《托福高階詞匯》LIST16

MEEC-《托福高階詞匯》LIST16

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abet v.唆使；幫助

同 aid, assist, support, encourage

Norman was arrested for abetting the crime because he helped the robbers hide in his house.

諾曼因協助犯罪而被捕，因為他將搶劫犯窩藏在自己家里。

adjunct n.附屬物；伴隨物

同 appendix, addition, supplement, complement, accessory

The school president believed that a small garden would be a pleasing adjunct to the school grounds.

校長認為小花園可以用來襯托校園。

altitude n.高度

同 height, elevation

Mountain climbers often carry oxygen tanks because the air is very thin at high altitudes.

登山者通常會攜帶氧氣筒，因為在極高的地帶空氣相當稀薄。

archaic adj.古老的

同ancient, antique, outdated, obsolete, old

The only source of heat in this old house was an archaic coal stove.

這棟舊房子內惟一的供熱來源是個古老的煤爐。

banish v.放逐

同 exile, dismiss, expel, deport

The ex-president was banished from ever returning to his country.

前任總統被放逐，不準再返回祖國。

canvass v.①討論②拉票；游說

同1.examine, discuss, sift 2.solicit, campaign, poll

Each mayoral candidate sent people to canvass various areas of the city.

每位市長候選人都派出人馬到市內各地游說拉票。

coalition n.聯合

同union, alliance, league

A coalition of farmers' groups demanded more government support.

農民團體聯盟要求政府給予更多支持。

conceive v.構想

同 devise, frame

The commandos conceived a complicated plan to rescue the kidnapped diplomat.

突擊隊想出一個復雜的計劃來拯救被綁架的外交官。

*commando n.突擊隊

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