托福写作中涉及到很多词汇的使用,任何情况下词汇是至关重要的,那么这些经常用到的词汇,你现在完全了解了吗?经常写作,经常修改,不断地改善自己的写作水平,注意写作中不仅仅是词汇,还有句型语法的应用也不可忽视,托福写作才会进步更快,下面让我们一起看看这些词汇吧。
真实的,坦诚的,诚实的--candid
candor2 frank fair genuine open pure
hesitate
精确,准确--accuracy exactness exactitude precision
扼要,说明--recapitulate summarize outline
民意测验,民意调查--gall-up pollster
粗略的,大概的,粗糙的--schematic
cursory46 coarse crude rough vulgar churlish
husky
吸引人的--intriguing
alluring47 appealing attractive bewitching captivate
优势,主权,权势--clout ascendance
ascendancy53 authority preponderance
majority
荒谬的,愚蠢的,可笑的--preposterous absurd silly ridiculous senseless
nonsensical
合理的--logical national reasonable sound
一致的,相等的,同样的--congruent tantamount commensurate
相称的,合适的,应得的--condign becoming fitting proper suitable appropriate
以上就是托福写作中很大可能会遇到的词汇,大家要记牢这些词汇,尤其是自己常用的但是不精确的词更要记住,在托福写作中,词汇短语的出彩,会让整片作文更有趣味性更精彩生动,分数自然会高,那么为了作文的满分计划,多记些单词短语吧,日常生活中也可用到。
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authentic
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a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的 |
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- This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
- Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
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candor
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n.坦白,率真 |
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- He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
- He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率,已使婚姻奄奄一息。
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veracious
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adj.诚实可靠的 |
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- Miss Stackpole was a strictly veracious reporter.斯坦克波尔小姐是一丝不苟、实事求是的记者。
- We need to make a veracious evaluation.我们需要事先作出准确的估计。
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virtuous
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adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的 |
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- She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性,人人都尊敬她。
- My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
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neophyte
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n.新信徒;开始者 |
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- The neophyte began to stammer out a reply,but fell silent.新门徒嗫嚅了两句,然后沉默了。
- He is a neophyte at politics.他是个初涉政界的人。
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novice
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adj.新手的,生手的 |
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- As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人,我对此很感兴趣。
- She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。
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freshman
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n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女) |
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- Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
- He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。
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verdant
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adj.翠绿的,青翠的,生疏的,不老练的 |
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- Children are playing on the verdant lawn.孩子们在绿茵茵的草坪上嬉戏玩耍。
- The verdant mountain forest turns red gradually in the autumn wind.苍翠的山林在秋风中渐渐变红了。
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foretell
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v.预言,预告,预示 |
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- Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.柳枝绽青报春来。
- The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。
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portend
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v.预兆,预示;给…以警告 |
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- Black clouds portend a storm.乌云为暴风雨的前兆。
- What do these strange events portend?这些奇怪的事件预示着什么?
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portent
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n.预兆;恶兆;怪事 |
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- I see it as a portent of things to come.我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆。
- As for her engagement with Adam,I would say the portents are gloomy.至于她和亚当的婚约,我看兆头不妙。
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prophesy
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v.预言;预示 |
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- He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
- I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。
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omen
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n.征兆,预兆;vt.预示 |
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- The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
- Could this at last be a good omen for peace?这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了?
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augur
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n.占卦师;v.占卦 |
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- Does this news augur war?这消息预示将有战争吗?
- The signs augur well for tomorrow's weather.种种征候预示明天天气良好。
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presentiment
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n.预感,预觉 |
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- He had a presentiment of disaster.他预感会有灾难降临。
- I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.我有某种不祥事要发生的预感。
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scruple
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n./v.顾忌,迟疑 |
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- It'seemed to her now that she could marry him without the remnant of a scruple.她觉得现在她可以跟他成婚而不需要有任何顾忌。
- He makes no scruple to tell a lie.他说起谎来无所顾忌。
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demur
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v.表示异议,反对 |
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- Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms. 他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。
- He accepted the criticism without demur. 他毫无异议地接受了批评。
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falter
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vi.(嗓音)颤抖,结巴地说;犹豫;蹒跚 |
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- His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
- As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时,脚步迟疑了起来。
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erase
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v.擦掉;消除某事物的痕迹 |
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- He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
- Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。
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obliterate
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v.擦去,涂抹,去掉...痕迹,消失,除去 |
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- Whole villages were obliterated by fire.整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。
- There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。
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raze
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vt.铲平,把(城市、房屋等)夷为平地,拆毁 |
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- The nuclear weapons stored by the United States alone are sufficient to raze the planet.仅美国储存的核武器就足以毁灭地球。
- The earthquake made the city raze to the ground.地震把这个城市夷为平地。
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exterminate
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v.扑灭,消灭,根绝 |
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- Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫。
- Woodpeckers can exterminate insect pests hiding in trees.啄木鸟能消灭躲在树里的害虫。
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prate
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v.瞎扯,胡说 |
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- Listen to him prating on about nothing.听他瞎唠叨。
- If the hen does not prate,she will not lay.母鸡不唠叨不下蛋。
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babble
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v.含糊不清地说,胡言乱语地说,儿语 |
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- No one could understand the little baby's babble. 没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。
- The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.隔壁的车厢隔间里不间歇的嘈杂谈话声让我们都很气恼。
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chatter
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vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 |
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- Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
- I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。
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prattle
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n.闲谈;v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话;发出连续而无意义的声音 |
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- Amy's happy prattle became intolerable.艾美兴高采烈地叽叽喳喳说个不停,汤姆感到无法忍受。
- Flowing water and green grass witness your lover's endless prattle.流水缠绕,小草依依,都是你诉不尽的情话。
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jabber
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v.快而不清楚地说;n.吱吱喳喳 |
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- Listen to the jabber of those monkeys.听那些猴子在吱吱喳喳地叫。
- He began to protes,to jabber of his right of entry.他开始抗议,唠叨不休地说他有进来的权力。
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meek
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adj.温顺的,逆来顺受的 |
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- He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
- The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。
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docile
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adj.驯服的,易控制的,容易教的 |
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- Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
- He is a docile and well-behaved child.他是个温顺且彬彬有礼的孩子。
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adoration
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n.爱慕,崇拜 |
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- He gazed at her with pure adoration.他一往情深地注视着她。
- The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
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deference
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n.尊重,顺从;敬意 |
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- Do you treat your parents and teachers with deference?你对父母师长尊敬吗?
- The major defect of their work was deference to authority.他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。
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esteem
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n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作 |
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- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
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reverence
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n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 |
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- He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
- We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.我们尊重传统,但不被传统所束缚。
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veneration
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n.尊敬,崇拜 |
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- I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕。
- My father venerated General Eisenhower.我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 |
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- She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
- She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
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fealty
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n.忠贞,忠节 |
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- He swore fealty to the king.他宣誓效忠国王。
- If you are fealty and virtuous,then I would like to meet you.如果你孝顺善良,我很愿意认识你。
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loyalty
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n.忠诚,忠心 |
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- She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
- His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。
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terse
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adj.(说话,文笔)精炼的,简明的 |
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- Her reply about the matter was terse.她对此事的答复简明扼要。
- The president issued a terse statement denying the charges.总统发表了一份简短的声明,否认那些指控。
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curt
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adj.简短的,草率的 |
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- He gave me an extremely curt answer.他对我作了极为草率的答复。
- He rapped out a series of curt commands.他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
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succinct
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adj.简明的,简洁的 |
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- The last paragraph is a succinct summary.最后这段话概括性很强。
- A succinct style lends vigour to writing.措辞简练使文笔有力。
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compendious
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adj.简要的,精简的 |
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- At the end,a compendious sum-up and an expectation were brought out.最后对全文进行了扼要的总结,并提出展望。
- He made compendious introduction to the aluminum foil industry of Germany and France.他对德国与法国的铝箔工业作了扼要的介绍。
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laconic
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adj.简洁的;精练的 |
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- He sent me a laconic private message.他给我一封简要的私人函件。
- This response was typical of the writer's laconic wit.这个回答反映了这位作家精练简明的特点。
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compendium
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n.简要,概略 |
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- The Compendium of Materia Medica has been held in high esteem since it was first published.“本草纲目”问世之后,深受人们的推重。
- The book is a compendium of their poetry,religion and philosophy.这本书是他们诗歌、宗教和哲学的概略。
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synopsis
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n.提要,梗概 |
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- The synopsis of the book is very good.这本书的梗概非常好。
- I heard there wasn't a script.They only had a synopsis.我听说是没有剧本的。他们只有一个大纲。
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deadlock
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n.僵局,僵持 |
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- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后,谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
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cursory
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adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的 |
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- He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。
- The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句。
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alluring
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adj.吸引人的,迷人的 |
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- The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
- Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。
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enchanting
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a.讨人喜欢的 |
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- His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑,活脱儿象他父亲。
- Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方,我又向往又害怕。
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enticing
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adj.迷人的;诱人的 |
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- The offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力,使人难以拒绝。
- Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短,但浑圆可爱;两臂丰腴,也很动人。
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inviting
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adj.诱人的,引人注目的 |
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- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
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tantalizing
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adj.逗人的;惹弄人的;撩人的;煽情的v.逗弄,引诱,折磨( tantalize的现在分词 ) |
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- This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands. 这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We have only vague and tantalizing glimpses of his power. 我们只能隐隐约约地领略他的威力,的确有一种可望不可及的感觉。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
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tempting
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a.诱人的, 吸引人的 |
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- It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
- It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。
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ascendancy
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n.统治权,支配力量 |
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- We have had ascendancy over the enemy in the battle.在战斗中我们已占有优势。
- The extremists are gaining ascendancy.极端分子正逐渐占据上风。
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rapport
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n.和睦,意见一致 |
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- She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
- We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。
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conformity
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n.一致,遵从,顺从 |
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- Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法?
- The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。
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allot
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v.分配;拨给;n.部分;小块菜地 |
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- The government is ready to allot houses in that area.政府准备在那个地区分配住房。
- Who will she allot the easy jobs to?她把轻活儿分给谁呢?
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apportion
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vt.(按比例或计划)分配 |
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- It's already been agreed in principle to apportion the value of the patents.原则上已经同意根据专利的价值按比例来分配。
- It was difficult to apportion the blame for the accident.很难分清这次事故的责任。
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frivolous
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adj.轻薄的;轻率的 |
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- This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem.这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
- He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things.他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
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paltry
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adj.无价值的,微不足道的 |
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- The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
- I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了,如果你不能振作你那点元气。
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trifling
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adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的 |
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- They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
- So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利,不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。
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