这些托福高频词汇决对能惊艳你的托福考官

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　　jubilant ['dʒuːbɪl(ə)nt]adj. 欢呼的，喜洋洋的

　　The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.

　　当消防队员把那位女士从着火的大楼里背出来的时候，人们激动欢呼起来。

 

　　knell [nel]n. 丧钟声，凶兆

　　Echoing throughout our village, the funeral knell made the grey day even more grim.

　　葬礼的钟声回荡在小镇上，让灰暗的天气显得更加阴冷。

 

　　lithe [laɪð]adj. 身体柔韧的

　　Although the dancers were all outstanding, Khan’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.

　　尽管这些舞者都很棒，但Khan尤其令人惊艳。他对自己柔韧的身体有着极好的控制。

 

　　lurid ['l(j)ʊərɪd]adj. 可怕的;苍白的;耸人听闻的

　　Barry’s story, in which he described a character torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid to be published on the English Literature's website.

　　Barry写的故事描述了一人折磨邻居家的乌龟。这个故事被认为太过耸人听闻，不宜发布在英语文学网站上。

 

　　maverick ['mæv(ə)rɪk]

　　n. 特立独行的人

　　Tom is a real maverick and always does things his own way.

　　Tom总是按照他自己的方式做事，他真是一个特立独行的人。

 

　　maxim ['mæksɪm]n. 格言，准则

　　He should have stuck to his own maxim: march separately and fight together.

　　他本应该遵循自己的格言的：单独行军，共同战斗。

 

　　meticulous [mə'tɪkjələs]adj. 一丝不苟的，非常注重细节的

　　The ornate needlework in the bride’s gown was a product of meticulous handiwork.

　　新娘礼服上的巧夺天工的刺绣正是精细至极的手艺的杰作。

 

　　modicum ['mɒdɪkəm]n. 少量，一点点

　　Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Magda announced her boss’s affair to the entire office.

　　Magda连一丁点的敏感性都不愿展现，对着整个办公室嚷嚷她老板的绯闻。

 

　　morose [mə'rəʊs]

　　adj. 郁闷的;坏脾气的

　　David’s morose nature made him very unpleasant to talk to.

　　David的天性太孤僻了，和他交流起来很不愉快。

　　10myriad ['mɪrɪəd]adj. 无数的，许多

　　It was difficult to decide what to do on Saturday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.

　　周六晚上要做什么真难决定啊，因为这座城市给我们提供了太多娱乐选择。

 

　　nadir ['neɪdɪə; 'nædɪə]

　　n. 点

　　My day was boring, but the nadir came when my new car was stolen.我这一天过的无聊至极，但我的车被偷了才是最糟的事。

　　

　　nominal ['nɒmɪn(ə)l]

　　adj. 名义上的，有名无实的

　　Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Kim sold everything for a nominal price.Kim下周就要搬家了，比起钱他更急需处理掉这些旧家具，所以他象征性地收了些钱把所有东西都卖了。

 

　　novice ['nɒvɪs]n. 初学者，新手

　　Because we were all novices at archery, our instructor decided to begin with the basics.

　　我们在射箭方面都是新手，所以教练决定从基础教起。

 

　　nuance ['njuːɑːns]

　　n. 细微差别，微妙之处

　　The nuances of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the teacher was able to point them out.随意的读者很难发现这首诗的微妙之处，但老师却能将它们指出来。

　　

　　oblivious [ə'blɪvɪəs]

　　adj. 不知道的，无意识的

　　Oblivious to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until much too late.我爸完全没闻到厨房里发出来的焦味，所以等他注意到烤箱里的面包卷已经烤糊了的时候，一切都已经太晚了。

 

　　obsequious [əb'siːkwɪəs]

　　adj. 谄媚的;奉承的

　　Donald acted like Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.

　　Donald对Susan言听计从，极尽谄媚，简直像她的仆从一样。

 

　　obtuse [əbˈtju:s]

　　adj. 钝的;迟钝的

　　Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.反对派的政客们警告首相，他的这种迟钝的外交政策会把国家卷入愚蠢的战争中。

　　

　　panacea [,pænə'siə]n. 灵丹妙药

　　Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.

　　医生都希望有能治百病的灵丹妙药，但很遗憾并没有这样的药。

　　

　　parody ['pærədɪ]

　　n. 嘲讽的、拙劣的模仿;恶搞

　　A hush fell over the classroom when the teacher returned to find Magdalena acting out a parody of his teaching style.

　　当老师转过身，发现Magdalena正在拙劣地模仿他教书的样子，整个教室都安静了下来。

 

　　penchant [ˈpenʃənt]n. 嗜好，倾向

　　Raj’s dinner parties quickly became monotonous on account of his penchant for Indian dishes.

　　因为Raj偏爱吃印度菜，所以他的晚宴很快就变得单调无比。

 

　　perusal [pə'ruːz(ə)l]

　　n. 熟读，精读

　　The actor agreed to accept the role after a three-month perusal of the movie script.

　　这个演员在仔细研读了电影剧本整整三个月后，终于接演了这个角色。

 

　　plethora ['pleθ(ə)rə]

　　n. 过多，过剩

　　The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.婚礼上准备了超多牡蛎，堆起来足足有三尺高。

　　

　　predilection [,prɛdl'ɛkʃən]n. 偏好，偏爱

　　James has a predilection for eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.

　　James偏爱吃整只蟾蜍配番茄酱。

　

　　quaint [kweɪnt]

　　adj. 古雅的;奇怪的

　　Mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.

　　Mary在罗马尼亚看到一顶古雅的帽子，心情大好。

 

　　rash [ræʃ]adj. 轻率的，鲁莽的

　　It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.

　　想问题的时候能冷静而彻底地分析，而不是草率地做决定。

　　

　　refurbish [riː'fɜːbɪʃ]v. 刷新;再磨光;整修

　　After being refurbished the old Triumph motorcycle commanded the handsome price of $6,000.

　　在被重新整修了一番后，这辆旧凯旋牌摩托车现在值6000美元的高价。

　　

　　repudiate [rɪ'pjuːdɪeɪt]v. 拒绝接受;否定

　　Tom made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.

　　Tom用一番强有力论证证明应当延长他的宵禁时间，但妈妈几句话骂回去，就把他否定了。

　　

　　rife [raɪf]adj. 普通的

　　Surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with spelling errors.

　　令人惊讶的是，老师的文笔平平，拼写错误百出。

　　

　　salient ['seɪlɪənt]adj. 显著的，突出的

　　One of the salient differences between Alison and Helen is that Alison is a couple of kilos heavier.

　　Alison和Hellen的一个显著区别在于，Alison要胖那么几公斤。

　　

　　serendipity [,ser(ə)n'dɪpɪtɪ]n. 意外发现珍奇事物的本领;好运

　　In an amazing bit of serendipity, penniless Mark found a $50 bill on the back seat of the bus.

　　身无分文的Mark意外交上好运，在公交车后座上发现了一张50块的钞票。

　　

　　staid [steɪd]adj. 严肃稳重的;古板的

　　The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.

　　不管发生什么，这位严肃古板的男管家都面无表情。

 

　　superfluous [suː'pɜːflʊəs; sjuː-]

　　adj. 多余的，不必要的

　　She had already won the campaign so her constant flattery of others was superfluous.

　　她已经赢得了竞选，所以她无时无刻不在奉承别人的行为很多余。

 

　　sycophant ['sɪkəfænt]

　　n. 谄媚者

　　Some see the people in the cabinet as the Prime Minister’s closest advisors, but others see them as sycophants.有的人视内阁政客们为首相的重要谏臣，有的人则视他们为谄媚之徒。

　

　　taciturn ['tæsɪtɜːn]

　　adj. 沉默寡言的，无言的

　　Though Magda never seems to stop talking, her brother is quite taciturn.

　　Magda似乎永远都有话说，而她的兄弟却特别沉默寡言。

 

　　truculent ['trʌkjʊl(ə)nt]adj. 好斗的，野蛮的

　　This club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?

　　这个俱乐部也不是那种吸引危险人物的地方，那么为什么这儿的保安都那么凶悍呢?

 

　　umbrage ['ʌmbrɪdʒ]n. 不快，生气

　　He called me a lily-livered coward, and I took umbrage at the insult.

　　他说我是个胆怯的懦夫，我对这样的侮辱表示非常生气。

 

　　venerable ['ven(ə)rəb(ə)l]adj. 德高望重的;值得尊敬的

　　The venerable High Court judge had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout the years.

　　这位德高望重的法院法官在近几年里的重要案件中做出了关键判决。

 

　　vex [veks]

　　v. 使恼怒

　　His noisy neighbors often vexed him.他那闹哄哄的邻居总让他很恼火。

 

　　vociferous [və(ʊ)'sɪf(ə)rəs]

　　adj. 喧哗的;大声疾呼的

　　I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m breaking up with him.

　　我受不了他又吵又闹的牢骚，于是和他分手了。

 

　　wanton ['wɒntən]adj. 放纵的;轻浮的

　　Joanna’s wanton demeanor often made the frat guys next door very excited.

　　Joanna放荡行为常惹得隔壁兄弟会的伙计们兴奋不已。

 

　　zenith ['zenɪθ]n. ，顶点

　　He reached the zenith of his achievements by marrying the girl of his dreams.

　　他迎娶白富美，走上人生。