《托福高阶词汇》LIST8

1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 托福高阶词汇list8考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。fluctuate v.波动；变动同alternate, wavesome investors 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。gainsay v.否认同deny, disagreethere was no gainsaying the astronomers knowledge about the plane

2、ts. 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hybrid n.混种；混血儿同half-breed, mixturescientists have developed a hybrid of rice that is more resistant 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, phrasewhen studying a foreign language, idioms are often the most difficult thi

3、ng 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, improper, unfit, incongruousthis 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, vapid, insipid, innocenti dont understand how such an innocuous childrens

4、book could cause such an uproar. 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twitch, pull, yanki 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。laconic adj.简洁的同concise, compact, pithy, short, succincthenrys date was very laconic, only saying two sentenc

5、es the entire evening. 亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。lumber n.木材同wood, timber, logsa lot of lumber was needed to build the smiths new house. 建造史密斯的新家需要大量木材。magnify v.放大同enlarge, expand, amplify, augmentdanny 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 maritime adj.海洋的同marine, ocea

6、nic, nautical, seafaringthe city is building a maritime museum near the harbor.该市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物馆。merge v.合并同combine, blend, amalgamatethe two mountain streams merged to form a single stream. 这两条山间的小溪汇合成一条河流。obsequious adj.逢迎的；谄媚的同abject, servile, fawning, cringingthe managers obsequious assistant an

7、noyed the other employees in the department.谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。ornate adj.装饰的；华丽的同beautiful, ornamented, elaboratefor my birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate silver earrings. 父亲送给我一对华丽的银耳环作为我的生日礼物。pact n.协定；条约同agreement, treaty, compact, contractthe two countries signed a pact to end their f

8、ighting.这两国签署了一项终止战争的协定。perpendicular adj.垂直的同at a right angle, steep, uprightmain street runs perpendicular to pine street, and they meet at the city library.梅因街和松树街垂直交汇，路口就是市立图书馆。plume n.羽毛同feather, plumagethe plumes of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored. 孔雀的羽毛十分华丽而且颜色鲜艳。exercise: fill in the blanks.1. it is _ to wear a t-shirt and jeans to a wedding ceremony.2. the teachers _ explanation answered all our questions.3. the cell was _ ten times under the lens of the microscope.4. these two banks have _ to form the largest bank in the country.5. the trade _ was t