《托福高阶词汇》LIST13a

时间：2007-10-25 07:55:43

（单词翻译:单击）

Abbreviate1 v.缩减

同shorten, reduce, condense, abridge2

Scott abbreviated3 his speech, so he would not bore anyone.

斯科特缩减了他的演讲，以免让人感到厌烦。

adjacent adj.邻接的

同adjoining, bordering, neighboring, contiguous

Nick's house is adjacent to a large park.

尼克的家与一个大公园毗邻。

alternative n.选择

同choice, option, selection, substitute

Fred felt he had very few alternatives in choosing a career.

弗瑞德觉得他在职业上的选择余地很小。

arbitrary adj.①武断的；专制的②随意的

同1.dictatorial4, subjective5, domineering 2.random6, capricious

The boss' arbitrary demands on his staff were unbearable7.

老板专制的命令让职员无法忍受。

avocation8 n.副业；嗜好

同diversion, hobby, occupation, pastime

Louis' avocation as a ski instructor9 gradually became his full-time10 employment.

滑雪教练一职已从路易斯的副业逐渐变成他的全职了。

candidate n.候选人

同nominee11, office-seeker, applicant12, aspirant13

Teresa has decided14 to become a candidate for mayor of our town.

特雷萨已决定作为候选人参加本镇镇长的竞选。

coagulate v.凝结

同solidify15, jell, congeal16, clot17, curdle18

The blood around the wound began to coagulate, slowing the loss of blood.伤口边的血开始凝结，减缓了血液的流失。

conceal19 v.隐藏

同hide, cover, secrete20, stow

The brothers tried to conceal the puppy from their parents, but it was soon discovered.

这几个兄弟试图把小狗藏起来不让父母看到，但不久小狗就被发现了。

contiguity21 n.邻接

同juxtaposition22, abutment, union, meeting

Our apartment building's contiguity to a supermarket is very convenient.

我们的公寓和超级市场相邻，购物相当方便。

daze23 v.使晕眩；使困惑

同dazzle, confuse, stum

The math problem dazed all of the students in the class.

这道数学题难倒了全班学生。


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1 abbreviate nytz9     
v.缩写，使...简略，缩短
参考例句：
  • She had lost the power to abbreviate the remaining steps of the way.她丧失了缩短这最后几步路的能力。
  • It is seldom acceptable to abbreviate words in formal writing.在正式的书面语中使用缩写语通常是不能接受的。
2 abridge XIUyG     
v.删减，删节，节略，缩短
参考例句：
  • They are going to abridge that dictionary.他们将要精简那本字典。
  • He decided to abridge his stay here after he received a letter from home.他接到家信后决定缩短在这里的逗留时间。
3 abbreviated 32a218f05db198fc10c9206836aaa17a     
adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
  • The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。
4 dictatorial 3lAzp     
adj. 独裁的，专断的
参考例句：
  • Her father is very dictatorial.她父亲很专横。
  • For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年来这个国家一直在独裁政权的铁蹄下。
5 subjective mtOwP     
a.主观(上)的，个人的
参考例句：
  • The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
  • A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。
6 random HT9xd     
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
  • The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
7 unbearable alCwB     
adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的
参考例句：
  • It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
  • The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。
8 avocation leuyZ     
n.副业，业余爱好
参考例句：
  • He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
  • Learning foreign languages is just an avocation with me.学习外语只不过是我的一项业余爱好。
9 instructor D6GxY     
n.指导者，教员，教练
参考例句：
  • The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
  • The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
10 full-time SsBz42     
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
参考例句：
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
11 nominee FHLxv     
n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者
参考例句：
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
12 applicant 1MlyX     
n.申请人，求职者，请求者
参考例句：
  • He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
  • In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。
13 aspirant MNpz5     
n.热望者；adj.渴望的
参考例句：
  • Any aspirant to the presidency here must be seriously rich.要想当这儿的主席一定要家财万贯。
  • He is among the few aspirants with administrative experience.他是为数不多的几个志向远大而且有管理经验的人之一。
14 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
15 solidify CrJyb     
v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结
参考例句：
  • Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
  • Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。
16 congeal uYzy6     
v.凝结，凝固
参考例句：
  • The blood had started to congeal.血液已经开始凝结。
  • Gear lubricants may congeal and channel in cold weather.天气冷时齿轮润滑油可能凝结而形成凹槽。
17 clot nWEyr     
n.凝块；v.使凝成块
参考例句：
  • Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
  • The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。
18 curdle LYOzM     
v.使凝结，变稠
参考例句：
  • The sauce should not boil or the egg yolk will curdle.调味汁不能煮沸，不然蛋黄会凝结的。
  • The sight made my blood curdle.那景象使我不寒而栗。
19 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽
参考例句：
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
20 secrete hDezG     
vt.分泌；隐匿，使隐秘
参考例句：
  • The pores of your body secrete sweat.身上的毛孔分泌汗液。
  • Squirrels secrete a supply of nuts for winter.松鼠为准备过冬而藏坚果。
21 contiguity DZOyb     
n.邻近，接壤
参考例句：
  • The contiguity of the house and the garage was a convenience in bad weather.住宅和车库毗邻，这在天气不好的时候是很方便的。
  • Scientists want to investigate the relation between xerophthalmia occurrence and smut contiguity.科学家们打算探讨干眼症与煤尘接触之间的关系。
22 juxtaposition ykvy0     
n.毗邻，并置，并列
参考例句：
  • The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.这两句话连在一起使人听了震惊。
  • It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.这是并列对比色的结果。
23 daze vnyzH     
v.(使)茫然，(使)发昏
参考例句：
  • The blow on the head dazed him for a moment.他头上受了一击后就昏眩了片刻。
  • I like dazing to sit in the cafe by myself on Sunday.星期日爱独坐人少的咖啡室发呆。

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