《托福高阶词汇》LIST18_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST18

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priority n.①在前②优先权

同 1.antecedent 2.preference, greater importance

Getting food to the famine victims is a priority for the relief workers.

为饥荒难民提供食物是救灾人员的首要工作。

quiescent¹ adj.安静的

同still, motionless, fixed², stationary³

Stan stared for hours at the quiescent scene of the Japanese rock garden.

斯坦盯着这座宁静的日本岩石花园看了好几个小时。

random⁴ adj.随便的；无目的的

同casual, haphazard⁵, fortuitous, unplanned

It was hard to find the CD I wanted because the store clerks had put all the CDs in random order.

想找到我要的CD很困难，因为店员没有按顺序摆放所有的CD。

retrospect⁶ n.回顾

同reminiscence, reflection, remembrance, review

This movie is a retrospect on the life of Sun Yat-sen.

这部电影回顾了孙中山先生的一生。

reverberate⁷ v.回响；回荡

同 echo, rebound⁸, resound⁹, recoil¹⁰

The music coming from the great organ reverberated¹¹ through the entire church.

大风琴传出的音乐响彻了整个教堂。

sanitary¹² adj.卫生的

同hygienic, clean, sterilized¹³, germfree, safe

Hospitals must keep everything sanitary to prevent the spread of germs.

医院里所有的东西都必须保持卫生，以杜绝病菌滋生。

sever¹⁴ v.切断

同 separate, cut off, cleave¹⁵

The road workers accidentally severed¹⁶ a water pipe.

马路工人不小心切断了一条水管。

smudge n.污点

同 smear¹⁷, soil, blotch¹⁸, stain

You have a smudge of chocolate on your shirt.

你的衬衫上有一块巧克力的污渍。

squander¹⁹ v.浪费

同 waste, dissipate

Kevin was broke because he had squandered²⁰ all his money gambling²¹.

凯文破产了，因为他把所有的钱都浪费在了赌博上。

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1 quiescent
adj.静止的，不活动的，寂静的
参考例句：
It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long.这种过激的组织是不太可能长期沉默的。 Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.时间和空间上的远距离有一种奇妙的力量，可以使人的心灵平静。

2 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 stationary
adj.固定的，静止不动的
参考例句：
A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。 Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

4 random
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
参考例句：
The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。 On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

5 haphazard
adj.无计划的，随意的，杂乱无章的
参考例句：
The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。 He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。

6 retrospect
n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯
参考例句：
One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。 In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。

7 reverberate
v.使回响，使反响
参考例句：
The decision will reverberate and will jar the country.这项决定将引起反响并震撼这个国家。 Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my hear.痛苦呼喊的一遍遍的在我的心中回响。

8 rebound
v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回
参考例句：
The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。 Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

9 resound
v.回响
参考例句：
A roar of approval resounded through the Ukrainian parliament.一片赞成声在乌克兰议会中回响。 The soldiers' boots resounded in the street.士兵的军靴踏在地面上的声音在大街上回响。

10 recoil
vi.退却，退缩，畏缩
参考例句：
Most people would recoil at the sight of the snake.许多人看见蛇都会向后退缩。 Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it.报复者常会受到报应。

11 reverberated
回响，回荡( reverberate的过去式和过去分词 )；使反响，使回荡，使反射
参考例句：
Her voice reverberated around the hall. 她的声音在大厅里回荡。 The roar of guns reverberated in the valley. 炮声响彻山谷。

12 sanitary
adj.卫生方面的，卫生的，清洁的，卫生的
参考例句：
It's not sanitary to let flies come near food.让苍蝇接近食物是不卫生的。 The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。

13 sterilized
v.消毒( sterilize的过去式和过去分词 )；使无菌；使失去生育能力；使绝育
参考例句：
My wife was sterilized after the birth of her fourth child. 我妻子生完第4个孩子后做了绝育手术。来自辞典例句 All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use. 所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。来自辞典例句

14 sever
v.切开，割开；断绝，中断
参考例句：
She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。 We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

15 cleave
v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋
参考例句：
It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。 Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。

16 severed
v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂
参考例句：
The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。来自《简明英汉词典》 We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。来自《简明英汉词典》

17 smear
v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑
参考例句：
He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。 There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。

18 blotch
n.大斑点；红斑点；v.使沾上污渍，弄脏
参考例句：
He pointed to a dark blotch upon the starry sky some miles astern of us.他指着我们身后几英里处繁星点点的天空中的一朵乌云。 His face was covered in ugly red blotches.他脸上有许多难看的红色大斑点。

19 squander
v.浪费，挥霍
参考例句：
Don't squander your time in reading those dime novels.不要把你的时间浪费在读那些胡编乱造的廉价小说上。 Every chance is precious，so don't squander any chance away!每次机会都很宝贵，所以不要将任何一个白白放走。

20 squandered
v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。 She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。来自飘（部分）

21 gambling
n.赌博；投机
参考例句：
They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。 The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

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