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1、托福高阶词汇abandon v.放弃同 desert, abdicate, relinquish, quit, forsakeThe bad weather forced the campers to abandon their tent on the mountain. 恶劣的天气迫使露营者丢弃了山上的帐篷。addict v.使沉迷；使上瘾同 give in to, surrender, habituateHelen drinks ten cups of coffee every day; I think she is addicted to it. 海伦每天要喝10杯咖啡，我想她是上瘾了。
2、allure v.吸引；引诱同seduce, coax, tempt, lure, attractThe beauty of the sea allured himsintosbecoming a sailor. 大海的美丽吸引他去当一名水手。Approximately adv.大约同roughly, about, around, close toJanet said she would go for the party at approximately eight oclock. 珍妮特说她大约8点去参加聚会。baffle v.使困惑同confuse, perplex, bewilder,
3、puzzle, confoundThe police were baffled by the false clues left by the clever thief. 警方被聪明的小偷留下的假线索迷惑住了。caliber n.能力直径；口径同 1.ability, capability, quality 2.breadth, diameterThe enemy was armed only with low caliber guns. 敌人只配备了短口径的枪。clot n.凝块同mass, lump, coagulation, cluster, clumpThe pipe under the
4、 bathroom sink was jammed by a huge clot of hair. 浴室洗手台下的水管被一大团头发堵塞了。compromise v.协调同mediate, negotiate, bargain, reconcile, arbitrateJane and Alex compromised and went to see a movie they both liked. 简和亚历克斯同意去看一部他们都喜欢的电影。contemporary adj.当代的；同时代的同current, modern, present-dayEthan enjoys reading con
5、temporary British literature. 伊桑喜欢阅读当代英国文学作品。Dam v.筑堤；以水坝拦阻同block, confine, restrict, hold backThe beaver dammed the stream with mud, branches and leaves. 海獭用泥土、树枝和树叶在河里筑水坝。depict v.描述同portray, picture, describeThis story depicts people who live in poverty as hardworking and wanting to improve their
6、 lives.这篇故事描写了努力工作以改善生活状况的穷人们的生活。disclose v.泄露同expose, unveil, divulge, uncover, revealThe government refused to disclose the names of the informers. 政府拒绝透露告密者的姓名。eccentric adj.古怪的同odd, queer, strangeMr. Wang is an eccentric old man who likes to collect tea pots. 王先生是个古怪的老人，他喜欢收集茶壶。endowment n.天分捐赠同
7、1.talent, faculty, attribute 2.donation, bestowalAlices beautiful painting shows her artistic endowment. 艾丽斯美丽的画作显露出她的艺术天分。estate n.地产；财产同domain, demesne, manor, propertyThe Jones estate was very large, and it included rolling green hills and a large fish pond.琼斯家拥有大面积的地产，包括起伏的绿色山丘和一个大鱼池。fabric n.质地
8、结构同1. textile, material 2. framework, structureMany people believe that corruption is destroying the fabric of our society. 许多人认为贪污正在破坏着我们社会的肌体。Exercise: Fill in the blanks.1. After many years of smoking cigarettes, she has become _ to them.2. Doctors were _ by the new virus and struggled to find a
9、cure.3. Roger likes _ music, but his father enjoys classical music.4. Superman knew that _ his true identity to the woman was risky.5. My mothers sister is an _ woman, but she is very friendly.解答：1. Addicted 2. Baffled 3. Contemporary 4. Disclosing 5. eccentricfamine n.饥荒同hungerThere was great fear
10、that people would die of hunger if the famine continued. 如果饥荒持续下去，人们恐怕都会被饿死。fusion n.结合 同 merger, coalescence, unionThe musicians fusion of modern music and traditional Chinese music was very popular. 这位音乐家将现代音乐与中国传统音乐结合创作出来的乐曲十分受欢迎。haggard adj.憔悴的同 gaunt, careworn, fatigued, wan, emaciatedThe soldi
11、ers looked haggard after their ten-hour march.这些士兵在10小时的行军之后，看起来非常憔悴。illiterate adj.不识字的同unlettered, uncultured, uneducated, ignorantThe university set up a center where illiterate adults could learn to read. 该大学成立了一个可供不识字的成年人学习阅读的中心。Inadvertent adj.不注意的同accidental, fortuitous, unintentional, incide
12、ntalThe auditor determined that it was merely an inadvertent mistake made by a junior accountant.查账员认为这只是年轻会计师的疏忽。*auditor n.查账员innermost adj.最深处的同deepest, privateTom and Joe were best friends and shared their innermost secrets with each other.汤姆和乔是最要好的朋友，互相分享内心的秘密。jeopardy n.危险同risk, peril, hazardT
13、his building is in jeopardy of collapsing if there is a major earthquake. 如果发生大地震，这栋建筑物将有坍塌的危险。lace v.系(带子)穿(带子)同1.tie, fasten 2.pass throughThe little childs mother has to help him lace up his shoes.这小孩的母亲不得不帮他系鞋带。lull v.使平静；使入睡同 calm, pacify, quietThe father sang a song to his daughter to lull her
14、 to sleep. 父亲唱了一首歌哄女儿入睡。magnificence n.壮丽同brilliance, grandeur, majesty, resplendenceWe were all impressed with the magnificence of Russias Winter Palace. 气势雄伟的俄国冬宫给我们留下了深刻的印象。mercurial adj.多变的水银的同1.changeable, erratic, mobile, capricious, inconstantFew people can stand Michaels mercurial personality, so he does not have many friends.很少有人能忍受迈克尔多变的性格，所以他的朋友不多。Nasty adj.污秽的令人不快的同1.filthy, foul 2.disagreeable, unpleasantWhat is that nasty smell coming from behind the house?到底是什么东西从房子后面传来这么令人作呕的味道?obituary n.讣告同death notice, necrologyMartin was very shocked to see his best friends obituary in
