《托福高阶词汇》LIST21b_托福考试

《托福高阶词汇》LIST21b

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surreptitious adj.秘密的

同stealthy, furtive¹, sneaky, secret

The reporter was told that surreptitious bribes² were being given to officials.这名记者被告知官员们正在

接受秘密行贿。

tap①v.轻敲②n.龙头

同1.pat, knock, rap, strike 2.faucet³, valve, outlet⁴

Peter tapped on Clair's window to get her attention as he walked by her office.

彼得经过克莱尔的办公室时轻敲窗户以引起她的注意。

tyro⁵ n.初学者；新手

同beginner, novice⁶, learner

Otis' computer class is for older tyros⁷ who are terrified of using a computer.

奥蒂斯的电脑课是为惧怕使用电脑的年老初学者开的。

ulterior adj.隐秘的

同hidden, secret, concealed⁸

Do you think Dean has any ulterior motives⁹ in buying me a new microwave oven?

你认为迪安给我买新微波炉是因为他有什么隐秘的动机吗？

vapid¹⁰ adj.无味的；无趣的

同insipid¹¹, flavorless, flat, uninteresting

Ethan loves kung-fu movies, but Joe thinks they are just vapid entertainment.

伊桑喜欢功夫电影，但乔却认为那是无趣的娱乐。

wanton adj.放纵的；胡乱的

同lewd¹², loose, lustful¹³, reckless, wild

The youths showed their wanton disrespect for the law by drinking in public.

这些年轻人在公众场合饮酒以表达他们对法律的蔑视。

zenith n.顶点

同top, summit, peak, apex¹⁴, pinnacle¹⁵, acme¹⁶

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

After climbing for days, the mountain climbers reached the zenith.攀爬数天后，登山者们抵达了山顶。

1. The entertaining, _____ novel I have just read was hard to put down.

2. I love listening to my grandmother's _____ about life when she was a young woman.

3. Angela _____ for perfection in everything she does.

4. Some people find that vegetarian¹⁷ diets are _____.

5. Joyce is an actress at the _____ of her career.

解答?1. quixotic 2. reminiscence 3. strives 4. vapid 5. zenith

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1 furtive
adj.鬼鬼崇崇的，偷偷摸摸的
参考例句：
The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.老师怀疑这个学生在考试时有偷偷摸摸的行为。 His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。

2 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

3 faucet
n.水龙头
参考例句：
The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。 She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

4 outlet
n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄
参考例句：
The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。 Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

5 tyro
n.初学者；生手
参考例句：
She is a tyro in the art of writing poetry.她是一名诗歌创作艺术的初学者。 I am a veritable tyro at the game.我玩这个是新手。

6 novice
adj.新手的，生手的
参考例句：
As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。 She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。

7 tyros
n.初学者，新手，生手( tyro的名词复数 )
参考例句：

8 concealed
a.隐藏的，隐蔽的
参考例句：
The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。 I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

9 motives
n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )
参考例句：
to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机 His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

10 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。

11 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。

12 lewd
adj.淫荡的
参考例句：
Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。 I'm not that mean,despicable,cowardly,lewd creature that horrible little man sees. 我可不是那个令人恶心的小人所见到的下流、可耻、懦弱、淫秽的家伙。

13 lustful
a.贪婪的；渴望的
参考例句：
Adelmo agreed and duly submitted to Berengar's lustful advances. 阿德尔摩同意了并适时地顺从了贝仁格情欲的增长。 The lustful scenes of the movie were abhorrent to the old lady. 电影里淫荡的画面让这老妇人厌恶。

14 apex
n.顶点，最高点
参考例句：
He reached the apex of power in the early 1930s.他在三十年代初达到了权力的顶峰。 His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.当选总统是他一生事业的顶峰。

15 pinnacle
n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰
参考例句：
Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。 It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

16 acme
n.顶点，极点
参考例句：
His work is considered the acme of cinematic art. 他的作品被认为是电影艺术的巅峰之作。 Schubert reached the acme of his skill while quite young. 舒伯特的技巧在他十分年轻时即已达到了顶峰。

17 vegetarian
n.素食者；adj.素食的
参考例句：
She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。 I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

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