考生們平時如果能夠適當的瞭解一下託福詞彙的熟詞僻意,對閱讀題的理解,是很有幫助的,下面小編就為考生分享一些常見的熟詞僻意,以供大家參考學習!
1. address
熟義:n.地址
僻義:v.向...致辭, 演說
Depending on whom he is addressing, the problems will be different.
根據與他談話的不同物件,問題也有所不同。
2. diet
熟義:n.飲食習慣
僻義:n.減肥,瘦身;議會
American industry has changed its structure, has gone on a diet, and has
learnt to be more quick-witted.
美國的工業已經改變了結構,進行了瘦身,學會了明智。
3. cause
熟義:n./v.原因,導致
僻義:n.事業,理想,目標
One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory
that animals have rights ruling out their use in research.
一個這樣的事業現在正在尋求終止生物醫學的研究,因為有這樣一種理論說,動物享有權利禁止它們被用於實驗。
4. novel
熟義:n.小說
僻義:adj.新穎的
When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its
purposes.
當一種新的文學理念出現時,人們應該試著去了解它的意圖。
5. realize
熟義:v.意識到
僻義:v.實現,發揮
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.
據說,Colorado州前州長Richard Lamm曾經說,老年多病者“有責任死去和讓位”,以讓更年輕、更健康的人們去發揮他們的潛能。
6. stop
熟義:n./v.停止
僻義:n.句號
We must pour out a large stream of essential words, unhampered by stops, or
qualifying adjectives, or finite verbs.
我們必須大量使用基本詞彙,擺脫句號,修飾性形容詞及限定動詞的羈絆。
7. sound
熟義:n. 聲音, 語音, 噪音 v. 聽起來
僻義:adj.健全的, 合理的, 有效徹底的, 健康的(soundand safe: 安然無恙)
If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new
plants be environmentally sound.
如果我們準備保護大氣,關鍵要讓這些新發電廠對環境無害。
8. firm
熟義:adj. 結實的,穩固的`
僻義:n. 公司,商號
Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell
anyone,even the victim, when data went astray.
直到加利福尼亞最近通過了一項法律,美國的公司不必告知任何人資訊何時洩露,甚至包括受害人。
9. might
熟義:may的過去式
僻義:n. 力量,威權 (with might and main: 盡全力)
The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the
emerging countries with unsurpassed might.
這個浪潮從異常活躍的美國席捲到歐洲,並以不可比擬的威力影響到正在崛起的國家。
10. weather
熟義:n.天氣
僻義:v.經受風雨,度過難關
This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by
unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad
times.
這種"附加工人效應"可以支援失業保險或殘疾保險所提供的保障制度,以幫助家庭渡過困難時期。
11. panel
熟義:n.儀表板,面板
僻義:n.專家小組
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.
最近的行動是由白宮召集了一批來自國家科學院的專家團,他們告訴我們,地球氣候毫無疑問正在變暖,而這個問題主要是人為造成的。
12. keep
熟義:v.保持
僻義:n.生計
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.
當然公開來源的諜報活動的確有它的風險,因為很難區分正確與錯誤的資訊。這正是Straitford公司賺得生計的地方。
13. promise
熟義:v./n.承諾
僻義:n.有希望,有前途(promising: (形)有希望的,有前途的)
Hofstadter says our country's educational system is in the grips of people
who"joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their
eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual
promise."
Hofstadter說,掌握我們國家教育體系的人“沾沾自喜地、霸氣十足地公然宣稱敵視才學,迫不及待地認同那些看來在才學方面最無前途的孩子。”
14. buy
熟義:v.購買
僻義:v.聽信,認同
Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10
million smokers went to early graves.
許多美國人相信了這些胡言亂語,在三十多年中,差不多有一千萬菸民早早的進了墳墓。
15. catch
熟義:v.抓住
僻義:n.捕獲,捕獲量
That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the
real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one
recorded by changes in catch sizes.
這意味著可以捕獲更多的海洋生物,所以現在和過去的真正差距可能會比之前在捕獲區記錄的資料所體現出的更糟糕。
16. game
熟義:n.遊戲,比賽
僻義:n.獵物
The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to
extinction.
但大部分的,成長緩慢的動物則成了狩獵的目標,並且很快被狩獵到滅絕。
17. slip
熟義:v.滑倒
僻義:n.紙片
Nowa pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family
from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.
如今,一份解僱通知書、一個不利的診斷結果或者配偶的去世都可能在幾個月之內將一個家庭從穩定的中產階層家庭降格成為一個新貧困家庭。
18. tap
熟義:v.輕拍,n. 水龍頭,栓頭
僻義:v.開發
In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved
around efforts to tap the consumer market.
大約在網上交易的第一年當中,大部分業務活動都是圍繞著努力開發消費者市場來進行的。
19. ground
熟義:n.地面
僻義:n.根據,依據(on the ground that…)
Rail roads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the
grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost.
鐵路公司對“被控”客戶進行區別對待的依據是,從長遠來看,這樣做會降低所有人的成本。
20. lean
熟義:v.倚靠, 傾斜
僻義:adj.瘦的, 貧乏的, 歉收的
They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)—lean, pointed,
dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down
for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre.
消瘦、率直、專注的臉龐,穿著牛仔褲和便鞋,吃著小圓麵包,在劇場外的石板上過夜。
21. anchor
熟義:n.錨
僻義:n.主持人,主播
Fast-foodeaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling.
快餐食客、新聞主播、發簡訊的人,都在笑啊笑啊。
22. chair
熟義:n.椅子
僻義:v./n.主持,主席
Former surgeon general ett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his
80s.
前衛生局醫務主任ett Koop 80來歲還出任了一個網際網路公司的總裁。
23. nature
熟義:n.自然
僻義:n.天性,本質,本性(human nature 人性)
Thejury agreed that the nature of the game, not the helmet, was the reason
for the athlete's injury.
陪審團也認為造成該運動員受傷的是這項運動本身的危險性,而不是頭盔。
24. spell
熟義:v.拼寫
僻義:n.一段時間
Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared
that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of
the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that
forecast by decades if not centuries.
雖然一開始在20世紀60年代和70年代有過一段樂觀的時期——那時候彷彿電晶體電路和微處理器的發展將使他們在2010年能夠模仿人類大腦的活動——但是最近研究人員已經開始將這個預測延後數十年,甚至數百年。
25. stress
熟義:n.壓力
僻義:v.強調
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese
education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity
and self-expression.
雖然日本的教育因強調基礎知識而經常受到外國人的讚揚,但是它往往強調考試和機械學習,而不重視創造性和自我表現。