《托福高阶词汇》LIST10a

时间：2007-10-25 07:48:28

（单词翻译:单击）

abate1 v.减弱

同diminish, lessen2, subside3, reduce, curtail4

The rain did not abate the crowd's enthusiasm for the baseball game.

下雨并没有消减观众看棒球比赛的热情。

adhere v.粘附；附着

同stick, cling, cleave5, attach, cohere6

If the surface is wet, the tape will not adhere to it.

如果表面是湿的，胶带就粘不住。

alternate v.交替；轮流

同rotate, reciprocate7, interchange, take turns

Dan and Mike alternated washing the dishes every night.

丹和迈克每天晚上轮流洗碗。

aptly adv.适当地

同appropriately, properly, suitably, fittingly

The breathtaking green valley below was aptly named Beautiful Valley.

下面那令人赞叹的翠绿色山谷的名字取得很贴切，叫美丽山谷。

banal8 adj.陈腐的

同common, trite9, stereotyped10, stale, hackneyed, cliched

Chris' banal advice was no help to us in solving our problem.

克里斯陈腐的劝告对于解决我们的问题完全没有帮助。

campaign n.活动；战役

同operation, movement, battle, fight, combat

The campaign to end poverty in the country is far from over.

该国想要消灭贫困的行动远没有结束。

cluster n.聚集同clump11, bunch, batch12

The tree had clusters of white flowers at the end of each branch.

那棵树的每根树枝的末端都长着一丛白花。

Compute13 v.计算

同count, estimate, calculate, measure, reckon, figure

Darla had to compute exactly how many chairs and tables would be needed for all the dinner guests.

达拉必须准确计算出所有晚餐宾客所需的桌椅数目。


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1 abate SoAyj     
vi.(风势，疼痛等)减弱，减轻，减退
参考例句：
  • We must abate the noise pollution in our city.我们必须消除我们城里的噪音污染。
  • The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the powerful pain.医生给了他一些药，以减弱那剧烈的疼痛。
2 lessen 01gx4     
vt.减少，减轻；缩小
参考例句：
  • Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
  • They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。
3 subside OHyzt     
vi.平静，平息；下沉，塌陷，沉降
参考例句：
  • The emotional reaction which results from a serious accident takes time to subside.严重事故所引起的情绪化的反应需要时间来平息。
  • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon.围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。
4 curtail TYTzO     
vt.截短，缩短；削减
参考例句：
  • The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
  • The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。
5 cleave iqJzf     
v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋
参考例句：
  • It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。
  • Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。
6 cohere PbRy0     
vt.附着，连贯，一致
参考例句：
  • The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.装饰物与设计的基调不协调。
  • When you squeeze a handful of snow,the flakes cohere to make a snowball.你把一团雪捏紧，雪就黏合成雪球。
7 reciprocate ZA5zG     
v.往复运动；互换；回报，酬答
参考例句：
  • Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.尽管她没有回应他的感情，她也没有使他丧失信心。
  • Some day I will reciprocate your kindness to me.总有一天我会报答你对我的恩德。
8 banal joCyK     
adj.陈腐的，平庸的
参考例句：
  • Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits.他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。
  • The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.从平淡无奇到离奇百怪的各种说法都有。
9 trite Jplyt     
adj.陈腐的
参考例句：
  • The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
  • Yesterday,in the restaurant,Lorraine had seemed trite,blurred,worn away.昨天在饭店里，洛兰显得庸俗、堕落、衰老了。
10 stereotyped Dhqz9v     
adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的
参考例句：
  • There is a sameness about all these tales. They're so stereotyped -- all about talented scholars and lovely ladies. 这些书就是一套子，左不过是些才子佳人，最没趣儿。
  • He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films and the adventure books, and an obvious (though not perhaps strictly scientific) link with our ancestral past. 它们是恐怖电影和惊险小说中的老一套的怪物，并且与我们的祖先有着明显的（虽然可能没有科学的）联系。
11 clump xXfzH     
n.树丛，草丛；vi.用沉重的脚步行走
参考例句：
  • A stream meandered gently through a clump of trees.一条小溪从树丛中蜿蜒穿过。
  • It was as if he had hacked with his thick boots at a clump of bluebells.仿佛他用自己的厚靴子无情地践踏了一丛野风信子。
12 batch HQgyz     
n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量
参考例句：
  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
13 compute 7XMyQ     
v./n.计算，估计
参考例句：
  • I compute my losses at 500 dollars.我估计我的损失有五百元。
  • The losses caused by the floods were beyond compute.洪水造成的损失难以估量。

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