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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

meticulous-careful谨小慎微的,过分注意细节的-小心的

milestone-significant development里程碑-重大的发展

minuscule-tiny微小的-微小的

minute-tiny微小的-微小的

monopolize-dominate垄断-支配

moreover-furthermore进一步说-进一步说

myriad of-many无数的-许多的

nevertheless-however然而-然而

novel-innovative新颖的-创新的

outline-summarization概要-概述

outstanding-excellent出类拔萃的-很好的

peak-maximum顶峰-最大值

peculiar-distinctive独特的-独特的

pertinent-relevant相关的-相关的

phenomenon-event现象-事件

pick up-follow沿着-沿着

picture-imagine/describe想象,描写-想象/描写

ponder-meditate沉思-沉思

ponderous-heavy笨重的-沉重的

pore-hole孔-洞

position-location位置-位置

potential-possible潜在的-可能的

prefer-favor倾向,喜欢-喜欢

preoccupation-involvement全神贯注-全神贯注

preside over-manage掌管-掌管

prominent-prestigious卓越的-著名的

rapid-swift快速的-迅速的

rather-instead相反-相反

readily-easily容易地-容易地

realization-awareness认识到-认识到

reap-gain收获-获得

reckless-irresponsible不负责任的-不负责任的

relate-connect与…有关-与…有关

reliance-dependence依靠-依靠

remarkable-extraordinary非凡的-非凡的

托福阅读词汇精选：

disseminate-spread/impart/inform传播-散布/传播/传播

distinct-different截然不同的-不同的

distinct-obvious明显的-明显的

distinct-separate分别的,截然不同的-分离的

distinction-difference区别-差别

draw-attract吸引-吸引

embrace-welcome(欣然)接受-欢迎

embrace-recipient接受者-接受者,收件人

enable-allow使能够-允许

end-goal目的-目的

entomb-trap埋葬-使陷于…之中

eradicate-eliminate根除-清除

execute-create(按计划和设计)做成,制成-创造

expedient-makeshift权宜之计-权宜之计

exponential leaps-rapid increases几何级数般的跳跃-快速增加

expose-uncover揭露-揭露

first rank-highest quality顶级的-最高档次的

fixture-commonplace object固定设备-常规物体

flatter-compliment奉承-赞美

frame-pose给…设框-使摆好姿势

fundamental-basic基本的-基本的

glow-shine发光-发光

hard-firm坚硬的-坚硬的

hemisphere-side半球-一侧

incise-carve切割-雕刻

ingot-a block of metal金属锭-一块金属

initially-at first最初-第一

instance-case案例-案例

instantaneous-immediate立杆见影的-立即的

intervention-influence干涉-影响

inviting-attractive吸引人的-吸引人的

lament-complain about令人对…感到遗憾-抱怨

lure-attract引诱-吸引

maneuver-trick策略,花招-诡计

margin-edge边缘-边缘

surging—— to increase suddenly. used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating

surpass—— to be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed胜过=exceed, outrun

sustain—— to keep in existence; maintain继续生存;维持=maintain

sustenance—— something, especially food, that sustains life or health营养物,尤指食物=fare food and drink; diet食物和饮料

means of livelihood生计=livelihood

supplement——something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole补充物,用来完成某事、补充不足、扩展或加强=extension

an addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something扩大

supreme——greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding

succinct——characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse简明的=concise

sufficient——being as much as is needed充足的=adequate

sumptuous——of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪华的;花费奢侈的=luxurious

substantial——considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大价值的=considerable worthy of consideration; significant重要的

substitute——one that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替

subsidize——to assist or support with a subsidy以津贴补助=finance to supply funds to给…提供资金

subtle——so slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纤细的,细小的=slight

submit——提出,提交=present提出;呈递

subsidy——monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest补助金=financing融通资金

subject to ——在……条件下;易受……的侵袭;受控制=expose to, susceptible to

stretch——a continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse连续不断的长度,地区或空间=span the extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度两点或两端间的空间

strike——to engage in a strike against an employer罢工=walkout

to come to; attain来到;到达= make contact with

striking—— arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent immediately noticeable; conspicuous显眼的

stringent—— imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe严格的=strict

stimulus—— something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激发物=motivate

strain ——to pull, draw, or stretch tight拉紧=tension the act or process of stretching something tight拉紧

stationary—— not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移动的;固定的=fixed, immobile

status——position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing

sticky——shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement

staple—— a basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element