托福阅读:常见的熟词僻意(一)

2017-07-25 16:48:00来源:中国教育信息网

  适当的了解一下托福词汇的熟词僻意是很有帮助的,下面为考生分享的是托福阅读中常见的熟词僻意,供考生参考。

  1. address

  熟义:n.地址

  僻义:v.向...致辞, 演说

  Depending on whom he is addressing, the problems will be different.

  根据与他谈话的不同对象,问题也有所不同。

  2. diet

  熟义:n.饮食习惯

  僻义:n.减肥,瘦身;议会

  American industry has changed its structure, has gone on a diet, and has

  learnt to be more quick-witted.

  美国的工业已经改变了结构,进行了瘦身,学会了明智。

  3. cause

  熟义:n./v.原因,导致

  僻义:n.事业,理想,目标

  One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory

  that animals have rights ruling out their use in research.

  一个这样的事业现在正在寻求终止生物医学的研究,因为有这样一种理论说,动物享有权利禁止它们被用于实验。

  4. novel

  熟义:n.小说

  僻义:adj.新颖的

  When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its

  purposes.

  当一种新的文学理念出现时,人们应该试着去了解它的意图。

  5. realize

  熟义:v.意识到

  僻义:v.实现,发挥

  Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old

  and infirm "have a duty to die and get out of the way", so that

  younger,healthier people can realize their potential.

  据说,Colorado州前州长Richard Lamm曾经说,老年多病者“有责任死去和让位”,以让更年轻、更健康的人们去发挥他们的潜能。

  6. stop

  熟义:n./v.停止

  僻义:n.句号

  We must pour out a large stream of essential words, unhampered by stops, or

  qualifying adjectives, or finite verbs.

  我们必须大量使用基本词汇,摆脱句号,修饰性形容词及限定动词的羁绊。

  7. sound

  熟义:n. 声音, 语音, 噪音 v. 听起来

  僻义:adj.健全的, 合理的, 有效彻底的, 健康的(soundand safe: 安然无恙)

  If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new

  plants be environmentally sound.

  如果我们准备保护大气,关键要让这些新发电厂对环境无害。

  8. firm

  熟义:adj. 结实的,稳固的

  僻义:n. 公司,商号

  Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell

  anyone,even the victim, when data went astray.

  直到加利福尼亚最近通过了一项法律,美国的公司不必告知任何人信息何时泄露,甚至包括受害人。

  9. might

  熟义:may的过去式

  僻义:n. 力量,威权 (with might and main: 尽全力)

  The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the

  emerging countries with unsurpassed might.

  这个浪潮从异常活跃的美国席卷到欧洲,并以不可比拟的威力影响到正在崛起的国家。

  10. weather

  熟义:n.天气

  僻义:v.经受风雨,度过难关

  This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by

  unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad

  times.

  这种"附加工人效应"可以支持失业保险或残疾保险所提供的保障制度,以帮助家庭渡过困难时期。

  11. panel

  熟义:n.仪表板,面板

  僻义:n.专家小组

  The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the

  White House, to tell us that the Earth's atmosphere is definitely warming and

  that the problem is largely man-made.

  最近的行动是由白宫召集了一批来自国家科学院的专家团,他们告诉我们,地球气候毫无疑问正在变暖,而这个问题主要是人为造成的。

  12. keep

  熟义:v.保持

  僻义:n.生计

  Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult

  to tell good information from bad. That's where Straitford earns its keep.

  当然公开来源的谍报活动的确有它的风险,因为很难区分正确与错误的信息。这正是Straitford公司赚得生计的地方。