時事單字猜題

 ■ TOPIC 1：新冠肺炎

coronavirus (n) 新冠病毒；virus (n) 病毒；outbreak (n) 爆發；break out (v) 爆發；abrupt (adj) 突然的；epidemic/ pandemic (adj) 流行的 (n) 流行(病)；coronavirus pandemic 新冠肺炎疫情；plague (n) 瘟疫 (v) 折磨；chaos (n) 混亂；chaotic (adj) 混亂；crisis (n) 危機；disastrous/ catastrophic (adj) 災難性的；spread/ transmit (v) 傳播擴散；spread/ transmission (n) 傳播擴散；transmission route (n) 傳播路徑；spread from person to person：人傳人；mortality/ fatality/ death toll (n) 死亡人數；casualty (n) 傷亡人數；perish (v) 死亡；surge/ soar/ multiply/ hike/ skyrocket (v) 激增；infect sb with 病 (v) 使某人染上某病；sb be infected with 病；contract (v) 感染；infectious/ contagious (adj) 會傳染的/ (情緒上)有感染力的；direct (adj) 直接的；indirect (adj) 間接的；inhale (v) 吸入；exposure to N (n) 暴露在…之下；sneeze (v) (n) 噴嚏；cough (v) (n) 咳嗽；droplet (n) 小滴液體/ 飛沫；accumulate (v) 累積；contaminate (v) 汙染；surface (n) 表面 (v) 出現 = emerge；diagnosis (n) 診斷；人 be diagnosed as (或 with) 病：某人被診斷得了某病；acute (adj) 急性的；chronic (adj) 慢性的/ 長期的；mild (adj) 輕微溫和的；severe (adj) 嚴重的；symptom (n) 症狀；have a high fever發高燒；chills (n) 發冷；shortness of breath (n) 呼吸急促；fatigue (n) 疲累；loss of taste or smell：喪失嗅味覺；sore throat：喉嚨痛；runny nose：流鼻水；vomit (v) 嘔吐；persistent (adj) 持續的；chest pain：胸痛；prescribe (v) 開處方簽；prescription (n) 處方簽；treat (v) 治療；urgent/ pressing (adj) 急迫的；desperate (adj) 迫切渴望的；demand for N = need for N：對…的需求；treatment/ therapy/ cure/ remedy (n) 治療方法；cure/ heal (v) 治好；remedy (n) 治療方法/ 解決問題的方法 (v) 矯正改善；pharmacy (n) 藥學/ 藥局；facilitate (v) 加速促進；speed/ accelerate (v) 加速；research (v) and develop vaccine 研發疫苗；vaccinate (v) 接種疫苗；be immune to N：對…免疫；potential (adj) 可能的 (n) 潛力；break new ground (片) 突破/ 開創新局；breakthrough (n)大突破；make progress in N：在… 有所進展；progressive (adj) 漸進的；inject (v) 注射；clinical trial (n) 臨床測試；promising (adj) 有希望的；shield (n) 盾牌 (v) 保護；alert (n) (adj) (v) 警戒；stay alert = be on high alert 保持警戒；alert 人 to N/Ving：警惕某人注意某事；exert caution：發揮警戒；be wary of N (adj) 小心提防的；contain/ curb the spread of the epidemic：抑制遏止流行病的擴散；take precautions / take precautionary measures：採取預防措施； adopt (v) 採用；employ (v) 使用；rigorous/ strict (adj) 嚴格的；approach (n) 方法 + to N/ Ving；procedures of hand washing 洗手程序；cover the mouth and nose with a tissue：用面紙掩住口鼻；cough into your elbow：朝胳臂彎咳嗽；face mask (n) 口罩；block (v) 阻擋；impose A on B (v) 將A強加在B上；lockdown (n) 封城；ease (v) 放鬆；ease lockdown restrictions：放鬆封城限制；ban/ prohibit/ forbid 人 from Ving：禁止某人做某事；screen (v) 篩選(人才)/ 篩檢(疾病)；self-monitor (v) 自我監控；self-isolate (v) 自我隔離；isolation (n) 隔離；quarantine (n) (v) 檢疫；separate (v) 分開分隔；keep/ practice social distancing 保持/ 實施社交距離；carry out N/ implement N/ enforce N：實施執行；deteriorate (v) 惡化；be subject/ vulnerable/ susceptible to N：易受N影響；confront N (v) 遭遇面對N = face N = be confronted with N = be faced with N；battle against N = fight against N：對抗；battle/ combat (v) 對抗 (n) 戰鬥；take a heavy toll on N：嚴重損害N；impair N = harm N = do harm to N：損壞N；recession/ downturn (n) 衰退；outlook/ prospect (n) 前景未來；gloomy (adj) 悲觀憂傷的；wipe out N (v) 消滅；eliminate N：消滅/ 淘汰； go extinct/ die out (片) 滅絕；vanish (v) 消失；despair (n) 絕望；panic (v) (n) 驚恐；panic buying 搶買；hoard/ stockpile (v) 囤積；toilet paper (n) 衛生紙；sanitation/ hygiene (n) 衛生；deficient/ inadequate (adj) 不足的；stay-at-home economy 宅經濟；misinformation/ misrepresentation (n) 誤傳/ 錯誤訊息；rumor (n) 謠言；circulation (n) (血液)循環/ (消息/ 貨幣)流通；disease’s origin 疾病起源； account (n) 描述 = description = narrative (v) account for N：占…多少/ 解釋；be accountable for N = be responsible for N 為…負責；drink bleach (v) 漂白 (n) 漂白水；bias/ prejudice (n) 偏見；discriminate (v) 歧視/ 分辨；attribute A to B = owe A to B = credit B with A：將A歸因或歸功於B；disrupt/ disturb (v) 擾亂；disruption/ disturbance (n) 動亂

■ TOPIC 2：錢櫃大火

tragic (adj) 悲劇性的；deadly/ fatal/ lethal (adj) 致命的；emergency (n) 緊急事件；blaze/ flame (n) 火；victim (n) 受害者；inhale (v) 吸入；trap (n) 陷阱 (v) 困住；take 6 lives = claim 6 lives 奪走六條命；pronounce dead 宣布死亡；decease/ perish (v) 死亡；critical (adj) 重要的/ 嚴重的；injure (v) 受傷；injury (n) 受傷；dispatch (v) 派遣；firefighter (n) 消防隊員；rescue (v) (n) 救援；assist (v) 幫助；assistance (n) 幫助；ambulance (n) 救護車；evacuate (v) 撤退；put out/ extinguish (v) 撲滅；bring the fire under control 控制火勢；story (n) 樓層；entertainment (n) 娛樂；venue (n) 地點；recreational facility 娛樂設施；go through N/ undergo N：經歷承受；renovate (v) 整修；alarm (v) (n) 驚恐擔憂 (n) 警報器；detect (v) 偵測；detector (n) 偵測器；automatic (adj) 自動的；sprinkle (v) 噴灑/ 零星散布；broadcast (v) (n) 廣播；sprinkler system 灑水系統；turn off：關(電器)；constitute (v) 構成/ 組成；negligence (n) 疏忽；ignorance (n) 無知/ 不知道；offense/ crime (n) 犯罪；preliminary (adj) 初步的；initial (adj) 最初的；look into N/ investigate N/ probe into N：研究調查；routine (n) (adj) 例行(公事)；comprehensive (adj) 詳盡全面的；fire safety inspection 火災安全檢查；take N seriously 看重某事；carry out N = implement N：實施；supervise/ oversee (v) 監督；equipment (n) 設備；suspend/ halt (v) 暫停；preserve evidence 保存證據；jump to conclusions 驟下結論；premature (adj) (言之)過早的/ 未成熟的；confirm (v) 確認證實；in response to N 為回應…；compensate (v) 補償/ 賠償 + for N；insure (v) 保險；apologize to 人 for 事：為某事向某人道歉；apology (n) 道歉；observe a moment of silence 默哀幾分鐘；mourn for N：為…哀悼；regretful (adj) 後悔的/ 遺憾的

 

 

■ TOPIC 3：食物外送服務

food delivery service 食物外送服務；deliver worker/ courier/ driver 外送員；digital age 數位時代；business opportunity (n) 商機；rise in demand 需求增加；surge (v) (n) 激增；soar (v) 激增；plunge/ plummet/ slump (v) 暴跌；rapidly/ swiftly (adj) 快速地；drive (v) 驅動 (n) 驅動力；contactless delivery 無接觸遞送；feed (v) 餵 (feed -fed—fed)；feed on N：以…為主食；feast on N：大吃特吃；prompt (adj) 立即的 (v) 促使激起 = trigger/ spur/ propel/ spark；novel (adj) 創新的；turn to A for B：轉向A為了尋求B；pros and cons of N：N的優缺點；appeal/ allure (v) (n) 吸引；lie in N/ consist in N：在於…；convenience (n) 便利性；a great variety of options 眾多選項；intense feelings of hunger 強烈的飢餓感；crave for N /long for N/ yearn for N：渴望；swipe the phone 滑手機；tap and select from the screen 輕點且從螢幕選擇；place an order 下訂單；dispatch (v) 派送；track the route 追蹤路徑；add notes to the chef 留言給廚師；reschedule (v) 重新安排；coupon (n) 折價券；under enormous pressure 承受巨大壓力；punctual (adj) 準時的；work overtime 超時工作；speeding (n) 超 速；charge (v) (n) 收費；tip (n) 小費；delivery minimum 最低外送金額；speedy (adj) 快速的；strike a balance between A and B：在A和B之間取得平衡；register on the platform 在平台上註冊；partner (n) 夥伴 (v) 結盟合作；visibility (n) 能見度；publicity/ exposure (n) 宣傳曝光；boost (v) 提升；income/ revenue (n) 收入；jump on the bandwagon 跟上潮流；approximately/ roughly (adv) 大約大概地；beneficial (adj) 有益的；prosper/ thrive/ bloom/ boom/ blossom/ flourish (v) 蓬勃發展

■ TOPIC 4：AI/ 機器人/ 失業/ 對未來世界的想像

artificial intelligence (n) 人工智慧；advanced/ cutting edge/ state-of-the-art (adj) 先進的；occupation/ profession/ career (n) 職業；affect/ impact/ influence (v) + N = have an effect/ impact/ influence + on N 影響；recruit (v) 招募；employ/ hire (v) 雇用；employment (n) 雇用；unemployment (n) 失業；unemployed (adj) 失業的；employer (n) 雇主；employee (n) 員工；staff/ personnel (n) 全體員工；labor cost 人力成本；salary/ wage/ pay (n) 薪水； high-paying (adj) 高薪的；needy (adj) 貧窮的；poverty (n) 貧窮；adopt (v) 採用/ 領養；install (v) 安裝；robot (n) 機器人；robotic (adj) 機器人的；replace A with B/ substitute A for B (v) 取代；materialize (v) 實現；take over 接手/ 接管；automation (n) 自動化；prevail (v) 戰勝/ 普遍盛行；prevalent/ widespread (adj) 普遍盛行的；indispensable (adj) 不可或缺的；inevitable (adj) 無可避免的；unprecedented (adj) 史無前例的；trend/ fad/ craze (n) 風潮；phenomenon (n) 現象/ 轟動的人事物；sensation (n) 感覺/ 轟動的人事物；phenomenal (adj) 出色的；sensational (adj) 轟動的；productive (adj) 有生產力的；rob sb of N = strip sb of N = deprive sb of N：剝奪某人某物；odds／likelihood/ possibility (n) 可能性；be likely(/unlikely) to V原：(不)可能；invade/ intrude (v) 入侵；invasion (n) 入侵；blow (n) 打擊；destroy/ ravage/ ruin (v) 摧毀；workforce (n) 勞動力；workplace (n) 職場；job market 就業市場；pessimistic (adj) 悲觀的；gloomy (adj) 沮喪的(=discouraging)/ 黯淡的 (=bleak)；promising (adj) 充滿希望的；pressing/ urgent (adj) 急迫的；outlook/ prospect (n) 前景；categorize/ classify (v) 分類；repetitive (adj) 重複的；pose great challenge/ threat to N 對…造成很大的挑戰/威脅；intact (adj) 不受影響的；advocate (v) (n) 鼓吹支持(者)；compete/ rival (v) 競爭；barrier/ obstacle (n) 障礙 + to N；feedback (n) 回應；intuition (n) 直覺；originality/ ingenuity/ creativity (n) 創意；empathy (n) 同理心；sympathy (n) 同情心；impersonal (adj) 客觀的(=objective/ neutral)/ 冷淡沒有人味的(= indifferent)/ driverless cars 自駕車；unmanned shop無店員的商店；eliminate checkout lines消除結帳隊伍；scan (v) (n) 掃描；shelf (n) 貨架；keeps track of N：追蹤；cart (n) 購物推車

■ TOPIC 5：塑膠垃圾 / 限塑

plastic waste 塑膠垃圾；plastic pollution 塑膠汙染；pollute/ contaminate (v) 汙染；nonbiodegradable (adj) 無法生物分解的；burden (n) 負擔；persist (v) 持續；discard/ dump/ litter (v) 丟；dispose of N：丟掉/ 處理；disposable (adj) 拋棄式的；durable (adj) 持久耐用的；break down (v) 分解/ 壞掉；incorporate/ integrate A into B：將A併入 B；food chain 食物鏈.；ingest (v) 攝取；digest (v) 消化；clog/ block (v) 堵塞；landfill/ junk yard 垃圾場；marine (adj) 海洋的；introduce (v) 引進/ 介紹；sound the alarm 拉警報；a wake-up call 一記警鐘(即：該注意了)；choke (v) 使窒息；practical/ feasible/ viable (adj) 實際可行的；spoil (v) 腐敗/ 破壞/ 寵壞；renewable (adj) 再生的；break our addiction to plastics 破除塑膠成癮；shift (v) (n) 改變；ease/ relieve/ alleviate (v) 減輕舒緩；explosive (adj) 爆炸(性)的/ 激增的；ban N/ prohibit N (from Ving)/ impose a ban on N：禁止；straw (n) 吸管/ 稻草；utensil (n) 器具；bottled water 瓶裝水；outright/ straight/ directly (adv) 直接地；convert A into B/ transform A into B：把A轉變成B；textile (n) 織品；recycled fiber (n) 再生纖維；solitary (adj) 孤獨的；launch (v) 發動/ 展開；prototype (n) 雛形；apply to N：運用於…；take effect / come into force生效；aim/ goal/ object/ objective (n) 目標；certify(v) 頒給證書；request (v) appeal to N (n) 請求；call for N (v) 呼籲；plastic-free (adj) 沒有塑膠的；discourage/ deter 人from Ving：阻止某人做某事；cosmetics (n) 化妝品；detergent (n) 清潔劑；microplastic beads (n) 柔珠