《托福高阶词汇》LIST16b_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST16b

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contract v.收缩

同 shrink, narrow, reduce

The cold weather made the cement in the sidewalk contract until it finally cracked.

寒冷的天气使人行道的水泥收缩，最后终于裂开。

deadlock¹ n.停顿；僵持

同bottleneck², impasse³

The peace talks reached a deadlock and nothing could be decided⁴.

和平谈判陷入僵局，无法做出任何决定。

deride⁵ v.嘲弄

同laugh at, mock, sneer⁶, taunt⁷

You should not deride children for their failures; you should encourage them to try again.

你不该嘲弄孩子的失败，应该鼓励他们再作尝试。

discrete⁸ adj.个别的；分离的

同 separate, distinct, discontinuous

The different sections of the city are actually quite discrete and each has its own characteristics.

这座城市的不同地区实际上相当独立，各具特色。

elaborate adj.精巧的

同intricate, delicate, painstaking⁹, complicated

The wedding dress' design was very elaborate and took many weeks to make.

这套婚纱的设计非常精细，用了好几个星期才制作完成。

enhance v.加强

同intensify¹⁰, strengthen, heighten, advance, augment¹¹

This new fax machine will enhance interoffice communications.

这部新的传真机将会加强办公室间的联系。

ethnology n.民族学

同study of races

Dr. Henderson is a famous expert on Asian ethnology.

汉德森博士是著名的亚洲民族学专家。

facsimile n.摹写；复制

同likeness¹², duplicate, copy, replica¹³

Gordon's painting was an almost perfect facsimile of the original.

戈登的绘画简直像是原作的翻版。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. Mr. Warren was arrested for _____ enemy soldiers.

2. In some cultures, criminals are _____ from the community and forced to live in the wilderness¹⁴.

3. Because none of us could _____ of a better idea, we all agreed to Sally's plan.

4. A suggestion to bring in a mediator¹⁵ broke the _____ between the workers' union and company management.

5. Charlie bought a machine that is supposed to _____ the sound quality of his computer.

解答：1. abetting¹⁶ 2. banished¹⁷ 3. conceive 4. deadlock 5. enhance

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1 deadlock
n.僵局，僵持
参考例句：
The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。 The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

2 bottleneck
n.瓶颈口，交通易阻的狭口；妨生产流程的一环
参考例句：
The transportation bottleneck has blocked the movement of the cargo.运输的困难阻塞了货物的流通。 China's strained railroads already become a bottleneck for the economy.中国紧张的铁路运输已经成为经济增长的瓶颈。

3 impasse
n.僵局；死路
参考例句：
The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。 Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

4 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。

5 deride
v.嘲弄，愚弄
参考例句：
Some critics deride the group as self - appointed food police.一些批评人士嘲讽这个组织为“自封的食品警察”。 They deride his effort as childish.他们嘲笑他的努力，认为太孩子气。

6 sneer
v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语
参考例句：
He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。 You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。

7 taunt
n.辱骂，嘲弄；v.嘲弄
参考例句：
He became a taunt to his neighbours.他成了邻居们嘲讽的对象。 Why do the other children taunt him with having red hair?为什么别的小孩子讥笑他有红头发？

8 discrete
adj.个别的，分离的，不连续的
参考例句：
The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。 Most staple fibers are discrete,individual entities.大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。

9 painstaking
adj.苦干的；艰苦的，费力的，刻苦的
参考例句：
She is not very clever but she is painstaking.她并不很聪明，但肯下苦功夫。 Through years of our painstaking efforts,we have at last achieved what we have today.大家经过多少年的努力，才取得今天的成绩。

10 intensify
vt.加强；变强；加剧
参考例句：
We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。 They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

11 augment
vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张
参考例句：
They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。 The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

12 likeness
n.相像，相似（之处）
参考例句：
I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。 She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。

13 replica
n.复制品
参考例句：
The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。 The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

14 wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠
参考例句：
She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

15 mediator
n.调解人，中介人
参考例句：
He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。 He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

16 abetting
v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持
参考例句：
On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。来自电影对白 "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。来自互联网

17 banished
v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。 He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。来自《简明英汉词典》

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