托福高分備考詞匯之托福高階詞匯list 8

以下是托福高階詞匯list8， 供各位考生參考。

fluctuate v.波動;變動
　　同alternate, wave
　　Some investors panic when stock prices fluctuate wildly.
　　當股票價格大幅波動時,一些投資者便開始恐慌起來。

gainsay v.否認
　　同deny, disagree
　　There was no gainsaying the astronomer‘s knowledge about the planets.
　　這位天文學家對于行星的知識是毋庸置疑的。

astronomer n.天文學家

hybrid n.混種;混血兒
　　同half-breed, mixture
　　Scientists have developed a hybrid of rice that is more resistant to diseases and insects.
　　科學家已開發(fā)出一種對疾病與蟲害更具抵抗力的雜交水稻。

idiom n.習語;慣用語
　　同expression, phrase
　　When studying a foreign language, idioms are often the most difficult thing to learn.
　　學習外語時，習語常是其中最難學的部分。

inappropriate adj.不適合的

maritime adj.海洋的
　　同marine, oceanic, nautical, seafaring
　　The city is building a maritime museum near the harbor.
　　該市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物館。

merge v.合并
　　同combine, blend, amalgamate
　　The two mountain streams merged to form a single stream.
　　這兩條山間的小溪匯合成一條河流。

obsequious adj.逢迎的;諂媚的
　　同abject, servile, fawning, cringing
　　The manager‘s obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.
　　諂媚的經理助手惹惱了部門內的其他職員。

ornate adj.裝飾的;華麗的
　　同beautiful, ornamented, elaborate
　　For my birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate silver earrings.
　　父親送給我一對華麗的銀耳環(huán)作為我的生日禮物。

pact n.協(xié)定;條約
　　同agreement, treaty, compact, contract
　　The two countries signed a pact to end their fighting.
　　這兩國簽署了一項終止戰(zhàn)爭的協(xié)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.梅因街和松樹街垂直交匯，路口就是市立圖書館。

plume n.羽毛
　　同feather, plumage
　　The plumes of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored.
　　孔雀的羽毛十分華麗而且顏色鮮艷。

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

同unsuitable, improper, unfit, incongruous
　　This movie is very violent and is inappropriate for children to watch.
　　這部電影暴力傾向嚴重，不適合兒童觀看。

innocuous adj.無害的
　　同harmless, inoffensive, vapid, insipid, innocent
　　I don‘t understand how such an innocuous children‘s book could cause such an uproar.
　　我不明白為何這本對兒童無害的書竟會引起如此的騷動。

uproar n.騷動

jerk n.拉扯
　　同twitch, pull, yank
　　I felt a jerk on my sleeve, then realized it was just a tree branch.
　　我覺得有人拉我的袖子，后來發(fā)現(xiàn)只不過是樹枝而已。

laconic adj.簡潔的
　　同concise, compact, pithy, short, succinct
　　Henry‘s date was very laconic, only saying two sentences the entire evening.
　　亨利的約會十分簡潔，整晚他只說了兩句話。

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.
　　丹尼利用鏡片來放大那只微小的昆蟲。*lens n. (pl.)鏡片

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