托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释(二)

1、托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释 （二）To con tai n; harbor 收容；隐藏二containTo have within;hold包含；容纳homogeneous-Un iformin structureorcompositi onthroughout同 质的二un iformUn varied intexture, color, ordesign均质的herald-To proclaim; announce公布； 宣布 二announceheritage-Someth ingthat is passed dow n frompreced ing gen eratio ns; a

2、traditi on 遗留物，传统=traditi onharshness-Bei ng extremely severe or exact ing; stern严厉=acid Bit ing, sarcastic, or scor nful 尖刻的harness-To bring un der con trol and direct the force of 统治，管理，支配 二utilize To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for禾 U用hail-To greet or acclaim en t

3、husiastically喝彩=acclaimintegrate-Tomakes in tosa whole by bringing all partstogether; unify使结合二unifyintegral-Esse ntialor n ecessary for complete ness;constituent 必须的；应有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的，必须的institution-An established organizationor foundation,especially one dedicated t

4、o education,public service, orculture 机构二establishment A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school私人或公共机构insight-The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration 洞察力二understanding The faculty by which one un dersta nds; in tellige nee理解力in spire-To affect, guide,

5、 or arouse by divine in flue nee使受神灵的； 感召的 =fire the imagi nati on ofingredient-An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent 成份=component A constituent element, as of a system成分系统的组成要素inhabit-To live or reside in 居住=occupy To dwell orreside in 居住in habita nt-Onethat in habits a place, especial

6、ly as aperma nent reside nt居民=reside ntinhibit-Tohold back; restrain 抑制；限制 二hinderToin terfere with acti on or progress 阻碍,=curb To check, restrai n, or con trol as if with a curb; rein in 抑制innumerable-Too nu merous to be coun ted; nu mberless 无数的=co un tlessinflux-A mass arrival or incoming丫匚集=arr

7、ival必然的，不能inevitably-Impossible to avoid or preve nt规避或避免的二unavoidablyinclination-A characteristic dispositi on to do, prefer, orfavor one thing rather than another; a propensity爱好去做二prefere nee The state of being preferred 偏爱inadequate-Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet arequirement; insufficie

8、nt不足的二deficient, insufficientimpose-To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority强制实行=dema nd To ask for urge ntly or peremptorily要求迫切或专横要求implement-A tool or an in strume nt used in doing work工具=toolimmunity-The quality or con diti on of being immune免除，免疫=protecti onillustrate-To provide (a pub

9、licati on) with expla natory ordecorativefeatures 图 解=pictureTomakea visiblereprese ntati on of展示identify-Toascerta intheorig in,n ature, ordefi nitivecharacteristics of确认=spotTodetectordiscer n,especiallyvisually; spy 辩认jolt-To disturb suddenly and severely; stun 震惊二shockSomethi ng that jars the mi

10、nd or emoti ons as if with a viole nt,un expected blow.震惊myth-A fictitious story, person, or thing 传说=legend An unv erified story han ded dow n from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical 传说noxious-Harmful to livi ng thi ngs; injurious to health有害的二harmfuln arrate-To give

11、an acco unt or a descripti on叙述或描绘=reco unt To n arrate the facts or particulars of详细叙述over taxed- 税收过高的二heavily burdened负担沉重的outbreak-A sudde n in crease 突然发生=begi nningTheact or process of bringing or being broughts in tosbe ing; a start 开端orig in ate-Tocomes in tosbe ing;start 出现；开始=i nitial,gen

12、esis, pion eerTo bri ngsin tosbe ing; create仓U造二invent,pun cture- To pierce with a poin ted object刺用带尖的物体穿透=piercequai nt- Odd, especially in an old-fashi oned way离奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appeara nee; odd 古怪的protrude- To jut out; project 突出； 伸出 二project

13、To exte nd forward or out; jut out突出期待被期望prospect- Someth ing expected; a possibility的某物；可能性二possibilityprosperity- The conditionof being prosperous 繁荣二wealth The state of being rich; afflue nee富裕prop onen t- One who argues in support of someth ing;an advocate 倡导者=supporterproperty- A characteristic

14、 trait or peculiarity, especiallyone servingto define or describe its possessor 特 性=characteristic,A piece of real estate地产;不动产=estateproper- Characterized by appropriate ness or suitability;fitting 恰当的 二suitable, correctlypromising- Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to ach

15、ieve success or yield a desired outcome; promisi ng有希望的prominent-Widelyknown; eminent 著名的=distinguishedCharacterized by excelleneeor distinction;eminent 卓越的proliferation- To grow or multiply by rapidly produc ingnew tissue, parts, cells, or offspring 增生，增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖prevail-

16、 To be in force, use, or effect; be curre nt正在用的，有影响的；现行的 二dominateprevailing- Most freque nt or com mon; predo minant普遍的；有优势的二most frequentprimal- Of first importanee; primary 最重要的；主要的 二key, prin eipal First, highest, or foremost in importa nee, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的，首要的primarily- Of fir

17、st importa nee; primary最重要的； 主要的=ma inly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地； 主要地prehistoric- Of, relating to, or belongingto the erabefore recorded history史前的 二ancientpreservative- Somethi ng used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to in hibit spoilage防腐剂=ma intainTo keep in an exist ing

18、 state; preserve or reta in保持preside over- 管理，主管=ma nageprestige-A person'shigh standing among others;honor or esteem 威望； 尊重或敬佩 =ho norpredecessor-One who precedes ano therin time,especially in holding an office or a position.前任； An ancestor;a forebear 祖先；祖宗二forerunner One that precedes, as in t

19、ime; a predecessor 前任； An ancestor; a forebear 祖先； 祖宗predominantly- Most com mon or con spicuous; main or prevale nt 最主要的；最普通的=primarily先于precede- To come, exist, or occur before in time.二prior to ,beforeportion- A secti on or qua ntity within a larger thi ng; apart of a whole 部分=partpossess- To hav

20、e as property; own 持有； 拥有 To have as a quality, characteristic, or other attribute 具有品质、特点 二havepotential-shavingspossibility, capability, or power 有可 能性的二possiblepertinent-shav in gslogical,precisereleva neeto thematter at hand 有关系的=releva ntpit- A n atural or artificial hole or cavity in the groun

21、d坑=holeperceptio n- The capacity for such in sight 洞 察能力 二in sightful Show ing orshav ingsin sight; perceptive有洞察力的；有悟性的pen etrate- To en ter or force a way in to; pierce.穿过，朿 U入=go throughpatro n- A customer, especially a regular customer顾客=customerparticle- A very small piece or part; a tiny porti

22、on or speck 一小份 儿或一小 点 儿=speck A small spot, mark, or discoloratio n 小斑点，小污点或小瑕疵pants 裤子-trousers 裤子rupture- The process of breaking open or bursting 裂 开，突然炸开二burstrural- Of, relat ing to, or characteristic of the country农村的二co untryrudimentary-Bei ngin the earliest stages ofdevelopme nt;in cipie nt

23、 处于发展的最早阶段的二un developed,un sophisticatedrotate-To turn around on an axis or cen ter绕轴或中心转动=turn, swirlTo proceed in seque nee; take turns or alter nate循环，交替或轮换 =alter naterobust- Full of health and stre ngth; vigorous健康和有力的=str ongroam- To move about without purpose or pla n; wan der漫游=wa nderrigid

24、ity- An in sta nee of being rigid僵化，严厉=stiffnessrevise- To recon sider and cha nge or modify修改，修正=changeretrieve- To get back; regain.重获；收复；二recover, To getback; regain. 重获； 收复； 重新得至U =bring backTo rectify the unfav orable con seque nces of; remedy. See:recoverrestrict- To keep or confine within lim

25、its限制=limitretai n- To mai ntai n possessi on of保持=keeprepresentation- The state or con diti on of serv ing as an official delegate, age nt, or spokespers on代表二delegate, sta ndforresemble-To exhibit similarity or likeness to 类似=similarrenounce-To reject; disown 拒绝=reject To refuse toaccept, submit to, believe, or make use of 拒绝replace- To take or fill the place of 取代=supplantTodisplace and substitute for (another)取代，代替(另一个)release- To free from somethi ng that bin ds, fast