托福聽(tīng)力考試中的那些一詞多義~~~

1.in turn

    大多數(shù)人理解為“反過(guò)來(lái)”。實(shí)際上可以理解為“接著會(huì)發(fā)生“

    英文釋義：in proper order or sequence

真題例句

    Green roofs help absorb some of that rain which would stop the runoff, which in turn helps the water quality.

真題例句

    And this would make the clouds whiter, which in turn would increase their reflectivity.

2. and

    會(huì)誤解為“并且”,實(shí)際上還可理解為“然后”,帶有一定的邏輯關(guān)系在其中，而并非單純的并列。

    英文釋義：then; following this 然后；接著

真題例句

    You’ll need to go to the printing station and you’ll see a list of all documents that people have sent to the printer.  Find your document on the list, click on it, and it’ll print.

3. allow

    往往會(huì)理解為是“允許”,其實(shí)常見(jiàn)的是指“使可能發(fā)生”,帶有一定的因果邏輯在里面。

    英文釋義：to make sth possible 使可能

真題例句

    Now silicone is a material that allowed us to create ever faster and smaller microchips which transformed computers from huge machines to small portable devices.

4. responsible

    說(shuō)起“負(fù)責(zé)”,其實(shí)本身就有“導(dǎo)致”的意思

    英文釋義：~ (for sth) being the cause of sth 作為原因；成為起因

真題例句

    And even today, for the most part, when parents and teachers choose literature for children isn’t that mainly what they’re looking for?Well, from your reading, who is mostly responsible for this notion of Children’s literature?Paul?

5.account for

    有“占…”與“解釋”這兩個(gè)意思,很多人只知道任意一個(gè)

    英文釋義：PHRASAL VERB If something accounts for a particular fact or situation, it causes or explains it導(dǎo)致; 解釋

真題例句

    So since there's nothing get into the pool, how do we account for this? Well apparently bacteria recycle. You see in addition to having high levels of sulfate, the water in the pool is also rich in iron. Here’s what happens. The bacteria convert the sulfate to sulfite, then the sulfide reacts with iron to produce sulfate.

6.suggest

    在托福里,suggest很少表示“建議”,更多的是“表明”的含義。

    英文釋義：~ sth (to sb) to put an idea into sb's mind; to make sb think that sth is true 使想到；使認(rèn)為；表明

真題例句

    Well, one theory suggests that polar bears may have been able to find a few remote cold icy places, such as, well, this Svalbard islands to live on until the climate eventually cooled again. Controversially, because the last warming period was actually warmer than the one now, the one more presently experiencing.

7.precipitation

    除了常見(jiàn)的“沉淀”,但其實(shí)它也表示“降水”

    英文釋義：[ U ] ( technical 術(shù)語(yǔ) ) rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of this that falls 降水，降水量（包括雨、雪、冰等）

真題例句

    Ordinary meteoric water is water that has soaked into the ground from the surface. from precipitation (rain and snow )and from lakes and streams

8.game

    “野生獵物”的意思初學(xué)者幾乎全軍覆沒(méi)。

    英文釋義：[ U ] wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food 獵物；野禽；野味——see also big game , fair game

真題例句

    They had experienced great difficulty finding game west of the Rockies and not until the second of December did they kill their first elk.

9. mine

    “礦“的意思有三分之一的人不清楚。

    英文釋義：a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal, gold, etc. are dug 礦井；礦

真題例句

    This scenario begins with the planting of hyperaccumulating species in the target area, such as an abandoned mine or an irrigation pond contaminated by runoff.

10.chemical

    名詞表示化學(xué)物質(zhì)。很多人不知道哦

    英文釋義：a substance obtained by or used in a chemical process 化學(xué)制品；化學(xué)品

真題例句

    Take food for example. When an ant finds food it takes that food back to the nest and on its way back, it secretes a chemical, which leaves a trail that can be detected by other ants.

11.tension

    除了“緊張”,在涉及到理科lecture的時(shí)候tension大多表示“張力”

    英文釋義：[ U ] the state of being stretched tight; the extent to which sth is stretched tight 拉伸；張力；拉緊狀態(tài)；繃緊程度

真題例句

    But a dynamic tension between the two also continues. And this tension, this struggle between the opposing views is actually very useful. Because it prevents either the national government or state government from gaining in too much power.  

12.grain

    grain的基礎(chǔ)含義為谷物，但是也可以衍生出“顆�！钡囊馑�。

   英文釋義：[ C ] a small hard piece of particular substances 顆粒；細(xì)粒

真題例句

    The earliest record’s from 500 million years ago, show that sediment in the river deposits was largely composed of coarse grains of sand, and gravel, and that tells us the rivers weren’t defined, they were very shallow and wide, almost like floods, but around the time of the rise of plant life the content of those sediment layers began to change, the coarse grains became much finer, and we see evidence of mud.

13. impact

    除了“影響”,不能不知道“沖擊、撞擊”。

    英文釋義： (on/upon/with) sth ( formal ) to hit sth with great force 沖擊；撞擊

真題例句

    I mean, we’re all familiar with how impact events can affect life on earth, like it’s now generally agreed that a meteor triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs. Of course, since that theory’s been widely accepted it’s tempting to look to space to explain all extinction events.

14.setting

    不僅僅是“設(shè)置”,還要知道“背景”

    英文釋義：a set of surroundings; the place at which sth happens 環(huán)境；背景

真題例句

    And you know, when we’re considering a residential or an urban setting let’s face it, space is usually at a premium.  It’s a valuable, limited commodity. Unfortunately though, when you have a group of propeller turbines at a wind farm, they undergo a decrease in power output the closer they’re placed together.

15.complex

    還有“建筑群”“綜合大樓,”的意思，常誤解為“復(fù)雜”。

    英文釋義：a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place （類型相似的）建筑群

真題例句

    He built a large complex that included baths and bath buildings, libraries, sculpture gardens, theatres and temples in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman styles.

16. population

    population對(duì)人類來(lái)說(shuō)是“人口”,對(duì)于其他物種而言是“數(shù)量”。

    英文釋義：a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area （統(tǒng)稱）某領(lǐng)域的生物；族群；人口

真題例句

    Professor: It seems so, in the late 1990s with populations of two butterfly species in England.  Climate data had shown that the butterflies’ habitat was experiencing warmer temperatures which was directly affecting their ability to reproduce.  

17.perspective

    “觀點(diǎn)”,不僅僅是“透視”。

    英文釋義：[ C ] ~ (on sth) a particular attitude towards sth; a way of thinking about sth 態(tài)度；觀點(diǎn)；思考方法

真題例句

    And we didn’t even know about these until aerial photographs revealed markings that weren’t evident from the ground.  And this is just one example of how a new perspective, in this case made possible through aerial photography, helped us realize that evidence, or the lack of it, could lead to false conclusions.  

18.episode

    更多是指“事件”,不能說(shuō)成“集”。

    英文釋義：an event, a situation, or a period of time in sb's life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way （人生的）一段經(jīng)歷；（小說(shuō)的）片段，插曲

真題例句

    The K-T extinction 65 million years ago is the best known of the five major extinction episodes since the Cambrian period

19.readily

    其實(shí)是“容易地”,并非“準(zhǔn)備”之類的

    英文釋義：quickly and without difficulty 快捷地；輕而易舉地；便利地

真題例句

    The release of heat energy is retarded by the tall vertical city walls that do not allow infrared radiation to escape as readily as does the relatively level surface of the surrounding countryside.

20.edge

    “優(yōu)勢(shì)”的說(shuō)法其實(shí)不算多見(jiàn),但“邊緣”雖知道的人多,其實(shí)也不多見(jiàn)。干脆兩個(gè)都記住好了。

    英文釋義：[ sing. ] ~ (on/over sb/sth) a slight advantage over sb/sth （微弱的）優(yōu)勢(shì)

真題例句

    It seems likely that Teotihuacan' s natural resources, along with the city elite' s ability to recognize their potential, gave the city a competitive edge over its neighbors. The valley, like many other places in Mexican and Guatemalan highlands, was rich in obsidian.

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