字彙計畫 — Week 1

abound

[əˈbaʊnd]

大量存在；充滿 (v)

Fish abound in the clear mountain lake.

annals

[ˈænl̩z]

編年史；歷史記載 (n)

Her name is recorded in the annals of science.

automaton

[ɔˈtɑməˌtɑn]

機器人；自動裝置 (n)

He worked like an automaton, repeating the same task all day.

badger

[ˈbædʒɚ]

糾纏；煩擾 (v)

The children badgered their parents for a new puppy.

compound

[kəmˈpaʊnd]

使加重；混合 (v)

His careless words only compounded the problem.

drudgery

[ˈdrʌdʒərɪ]

苦工；單調乏味的工作 (n)

She longed to escape the drudgery of housework.

eminent

[ˈɛmənənt]

著名的；卓越的 (adj)

An eminent scientist gave the keynote speech.

implore

[ɪmˈplor]

懇求；哀求 (v)

She implored the judge to show mercy.

indiscriminately

[ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənɪtlɪ]

不加區別地；任意地 (adv)

The soldiers fired indiscriminately into the crowd.

interminably

[ɪnˈtɝmɪnəblɪ]

沒完沒了地；冗長地 (adv)

The meeting dragged on interminably.

matron

[ˈmetrən]

主婦；女總管 (n)

The matron supervised the hospital ward.

paradoxical

[ˌpærəˈdɑksɪkl̩]

自相矛盾的；似非而是的 (adj)

It is paradoxical that the harder he tries, the worse he does.

perceive

[pɚˈsiv]

察覺；理解 (v)

She perceived a change in his attitude.

prognosticate

[prɑɡˈnɑstɪˌket]

預言；預測 (v)

Economists prognosticate a slow recovery.

realm

[rɛlm]

領域；王國 (n)

Her research lies in the realm of genetics.

replete

[rɪˈplit]

充滿的；裝滿的 (adj)

The report was replete with errors.

steep

[stip]

浸泡；使充滿 (v)

Steep the tea leaves for five minutes.

technology

[tɛkˈnɑlədʒɪ]

科技；工藝技術 (n)

Modern technology has transformed our daily lives.

tinge

[tɪndʒ]

些微；淡淡的色調 (n)

There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.

voraciously

[vɔˈreʃəslɪ]

貪婪地；狼吞虎嚥地 (adv)

He read voraciously, finishing a book a day.