TOEFL-12 Flashcards
fission
n. <物>(原子的)分裂, 裂變</物>
amend
v. 改善; 修改
partition
n. 分開, 分割(物), 隔牆
v. 隔開
tedious
adj. 乏味的, 單調的
oblige
v. 強制, 迫使
physical
adj. 身體的; 物質的; 物理的
directly
adv. 直接地
forbid sb from V+ing
阻止某人做某事
fine
n. 罰款
adj. 美好的, 優秀的
to stand out
脫穎而出, 突出
eyesight
n. 視力
locus
LOU ks
n. 軌跡; 地點
loci
LOU sai
n. 地點; [數]軌跡(locus的複數)
cactus
n. [植]仙人掌
cacti
n. [植]仙人掌(cactus的複數形式)
arthropod
n. 節肢動物
graze
v.n. 放牧; 擦傷
parasite
n. 寄生生物, 寄生蟲
polite
adj. 禮貌的
politely
adv. (in a polite way)禮貌地
debunk/
debunk by
v. 揭穿真相, 揭露
We have an abundance of scientific information to debunk false rumors.
conditional
adj. 有條件的, 有前提的
camera obscura
n. 暗箱
precursor
n. 先驅; 前兆
admit
v. 許可進入; 承認; 接納
lens
n. 透鏡, 鏡頭
convex
convex mirror
adj. 凸(面)的
凸面鏡
panel
n. 儀表板
reverse
v. (使)反轉, 逆轉; (使)顛倒; 推翻
adj. 相反的, 顛倒的
n. 相反
project
v. 投, 射; 規劃
n. 專案, 計劃, 方案
optic
adj. 視覺的; 光學的; 眼睛的
n. 鏡片
beam
n. 樑, 束, 柱
v. 發出光與熱
tile
n. 瓷磚, 瓦片
foreground
n. 前景, 最顯著的位置
faithful
adj. 忠實的, 忠誠的, 如實的
tracery
n. 窗飾; 花飾窗格
suspect
adj. 不可信的, 可疑的
v. 懷疑
n. 嫌疑犯
preliminary
adj. 初步的, 預備的, 開端的
trial
n. 試驗; 磨鍊; 努力
adj. 試驗的
foreshorten
v. (繪畫、攝影等)按透視原理縮小(或縮短); 省略
recede
v. 後退; 減弱; 歸還; 逐漸遠離
intricate
adj. 錯綜複雜的
complex
garment
n. 服裝; 外表, 外觀
speculate
v. 思索; 推測
diminish
v. (使)減少; (使)變小
reduce
suasion
n. 說服, 勸告
persuasion
n. 勸說; 說服(力)
persuade
v. 說服, 勸告
It is easy to persuade oneself.
expansion
n. 擴大, 擴張, 膨脹
There are plans for the expansion of our school building.
unprecedentedly
adv. 空前地, 史無前例
assertiveness
n. 果斷, 魄力, 自信
People really appreciate assertiveness and clarity.
assert
v. 斷言; 主張, 聲稱
temperament
n. 性格, 氣質
A high-sugar diet may also impact temperament.
composer
n. 作曲家, 作家
ensemble
n. 全體, 整體; 樂團
brittle
adj. 易碎的, 脆的
detrimental
adj. 有害的, 不利的 harmful
Many foods are suspected of being detrimental to health because of the chemicals they contain.
empirical
There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
adj. 以觀察或實驗為依據的, 證實的
invade
v. 侵略, 侵襲
I’m sorry that we invaded your space.
breach
breach of contract
n. 破壞, 違反
違約