《托福高階詞匯》LIST22(1)

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abolish v.廢除
    同annul, abrogate, wipe out
    In the United States, slavery was abolished during the Civil War.美國(guó)的奴隸制度在南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)被廢除了。
    adopt v.①接受;采用②收養(yǎng)
    同1.embrace, accept 2.foster, take in
    Our company has adopted the practice of allowing workers more flexible hours.
    本公司已采用讓員工有更多彈性上班時(shí)數(shù)的辦法。
    amateur n.業(yè)余者
    同nonprofessional, dilettante, hobbyist
    This tennis competition is for amateurs only; no professionals are allowed to participate.
    該網(wǎng)球比賽只提供給業(yè)余選手,職業(yè)選手不準(zhǔn)參加。
    arduous adj.費(fèi)力的
    同laborious, toilsome, onerous, strenuous, difficult
    Because construction work can be very arduous, few people want that kind of job.
    因?yàn)榻ㄖぷ鲿?huì)很辛苦,所以很少人想從事這種行業(yè)。
    barren adj.不毛的
    同unproductive, infertile, sterile, desolate
    Many people moved away from the village because the farmland there had become barren.
    許多人搬離了這個(gè)村莊,因?yàn)槟抢锏耐恋匾炎兊秘汃ぁ?BR>    carve v.刻
    同cut, sculpture, slice
    The sculptor carved a figure of a sitting boy out of stone.
    這位雕刻家用石頭雕刻了一尊坐著的男童像。
    coin v.鑄造;編造
    同create, invent, mold, fabricate
    Physicists call that particle a“quark”,a nonsense word coined by a famous Irish author.
    物理學(xué)家稱(chēng)那種粒子為“夸克”,這個(gè)詞沒(méi)有任何含義,是一位的愛(ài)爾蘭作家編造出來(lái)的。
    contrive v.構(gòu)想;設(shè)計(jì)
    同devise, construct, design, concoct, fabricate
    The children contrived a pulley to lift things into their tree house.
    這些小孩子設(shè)計(jì)了一個(gè)滑輪,可以將東西吊進(jìn)他們樹(shù)上的房子。
    pulley n.滑輪
    coy adj.嬌羞的
    同bashful, reserved, shy
    He was charmed by the young woman’s coy smile.
    他被這名年輕女子的嬌羞笑容迷住了。