抖；發抖
(在夜間當她的父母不在家時，安妮總是在恐懼顫抖中度過。)

trespass This is a personal property, so do not trespass.

T50
(v./n.)侵入者 (這是私人財產，因此請勿侵入。)

It is not clear who actually pulled the trigger to fire the gun.
(不確定是誰實際上扣板機開槍。)
trigger
The police pointed a gun at the robber and pulled the trigger.
T51 (v.)引發；激發
(警察用一把槍瞄準強盜，並且射擊。)
(n.)板機
The smoke from the oven triggered off the fire alarm.
(烤箱裡的煙引發了火警的警鈴。)

trite The teacher no longer believes his trite excuse that the alarm clock didn’t ring.
T52
(adj.)陳腐的；平庸的 (老師不再相信他那鬧鐘沒有敲響的陳腐的藉口。)

triumphant The gold medal winner received the award with a triumphant smile.
T53
(adj.)勝利的 (金牌優勝者帶著勝利的微笑接受獎品。)

I misplaced my keys, and my husband got furious. Why did he always

trivial get angry over such trivial matters?
T54
(adj.)瑣碎的；平凡的 (我想不起我的鑰匙放在什麼的地方，我的丈夫非常憤怒。他為什麼
總是為這種小事生氣?)

trophy The athlete displayed all his trophies to public.

T55
(n.)戰利品；紀念品 (這位運動員對公眾展示了所有他的戰利品。)
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truant The naughty student does not like school, and he often plays truant.
T56
(n.)逃學者；懶惰者 (這位淘氣的學生不喜歡上學，他常常逃學。)

Tsunamis, also called tidal waves, are caused by sudden motion on the
ocean floor such as underwater earthquakes, powerful volcanic eruptions,
tsunami
T57 or underwater landslides.
(n.)海嘯
(海嘯，也稱潮汐，是由海洋的突然的波動所引起的，例如海底地震、
強烈的火山爆發或者水底下的山崩。)

tuberculosis Tuberculosis is infectious and can attack many parts of a person’s body.
T58
(n.)肺結核 (結核病是會傳染的，並且可能襲擊人體的許多部位。)

The pilot asked the passengers to fasten their seat belts because of the air
turbulence
T59 turbulence.
(n.)動亂，騷亂；紊流
(由於氣流動盪，飛行員要求乘客繫上他們的安全帶。)

The doctor operated on the patient and used the laser to remove the brain
tumor
T60 tumor.
(n.)腫瘤
(醫生在為患者開刀，並且使用雷射去除腦瘤。)

The country is in a state of political turmoil; the army and people are
turmoil
T61 attempting to overthrow the president.
(n.)騷擾；騷動
(這個國家在政治動亂狀態；軍隊和人民試圖推翻總統。)

My company has a turnover of $1,000,000 dollars per month.

turnover (我的公司每個月有一百萬的營業額。)
T62 (n.)營業額；交易額；證劵成交 The company has a fast turnover of staff because of the strict
額；人員更換率 requirements of work.
(這家公司有很快的汰換率，因為它們對工作人員的要求很高。)

tussle Our company has been tussling over changes after restructuring.
T63
(n./v.)爭鬥；爭執 (我們的公司一直在重整以後的變動中奮鬥。)

The farmers always start working in the twilight and take a short break at
twilight
T64 noon.
(n.)黎明；黃昏
(這個農夫從黎明就開始工作，並且在中午作短暫休息。)

tycoon The real estate tycoon proudly reported the results of this year’s earning.
T65
(n.)大亨；巨頭 (房地產大亨驕傲地報告了今年的收入的成果。)

People often criticized the tyranny of the majority; they never listened to
tyranny
T66 the people’s opinions.
(n.)專制政治；暴政
(人們經常批評多數暴力，他們從來不聽人民的意見。)

ulcer Due to his ulcer, the doctor ordered him not to taste spicy food.
U01
(n.)潰瘍 (由於他的潰瘍，醫生命令他不准吃辣的食物。)

ultimate The ultimate goal of the United Nations is to keep the world in peace.
U02
(adj.)最終的；首要的；最出色的 (聯合國的最终目標是維持世界和平。)
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The technology of ultrasound was first used in World War II to detect

ultrasound submarines, and it did not use for medical purpose until 1960s.
U03
(n.)操音波 (超音波技術首次在第二次世界大戰時用來偵查潛水艇用，並且它ㄧ
直到 1960 年代的才開始作為醫療使用。)

unanimous The members of the committee were unanimous in their decision.

U04
(adj.)一致通過的；無異議的 (委員會的委員們一致同意他們的決定。)

May I assume that all the nominees for the congressmen are upright
unblemished
U05 politicians with unblemished characters?
(adj.)無暇疵的；清白的
(我是否可以假設所有國會議員被提名人都是毫無瑕疵的正直政治家嗎?)

Our team lost the game because the players underestimated their
underestimate
U06 opponents’ skills.
(v./n.)低估
(我們的球隊輸掉球賽是因為他們低估了對手的球技。)

undergo The new student has undergone unfair treatments from the other students.
U07
(v.)經歷；遭受；忍受 (這位新的學生遭受到其他學生的不合理待遇。)

Undergraduates must satisfy the general and specific requirements of the

undergraduate
U08 University to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
(n.)大學生
(大學生要得到學士學位必須满足大學的一般具體要求。)

undermine The student’s continuous failure in English test undermined his interest in
U09 (v.)使基礎損毀；用陰險手段損 English.
毀；不知不覺傷害 (這個學生在英文考試中一再失敗傷害了他對英語的興趣。)

underscore The traffic police underscore the importance of wearing helmets.

U10
(v.)強調 (交通警強調戴安全帽的重要性。)

The task was so difficult that I had been feeling regretful ever since I
undertake
U11 undertook it.
(v.)擔任；承辦；擔保
(這項任務是如此的困難，以至於自從我承擔它以來我感到懊悔。)

If you do not follow the doctor’s instruction, it will undo the medication
undo
U12 you have taken.
(v.)使恢復原狀；取消；打開
(如果您不遵守醫生的指示，您所吃的藥將無效。)

unify This costume unified the Chinese traditional and the modern designs.
U13
(v.)統一；統合 (這套服裝融合了中國傳統和現代設計。)

According to the report, the ice on the Arctic has become thinner than it
unprecedented
U14 used to be at an unprecedented rate.
(adj.)無先例的；空前的
(根據報告，在北極的冰，以空前的速度變得比過去更稀薄。)

upbringing The mother followed the guidelines in the book for the upbringing of her child.
U15
(n.)養育；撫育 (母親遵照書上的指導方針養育她的孩子。)

The software in your computer is outdated; you should upgrade it with

upgrade
U16 the latest version.
(v.)上升；升等；升級；改良品質
(在您的電腦裡的軟體是過時的；您應該用最新的版本來升級它。)
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uphold Despite the cost, our company upheld the quality of our products.
U17
(v.)鼓勵；贊成；支持 (不顧費用有多高，我們公司維護了我們產品的品質。)

During recent years, there has been an upward movement in property

prices in Taipei. As a result, young people have to buy their houses in the
upward
U18 suburban Taipei.
(adj.)向上的；上升的
(在最近幾年中，臺北的物價一直上漲。結果，年青人必須到臺北郊
區買房子。)

Uranium is a chemical element used in developing nuclear power and

uranium
U19 unclear weapons.
(n.)鈾
(鈾是用來發展核能和核子武器的一種化學元素。)

urgency Tom has heart disease, so he always keeps some medicines for urgency.
U20
(n.)迫切；緊急 (湯姆有心臟病，因此他總是保留一些緊急用的醫藥。)

usher Kennedy Center hired many volunteers to usher the audience to their
U21 (n.)招待員；門房；引座員 seats.
(v.)招待；接待 (甘迺迪中心雇用許多志工引導觀眾到他們的座位。)

utensil To prepare for such a big party, we need a lot of eating utensils.
U22
(n.)用品；器皿 (要準備這樣一個大型的宴會，我們需要很多食用器皿。)

The rent of this apartment includes some public utilities such as gas,
utility
U23 water and electricity.
(n.)公共設施
(這棟公寓的房租包括一些公共設施的費用，例如瓦斯、水和電。)

vacancy The hospital posted a job vacancy for a certified nurse.

V01
(n.)空虛；空處 (醫院張貼了一個廣告，要找一位合格護士的職缺。)

vaccine The effect of this vaccine has not been tested on human beings yet.
V02
(n.)疫苗 (這種疫苗的作用尚未作人體試驗。)

vacuum He bought a portable vacuum cleaner to vacuum the car.

V03
(n./v.)真空 (他買了一個攜帶式的吸塵器來吸汽車的灰塵。)

Despite their valiant efforts, they were unable to save the child’s life from
valiant
V04 the fire.
(adj.)英勇的
(儘管他們的勇敢的努力，他們還是無法從火災中拯救這兒童的生命。)

valid When you drive your car, you will need a valid driver’s license.
V05
(adj.)正確的；正當的 (當您駕驶您的汽車時，您需要有合法的駕駛執照。)

validity The validity of your passport is ten years.

V06
(n.)效率；妥當性；確實性 (您的護照有效期是十年。)

Joe was one-week into a court-ordered detention for the vandalism of a

vandalism
V07 statue in the museum.
(n.)故意破壞公物行為
(喬因為損毀博物館裡的雕像而被法院命令拘留一個星期。)
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A few drops of vanilla extract enhance a variety of sweet dishes such as

vanilla
V08 pudding, cakes, and ice cream.
(n.)香草
(幾滴香草精可以加強如布丁蛋糕和冰淇淋等甜點的不同口味。)

vapid Tired of the vapid movie, he felt asleep on the sofa.

V09
(adj.)無味的；無生氣的 (對於乏味的電影感到無聊，他在沙發椅上睡著了。)

Because these clothes are handmade, there may be some slight variations
variation
V10 in color.
(n.)改變；變化
(由於這些衣服是手工製造的，也許在顏色上稍微不同。)

veil At the end of the wedding ceremony, the bridegroom lifted the bride’s
V11 (n.)面紗 veil.
(v.)罩以面紗；遮掩 (在婚禮結尾時，新郎掀開了新娘的面紗。)

The intern was going to give the patient a shot, but he was unable to find
vein
V12 a vein.
(n.)靜脈；血管
(實習醫生要給病人注射，但是他找不到血管。)

velvet With a black velvet gown, the actress attracted the eyes of all the audience.
V13
(n./adj.)天鵝絨 (穿著一件黑天鵝絨褂子，這女演員吸引了所有觀眾的眼睛。)

These two girls vend various flavors of cookies in front of the

vend
V14 supermarket on weekends.
(v.)出售；販賣
(這兩個女孩週末在超級市場前面販賣各種口味的餅乾。)

vendor To help support the family, Bob works as an ice cream vendor after school.
V15
(n.)小販 (要幫助維持家庭，鮑伯放學以後當冰淇淋小販。)

verbal The police gave the man a verbal warning for spitting on the street.
V16
(adj.)口頭上的；口語的；字面上的 (警察對於這個男人在街上吐痰給予口頭警告。)

verbose You have to cut your verbose composition from 300 words to 150 words.
V17
(adj.)冗長的 (您必須把您的冗長的作文從 300 個字減少到 150 個字。)

The mother was on the verge of a nervous breakdown after she heard that
verge
V18 her son was killed in a car accident.
(n.)界線；邊緣
(這母親在聽到她的兒子在車禍中喪生之後，處於精神崩潰的邊緣。)

The information you provided needs to be verified before we approve

verify
V19 your application.
(v.)證實；確證
(在我們批准您的申請之前，您所提供的資料需要被核實。)

versatile She is very versatile -- she can sing, act and play the piano!
V20
(adj.)多才多藝的 (她是非常多才多藝的 -- 她會唱歌，演戲和彈鋼琴!)

version I just finished reading the abridged version of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
V21
(n.)版本 (我剛讀完莎士比亞的李爾王的刪節版本。)

veteran The veteran has contributed all his life to protecting his country.
V22
(n.)退役軍人；老資格；老手 (這位退伍軍人把他的一生奉獻在保護他的國家上。)
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In the game Maryland versus Duke, the University of Maryland beat

versus
V23 Duke with 79-72.
(prep.)對；對抗
(在馬里蘭大學和公爵隊的比賽中，馬里蘭大學隊以 79 比 72 大敗公爵隊。)

veterinarian My pet is sick, so I took it to the veterinarian.

V24
(n.)獸醫 (我的寵物病了，因此我把它帶去看獸醫。)

The strong vibration induced by the earthquake led to the collapse of

vibration
V25 several houses.
(n.)震動
(地震所引起的強振導致了好幾棟房子倒塌。)

The vicious dog bit the pedestrians who walked on the sidewalk in front
vicious
V26 of the house.
(adj.)邪惡的；不道德的；有缺點的
(這隻惡犬咬經過房子前面人行道上的行人。)

He felt the students have been victimized because they’d voiced

victimize
V27 opposition to the principal.
(v.)使犧牲；使痛苦；欺騙
(他覺得學生被欺騙了，因為他們說出反對校長的話，。)

victorious After the game, the fans celebrated the victorious result.
V28
(adj.)勝利的 (在比賽以後，球迷們慶祝戰勝的結果。)

vigilance School authorities urge students’ vigilance in choosing off-campus housing.

(n.)警戒；注意 (學校當局力勸學生慎選校外住宿。)
V29
vigilant We would ask shoppers to be vigilant while they are shopping.
(adj.)警戒的；注意的 (當他們購物時，我們會要求顧客提高警覺。)

villa In order to buy a villa, Bill spent all the money he saved.
V30
(n.)別墅 (為了買一棟別墅，比爾花掉他存的所有金錢。)

The villains have looted several houses in the village, and the police
villain
V31 could not do anything about it.
(n.)惡徒；惡棍
(惡棍在村莊裡搶劫了幾個房子，並且警察對這個無能為力。)

Mary’s father owns a vineyard, and the wine they produced are sold all
vineyard
V32 over the world.
(n.)葡萄園
(瑪麗的父親擁有一個葡萄園，他們所生產的酒銷售到世界各地)。

virtually My book is virtually finished; I’ve only a few changes to make in the writing.
V33
(adv.)實際上；幾乎；差不多 (我的書差不多要完成了；我還有一些需要改變。)

visualize I couldn’t visualize what this room looked like before it was decorated.
V34
(v.)想像；浮現在眼前 (我不能想像這個房間在它裝飾了之前是什麼樣子的。)

vitality Eating balance food and health food will add vitality to your life.
V35
(n.)生命力；活力 (吃平衡食物和健康食品將增加你的生命活力。)

Amy loved singing since she was a little girl, so her mother sent her to a
vocal
V36 vocal training class.
(adj.)聲音的；有聲的
(艾米自小喜歡唱歌，因此她的母親送她去上一門聲樂訓練課。)
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After graduation, some people take vocational training courses to learn

vocational
V37 working skills.
(adj.)職業的
(在畢業以後，有些人修職業訓練課程，以學習工作技能。)

In Japan, miniskirts and long boots are in vogue among the late teen
vogue
V38 women.
(n.)流行；時尚
(在日本，超短裙和長靴在稍年長的女青少年之中正在流行。)

Our company posted the void position in the newspaper.

void
(我們的公司在報紙上刊登空缺的職位。)
(adj.)空的；空缺的；沒有的；
He made a mistake on the amount, so he had to void the check.
V39 缺乏的；無用的；無效的
(他在金額的地方犯了一個錯誤，因此他必須在支票上註明無效。)
(v.)無效；作廢；
She was looking a void space in the concert hall.
(n.)太空，空間；真空；空白
(她在音樂廳裡找尋空的位子。)

vomit As soon as she boarded the ship, she began to vomit.

V40
(v.)嘔吐 (當她一上船，她就開始嘔吐。)

The farmer grew up in the country and only completed his elementary
vulgar
education, so he could only speak vulgar language.
V41 (adj.)粗俗的；下流的；粗魯的；
(這個農夫在鄉下長大，只完成了他的小學教育，因此他只會講粗俗
通俗的
的語言。)

The university provided eligible students tuition waiver in recognition of

waiver
W01 their excellent academic performance.
(n.)放棄；丟棄；擱置；棄權
(這所大學提供給合格的學生免學費，以表揚的優秀成績。)

Bev’s wardrobe is full of old-fashioned formal clothes that she never had
wardrobe
W02 the chance to wear.
(n.)衣櫥；一個人的所有衣服
(蓓芙的衣櫥裡都是ㄧ些古板的正式衣服，有很多是她從來沒有機會穿的。)

We have to choose a good location to build our warehouse if we want to

warehouse save the expense on delivering merchandise.
W03
(n./v.)倉庫 (如果我們要節省運送商品的開支，我們必須選擇一個好地點來建我
們的倉庫。)

The warranty does not cover any damage that results from accident,
warranty
W04 misuse, natural or personal disaster.
(n.)擔保；保單；保證書
(這個保證不包括意外、不當使用、自然或個人災害所造成的損壞。)

After the rain, the temperature dropped below zero. You have to be wary
wary
W05 of driving on the icy road early in the morning.
(adj.)小心的；機警的
(在下雨以後，溫度下降到零下。您清早在結冰的路上駕駛時必須要機警。)

waterproof My new watch is supposed to be waterproof, but is not really resistant to

W06 (adj.)防水的 water.
(v.)加以防水處置 (我的新手錶應該是防水的，但是，並不是真地防水。)
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Wherever you go, remember to call home, so that we will know your
whereabouts
W07 whereabouts.
(adv./n.)居所；所在
(無論您去哪裡，記住要打電話回家，這樣我們才會知道您的下落。)

wig To my surprise, Jessica wore a fabulous stylish wig to the party.

W08
(n.)假髮 (令我意外的，傑西卡戴着一頂美妙而時髦的假髮去參加宴會。)

wiggle He removed his shoes and wiggled his toes.

W09
(v.)搖動；擺動 (他脫掉了他的鞋子，並且搖擺他的腳趾。)

wilderness The historical site has become a wilderness as a result of budget cuts.
W10
(n.)荒地；荒野 (由於削减預算，這歷史古蹟成為荒野。)

The week before Christmas is normally a busy time for the department
wilt
W11 stores, but the recession wilted the sales.
(v.)枯萎；凋謝；衰弱；憔悴
(聖誕節的前一星期通常是百貨商店繁忙的時光，但是經濟蕭條使銷售減少。)

wildlife The people in the village work hard to develop a place to attract the wildlife.
W12
(n.)野生動物 (村莊裡的人辛苦工作，發展一個吸引野生動物的地方。)

When I was driving on the highway, a bird hit the windshield right in
windshield
W13 front of me.
(n.)擋風玻璃
(當我在高速公路駕駛時，一隻鳥在我的前方撞到了我的擋風玻璃。)

The governor was unable to withhold the pressure of the people and
finally withdrew his proposal to build the monument.
withhold
W14 (這個州長無法抵抗人民的壓力，最後撤銷他建紀念碑的提案。)
(v.)抑制；阻擋；保留；隱瞞
The company withholds 10 % per paycheck to apply towards my income taxes.
(公司在我的薪資支票中扣留百分之十來付我的所得稅。)

Some of my teammates could not withstand the hardship of the training

withstand
W15 and dropped out in the middle of the training session.
(v.)抗拒；抵抗
(我的一些隊友們不能忍受艱苦的訓練，在訓練中途退出。)

We love the witty TV anchorman who always makes the program full of
witty
W16 laughter.
(adj.)富於機智的；詼諧的
(我們喜歡富於機智的電視主播，他總是使節目充滿笑聲。)

Some small companies wobbled in the economic recession.

(一些小公司在經濟衰退中搖晃不定。)
wobble
W17 A car driven by a drunk driver wobbled along the street and was signaled
(v./n.)搖擺；不穩定
to pull over for inspection.
(一個醉酒的司機駕駛著一輛車，沿街搖搖晃晃地開，遭發信號停車檢查。)

The candidate wooed the reporter to write about the positive news of her
woo
W18 life and ignore her recent scandal.
(v.)要求；不斷懇求；求婚
(候選人向記者懇求寫關於她的生活的正面新聞，而忽略她的最近醜聞。)

workaholic He works 14 hours a day, and his co-workers call him workaholic.
W19
(n.)工作熱狂者 (他每天工作 14 小時，他的同事叫他是工作狂。)
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One of my New Year’s resolutions is to begin regular workouts to lose

workouts
W20 weight starting the first day of the year.
(n.)鍛練；訓練
(我對於新年的決定是從新年的第一天開始有規律地鍛煉身體來減肥。)

worship In Taiwan, it’s very popular for people to go to the temple to worship the
W21 (n.)崇敬；崇拜 gods.
(v.)作禮拜 (在臺灣，到寺廟神拜神是非常普遍的。)

On Memorial Day, many people visited their ancestors’ graves and laid
wreath
W22 wreaths on the graves.
(n.)花環；花圈
(在陣亡將士紀念日，許多人去他們祖先的墓園獻花圈。)

wrench The mechanic used a wrench and a screwdriver to fix my car.

W23
(n./v.)扭轉；扭傷 (機械工使用一把板鉗和一把螺絲刀修理我的汽車。)

wrestle Wrestling is an ancient martial art that requires physical strength and techniques.
W24
(n./v.)角力；扭打；奮鬥 (角力是一種古老武術，需要體力和技術。)

Our new Xerox machine can meet our company needs to speed up and
Xerox
X01 grow our business.
(n./v.)影印機；影印
(我們的新複印機可應我們公司的需求，以使我們的生意加速和成長。)

After my older brother bought the yacht, he has participated in various

yacht
Y01 boating activities.
(n./v.)遊艇；乘遊艇
(在我的哥哥買了遊艇之後，他參加各式各樣的划船活動。)

yearn She yearned to escape from her office because there is too much work to do.
Y02
(v.)思念；懷念；渴望 (因為她有許多工作要做，她盼望從她的辦公室逃脫。)

yoga Yoga has been considered an effective way to heal patients’ chronic illness.
Y03
(n.)瑜珈 (瑜伽被認為是治療慢性病的有效方法。)

yogurt Jean has a cup of frozen yogurt every day to keep herself healthy.
Y04
(n.)酸乳酪 (吉恩每天吃一杯冰凍的酸乳酪以保持健康。)

zeal Rob’s zeal for research keeps him work in the lab most of the time.
Z01
(n.)熱心；熱衷 (羅伯對研究的熱忱讓他大部分時間待在實驗室工作。)

The zigzag line in the graph indicates the fluctuation of the market.
zigzag (在圖表中的 Z 字形線表示市場的波動。)
Z02 (n.)鋸齒形；Z 字形 To get the panoramic view of the bay, we zigzagged up to the scenic
(v.)成鋸齒形；使曲折 view on top of the steep mountain.
(要看海灣的全貌，我們繞著彎曲的路上到陡峭的山頂的觀景台。)

It’s cold. Zip up your jacket.

zip (天氣很冷。把您的夾克的拉鍊拉上。)
Z03
(n./v.)拉上 Could you show me how to zip up these big files?
(您可以告訴我怎麼壓縮這些大檔案嗎?)

zoom The camera can be zoomed in and zoomed out.

Z04
(v./n.)突然擴大或縮小 (照相機可以被放大也可以縮小。)