《托福高阶词汇》LIST14_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST14

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foamy¹ adj.起泡沫的

同bubbling, sparkling

The storm had made the ocean waves hitting the shore rough and foamy.暴风雨使得海浪大力地冲击着岸边，激起了层层泡沫。

garment n.衣服

同clothing, robe, costume, attire², dress

Charles decided³ to have several garments made by a local tailor.

查尔斯决定让本地的裁缝做几件衣服。

handicap v.妨碍

同penalize⁴, hamper⁵, encumber⁶

A sore right arm handicapped Laura's tennis playing.

酸痛的右臂妨碍了劳拉打网球。

ignite v.①点燃②煽动

同1.kindle⁷, catch, fire 2.agitate⁸, stir, excite

A carelessly thrown, lit cigarette ignited the house fire.

一个随意丢弃的烟蒂使这座房子起火了。

ingenuous⁹ adj.率直的

同frank, trustful, plain, innocent

It was his ingenuous smile that won Deborah's heart.

是他率直的微笑赢得了黛博拉的芳心。

inquiry¹⁰ n.查询；调查

同search, research, quest, investigation¹¹, inspection¹²

The police led an inquiry to try to find the stolen paintings.

警方展开调查，试图找出被盗的画。

jocular adj.滑稽的；诙谐的

同joking, funny, jocose¹³, humorous, jesting

William's jocular personality makes him a very popular person.

威廉风趣的个性使他成为广受欢迎的人。

landscape n.风景

同vista¹⁴, view

Bernard's art class took a trip to the country to learn how to paint landscapes.

伯纳德到乡下去上美术课，学习如何画风景画。

lure¹⁵ v.诱惑

同entice¹⁶, decoy, tempt¹⁷, coax¹⁸

Patricia was lured¹⁹ by the glamour²⁰ of Hollywood to become an actress.帕特丽夏被好莱坞的魅力所吸引，想要成为一名演员。

*glamour n.魅力

martyr²¹ n.牺牲者

同victim, sacrifice

When the police shot the young student, she became a martyr for the democracy movement.

被警察射杀的这名年轻学生成了民主运动的牺牲者。

meticulous²² adj.小心翼翼的

同careful

We were meticulous in cleaning the car, washing and polishing every inch of it.

我们小心翼翼地清洗汽车，将每一寸都冲洗和打蜡。

nebulous adj.模糊的

同ambiguous, hazy²³

The company only had a nebulous idea of the next model of car they would manufacture.

该公司对他们下次要制造的车型只有模糊的概念。

oblivious²⁴ adj.忘记的；不注意的

同forgetful, unaware²⁵ of

Warren was oblivious to the yelling and fighting in the apartment next door, and continued reading his book.

沃伦对公寓内邻居的叫喊与吵闹浑然不觉，继续读他的书。

Ostensible²⁶ adj.表面上的；假装的

同seeming

The ostensible reason for his trip to Greece was business, but we thought it was a vacation.

他去希腊表面的理由是出差，但我们认为那是度假。

Pallid²⁷ adj.苍白的；无光泽的

同pale, bloodless, wan²⁸, sallow, white

After being sick in bed for a week, Jane still looked pallid.

卧病在床一星期后，简的脸色看起来仍然有些苍白。

perpetual adj.永久的

同everlasting²⁹, unceasing, constant, unending

The seemingly perpetual rain made us all depressed³⁰.

看上去下个不停的雨让大家都感到沮丧。

plunge³¹ v.跳进

同submerge, dive, descend³², dip, sink

On a hot summer day, I like nothing better than plungingsintosa cool swimming pool.

在炎热的夏日里，我最喜欢的事莫过于跳进凉爽的游泳池里。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. That exclusive boutique is filled with beautiful _____ that I could never afford.

2. The government began an _____sintospossible vote fraud in the election.

3. The dentist _____ the child to sit in the examining chair with promises of a free toy.

4. Through _____ research, scientists found a drug that would treat the disease.

5. Doug's _____ lying has made us distrust everything he says.

解答：1. Garments 2. Inquiry 3. Lured 4. Meticulous 5. perpetual

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1 foamy
adj.全是泡沫的，泡沫的，起泡沫的
参考例句：
In Internet foamy 2001, so hard when, everybody stayed. 在互联网泡沫的2001年，那么艰难的时候，大家都留下来了。来自互联网 It's foamy milk that you add to the coffee. 将牛奶打出泡沫后加入咖啡中。来自互联网

2 attire
v.穿衣，装扮[同]array；n.衣着；盛装
参考例句：
He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。 Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。

3 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 penalize
vt.对…处以刑罚，宣告…有罪；处罚
参考例句：
It would be unfair to penalize those without a job.失业人员待遇低下是不公平的。 The association decided not to penalize you for the race.赛马协会决定对你不予处罚。

5 hamper
vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子
参考例句：
There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。 The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

6 encumber
v.阻碍行动，妨碍，堆满
参考例句：
He never let a woman encumber him for any length of time.他从来不让一个女人妨碍他太久的时间。 They can't encumber us on the road.他们不会在路上拖累大家。

7 kindle
v.点燃，着火
参考例句：
This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。 A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

8 agitate
vi.(for,against)煽动，鼓动；vt.搅动
参考例句：
They sent agents to agitate the local people.他们派遣情报人员煽动当地的民众。 All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。

9 ingenuous
adj.纯朴的，单纯的；天真的；坦率的
参考例句：
Only the most ingenuous person would believe such a weak excuse!只有最天真的人才会相信这么一个站不住脚的借口！ With ingenuous sincerity,he captivated his audience.他以自己的率真迷住了观众。

10 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

11 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

12 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

13 jocose
adj.开玩笑的，滑稽的
参考例句：
Dr. Daniel was a gleg man of a jocose nature.丹尼尔大夫是一位天生诙谐而反应机敏的人。 His comic dialogues are jocose and jocular,thought-provoking.他的小品诙谐，逗乐，发人深省。

14 vista
n.远景，深景，展望，回想
参考例句：
From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.我从卧室窗口望去，远处尽是连绵的山峦和屋顶。 These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。

15 lure
n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引
参考例句：
Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。 He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

16 entice
v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿
参考例句：
Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。 I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

17 tempt
vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣
参考例句：
Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。 The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

18 coax
v.哄诱，劝诱，用诱哄得到，诱取
参考例句：
I had to coax the information out of him.我得用好话套出他掌握的情况。 He tried to coax the secret from me.他试图哄骗我说出秘方。

19 lured
吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。 Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

20 glamour
n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住
参考例句：
Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。 The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

21 martyr
n.烈士，殉难者；vt.杀害，折磨，牺牲
参考例句：
The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的。 The newspaper carried the martyr's photo framed in black.报上登载了框有黑边的烈士遗像。

22 meticulous
adj.极其仔细的，一丝不苟的
参考例句：
We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。 She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。

23 hazy
adj.有薄雾的，朦胧的；不肯定的，模糊的
参考例句：
We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。 I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。

24 oblivious
adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的
参考例句：
Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。 He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。

25 unaware
a.不知道的，未意识到的
参考例句：
They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。 I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

26 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。

27 pallid
adj.苍白的，呆板的
参考例句：
The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。 His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

28 wan
(wide area network)广域网
参考例句：
The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

29 everlasting
adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的
参考例句：
These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。 He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

30 depressed
adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的
参考例句：
When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。 His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

31 plunge
v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
参考例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。 That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

32 descend
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
参考例句：
I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。 We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

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