《托福高阶词汇》LIST9b_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST9b

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surmise¹ v.臆测

同guess, presume, conjecture², suppose

We surmised³ by the clothes she was wearing that she was a chef.

我们由她的穿着推断她是主厨。

Tactic⁴ n.策略

同maneuver⁵, strategy

Harry⁶ often cleans his room as a tactic to avoid doing his homework.

哈里常以打扫房间作为逃避做作业的计策。

Tier n.层

同layer, stratum⁷

The newly-married couple had a three-tiered wedding cake at the banquet.

这对新婚夫妇在喜宴上摆了一个三层的蛋糕。

*banquet n.宴会

ultimatum⁸ n.最后通牒；哀的美敦书

同demand, exaction⁹, requirement

The kidnapper's ultimatum was two million dollars by midnight, or the man would be killed.

绑匪发出最后通牒，称在午夜以前须备妥200万元，否则那名男子将遭杀害。

vagabond n.流浪汉

同wanderer, vagrant¹⁰, hobo

Many vagabonds gathered at the back of this restaurant to find food.

许多流浪汉聚集在这家餐厅的后面找寻食物。

walkout n.罢工

同protest, strike, stoppage

Factory workers staged a walkout to protest for proper working conditions.

工厂的工人为了争取合理的工作环境而发动了罢工。

yearn¹¹ v.渴望

同desire, long for, covet¹², hunger

Elsa yearns¹³ for the day she can return to her native country.

埃尔莎渴望有朝一日能回到自己的祖国。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. Lack of money will definitely _____ our project's progress.

2. Thomas suddenly stood on the restaurant table and brokesintos_____ song.

3. Nora has developed many _____ to avoid runningsintosher boss in the hallways of the office.

4. The _____ found a bench in the park to sleep on for the night.

5. He was _____ to return to his home once more and see his family.

解答:1. Retard¹⁴ 2. Spontaneous 3. Tactics 4. Vagabond 5. yearning

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1 surmise
v./n.猜想，推测
参考例句：
It turned out that my surmise was correct.结果表明我的推测没有错。 I surmise that he will take the job.我推测他会接受这份工作。

2 conjecture
n./v.推测，猜测
参考例句：
She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。 This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。

3 surmised
v.臆测，推断( surmise的过去式和过去分词 )；揣测；猜想
参考例句：
From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色，我猜想他们之间发生了争执。 From his letter I surmised that he was unhappy. 我从他的信中推测他并不快乐。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tactic
n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的
参考例句：
Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。 She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

5 maneuver
n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略
参考例句：
All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。 I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。

6 harry
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
参考例句：
Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。 Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

7 stratum
n.地层，社会阶层
参考例句：
The coal is a coal resource that reserves in old stratum.石煤是贮藏在古老地层中的一种煤炭资源。 How does Chinese society define the class and stratum?中国社会如何界定阶级与阶层？

8 ultimatum
n.最后通牒
参考例句：
This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。 The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

9 exaction
n.强求，强征；杂税
参考例句：
The aged leader was exhausted by the exaction of a pitiless system.作为年迈的领导人，冷酷无情制度的苛求使他心力交瘁。 The exaction was revived by Richard I.这种苛捐杂税被查理一世加以恢复。

10 vagrant
n.流浪者，游民；adj.流浪的，漂泊不定的
参考例句：
A vagrant is everywhere at home.流浪者四海为家。 He lived on the street as a vagrant.他以在大街上乞讨为生。

11 yearn
v.想念；怀念；渴望
参考例句：
We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。 Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

12 covet
vt.垂涎；贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句：
We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。 Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。

13 yearns
渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Every man yearns for sympathy in sorrow. 每个遇到不幸的人都渴望得到同情。 What I dread is to get into a rut. One yearns for freshness of thought and ideas. 我害怕的就是墨守成规。人总是向往新思想和新观念的。

14 retard
n.阻止，延迟；vt.妨碍，延迟，使减速
参考例句：
Lack of sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.缺乏阳光会妨碍大多数植物的生长。 Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future.持续不断的暴力活动会阻碍关系到国家未来的谈判的进行。

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