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heckle .
【考法 1】 vt. 起哄，使難堪： to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes
【例】 a controversial player who was constantly heckled by the fans 一個時常被粉絲起哄的有爭議的歌手‖Several protesters were heckling the speaker at the rally. 不少示威者在集會上起哄讓發言者難堪。
【近】 badger, bait, hassle, haze, hector, needle, ride, taunt
lag .
【考法 1】 adj. 最終的，最后的： following all others of the same kind in order or time
【例】 We're now in the lag end of the project. 現在我們到了項目的尾聲階段。
【近】 bottommost, closing, concluding, final, hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, terminal, terminating, ultimate
【反】 beginning, earliest, first, foremost, inaugural, initial, maiden, opening, original, pioneer, primary 最初的
【考法 2】 vi. 緩慢行走： to proceed or develop with comparative slowness
【例】 The tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack. 疲倦的小狗在隊伍的后面緩緩地走著。
【近】 crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, linger, loiter, mope, poke, tarry
【近】 blast, bolt, bustle, careen, career, dash, fly, hustle, rush, rustle, speed, whirl 疾行，快速行走
【考法 3】 vi. 萎靡，失去活力： to lose bodily strength or vigor
【例】 During the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag. 到了第四節整支隊伍似乎都已經精疲力竭了。
【近】 decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste, wilt, wither
【反】 convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate 康復，復原
【派】 lagging n. 延遲
lance .
【考法 1】 n. 長矛，標槍： a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade
【例】 The lance struck squarely on the knight's shield, knocking him from his horse. 標槍正中盾牌，將騎士掀于馬下。
【近】 javelin, pike, shaft, spear
【考法 2】 vt. 刺穿，刺破： to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
【例】 Doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean. 以前醫生會刺破受感染的瘡，從而使膿液流出。
【近】 gore, harpoon, jab, pierce, puncture, spike, stab, stick
【派】 lancer n. 槍騎兵
magnitude .
【考法 1】 n. 重要，重大： greatness in significance or influence
【例】 The magnitude of the issue is severely underestimated. 這個事件的重要性被嚴重低估了。
【近】 account, consequence, importance, moment, momentousness, significance, weight, weightiness
【反】 insignificance, littleness, puniness, slightness, smallness, triviality 不重要
【考法 2】 n. 巨大： greatness in size or extent
【例】 The mountain's sheer magnitude usually leaves tourists speechless. 巨大的山脈往往讓旅游者啞口無言。
【近】 enormousness, giantism, gigantism, hugeness, immenseness, massiveness, prodigiousness, vastness
【反】 diminutiveness, minuteness, tininess 微小
maneuver .
【考法 1】 vt. 巧妙地操縱： to guide with adroitness and design or to bring about or secure as a result of skillful management
【例】 They maneuvered him into signing the contract. 他們巧妙地誘使他簽下合同。‖The host maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce. 主人巧妙地控制著對話的內容，以避免觸及有關她離婚的敏感話題。
【近】 contrive, finagle, finesse, frame, machinate, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, wangle
【反】 botch, bungle, fumble, mishandle, muff, scamp, mess up 弄砸
rampant .
【考法 1】 adj. （植物）生長茂盛的： growing thickly and vigorously
【例】 a rampant growth of weeds in the neglected yard 被遺忘的院子里雜草瘋長
【近】 lush, luxuriant, prosperous, weedy
【反】 sparse 稀疏的
【考法 2】 adj. 猖獗的，不受限制的： occurring without restraint and frequently, widely, or menacingly
【例】 Mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city. 市長承諾要采取措施，消滅那些擾亂城市治安的猖獗的犯罪活動。‖rampant corruption in city government 市政府中猖獗的腐敗
【近】 abandoned, intemperate, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained
【反】 bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate 受制約的
remnant .
【考法 1】 n. 殘余，剩余物： something left over
【例】 a remnant of his past glory 他輝煌過去的一絲殘余‖The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price.
商店在半價拋售剩余的衣物。
【近】 debris, remainder, remains, residue, vestige
residual .
【考法 1】 adj. 剩余的，殘存的： of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue
【例】 residual radiation from nuclear tests 核試驗所遺留下來的殘余輻射
【近】 leftover, remaining, vestigial
【反】 comprehensive, entire, full, integral, total, whole 全部的，完整的
screen .
【考法 1】 n. 掩護物，屏障： something that shelters, protects, or hides
【例】 The target will be difficult to reach as it is behind a screen of anti-aircraft batteries. 目標在防空炮火的掩護之下難以靠近。‖Please keep away from the screen door. 請不要倚靠屏蔽門。
【近】 aegis, ammunition, armor, cover, guard, protection, safeguard, security, shield, wall, ward
【考法 2】 vt. 保護，使…免受攻擊： to drive danger or attack away from
【例】 Gunships were called in to help screen the troops from further attacks. 武裝直升機被呼叫對步兵進行支援，使之免受進一步的攻擊。
【近】 defend, fence, fend, forfend, protect, secure
【反】 assail, assault, attack 攻擊
【考法 3】 vt. 掩護，遮蔽： to keep secret or shut off from view
【例】 Bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street. 灌木叢將游泳池和外面的行人隔絕開來。
【近】 belie, cloak, conceal, curtain, disguise, enshroud, mask, obscure, occult, shroud, veil
【反】 disclose, expose, reveal, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil 揭露
scrimp .
【考法 1】 vi. 節儉： to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
【例】 They had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house. 他們不得不節儉度日才能攢夠錢買房。
【近】 conserve, economize, husband, pinch, save, skimp, spare
【反】 dissipate, lavish, squander, waste 浪費
vt. 使凋謝，使衰退，(用眼神氣勢等)使畏縮 vi.
