| 《托福高阶词汇》LIST 7 |
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abolish v.废除 同annul, abrogate, wipe out In the United States, slavery was abolished during the Civil War.美国的奴隶制度在南北战争时被废除了。 adopt v.①接受；采用②收养 同1.embrace, accept 2.foster, take in Our company has adopted the practice of allowing workers more flexible hours. 本公司已采用让员工有更多弹性上班时数的办法。 amateur n.业余者 同nonprofessional, dilettante, hobbyist This tennis competition is for amateurs only; no professionals are allowed to participate. 该网球比赛只提供给业余选手，职业选手不准参加。 arduous adj.费力的 同laborious, toilsome, onerous, strenuous, difficult Because construction work can be very arduous, few people want that kind of job. 因为建筑工作会很辛苦，所以很少人想从事这种行业。 barren adj.不毛的 同unproductive, infertile, sterile, desolate Many people moved away from the village because the farmland there had become barren. 许多人搬离了这个村庄，因为那里的土地已变得贫瘠。 carve v.刻 同cut, sculpture, slice The sculptor carved a figure of a sitting boy out of stone. 这位雕刻家用石头雕刻了一尊坐着的男童像。 coin v.铸造；编造 同create, invent, mold, fabricate Physicists call that particle a“quark”，a nonsense word coined by a famous Irish author. 物理学家称那种粒子为“夸克”，这个词没有任何含义，是一位著名的爱尔兰作家编造出来的。 contrive v.构想；设计 同devise, construct, design, concoct, fabricate The children contrived a pulley to lift things into their tree house. 这些小孩子设计了一个滑轮，可以将东西吊进他们树上的房子。 pulley n.滑轮 coy adj.娇羞的 同bashful, reserved, shy He was charmed by the young woman’s coy smile. 他被这名年轻女子的娇羞笑容迷住了。 decay v.衰微；腐败 同rot, decline, degenerate Their family situation decayed to the point that they argued with each other all the time. 他们的家境中落到极点，大家无时无刻不在争吵。 descent n.降落 同fall, droop, comedown The plane’s descent was very rough, and many of the passengers were frightened. 飞机猛然降落，许多乘客都吓坏了。 disgust v.使厌恶 同nauseate, sicken, offend The smell of rotten fish disgusts me. 腐烂的鱼的味道令我作呕。 elastic adj.弹性的 同flexible, pliable, adaptable Most bathing suits are made of an elastic material that allows the suit to stretch. 大部分的泳衣是由弹性材料制成的，具有伸缩性。 enlist v.入伍;征募 同enroll, engage, join, sign up, register Gary did not want to enlist in the army, but he felt it was his duty.加里并不想入伍,但他觉得这是他的义务。 eulogy n.颂辞；颂扬 同compliment, glorification, tribute, commendation Mr. Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research. 加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。 fake n.赝品 同copy, fraud, imitation, phony You can tell that watch is a fake because the words carved on the back are misspelled. 你可以看出这表是赝品，因为刻在背面的字拼错了。 Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. The state has decided to _____ a five-day work week. 2. The _____ desert is not an inviting place for people to live. 3. Sam and Mary’s mutual friends _____ a plan to get the two of them out on a date. 4. The smell of cigarette smoke really _____ me. 5. Merchants in the night market have every kind of name brand _____ you can think of. 解答1. adopt 2. barren 3. contrived 4. disgusts 5. fake foolproof adj.极简单的；安全无比的 同certain, guaranteed, infallible Jenny has a foolproof plan to get Colin’s hat back from Billy. 珍妮有个简单的法子，可把科林的帽子从比利那儿拿回来。 gaunt adj.骨瘦如柴的；憔悴的 同bony, lean, haggard Many people criticize fashion designers for using gaunt models to display their clothes. 许多人批评服装设计师用骨瘦如柴的模特来展示服装。 harsh adj.严厉的 同rough, severe, stern Some people from Singapore often cannot adjust to the harsh winters in Canada. 一些新加坡来的人常无法适应加拿大的严冬。 imitate v.模仿 同mimic, copy, ape, simulate When my sister and I were very young, my sister would imitate everything I did. 在我和妹妹还小的时候，她会模仿我的一举一动。 inquisitive adj.好奇的；好问的 同curious, inquiring, questioning, prying Harriet’s inquisitive mind led her to become a research scientist. 哈丽特的好奇心使她成为一名从事研究的科学家。 insinuate v.暗示 同suggest, hint, imply Are you insinuating that I am the one who stole Andy’s radio? 你在暗示是我偷了安迪的收音机吗？ jurisdiction n.管辖权；裁判权 同judicial right, prerogative, legal right Once the thief’s car passed across the state border, our state police had no jurisdiction to follow him. 一旦窃贼的车越过州界，本州的警察便无权跟踪他。 latent adj.潜在的；潜伏的 同concealed, hidden, veiled, lurking, underlying The latent cause of crime is often avarice. 贫婪常是犯罪的潜在诱因。 laud v.褒奖；赞美 同praise, extol, compliment Dr. Harris’fellow researchers lauded her thirty years of work in the laboratory. 哈里斯博士的同事们赞扬了她30年来在实验室的工作。 malleable adj.顺从的 同flexible, moldable, tractable, impressionable When children are young, their minds are very malleable. 当孩子还小时，其思想具有相当的可塑性。 millennium n.一千年 同one thousand years In the year 3000, we will reach the beginning of a new millennium. 到3000年时，我们将会到达一个新千年的起点。 murmur v.喃喃低语 同mumble, mutter, grumble Carl murmured something that none of us heard clearly. 卡尔喃喃低语，没人听清楚他讲了什么。 negligible adj.不足取的；无关紧要的 同unimportant, insignificant, trifling, petty The wind was so light that it had only a negligible effect on the outside temperature. 风这么弱，对外面的温度起不了多大的作用。 obsess v.迷惑；着魔 同haunt, besiege, beset Professor Thompson has been obsessed with the history of ancient Egypt for more than twenty years. 汤普森教授痴迷地研究古埃及历史已有20多年。 outing n.远足 同excursion, expedition, pleasure trip Our class went on an outing to the countryside where we had a picnic lunch.我们班到乡下去远足野餐。 paradoxical adj.矛盾的 同contradictory Sam had a very paradoxical personality; he was very shy, but often outgoing, too. 山姆的个性是矛盾的，很害羞，但又有些外向。 perspective n.观点 同attitude, way of looking, proportion What is your perspective on the problems in today’s schools, Harriet?哈丽特，你对当今校园问题的看法如何？ Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. The teacher’s _____ criticism made the little boy cry. 2. My parrot can _____ Michael Jackson singing“Bad”. 3. He was a weak, _____ man with no will of his own. 4. Dr. Kimble became _____ with finding the one-armed man who had killed his wife. 5. This book tells a story from the _____ of a ten-year-old child. 解答1. harsh 2. imitate 3. malleable 4. obsessed 5. perspective porcelain n.瓷器 同china Edith enjoys collecting fine porcelain from around the world. 伊迪丝喜欢收集世界各地的精致瓷器。 prodigal adj.浪费的 同extravagant, wasteful Randy’s prodigal spending usually leaves him broke at the end of each month.兰迪花钱大手大脚，所以他每逢月底常一毛不剩。 quota n.配额 同allocation, portion, proportion, ration The factory had a quota of refrigerators that they had to make every work day.工厂对每个工作日冰箱的生产量有配额。 rapture n.狂喜 同ecstasy, delight, exaltation His rapture at seeing his newborn daughter could be seen on his face.见到初生女儿时的狂喜在他的脸上展露无遗。 remnant n.残屑 同small piece, shred, remainder, residue These few trees are the only remnants of a great forest that once grew here.这几棵树是这里以前的大森林的残余。 reverse v.①倒转②取消；废弃 同1.invert, turn back 2.alter, overthrow, upset Janet reversed the car into the garage. 珍妮特将车子倒回到车库里。 satirical adj.讽刺的 同bitter, cynical, ironical, sarcastic, sardonic Satirical comedies about politics are very popular television shows in the U.S.. 讽刺政治的电视喜剧在美国广受欢迎。 seethe v.沸腾 同boil, surge, churn, fizz The pot of stew on the stove seethed until it nearly boiled over. 炉子上的燉锅一直沸腾到将近煮干为止。 sentry n.哨兵 同watch, guard, sentinel, watchman, patrol The sentry stopped the two men and demanded to see their identifications.哨兵拦下这两名男子，要求看他们的证件。 shabby adj.破旧的 同run-down, frayed, ragged, tattered, poor The poor old woman only had a shabby sweater to keep her warm.这名贫穷的老妇人只有一件破旧的毛衣御寒。 sneak v.溜走 同slink, slip The three boys tried to sneak into the principal’s office that night.这三个男孩试图在那晚溜进校长办公室。 squeeze v.压榨；紧握 同compress, wring, grip, crush, clutch The little boy was frightened and squeezed his father’s hand tightly.小男孩吓得紧握着父亲的手。 tardy adj.缓慢的 同overdue, late, slow If you are tardy in paying your electric bill, there may be a late fee added to your bill. 如果你迟缴电费，可能你的账单上又会增加迟缴的罚款。 torment v.使痛苦 同afflict, torture, agonize, distress, rack Mathew was tormented by the thought that he would not pass the exam.马修为通不过考试的念头所苦。 vaporize v.蒸发 同mistify The water vaporized very quickly because of the heat of the sun. 太阳的热气使水迅速地蒸发了。 warrant n.令状；授权书 同assurance, authority, sanction, commission, guarantee The police officers who came to the house had a warrant for John’s arrest. 警官带来了拘捕令要逮捕约翰。 zigzag adj.锯齿状的；曲折的 同winding, devious Take care when driving on this zigzag mountain road. 在这曲折的山路上开车要当心。 Exercise: Fill in the blanks. 1. Our department has surpassed our _____ of required sales for the third month in a row. 2. We bought some carpet _____ to cover the floor in our dorm room. 3. I hope you aren’t going to wear that _____ pair of pants to the party! 4. Students who are _____ for class will be given demerits. 5. The artist had painted many colorful, _____ lines on the canvas. 解答1. quota 2. remnants 3. shabby 4. tardy 5. zigzag |
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