TOEFL - Set 2 Flashcards
approaching
adj. 接近的/逼近的 (impending)
appropriate
adj. 适当的/恰当的 (suitable/fitting/proper)
vt. 拨款;占用 (allot/seize/usurp)
appropriately
adv. 适当地
appropriation
n. 拨款 (funding/allotment)
approve
vt. 批准 (sanction/ratify)
vi. 赞成/同意 (endorse) [approve of]
approval
n. 赞成/正式批准 (sanction/endorsement)
disapproval
n. 不赞成 (dissatisfaction/objection)
approximate
v. 接近/近似 (approach)
adj. 大约的/估计的 (estimated/rough)
approximately
adv. 近似地/大约 (about/roughly)
apt
adj. 恰当的/贴切的 (appropriate/suitable)
adj. 易于…的 (likely)
aptly
adv. 适当地/得体地
aquatic
adj. 水生的/水栖的 (watery)
aquarium
n. 水族馆
arbitrary
adj. 专横的/专制的/武断的 (dictatorial/autocratic)
arbitrarily
adv. 专横地
arboreal
adj. 树栖的;树的 (tree-dwelling;treelike)
arc
n. 弧形/拱形
archaeology
n. 考古学
archaeological
adj. 考古学的
archipelago
n. 群岛
architect
n. 建筑师
architecture
n. 建筑;建筑学
architectural
adj. 建筑上的;建筑学的
ardent
adj. 热烈投入的/极热心的 (passionate/zealous/enthusiastic)
arduous
adj. 费力的/艰难的 (difficult/strenuous/hard)
arena
n. 竞技场/舞台
aria
n. 独唱曲/咏叹调
arid
adj. 干旱的;贫瘠的 (dry;barren/infertile)
semiarid
adj. 雨量非常少的/半干旱的
arithmetic
n. 算数
armor
n. 装甲/装甲车 (shield)
armored
adj. 披甲的/装甲的
arms
n. 武器/兵种 (weapon)
armory
n. 纹章;兵工厂/军械库 (arsenal)
aroma
n. 香气/芬芳/芳香 (fragrance/scent)
aromatic
adj. 芬芳的 (fragrant)
arouse
vt. 刺激/激起;唤醒 (excite/stimulate;awake)
arrange
vt. 计划/准备 (plan/schedule)
vt. 整理/摆放 (put together/organize)
arrangement
n. 排列/安排 (composition/order)
array
n. 展示/陈列;一系列 (collection;large number) [an array of]
arsenal
n. 兵工厂/军械库 (armory)
arthritis
n. 关节炎
article
n. 论文/文章 (essay/editorial)
n. 物品 (object/item)
n. 条款
particle
n. 颗粒/微粒 (speck/grain)
articulate
vt. 清楚地讲话/清晰地发音 (enunciate/pronounce)
adj. 善于言辞的;表达清晰的 (clear)
particulate
adj. 微小的
artificial
adj. 人造的/人工的 (synthetic/man-made/unreal)
adj. 虚假的/矫揉造作的
artificially
adv. 人工地
artisan
n. 手工业工人/手艺人
as far as
就…来说;远及
as such
就像这样做/就本身而论
as a rule
通常/总的来说 (usually/generally)
as a rule of thumb
大概来说
ascend
vt. (渐渐)上升/升高;攀登 (climb/mount)
ascending
adj. 上升的/向上的 (climbing/rising)
ascent
n. 攀登/上升
ascribe
vt. 把…归于 (assume to be true/attribute to) [ascribe to]
aspect
n. (问题的)方面;(事物的)一部分 (respect;facet)
n. 观点/角度 (perspective/viewpoint)
aspiring
adj. 有抱负的/有理想的/积极向上的 (ambitious/enthusiastic)
aspiration
n. 雄心/抱负 (ambition/longing)
assault
n. (武力)袭击;(口头)攻击 (attack/onslaught)
assemble
vt. 集合/装配 (put together/gather)
vi. 聚集 (congregate/convene)
assembly
n. 集会;参加集会的人们 (gathering/meeting)
n. 装配/安装
assembly line
装配线/流水线
assemblage
n. 集合/组合
assert
vt. 声称/坚持 (emphatically state/declare)
assess
vt. 估计/分析/评估 (estimate/judge)
assessment
n. 估价/评估
asset
n. assets财产/资产 (properties)
n. 优势/重要的品质 (advantage)
cassette
n. 盒式磁带
videocassette
n. 录像带
assignment
n. 任务/作业 (task/job)
n. 分配 (distribution/appointment)
assimilate
vt. 学习/吸收(知识) (understand/grasp)
vt. 吃/吸收 (absorb)
assistant
n. 助手/助教 (helper/aide)
adj. 辅助的/助理的
assist
vt. 援助/帮助 (help)
assistance
n. 协助/援助
assistantship
n. 研究生助教奖学金
associate
v. 关联/联合 (pertain to/connect to) [associate with]
n. 伙伴 (comrade)
adj. 准的/副的(比正职低一级)
association
n. 关联/联合 (alliance/connection)
n. 协会 (club/union)
assorted
adj. 各式各样的/多样混杂的 (varied/miscellaneous)
assortment
n. 各类物品的聚集/混合物 (variety/conglomerate)
assume
vt. 假定/设想 (suppose/presume)
vt. 承担(责任);采用(形势或姿势) (take on/bear)
assumption
n. 假设;就职 (hypothesis/supposition;instalment)
assure
vt. 确保;向…保证/使确信 (solidify;guarantee/convince)
assuredly
adv. 确实地/确信地 (certainly/undoubtedly)
reassure
vt. 使…安心/打消…疑虑
astonish
vt. 使惊讶 (surprise/shock)
astonished
adj. 惊讶的
astonishing
adj. 惊人的/奇迹的 (astounding/miraculous)
astound
vt. 使惊异 (surprise/shock)
astounding
adj. 令人吃惊的
astronomical
adj. 天文学的 (celestial)
astronomy
n. 天文学
astronomer
n. 天文学家
astute
adj. 机敏的/精明的 (shrewd/judicious)
asymmetrical
adj. 不均匀的/不对称的 (unbalanced/uneven)
at intervals
不时;相隔一段距离
at one session
一下子/一次性
at the cutting edge of
在…的关键时刻/状态/位置
atheist
n. 无神论者 (nonbeliever)
theist
n. 有神论者
athlete
n. 运动员 (sportsman)
atmosphere
n. 大气/大气层;(某地的)空气 (air)
atom
n. 原子
atomic
adj. 原子的;微小的
atomization
n. 原子化;雾化
atrophy
n. 萎缩/萎缩症 (shrinkage)
attachment
n. 依恋/喜欢 (preference/affection/love)
n. 附件/附加装置/配属 (accessory/adjunct)
attach
vt. 系/缚 (fasten/annex)
attached
adj. 附加的/附属的
attain
vt. 到达/获得 (accomplish/achieve)
attainment
n. 成就 (fulfillment/achievement)
attempt
n./vi. 尝试 (try/endeavor;effort)
attend
vt. 参加;入学 (be present at/go to)
vt. 照顾 (take care of/tend)
attendant
n. 侍者/护理人员 (aide/servant)
adj. 伴随的 (accompanying)
attendance
n. 出席/出席的人数
attention
n. 注意/重视/关心 (concentration/care)
attire
n. 穿着/服饰(正规服装的总称) (clothing/dress)
attorney
n. 代理人/辩护律师 (lawyer)
attract
vt. 吸引;引起注意 (lure/allure)
attraction
n. 吸引;吸引人的事物 (affinity/appeal)
attractive
adj. 吸引人的/有魅力的 (appealing/pleasing/inviting/intriguing/tempting)
attribute
n. 属性/品质 (characteristic/trait)
vi. 把…归于/归因于 (identify as/ascribe to) [attribute to]
audible
adj. 听得见的 (perceptible/discemible)
audit
vt. 旁听;稽查/审查
audience
n. 观众 (spectator/viewer)
auditorium
n. 大礼堂
audition
n. (对艺人的)面试(试演/试唱) (tryout/test)
auger
n. 螺丝钻/钻孔机
augment
vt. 增加/增大 (increase/enlarge)
aurora
n. 极光=auroral light
authentic
adj. 真的;可靠的/确实的 (genuine/real;valid/trustworthy)
authenticate
vt. 证明…为真 (verify/confirm)
authority
n. 权力/权限;权威人士 (jurisdiction/power)
n. authorities当局 (officials/government)
authorize
vt. 授权/批准 (empower/commission)
autobiographical
adj. 自传的/自传体的
biography
n. 传记 (accounts of people’s life)
automated
adj. 自动的 (mechanical/automatic)
automatic
adj. 自动(化)的;无意识的/机械的 (automated/mechanized;involuntary)
automatically
adv. 自动地
autonomy
n. 自治/自治权 (independence/liberty)
autonomous
adj. 自治的/独立的 (independent/self-governing)
auxiliary
adj. 辅助的;补充的 (aiding;supplementary)
available
adj. 自由的/有空的 (free)
adj. 可利用的/可得到的 (obtainable/accessible)
avalanche
n. 雪崩 (snowslide)
avant-garde
n. 先锋派(艺术流派);先锋/前卫 (vanguard/cutting edge)
average
adj. 一般的/通常的;平庸的 (typical;mediocre)
n. 平均水平;平均数 (mean)
vt. 平均为
aversion
n. 厌恶/憎恨 (opposition/dislike)
averse
adj. 反对的/不愿意的 (opposed/unwilling)
avert
vt. 转移;避免/规避 (prevent/avoid)
aviation
n. 航空;航空学 (flying/flight;aeronautics)
aviator
n. 飞行员/飞行家
avid
adj. 渴望的;热心的 (eager;enthusiastic)
avocation
n. 副业;业余爱好 (sideline;hobby)
avocational
adj. 副业的;嗜好的
avoid
vt. 躲避/规避 (shield away from/shun/prevent)
avoidable
adj. 可避免的
avoidance
n. 避免
awareness
n. 意识 (realization/consciousness)
awkward
adj. 笨拙的/不灵活的 (clumsy/inept)
awkwardly
adv. (见到生人)局促不安地/笨拙地
axis
n. 轴;轴心 (shaft/pivot)
baby-sitter
n. 临时保姆/代人照顾婴儿者
bachelor
n. 学士(学位);单身汉 (unmarried men)
back and forth
来来回回/来回地 (backwards and forwards)
backbone
n. 骨干/支柱 (support/mainstay)
n. 脊椎/中枢 (spine/backbone/vertebrate;thorn)
backdrop
n. 舞台背景;背景 (background/setting)
baggage
n. 行李 (luggage/packing)
balance
n. 平衡 (equilibrium/symmetry/stability)
vt. 使平衡/使均衡 (equilibrate)
balanced
adj. 均衡的;平稳的
imbalance
n. 不平衡/不平均
overbalance
vi. 失去平衡
bald
adj 秃头的;光秃的 (hairless)
bald eagle
秃头鹰(美国国鸟)
ballet
n. 芭蕾舞
balloon
n. 气球
balmy
adj. 芳香的;(空气)温和的
ban
vt. 禁止/查禁 (prohibit/proscribe)
banner
n. 旗帜/标语/横幅 (flag/sign)
banker
n. 银行家
bang
v. 发出砰的一声/重击
Cuban
n./adj. 古巴人;古巴(人)的
band
n. 乐队;队 (orchestra;team)
n. (光或颜色的)带;带子 (strip/ribbon/belt)
vi. 联合/集合 (unite/ally)
bandleader
n. 乐队指挥
bandmaster
n. 乐队指挥
bandanna
n. 大手帕
bankruptcy
n. 破产
bankrupt
adj. 破产了的
v. (使)破产
bar
n. 酒吧/snack bar快餐店 (café)
n. 条/棒;栅 (strip/stick) [bar code]
n. 律师业
barb
n. (鱼钩等的)倒钩;倒刺
barbed wire
带倒钩的铁丝(铁丝网)
barbecue
n. 烤肉野餐
barber
n. 理发师 (haircutter/shaver)
bare
adj. 无遮蔽的/赤裸的/光(秃)的 (naked/nude)
adj. 仅有的/勉强的
barely
adv. 仅仅 (just/only)
adv. 几乎不能 (hardly/scarcely)
barge
n. 驳船 (flatboat)
bark
n. 树皮 (outer covering/skin)
n. /vi. 狗叫/咆哮 (yelp/howl)
barn
n. 谷仓;畜棚
baroque
adj. 高度装饰的/过分雕琢的 (embellished/elaborate)
barrel
n. 桶 (vessel)
barren
adj. 贫瘠的;荒凉的 (infertile;desolate/bleak)
barrier
n. 屏障/障碍;栅栏 (obstacle/hindrance;hurdle)
barter
n./v. 物品交换/易货贸易 (trade/exchange)
basement
n. 地下室 (cellar/storage room)
basin
n. 盆;盆地
be taken by
被迷住/被吓住
be up to
由…做;胜任/从事于
bead
n. 珠子;(液体)小滴 (pearl;drops/droplet)
beaded
adj. 以珠装饰的/珠状的
beak
n. 鸟喙 (nib)
beam
n. 大梁 (rafter/brace)
n. (光线的)束/柱 (ray) [(a) beam of]
girder
n. 钢结构大梁
bear
vt. 负担/支撑 (support/sustain)
vt. 具有/带有 (carry/have)
vt. 生产/生育 (yield/give birth)
n. 熊(polar bear北极熊/grizzly bear灰熊)
unbearable
adj. 无法忍受的/承受不住的 (unendurable/intolerable)
forebear
n. 祖先/祖宗
beard
n. 胡须
beat
v. 打击/敲击;打败 (whip/strike;defeat)
adj. 疲倦的 (exhausted/ired/worn out)
n. (音乐)拍子
bedrock
n. 基础;基石 (foundation/basis)
behalf
n. 代表…/作为…的代表 (represent) [on behalf of]
behave
vi. 举止/表现 (perform) [behave oneself举止得体/端庄]
behavior
n. 举止/行为 (conduct/manner)
belie
vt. 给人错觉;掩饰 (misrepresent;disguise)
believe in
相信 (have confidence in/trust)
bellows
n. 风箱
below
prep./adv. 在…下面 (beneath/under)
belong to
属于
beneath
prep./adv. 在…之下 (below/under)
benefit
n. 利益/好处 (welfare/gain)
vt. 有益于/有助于
beneficial
adj. 有益的/有利的 (advantageous/favorable)
benign
adj. (病)良性的;亲切和蔼的 (innocuous;kind/gentle)
bequest
n. 遗产;遗赠 (inheritance/heritage/legacy/endowment)
besides
adv. 除了…(还有) (in addition to)
besiege
vt. 围攻;困扰 (surround;harass)
bestow
vt. 给予/赐赠 (endow/confer)
betray
vt. 背叛 (be disloyal to/be unfaithful to)
vt. (非故意地)暴露/显露 (indicate/show)
beverage
n. (除水之外的)饮料 (drinks/refreshment)
bias
n. 偏见/偏好 (prejudice/preference)
unbiased
adj. 没有偏见的 (impartial/fair)
bicameral
adj. 两院制的/有两个议院的
bilateral
adj. 两边的/双边的 (two-sided;mutual)
bill
n. 账单/发票 (invoice)
n. (细长或扁平的)鸟嘴
n. 议案/法案 (act/proposal)
n. 钞票/纸币
hillbilly
n. 山地内部的贫农/山里人
billion
n./adj. 十亿(的)
autobiography
n. 自传
biographer
n. 传记作家
biologist
n. 生物学家
biological diversity
生物多样性
bison
n. 美洲或欧洲的野牛
bitter
adj. 苦(味)的
adj. (令人)痛苦的;尖酸刻薄的 (painful;acrid/acrimonious)
bitterness
n. 苦味;辛酸/苦难 (odd/strange/fantastic)
blame
vt. 谴责/责备 (condemn/rebuke)
n. 过失/责备 (condemnation/reprehension)
bland
adj. 淡味的;无味的 (mild;flavorless/tasteless)
blanket
n. 毯子;厚的遮盖物 (coating)
blast
vi. 爆破 (explode/burst)
n. 一阵(风/气流或噪音) (gale/gust)
blast furnace
鼓风炉
blaze
vi. 燃烧/照耀 (burn brightly)
n. 火焰/光辉 (flame)
bleach
vt. 去色/漂白 (whiten/blanch)
bleak
adj. 荒凉的;凄凉的 (desolate/barren/gloomy)
blend
vt. 混合/掺混 (combine/mix)
n. 混合(物) (combination/mixture)
blessing
n. 祝福/恩赐 (boon/henediction)
blink
v. 眨眼 (shut the eyes briefly/wink)
blizzard
n. 暴风雪 (snowstorm/storm)
block
n. 一块(木头或石头等) (chunk)
n. 街区 (street)
vt. 阻碍/阻止 (hinder/obstruct)
bloom
n./vi. 花/开花 (flower/blossom)
blossom
n./vi. 花/开花
blues
n. 抑郁/沮丧;布鲁斯音乐 (gloom/depressed spirits)
bluff
n. 悬崖/绝壁 (cliff/precipice)
v. 诈骗/吓唬
blunt
adj. 直言不讳的 (outspoken/candid/direct)
adj. 钝的/不锋利的/不尖的 (dull)
blush
vi. 脸红/羞愧 (flush)
board
n. (薄而平的)木板 (lumber/plank)
n. 委员会
n. 膳食费用
vt. 上(船/飞机等) (get on)
aboard
prep./adv. 在(船/飞机/车)上/上(船/飞机/车)
boarder
n. 寄宿者;寄生者
boardinghouse
n. 寄宿公寓
keyboard
n. 键盘
cupboard
n. 食橱/碗碟柜
boast
n./v. 自夸/以有…而自豪 (brag/vaunt)
boastful
adj. 吹嘘的/自负的
boiling point
沸点
bold
adj. 勇敢的/大胆的;放肆的/无理的 (brave/daring/intrepid;impudent)
bolster
n. 垫子/枕垫
vt. 支持 (support/strengthen)
bonanza
n. 发财(或成功)的机遇
n. 兴盛/繁荣 (boom)
bond
n. 联结/联系;粘连;化学键 (link/tie/connection)
n. 公债 (securities/debenture)
boom
n. 繁荣 (bonanza/prosperity)
vi. 急速发展 (prosper/expand/flourish)
baby boom
生育高峰
boon
n. 恩惠/恩赐 (blessing/benefit)
baboon
n. 狒狒
boost
vt. 增加/提高/促进 (raise/advance)
boring
adj. 令人厌烦的 (tiresome/tedious)
boredom
n 烦恼/无聊 (tedium/dullness)
bore
vt. 钻孔;令人厌烦 (drill)
boulder
n. 巨石 (rock/fieldstone)
bounce
vi. 跳起/弹回 (jolt/rebound)
bound
adj. 被束缚的;有义务的 (tied/held/committed)
n. 范围/限制 (limit/constraint)
boundary
n. 分界线/边界 (dividing line/border/frontier)
boundless
adj. 无限的/无边无际的 (infinite/borderless)
bouquet
n. 花束 (bunch)
bow
n. 弓;弓形
bowlegged
adj. 弯脚的
bowl
n. 碗/碗状物
elbow
n. 肘