2012托業(yè)考試(TOEIC)中閱讀詞匯中英文注釋(8)

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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(shuō)=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical傳說(shuō)    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(guò)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(kāi)端    originate——To comesintosbeing; start出現(xiàn);開(kāi)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