《托福高阶词汇》LIST20b

migrate v.移居

同journey, travel

In the 1800's many Americans migrated west to find land for farming. 19世纪时，许多美国人往西迁徙找寻耕地。

munificent¹ adj.慷慨的

同generous, bounteous², liberal, beneficent, bountiful

The old man's munificent donation to the hospital was highly appreciated.老人对医院慷慨的捐赠赢得了高度赞扬。

negative adj.否定的

同refusing, denying, dissenting³

Carol's negative response meant that she did not want to go camping with them.

卡罗尔的否定回答表示她不想同他们去露营。

obscure adj.微暗的

同faint, shadowy, gloomy, veiled, blurred⁴

At sunset, we saw an obscure figure of a person entering the building.傍晚时分，我们看到一个朦胧的身影进入了大楼。

outcry n.叫喊

同clamor, tumult⁵, shout, exclamation⁶

There was an outcry against the banning of the book.

该书遭禁引起了反对的声浪。

panorama⁷ n.全景

同scene, vista⁸, sight, view

From the top of this building you can see a wonderful panorama of New York City.

从这座建筑物的楼顶可以看到纽约市美丽的全景。

persistent⁹ adj.持续性的

同lasting¹⁰, immovable, immutable¹¹, insistent¹², persevering¹³

She was persistent in her search for her lost puppy.

她一直在寻找遗失的小狗。

poll n.投票

同election, ballot¹⁴

A poll of city residents showed that over half of them approved of building a new park.

市民投票表明，超过半数的人同意建造一个新公园。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. A newspaper questionnaire _____ readers' opinion on the proposed nuclear plant.

2. During our camping trip we were constantly _____ by swarms¹⁵ of mosquitoes.

3. The fishermen?s boats approached the docks, heavy with the day's _____ catch.

4. The town down in the valley appeared _____ in the dim light of the moon.

5. Our class conducted a _____ to measure students' approval of the president.

解答?1. gauged¹⁶ 2. harassed¹⁷ 3. munificent 4. obscure 5. poll