托福词汇

Not yet used or drawn upon

未开发的；未利用的

A grotesque misrepresentation or poor imitation; to parody something

拙劣的模仿；歪曲；滑稽模仿

An animal without a backbone; lacking a backbone

无脊椎动物；无脊椎的

To develop or exploit something primarily for financial profit

使商业化，使商品化

Exposed to and shaped by strong winds

暴露在风中的，被风吹扫的

An assumption or belief held without firm evidence; a conjecture

假设，推测，猜想

The level or concentration of salt in a solution

盐度，含盐量

A container for storing things; the base of a flower where petals attach

容器；花托

A buzzing sound of rapid motion; to move with such a sound

呼呼声；嗡嗡作响地转动

An animal with a backbone; having a backbone

脊椎动物；有脊椎的

Allowing great freedom; lenient and not strict in discipline

宽容的，放任的，不严格的

A person practicing strict self-denial; characterized by severe self-discipline and abstinence

苦行者；禁欲的；苦行的

A skilled and eloquent public speaker

演说者，雄辩家

Natural light display in the sky (aurora borealis/australis); Roman goddess of dawn

极光；曙光女神

To drive back or repel; to cause disgust; a rejection

击退；使厌恶；拒绝

Unwillingness to speak or share information; reserve

沉默寡言，缄默

Smelling of fish; suspicious or doubtful

鱼腥的；可疑的

Relating to or existing as gas

气体的，气态的

Cunning and dishonest; roundabout

狡猾的，不坦诚的；迂回的

Without careful distinction or selection; randomly

不加区别地，任意地

To drag feet or scrape a surface (v.); a scratch or scrape mark (n.)

拖着脚走；磨损（动词）；磨损痕迹（名词）

The study of form and structure, especially in biology or linguistics

形态学；词法学

Feeling great joy and triumph

欢欣鼓舞的，喜气洋洋的

To border on or be adjacent to something

邻接，毗邻

A change in shape or form, especially due to stress

变形，形变

Wood floating on or washed ashore by water

漂流木，浮木

The wearing away of a surface by friction; a scraped area on skin

磨损；擦伤；磨损处

A decorative addition or ornamental detail

装饰，点缀；润色

Of enormous size or power; colossal

巨大的，力量惊人的

To mildly rebuke someone; an expression of criticism or shame

责备；批评；耻辱

The quality of being extremely large or wide in extent

广阔，巨大

An exact copy or reproduction; to send by fax

精确复制品；传真

To expand or widen; to speak at length

扩大，膨胀；详细阐述

Copying another's work and presenting it as one's own

剽窃，抄袭

Highly pleasing or delicious; something delightful

美味的；令人愉快的

To chop or cut with an axe; to shape by cutting

砍，劈；凿成

Land left unplanted for a season; inactive or undeveloped

休耕地；休耕的；未开发的

The quality of being stubborn

顽固，固执，执拗

A large insect with a long body and transparent wings

蜻蜓

Rudely brief or abrupt in speech

简短而无礼的；唐突的

Able to be shaped without breaking; easily influenced

可塑的，有延展性的；易受影响的

To be a sign or omen that something bad is about to happen

预示，是……的前兆

Scornfully mocking and cynical

嘲讽的，冷嘲的

To show or demonstrate clearly

表明，显示，证明

Resembling rubber in texture; flexible and elastic

像橡胶的，有弹性的

A person who tends and drives a herd of animals

牧人；放牧者

Able to burn or corrode tissue; sharply sarcastic

腐蚀性的；言辞刻薄的

People of high social standing, just below the nobility

绅士阶层；上流社会人士