托福考试词汇向导（之一）14_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之一）14

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austere¹ a.苛刻的 [ME

austral a.南方的;向南的 [ME

authentic² a.可信的,确实的,真正的 [ME

authenticate³ v.证实;鉴定;使生效 [medL authenticare: AUTHENTIC确实的,可信的]

authoritative⁴ a.权威的;可靠的 [authorization 授权;委任;认可,授权书]

authorize⁵ v.授权;委任;认为正当 [e

autocrat⁶ n.独裁者 [AUTO-, kratos power autocracy独裁政治]

autodidact n.自学者 [AUTO- + didact as DIDACTIC]

automatism n.自动;自动作用 [

automaton⁷ n.自动机器;机器人 [L, neut of automatos acting⁸ of itself: AUTO- automatism自动]

autonomous⁹ a.自主的 [AUTONOMY自制,自制团体 auto自己+nomous法律]

autopsy¹⁰ n.验尸 [F autopsie or modL autopsia

autotelic a.自己本身具有目的的 [AUTO- + Gk telos end]

auxiliary¹¹ n.a.帮助者;辅助的 [L auxiliarius

avail v.利益;效用 [ME

avalanche¹² n.雪崩;涌至 [F, alt of dial lavanche after avaler descend]

avarice¹³ n.贪婪 [ME

avatar n.神之化身;具体化 [Skr avatara descent

avenge¹⁴ v.报仇;复仇 [无辜或清白]

aver¹⁵ v.断言 [ME

averse¹⁶ a.不愿意的;反对的 [L aversus(AVERT¹⁷)aversion嫌恶,反感;讨厌的人]

avert v.避开;掉开 [ME

aviary¹⁸ n.鸟的小屋;禽舍 [avi鸟+ary场所 aviatrix女飞行员 avian 鸟类的]

aviate v.用飞机飞行 [back-form.

aviculture n.养鸟;鸟类饲养 [L avis bird, after AGRICULTURE]

avid¹⁹ a.贪婪的;渴望的 [F avide or L avidus

avocation²⁰ n.副业;嗜好 [L avocatio

avouch²¹ v.保证;确说 [ME

avow²² v.公开承认 [ME

avuncular²³ a.如叔(伯)父的 [L avunculus maternal²⁴ uncle, dimin of avus grandfather]

await v.等待;准备作...之用 [AD-, waitier WAIT]

awe²⁵ n.敬畏 [ME age

awhile ad.暂时;暂且 [OE ane hwile a while]

awning²⁶ n.雨篷;凉篷 [awning window 遮蓬窗 awn(麦等之)芒(beard)]

awry²⁷ ad.歪;斜;错误地 [ME

axiom n.定理 [

axiomatic²⁸ a.公理的;通则的 [axiom(数学逻辑)公理 axiom of choice (数)选择公理]

axle n.轮轴;轴;车轴 [axle-tree

azure²⁹ a.天青色的 [ME

babble³⁰ v.唠叨 [ME

baccalaureate n.学士学位;告别训辞

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1 austere
adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的
参考例句：
His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。 The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。

2 authentic
a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的
参考例句：
This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。 Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

3 authenticate
vt.证明…为真，鉴定
参考例句：
We would have to authenticate your relationship with the boy.我们必须证实一下您和那个孩子的关系。 An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting from his imitation.这幅画是凡·高的真迹还是赝品,需由专家来鉴定。

4 authoritative
adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的
参考例句：
David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。 Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。

5 authorize
v.授权，委任；批准，认可
参考例句：
He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。 Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

6 autocrat
n.独裁者；专横的人
参考例句：
He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。 The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.贵族企图限制专制君主的权力,但没有成功。

7 automaton
n.自动机器，机器人
参考例句：
This is a fully functional automaton.这是一个有全自动功能的机器人。 I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton.我讨厌被看作政治机器。

8 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

9 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

10 autopsy
n.尸体解剖；尸检
参考例句：
They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。 A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

11 auxiliary
adj.辅助的，备用的
参考例句：
I work in an auxiliary unit.我在一家附属单位工作。 The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。

12 avalanche
n.雪崩，大量涌来
参考例句：
They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。 Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

13 avarice
n.贪婪；贪心
参考例句：
Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。 Their avarice knows no bounds and you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌，你永远无法满足他们。

14 avenge
v.为...复仇，为...报仇
参考例句：
He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。 He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

15 aver
v.极力声明；断言；确证
参考例句：
I aver it will not rain tomorrow.我断言明天不会下雨。 In spite of all you say,I still aver that his report is true.不管你怎么说，我还是断言他的报告是真实的。

16 averse
adj.厌恶的；反对的，不乐意的
参考例句：
I don't smoke cigarettes,but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.我不吸烟，但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄。 We are averse to such noisy surroundings.我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境。

17 avert
v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)
参考例句：
He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。 I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

18 aviary
n.大鸟笼，鸟舍
参考例句：
There are many different kinds of birds in the aviary.大鸟笼里有很多不同种类的鸟。 There was also an aviary full of rare birds.那里面还有装满稀有鸟类的鸟舍。

19 avid
adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的
参考例句：
He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。 She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。

20 avocation
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。

21 avouch
v.确说，断言
参考例句：
We can avouch for the quality.我们保证质量。 I am willing to employ your friend if you will avouch his integrity.如果你能保证你的朋友是个诚实的人，那么我很乐意聘用他。

22 avow
v.承认，公开宣称
参考例句：
I must avow that I am innocent.我要公开声明我是无罪的。 The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.那个参议员被迫承认曾经收过那家公司的一些钱。

23 avuncular
adj.叔伯般的，慈祥的
参考例句：
He began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner.他开始讲话了，态度极其和蔼而慈祥。 He was now playing the role of disinterested host and avuncular mentor.他现在正扮演着慷慨的主人和伯父似的指导人的角色。

24 maternal
adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的
参考例句：
He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。 The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

25 awe
n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧
参考例句：
The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。 The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

26 awning
n.遮阳篷；雨篷
参考例句：
A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光。 Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨

27 awry
adj.扭曲的，错的
参考例句：
She was in a fury over a plan that had gone awry. 计划出了问题，她很愤怒。 Something has gone awry in our plans.我们的计划出差错了。

28 axiomatic
adj.不需证明的，不言自明的
参考例句：
It is axiomatic that life is not always easy.生活并不总是一帆风顺，这是明摆着的事实。 It is axiomatic that as people grow older they generally become less agile.人年纪越大通常灵活性越差，这是不言而喻的。

29 azure
adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的
参考例句：
His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。 The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

30 babble
v.含糊不清地说，胡言乱语地说，儿语
参考例句：
No one could understand the little baby's babble. 没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。 The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.隔壁的车厢隔间里不间歇的嘈杂谈话声让我们都很气恼。

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