备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit4a

时间：2007-10-15 08:09:05

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Unit 4
　　astringent1 a.收敛性的;止血的 [stringent 严格的;严厉的]

　　astrolabe n.星盘

　　astrology n.占星学 [ASTRO-, -LOGY]

　　astute2 a.机敏的;狡猾的 [astut or  astutus astus craft]

　　asunder3 ad.散开;碎散;分别 [ on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分为二,分开,切开]

　　asylum4 n.收容所;避难所 [ asulon refuge a- not + sulon right ofseizure捕捉,扣押]

　　asymmetric5 a.不均匀的;不对称的

　　atheistic6 a.无神论者的 [atheism无神论]

　　athirst a.渴;渴望 [ ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]

　　athlete n.比赛者,运动家;强壮的人[ athleta athletes athleo contend for a prize(athlon)]

　　athletics7 n.pl.运动 [athlete运动员]

　　athwart ad.横穿过去;不顺利地 [A+THWART(古北欧语"横过")妨碍,反对,使挫折)]

　　atlas8 n.地图集 [ Atlas -antos a Titan who held up the pillars of theuniverse, whose picture appeared at the beginning] of [early atlases]

　　atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY剖析;解剖学;骨骸 taken as an atomy]

　　atonal9 a.无调的

　　atone10 v.补偿;赎罪 [back-form ATONEMENT 赎罪 at one + -MENT, after medL  adunamentum and earlier onementobs] [one(v)unite]

　　atrocious a.凶暴的;残酷的 [atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]

　　atrophy11 v.使衰退;使萎缩 [atrophie or LL atrophia a- not+trophe food]

　　attach v.附上,贴上;使属于 [estachier fasten: in Law sense thr. atachier]

　　attachment12 n.附着;依恋;逮捕;扣押 [ attachement attacher(ATTACH, -MENT)]

　　attainment13 n.成就;造诣;学识

　　attentive14 a.注意周到的;倾听的 [attente,  atente, fem pp. of atendre ATTEND]

　　attenuate15 v.使变细;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]

　　attest16 v.证明;证实 [AD-, testis witness]

　　attic17 n.阁楼 [attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]

　　attire18 n.服装;盛装;打扮 [atir(i)er equip a tire in order]

　　attorney n.代理人;律师 [ atorne pp. of atorner assignto+torner turn]

　　attribute n.品性 [ attribuere attribut-(AD-, tribuere assign)]

　　attrition n.摩擦;磨损 [attritio atterere attrit- rub]

　　attune19 v.使合拍调;使调和 [AT-+TUNE]

　　atypical a.非典型的;不正常的

　　auction20 v.n.拍卖;拍卖人 [ auctio increase, auction augere auct- increase]

　　audacious a.大胆的;目中无人的 [  audax -acis bold audere dare audacity胆识;大胆;无耻]

　　audible a.听得见的,可听见的 [audibilis audire hear. audibility 听得见,可听性]

　　audience n.听众;观众 [audire hear]

　　audit21 n.检查(项目) [audire audit- hear audition听觉;试听(歌手等)]

　　auditorium22 n.听众席,观众席;大讲堂 [ neut. of auditorius (adj.): AUDITORY, -ORIUM]

　　augment23 v.增加 [ augment(n), augere increase]

　　augury24 n.占兆 [ augurie or  augurium AUGUR]

　　august a.堂堂的;威风凛凛的 [ auguste or  augustus consecrated25, venerable]

　　aural26 a.耳的;听觉的 [ auris ear auricular耳的;听觉的;耳语的]

　　aureate a.金色的;灿烂的 [ aureatus aureus golden aurum gold]

　　aureole n.光环 [aureola(corona), = golden(crown), fem of aureolus]

　　auroral27 a.北极光的 [AURORA 极光;夜晚女神]

 


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1 astringent re2yN     
adj.止血的，收缩的，涩的；n.收缩剂，止血剂
参考例句：
  • It has an astringent effect.这个有止血的作用。
  • Green persimmons are strongly astringent.绿柿子非常涩。
2 astute Av7zT     
adj.机敏的，精明的
参考例句：
  • A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
  • The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾，足以对付侦探的机智。
3 asunder GVkzU     
adj.分离的，化为碎片
参考例句：
  • The curtains had been drawn asunder.窗帘被拉向两边。
  • Your conscience,conviction,integrity,and loyalties were torn asunder.你的良心、信念、正直和忠诚都被扯得粉碎了。
4 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
5 asymmetric OOZyf     
a.不对称的
参考例句：
  • Most people's faces are asymmetric. 大多数人的脸不对称。
  • We have made no reference to asymmetric carbon atoms. 我们未曾涉及不对称碳原子。
6 atheistic wvRzV     
adj.无神论者的
参考例句：
  • She has the gift of the gab.她口才很好。
  • With his gift of gab, he should make an excellent politician.以其雄辩之才，他应该可以成为出色的政治家。
7 athletics rO8y7     
n.运动，体育，田径运动
参考例句：
  • When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
  • Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。
8 atlas vOCy5     
n.地图册，图表集
参考例句：
  • He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
  • The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。
9 atonal gO6y3     
adj.无调的
参考例句：
  • The majority always turn an unfavorable attitude towards atonal composition.大多数人对无调性作品的态度往往是不能接受的。
  • People did not accept atonal music at that time.那时，人们还不接受无调性音乐。
10 atone EeKyT     
v.赎罪，补偿
参考例句：
  • He promised to atone for his crime.他承诺要赎自己的罪。
  • Blood must atone for blood.血债要用血来还。
11 atrophy 3eWyU     
n./v.萎缩，虚脱，衰退
参考例句：
  • Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool.病人们在泳池里锻炼萎缩的四肢。
  • Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system.很多人都期望他能使该国萎靡的政治体系振作起来。
12 attachment POpy1     
n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附
参考例句：
  • She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
  • She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
13 attainment Dv3zY     
n.达到，到达；［常pl.］成就，造诣
参考例句：
  • We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
  • The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。
14 attentive pOKyB     
adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的
参考例句：
  • She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
  • The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。
15 attenuate BOQyB     
v.使变小，使减弱
参考例句：
  • Then we got involved with trying to find polymers that attenuate radiation.接著我们致力于找出能够减弱辐射的聚合物。
  • In a forest,wet wood and needles attenuate the signals.在森林中，潮湿的树木与针叶会使讯号变弱。
16 attest HO3yC     
vt.证明，证实；表明
参考例句：
  • I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement. 我可以证实他的话是千真万确的。
  • These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place. 这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
17 attic Hv4zZ     
n.顶楼，屋顶室
参考例句：
  • Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
  • What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？
18 attire AN0zA     
v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装
参考例句：
  • He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
  • Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
19 attune ZOSyH     
v.使调和
参考例句：
  • His ear is still attune to the sound of the London suburb.他的耳朵对伦敦郊区的语音仍然一听就能辨别。
  • Our ears are becoming attuned to the noise of the new factory nearby.我们的耳朵逐渐适应了附近新工厂的噪声。
20 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖
参考例句：
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
21 audit wuGzw     
v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听
参考例句：
  • Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
  • As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。
22 auditorium HO6yK     
n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂
参考例句：
  • The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
  • The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。
23 augment Uuozw     
vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张
参考例句：
  • They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。
  • The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。
24 augury 8OQyM     
n.预言，征兆，占卦
参考例句：
  • Augury is the important part of Chinese traditional culture.占卜是中国传统文化中的一个重要组成部分。
  • The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.顺利的航海仿佛也是航空的好预兆。
25 consecrated consecrated     
adj.神圣的，被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣，给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 )；奉献
参考例句：
  • The church was consecrated in 1853. 这座教堂于1853年祝圣。
  • They consecrated a temple to their god. 他们把庙奉献给神。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 aural xNizC     
adj.听觉的，听力的
参考例句：
  • The opera was an aural as well as a visual delight.这部歌剧对于听觉和视觉都是一种享受。
  • You can use these tapes as aural material.你可以把这些磁带当作听力材料。
27 auroral mO0yQ     
adj.曙光的；玫瑰色的
参考例句：
  • This high result was interpreted to reflect previous aurora activity.这一高结果可以用以前的极光活动来解释。
  • The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。

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