《托福高階詞匯》LIST 9 a

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prickly adj.麻煩的
    同complicated, troublesome, intricate, trying
    She doesn't know how to deal with the prickly problem of inviting her ex-boyfriend to her wedding.
    她不知道該如何處理邀請(qǐng)前任男友參加婚禮這種麻煩問(wèn)題。
    querulous adj.愛(ài)抱怨的;發(fā)牢騷的
    同complaining, discontented, fretful
    The child's querulous questions were driving me crazy.
    那小孩所抱怨的問(wèn)題快令我發(fā)瘋了。
    radical adj.①基本的②偏激的
    同1.basic, fundamental 2.extreme, rash, drastic
    There was a radical difference between the two professors' theories.
    這兩位教授的理論有根本的不同。
    relinquish v.放棄;撤退
    同give up, forgo, disclaim, renounce
    Nora was not willing to relinquish her high paying job for more free time.
    諾拉不愿意為了擁有更多的空閑時(shí)間而放棄高薪的工作。
    retard v.阻礙
    同delay, hold up, stunt, impede
    Lack of sunlight will retard the growth of most plants.
    缺乏陽(yáng)光會(huì)妨礙大多數(shù)植物的生長(zhǎng)。
    saline adj.咸的同salty
    Ocean water is so saline that you cannot drink it.
    海水太咸而不能飲用。
    sequel n.續(xù)集同consequence, continuation
    Scarlett is the immensely popular sequel to Gone with the Wind.
    《斯嘉麗》是《飄》極受歡迎的續(xù)集。
    slogan n.標(biāo)語(yǔ);口號(hào)
    同motto, catch-phrase
    The advertising company had to come up with a good slogan for the new brand of soda.
    廣告公司必須為這種新牌子的汽水想一個(gè)很好的廣告語(yǔ)。
    spontaneous adj.自然的
    同natural, impulsive, ingenuous, instinctive
    Thesgroupsof children on the bus began a spontaneous singing of songs.
    公交車(chē)上的那群小孩很自然地唱起歌來(lái)。
    strenuous adj.費(fèi)力的;奮斗的
    同energetic, ardent, arduous, vigorous
    Ralph was not used to strenuous exercise, and hiking up the hill exhausted him.
    拉爾夫不習(xí)慣費(fèi)力的運(yùn)動(dòng),所以登山使他筋疲力盡。