《托福高階詞匯》LIST18 1

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priority n.①在前②優(yōu)先權(quán)
    同 1.antecedent 2.preference, greater importance
    Getting food to the famine victims is a priority for the relief workers.
    為饑荒難民提供食物是救災(zāi)人員的首要工作。
    quiescent adj.安靜的
    同still, motionless, fixed, stationary
    Stan stared for hours at the quiescent scene of the Japanese rock garden.
    斯坦盯著這座寧靜的日本巖石花園看了好幾個小時。
    random adj.隨便的;無目的的
    同casual, haphazard, fortuitous, unplanned
    It was hard to find the CD I wanted because the store clerks had put all the CDs in random order.
    想找到我要的CD很困難,因為店員沒有按順序擺放所有的CD。
    retrospect n.回顧
    同reminiscence, reflection, remembrance, review
    This movie is a retrospect on the life of Sun Yat-sen.
    這部電影回顧了孫中山先生的一生。
    reverberate v.回響;回蕩
    同 echo, rebound, resound, recoil
    The music coming from the great organ reverberated through the entire church.
    大風(fēng)琴傳出的音樂響徹了整個教堂。
    sanitary adj.衛(wèi)生的
    同hygienic, clean, sterilized, germfree, safe
    Hospitals must keep everything sanitary to prevent the spread of germs.
    醫(yī)院里所有的東西都必須保持衛(wèi)生,以杜絕病菌滋生。
    sever v.切斷
    同 separate, cut off, cleave
    The road workers accidentally severed a water pipe.
    馬路工人不小心切斷了一條水管。
    smudge n.污點
    同 smear, soil, blotch, stain
    You have a smudge of chocolate on your shirt.
    你的襯衫上有一塊巧克力的污漬。
    squander v.浪費
    同 waste, dissipate
    Kevin was broke because he had squandered all his money gambling.
    凱文破產(chǎn)了,因為他把所有的錢都浪費在了賭博上。