《托福高階詞匯》LIST2

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eccentric adj.古怪的
    同odd, queer, strange
    Mr. Wang is an eccentric old man who likes to collect tea pots.
    王先生是個古怪的老人,他喜歡收集茶壺。
    endowment n.①天分②捐贈
    同1.talent, faculty, attribute 2.donation, bestowal
    Alice's beautiful painting shows her artistic endowment.
    艾麗斯美麗的畫作顯露出她的藝術(shù)天分。
    estate n.地產(chǎn);財產(chǎn)
    同domain, demesne, manor, property
    The Jones' estate was very large, and it included rolling green hills and a large fish pond.
    瓊斯家擁有大面積的地產(chǎn),包括起伏的綠色山丘和一個大魚池。
    fabric n.①質(zhì)地②結(jié)構(gòu)
    同1. textile, material 2. framework, structure
    Many people believe that corruption is destroying the fabric of our society.
    許多人認(rèn)為貪污正在破壞著我們社會的肌體。
    Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
    1. After many years of smoking cigarettes, she has become ___ to them.
    2. Doctors were _____ by the new virus and struggled to find a cure.
    3. Roger likes _____ music, but his father enjoys classical music.
    4. Superman knew that _____ his true identity to the woman was risky.
    5. My mother's sister is an _____ woman, but she is very friendly.
    解答:1. Addicted 2. Baffled 3. Contemporary 4. Disclosing 5. eccentric
    famine n.饑荒同hunger
    There was great fear that people would die of hunger if the famine continued.
    如果饑荒持續(xù)下去,人們恐怕都會被餓死。
    fusion n.結(jié)合 同 merger, coalescence, union
    The musician's fusion of modern music and traditional Chinese music was very popular.
    這位音樂家將現(xiàn)代音樂與中國傳統(tǒng)音樂結(jié)合創(chuàng)作出來的樂曲十分受歡迎。
    haggard adj.憔悴的
    同 gaunt, careworn, fatigued, wan, emaciated
    The soldiers looked haggard after their ten-hour march.
    這些士兵在10小時的行軍之后,看起來非常憔悴。