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托福考试词汇向导（之五）1

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Unit 21

orientation¹ n.适应(环境);指导 [app

orifice n.口;孔;洞 [F

orison n.祈祷 [ME

ornate a.装饰华丽的 [ME

orotund² a.宏亮的;夸张的 [L ore rotundo with rounded mouth]

orphan³ n.a.v.孤儿;使成孤儿

oscillate v.游移不定;踌躇 [L oscillare oscillat- swing]

ossify⁴ v.骨化 [F ossifier

ostensible⁵ a.表面的;假装的 [F

ostracize⁶ v.摒弃;排斥 [Gk ostrakizo

otiose⁷ a.无效的;多余的 [L otiosus

outbid v.出高于...的价钱

outgoing a.外出的;出发的

outlandish a.古怪的 [OE utlendisc

outrage⁸ n.v.粗暴;暴力;伤害 [ME

ovation⁹ n.热烈欢迎;鼓掌;大受欢迎 [L ovatio

overhaul¹⁰ v.分解检查;精细检查 [orig Naut, = release(rope-tackle)by slackening slacken 放松]

overlap¹¹ v.重复

overshadow v.遮阴;使失色;胜过 [E ofersceadwian(OVER-, SHADOW)]

overweening a.过分的;自负的

overwhelm v.淹没;受打击

overwrought a.过度紧张 [overwork的过去式过去分词]

ovine a.绵羊的;似绵羊的 [LL ovinus

pacifist n.非战主义者

paean¹² n.赞美歌;欢乐歌 [L

pagan n.异教徒 [ME

pageant¹³ n.盛会;游行;露天历史剧 [ME pagyn, the ~ of historical events 一连串引人注目的历史事件(

pal¹⁴ n.伙伴;共犯 [Romany = brother, mate, ult

palatable¹⁵ a.怡人的;味美的 [palate上颚;味觉;趣味,嗜好ME

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1 orientation
n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍
参考例句：
Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。 The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

2 orotund
adj.宏亮的，宏壮的；浮夸的
参考例句：
Orotund blue sky,white cloud,gives you good mood.晴朗朗的天，白森森的云，给你一份好心情。 The orotund mr gove says he wants to "move the bel-curve rightward",requiring higher standards for all pupils.好大喜功的戈夫先生说他要把“钟形曲线向右移”，即对所有学生提高要求。

3 orphan
n.孤儿；adj.无父母的
参考例句：
He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。 The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

4 ossify
v.硬化，骨化
参考例句：
It is easy for the mind to ossify.脑筋是易于僵化的。 It reckons that rationing would ossify the farm industry.人们认为实行配给制会使农业失去活力。

5 ostensible
adj.(指理由)表面的，假装的
参考例句：
The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。 He resigned secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.他借口身体不好，辞去书记的职务。

6 ostracize
v.放逐，排斥
参考例句：
He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.他因不支持罢工而受同事排斥。 She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community.她声称受到当地社区一些人的排挤。

7 otiose
adj.无效的，没有用的
参考例句：
In the knowledge that learned during school,can say basically otiose.在校期间学了的知识，可以说基本上没有用的。 Their policies are otiose,since there are better ways to help the poor,such as direct cash transfers.政府的政策都是多余的，因为还有别的更好的方法可以帮助穷人，如直接拨款。

8 outrage
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。 We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

9 ovation
n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌
参考例句：
The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。 The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

10 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

11 overlap
v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠
参考例句：
The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。 Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

12 paean
n.赞美歌，欢乐歌
参考例句：
She struck up the first paean on the grand piano.她开始在那架大钢琴上演奏起第一首颂歌。 The novel is a paean to the end of empire.该小说奏响了一个帝国落寞的赞歌。

13 pageant
n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧
参考例句：
Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。 The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

14 pal
n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友
参考例句：
He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。 Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

15 palatable
adj.可口的，美味的；惬意的
参考例句：
The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。 This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错，价钱也不算贵。

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