《托福高阶词汇》LIST8a_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST8a

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fluctuate v.波动；变动

同alternate, wave

Some investors¹ panic when stock prices fluctuate wildly.

当股票价格大幅波动时,一些投资者便开始恐慌起来。

gainsay² v.否认

同deny, disagree

There was no gainsaying³ the astronomer's knowledge about the planets.

这位天文学家对于行星的知识是毋庸置疑的。

*astronomer n.天文学家

hybrid⁴ n.混种；混血儿

同half-breed, mixture

Scientists have developed a hybrid of rice that is more resistant⁵ to diseases and insects.

科学家已开发出一种对疾病与虫害更具抵抗力的杂交水稻。

idiom n.习语；惯用语

同expression, phrase

When studying a foreign language, idioms are often the most difficult thing to learn.

学习外语时，习语常是其中最难学的部分。

Inappropriate adj.不适合的

同unsuitable, improper⁶, unfit, incongruous

This movie is very violent and is inappropriate for children to watch.

这部电影暴力倾向严重，不适合儿童观看。

innocuous adj.无害的

同harmless, inoffensive, vapid⁷, insipid⁸, innocent

I don't understand how such an innocuous children's book could cause such an uproar⁹.

我不明白为何这本对儿童无害的书竟会引起如此的骚动。

*uproar n.骚动

jerk n.拉扯

同twitch¹⁰, pull, yank

I felt a jerk on my sleeve, then realized it was just a tree branch.

我觉得有人拉我的袖子，后来发现只不过是树枝而已。

laconic¹¹ adj.简洁的

同concise¹², compact, pithy¹³, short, succinct¹⁴

Henry's date was very laconic, only saying two sentences the entire evening.

亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。

lumber¹⁵ n.木材

同wood, timber, logs

A lot of lumber was needed to build the Smith's new house.

建造史密斯的新家需要大量木材。

magnify v.放大

同enlarge, expand, amplify¹⁶, augment¹⁷

Danny used a lens to magnify the tiny insect.

丹尼利用镜片来放大那只微小的昆虫。*lens n. (pl.)镜片

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1 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 gainsay
v.否认，反驳
参考例句：
She is a fine woman-that nobody can gainsay.她是个好女人无人能否认。 No one will gainsay his integrity.没有人对他的正直有话可讲。

3 gainsaying
v.否认，反驳( gainsay的现在分词 )
参考例句：
There is no gainsaying his honesty. 他的诚实是不可否认的。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 There is no gainsaying the fact that brinkmanship is a dangerous game. 不可能否认这样的事实：即战争的边缘政策是一种危险的游戏。来自辞典例句

4 hybrid
n.(动，植）杂种，混合物
参考例句：
That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。 The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

5 resistant
adj.(to)抵抗的，有抵抗力的
参考例句：
Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。 They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。

6 improper
adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
参考例句：
Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。 Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

7 vapid
adj.无味的；无生气的
参考例句：
She made a vapid comment about the weather.她对天气作了一番平淡无奇的评论。 He did the same thing year by year and found life vapid.他每年做着同样的事，觉得生活索然无味。

8 insipid
adj.无味的，枯燥乏味的，单调的
参考例句：
The food was rather insipid and needed gingering up.这食物缺少味道，需要加点作料。 She said she was a good cook,but the food she cooked is insipid.她说她是个好厨师，但她做的食物却是无味道的。

9 uproar
n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸
参考例句：
She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。 His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

10 twitch
v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛
参考例句：
The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。 I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

11 laconic
adj.简洁的；精练的
参考例句：
He sent me a laconic private message.他给我一封简要的私人函件。 This response was typical of the writer's laconic wit.这个回答反映了这位作家精练简明的特点。

12 concise
adj.简洁的，简明的
参考例句：
The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。 I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。

13 pithy
adj.(讲话或文章)简练的
参考例句：
Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.他们中很多人特别赞扬了影片精炼的对白。 His pithy comments knocked the bottom out of my argument.他精辟的评论驳倒了我的论点。

14 succinct
adj.简明的，简洁的
参考例句：
The last paragraph is a succinct summary.最后这段话概括性很强。 A succinct style lends vigour to writing.措辞简练使文笔有力。

15 lumber
n.木材，木料；v.以破旧东西堆满；伐木；笨重移动
参考例句：
The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。 They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。

16 amplify
vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说
参考例句：
The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。 Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。

17 augment
vt.(使)增大，增加，增长，扩张
参考例句：
They hit upon another idea to augment their income.他们又想出一个增加收入的办法。 The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.政府首先关心的是增强军队和辅助的力量。

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