vivacious
【考法 1】 adj. 活潑的,快活的: lively in temper, conduct, or spirit
【例】 a vivacious girl who became a successful sales rep 一個成為了成功銷售代表的活潑女孩
【近】 active, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, kinetic, mettlesome, spirited, sprightly, vital, zippy
【反】 dead, inactive, inanimate, languid, languorous, leaden, lifeless, listless, spiritless, vapid 無活力的
【派】 vivacity n. 活力,活潑
vociferous
【考法 1】 adj. 喧嘩的,大叫大嚷的: making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry
【例】 Vociferous opponents of the bill protested angrily outside the Congress. 議案的反對者在國會外憤怒地舉行了聲勢浩大的抗議活動
【近】 blatant, boisterous, clamant, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, yowling
【反】 reticent, taciturn 沉默的;serene, tranquil 寧靜的
volatile
【考法 1】 adj. 多變的: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
【例】 a boss of volatile moods 一個性情多變的老板‖The stock market can be very volatile. 股市瞬息萬變。
【近】 capricious, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, skittish, temperamental, variable, versatile
【反】 certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unvarying 固定的,不變的
【派】 volatility n. 易變性,易揮發性
volition
【考法 1】 n. 意志,自愿選擇的行為: the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
【例】 beyond his volition or control 超出了他的意志和控制范圍
【近】 choice, decision, discretion, will
【反】 coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure 強迫,迫使
voluble
【考法 1】 adj. 健談的,話多的: characterized by ready or rapid speech
【例】 The voluble gadfly ruined the party. 聚會被那個話又多又讓人討厭的人破壞了。
【近】 chatty, eloquent, garrulous, glib, loquacious, talkative, vocative
【反】 reticent, taciturn 沉默的;laconic, reserved, succinct 惜字如金的
【派】 volubility n. 口若懸河
voluminous
【考法 1】 adj. 卷數多的,大量的,龐大的: having great volume, fullness, size, or number
【例】 trying to keep a track of voluminous academic database 嘗試追蹤數目龐大的學術數據庫
【近】 colossal, considerable, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, mammoth, numerous, oversize
【反】 scanty, scarce 缺乏的;dwarf, little, small, undersized 數量少的
voluptuous
【考法 1】 adj. 奢侈逸樂的,沉溺酒色的: given to or spent in enjoyments of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
【例】 They spent a long and voluptuous holiday in Venice. 他們在威尼斯度過了一個漫長而奢華的假期。
【近】 carnal, epicurean, luscious, lush, luxurious, indulgent, sensual, sensuous
【反】 ascetic, spartan, self-denying 克己的,自制的
【派】 voluptuary n. 酒色之徒
voracious
【考法 1】 adj. 有很大食量的,貪吃的: having a huge appetite
【例】 He has a voracious appetite. 他的食量驚人。
【近】 edacious, esurient, gluttonous, swinish
【反】 abstemious, abstentious 有節制的
【考法 2】 adj. 貪婪的,如饑似渴的: having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
【例】 a voracious reader who locked himself up in the study 一個把自己鎖在書房的貪婪的讀者
【近】 acquisitive, avid, covetous, grasping, greedy, hungry, rapacious, ravenous, thirsty
【反】 apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic 無所謂的
【派】 voracity n. 食欲,貪婪
votary
【考法 1】 n. 崇拜者,信徒: a person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower
【例】 votaries of the religious leader 宗教領袖的追隨者們
【近】 acolyte, adherent, devotee, disciple, fan, fanatic, partisan, pupil, zealot
【反】 bellwether, leader 領導;apostate, defector, renegade, traitor, turncoat 叛徒
vouch
【考法 1】 vi. 擔保,聲稱為真: to declare (something) to be true or genuine; to give a guarantee
【例】 willing to vouch for her integrity 愿意擔保她的人格
【近】 attest, avouch, guarantee, testify, warrant
adj. 安靜的,寧靜的,穩定的,不變的