| 《托福高阶词汇》LIST 1 |
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abandon v.放弃 同 desert, abdicate, relinquish, quit, forsake The bad weather forced the campers to abandon their tent on the mountain. 恶劣的天气迫使露营者丢弃了山上的帐篷。 addict v.使沉迷；使上瘾 同 give in to, surrender, habituate Helen drinks ten cups of coffee every day; I think she is addicted to it. 海伦每天要喝10杯咖啡，我想她是上瘾了。 allure v.吸引；引诱 同seduce, coax, tempt, lure, attract The beauty of the sea allured himsintosbecoming a sailor. 大海的美丽吸引他去当一名水手。 Approximately adv.大约 同roughly, about, around, close to Janet said she would go for the party at approximately eight o'clock. 珍妮特说她大约8点去参加聚会。 baffle v.使困惑 同confuse, perplex, bewilder, puzzle, confound The police were baffled by the false clues left by the clever thief. 警方被聪明的小偷留下的假线索迷惑住了。 caliber n.①能力②直径；口径 同 1.ability, capability, quality 2.breadth, diameter The enemy was armed only with low caliber guns. 敌人只配备了短口径的枪。 clot n.凝块 同mass, lump, coagulation, cluster, clump The pipe under the bathroom sink was jammed by a huge clot of hair. 浴室洗手台下的水管被一大团头发堵塞了。 compromise v.协调 同mediate, negotiate, bargain, reconcile, arbitrate Jane and Alex compromised and went to see a movie they both liked. 简和亚历克斯同意去看一部他们都喜欢的电影。 contemporary adj.当代的；同时代的 同current, modern, present-day Ethan enjoys reading contemporary British literature. 伊桑喜欢阅读当代英国文学作品。 Dam v.筑堤；以水坝拦阻 同block, confine, restrict, hold back The beaver dammed the stream with mud, branches and leaves. 海獭用泥土、树枝和树叶在河里筑水坝。 depict v.描述 同portray, picture, describe This story depicts people who live in poverty as hardworking and wanting to improve their lives. 这篇故事描写了努力工作以改善生活状况的穷人们的生活。 disclose v.泄露 同expose, unveil, divulge, uncover, reveal The government refused to disclose the names of the informers. 政府拒绝透露告密者的姓名。 eccentric adj.古怪的 同odd, queer, strange Mr. Wang is an eccentric old man who likes to collect tea pots. 王先生是个古怪的老人，他喜欢收集茶壶。 endowment n.①天分②捐赠 同1.talent, faculty, attribute 2.donation, bestowal Alice's beautiful painting shows her artistic endowment. 艾丽斯美丽的画作显露出她的艺术天分。 estate n.地产；财产 同domain, demesne, manor, property The Jones' estate was very large, and it included rolling green hills and a large fish pond. 琼斯家拥有大面积的地产，包括起伏的绿色山丘和一个大鱼池。 fabric n.①质地②结构 同1. textile, material 2. framework, structure Many people believe that corruption is destroying the fabric of our society. 许多人认为贪污正在破坏着我们社会的肌体。 Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. After many years of smoking cigarettes, she has become ___ to them. 2. Doctors were _____ by the new virus and struggled to find a cure. 3. Roger likes _____ music, but his father enjoys classical music. 4. Superman knew that _____ his true identity to the woman was risky. 5. My mother's sister is an _____ woman, but she is very friendly. 解答：1. Addicted 2. Baffled 3. Contemporary 4. Disclosing 5. eccentric famine n.饥荒同hunger There was great fear that people would die of hunger if the famine continued. 如果饥荒持续下去，人们恐怕都会被饿死。 fusion n.结合 同 merger, coalescence, union The musician's fusion of modern music and traditional Chinese music was very popular. 这位音乐家将现代音乐与中国传统音乐结合创作出来的乐曲十分受欢迎。 haggard adj.憔悴的 同 gaunt, careworn, fatigued, wan, emaciated The soldiers looked haggard after their ten-hour march. 这些士兵在10小时的行军之后，看起来非常憔悴。 illiterate adj.不识字的 同unlettered, uncultured, uneducated, ignorant The university set up a center where illiterate adults could learn to read. 该大学成立了一个可供不识字的成年人学习阅读的中心。 Inadvertent adj.不注意的 同accidental, fortuitous, unintentional, incidental The auditor determined that it was merely an inadvertent mistake made by a junior accountant. 查账员认为这只是年轻会计师的疏忽。*auditor n.查账员 innermost adj.最深处的 同deepest, private Tom and Joe were best friends and shared their innermost secrets with each other.汤姆和乔是最要好的朋友，互相分享内心的秘密。 jeopardy n.危险同risk, peril, hazard This building is in jeopardy of collapsing if there is a major earthquake. 如果发生大地震，这栋建筑物将有坍塌的危险。 lace v.①系(带子)②穿(带子) 同1.tie, fasten 2.pass through The little child's mother has to help him lace up his shoes.这小孩的母亲不得不帮他系鞋带。 lull v.使平静；使入睡 同 calm, pacify, quiet The father sang a song to his daughter to lull her to sleep. 父亲唱了一首歌哄女儿入睡。 magnificence n.壮丽 同brilliance, grandeur, majesty, resplendence We were all impressed with the magnificence of Russia's Winter Palace. 气势雄伟的俄国冬宫给我们留下了深刻的印象。 mercurial adj.①多变的②水银的 同1.changeable, erratic, mobile, capricious, inconstant Few people can stand Michael's mercurial personality, so he does not have many friends. 很少有人能忍受迈克尔多变的性格，所以他的朋友不多。 Nasty adj.①污秽的②令人不快的 同1.filthy, foul 2.disagreeable, unpleasant What is that nasty smell coming from behind the house? 到底是什么东西从房子后面传来这么令人作呕的味道? obituary n.讣告 同death notice, necrology Martin was very shocked to see his best friend's obituary in the newspaper. 马丁在报上看见好友的讣告，感到非常震惊。 ornamentation n.装饰品 同adornment, decoration, embellishment, elaboration The ornamentation Vincent used to decorate his house at Christmas was very tasteful. 圣诞节期间，文森特家里使用的装饰品非常有品味。 pacesetter n.定跑速的人；引导者 同 leader Harry was the fastest runner, and was the pacesetter for the entire marathon. 哈里是跑得最快的选手，而且也是整个马拉松比赛的领跑者。 pernicious adj.有害的；恶性的 同harmful, deleterious, venomous, noxious, poisonous William's pernicious accusation that the company produced inferior products hurt the company's business. 威廉恶意指控该公司的产品质量低劣，使其生意受到影响。 plot v./n.密谋；计划 同(n.) intrigue, scheme; (v.) conspire, intrigue, scheme The three thieves plotted how they were going to steal the painting of Mona Lisa. 这三个小偷密谋如何能盗取《蒙娜丽莎》的画像。 Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. Because of her hard life, the old woman's face had grown _____. 2. The man made the _____ mistake of taking the wrong subway line and got lost. 3. The mission to rescue lost hikers in _____ was canceled due to snow. 4. The artist's painting managed to capture the _____ of Japan's Mt. Fuji. 5. Their marriage was destroyed by _____gossip. 解答：1. Haggard 2. Inadvertent 3. Jeopardy 4. Magnificence 5. pernicious prey n.猎物 同game, quarry, victim Cats often like to play with their prey before they actually kill it. 猫在弄死猎物之前常喜欢先玩弄它一会儿。 Quarantine n.隔离 同 isolation My pet dog had to be kept in quarantine for six weeks when I moved to England. 当我移居英国时，我的爱犬必须被隔离六个星期。 radiance n.发光；闪烁 同light, gleam, luminosity People like to lie on the beach and enjoy the radiance of the sun.人们喜欢躺在沙滩上享受阳光。 relevant adj.有关的 同related, pertinent, fitting, proper The lawyer presented information to the judge that she thought was relevant to the case. 律师将她认为与案件有关的资料呈交给法官。 retaliate v.报复 同revenge, reciprocate, get even with, exact retribution The poor peasants retaliated against the king because of his unfairness and cruelty. 由于国王既不公平又残忍，所以贫苦的农民就采取报复手段对他进行反抗。 sagacious adj.睿智的 同wise, intelligent Whenever Saul was confused about what to do, he would always go to his sagacious grandfather for advice. 索尔感到无所适从时总会向他睿智的祖父寻求建议。 sentimental adj.情感上的 同emotional Albert has kept his grandmother's favorite record for sentimental reasons. 由于感情原因，艾伯特仍保留着他祖母最喜爱的唱片。 slither v.滑行 同glide, slide, skitter Tonya screamed when she saw a snake slither across the yard. 托雅看见有条蛇爬过院子时高声尖叫了起来. splice v.接合 同join together, connect, interweave, unite Film editors used to splice reels of film together to make a whole movie. 以前的电影剪辑人员是将几卷影片接合成一部电影。 streamline v.使有效率 同smooth, simplify The only way the office can streamline its operations is by using computers. 使用电脑是提高办公室工作效率的惟一方法。 Surly adj.粗暴的 同sullen, uncivil, brusque Frank's surly manner always makes everyone around him feel grumpy.弗兰克粗暴的态度总令他身边的人觉得生气。 *grumpy adj.脾气暴躁的 taboo n.禁忌 同ban, disapproval, prohibition, proscription In Western countries, a taboo is placed on burping at the dinner table. 在西方国家，用餐时打嗝是禁忌的。*burp v.打嗝 Thwart v.阻挠 同prevent, obstruct, balk The police thwarted the robbers' plans by finding their hide-out and arresting them. 警方发现了劫匪的藏匿地点并将他们逮捕，从而挫败了他们的计划。 ultimate adj.最终的 同final, terminal, eventual "Our ultimate goal is to find a cure for AIDS," said the scientist. "我们最终的目标就是找出治愈艾滋病的方法，"那位科学家说道。 vacant adj.空的n. vacuum 同empty, available, disengaged, unoccupied Children in the neighborhood liked to play in a nearby vacant lot.社区里的小孩儿喜欢在附近的空地上玩耍。 waive v.放弃 同give up, relinquish, renounce, abandon Our school waives its strict dress code once a week and allows us to wear what we want on that day. 我们学校每周有一天解除严格的服装限制，我们在那一天穿便服。 Xerox v.复印(Xerox是一种复印机的商标) 同copy Ms. Harris asked her secretary to Xerox seven copies of the contract. 哈里斯女士要求她的秘书将这份合约复印七份。 Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. The townspeople _____ against the soldiers who had attacked their homes. 2. You shouldn't be so _____ about an old pair of smelly sneakers. 3. The broken bridge _____ their effort to cross the river. 4. Winning an Olympic gold medal was the _____ goal in her skating career. 5. The building next to my house had been _____ for several months. 解答1. Retaliated 2. Sentimental 3. Thwarted 4. Ultimate 5. vacant |
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| 《托福高阶词汇》LIST 1 |
List 1难词分析 compromise v.协调 to reach a settlement by mutual concession contemporary adj.当代的;同时代的 modern; of or belonging to the same time eccentric adj.古怪的 deviating from the norm illiterate adj.不识字的 unable to read and write inadvertent adj.不注意的 without paying attention or by accident magnificence n.壮丽 stately or imposing beauty obituary n.讣闻 a notice of someone's death relevant adj.有关的 connected with what is happening sentimental adj.情感上的 having to do with the feelings ultimate adj.最终的 last |
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