托業(yè)閱讀詞匯中英文注釋(8)

字號(hào):

jolt——To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震驚=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震驚
     myth——A fictitious story, person, or thing傳說=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical傳說
     noxious——Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful
     narrate——To give an account or a description敘述或描繪=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of詳細(xì)敘述
     over taxed——稅收過高的=heavily burdened負(fù)擔(dān)沉重的
     outbreak——A sudden increase突然發(fā)生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start開端
     originate——To comesintosbeing; start出現(xiàn);開始=initial, genesis, pioneer
     To bringsintosbeing; create創(chuàng)造=invent,
     puncture—— To pierce with a pointed object刺用帶尖的物體穿透=pierce
     quaint—— Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way離奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的
     protrude—— To jut out; project突出;伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出
     prospect—— Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility
     prosperity—— The condition of being prosperous繁榮=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕
     proponent—— One who argues in support of something; an advocate倡導(dǎo)者=supporter
     property—— A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor特性=characteristic,
     A piece of real estate地產(chǎn);不動(dòng)產(chǎn)=estate
     proper—— Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting恰當(dāng)?shù)?suitable, correctly
     promising—— Likely to develop in a desirable manner有前途的;有希望的=likely Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome; promising有希望的
     prominent—— Widely known; eminent的=distinguished Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent卓越的
     proliferation—— To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring增生,增殖=multiply To breed or propagate繁殖或增殖
     prevail—— To be in force, use, or effect; be current正在用的,有影響的;現(xiàn)行的=dominate
     prevailing—— Most frequent or common; predominant普遍的;有優(yōu)勢(shì)的=most frequent
     primal—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=key, principal First, highest, or foremost in importance, rank, worth, or degree; chief重要的,首要的
     primarily—— Of first importance; primary最重要的;主要的=mainly For the most part; chiefly.大部分地;主要地
     prehistoric—— Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history史前的=ancient
     preservative—— Something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage防腐劑=maintain To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain保持
     preside over——管理,主管=manage