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。
夸张的--stilted lofty
lively
恶作剧的,顽皮的--prankish naughty impish elfish devilish
mischievous6 puckish
笨拙的,麻烦的--cumbersome bulky burdensome clumsy troublesome unmanageable
bothersome
gauche7 antic awkward ham-handed
大风暴--tempest violence storm
巨大的,惊人的--prodigious
colossal13 enormous extraordinary gigantic huge
奇妙的,不可思议的--miraculous wonderful marvelous
多产的,丰富的,繁茂的--prolific
fecund18 fertile fruitful productive
神秘的--mysterious esoteric occult
overrule
虚弱的,衰老的--feckless flaccid flagging languid
effete38
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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bombast
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n.高调,夸大之辞 |
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- There was no bombast or conceit in his speech.他的演讲并没有夸大其词和自吹自擂。
- Yasha realized that Wolsky's bombast was unnecessary.雅夏看出沃尔斯基是在无中生有地吹嘘。
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overdo
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vt.把...做得过头,演得过火 |
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- Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
- The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。
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amplify
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vt.放大,增强;详述,详加解说 |
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- The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
- Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。
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animated
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adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 |
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- His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
- We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
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exuberant
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adj.充满活力的;(植物)繁茂的 |
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- Hothouse plants do not possess exuberant vitality.在温室里培养出来的东西,不会有强大的生命力。
- All those mother trees in the garden are exuberant.果园里的那些母树都长得十分茂盛。
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mischievous
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adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的 |
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- He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
- A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。
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gauche
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adj.笨拙的,粗鲁的 |
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- He now seems gauche and uninteresting.他显得又笨拙又古板。
- She was a rather gauche,provincial creature.她是个非常不善交际、偏狭守旧的人。
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commotion
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n.骚动,动乱 |
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- They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵,引起了一阵骚乱。
- Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间,整条街道变得一片混乱。
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fret
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v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损 |
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- Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急,我们能准时到那里。
- She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.
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calamity
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n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 |
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- Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 |
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- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
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mishap
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n.不幸的事,不幸;灾祸 |
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- I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了,你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
- We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。
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colossal
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adj.异常的,庞大的 |
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- There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
- Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
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mammoth
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n.长毛象;adj.长毛象似的,巨大的 |
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- You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
- Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 |
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- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 |
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- Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
- These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
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valiant
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adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 |
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- He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
- Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施,通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
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fecund
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adj.多产的,丰饶的,肥沃的 |
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- The pampas are still among the most fecund lands in the world.南美大草原仍然是世界上最肥沃的土地之一。
- They have a fecund soil.他们有肥沃的土地。
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munificent
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adj.慷慨的,大方的 |
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- I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends.我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物。
- The old man's munificent donation to the hospital was highly appreciated.老人对医院慷慨的捐赠赢得了高度赞扬。
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affluent
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adj.富裕的,富有的,丰富的,富饶的 |
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- He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
- His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。
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plentiful
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adj.富裕的,丰富的 |
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- Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
- Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
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sterile
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adj.不毛的,不孕的,无菌的,枯燥的,贫瘠的 |
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- This top fits over the bottle and keeps the teat sterile.这个盖子严实地盖在奶瓶上,保持奶嘴无菌。
- The farmers turned the sterile land into high fields.农民们把不毛之地变成了高产田。
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penurious
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adj.贫困的 |
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- One penurious year,my parents used Swiss cheese plant.经济拮据的一年,我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树。
- Raised on a hog farm in Hunan Province,she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.李小姐在湖南省的一家养猪场长大,她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。
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penury
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n.贫穷,拮据 |
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- Hardship and penury wore him out before his time.受穷受苦使他未老先衰。
- A succession of bad harvest had reduced the small farmer to penury.连续歉收使得这个小农场主陷入了贫困境地。
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impecunious
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adj.不名一文的,贫穷的 |
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- He is impecunious,does not know anyone who can lend mony.他身无分文,也不认识任何可以借钱的人。
- They are independent,impecunious and able to tolerate all degrees of discomfort.他们独立自主,囊中羞涩,并且能够忍受各种不便。
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needy
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adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的 |
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- Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷,但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
- They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
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destitute
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adj.缺乏的;穷困的 |
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- They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
- They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。
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bind
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vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬 |
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- I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
- He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。
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fetter
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n./vt.脚镣,束缚 |
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- This does not mean that we wish to fetter the trade union movement.这并不意味着我们想限制工会运动。
- Reform will be deepened to remove the institutional obstacles that fetter the development of productive forces.继续深化改革,突破束缚生产力发展的体制性障碍。
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repeal
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n.废止,撤消;v.废止,撤消 |
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- He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
- He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由,赞成废除该法令。
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abrogate
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v.废止,废除 |
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- When can we abrogate the national boundaries all over the world?什么时候可以在全球取消国界?
- A government may abrogate any unfair treaties.政府可以取消任何不公平的条约。
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annul
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v.宣告…无效,取消,废止 |
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- They have the power to alter or annul inappropriate decisions of their own standing committees.他们有权改变或者撤销本级人民代表大会常务委员会不适当的决定。
- The courts later found grounds to annul the results,after the king urged them to sort out the "mess".在国王敦促法庭收拾烂摊子后,法庭随后宣布废除选举结果。
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rescind
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v.废除,取消 |
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- They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.他们听从了他的劝告,撤销了原计划。
- Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。
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revoke
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v.废除,取消,撤回 |
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- The university may revoke my diploma.大学可能吊销我的毕业证书。
- The government revoked her husband's license to operate migrant labor crews.政府撤销了她丈夫管理外来打工人群的许可证。
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retract
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vt.缩回,撤回收回,取消 |
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- The criminals should stop on the precipice, retract from the wrong path and not go any further.犯罪分子应当迷途知返,悬崖勒马,不要在错误的道路上继续走下去。
- I don't want to speak rashly now and later have to retract my statements.我不想现在说些轻率的话,然后又要收回自己说过的话。
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enervate
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v.使虚弱,使无力 |
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- A hot climate enervate people who are not used to it.热的气候使不习惯于热的人衰弱无力。
- Bessie was the kind of girl that could enhance your performance as easily as she could enervate it.贝西能轻而易举地提高你的比赛成绩,同样也能轻而易举地使你无力回天。
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debilitate
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v. 使衰弱 |
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- Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适,由斯图尔特暂时接手。
- Their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance came to nought.他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力结果等于零。
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effete
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adj.无生产力的,虚弱的 |
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- People said the aristocracy was effete.人们说贵族阶级已是日薄西山了。
- During the ages,Greek civilization declined and became effete.在中世纪期间,希腊文明开始衰落直至衰败。
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slur
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v.含糊地说;诋毁;连唱;n.诋毁;含糊的发音 |
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- He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.他把这些话当作是对他的名誉的中伤。
- The drug made her speak with a slur.药物使她口齿不清。
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blemish
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v.损害;玷污;瑕疵,缺点 |
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- The slightest blemish can reduce market value.只要有一点最小的损害都会降低市场价值。
- He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。
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stigma
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n.耻辱,污名;(花的)柱头 |
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- Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.做未婚母亲在社会上曾是不光彩的事。
- The stigma of losing weighed heavily on the team.失败的耻辱让整个队伍压力沉重。
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discredit
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vt.使不可置信;n.丧失信义;不信,怀疑 |
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- Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
- They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
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