在閱讀托福文章的時候,有些詞匯雖然是我們很熟悉的,但是其意義并不一定是我們理解的意思。出國留學網(wǎng)整理了老師們重點講解的一些托福閱讀熟詞偏意解析,供大家學習。
associate
【常用釋義】
與...相聯(lián)系
【生僻釋義】
n. 伙伴
托福例句1:
Parasitism is a kind of predator-prey relationship in which one organism, the parasite, derives its food at the expense of its symbiotic associate, the host.
(TPO 17-3 Symbiotic Relationships)
托福例句2:
Paleontologists have argued for a long time that the demise of the dinosaurs was caused by climatic alterations associated with slow changes in the positions of continents and seas resulting from plate tectonics. (TPO 8-2 Extinction of the Dinosaurs)
解析:
例句1:
該句中“associate”為名詞,表示”伙伴“。該句中詞組“at the expense of”表示“以...為代價”。整句可翻譯為:
寄生指的是一種捕獵關系,在該關系中,一種生物(寄生蟲)從它的共生伙伴(寄主)上獲取食物。
例句2:
該句中“associated with”考察的是常見的意思“與...相聯(lián)系”,在句子中修飾“climatic alterations”。整句可翻譯為:
很長時間以來,古生物家們認為恐龍的滅亡是與因地質構造而引起的海洋和大陸位置變遷相關的氣候變化所致。
在TPO 16-1 Trade and the Ancient Middle East中第7題的事實信息否定題選項中也出現(xiàn)了“associates”表示“伙伴”的意思,和原文中的“fellows”形成對應。
According to paragraph 4, which of the following was NOT necessary for success in the mercantile economy?
○Good business sense
○Reliable associates
○Family wealth
○Constant effort

