詞匯六級四十天突破—講義與筆記8
[P3-59]
Of the thousands of known volcanos in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
注：1. volcano 火山
2. overwhelming 壓倒性的；overwhelming majority 占絕大多數的，壓倒一切的
majority 多數
minority 少數，少數民族
3. tremendous 巨大的，高速的，可怕的 as tremendous speed 以高速
tremble 顫抖
legend 傳說，傳奇
irritate 激怒
irritable 易怒的
irrigate 灌溉
castigate 嚴懲
navigate 航行
investigate 調查
口訣：
激怒的是桌子
灌溉的是大門
扔掉大門受懲罰
那六個大門在航行
投資大門為調查
4. demanding 苛刻的；需要耗時耗力的
5. intensive 集中的；強化的；仔細的；深入的
intensive class 強化班
intensive reading 精讀
[P3-60]
In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the______ concern of state governments.
A) extinct
B) excluding
C) excessive
D) exclusive
注：1. exclusive 排他的，獨占的，專屬的
2. extinct 滅絕的
[P3-61]
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
注：1. obscure 晦澀的
absurd 荒謬的，可笑的
ambiguous 模棱兩可的，似是而非的
2. acute 尖的；敏銳的；急性的
acupuncture 針灸
3. notable 重要的，知名的
notion 概念
4. objective 客觀的
subjective 主觀的（陪考）
empirical 主觀的，憑經驗的（陪考）
arbitrary 主觀的，憑經驗的，武斷的，獨裁的（陪考）
[P3-62]
The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
注：1. constrain 強迫，抑制（永陪詞匯）
2. condense 壓縮
3. converge （運動物體的）會聚，集中；（不同思想的）會聚，集中
assemble （人群的）聚集
[P3-63]
The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
注：1. bump 運動撞靜止
bumper car 碰碰車
lump 疙瘩，腫塊
goose lump 雞皮疙瘩
plump 豐滿的
2. collide 運動撞運動
3. crash 碰撞，墜毀（911故事）
4. strike 打擊，撞擊
[P3-64]
Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
注：1. not but rather 不是……而是……
2. or rather 準確的說，準確的講
3. rather than 而不是
4. other than 除了
[P3-59]
Of the thousands of known volcanos in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
注：1. volcano 火山
2. overwhelming 壓倒性的；overwhelming majority 占絕大多數的，壓倒一切的
majority 多數
minority 少數，少數民族
3. tremendous 巨大的，高速的，可怕的 as tremendous speed 以高速
tremble 顫抖
legend 傳說，傳奇
irritate 激怒
irritable 易怒的
irrigate 灌溉
castigate 嚴懲
navigate 航行
investigate 調查
口訣：
激怒的是桌子
灌溉的是大門
扔掉大門受懲罰
那六個大門在航行
投資大門為調查
4. demanding 苛刻的；需要耗時耗力的
5. intensive 集中的；強化的；仔細的；深入的
intensive class 強化班
intensive reading 精讀
[P3-60]
In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the______ concern of state governments.
A) extinct
B) excluding
C) excessive
D) exclusive
注：1. exclusive 排他的，獨占的，專屬的
2. extinct 滅絕的
[P3-61]
The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
注：1. obscure 晦澀的
absurd 荒謬的，可笑的
ambiguous 模棱兩可的，似是而非的
2. acute 尖的；敏銳的；急性的
acupuncture 針灸
3. notable 重要的，知名的
notion 概念
4. objective 客觀的
subjective 主觀的（陪考）
empirical 主觀的，憑經驗的（陪考）
arbitrary 主觀的，憑經驗的，武斷的，獨裁的（陪考）
[P3-62]
The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
注：1. constrain 強迫，抑制（永陪詞匯）
2. condense 壓縮
3. converge （運動物體的）會聚，集中；（不同思想的）會聚，集中
assemble （人群的）聚集
[P3-63]
The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
注：1. bump 運動撞靜止
bumper car 碰碰車
lump 疙瘩，腫塊
goose lump 雞皮疙瘩
plump 豐滿的
2. collide 運動撞運動
3. crash 碰撞，墜毀（911故事）
4. strike 打擊，撞擊
[P3-64]
Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
注：1. not but rather 不是……而是……
2. or rather 準確的說，準確的講
3. rather than 而不是
4. other than 除了
