[托福词汇]托福高阶词汇list 2

       以下是南京新航道为大家总结的托福高阶词汇list 2， 供各位考生参考。

 

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　   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。

 

　　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

 

　　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。