TOEFL閱讀詞彙附中英文注釋(二)
house——A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwell
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house——A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwelling,
To contain; harbor收容;隱藏=contain To have within; hold包含;容納
homogeneous——Uniform in structure or composition throughout同質的=uniform Unvaried in texture, color, or design均質的
herald——To proclaim; announce公佈;宣佈=announce
heritage——Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遺留物,傳統=tradition
harshness——Being extremely severe or exacting; stern嚴厲=acid Biting, sarcastic, or scornful尖刻的
harness——To bring under control and direct the force of統治,管理,支配=utilize To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用
hail——To greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim
integrate——To makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使結合=unify
integral——Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必須的;應有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的,必須的
institution—— An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture機構=establishment A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school私人或公共機構
insight——The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration洞察力=understanding The faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力
inspire——To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence使受神靈的;感召的=fire the imagination of
ingredient——An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent成份=component A constituent element, as of a system成分系統的組成要素
inhabit—— To live or reside in居住=occupy To dwell or reside in居住
inhabitant——One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident居民=resident
inhibit——To hold back; restrain抑制;限制=hinder To interfere with action or progress阻礙,= curb To check, restrain, or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制
innumerable——Too numerous to be counted; numberless無數的=countless
influx——A mass arrival or incoming彙集=arrival
inevitably——Impossible to avoid or prevent必然的,不能規避或避免的=unavoidably
inclination——A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity愛好去做=preference The state of being preferred偏愛
inadequate——Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient, insufficient
impose——To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority強制實行=demand To ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或專橫要求
implement——A tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool
immunity——The quality or condition of being immune免除,免疫=protection
illustrate——To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features圖解=picture To make a visible representation of展示
identify——To ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of確認=spot To detect or discern, especially visually; spy辯認
jolt——To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震驚=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震驚
myth——A fictitious story, person, or thing傳說=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical傳說
noxious——Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful
narrate——To give an account or a description敘述或描繪=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of詳細敘述
over taxed——稅收過高的=heavily burdened負擔沉重的
outbreak——A sudden increase突然發生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start開端
originate——To comesintosbeing; start出現;開始=initial, genesis, pioneer
To bringsintosbeing; create創造=invent,
puncture—— To pierce with a pointed object刺用帶尖的物體穿透=pierce
quaint—— Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way離奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的
protrude—— To jut out; project突出;伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出
prospect—— Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility
prosperity—— The condition of being prosperous繁榮=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕
proponent—— One who argues in support of something; an advocate宣導者=supporter
property—— A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic,
A piece of real estate地產;不動產=estate
proper—— Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰當的=suitable, correctly
promising—— Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的
prominent—— Widely known; eminent著名的=distinguished Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的
proliferation—— To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生,增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖
prevail—— To be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的,有影響的;現行的=dominate
prevailing—— Most frequent or common; predominant普遍的;有優勢的=most frequent
primal—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=key, principal First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的,首要的
primarily—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=mainly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地;主要地
prehistoric—— Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient
preservative—— Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐劑=maintain To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持
preside over——管理,主管=manage
prestige—— A person's high standing among others; honor or esteem威望;尊重或敬佩=honor
predecessor—— One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗=forerunner One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor前任;An ancestor; a forebear祖先;祖宗
predominantly—— Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent最主要的;最普通的=primarily
precede—— To come, exist, or occur before in time.先於…=prior to ,before
portion—— A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole部分=part
possess—— To have as property; own持有;擁有To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute具有品質、特點=have
potential——shavingspossibility, capability, or power有可能性的=possible
pertinent——shavingslogical, precise relevance to the matter at hand有關係的=relevant
pit—— A natural or artificial hole or cavity in the ground坑=hole
perception—— The capacity for such insight洞察能力=insightful Showing orshavingsinsight; perceptive有洞察力的;有悟性的
penetrate—— To enter or force a way into; pierce.穿過,刺入=go through
patron—— A customer, especially a regular customer顧客=customer
particle—— A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck一小份兒或一小點兒=speck A small spot, mark, or discoloration小斑點,小污點或小瑕疵
pants褲子——trousers褲子
rupture—— The process of breaking open or bursting裂開,突然炸開=burst
rural—— Of, relating to, or characteristic of the country農村的=country
rudimentary——Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient處於發展的最早階段的=undeveloped, unsophisticated
rotate——To turn around on an axis or center繞軸或中心轉動=turn, swirl
To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate迴圈,交替或輪換=alternate
robust—— Full of health and strength; vigorous健康和有力的=strong
roam—— To move about without purpose or plan; wander漫遊=wander
rigidity—— An instance of being rigid僵化,嚴厲=stiffness
revise—— To reconsider and change or modify修改,修正=change
retrieve—— To get back; regain.重獲;收復;=recover, To get back; regain.重獲;收復;重新得到=bring back
To rectify the unfavorable consequences of; remedy. See: recover
restrict—— To keep or confine within limits限制=limit
retain—— To maintain possession of保持=keep
representation—— The state or condition of serving as an official delegate, agent, or spokesperson代表=delegate, stand for
resemble—— To exhibit similarity or likeness to類似=similar
renounce—— To reject; disown拒絕=reject To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of拒絕
replace—— To take or fill the place of取代=supplant To displace and substitute for (another)取代,代替(另一個)
release—— To free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go鬆開=give off
refreshing—— Pleasantly fresh and different新鮮宜人的,與眾不同的=unusual
reflection—— A manifestation or result顯示,結果=indicate To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of說明,顯示,暗示
receptacle—— A container that holds items or matter貯藏器=container
recognize—— To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate賞識=appreciate
rarefy—— To make thin, less compact, or less dense使稀薄=infrequent
rear—— To lift upright; raise直立起;抬高=raise
radical—— Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme極端的=drastic Severe or radical in nature; extreme嚴厲或劇烈的;極端的
symmetrical—— Of or exhibiting symmetry對稱的=proportionally balanced
synthetic—— Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.合成的=formation, integrate
Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived人造的,不自然的=artificial
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