【例】Optimists expect a vigorous rebound as confidence returns, pent-up demand is unleashed and massive government stimulus takes effect.樂觀人士預計在信心回穩、抑制的需求得到釋放以及政府大規模刺激方案取得成效的情況下,經濟會有力的反彈。
【構詞】vigor(活力)+-ous(形容詞詞綴)→有活力的
【同義替換】robust, strong
【派生】vigorously ad.有活力地
【真題】Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most notoriously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.
【例】It was reported that the banks had decided to drop the POST scheme.據報道,銀行決定擱置銷貨點終端機方案。
【同義替換】conspiracy, plot
【派生】schemer n.策劃陰謀的人 scheming a.常搞陰謀詭計的
【真題】As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, the poor bewildered driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.
【真題】The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.