《托福高階詞匯》LIST18

MEEC-《托福高階詞匯》LIST18

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priority n.①在前②優先權

同 1.antecedent 2.preference, greater importance

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

為饑荒難民提供食物是救災人員的首要工作。

quiescent adj.安靜的

同still, motionless, fixed, stationary

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

斯坦盯著這座寧靜的日本巖石花園看了好幾個小時。

random adj.隨便的；無目的的

同casual, haphazard, 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很困難，因為店員沒有按順序擺放所有的CD。

retrospect n.回顧

同reminiscence, reflection, remembrance, review

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

這部電影回顧了孫中山先生的一生。

reverberate v.回響；回蕩

同 echo, rebound, resound, recoil

The music coming from the great organ reverberated through the entire church.

大風琴傳出的音樂響徹了整個教堂。

sanitary adj.衛生的

同hygienic, clean, sterilized, germfree, safe

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

醫院里所有的東西都必須保持衛生，以杜絕病菌滋生。

sever v.切斷

同 separate, cut off, cleave

The road workers accidentally severed a water pipe.

馬路工人不小心切斷了一條水管。

smudge n.污點

同 smear, soil, blotch, stain

You have a smudge of chocolate on your shirt.

你的襯衫上有一塊巧克力的污漬。

squander v.浪費

同 waste, dissipate

Kevin was broke because he had squandered all his money gambling.

凱文破產了，因為他把所有的錢都浪費在了賭博上

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