2017托福考试阅读高频词汇解析(二十六)
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中§ Headword
§ Synonym
§ 汉译
§ Antonym
§ colonize
§ settle, populate
§ 定居
§ Exactly
§ These early hominids were likely “ancient pioneers”, as they appear to be among the first to leave Africa to colonize other parts of the world.
§ via
§ through, by
§ 通过
§ They may lose more heat via the skin because of their size and surface area - in the same way that smaller animals lose more heat than big animals," he said.
§ coast
§ shore
§ 海岸
§ I suggested he put an aircraft carrier or other large vessel off the coast of Florida and do the same kind of screening.
§ strait
§ channel
§ 海峡
§ We will transit the strait at night.
§ ice-free
§ 无冰的
§ Since each model represents climate in a slightly different way, the exact degree of melting - and timing of the first occurrence of an ice-free Arctic - vary from model to model.
§ corridor
§ passage
§ 通道
§ On the fourth week I was allowed to solo up the corridor. As I passed his room, there was my faithful friend in the doorway.
§ massive
§ huge, enormous, colossal
§ 巨大的
§ crumble
§ collapse, disintegrate
§ 崩溃
§ For example, during the elections, they have massive propaganda against Iran at that time.
§ paleoecologist
§ 古生态学家
§ demonstrate
§ show, prove
§ 证明
§ Below we have collected such works for you to demonstrate how modern photographers play with the theme of contrasts.
§ radiocarbon
§ 放射性碳
§ Hodgins' team was able to determine that the samples were made between 1404 and 1438 -- quite a narrow range for a radiocarbon measurement.
§ persuasive
§ convincing
§ 令人信服的
§ Unconvincing
§ Providing examples of what others are saying about your suitability and skills is extremely persuasive and the more you have, the more your influence rises.
§ continental
§ 大陆的
§ During the sixteenth century, the peacetime armies of the Continental Powers were about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers--very, very little.
§ retreat
§ withdrawal, recession
§ 后退
§ advance,advancement
§ And if we back away, if we give up on it, if we show any signs of retreat at all, the enemy we face worldwide will be strengthened.
§ watercraft
§ 船
§ When the Coast Guard spotted the vessel off the coast of Honduras, its crew sank thewatercraft. They were later detained, according to a Coast Guard press release.
§ gulf
§ bay
§ 海湾
§ But unlike weather satellites that look at the same region on Earth 24 hours a day, Terra and Aqua generally only get one daylight view each of the Gulf of Mexico.
§ route
§ way, course
§ 路径
§ This argument is specious; it is a little like saying that since we only take one step at a time there is no need to plan our route since one can make continuous decisions about where to turn next.
§ prior to
§ before
§ 先于
§ If you have a single application, or if all your applications are migrated prior to the run time migration, the rolling migration may be accomplished in a matter of hours or days.