efficacious
【考法 1】 adj. 有效的: having the power to produce a desired effect
【例】 Taking break with a cup of coffee while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered. 在緊張的學習中休息一會,喝杯咖啡,是我發現的最能提神的方法之一。
【近】 effective, effectual, efficient, fruitful, operative, potent, productive
【反】 bootless, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inoperative, unproductive, useless 無效的
elude
【考法 1】 vt. 躲閃,躲避: to avoid adroitly
【例】 managed to elude capture 成功躲過了追捕‖The millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught. 在被逮捕之前,這名富翁逃稅已經有若干年了。
【近】 avoid, dodge, duck, eschew, evade, finesse, scape, shirk, shun, sidestep, weasel
【反】 confront 直面,面對
【考法 2】 vt. 使無法理解,使困惑: to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
【例】 a metaphor that eluded them 一個讓他們無法理解的比喻
【近】 baffle, befog, befuddle, bewilder, confound, discombobulate, disorient, maze, mystify, perplex, puzzle, vex
【反】 clarify, elucidate, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate 解釋,闡明
【派】 elusive adj. 隱秘的;難懂的
enamored .
【考法 1】 adj. 迷戀的,熱愛的: filled with an intense or excessive love for
【例】 Many teenage girls became enamored of the movie idol for her boyish good looks. 很多年輕的女孩子因為影星男性化的帥氣面龐而對她深深迷戀。
【近】 besotted, bewitched, captivated, crazy, dotty, enraptured, fascinated, infatuated, mad, nuts, obsessed
【反】 apathetic, detached, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant 無所謂的,冷漠的
enthrall
【考法 1】 vt. (像用魔咒般)吸引: to hold the attention of as if by a spell
【例】 Enthralled by the flickering aurora in the sky, we lost all track of time. 我們被夜空里變化莫測的極光深深地吸引,以至于忘卻了時間。
【近】 absorb, arrest, bedazzle, enchant, engross, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, immerse, mesmerize, spellbind
【反】 bore, jade, pall, tire, weary 使厭惡
【派】 enthralling adj. 吸引人的
ethos
【考法 1】 n. 道德準則: the code of good conduct for an individual or group
【例】 Rigorous self-discipline was central to the ethos of the ancient Spartans. 嚴格的自律是古代斯巴達人所尊崇的核心道德準則。
【近】 ethics, morality, morals, norms, principles, standards
exorcise
【考法 1】 vt. 除去: to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
【例】 Please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary. 請把那個粗魯的詞從你的字典里刪掉。
【近】 cashier, cast, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, slough, throw, toss, unload
【反】 adopt, employ, use, utilize 采用,使用
【派】 exorcism n. 除魔,驅鬼
explicate
【考法 1】 vt. 解釋,說明: to give a detailed explanation of
【例】 The physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen. 物理學家盡其所能向一群非專業的群眾解釋了光的波動性理論。
【近】 clarify, clear, construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, expound, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, unriddle
【反】 obscure 使晦澀
【派】 explication n. 解釋
exterminate
【考法 1】 vt. 根除,消滅: to get rid of completely usually by killing off
【例】 We hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison. 我們希望所有的蟑螂都能被殺蟲劑根除,因為任何幸存者都可能產生抗藥性。
【近】 annihilate, decimate, efface, eradicate, expunge, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, raze, sweep, wipe out
【反】 conserve, preserve, protect 保護;rescue, save 拯救
【派】 extermination n. 消滅
extrapolate
【考法 1】 vt. (通過邏輯)推斷: to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
【例】 We can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one. 通過以往經濟衰退的原因我們可以推斷出本次危機的可能起源。
【近】 conclude, decide, deduce, derive, gather, judge, reason, understand
【反】 conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise (無根據地)猜測,揣測
【派】 extrapolation n. 推論
fallible .
【考法 1】 adj. 可能出錯的: tending or likely to be erroneous or capable of making an error
【例】 They are only human and all too fallible. 他們都是人類,因此難免犯錯。‖a hasty, fallible generalization 有可能出錯的匆促總結
【近】 errant
【反】 fail-safe, foolproof, infallible, unfailing 萬無一失的,不可能出錯的
【派】 fallibility n. 易錯
vt. 償付,清算,清除,將 ... 換成現款 vi.