2017托福考试阅读高频词汇解析（十六）

　　§ Headword

　　§ Synonym

　　§ 汉译

　　§ Antonym

　　§ geologic

　　§ 地质的

　　§ Various reactors in this country are situated near geologic faults, in coastal areas reachable by tsunamis or in areas potentially vulnerable to flooding.

　　§ timescale

　　§ 时间表、时标

　　§ Repeated galaxy encounters on a cosmic timescale can ultimately result in a merger into a single galaxy of stars.

　　§ significant

　　§ important

　　§ 重大的

　　§ Insignificant

　　§ But above all, the most significant assessment they will make will be how it affects the subjectspsychologically.

　　§ cell

　　§ 细胞

　　§ It means that if I have a biological cell, or some container with a membrane through which one ofthe constituents might pass.

　　§ nuclei

　　§ 核

　　§ The nuclei of galaxies are hard to digest, so to speak: the stars are tightly bound to the core by their gravity, so it’s hard for the larger galaxy to absorb them all.

　　§ period

　　§ 时期

　　§ The model was carved during the New Kingdom Period but we do not know who it is or why itwas made because there are no hieroglyphics on it.

　　§ relatively

　　§ 相对而言

　　§ For advertisers, an aircraft can be an effective medium, because it allows them to inform thepublic about their products at the right time in a relatively uncluttered medium.

　　§ evolve

　　§ 进化

　　§ How will this phenomenal technology evolve, how will we adapt, and (more importantly) how will it adapt to us?

　　§ rapid

　　§ fast

　　§ 快速的

　　§ Slow

　　§ For someone to realize the value of information, you need to organize data to permit rapiddiscovery and utilization.

　　§ diversification

　　§ 多样化

　　§ The idea behind diversification is to invest in a large number of assets so that a loss in anyparticular investment is minimized by gains in others.

　　§ explosion

　　§ 爆发、激增

　　§ Yet unless a system stabilizes to an equilibrium point, it is no better than an explosion and just as soon dead.

　　§ fossil

　　§ 化石

　　§ So if you look at this part of the curve, this chart, everything to the right is in fact what you mightsee in a conventional fossil boil or natural gas plant.