abhor
v.憎惡；痛恨
Most people abhor the criminal of kidnapping the children.
大部分的人憎惡綁架兒童的罪犯。
boost
v.由后推；推上 n.為之吹噓；捧
If you boost me up, I can reach the window easily.
假使你把我往上推，我就能輕易地碰到窗子。
His friend's willingness to help his was a big boost to him morale.
他朋友自愿幫助他，是士氣的一大鼓舞。
detention
n. 監禁；延遲
The jail is used for detention of persons who have been arrested.
監獄是用來監禁被逮捕的人的。
explicit
adj. 明確的
He gave such explicit directions that everyone understood them.
他給的指示很明確，每人都了解。
invidious
adj. 易招怨恨的
Wise teachers avoid invidious rules against the students.
聰明的老師避免令學生厭惡的規定。
malign
v. 詆毀；誹謗
You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
當你說一個慷慨的人吝嗇時，你是在詆毀他。
potable
adj.適于飲用的
In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
在水無法飲用的地方，人們設立凈化系統。
rue
v. 后悔；悔恨
I never went to school, and I've rued it bitterly all my life.
我終身懊悔沒上過學。
subsist
v.存在
People in the far north subsist chiefly on fish and meat.
住在北極地方的人主要以魚和肉為生。
unruly
adj. 難控制的；不守法的
She was such an unruly child that nobody could get along with her
她是一個不守規矩的孩子，沒人能和她相處。
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agile
adj. 活潑的；敏捷的
The boy had an agile mind, and could come up with excuses as quickly as his mother asked for them.
那男孩有機敏的頭腦，當他母親要求理由時，他馬上就能想到。
caprice
n. 反復無常，善變
His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary things.
他缺錢是他把錢亂花，買些不需要的東西的結果。
disconsolate
adj. 孤獨的；絕望的
She is disconsolate about the death of her father.
父親的死令她悲痛欲絕。
fallacy
n. 謬見，謬誤
It is a popular fallacy to suppose that riches always bring happiness.
假定財富永遠帶來幸福是常有的謬見。
ingenuous
adj. 坦白的；老實的
She gave ingenuous answers to all of the strangers' question.
她誠實回答所有陌生人的問題。
mirage
n. 海市蜃樓；空想
I saw a mirage that made highway ahead seem to be flooded with water.
我看見一個幻影，使得前頭的公路好似被水淹沒一般。
preclude
v. 妨礙；阻止；使不可能
The heavy thunderstorm precluded our going to the beach.
大雷雨阻止我們去海濱。
sheer
adj 1.極薄的 2.垂直的
Sheer white curtains bung at the little window to let in as much light as possible.
小窗上掛著極薄的白窗簾，盡量使陽光照進來。
From the top of the wall there was a sheer drop of 100 fet to the water below.
從墻上的最上端到最下端的水直落100呎。
succinct
adj. 簡明的；簡潔的
His letter ws succinct, with all the major points on one page.
他的信很簡潔，所有的重點都在一頁上。
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arable
adj.適于耕種的
There is not much arable land on the side of a rocky mountain.
在巖石的山坡沒有多少可耕之地。
complacent
adj. 自然的
The winner's complacent smile annoyed the loser in the football game.
勝利者洋洋自得的微笑使得足球賽的失敗者深感厭惡。
dismember
v 1.肢解 2.分裂；分割
The wolves dismembered the deer's dead body with their sharp teeth.
野狼用那銳利的牙齒肢解小鹿的死尸。
After the war, the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a nation.
戰爭后，戰敗的國家被瓜分，不再是個國家了。
glee
n. 歡樂；高興
She danced with glee when she saw the new toys whihc her father bought for her birthday present.
當她看到父親為她買的生日禮物玩具時，她高興得手舞足蹈。
implicit
adj. 暗含的；含蓄的
He gave us implicit consent to take the apples, for he smiled when he saw us do it.
他暗示我們可以拿取那些蘋果，因為當他看到我們在拿時，他微微一笑。
mischievous
adj. 惡作劇的；淘氣的
Someone is spreading mischievous stories about minister's private life.
有人的散播有關部長私生活的謠言。
redundant
adj. 過多的
In the sentence "She lives along by herself" the word "alone" is redundant.
在句子“她自己孤獨生活”中，“孤獨”是多余的字。
solicitude
n. 焦慮；關懷
The solicitude shown to him by his neighbours after the robbery impressed him very deeply.
搶劫之后，他的鄰居的焦念之情，給他以深刻的印象。
surplus
n.過剩的，剩余的
The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.
銀行保存一筆很大的準備金。
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abate
n. 減少，減輕
The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.
那醫生給他一些藥以減輕痛苦。
consummate
v. 成就，完成
His ambition was consummated when he won the prize.
當他獲獎時，他的抱負達成了。
dwindle
v. 縮減；減少
Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.
自從我太太進醫院以后，我們的存款減少了。
haphazard
adj. 偶然的；隨便的
It is haphazard timetable; sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren't.
這是個不定的課程表；有時有課；有時沒課。
obvious
adj. 顯然的；明白的
It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile.
一個瞎子不應該騎摩托車是很明顯的事。
overt
adj. 公然的；明顯的
I know only his overt reasons for refusing; he may have others.
我只知他拒絕的表面理由；也許還有其他的。
rebuff
n.(對請求等)斷然拒絕
We tried to be friendly, but his rebuff made us think he wnated to be left alone.
我們試圖友善，但他的拒絕使我們認為他不想被干涉。
somber
adj. 陰沉的；幽暗的
He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.
他很不快樂，他對未來感到前途渺茫。
thwart
v. 反對；妨礙；挫折
The boy's lack of money thwarted his plans for college.
那男孩缺錢，所上大學的計劃受阻。
vehement
adj. 暴裂的；猛裂的
I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals.
我對殘害動物的人很反感。
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benign
adj. 親切的；各藹的
The benign old lady sent us a kind and warm smile.
那位和藹親切的老婆婆給我們一個親切而溫暖的微笑。
degrade
v. 降級；降格；免職
The sergeant was degraded to private for the reason of disobeying order.
那中士因不服從命令被降為二等兵。
ephemeral
adj. 朝生暮死的；短命的
My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.
我其它的作品很短命，但這本書將永遠為人記住。
illiterate
adj. 文盲的
People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.
沒上過學的人通常是目不識丁的。
lavish
adj.1.浪費的；2.濫用的
Not every rich man is lavish in spending money.
不是每一位富人都濫用金錢。
It is a mistake to lavish kindness on ungrateful people.
對忘恩負義的人太好是錯誤的。
peddle
v. 沿街叫賣，兜售
He is the one who is peddling the drugs unlawfully.
他非法兜售藥品。
reprove
v. 譴責；責罵
She reproved the maid in an angry voice for breaking the dish.
她生氣地責罵女傭，因她打破盤子。
synthetic
adj. 人工制造的
Many kinds of fabrics, furs and drugs are synthetic products.
許多種的布，毛和藥是人工產物。
unbounded
adj. 無限制的；無際的
His unbounded courage and compassion made him an excellent leader of the nation.
他那無窮的勇氣和憐憫心，使他成為國家的優秀領導者。
wretched
adj. 可憐的；不幸的
He was wretched when he failed the entrance examination again.
他很不幸，入學考試又沒考好。