blithe
adj.快樂的
She continued to work in a blithe spirit in spite of all difficulties.
雖然有許多困難，但她仍繼續愉快地工作。
dejected
adj.失望的，沮喪的
She was feeling dejected and unhappy until the good news cheered her up.
她覺得很沮喪和不快樂，直到好消息使她雀躍起來。
erratic
adj.不穩定的；不規律的
He is an erratic fellow whose actions are usually completely unpredictable.
他是一個沒有規矩的家伙，他的行為通常是完全無法預料的。
immaculate
adj.潔凈的；無暇的
When he was a child, his life contained noble ambitions and immaculate thought.
當他小的時候，他的生命包含高貴的理想和純潔的思想。
loathe
v.厭惡；嫌惡
The little girl loathed to leave her mother for studying abroad.
那小女孩不喜歡離開母親到國外去念書。
pensive
adj.憂愁的；哀思的
The woman in this painting has a pensive smile.
畫中的女人有哀怨的笑容。
retarded
v.阻礙；妨礙
I was retarded from keeping an appointment by a business conference that lasted most of the day.
開了幾乎一整天的商業會議，使我無法赴約。
stalwart
adj.強壯的；強健的
She was proud of her stalwart good-looking grandson.
她以強壯，貌美的孫子為榮。
shun
v. 規避；避開
During his illness he shunned all society, and in particular those who had been his dearest friends.
在他生病期間，他斷絕所有的交際，尤其是最親愛的朋友。
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audible
adj.聽得見的
They quarreled with such a loud noise that their voices were audible to the neighbour.
他們吵得很大聲，鄰居都聽得到。
auspicious
adj.幸運的，興盛的
The new boy had an auspicious first day in the elementary school.
那新上小學的男孩有幸運的第一天。
elation
n.得意洋洋
She was filled with elation at the news that she won the first prize in her class.
她聽到她是班上第一名時，感到得意洋洋。
haughty
adj.傲慢的；驕傲的
The haughty man thinks highly of himself while holding others in contempt.
那傲慢的人自視甚高，輕視別人。
jeopardy
n.危險；危難
The officer's violation of a regulation is more of a jeopardy than the enlisted man's offense.
軍官違反命令比士兵犯罪更危險。
mandatory
adj.命令的；必須的
It is mandatory to pay a debt within a certain period of time.
在一定的期間內還債是必須的。
rebuke
v.指責；非難
The teacher rebuked the student for throwing the examination paper on the floor.
老師指責學生把試紙丟在地上。
sparse
adj.稀少的；稀疏的
Not many people came to see the game; the sparse crowd was scattered thinly through the stadium.
很少人去看那場比賽；稀疏的觀眾零星地散布在看臺上。
undue
adj.過度的；過分的
A miser gives undue importance to making and saving money.
守財奴過度看重賺錢和存錢。
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allay
v.使（恐懼，憤怒，懷疑）緩和
The doctor's friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.
醫生友善的態度幫助病人緩和恐懼。
carnal
adj.肉體的，世俗的
Gluttony and drunkenness have been called carnal vices.
貪食和嗜酒被稱為肉體上的罪惡。
defunct
adj.死的
A family name becomes defunct when the only heir dies without any son.
當唯一的繼承人死了之后沒兒子，那這個姓就要絕跡了。
feasible
adj.可實行的
Of the many plans submitted the committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.
在許多被提出的計劃中，委員會選出那似乎最切實可行的計劃。
ingenuity
n.智巧；創造力
The boy showed ingenuity in making toys out of scraps of discarded wood.
那男孩在從小片的廢棄木頭制作玩具上表現了創造力。
mirth
n.歡樂，歡笑
My joke caused a great deal of mirth among the little children.
我的笑話引起小孩子們的笑聲。
precarious
adj.危險的；不穩固的
Soldiers on the battlefield lead a precarious life.
戰場上的士兵過著危險的生活。
preordain
v.預定；預先注定
Some people believe that fate has preordained whether they will be happy or unhappy.
有些人相信命運已注定他們將來是否會幸福。
taciturn
adj.沉默寡言的
At the council broad he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
在會議桌上他沉默寡言，從沒張開嘴巴。
venomous
adj.有毒的；有害的
His eldest brother died after the venomous bite from the rattlesnake.
他的大哥被響尾蛇咬了一口中毒之后就死了。
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amiss
adj.差誤；錯誤
The doctor said there was nothing amiss with her.
醫生說她沒什么病。
comprise
v.構成，包含
This anthology comprises samples from the work of ten authors.
這本文選包含了十個作家的作品范例。
dissemble
v.隱藏；掩飾
Families that quarrel in the privacy of the home do well to dissemble when they go out to dinner.
在家中爭吵的家庭出外晚餐時都掩飾得很好。
glib
adj.油腔滑調的
A glib door-to-door salesman sold her a set of books that she did not want.
一位挨戶訪問言辭伶俐的售貨員賣給她一套她本來不要的書。
invincible
adj. 難以克服的
Before World War II. the French thought their Maginot Line as an invincible bulwark against German invasion.
第二次世界大戰前，法國人把馬奇諾防線視為對抗德國入侵的堅強堡壘。
perfunctory
adj.草率的
The lazy little boy gave his face a perfunctory washing.
那懶惰的小男生草草地把臉洗了一下。
replete
adj.流滿的
The Disneyland tour was replete with unexpected thrills and suspense.
狄斯尼樂園充滿了意想不到的刺激和懸念。
solicit
v.懇求；請求
We respectfully solicit your continuous friendship and patronage.
我們禮貌地請求你長久的友誼和鼓勵。
thraldom
n.奴役
The nation will soon be liberated from the foulest thraldom.
那國家很快將從那最邪惡，污穢的奴役中被解放出來。
wilt
v.枯萎；凋謝
Give the flowers some water regularly, or they will wilt.
按時給花澆水，否則它們會枯萎，凋謝。
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abominable
adj.可厭的；可惡的
That abominable place was so dirty and evil smelling that he turned away in disgust.
這個可憎的地方是如此的臟和不好聞，他作嘔地走開。
brainy
adj.聰明的，精明的
Brainy students could understand easily what the teacher explained to them.
聰明的學生很容易就了解老師的解釋。
deteriorate
v.使變壞
As the morning progressed, the weather deteriorated more and more.
隨著早晨的過去，天氣愈來愈壞。
exquisite
adj.精美的
In German he was an exquisite stylist, and he brought to that language a new sensitivity in the art of storytelling.
在德文方面，他是個精細的文學批評家，他用講故事的技巧帶給德文一種新的感受。
incurable
adj.無可救藥的
Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays; it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
現今，癌癥不再是不治之病；它可用放射線治療。
manual
adj.手制的 n.使用手冊
Manual workers often earn more than office workers.
勞力工人通常比坐辦公桌的人賺的多。
This workbook has a teacher's manual in which examination problems and their answers are included.
這本工作薄有教師手冊，內有試題和解答。
potential
adj.可能的，潛在的
He is a potential leader to control this large state.
他是個有潛力的領導者，能管理這個國家。
ruthless
adj.無情的；殘忍的
They are such ruthless parents that they never give presents to the children to Christmas Day.
他們是如此無情的父母親，從沒給孩子圣誕禮物。
voluble
adj.口若懸河
Her explanations for failure to do the work were voluble but not easily believed.
她對工作失敗的解釋口若懸河，但不易為人相信。
vociferous
adj.嘈雜的，喧嘩的
Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous crowd during the intermission.
電影院的走廊上在中場休息時，擠滿了喧鬧的人群。