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《托福高阶词汇》LIST 6

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　　abiding adj.永久的；持续性的

　　同lasting, perpetual, enduring, continual, never-ending

　　Her abiding love for painting led her to teach art to children.

　　对绘画的永久爱好使她走上了儿童美教之路。

　　admonish v.劝告

　　同advise, reprove

　　The teacher admonished the students for their rude behavior in class.老师对学生课堂上的鲁莽行为进行了劝诫。

　　amass v.积聚；收集

　　同collect, gather, accumulate, heap, aggregate

　　After twenty years, Jill had amassed a huge collection of foreign coins.二十年来吉尔已收藏了许多外国硬币。

　　archive n.档案；纪录

　　同record, file, chronicle, annals

　　The library has a historical map archive that many historians find very interesting.

　　许多历史学家认为该图书馆的史学地图集非常有趣。

　　banter v.嘲弄

　　同joke, tease, deride, jeer, ridicule

　　We bantered for a few minutes before going into the meeting.

　　我们开了一阵子玩笑才去开会。

　　captivity n.监禁

　　同imprisonment, confinement, bondage

　　The years the playwright spent in captivity made him love freedom even more.剧作家数年的监禁生涯使他更加热爱自由。

　　coherent adj.一致的

　　同adhering, logical, consistent, rational, orderly

　　Mary had become so feverish that nothing she said was coherent.

　　玛丽发着高烧，以致说话语无伦次。

　　conciliatory adj.安抚的

　　同reconciliatory, pacificatory, placatory

　　After their argument, Patrick made a conciliatory effort by sending Jane flowers.吵架后，派特里克通过送花来安抚简。

　　contrast n.差异；对照

　　同difference, opposition, disparity, dissimilarity

　　The contrast between my opinions and my brother's is striking.

　　我和哥哥的观点相去甚远。

　　dearth n.缺乏

　　同lack, shortage, scarcity

　　There is a dearth of parking place in Taipei.

　　台北缺乏停车位。

　　derivative n./adj.衍生之物(的)

　　同development, outgrowth, byproduct (n.)

　　This type of dance is a derivative of the traditional dancing found in Chinese opera.

　　这种舞蹈是从中国传统戏剧的舞蹈中衍生而来的。

　　disdain v.轻蔑

　　同despise, scorn, spurn

　　Rebecca disdains the idea of having to arrive home by 10∶00 PM.

　　丽贝卡对晚上10点以前必须回家的想法嗤之以鼻。

　　elapse v.经过；消逝

　　同pass, slip away, glide by, lapse

　　Years elapsed before Tony and Paula saw each other again.

　　数年之后，托尼和波拉再度见面。

　　enigma n.谜

　　同puzzle, riddle, mystery

　　Philosophers enjoy thinking about enigmas that seem impossible to understand.

　　哲学家们喜欢思考那些似乎难以理解的谜。

　　etiquette n.礼节

　　同manners, formalities, decorum

　　Every culture has its own rules of table etiquette.

　　每种文化都有自己的餐桌礼仪。

　　faction n.党派

　　同clique, sect, party, denomination

　　Disputes between different factions of the party finally led to its fall.党内派系的纷争终于导致该党的瓦解。

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　1. When our mothers met, they _____ on about all the embarrassing things we had done as children.

　　2. Some people oppose keeping animals in _____.

　　3. Pauline _____ working for such a corrupt company, so she quit her job.

　　4. During the dinner party, you will be expected to follow rules of proper _____.

　　5. A conservative _____ broke with the main party and formed a new political party.

　　解答1. bantered 2. captivity 3. disdained 4. etiquette 5. faction

　　foliage n.树叶

　　同leaves, leafage

　　In fall, I like to visit the mountains because the foliage there changes into such vivid colors.

　　我喜欢在秋天的山野游玩，因为那里的树叶会变成鲜艳的颜色。

　　gauge v.测量

　　同measure, estimate, evaluate, rate, assess

　　Our boss gauges how productive our department is through the sales of computers every month.

　　老板以每月电脑的销售量来估算我们部门的生产能力。

　　harass v.侵扰

　　同trouble, disturb, annoy, plague, pester, vex

　　The manager harassed the new salesperson until he quit.

　　经理不断地骚扰新来的销售员，直到他辞职为止。

　　imbibe v.收入

　　同drink, absorb, suck, swallow, receive

　　Ellis invited me to imbibe some of his expensive wine after dinner.晚餐后，埃利斯邀我品尝一些他的高级葡萄酒。

　　indemnify v.赔偿

　　同secure, save, compensate, reimburse, remunerate

　　The government promised to indemnify the victims of the restaurant fire.政府允诺赔偿餐厅火灾的受害者。

　　insert v.插入

　　同inset, inject, stuff in

　　The doctor inserted a small tube into the patient's stomach to feed him.医生将小管插入病人的胃中来给他喂食。

　　judicious adj.明智的

　　同sensible, sage, sagacious, wise

　　Laura is very judicious as she saves her money in the bank.

　　劳拉很明智，把钱存在了银行里。

　　lateral adj.侧面的

　　同side, flanking, sideward

　　The lateral sides of the house were made with bricks, while the front and back were wooden.

　　这房子的侧面是砖造的，而前后却是木制的。

　　malign①v.诽谤②adj.有害的

　　同1.defame, libel, disparage 2.harmful, malignant, vicious

　　His malign actions were finally punished by the judge.

　　他的恶行终究被法官惩处。

　　migrate v.移居

　　同journey, travel

　　In the 1800's many Americans migrated west to find land for farming. 19世纪时，许多美国人往西迁徙找寻耕地。

　　munificent adj.慷慨的

　　同generous, bounteous, liberal, beneficent, bountiful

　　The old man's munificent donation to the hospital was highly appreciated.老人对医院慷慨的捐赠赢得了高度赞扬。

　　negative adj.否定的

　　同refusing, denying, dissenting

　　Carol's negative response meant that she did not want to go camping with them.

　　卡罗尔的否定回答表示她不想同他们去露营。

　　obscure adj.微暗的

　　同faint, shadowy, gloomy, veiled, blurred

　　At sunset, we saw an obscure figure of a person entering the building.傍晚时分，我们看到一个朦胧的身影进入了大楼。

　　outcry n.叫喊

　　同clamor, tumult, shout, exclamation

　　There was an outcry against the banning of the book.

　　该书遭禁引起了反对的声浪。

　　panorama n.全景

　　同scene, vista, sight, view

　　From the top of this building you can see a wonderful panorama of New York City.

　　从这座建筑物的楼顶可以看到纽约市美丽的全景。

　　persistent adj.持续性的

　　同lasting, immovable, immutable, insistent, persevering

　　She was persistent in her search for her lost puppy.

　　她一直在寻找遗失的小狗。

　　poll n.投票

　　同election, ballot

　　A poll of city residents showed that over half of them approved of building a new park.

　　市民投票表明，超过半数的人同意建造一个新公园。

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　1. A newspaper questionnaire _____ readers' opinion on the proposed nuclear plant.

　　2. During our camping trip we were constantly _____ by swarms of mosquitoes.

　　3. The fishermens boats approached the docks, heavy with the day's _____ catch.

　　4. The town down in the valley appeared _____ in the dim light of the moon.

　　5. Our class conducted a _____ to measure students' approval of the president.

　　解答1. gauged 2. harassed 3. munificent 4. obscure 5. poll

　　probity n.正直；廉洁

　　同integrity, honesty, uprightness, rectitude

　　The lawyer's clients always appreciated the probity with which she represented their cases.

　　该律师的客户们对她处理案件时的正直表现都表示赞赏。

　　quixotic adj.幻想的；不实际的

　　同visionary, unrealistic, whimsical, crazy

　　Everyone thinks he is a quixotic dreamer, with hopes to one day live in a space station.

　　每个人都认为他是个不切实际的幻想家，因为他梦想有一天能在太空站生活。

　　rankle v.使心痛

　　同irritate, fester, gall

　　It rankles me that Scott never apologizes when he does something wrong.斯科特做错事时从不认错道歉，真是令我心痛。

　　reminiscence n.回忆

　　同memory, remembrance, recollection

　　Diana shared her reminiscences of her trip around the world with me.黛安娜和我分享她环游世界的回忆。

　　reverence n.尊敬

　　同respect, honor, adoration, veneration, worship

　　The memorial statue was erected in reverence of the founder of the country.该纪念像是为景仰开国者而建立的。

　　sapient adj.有智慧的

　　同wise, intelligent, sage, sagacious, knowledgeable

　　If you follow her sapient advice, you will be sure to succeed.

　　如果你遵照她明智的建议，你一定能够成功。

　　severe adj.严厉的

　　同strict, harsh, tough, rigid

　　In some countries, the penalty for theft is very severe.

　　在某些国家，对窃盗罪的刑罚是相当严厉的。

　　snarl v.咆哮

　　同growl, grumble

　　When the guard dog snarled, the man got so scared that he didn't move.当看门狗对他咆哮时，这名男子吓得不敢动弹。

　　squash v.压扁

　　同crush, mash, squeeze, flatten

　　The children's ball rolled out into the street and was squashed by a passing car.

　　孩子们的球滚到马路上，被一辆驶过的车轧扁了。

　　strive v.努力

　　同endeavor, strain, struggle

　　Once you choose your goal in life, you should strive to achieve it.

　　一旦你选择了人生目标，就该努力去实现。

　　surreptitious adj.秘密的

　　同stealthy, furtive, sneaky, secret

　　The reporter was told that surreptitious bribes were being given to officials.这名记者被告知官员们正在

　　接受秘密行贿。

　　tap①v.轻敲②n.龙头

　　同1.pat, knock, rap, strike 2.faucet, valve, outlet

　　Peter tapped on Clair's window to get her attention as he walked by her office.

　　彼得经过克莱尔的办公室时轻敲窗户以引起她的注意。

　　tyro n.初学者；新手

　　同beginner, novice, learner

　　Otis' computer class is for older tyros who are terrified of using a computer.

　　奥蒂斯的电脑课是为惧怕使用电脑的年老初学者开的。

　　ulterior adj.隐秘的

　　同hidden, secret, concealed

　　Do you think Dean has any ulterior motives in buying me a new microwave oven?

　　你认为迪安给我买新微波炉是因为他有什么隐秘的动机吗？

　　vapid adj.无味的；无趣的

　　同insipid, flavorless, flat, uninteresting

　　Ethan loves kung-fu movies, but Joe thinks they are just vapid entertainment.

　　伊桑喜欢功夫电影，但乔却认为那是无趣的娱乐。

　　wanton adj.放纵的；胡乱的

　　同lewd, loose, lustful, reckless, wild

　　The youths showed their wanton disrespect for the law by drinking in public.

　　这些年轻人在公众场合饮酒以表达他们对法律的蔑视。

　　zenith n.顶点

　　同top, summit, peak, apex, pinnacle, acme

　　Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

　　After climbing for days, the mountain climbers reached the zenith.攀爬数天后，登山者们抵达了山顶。

　　1. The entertaining, _____ novel I have just read was hard to put down.

　　2. I love listening to my grandmother's _____ about life when she was a young woman.

　　3. Angela _____ for perfection in everything she does.

　　4. Some people find that vegetarian diets are _____.

　　5. Joyce is an actress at the _____ of her career.

　　解答1. quixotic 2. reminiscence 3. strives 4. vapid 5. zenith

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