托福高阶词汇
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《托福高阶词汇》LIST 1
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
him into becoming 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 y, capability, quality h,
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, faculty, attribute on, 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, fasten 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able, 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, foul eeable,
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
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
《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
《托福高阶词汇》LIST 2
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abash
v.使困窘；使局促不安
同 embarrass, shame
Ellen was abashed at the thought of making a
speech in front of her entire school.
爱伦一想到要在全校师生面前演讲就觉得局促不安。
adequate
adj.足够的；适当的
同 sufficient, ample,
suitable, enough
Mother decided that we
had adequate rice for the week, so she didn't buy
any at the
store.
妈妈认为我们的米这个星期还够吃，所以就没去商店买。
aloof①adj.漠不关心的②adv.远离地
同erent,
detached , at a distance
The principal
kept himself aloof from the arguments between the
teachers.
校长置身事外，不想卷入老师间的纷争。
Aptitude n.能力；资质
同flair, gift, knack
Dean's aptitude in math helped him to
become a successful engineer.
迪安在数学方面的才能使他成为一名成功的工程师。
ban n.v.禁止
同(v.) forbid, prohibit; (n.) restriction
The country banned the sale of ivory in
an effort to stop the poaching of elephants.
该国禁止买卖象牙，以遏止非法猎杀大象。*poach v.偷猎
calm ①adj.平静的②v.使安静
同, gentle,
serene, pacific, tranquil , pacify
Richard seemed very calm when he answered his
wife, even though he was really very
nervous.
理查德回答他妻子时似乎十分冷静，然而事实上却是非常紧张。
chapel n.小教堂
同oratory
On our
tour of the castle, we saw the private
chapelswheresthe king prayed.
参观城堡时，我们看到了国王祷告用的私人小教堂。
compulsory
adj.强迫的；义务的
同obligatory, required,
requisite, mandatory
Elementary
education is compulsory in almost every country in
the world.
在全世界几乎所有的国家中，小学教育都是义务的。
Contemptuous adj.轻蔑的v. contempt
同scornful, sneering, disdainful
Samuel
made some contemptuous remarks about how no one in
the office worked
hard.
塞缪尔用轻蔑的语气说，办公室里没有人在认真工作。
Dank
adj.潮湿的 同damp, moist, wet, soggy
The
basement in our house is dark and dank, so it is
full of mold.
我们家的地下室又暗又潮湿，里面长满了霉。
Depose v.废除(王位)；罢黜
同
dethrone, oust
The angry
citizens wanted the king to be deposed.
愤怒的人民想要罢黜国王。
Discord n.意见不合
同disharmony, dispute, conflict, quarrel
We should try to talk with each other about our
feelings, so there will be no discord
among
us.
我们应该谈谈彼此的感想，这样才不会意见不合。
educe v.引出
同bring out, draw forth,
elicit
The teacher was unable to educe
an answer from her pupils.
老师无法从学生口中得到任何答案。
endorse v.赞同；背书
同approve, support, sanction, advocate
The political party endorsed Mark Smith as
their candidate for governor.
该政党同意马克-
史密斯为该党的州长候选人。
esteem n.尊敬同respect,
honor, reverence
I have the highest
esteem for my colleague, Mark Smith.
我对我的同事马克-史密斯极为尊敬。
facet n. (事物的)一面
同aspect, face, side, part
Being a
well-paid business woman is only one facet of her
life.高薪阶层职业妇女的身
份只是她生活的一个方面。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. I didn't have _____ time to
finish the book before class.
2. If the
United States _____ the import of their products,
their economy will suffer.
3. All students at
the university had to pass a _____ swimming test.
4. _____ between the two political parties
lessened slightly after the elections.
5. The
low _____ they felt for him was obvious when they
ignored his every word.
解答:1. Adequate 2.
Bans 3. Compulsory 4. Discord 5. esteem
fluctuate v.波动；变动
同alternate, wave
Some
investors panic when stock prices fluctuate
wildly.
当股票价格大幅波动时,一些投资者便开始恐慌起来。
gainsay
v.否认
同deny, disagree
There was no
gainsaying the astronomer's knowledge about the
planets.
这位天文学家对于行星的知识是毋庸置疑的。
*astronomer n.天文学家
hybrid n.混种；混血儿
同half-breed, mixture
Scientists have
developed a hybrid of rice that is more resistant
to diseases and insects.
科学家已开发出一种对疾病与虫害更具抵抗力的杂交水稻。
idiom n.习语；惯用语
同expression, phrase
When studying a
foreign language, idioms are often the most
difficult thing to learn.
学习外语时，习语常是其中最难学的部分。
Inappropriate
adj.不适合的
同unsuitable, improper, unfit,
incongruous
This movie is very violent and is
inappropriate for children to watch.
这部电影暴力倾向严重，不适合儿童观看。
innocuous adj.无害的
同harmless, inoffensive, vapid, insipid, innocent
I don't understand how such an innocuous
children's book could cause such an uproar.
我不明白为何这本对儿童无害的书竟会引起如此的骚动。
*uproar n.骚动
jerk n.拉扯
同twitch, pull, yank
I felt a
jerk on my sleeve, then realized it was just a
tree branch.
我觉得有人拉我的袖子，后来发现只不过是树枝而已。
laconic adj.简洁的
同concise, compact, pithy,
short, succinct
Henry's date was very
laconic, only saying two sentences the entire
evening.
亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。
lumber
n.木材
同wood, timber, logs
A lot of lumber
was needed to build the Smith's new house.
建造史密斯的新家需要大量木材。
magnify v.放大
同enlarge, expand, amplify,
augment
Danny used a lens to magnify the tiny
insect.
丹尼利用镜片来放大那只微小的昆虫。*lens n. (pl.)镜片
maritime adj.海洋的
同marine, oceanic,
nautical, seafaring
The city is building a
maritime museum near the harbor.
该市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物馆。
merge v.合并
同combine,
blend, amalgamate
The two mountain streams
merged to form a single stream.
这两条山间的小溪汇合成一条河流。
obsequious adj.逢迎的；谄媚的
同abject, servile, fawning, cringing
The
manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other
employees in the department.
谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。
ornate adj.装饰的；华丽的
同beautiful, ornamented, elaborate
For my
birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate
silver earrings.
父亲送给我一对华丽的银耳环作为我的生日礼物。
pact n.协定；条约
同agreement, treaty, compact,
contract
The two countries signed a
pact to end their fighting.
这两国签署了一项终止战争的协定。
perpendicular adj.垂直的
同at a right angle, steep, upright
Main Street runs perpendicular to Pine
Street, and they meet at the city
library.梅因街和
松树街垂直交汇，路口就是市立图书馆。
plume n.羽毛
同feather, plumage
The plumes of the peacock are beautiful and
brightly colored.
孔雀的羽毛十分华丽而且颜色鲜艳。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. It is _____ to wear a T-shirt and jeans to a
wedding ceremony.
2. The teacher's
_____ explanation answered all our questions.
3. The cell was _____ ten times under the
lens of the microscope.
4. These two
banks have _____ to form the largest bank in the
country.
5. The trade _____ was the
most important agreement ever signed between the
two
countries.
解答:1. Inappropriate
2. Laconic 3. Magnified 4. Merged 5. pact
prickly adj.麻烦的
同complicated,
troublesome, intricate, trying
She
doesn't know how to deal with the prickly problem
of inviting her ex-boyfriend to
her wedding.
她不知道该如何处理邀请前任男友参加婚礼这种麻烦问题。
querulous adj.爱抱怨的；发牢骚的
同complaining, discontented, fretful
The
child's querulous questions were driving me crazy.
那小孩所抱怨的问题快令我发疯了。
radical adj.①基本的②偏激的
同, fundamental e, rash, drastic
There
was a radical difference between the two
professors' theories.
这两位教授的理论有根本的不同。
relinquish v.放弃；撤退
同give up, forgo, disclaim,
renounce
Nora was not willing to relinquish
her high paying job for more free time.
诺拉不愿意为了拥有更多的空闲时间而放弃高薪的工作。
retard v.阻碍
同delay, hold up, stunt, impede
Lack of
sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.
缺乏阳光会妨碍大多数植物的生长。
saline adj.咸的同salty
Ocean water is so saline that you cannot
drink it.
海水太咸而不能饮用。
sequel
n.续集同consequence, continuation
Scarlett is
the immensely popular sequel to Gone with the
Wind.
《斯嘉丽》是《飘》极受欢迎的续集。
slogan n.标语；口号
同motto, catch-
phrase
The advertising company had to come up
with a good slogan for the new brand of soda.
广告公司必须为这种新牌子的汽水想一个很好的广告语。
spontaneous adj.自然的
同natural, impulsive, ingenuous, instinctive
Thesgroupsof children on the bus began a
spontaneous singing of songs.
公交车上的那群小孩很自然地唱起歌来。
strenuous adj.费力的；奋斗的
同energetic, ardent, arduous, vigorous
Ralph
was not used to strenuous exercise, and hiking up
the hill exhausted him.
拉尔夫不习惯费力的运动，所以登山使他筋疲力尽。
surmise v.臆测
同guess, presume, conjecture, suppose
We
surmised by the clothes she was wearing that she
was a chef.
我们由她的穿着推断她是主厨。
Tactic n.策略
同maneuver, strategy
Harry often cleans
his room as a tactic to avoid doing his homework.
哈里常以打扫房间作为逃避做作业的计策。
Tier n.层
同layer, stratum
The newly-married couple had
a three-tiered wedding cake at the banquet.
killed.
这对新婚夫妇在喜宴上摆了一个三层的蛋糕。
*banquet n.宴会
ultimatum n.最后通牒；哀的美敦书
同demand, exaction,
requirement
The kidnapper's ultimatum was two
million dollars by midnight, or the man would be
绑匪发出最后通牒，称在午夜以前须备妥200万元，否则那名男子将遭杀害。
vagabond n.流浪汉
同wanderer, vagrant, hobo
Many vagabonds gathered at the back of this
restaurant to find food.
许多流浪汉聚集在这家餐厅的后面找寻食物。
walkout n.罢工
同protest, strike, stoppage
Factory workers staged a walkout to protest
for proper working conditions.
工厂的工人为了争取合理的工作环境而发动了罢工。
yearn v.渴望
同desire, long for, covet, hunger
Elsa
yearns for the day she can return to her native
country.
埃尔莎渴望有朝一日能回到自己的祖国。
Exercise: Fill
in the blanks.
1. Lack of money will
definitely _____ our project's progress.
2.
Thomas suddenly stood on the restaurant table and
brokesintos_____ song.
3. Nora has
developed many _____ to avoid runningsintosher
boss in the hallways of the
office.
4. The _____ found a bench in the park to sleep on
for the night.
5. He was _____ to
return to his home once more and see his family.
解答:1. Retard 2. Spontaneous 3. Tactics
4. Vagabond 5. yearning
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aptitude n.能力；资质
a natural
ability or talent
compulsory
adj.强迫的;义务的
putsintosforce by the law,
orders, etc.
fluctuate v.波动；变动
rise and fall; to change from one state to
the opposite
inappropriate adj.不适合的
not proper
innocuous adj.无害的
that does not injure or harm
obsequious adj.逢迎的；谄媚的
too eager to
obey or serve; overly submissive
perpendicular adj.垂直的
exactly upright,
not leaning to one side or the other
relinquish v.放弃；撤退
to give up; yield
strenuous adj.费力的；奋斗的
requiring or characterized by great effort or
energy
surmise v.臆测
to
imagine or infer without conclusive evidence
vagabond n.流浪汉
a person who
wanders from place to place,shavingsno fixed abode
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abate v.减弱
同diminish, lessen, subside, reduce,
curtail
The rain did not abate the
crowd's enthusiasm for the baseball game.
下雨并没有消减观众看棒球比赛的热情。
adhere v.粘附；附着
同stick, cling, cleave, attach, cohere
If the surface is wet, the tape will
not adhere to it.
如果表面是湿的，胶带就粘不住。
alternate v.交替；轮流
同rotate,
reciprocate, interchange, take turns
Dan and Mike alternated washing the dishes every
night.
丹和迈克每天晚上轮流洗碗。
aptly
adv.适当地
同appropriately, properly,
suitably, fittingly
The
breathtaking green valley below was aptly named
Beautiful Valley.
下面那令人赞叹的翠绿色山谷的名字取得很贴切，叫美丽山谷。
banal
adj.陈腐的
同common, trite, stereotyped,
stale, hackneyed, cliched
Chris' banal
advice was no help to us in solving our problem.
克里斯陈腐的劝告对于解决我们的问题完全没有帮助。
campaign n.活动；战役
同operation, movement,
battle, fight, combat
The campaign to
end poverty in the country is far from over.
该国想要消灭贫困的行动远没有结束。
cluster
n.聚集同clump, bunch, batch
The tree had
clusters of white flowers at the end of each
branch.
那棵树的每根树枝的末端都长着一丛白花。
Compute v.计算
同count, estimate,
calculate, measure, reckon, figure
Darla had to compute exactly how many chairs and
tables would be needed for all the
dinner
guests.
达拉必须准确计算出所有晚餐宾客所需的桌椅数目。
contention n.争论；争斗
同competition,
struggle, argument, conflict
There was
much contention about the proposed city subway
system.
市区地铁系统的提议引起了许多争论。
dawn n.黎明
同sunrise,
daybreak
Jane awoke at dawn, while
everyone else in the house was still sleeping.
简天亮就醒了，而屋子里的其他人仍在睡梦中。
deplore v.感到遗憾
同mourn, grieve, sorrow
Ms. Adams deplored the lack of money in
education and made a large donation to her
local school.
亚当斯女士对缺乏教育经费感到很遗憾，因此捐了一大笔钱给当地的学校。
discreet adj.谨慎的
同prudent, cautious,
judicious, careful, wary
Pauline was
discreet about handing me a note in English class.
上英语课时，波琳很谨慎地递给我一张纸条。
eerie
adj.阴森的；可怕的
同weird, awesome, fearful,
ghastly, spooky
That night we heard an
eerie sound as we were playing cards.
那晚我们玩牌时听到了奇怪的声音。
egotistic adj.自负的
同self-centered, egocentric, narcissistic,
self-important
As he began to earn more
and more money, his personality became more and
more
egotistic.
他的钱越赚越多时，他的个性也变得越来越自负。
endure v.忍耐；持久n.
endurance
同bear, abide,
tolerate, stand
I cannot endure the
noise and dirt from the construction site next to
my house.
我无法忍受从我家隔壁工地传来的噪音和尘土。
facile adj.轻易的；灵巧的
同easy,
skillful, adroit, effortless, simple
Her facile reply to the problem with the computer
was to turn it off.
对于电脑发生的问题，她的简单回应就是关机。
Exercise: Fill in
the blanks.
1. We compromised and _____
between watching the drama series Joe liked and my
favorite sports show.
2. A _____ to
end corruption in the government has just begun.
3. The teachers' only _____ to ending
the strike was the schoolshavingssmaller class
sizes.
4. After all they had _____
during the war, anything seemed possible to them.
5. The _____ movement of her hands over
the keyboard showed her years of practice on
the piano.
解答：1. Alternated 2.
Campaign 3. Contention 4. Endured 5. facile
flush v.①脸红②逐出
同, redden , expel
When she smiled at him, his face
flushed bright red.
当她对他微笑时，他的脸涨得通红。
gallant adj.勇敢的
同brave,
daring, courageous
A gallant man
jumpedsintosthe river to save the drowning child.
一名勇敢的男子跳进河里搭救那个溺水的小孩。
halt v.停止
同pull up, stop, pause
The soldiers at the border halted the
travelers to check their passports.
驻守边界的士兵把游客拦下来，检查他们的护照。
idolize v.崇拜
同admire, worship, adore
Jackie idolizes her math teacher and wants to be
just like her.杰姬崇拜她的数学老师，
想成为和她一样的人。
incessant adj.不断的同continuous, constant, ceaseless,
continual, everlasting
The incessant
barking of my neighbor's dog kept me awake at
night.
邻居的狗不停地叫，使我整夜无法入睡。
inordinate adj.不节制的；过度的
同excessive,
immoderate, intemperate, exorbitant
Doctors have reported an inordinate number of
patients with the flu this winter.
医生们报告说今年冬天有很多人罹患流行性感冒。
jettison v.丢弃；放弃
同cast, throw, hurl, abandon, give up
The ship's captain ordered that all
extra cargo be jettisoned to prevent the ship from
sinking.
船长下令把所有多余的货物都扔掉，以免船只沉没。
lament v.哀悼同deplore, bemoan, bewail
Everyone in the neighborhood lamented
the death of my Uncle Robert.
UFO.
附近的每个人都对罗伯特叔叔的死表示哀悼。
luminous adj.发光的
同bright, radiant, shining
We looked up in the night sky and saw
something luminous, which we thought was a
我们仰望夜空，看见一个发光体，我们认为那是飞碟。
magnitude n.强度
同extent, immensity, great size, enormity
The
magnitude of the budget deficit is growing every
day.
预算赤字的情形日益恶化。*deficit n.赤字
merit①n.优点；价值②v.应得
同, virtue, worth e, be
entitled to
The city government's efforts to
improve traffic safety deserve merit.
市政府在改善交通安全上所做的努力值得赞扬。
navigate v.驾驶；航行
同sail, cruise, steer
We navigated the ship
across the channel to return home.
我们驾船穿越海峡回家。
oblique adj.①歪斜的②闪烁其辞的
同ng,
inclined, sloping, tilted e, roundabout
James
planted his flower garden with oblique rows of
tulips.
詹姆斯在花园里种了斜斜的几排郁金香。
ostracize v.排斥；放逐
同shun, banish, expel,
exile, expatriate
After telling the
teacher about their plans to cheat on the test,
Billy was ostracized from
the group.
比利把他们打算考试作弊的计划告诉老师后，受到同组人的排斥。
palatable
adj.美味的；合口味的
同delicious, savory, tasty,
dainty
This cake Albert baked is quite
palatable.
艾伯特烤的这个蛋糕非常好吃。
Perpetrate v.犯(罪)；作(恶)
同commit,
perform, execute, inflict
The police
have not been able to find out who perpetrated the
crime.
警方还没有找到罪犯。
plunder
v.掠夺
同rob, pillage, ravage, harry,
sack, loot
After the battle, the
victorious soldiers plundered the villagers
property.
战斗结束后，胜利的官兵大肆掠夺村民的财物。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1.
His _____ effort to save the drowning child led to
his own death.
2. All the people _____
the death of their president.
3. Walter
responded to my question with an _____ answer
which only confused me
more.
4.
When traveling abroad, we always worry how _____
the local cuisine will be.
5. During the riot, many nearby
stores were brokensintosand _____.
解答：1.
Gallant 2. Lamented 3. Oblique 4. Palatable 5.
plundered
prorogue v.休会
同adjourn,
postpone
The legislature moved to prorogue
the present session.
立法机关提议停止目前的会议。
quest n.探求同search, expedition, pursuit
Many
explorers' quests to find the source of the Mekong
River were unsuccessful.
许多探险家想探寻湄公河的源头，但都没有成功。
raid n.袭击
同attack, invasion, assault, inroad, incursion
The general led a raid on the enemy's camp.
将军率军袭击敌营。
relish①v.喜欢；享受②n.美味；喜爱
同,
appreciate , flavor, gusto, savor
Paul and
Wanda relished the time they had off from work.
保罗和旺达喜欢休假不用上班的日子。
retort v.反驳同respond,
reply, answer, retaliate
Amy retorted that
she was not the one who left the dirty dishes in
the sink.
艾米反驳说，不是她把脏盘子留在水池里的。
salutary
adj.有益健康的；有益的
同wholesome, helpful,
salubrious, healthful
harder.
Tina's losing
the long distance race was actually salutary
because it made her practice
蒂娜输掉这场长跑比赛也有好处，因为这会使她更加努力练习。
serene
adj.宁静的
同calm, peaceful, composed, tranquil,
pacific
David finds the sound of ocean waves
very serene.
戴维发现海浪的声音非常宁静。
sluggish
adj.迟缓的；怠惰的
同idle, indolent, lazy, inactive,
lethargic
The medicine Gary took for his cold
made him feel sluggish.
加里吃了感冒药，变得有点反应迟钝。
sporadic adj.零星的
同occasional, irregular
Sporadic loss of memory is common in old age.
人老后偶尔忘东忘西是常有的事。
strident adj.粗糙的；尖锐的
同harsh, shrill, rough, sharp
Larry's
strident voice was difficult to listen to for more
than five minutes.
拉里粗哑的声音让人听五分钟就受不了。
surmount v.克服；超越
同exceed, overcome,
conquer, vanquish, surpass
Ada was able to
surmount her fear of heights by learning to rock
climb.
学会攀岩后，艾达终于克服了恐高症。
tally①n.计算②v.符合
同, reckoning, score ,
match, conform
The final tally in the
soccer match was 7:3.
足球比赛的最后比分是7∶3。
tilt v.倾斜
同incline, lean,
slant, cant
Don't put your glass of tea
on that table; it tilts to the left and your drink
might spill.
别把你的茶放在那张桌子上，那张桌子往左倾，茶可能会洒出来。
Unanimous
adj.全体一致的
同harmonious, united,
accordant, agreeing
It was our office's
unanimous decision to take the day off.
我们办公室的人一致决定那一天休假。
vague adj.模糊的；暧昧的
同dim, obscure, ambiguous, indistinct,
unclear
Janet's answer to my question
was vague and did not help me understand my
problem
any better.
珍妮特给我的回答模棱两可，无法帮助我更好地理解我的问题。
wallow
v.打滚
同toss, tumble, roll, flounder
Because the weather was so hot, the pigs
were wallowing in the mud trying to cool off.
天气太热了，猪都跑到泥沼里打滚，让自己能凉爽一点。
yield
v.①让步；屈服②生产
同b, give in, submit,
surrender e, bear
Carl finally yielded
to his son's demands for a new toy.
卡尔终于妥协，答应给他儿子买新玩具。
Exercise: Fill in
the blanks.
1. Mark is _____ his long-
deserved vacation from the office.
2.
The magazine article I just read tells of the
_____ effects of regular exercise for older
women.
3. The pain in her arm was
_____; it always seemed to disappear when she went
to the
doctor.
4. Gary and Amy are
_____ the results of the class elections.
5. Sergeant Ames was a cruel man who would
not _____ to his civilians' pleas for
mercy.
解答：1. Relishing 2. Salutary 3. Sporadic
4. Tallying 5. Yield
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alternate v.交替；轮流
to do or
use by turns
contention n.争论；争斗
the act of dispute, quarrel, etc.
egotistic adj.自负的
Self-important
incessant adj.不断的
continuing or
being repeated without stopping
inordinate adj.不节制的；过度的
lacking
restraint or moderation
navigate
v.驾驶；航行
to steer or direct a ship or aircraft
oblique adj.①歪斜的②闪烁其辞的
having a slanting
position or direction; not straight to the point
prorogue v.休会
to discontinue or end a
session of a legislative assembly
salutary
adj.有益健康的；有益的
promoting or conducive to
health or some good purpose
unanimous
adj.全体一致的
united in opinion