字彙計畫 — Week 6 · 網格

affluent

[ˈæfluənt]

富裕的；豐富的 (adj)

They live in an affluent suburb.

chagrin

[ʃəˈɡrɪn]

懊惱；失望 (n)

To his chagrin, he forgot his lines on stage.

confidant

[ˈkɑnfəˌdænt]

知己；密友 (n)

She was his trusted confidant for years.

consternation

[ˌkɑnstɚˈneʃən]

驚愕；驚恐 (n)

The news caused great consternation among investors.

deride

[dɪˈraɪd]

嘲笑；愚弄 (v)

Critics derided the film as shallow.

discern

[dɪˈzɝn]

辨別；察覺 (v)

It was hard to discern the truth from his story.

disparage

[dɪˈspærɪdʒ]

貶低；輕視 (v)

She never disparages her competitors.

dubious

[ˈdubɪəs]

可疑的；半信半疑的 (adj)

He made a dubious claim about his qualifications.

eschew

[ɛsˈtʃu]

避免；戒絕 (v)

The monk eschews all worldly pleasures.

feasible

[ˈfizəbl̩]

可行的；行得通的 (adj)

Is it feasible to finish the project by Friday?

fiasco

[fɪˈæsko]

慘敗；大失敗 (n)

The launch turned into a complete fiasco.

laudable

[ˈlɔdəbl̩]

值得稱讚的 (adj)

Her efforts to help the poor are laudable.

masticate

[ˈmæstəˌket]

咀嚼 (v)

You should masticate your food thoroughly.

obsolescence

[ˌɑbsəˈlɛsn̩s]

過時；淘汰 (n)

The rapid obsolescence of gadgets is wasteful.

perfunctory

[pɚˈfʌŋktərɪ]

敷衍的；草率的 (adj)

He gave a perfunctory nod and walked away.

perverse

[pɚˈvɝs]

乖張的；故意作對的 (adj)

He took a perverse pleasure in annoying others.

precocious

[prɪˈkoʃəs]

早熟的 (adj)

The precocious child could read at age three.

quell

[kwɛl]

鎮壓；平息 (v)

Police were called in to quell the riot.

sally

[ˈsælɪ]

突圍；出擊 (n)

The troops made a sudden sally against the enemy.

voluble

[ˈvɑljəbl̩]

健談的；滔滔不絕的 (adj)

She is a voluble speaker who rarely pauses.