教甄◆英文科題庫下載題庫

(A) encumber: 阻礙，妨礙 （X)
(B) mete: 給予，施加（懲罰等）（O)  
(C) pique: 激怒，引起（興趣等） （X)
(D) addle: 使混亂，使糊塗 （X)

The judge decided to ________ out a severe punishment to the convicted criminal to serve as a deterrent to others.

 

法官決定對被定罪的罪犯________嚴厲的懲罰，以起到對其他人的威懾作用。

(A) encumber

中文意思：妨礙，阻礙

常見搭配詞：encumber with (被...所阻礙), encumber someone (妨礙某人) 例句：She was encumbered with heavy bags. (她被沉重的袋子所累。)

英文相關同義詞：burden, hinder, obstruct 反義詞：assist, facilitate

(B) mete

中文意思：分配，給予（通常指懲罰）

常見搭配詞：mete out punishment (施加懲罰), mete out justice (伸張正義) 例句：The judge decided to mete out a harsh sentence. (法官決定判處嚴厲的刑罰。)

英文相關同義詞：distribute, allocate, dispense 反義詞：withhold, retain

(C) pique

中文意思：激怒，使生氣

常見搭配詞：pique someone's interest (激起某人的興趣), in a fit of pique (一時氣憤) 例句：Her curiosity was piqued by the mysterious letter. (那封神秘的信激起了她的好奇心。)

英文相關同義詞：provoke, irritate, annoy 反義詞：calm, soothe

(D) addle

中文意思：使糊塗，使混亂

常見搭配詞：addle the brain (使頭腦混亂), addled with confusion (困惑不解) 例句：The difficult question addled his mind. (這個困難的問題使他頭腦混亂。)

英文相關同義詞：confuse, bewilder, muddle 反義詞：clarify, illuminate