TOEIC高頻率單字(四)(76~100)
76. patronage n.贊助
- The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people.
patron n.顧客，贊助者
- Will patrons kindly note that this restaurant will be closed on 17 July.
77. prominent a.重要的
- The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
imminent a.緊急的
eminent a.卓越的，著名的
dominant a.主導的、有優勢的、顯性的(基因)
- Unemployment will be a dominant issue at the next election.
- The gene for brown eyes is dominant.
recessive a.隱性的(基因)
recession n.經濟衰退
- The country is sliding into the depths of recession.
78. entice v.誘使
A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop.
79. surcharge n.附加費用
- A surcharge may be made for deliveries outside normal hours.
recharge v.充電
charge v.收費，控告，充電 n.費用，控告，負責
- The bank charged commission to change my traveller's cheques.
overcharge v.超收費用
The gift shop in Paris overcharged me by $30.
80. rate n.費用(隨時間有波動)
->room rate n.房價
admission n.入場費(博物館，展覽等等)
commision n.回扣，手續費
fee n.費用
->registration fee n.註冊費
->entrance fee n.入場費
->towing fee n.拖吊費
fare n.費用(交通工具)
->airfare n.飛機票價
charge n.收費
bill n.水電費，帳單
->utility bills n.水電費帳單
81. clearance n. 清除，批准，清倉拍賣
- We bought our new carpet at a clearance sale.
- To visit the prison, you'll need security clearance.
82. line n.行、隊伍、邊界、電話線、立場、台詞 v.沿著...排成一排
a line of trees
- I had to wait/stand in line for three hours to get tickets.
- For many television viewers the dividing line between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly blurred.
- The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists.
- I only had two lines in the whole play.
- Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the presidential procession pass by.
83. liable a.有法律責任的，很有可能的
- The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school.
liability n.法律上的責任或義務
- He denies any liability for the damage caused.
liabilities n.負債
84. resume v.重新開始，恢復
- The talks are due to resume today.
résumé n.摘要、履歷
- She gave us a brief résumé of the project so far.
assume v.假設，冒充，擔任，呈現
- The new president assumes office at midnight tonight.
consume v.消耗、花費
- Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil.
presume v.假設、推斷
- I presume (that) they're not coming, since they haven't replied to the invitation.
85. breach n.違反
- He was sued for breach of contract.
- There have been serious security breaches.
86. consensus n.共識
Could we reach a consensus on this matter?
87. contain v.包含，限制
- I lost a file containing a lot of important documents.
- Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to contain the disease.
containment n.阻止
- Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern.
confine v.限制、禁閉
- By closing the infected farms we're hoping to confine the disease to the north of the region.
- The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.
refine v.改善、精煉
- Engineers spent many months refining the software.
- Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it and separate out the different elements, such as benzene.
retain v.保留
- He managed to retain his dignity throughout the performance.
detain v.拘留
- A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
sustain v.維持、供養
- He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women.
- The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to sustain a large population.
88. edge n.邊緣、優勢
- The company is on the edge of collapse.
- In terms of experience, she definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed.
on edge a.不安的、躁動的
- Is something wrong? You seem a bit on edge this morning.
89. overhead n.經常性費用、營運費用
- Many businesses are moving out of New York because the overheads there are so high.
headcount n.人數
- Times were hard, and the company was unwilling to increase the headcount.
headset n.耳機(附有麥克風)
90. call off v.取消
- Tomorrow's match has been called off because of the icy weather.
call by v.順道拜訪
- I just thought I'd call by on my way into town.
drop by v.順道拜訪
- Drop by and pick up that book sometime.
stop by v.順道拜訪
- I was passing your house, so I thought I'd stop by for a chat.
call for v.要求
- Members have called for his resignation.
91. refer v.提及、與...有關
- In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.
- The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.
infer v.推論
- I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
confer v.商討、授予
- I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
- An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.
defer v.推遲、延後
- My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
deter v.阻止
- High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
92. erratic a.無規律的、不確定的
- She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.
93. paradoxical a.自相矛盾的
paradox n.似是而非的言論、悖論
contradictory a.相互矛盾的
- I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.
94. incoherent a.語無倫次的、表達不清的
- The talk she gave was incoherent and badly prepared.
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