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unwonted
【考法 1】 adj. 不習慣的，不尋常的： not habitual or ordinary; unusual
【例】 honored for the unwonted courage he showed in battle 因在戰爭中表現出的過人的勇氣受到嘉獎
【近】 uncommon, unordinary, unusual
【反】 wonted, usual, routine, habitual, accustomed, customary 平常的
upbraid
【考法 1】 vt.（嚴厲地）譴責，責罵： to reproach severely
【例】 upbraid sb. with his ingratitude 責備某人忘恩負義
【近】 baste, scold, revile, berate, vituperate
【反】 laud, extol, glorify, hymn, magnify, panegyrize, flatter, fawn, cringe, adulterate 贊揚
uphold
【考法 1】 vt. 支持，贊成： to give support to
【例】 determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges 下定決心支持她的觀點，盡管全世界都反對她
【近】 support, bolster, advocate, champion, endorse, espouse
urbane
【考法 1】 adj. 彬彬有禮的，文雅的： notably polite or finished in manner
【例】 a gentlemanly and urbane host of elegant dinner parties 優雅晚宴的主人有紳士風度，彬彬有禮
【近】 debonair, civilized, genteel, cultivated, cultured, polished, refined, well-bred, courteous, gracious
【反】 boorish, churlish, classless, clownish, loutish, uncouth 粗魯的
usurp
【考法 1】 vt. 篡奪，篡位： to seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority
【例】 usurp the throne 篡奪王位
【近】 arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, pirate, preempt, press, seize, take over
【反】 abdicate, crown 退位，授予職位
utter
【考法 1】 vt. 出聲，說話： to articulate (words); pronounce or speak
【例】 She tried not to utter a sound as the doctor gave her a flu shot. 她克制自己不在打針的時候喊出來。
【近】 articulate, bring out, enunciate, verbalize, vocalize
【考法 2】 adj. 完全的，絕對的： complete; absolute; entire
【例】 be at an utter loss what to do 完全不知道怎樣才好
【近】 entire, total, stark, sheer, unqualified
【反】 partial 部分的
vaccinate
【考法 1】 v. 預防接種： to inoculate with a vaccine in order to produce immunity to an infectious disease, such as diphtheria or typhus
【例】 vaccinate sb. for smallpox 為某人接種牛痘疫苗以防天花
【近】 immunize
vacillate
【考法 1】 vi. 猶豫不決： to waver in mind, will, or feeling: hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
【例】 Parents vacillate between saying no and yes, but actually neither response seems satisfactory to their children. 父母總是猶豫不定，不知道是該同意還是該反對，但是事實上哪種答案對他們的孩子都不理想。
【近】 hesitate, dither, waver, teeter, falter
【反】 resolute, decide, dive in, plunge in 決定
【考法 2】 vi. 搖動，搖擺： to sway from one side to the other; oscillate
【近】 oscillate, fluctuate
【反】 equipoise 平衡；靜止
vacuous
【考法 1】 adj. 茫然的，愚蠢的： marked by lack of ideas or intelligence
【例】 a movie that was derided for its vacuous dialogue 一部因為對白十分愚蠢而被嘲諷的電影
【近】 airhead, brainless, dull, dumb, fatuous, foolish, inane, moronic, obtuse, simple, stupid, witless
【反】 apt, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, sharp, smart 聰明的
【派】 vacuity n. 空虛，空白
vagary
【考法 1】 n. 不可預測的思想或行為： an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
【例】 Recently he had been prone to strange vagaries. 最近他逐漸變得行為古怪起來。
【近】 caprice, fancy, freak, humor, vagrancy, whimsy
v. 預防接種
