TOEFL閱讀詞彙附中英文注釋(三)
surging—— To increase suddenly. Used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating surpass—
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surging—— To increase suddenly. Used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating
surpass—— To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed勝過=exceed, outrun
sustain—— To keep in existence; maintain繼續生存;維持=maintain
sustenance—— Something, especially food, that sustains life or health營養物,尤指食物=fare Food and drink; diet食物和飲料
Means of livelihood生計=livelihood
supplement——Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole補充物,用來完成某事、補充不足、擴展或加強=extension
An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something擴大
supreme——Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding
succinct——Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse簡明的=concise
sufficient——Being as much as is needed充足的=adequate
sumptuous——Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪華的;花費奢侈的=luxurious
substantial——Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大價值的=considerable Worthy of consideration; significant重要的
substitute——One that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替
subsidize——To assist or support with a subsidy以津貼補助=finance To supply funds to給…提供資金
subtle——So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纖細的,細小的=slight
submit——提出,提交=present提出;呈遞
subsidy——Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest補助金=financing融通資金
subject to ——在……條件下;易受……的侵襲;受控制=expose to, susceptible to
stretch——A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse連續不斷的長度,地區或空間=span The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度兩點或兩端間的空間
strike——To engage in a strike against an employer罷工=walkout
To come to; attain來到;到達= make contact with
striking—— Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent Immediately noticeable; conspicuous顯眼的
stringent—— Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe嚴格的=strict
stimulus—— Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激發物=motivate
strain ——To pull, draw, or stretch tight拉緊=tension The act or process of stretching something tight拉緊
stationary—— Not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移動的;固定的=fixed, immobile
status——Position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing
sticky——shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement
staple—— A basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element
squirt—— To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt噴=spurt out v.噴出
staggering—— Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大為吃驚、驚訝或沮喪的;使束手無策的=overwhelming
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推測=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假設
spinal——Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone
spark—— To set in motion; activate發動;觸發=bring about引起;致使;造成;達成
spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使產生=create
solemn—— Deeply earnest, serious, and sober莊嚴的,極認真的,嚴肅的=serious
slope——declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡
smother—— To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消滅;消除
snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折斷=break
signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
simultaneously——同時存在地=concurrently同時發生的,並存的;合作的
skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety懷疑態度=doubt
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保護、防衛=protect
secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??
scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare難得的;缺少的或罕見的=rare
scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配樂=musical compositions音樂作品
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
衛生措施=health
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趨向=tendency
trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
trace—— A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕跡=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part殘留物
textile—— A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric紡織品=cloth, fabric
terrestrial—— Of, relating to, or composed of land陸地的=land
terrain—— An area of land; ground地區;地帶=land
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom單調乏味=tiresome
temporarily—— Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的時間內持續地、被使用、發揮作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
權宜之計,暫時或臨時替代其它事物的東西
usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介紹;開始,開創=begin
unrestricted—— adj.無限制的,自由的=unlimited
unsubstantiated——未經證實的,未經證明的=unverified未經證實的,未經核對的
unravel—— To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve分散並澄清=discover
undoubtedly——確實,無疑地,必定=unquestionably不成問題的;無可非議的;無可指責的
undergo—— To pass through; experience經過;經歷=experience
unadorned—— Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain未加裝飾的;簡單的,樸素的=plain
venerable—— Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position值得敬重的,令人崇敬的=worship Ardent devotion; adoration.熱烈的崇拜;崇敬
variable—— Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable易變的=unstable
vivid—— Evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or felt as if real生動的=graphic Described in vivid detail生動細緻地描寫的
witness—— To take note of; observe作記錄;觀察=observe
yield—— To give forth by or as if by a natural process, especially by cultivation生產=provide, produce
Supplements
adjunct-addition輔助-附加
coarse-rough粗糙-粗糙
collectively-together共同的-一起
conclusive-definitive最後的,結論性的-最後的,確定性的
concomitant with-in conjunction with與…相一致-與…相一致
condone-mercy寬恕-寬恕
conflict-opposition衝突-相反
considerable-great(數量、程度)巨大的-巨大的
considerable-much大量的-大量的,堅實的
considerable-substantial大量的-大量的,堅實的
consort-associate合夥人,伴侶-合夥人,夥伴
consult-counsel商量-商量
contemporary-existing當代的-現存的
customary-usual習俗的-一般的
dampen-moisten使潮濕-使潮濕
daring-bold大膽的-大膽的
demand-order要求-命令
demonstrate-show證明-顯示
dirt-soil土壤-土壤
disaster-catastrophe災禍-大災禍
discreet-careful謹慎的-小心的
disseminate-spread/impart/inform傳播-散佈/傳播/傳播
distinct-different截然不同的-不同的
distinct-obvious明顯的-明顯的
distinct-separate分別的,截然不同的-分離的
distinction-difference區別-差別
draw-attract吸引-吸引
embrace-welcome(欣然)接受-歡迎
embrace-recipient接受者-接受者,收件人
enable-allow使能夠-允許
end-goal目的-目的
entomb-trap埋葬-使陷於…之中
eradicate-eliminate根除-清除
execute-create(按計劃和設計)做成,製成-創造
expedient-makeshift權宜之計-權宜之計
exponential leaps-rapid increases幾何級數般的跳躍-快速增加
expose-uncover揭露-揭露
first rank-highest quality頂級的-最高檔次的
fixture-commonplace object固定設備-常規物體
flatter-compliment奉承-讚美
frame-pose給…設框-使擺好姿勢
fundamental-basic基本的-基本的
glow-shine發光-發光
hard-firm堅硬的-堅硬的
hemisphere-side半球-一側
incise-carve切割-雕刻
ingot-a block of metal金屬錠-一塊金屬
initially-at first最初-第一
instance-case案例-案例
instantaneous-immediate立杆見影的-立即的
intervention-influence干涉-影響
inviting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的
lament-complain about令人對…感到遺憾-抱怨
lure-attract引誘-吸引
maneuver-trick策略,花招-詭計
margin-edge邊緣-邊緣
meticulous-careful謹小慎微的,過分注意細節的-小心的
milestone-significant development里程碑-重大的發展
minuscule-tiny微小的-微小的
minute-tiny微小的-微小的
monopolize-dominate壟斷-支配
moreover-furthermore進一步說-進一步說
mundane-ordinary世俗的-平常的
myriad of-many無數的-許多的
nevertheless-however然而-然而
novel-innovative新穎的-創新的
outline-summarization概要-概述
outstanding-excellent出類拔萃的-很好的
peak-maximum頂峰-最大值
peculiar-distinctive獨特的-獨特的
pertinent-relevant相關的-相關的
phenomenon-event現象-事件
pick up-follow沿著-沿著
picture-imagine/describe想像,描寫-想像/描寫
ponder-meditate沉思-沉思
ponderous-heavy笨重的-沉重的
pore-hole孔-洞
position-location位置-位置
potential-possible潛在的-可能的
prefer-favor傾向,喜歡-喜歡
preoccupation-involvement全神貫注-全神貫注
preside over-manage掌管-掌管
prominent-prestigious卓越的-著名的
rapid-swift快速的-迅速的
rather-instead相反-相反
readily-easily容易地-容易地
realization-awareness認識到-認識到
reap-gain收穫-獲得
reckless-irresponsible不負責任的-不負責任的
relate-connect與…有關-與…有關
reliance-dependence依靠-依靠
remarkable-extraordinary非凡的-非凡的
roll back-reduce把…壓到標準水準-降低,減少
roughly-approximately大約-大概
secure-acquire弄到,獲得-獲得
secure-safe安全的-安全的
set-establish設置-建立
settle-locate定居-坐落
shy away from-avoid躲避-躲避
since-because因為-因為
site-location地點-位置
skilled-expert熟練的-熟練的
skyrocket-increase rapidly快速上升-迅速增加
sole-only唯一的-唯一的
sort out-separate區分-分離
spot-identify發現-確定,鑒別
story-tale故事-故事
strategy-scam/trick詭計-詭計/詭計
strength-basis力量的源泉-基礎
stress-emphasize強調-強調
stringent-strict嚴格的-嚴格的
struggle-competition掙扎-競爭
succinct-concise/terse簡短的-簡明的/簡短的
supposed-seeming假定的-表面上的
supremacy-dominance至高無上-優勢
suspend-hang懸掛-懸掛
tangle-twist/jumble糾纏-纏繞、使混亂
tempting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的
thankful-grateful感謝-感激
uniform-integrate統一-整合
unique-particular獨一無二的-獨特的
vary-differ改變-與…不同
vast-large寬廣的,巨大的-巨大的
vibrate-convulse震動-震動
vigilant-alert警惕的-警惕的
virtually-actually/practically/almost實質上(幾乎)-實際上(幾乎)/實際上(幾乎)/幾乎