《托福高階詞匯》LIST19 1

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abiding adj.永久的;持續(xù)性的
    同lasting, perpetual, enduring, continual, never-ending
    Her abiding love for painting led her to teach art to children.
    對繪畫的永久愛好使她走上了兒童美教之路。
    admonish v.勸告
    同advise, reprove
    The teacher admonished the students for their rude behavior in class.老師對學生課堂上的魯莽行為進行了勸誡。
    amass v.積聚;收集
    同collect, gather, accumulate, heap, aggregate
    After twenty years, Jill had amassed a huge collection of foreign coins.二十年來吉爾已收藏了許多外國硬幣。
    archive n.檔案;紀錄
    同record, file, chronicle, annals
    The library has a historical map archive that many historians find very interesting.
    許多歷史學家認為該圖書館的史學地圖集非常有趣。
    banter v.嘲弄
    同joke, tease, deride, jeer, ridicule
    We bantered for a few minutes before going into the meeting.
    我們開了一陣子玩笑才去開會。
    captivity n.監(jiān)禁
    同imprisonment, confinement, bondage
    The years the playwright spent in captivity made him love freedom even more.劇作家數(shù)年的監(jiān)禁生涯使他更加熱愛自由。
    coherent adj.一致的
    同adhering, logical, consistent, rational, orderly
    Mary had become so feverish that nothing she said was coherent.
    瑪麗發(fā)著高燒,以致說話語無倫次。
    conciliatory adj.安撫的
    同reconciliatory, pacificatory, placatory
    After their argument, Patrick made a conciliatory effort by sending Jane flowers.吵架后,派特里克通過送花來安撫簡。
    contrast n.差異;對照
    同difference, opposition, disparity, dissimilarity
    The contrast between my opinions and my brother's is striking.
    我和哥哥的觀點相去甚遠。