托福词汇

To scold someone harshly

严厉斥责，痛骂

Bred to live with humans; accustomed to home life

家养的，驯化的

The highest point in the sky or of achievement

顶点，最高点，顶峰

Fair and impartial; without prejudice

无偏见的，公正的

A person who traps wild animals for their fur or meat

设陷阱捕兽者

A supposed cure-all remedy or solution to all problems

万能药，灵丹妙药

Too great or difficult to be overcome

难以克服的，不可逾越的

Fine mud deposited by water; to clog with silt

淤泥，泥沙；淤塞

The quality of being easily broken or weak

脆弱性，易碎性

To prove something is false or incorrect; to refute

证明…不成立，反驳

A return to illness or bad behavior after improvement; to fall back into a worse state

复发，故态复萌；再度恶化

Polite and well-mannered; affectedly refined or respectable

彬彬有礼的；讲究体面的

The process of cooling or freezing to preserve food

冷藏，冷冻，制冷

To irritate or make sore by rubbing; to feel annoyed or impatient

擦伤；摩擦；使恼怒

To attack violently or with harsh words

攻击，袭击；抨击

A large monkey with a dog-like muzzle, native to Africa and Asia

狒狒

An optical illusion of water in the distance; something illusory or unattainable

海市蜃楼；幻景，妄想

To tease by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

逗弄，撩拨，使干着急

An ancestor or forefather

祖先，先辈

Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm

微温的；不热情的，冷淡的

To make narrower by squeezing; to limit or restrict

压缩，收缩，束紧；限制

To remove a leader from power; to give sworn testimony

废黜，罢免；作证

Brief yet complete; expressing much in few words

简明的，简洁的

To make someone or something seem unimportant; to disparage

贬低，轻视

Showing great enthusiasm and dedication

热心的，热忱的，积极的

Odd or unconventional behaviour; eccentricity ratio in geometry

古怪，怪癖；离心率

A shelter or facility for dogs; to house a dog in such a place

狗舍；将狗关入狗舍

To rob or loot by force; goods taken by looting

掠夺，抢劫；掠夺品，战利品

A person who opposes or is hostile to another

对手，敌手

A self-paced instructional guide; a small-group university class led by a tutor

教程，学习指南；辅导课

Very poor; a person in poverty

贫困的；穷困者

To turn something upside down or in the opposite order

使颠倒，使倒置

An object with supposed magical power; a sexual fixation; an obsession

迷信物；恋物对象；过度迷恋

To enter someone's property without permission; such an unlawful act

擅自进入，非法侵入；侵害行为

Not fitting or matching the surrounding context; out of place

不协调的，格格不入的

Hostile and aggressive; a nation engaged in war

好战的，挑衅的；交战国

Great shock or dismay that leaves one unable to think clearly

惊愕，惶恐，惊慌失措

To fascinate or captivate completely

使着迷，迷住

To decline in quality or morals; morally corrupt; a corrupt person

退化；堕落的；道德败坏者

An extra charge added to the standard price; to impose such a charge

附加费，额外收费；收取附加费

A condition or requirement in an agreement

规定，条款，约定

Trying to appear more important or impressive than one really is

自命不凡的，装腔作势的

Unpleasantly dark, cold, and damp

阴湿的，潮湿阴冷的

In large amounts; plentifully

大量地，丰富地

To calm or appease an angry person

抚慰，平息，使息怒

A non-expert or non-clergy person; someone without specialist knowledge

外行；门外汉；非神职人员

To absorb all attention; to monopolize

使全神贯注；独占

Transfer of heat through fluid by circulating currents

对流，热对流