vault
【考法 1】 vi. 跳起,跳躍: to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
【例】 The horse vaulted over the obstacle with ease. 駿馬輕松地躍過障礙物。
【近】 bound, hop, jump, leap, spring
【考法 2】 vi. 一躍而至: to accomplish something as if by leaping suddenly or vigorously
【例】 She vaulted into a position of wealth. 她一夜暴富。
vaunt
【考法 1】 vi. 吹噓: to speak boastfully
【例】 vaunted his country's military might 吹噓他的國家的軍事實力
【近】 boast, brag, brandish, swagger
【反】 belittle, deprecate, diminish, minimize, underrate, undervalue 輕視,瞧不起
【派】 vaunting adj. 吹噓的
veer
【考法 1】 v. 轉向,改變航線: to change direction or course
【例】 He veered the car abruptly to the right to avoid a collision. 他向右猛打方向盤以避免撞擊
【近】 avert, deviate, deflect, divert, redirect, swerve, swing, wheel
【反】 straighten 直行
vehement
【考法 1】 adj. (情感)強烈的,熱情的: having or expressing great depth of feeling
【例】 a vehement defender of the rights of minorities 一個立場強烈的少數民族維權者
【近】 ardent, demonstrative, emotional, fervid, impassioned, intense, passionate, perfervid, torrid
【反】 cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional 冷淡的
【派】 vehemence n. 強烈
venal
【考法 1】 adj. 容易貪污受賄的: open to corrupt influence and especially bribery
【例】 a judge who is known for being venal and easily bought 一名因為貪污和容易收買而聞名的法官
【近】 bribable, corruptible, dirty, purchasable
【反】 incorruptible 不受賄賂的;scrupulous 正直的
vendor
【考法 1】 n. 小販,商販: one that sells or vends
【例】 We're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor. 我們在考慮和那個軟件供應商的交易。
【近】 broker, dealer, merchandiser, retailer, seller, trader
【反】 buyer, consumer, purchaser 消費者
veneer
【考法 1】 n. 薄木板,用以貼在家具外面的飾面板: a thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material
【近】 cover, fa.ade, mask
【反】 center, core, kernel 核心
【考法 2】 vt. 粉飾(不好的東西): to cover over with a veneer; especially to conceal (as a defect of character) under a superficial and deceptive attractiveness
【近】 blanch, extenuate, gloss, palliate, sugarcoat, varnish
【反】 bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil 揭露
venerate
【考法 1】 vt. 尊敬: to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
【例】 She is venerated by the public as a saint. 她被當作圣人,受萬眾景仰。
【近】 adore, deify, esteem, regard, respect, revere
【反】 despise, disdain, disregard, flout, scorn 輕視,蔑視
【派】 veneration n. 尊敬
venial
【考法 1】 adj. 可寬恕的: easily excused or forgiven
【例】 Taking the restaurant's menu as a souvenir seems like a venial offense. 把餐廳的菜單當成紀念品帶走似乎是一個可以寬恕的罪行。
【近】 condonable, excusable, forgivable, pardonable, remissible, remittable
【反】 heinous, indefensible, inexcusable, mortal, unforgivable, unpardonable 罪大惡極的,不可饒恕的
venom
【考法 1】 n. 毒液: poisonous matter normally secreted by some animals as snakes, scorpions, or bees
【例】 an antidote to snake venom 蛇毒的解藥
【近】 toxic, toxin
【反】 antidote 解藥
【考法 2】 n. 惡意,惡毒的用心: the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
【例】 She spoke of him with venom in her voice. 她的評論懷揣著惡意。
【近】 despite, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, viciousness
【反】 comity, friendship, goodwill 友善
n. 解毒劑,解藥 n. (喻)矯正方法