托福考试|《托福高阶词语》LIST18

priority n.①在前②优先权

同 1.antecedent 2.preference, greater importance

Getting food to the famine victims is a priority for the relief workers.

为饥荒难民提供食物是救灾职员的最重要工作。

quiescent^{1 adj.安静的}

同still, motionless, fixed^{2, stationary3}

Stan stared for hours at the quiescent scene of the Japanese rock garden.

斯坦盯着这座宁静的日本岩石花园看了好几个小时。

random^{4 adj.随意的；无目的的}

同casual, haphazard^{5, fortuitous, unplanned}

It was hard to find the CD I wanted because the store clerks had put all the CDs in random order.

想找到我要的CD非常困难，由于店员没按顺序摆设所有些CD。

retrospect^{6 n.回顾}

同reminiscence, reflection, remembrance, review

This movie is a retrospect on the life of Sun Yat-sen.

这部电影回顾了孙中山先生的一生。

reverberate^{7 v.回响；回荡}

同 echo, rebound^{8, resound9, recoil10}

The music coming from the great organ reverberated^{11 through the entire church.}

大风琴传出的音乐响彻了整个教堂。

sanitary^{12 adj.卫生的}

同hygienic, clean, sterilized^{13, germfree, safe}

Hospitals must keep everything sanitary to prevent the spread of germs.

医院里所有些东西都需要维持卫生，以杜绝病菌滋生。

sever^{14 v.切断}

同 separate, cut off, cleave¹⁵

The road workers accidentally severed^{16 a water pipe.}

马路工人不小心切断了一条水管。

smudge n.污点

同 smear^{17, soil, blotch18, stain}

You have a smudge of chocolate on your shirt.

你的衬衣上有一块巧克力的污渍。

squander^{19 v.浪费}

同 waste, dissipate

Kevin was broke because he had squandered^{20 all his money gambling21.}

凯文破产了，由于他把所有些钱都浪费在了赌博上。