SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 47)
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SAT1(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇
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topography N./拓扑学/physical features of a region. Before the generals gave the order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the region.
torpor N./迟钝;麻木;不活泼/lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy. Throughout the winter, nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge from hibernation until spring. torpid,ADJ.
torrent N./急流;洪水/rushing stream; flood. Day after day of heavy rain saturated the hillside until the water ran downhill in torrents. torrential,ADJ.
torrid ADJ./有激情的;热带的/passionate; hot or scorching. Harlequin Romances publish torrid tales of love affairs, some set in torrid climates.
torso N./未完成的;残缺的/trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk. This torso, found in the ruins of Pompeii, is now on exhibition in the museum in Naples.
tortuous ADJ./曲折的，蜿蜒的/winding; full of curves. Because this road is so tortuous, it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.
totter V./摇摆;摇摇欲坠/move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall. On unsteady feet, the drunk tottered down the hill to the nearest bar.
touchstoneN./试金石;准绳;标准;尺度/stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion. What touchstone can be used to measure the character of a person?
touchy ADJ./暴躁的;难以处理的;易上火的/sensitive; irascible. Do not mention his bald spot; he's very touchy about it.
tout V./吹捧/publicize; praise excessively. I lost confidence in my broker after he touted some junk bonds to me that turned out to be a bad investment.
toxic ADJ./有毒的/poisonous. We must seek an antidote for whatever toxic substance he has eaten. toxicity, N.
tract N./地域;小册子/region of land (often imprecisely described); pamphlet. The king granted William Penn a tract of land in the New World. Penn then printed a tract in which he encouraged settlers to join his colony.
tractable ADJ./驯良的;温顺的;易处理的/docile; easily managed. Although Susan seemed a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence that occasionally led her to defy the powers-that-be when she felt they were in the wrong.
traduce V./诽谤;中伤/expose to slander. His opponents tried to traduce the candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.
trajectory N./弹道;轨迹;抛物线/path taken by a projectile. The police tried to locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the trajectory of the bullet.
tranquillity N./平静;冷静/calmness; peace. After the commotion and excitement of the city, I appreciate the tranquillity of these fields and forests.
transcendent ADJ./卓越的;非比寻常的/surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior. For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent experience: the meal surpassed his wildest dreams.
transcribe V./复制/copy. When you transcribe your notes, please send a copy to Mr. Smith and keep the original for our files. transcription, N.
transgression N./犯罪/violation of a law; sin. Forgive us our transgressions; we know not what we do.
transient ADJ./暂时的/momentary; temporary; staying for a short time. Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was transient, she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport, this hotel caters to a largely transient trade.transience, N.
transition N./过渡;转换;跃迁/going from one state of action to another. During the period of transition from oil heat to gas heat, the furnace will have to be shut off.
transitory ADJ./短时间的/impermanent; fleeting. Fame is transitory: today's rising star is all too soon tomorrow's washed-up has-been. transitoriness, N.
translucentADJ./半透明的/partly transparent. We could not recognize the people in the next room because of the translucent curtains that separated us.
transmute V./改变/change; convert to something different. He was unable to transmute his dreams into actualities.
transparentADJ./透明的;容易检测的，明晰的/easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two of them together can miss it.
transport N./运输;狂喜/strong emotion. Margo was a creature of extremes, at one moment in transports of joy over a vivid sunset, at another moment in transports of grief over a dying bird. also V.(secondary meaning)
trappings N./服饰;装饰/outward decorations; ornaments. He loved the trappings of success: the limousines, the stock options, the company jet.
traumatic ADJ./外伤的/pertaining to an injury caused by violence. In his nightmares, he kept on recalling the traumatic experience of being wounded in battle.
travail N./辛苦劳作/painful labor. How long do you think a man can endure such travail and degradation without rebelling?
traverse V./穿过/go through or across. When you traverse this field, be careful of the bull.
travesty N./滑稽化;滑稽模仿/comical parody; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous. The ridiculous decision the jury has reached is a travesty of justice.
treacly ADJ./甜蜜的/sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental. Irritatingly cheerful, always looking on the bright side, Pollyanna speaks nothing but treacly sentimentalities. treacle, N.
treatise N./论文/article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly. He is preparing a treatise on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate degree.
trek N./旅行/travel; journey. The tribe made their trek farther north that summer in search of game. alsoV.
tremor N./振动的/trembling; slight quiver. She had a nervous tremor in her right hand.
tremulous ADJ./震荡的/trembling; wavering. She was tremulous more from excitement than from fear.
trenchant ADJ./锋利的/cutting; keen. I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is so often sarcastic.
trepidation N./惧怕/fear; nervous apprehension. As she entered the office of the dean of admissions, Sharon felt sometrepidation about how she would do in her interview.
trespass V./过失;侵入/unlawfully enter the boundaries of some else's property. The wicked baron flogged any poacher who trespassed on his private hunting grounds. also N.
tribute N./贡品;殷勤;颂词;礼物/tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect. The colonists refused to pay tribute to a foreign despot.
trifling ADJ./不重要的/trivial; unimportant. Why bother going to see a doctor for such a trifling, everyday cold?
trigger V./引起;触发;扳机/set off. John is touchy today; say one word wrong and you'll trigger an explosion.
trinket N./小玩意儿;密谋/knickknack; bauble. Whenever she traveled abroad, Ethel would pick up costume jewelry and other trinkets as souvenirs.
trite ADJ./陈腐的/hackneyed; commonplace. The trite and predictable situations in many television programs turn off many viewers, who, in turn, turn off their sets.
trivial ADJ./不重要的/unimportant; trifling. Too many magazines ignore newsworthy subjects and feature trivial affairs. trivia, N.
trough N./槽;低谷/container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.) The hungry pigs struggled to get at the fresh swill in the trough. The surfer rode her board, coasting along in the trough between two waves.
truculence N./野蛮;粗鲁/aggressiveness; ferocity. Tynan's reviews were noted for their caustic attacks and general tone of truculence. truculent,ADJ.
truism N./真实性/self-evident truth. Many a truism is summed up in a proverb; for example, "Marry in haste, repent at leisure."
truncate V./截去尖端/cut the top off. The top of a cone that has been truncated in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.
tryst N./约会;幽会/meeting. The lovers kept their tryst even though they realized their danger.
tumult N./吵闹;混乱/commotion; riot; noise. She could not make herself heard over thetumult of the mob.
tundra N./苔原;冻土/rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America. Despite the cold, many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral deposits in the tundra.
turbid ADJ./浑浊的;搅动了沉淀物的/muddy; having the sediment disturbed. The water was turbid after the children had waded through it.
turbulence N./湍流;骚乱;动荡/state of violent agitation. Warned of approaching turbulencein the atmosphere, the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.
turgid ADJ./肿胀的/swollen; distended. The turgid river threatened to overflow the levees and flood the countryside.
turmoil N./骚动;混乱/great commotion and confusion. Lydia running off with a soldier! Mother fainting at the news! The Bennet household was in turmoil.
turncoat N./叛徒;叛逆者/traitor. The British considered Benedict Arnold a loyalist; the Americans considered him a turncoat.
turpitude N./奸恶;卑鄙/depravity. A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.
tutelage N./监护/guardianship; training. Under the tutelage of such masters of the instrument, she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.
tycoon N./大亨/wealthy leader. John D. Rockefeller was a prominent tycoon.
typhoon N./台风/tropical hurricane or cyclone. If you liked Twister, you'll love Typhoon!
tyranny N./暴政;专制/oppression; cruel government. Frederick Douglass fought against the tyranny of slavery throughout his life.
tyro N./新手/beginner; novice. For a mere tyro, you have produced some wonderfully expert results.
ubiquitous ADJ./无所不在的/being everywhere; omnipresent. That Christmas "The Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; David heard the tune everywhere.
