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托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释(三)
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  surging--- To increase suddenly. Used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating

  surpass--- To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed胜过=exceed, outrun

  sustain--- To keep in existence; maintain继续生存;维持=maintain

  sustenance--- Something, especially food, that sustains life or health营养物,尤指食物=fare Food and drink; diet食物和饮料

  Means of livelihood生计=livelihood

  supplement---Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole补充物,用来完成某事、补充不足、扩展或加强=extension

  An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something扩大

  supreme---Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding

  succinct---Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse简明的=concise

  sufficient---Being as much as is needed充足的=adequate

  sumptuous---Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪华的;花费奢侈的=luxurious

  substantial--Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大价值的=considerable Worthy of consideration; significant重要的

  substitute---One that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替

  subsidize---To assist or support with a subsidy以津贴补助=finance To supply funds to给…提供资金

  subtle--So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纤细的,细小的=slight

  submit---提出,提交=present提出;呈递

  subsidy---Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest补助金=financing融通资金

  subject to ---在...条件下;易受...的侵袭;受控制=expose to, susceptible to

  stretch---A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse连续不断的长度,地区或空间=span The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度两点或两端间的空间

  strike---To engage in a strike against an employer罢工=walkout

  To come to; attain来到;到达= make contact with

  striking--- Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent Immediately noticeable; conspicuous显眼的

  stringent--- Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe严格的=strict

  stimulus--- Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激发物=motivate

  strain ---To pull, draw, or stretch tight拉紧=tension The act or process of stretching something tight拉紧

  stationary--- Not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移动的;固定的=fixed, immobile

  status---Position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing

  sticky---shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement

  staple--- A basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element

  squirt--- To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt喷=spurt out v.喷出

  staggering-- Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的;使束手无策的=overwhelming

  spur--- To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate

  speculate about--- To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设

  spinal---Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone

  spark--- To set in motion; activate发动;触发=bring about引起;致使;造成;达成

  spawn--- To give rise to; engender造成;使产生=create

  solemn--- Deeply earnest, serious, and sober庄严的,极认真的,严肃的=serious

  slope---declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡

  smother--- To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消灭;消除

  snap--- To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break

  signify--- To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote

  simultaneously---同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的,并存的;合作的

  skepticism-- A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety怀疑态度=doubt

  shield--- To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保护、防卫=protect

  secrete-- To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??

  scarce--- Hard to find; absent or rare难得的;缺少的或罕见的=rare

  scores--- A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品

  scent--- A perfume香水=perfume

  scale--- To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb

  sanitation--- Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

  卫生措施=health

  tremendous--- Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly

  trend--- A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency

  trap--- A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬

  trace--- A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕迹=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物

  textile--- A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric纺织品=cloth, fabric

  terrestrial--- Of, relating to, or composed of land陆地的=land

  terrain--- An area of land; ground地区;地带=land

  tedium--- The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome

  temporarily--- Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的时间内持续地、被使用、发挥作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.

  权宜之计,暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西

  usher--- To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介绍;开始,开创=begin

  unrestricted--- adj.无限制的,自由的=unlimited

  unsubstantiated---未经证实的,未经证明的=unverified未经证实的,未经核对的

  unravel--- To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve分散并澄清=discover

  undoubtedly---确实,无疑地,必定=unquestionably不成问题的;无可非议的;无可指责的

  undergo--- To pass through; experience经过;经历=experience

  unadorned--- Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain未加装饰的;简单的,朴素的=plain

  venerable--- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position值得敬重的,令人崇敬的=worship Ardent devotion; adoration.热烈的崇拜;崇敬

  variable--- Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable易变的=unstable

  vivid--- Evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real生动的=graphic Described in vivid detail生动细致地描写的

  witness--- To take note of; observe作记录;观察=observe

  yield--- To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation生产=provide, produce

  Supplements

  adjunct-addition辅助-附加

  coarse-rough粗糙-粗糙

  collectively-together共同的-一起

  conclusive-definitive最后的,结论性的-最后的,确定性的

  concomitant with-in conjunction with与…相一致-与…相一致

  condone-mercy宽恕-宽恕

  conflict-opposition冲突-相反

  considerable-great(数量、程度)巨大的-巨大的

  considerable-much大量的-大量的,坚实的

  considerable-substantial大量的-大量的,坚实的

  consort-associate合伙人,伴侣-合伙人,伙伴

  consult-counsel商量-商量

  contemporary-existing当代的-现存的

  customary-usual习俗的-一般的

  dampen-moisten使潮湿-使潮湿

  daring-bold大胆的-大胆的

  demand-order要求-命令

  demonstrate-show证明-显示

  dirt-soil土壤-土壤

  disaster-catastrophe灾祸-大灾祸

  discreet-careful谨慎的-小心的

  disseminate-spread/impart/inform传播-散布/传播/传播

  distinct-different截然不同的-不同的

  distinct-obvious明显的-明显的

  distinct-separate分别的,截然不同的-分离的

  distinction-difference区别-差别

  draw-attract吸引-吸引

  embrace-welcome(欣然)接受-欢迎

  embrace-recipient接受者-接受者,收件人

  enable-allow使能够-允许

  end-goal目的-目的

  entomb-trap埋葬-使陷于…之中

  eradicate-eliminate根除-清除

  execute-create(按计划和设计)做成,制成-创造

  expedient-makeshift权宜之计-权宜之计

  exponential leaps-rapid increases几何级数般的跳跃-快速增加

  expose-uncover揭露-揭露

  first rank-highest quality顶级的-最高档次的

  fixture-commonplace object固定设备-常规物体

  flatter-compliment奉承-赞美

  frame-pose给…设框-使摆好姿势

  fundamental-basic基本的-基本的

  glow-shine发光-发光

  hard-firm坚硬的-坚硬的

  hemisphere-side半球-一侧

  incise-carve切割-雕刻

  ingot-a block of metal金属锭-一块金属

  initially-at first最初-第一

  instance-case案例-案例

  instantaneous-immediate立杆见影的-立即的

  intervention-influence干涉-影响

  inviting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的

  lament-complain about令人对…感到遗憾-抱怨

  lure-attract引诱-吸引

  maneuver-trick策略,花招-诡计

  margin-edge边缘-边缘

  meticulous-careful谨小慎微的,过分注意细节的-小心的

  milestone-significant development里程碑-重大的发展

  minuscule-tiny微小的-微小的

  minute-tiny微小的-微小的

  monopolize-dominate垄断-支配

  moreover-furthermore进一步说-进一步说

  mundane-ordinary世俗的-平常的

  myriad of-many无数的-许多的

  nevertheless-however然而-然而

  novel-innovative新颖的-创新的

  outline-summarization概要-概述

  outstanding-excellent出类拔萃的-很好的

  peak-maximum顶峰-最大值

  peculiar-distinctive独特的-独特的

  pertinent-relevant相关的-相关的

  phenomenon-event现象-事件

  pick up-follow沿着-沿着

  picture-imagine/describe想象,描写-想象/描写

  ponder-meditate沉思-沉思

  ponderous-heavy笨重的-沉重的

  pore-hole孔-洞

  position-location位置-位置

  potential-possible潜在的-可能的

  prefer-favor倾向,喜欢-喜欢

  preoccupation-involvement全神贯注-全神贯注

  preside over-manage掌管-掌管

  prominent-prestigious卓越的-著名的

  rapid-swift快速的-迅速的

  rather-instead相反-相反

  readily-easily容易地-容易地

  realization-awareness认识到-认识到

  reap-gain收获-获得

  reckless-irresponsible不负责任的-不负责任的

  relate-connect与…有关-与…有关

  reliance-dependence依靠-依靠

  remarkable-extraordinary非凡的-非凡的

  roll back-reduce把…压到标准水平-降低,减少

  roughly-approximately大约-大概

  secure-acquire弄到,获得-获得

  secure-safe安全的-安全的

  set-establish设置-建立

  settle-locate定居-坐落

  shy away from-avoid躲避-躲避

  since-because因为-因为

  site-location地点-位置

  skilled-expert熟练的-熟练的

  skyrocket-increase rapidly快速上升-迅速增加

  sole-only唯一的-唯一的

  sort out-separate区分-分离

  spot-identify发现-确定,鉴别

  story-tale故事-故事

  strategy-scam/trick诡计-诡计/诡计

  strength-basis力量的源泉-基础

  stress-emphasize强调-强调

  stringent-strict严格的-严格的

  struggle-competition挣扎-竞争

  succinct-concise/terse简短的-简明的/简短的

  supposed-seeming假定的-表面上的

  supremacy-dominance至高无上-优势

  suspend-hang悬挂-悬挂

  tangle-twist/jumble纠缠-缠绕、使混乱

  tempting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的

  thankful-grateful感谢-感激

  uniform-integrate统一-整合

  unique-particular独一无二的-独特的

  vary-differ改变-与…不同

  vast-large宽广的,巨大的-巨大的

  vibrate-convulse震动-震动

  vigilant-alert警惕的-警惕的

  virtually-actually/practically/almost实质上(几乎)-实际上(几乎)/实际上(几乎)/几乎


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