《托福高阶词汇》LIST17b

时间：2007-10-25 08:03:01

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malice1 n.怨恨

同spite, ill will, animosity

After their argument, the malice between Teri and Fred seemed to grow.

争吵之后，泰瑞和弗雷德间的怨恨似乎又加深了。

metropolitan2 adj.大都市的

同 civil, urban, city-wide

Shanghai is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

上海是世界上最大的大都会之一。

nefarious3 adj邪恶的

同 heinous4, wicked, vicious, villainous, evil, atrocious

The bomber's nefarious deed destroyed many innocent lives.

轰炸机邪恶的行为摧毁了许多无辜的生命。

obscene adj.猥亵的

同indecent, filthy5, foul6, lewd7, dirty

The protesters shouted some obscene remarks at the police officers.

抗议者们朝警官们叫喊着一些猥亵的话语。

outburst n.爆发

同eruption8, explosion, blowup

A sudden outburst of fighting among rival soccer fans developedsintosa riot.

一场突发的对立球迷间的殴斗演变成了一场暴动。

panacea9 n.万灵药

同 cure-all, universal remedy

Although this drug will help some cancer patients, it is not a panacea.

虽然这药可帮助一些癌症患者，但却不是万灵药。

patricide10 n.杀父罪

When a will was discovered near the man's dead body, patricide was suspected.

当男尸旁的遗嘱被发现时，人们便怀疑这是一桩杀父案。

perplex v.使困惑

同puzzle, baffle, bewilder, confound

We were perplexed11 by John's peculiar12 behavior.

我们对约翰奇怪的行为感到困惑。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. I was _____ that Paul had actually drawn13 the sketch14 because it was not like his style.

2. Tess was exhausted15, and each of her steps seemed more _____ than the last.

3. Although the two of them have petty arguments frequently, there is no real ______ between them.

4. The subway system covers the entire _____ area of Washington D.C..

5. We were all _____ as to how to repair the microwave oven.

解答：1. incredulous 2. languid 3. malice 4. metropolitan 5. perplexed


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1 malice P8LzW     
n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋
参考例句：
  • I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
  • There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。
2 metropolitan mCyxZ     
adj.大城市的，大都会的
参考例句：
  • Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  • Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
3 nefarious 1jsyH     
adj.恶毒的，极坏的
参考例句：
  • My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的。
  • He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当，所以人人都惧怕他。
4 heinous 6QrzC     
adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的
参考例句：
  • They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
  • I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。
5 filthy ZgOzj     
adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的
参考例句：
  • The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
  • You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。
6 foul Sfnzy     
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
参考例句：
  • Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
  • What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！
7 lewd c9wzS     
adj.淫荡的
参考例句：
  • Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。
  • I'm not that mean,despicable,cowardly,lewd creature that horrible little man sees. 我可不是那个令人恶心的小人所见到的下流、可耻、懦弱、淫秽的家伙。
8 eruption UomxV     
n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作
参考例句：
  • The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
  • The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
9 panacea 64RzA     
n.万灵药；治百病的灵药
参考例句：
  • Western aid may help but will not be a panacea. 西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。
  • There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills. 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治。
10 patricide fLJxA     
n.杀父
参考例句：
  • With vague circumstantial evidence pointing to Philippe,he was immediately arrested and charged with patricide.由于各种含糊其词的旁证都指向菲利浦，他很快就被拘捕并因弑父罪遭到指控。
  • When a will was discovered near the man's dead body,patricide was suspected.当男尸旁的遗嘱被发现时，人们便怀疑这是一桩杀父案。
11 perplexed A3Rz0     
adj.不知所措的
参考例句：
  • The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
  • The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。
12 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
参考例句：
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
13 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
14 sketch UEyyG     
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
参考例句：
  • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
  • I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
15 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的
参考例句：
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

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