aria n. 独唱曲,咏唱调

arid adj. 干旱的

aristocrat n. 贵族

arithmetic n. 算术

armament n. 军备,武器

armor n. 装甲;装甲车

aroma n. 香气,芬芳,芳香

aromatic adj. 芬芳的

arouse vt. 刺激,激起;唤醒

array n. 展示,陈列;一系列 an array of 一系列

arrogant adj. 傲慢的,自大的

arsenal n. 兵工厂,军械库

arthritis n. 关节炎

article n. 论文,文章;物品,条款

articulate vt. 清楚的讲话,清晰的发音

artificial adj. 人造的,人工的;虚假的,矫揉造作的

artisan n. 手工业工人,手艺人

ascend vi. (渐渐的)升高,上升

ascent n. 攀登,上升

ascetic n. 苦行者,禁欲者;adj. 禁欲的,苦行的

apprehension n. 担心,害怕;理解

apprehensive adj. 恐惧的,忧虑的,担心的

approach n. 方法; vt. 接近,靠近;探讨

appropriate adj. 适当的,恰当的;vt. 拨款

approve vt. 批准;vi. 赞成,同意

approval n. 赞成,正式批准

approximate v. 接近,近似;adj. 大约的,估计的

apt adj. (习性)易于。。。的,有。。。倾向的,善于的;恰当的,贴切的

aptitude n. 才能;自然倾向

aquatic adj. 水生的,水栖的,水中或水上的

aquarium n. 水族馆

arable adj. 适于耕作的,可耕的

arbitrary adj. 专横的,专制的,武断的

arbitrator n. 仲裁者

arbitration n. 调停,仲裁

arboreal adj. 树栖的;树的;乔木的

archaic adj. 古代的,古老的,陈旧的,过时的

archetype adj. 原型,典型

申博教育托福培训：托福阅读词汇精编

arid—— lacking moisture, especiallyshavingsinsufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants干旱的缺乏水分=dry

aptly—— exactly suitable; appropriately合适的=appropriately

approach—— to come near or nearer, as in space or time接近靠近=near

appeal—— the power of attracting or of arousing interest吸引力=attraction

apart from—— with the exception of; besides除…外;除…外还=except for

anonymous——shavingsan unknown or unacknowledged name匿名的=unknown

annually—— recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly每年的=yearly

annihilate—— to defeat decisively; vanquish战胜=conquer to defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms征服

alloy—— to combine; mix融合;混合=blend, mix

altitude—— the height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earths surface高度=elevation

affluent—— generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich富裕的=wealthy

afflict—— to inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on折磨=problem

affect—— to have or show a liking for喜欢=fondness

aesthetically—— artistically有艺术的,在艺术上的=artistically

adverse—— acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic敌对的=oppose, ill

adversely—— harmfully or unfavorable有害的或不利的=negatively marked by or exhibiting features, such as hostility, that cannot be deemed positive or constructive反面的

advocate—— one that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender支持者或保护者=proponent to speak, plead, or argue in favor of拥护演说=urge, preach

adorn—— to lend beauty to; decorate使美观为…增添美;装饰=decorate

adopt—— to take on or assume采取采用或接受=take on

brilliance—— the state or quality of being brilliant光辉=radiant

boundary—— something that indicates a border or limit边界=dividing line

breach—— a violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise破坏,违犯=violation

boost—— to increase; raise增加;拔高;to raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below推、举=raise

blend—— to combine (varieties or grades) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency把…掺在一起混合=combine, mix

bizarre—— strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的=odd

bias—— a preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment偏见=prejudice

beam—— a ray or shaft of light光柱,光束=ray

be characterized by——distinguish

barren—— lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation不毛的=infertile

balmy—— mild and pleasant温和的=mild

comprise—— to consist of; be composed of由…构成=consist of,make up

conception—— something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought概念、计划、设计或思想=notion a mental image or representation; an idea or conception心理形象或象征;想法或构思

composed of ——to create or produce (a literary or musical piece)创作或制作=create

component—— a constituent element, as of a system组成要素=element, part

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adjust—— to change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond修改=alter to adjust (a garment) for a better fit修改

adjoining—— neighboring; contiguous接临的=neighboring

adaptation—— something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation改装=modification

acute—— extremely sharp or severe; intense强烈的=intense

keenly perceptive or discerning; penetrating聪明的=sharp

accustomed—— being in the habit of习惯的=used to

accumulate—— to gather or pile up; amass收集,堆集;积累=collect

accompany—— to be or go with as a companion陪伴=travel with

accompaniment—— something, such as a situation, that accompanies something else; a concomitant伴随状况伴随发生的事物=attendant an accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant伴随物伴随的事物或情况;伴随物

accommodate—— to provide for; supply with提供住处;供应=lodge to provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping提供住处

acclaimed—— to be praised enthusiastically and often publicly; applauded喝彩地,赞赏地=praised

accelerate—— to cause to develop or progress more quickly使加快=increased

abundance—— fullness to overflowing丰富=profusion the state of being profuse; abundance丰富

absurd—— ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable荒诞的,荒唐的=preposterous contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd荒谬的

abandon—— to give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat离弃=give up

awareness——shavingsknowledge or cognizance意识到的或认识到的=realization

available—— present and ready for use; at hand; accessible可用的现实可用的;手边的;可获得的=accessible

attribute—— a quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something品质、属性=characteristic, trait

attire—— clothing or array; apparel服装、盛装;服饰=clothing

attach—— to fasten, secure, or join系,贴或连接=fasten, stick to

assortment—— a collection of various kinds; a variety多种多样=variety

astonishing —— filling with sudden wonder or amazement惊奇的,奇怪的=startling

astounding-to be astonishing and bewildering震惊极为惊讶和迷惑不解=surprising

assemble—— to bring or call togethersintosasgroupsor whole召集集合=gathering

ascend—— to slope upward爬坡倾斜而上=climb of

ascribe to——assume to be true

arduous—— demanding great effort or labor; difficult困难的=difficult,

testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous艰苦的=strenuous requiring great effort, energy, or exertion艰巨的

comparable—— similar or equivalent相似或相当=similar

compile—— to put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources汇编=put together

community—— society as a whole; the public作为整体的社会;大众。asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions共生动物群的一群植物和动物=settlement, society

commodity—— something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage商品=goods

coincide—— to happen at the same time or during the same period同时发生=occur at the same time

cohesion—— the act, process, or condition of cohering结合=unity the combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification统一

cluster—— to gather or growsintosbunches丛生=concentrate

classify—— to arrange or organize according to class or category分类=categorize

cling to —— v.依附,依靠,坚持=stick to

cite —— to mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof引证把…作为支持、说明或证明而提及或提出=mention

check ——monitor to check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver监听,收听;to check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity窃听

celestial—— of or relating to the sky or the heavens天空的=astronomical

cease—— to put an end to; discontinue使…停止;中止=stop

capability—— the quality of being capable; ability能力=ability

cumbersome —— troublesome or onerous麻烦的=burdensome

crisscross—— to move back and forth through or over交叉移动move back and forth

crawl—— to move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep爬行=creep

counterpart—— a copy or duplicate of a legal paper复制品=version an adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style版本

counteract—— to oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check抵制,抵消=negate

core —— the basic or most important part; the essence核心,本质=center

conventional—— conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional传统的=traditional

contribute to —— v.捐献=donate to present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute捐赠

consumption——the act or process of consuming消耗=eating

constrain——to keep within close bounds; confine限制=bound to set a limit to; confine限制

constitute——to found (an institution, for example)创建=make up

constituent——serving as part of a whole; component组成的=component

constantly——continually occurring; persistently持续的=continuously

conspicuous——attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable值得注意的=noticeable

consort with ——v.陪伴=associate to keep company陪伴

conserve——to protect from loss or harm; preserve保存,保护=retain vt.留住;保住

consequence——something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition结果=result

conjecture——a statement, an opinion, or a conclusion based on guesswork猜想=based on guessing

congestion——to be overfilled or overcrowded堵塞=overcrowded, crowded

conflicting——to be opposing; different对立的,不同的=opposing, contrary

confront——to come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility面对与…面对面的=face to confront with complete awareness面对

confine to ——to keep within bounds; restrict限制=limit, cramp restrict; narrow受限制

confederacy——a union of persons, parties, or states; a league联盟=ally one that is allied with another, especially by treaty同盟者

conceal——to keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide隐藏=hide

dramatically——arresting or forceful in appearance or effect引人注目的=striking

durable——lasting; stable持久的;稳定的=lasting

domains——[计]域=fields

domestic——tame or domesticated. used of animals驯养的=tame

dominate——to enjoy a commanding, controlling position in占支配地位=be prevalent in

divergence——difference, as of opinion意见分歧difference

diverse——made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements多种多样的=various

dogma——an authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true信条=belief

distinction——the condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference差别=difference

distinct——readily distinguishable from all others; discrete有区别的,不同的=different, separate, definite

dispute——to argue about; debate就…进行争论=argument, disagreement

disseminate——to spread abroad; promulgate散布=spread, distribute

disposal——the act or process of getting rid of something除掉=get rid of

discrete——constituting a separate thing; distinct分离的=separate existing as an independent entity单独的

discard——to throw away; reject丢弃,抛弃=get rid of

diffuse——to become widely dispersed; spread out散布=travel to be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass传送

differentiate——to constitute the distinction between区分=distinguish to perceive as being different or distinct区分

dictate——to prescribe with authority; impose命令;to issue orders or commands命令=determine to reach a decision; resolve解决,决定,=prescribe to set down as a rule or guide; enjoin指定,规定

devastate——to lay waste; destroy变成废墟,荒芜;破坏=ruin

device——a contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks机器=instrument a device for recording, measuring, or controlling, especially such a device functioning as part of a control system仪表

devoid of ——free of无……的,免于……的;摆脱了……的

destruction——the act of destroying毁灭=demolition the act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.摧毁破坏

detect——to discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of查明;发现=discover, sense to become aware of; perceive感觉意识到

detectable——can be discovered or ascertained the existence, presence, or fact可查明;可发现apparent, measurable,sizable

derive——to obtain or receive from a source得到=obtain,

to issue from a source; originate起源于=stem from

depression——an area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow下陷处=low

depressed——low in spirits; dejected情绪低落的;沮丧的=saddened

deposit——to put or set down; place放置=place, lay

deplete——to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out消灭,用完或用光=exhaust, run out

dense——hard to penetrate; thick浓厚的=thick, heavy

emerge——to comesintosexistence发生使出现=appear, spring up

embed——to cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole包埋=encase to enclose in or as if in a case把…装箱

elaborate——to become elaborate变得复杂=complicate to make or become complex or perplexing使复杂或令人困惑

elaborately——planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details精心制作的=done in great detail

fuse——to mix (constituent elements) together by or as if by melting; blend.熔合=combine

furnish——to supply; give供应;提供=provide

fragment——a small part broken off or detached.碎片=piece a portion or part that has been separated from a whole

forbid——to command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit严禁=ban

forage——to wander in search of food or provisions搜索粮食=feed to give food to; supply with nourishment给予食物

float——to move from place to place, especially at random漂移=drift along

fertile——rich in material needed to sustain plant growth肥沃的=rich abounding, especially in natural resources肥沃的;丰富的

faction——asgroupsof persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group小集团=side one of two or more opposing individuals, groups, teams, or sets of opinions派

graze——to feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland放牧=feed

gorgeous——dazzlingly beautiful or magnificent耀眼的;美丽的;眩目艳丽的=magnificent, beautiful

global——of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide全球的=worldwide

give way to ——让路,让步=be replaced by,=turnsintos

genetic——affecting or affected by genes影响基因的或被基因影响的=heredity the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring遣传

gap——an opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach豁口=opening a breach or an aperture缺口

house——a structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwelling,

to contain; harbor收容;隐藏=contain to have within; hold包含;容纳

homogeneous——uniform in structure or composition throughout同质的=uniform unvaried in texture, color, or design均质的

herald——to proclaim; announce公布;宣布=announce

heritage——something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遗留物,传统=tradition

harshness——being extremely severe or exacting; stern严厉=acid biting, sarcastic, or scornful尖刻的

harness——to bring under control and direct the force of统治,管理,支配=utilize to put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用

hail——to greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim

integrate——to makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使结合=unify

integral——essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必须的;应有的=essential basic or indispensable; necessary基本的,必须的

institution—— an established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture机构=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=understanding the faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力

inspire——to affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence使受神灵的;感召的=fire the imagination of

ingredient——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 or reside in居住

inhabitant——one that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident居民=resident

inhibit——to hold back; restrain抑制;限制=hinder to interfere with action or progress阻碍,= curb to check, restrain, or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制

innumerable——too numerous to be counted; numberless无数的=countless

influx——a mass arrival or incoming汇集=arrival

inevitably——impossible to avoid or prevent必然的,不能规避或避免的=unavoidably

inclination——a characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity爱好去做=preference the state of being preferred偏爱

inadequate——not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient, insufficient

impose——to apply or make prevail by or as if by authority强制实行=demand to ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或专横要求

implement——a tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool

immunity——the quality or condition of being immune免除,免疫=protection

illustrate——to provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features图解=picture to make a visible representation of展示

identify——to ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of确认=spot to detect or discern, especially visually; spy辩认

jolt——to disturb suddenly and severely; stun震惊=shock something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震惊

myth——a fictitious story, person, or thing传说=legend an unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical传说

noxious——harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful

narrate——to give an account or a description叙述或描绘=recount to narrate the facts or particulars of详细叙述

over taxed——税收过高的=heavily burdened负担沉重的

outbreak——a sudden increase突然发生=beginning the act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start开端

originate——to comesintosbeing; start出现;开始=initial, genesis, pioneer

to bringsintosbeing; create创造=invent,

puncture—— to pierce with a pointed object刺用带尖的物体穿透=pierce

quaint—— odd, especially in an old-fashioned way离奇的=odd, bizarre strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的

protrude—— to jut out; project突出;伸出=project to extend forward or out; jut out突出

prospect—— something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility

prosperity—— the condition of being prosperous繁荣=wealth the state of being rich; affluence富裕

proponent—— one who argues in support of something; an advocate倡导者=supporter

property—— a characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic,

a piece of real estate地产;不动产=estate

proper—— characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰当的=suitable, correctly

promising—— likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的

prominent—— widely known; eminent著名的=distinguished characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的

proliferation—— to grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生,增殖=multiply to breed or propagate繁殖或增殖

prevail—— to be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的,有影响的;现行的=dominate

prevailing—— most frequent or common; predominant普遍的;有优势的=most frequent

primal—— of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=key, principal first, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的,首要的

primarily—— of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=mainly for the most part; chiefly.大部分地;主要地

prehistoric—— of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient

roll back-reduce把…压到标准水平-降低,减少

roughly-approximately大约-大概

secure-acquire弄到,获得-获得

secure-safe安全的-安全的

set-establish设置-建立

settle-locate定居-坐落

shy away from-avoid躲避-躲避

since-because因为-因为

site-location地点-位置

skilled-expert熟练的-熟练的

skyrocket-increase rapidly快速上升-迅速增加

sole-only唯一的-唯一的

sort out-separate区分-分离

spot-identify发现-确定,鉴别

story-tale故事-故事

strategy-scam/trick诡计-诡计/诡计

strength-basis力量的源泉-基础

stress-emphasize强调-强调

stringent-strict严格的-严格的

struggle-competition挣扎-竞争

succinct-concise/terse简短的-简明的/简短的

supposed-seeming假定的-表面上的

supremacy-dominance至高无上-优势

suspend-hang悬挂-悬挂

tangle-twist/jumble纠缠-缠绕、使混乱

tempting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的

thankful-grateful感谢-感激

uniform-integrate统一-整合

unique-particular独一无二的-独特的

vary-differ改变-与…不同

vast-large宽广的,巨大的-巨大的

vibrate-convulse震动-震动

vigilant-alert警惕的-警惕的

virtually-actually/practically/almost实质上(几乎)-实际上(几乎)/实际上(几乎)/几乎