《托福高阶词汇》LIST12b_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST12b

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surmount¹ v.克服；超越

同exceed, overcome, conquer, vanquish², surpass

Ada was able to surmount her fear of heights by learning to rock climb.

学会攀岩后，艾达终于克服了恐高症。

tally³①n.计算②v.符合

同1.count, reckoning, score 2.accord, match, conform

The final tally in the soccer match was 7:3.

足球比赛的最后比分是7∶3。

tilt⁴ v.倾斜

同incline, lean, slant⁵, cant⁶

Don't put your glass of tea on that table; it tilts⁷ to the left and your drink might spill.

别把你的茶放在那张桌子上，那张桌子往左倾，茶可能会洒出来。

Unanimous adj.全体一致的

同harmonious⁸, united, accordant, agreeing

It was our office's unanimous decision to take the day off.

我们办公室的人一致决定那一天休假。

vague adj.模糊的；暧昧的

同dim, obscure, ambiguous, indistinct, unclear

Janet's answer to my question was vague and did not help me understand my problem any better.

珍妮特给我的回答模棱两可，无法帮助我更好地理解我的问题。

wallow v.打滚

同toss, tumble, roll, flounder

Because the weather was so hot, the pigs were wallowing in the mud trying to cool off.

天气太热了，猪都跑到泥沼里打滚，让自己能凉爽一点。

yield v.①让步；屈服②生产

同1.succumb⁹, give in, submit, surrender 2.produce, bear

Carl finally yielded to his son's demands for a new toy.

卡尔终于妥协，答应给他儿子买新玩具。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. Mark is _____ his long-deserved vacation from the office.

2. The magazine article I just read tells of the _____ effects of regular exercise for older women.

3. The pain in her arm was _____; it always seemed to disappear when she went to the doctor.

4. Gary and Amy are _____ the results of the class elections.

5. Sergeant¹⁰ Ames was a cruel man who would not _____ to his civilians¹¹' pleas for mercy.

解答：1. Relishing¹² 2. Salutary 3. Sporadic¹³ 4. Tallying¹⁴ 5. Yield

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1 surmount
vt.克服；置于…顶上
参考例句：
We have many problems to surmount before we can start the project.我们得克服许多困难才能著手做这项工作。 We are fully confident that we can surmount these difficulties.我们完全相信我们能够克服这些困难。

2 vanquish
v.征服，战胜；克服；抑制
参考例句：
He tried to vanquish his fears.他努力克服恐惧心理。 It is impossible to vanquish so strong an enemy without making an extensive and long-term effort.现在要战胜这样一个强敌，非有长期的广大的努力是不可能的。

3 tally
n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致
参考例句：
Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。 The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

4 tilt
v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜
参考例句：
She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。 The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

5 slant
v.倾斜，倾向性地编写或报道；n.斜面，倾向
参考例句：
The lines are drawn on a slant.这些线条被画成斜线。 The editorial had an antiunion slant.这篇社论有一种反工会的倾向。

6 cant
n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔
参考例句：
The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。 He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

7 tilts
（意欲赢得某物或战胜某人的）企图，尝试( tilt的名词复数 )
参考例句：
As the kitten touches it, it tilts at the floor. 它随着击碰倾侧，头不动，眼不动，还呆呆地注视着地上。来自汉英文学 - 散文英译 The two writers had a number of tilts in print. 这两位作家写过一些文章互相攻击。

8 harmonious
adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的
参考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

9 succumb
v.屈服，屈从；死
参考例句：
They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。 Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？

10 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

11 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )；老百姓
参考例句：
the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀 At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

12 relishing
v.欣赏( relish的现在分词 )；从…获得乐趣；渴望
参考例句：
He ate quietly, relishing his meal. 他安静地吃着，细细品味着食物。来自辞典例句 Yes, an iron rampart," he repeated, relishing his phrase. 是的，就是铜墙铁壁，"他很欣赏自己用的这个字眼，又重复了一遍。来自飘（部分）

13 sporadic
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的
参考例句：
The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。 You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

14 tallying
v.计算，清点( tally的现在分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合
参考例句：
In 2007 the state set a U.S. record, tallying 141 twisters. 该州在2007年以总计出现了141个龙卷风而创下了一个美国记录。来自互联网 We charge extra fee at 100% of the rates of tallying fees. 我们按理货收费率的100%收取附加费。来自互联网

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