新托福听力考试生词汇编

 　　这些生词是需要大家把他们背住，转化成自己的托福听力词汇。

　　Incomplete缓考, meal plan食堂包月/周套餐, make-up test补考, guest speaker客座讲演者, section小班, on sabbatical 休假

　　Subsistence给养/食物, kinship亲戚关系

　　Diagnosis¹诊断, attic顶楼/阁楼, caulk²填满, screen遮掩, rabies狂犬病

　　Comedian³喜剧演员, tensing紧张, inhalation吸入, exhalation呼出, frustration挫折，失败，botanical植物的, quote/unquote开始/结束引用, mow⁴割草, spray喷雾, herbicide除草剂, horticulturists园艺学家, awesome⁵很棒的, wrap up总结

　　Count on指望, the Great Depression经济萧条

　　was under the impression that记得, bulge⁶膨胀，凸出, eruption⁷喷发, awesome很棒的，壮观的, wrap up总结, be all set to go准备出发

　　Pull up提高/改进, priority优先, get settled稳定下来, tough困难的,consumer消费者, appeal to诉诸，求助于, appealing有感染力的，恳求的, luxuries奢侈品,

　　focus, engaging有吸引力的, vague含糊的

　　Fussy易怒的/过于修饰的, splintered分裂

　　Multi-disciplinary多学科的, windowsill窗台, reorient重新定位, phototropism向光性, hydrotropism向水性,geotropism向地性 photosynthesis⁸光合作用, seedling⁹幼苗, opaque¹⁰不透明的, transparent¹¹透明的

　　Orchard¹²果园的, pass away去世, condolence哀悼, allergy¹³过敏, itchy nose鼻子痒, burning eyes眼睛烧灼感, sneeze打喷嚏, capsule胶囊, tablet药片, drowsy¹⁴犯困, knock me out觉得疲劳, worn off疲劳

　　Lab fee实验费, finch¹⁵雀 ,sparrow麻雀, iridescent¹⁶色彩斑斓的

　　Metropolis¹⁷大城市, documentary记录片/记实小说, municipalities自治市/区，市政当局, borough¹⁸ 自治村镇，行政区

　　Metabolism¹⁹新陈代谢, bacteria细菌, headlight前灯, bioluminescence生物发光现象, textured²⁰结构性的, orchestration配器法, harmony和声/和谐, mainstream²¹主流, eel²²鳗, bass²³鲈鱼, marlin枪鱼, whales鲸鱼, dolphin海豚, seahorse海马, coiled卷的，盘绕的, squid乌贼, octopus²⁴章鱼, sea hare海兔, limpet一种贝类, whelk蛾螺

　　Gofer办事员/杂工, glamour²⁵刺激的，有美丽的, stand much of a chance有很大的机会，That’s the spirit! 这就对了Alert清醒的

　　Hypothesis假设/假想, observation观察, experimentation实验, electron microscope电子显微镜, applied science应用科学, double-edged sword双刃剑, forester林务员, park ranger护林员/公园管理员

　　Biome生物群落, taiga泰加群落，boreal北方的, arctic tundra北极冻原, alpine tundra高山冻原, shrubby灌木状的, latitude纬度, stimuli刺激物, mechanoreceptor机械性刺激感受器, electromagnetic电磁的, rattlesnake响尾蛇

　　Tubular管状的, vessel筒/杯状的, frame框架的, cylindrical圆筒状的, kettledrum定音鼓, membrane膜, compact小巧的，紧凑的, portable随身的, resonance回声/共振, jingle领铛

　　Twilight微光的,salamander蝾螈, perpetual永久的

　　Extrovert外向, introvert内向, reflective发射的/思考的

　　Loaf大块面包, moderate inflation适度通货膨胀, galloping inflation奔驰式通货膨胀, hyperinflation极度通货膨胀, turmoil动乱/骚动

　　Specialist专才, generalist通才, leaf arrangement叶序 bee plant养蜂植物, basal根部/底部的, specimen标本/样本

1 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

2 caulk   

v.堵缝

参考例句：

• Shipbuilders caulk wooden boats with oakum and tar.造船工匠用麻丝和沥青填塞木船缝隙。
• The sailors couldn't find anything to caulk the seam in the boat.水手们找不到任何东西来填塞船上的裂缝。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

5 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

6 bulge   

n.突出，膨胀，激增；vt.突出，膨胀

参考例句：

• The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。
• What's that awkward bulge in your pocket?你口袋里那块鼓鼓囊囊的东西是什么？

7 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

8 photosynthesis   

n.光合作用

参考例句：

• In apple trees photosynthesis occurs almost exclusively in the leaves.苹果树的光合作用几乎只发生在叶内。
• Chloroplasts are the structures in which photosynthesis happens.叶绿体就是光合作用发生的地方。

9 seedling   

n.秧苗，树苗

参考例句：

• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。
• The seedling are coming up full and green.苗长得茁壮碧绿。

10 opaque   

adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的

参考例句：

• The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。
• Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。

11 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

12 orchard   

n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场

参考例句：

• My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
• Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

13 allergy   

n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症

参考例句：

• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
• The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。

14 drowsy   

adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的

参考例句：

• Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
• I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。

15 finch   

n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀，金丝雀等)

参考例句：

• This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
• In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚，它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。

16 iridescent   

adj.彩虹色的，闪色的

参考例句：

• The iridescent bubbles were beautiful.这些闪着彩虹般颜色的大气泡很美。
• Male peacocks display their iridescent feathers for prospective female mates.雄性孔雀为了吸引雌性伴侣而展现了他们彩虹色的羽毛。

17 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

18 borough   

n.享有自治权的市镇；(英)自治市镇

参考例句：

• He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
• That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。

19 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

20 textured   

adj.手摸时有感觉的, 有织纹的

参考例句：

• The shoe's sole had a slightly textured surface. 鞋底表面稍感粗糙。
• Shallow burial seems to preserve chalky textured porosity. 浅埋藏似能保留具白垩状结构的孔隙。

21 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

22 eel   

n.鳗鲡

参考例句：

• He used an eel spear to catch an eel.他用一只捕鳗叉捕鳗鱼。
• In Suzhou,there was a restaurant that specialized in eel noodles.苏州有一家饭馆，他们那里的招牌菜是鳗鱼面。

23 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

24 octopus   

n.章鱼

参考例句：

• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
• One octopus has eight tentacles.一条章鱼有八根触角。

25 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。