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托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释
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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--- p>
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< /p>
;
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
squirt--- To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt
喷
=spurt out v.
喷出
staggering-- Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay;
overwhelming
=overwhelming
spur--- To incite or stimulate
刺激,鞭策
=stimulate
speculate about--- To assume to be true without conclusive
evidence
推测
=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis
假设
spinal---Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal
cord;
vertebral
脊柱的
=backbone
spark--- To set in motion; activate
发动;触发
=bring about
引起
;
致
使
;
造 成
;
达成
spawn--- To give rise to; engender
造成;使产生
=create
solemn--- Deeply earnest, serious, and sober
庄严的,极认真的,严
肃的
=serious
slope---declivity A downward slope, as of a hill
斜坡
smother--- To suffocate (another)
使窒息
=eliminate To get rid of;
remove
消灭;消除
snap--- To pull apart or break with a snapping sound
折断
=break
signify--- To denote; mean
表示…的意思
=denote
simultaneously---
同时存在
[
发生
]
地
=conc urrently
同时发生的,并存的;
合作的
skepticism-- A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind;
dubiety
怀疑态度
=doubt
shield--- To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard
保护、防卫
=protect
secrete-- To conceal in a hiding place; cache
躲藏
=produce
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scarce--- Hard to find; absent or rare
难得的;缺少的或罕见的
=rare
scores--- A composition written for a musical comedy
配乐
=musical
compositions
音乐作品
scent--- A perfume
香水
=perfume
scale--- To climb up or over; ascend
攀登
=climb
sanitation--- Formulation and application of measures designed to
protect public health.
卫生措施
=health
tremendous--- Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree;
enormous
巨大的
=huge, greatly
trend--- A general tendency or inclination
趋向
=tendency
trap--- A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a
concealed pit or a clamp like device
that springs shut
suddenly
陷阱
=entomb To place in or
as if in a tomb or grave
埋葬
trace--- A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the
passage of a person, an animal, or
a thing
痕迹
=imprint, residue The
remainder of something after removal of
parts or a part
残留物
textile--- A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or
knitting; a
fabric
纺织品
=cloth, fabric
terrestrial--- Of, relating to, or composed of land
陆地的
=land
terrain--- An area of land; ground
地区;地带
=land
tedium--- The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness
or boredom
单调乏味
=tiresome
temporarily--- Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited
time
在有限的时间 内持续地、被使用、发挥作用
=makeshift A temporary or
expedient substitute for something
else.
权宜之计
,
暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西
usher--- To precede and introduce; inaugurate
宣告,展示介绍;开< /p>
始,开创
=begin
unrestricted--- adj.
无限制的
,
自由的
=unlimited
unsubstanti ated---
未经证实的,未经证明的
=unverified
未经证实的,
未经核对的
unravel--- To separate and clarify the elements of (something
mysterious or baffling);
solve
分散并澄清
=discover
undoubtedly---
确实 ,无疑地,必定
=unquestionably
不成问题的
;< /p>
无可非
议的
;
无可指责的
undergo--- To pass through; experience
经过;经历
=experience
unadorned--- Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain
未加装饰的;简单的,朴素的
=plain
venerable--- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity,
character, or
position
值得敬重的,令人崇敬的
=worship Ardent devotion;
adoration.
热烈的崇拜;崇敬
variable--- Likely to change or vary; subject to variation;
changeable
易变的
=unstable
vivid--- Evoking lifelike images within the mind; heard, seen, or
felt as if
real
生动的
=graphic Described in vivid detail
生动细致地描
写的
witness--- To take note of; observe
作记录;观察
=observe
yield--- To give forth by or as if by a natural process,
especially by
cultivation
生产
=provide, produce
Supplements
adjunct- addition
辅助
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附加
coarse- rough
粗糙
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粗糙
collectively- together
共同的
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一起