《托福高阶词汇》LIST15b

时间：2007-10-25 08:00:59

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surpass v.凌驾

同excel, outdo, exceed

Tommy studied so hard that he surpassed all the other students in his class.

汤米非常用功，因此成绩比班上的其他同学都好。

thrall1 n.奴隶

同slave, serf, bondsman

The peasant farmers were the thralls2 of the lord of the castle.

这些农夫是这个城堡的主人的奴隶。

timid adj.胆怯的

同fearful, cowardly, shy

The tiny kitten was very timid, and too afraid to approach us.

这只小猫非常胆小，不敢靠近我们。

unassuming adj.谦虚的

同modest, retiring, reversed, humble3

Don't be fooled by his unassuming manner; he is really a very proud man.别被他谦虚的态度骗了，其实他是个很骄傲的人。

valiant4 adj.勇敢的

同dauntless, brave, courageous5, gallant6, valorous

The doctor's valiant efforts finally saved the child's life.

医生无畏的努力终于挽救了孩子的生命。

wan7 adj.苍白的

同pale, pallid8, colorless, bloodless, ashen9

Tony looked so wan and tired that I knew something must be wrong.

托尼看起来是如此的苍白与疲惫，我知道一定出事了。

yoke10 n.轭；束缚

同bond, chain, link, tie, union

The farmer put a yoke on the oxen's necks and began to plow11 his fields.农夫把轭套在牛的脖子上，开始耕田。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. The _____ spread of the disease caused panic among the people of the country.

2. Although she was _____ to go, Tina came to the Assassin concert with me.

3. There were many _____ in organizing the business conference, but we finally succeeded.

4. Allan, who is anything but _____, often strikes up conversations with complete strangers.

5. Although she is a very accomplished12 pianist, she has a very _____ personality.

解答：1. Rampant13 2. Reluctant 3. Setbacks 4. Timid 5. unassuming


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1 thrall ro8wc     
n.奴隶；奴隶制
参考例句：
  • He treats his wife like a thrall.他把妻子当作奴隶看待。
  • He is not in thrall to the media.他不受制于媒体。
2 thralls 7f8295383bcf33e2fa8b8e809a62fded     
n.奴隶( thrall的名词复数 )；奴役；奴隶制；奴隶般受支配的人
参考例句：
  • He was accused of stirring up the thralls against their masters. 有人指责他鼓动奴隶反抗主人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He forced his thralls into hard labour. 他逼迫他的奴隶们干苦役。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低
参考例句：
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
4 valiant YKczP     
adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人
参考例句：
  • He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
  • Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
5 courageous HzSx7     
adj.勇敢的，有胆量的
参考例句：
  • We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
  • He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
6 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句：
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
7 wan np5yT     
(wide area network)广域网
参考例句：
  • The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。
8 pallid qSFzw     
adj.苍白的，呆板的
参考例句：
  • The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
  • His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。
9 ashen JNsyS     
adj.灰的
参考例句：
  • His face was ashen and wet with sweat.他面如土色，汗如雨下。
  • Her ashen face showed how much the news had shocked her.她灰白的脸显示出那消息使她多么震惊。
10 yoke oeTzRa     
n.轭；支配；v.给...上轭，连接，使成配偶
参考例句：
  • An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
  • The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。
11 plow eu5yE     
n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough
参考例句：
  • At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
  • We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。
12 accomplished UzwztZ     
adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
参考例句：
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
13 rampant LAuzm     
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

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