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托福考试阅读词汇附中英文注释(三)(1)
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staggering-- Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的;使束手无策的=overwhelming

spur--- To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate

speculate about--- To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设

spinal---Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone

spark--- To set in motion; activate发动;触发=bring about引起;致使;造成;达成

spawn--- To give rise to; engender造成;使产生=create

solemn--- Deeply earnest, serious, and sober庄严的,极认真的,严肃的=serious

slope---declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡

smother--- To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消灭;消除

snap--- To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break

signify--- To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote

simultaneously---同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的,并存的;合作的

skepticism-- A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety怀疑态度=doubt

shield--- To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保护、防卫=protect

secrete-- To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??

scarce--- Hard to find; absent or rare难得的;缺少的或罕见的=rare

scores--- A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品

scent--- A perfume香水=perfume

scale--- To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb

sanitation--- Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

卫生措施=health

tremendous--- Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly

trend--- A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency

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trap--- A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬

trace--- A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕迹=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物

textile--- A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric纺织品=cloth, fabric

terrestrial--- Of, relating to, or composed of land陆地的=land

terrain--- An area of land; ground地区;地带=land

tedium--- The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome

temporarily--- Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的时间内持续地、被使用、发挥作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.

权宜之计,暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西

usher--- To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介绍;开始,开创=begin

unrestricted--- adj.无限制的,自由的=unlimited

unsubstantiated---未经证实的,未经证明的=unverified未经证实的,未经核对的

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