【托福培训-词汇】托福阅读词汇精选（12）

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　　squirt—— To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt喷=spurt out v.喷出

　　staggering—— Causing great astonishment， amazement， or dismay; overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的;使束手无策的=overwhelming

　　spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate

　　speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设

　　spinal——Of， relating to， or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone

　　spark—— To set in motion; activate发动;触发=bring about引起;致使;造成;达成

　　spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使产生=create

　　solemn—— Deeply earnest， serious， and sober庄严的，极认真的，严肃的=serious

　　slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡

　　smother—— To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消灭;消除

　　snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break

　　signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote

　　simultaneously——同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的，并存的;合作的

　　skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety怀疑态度=doubt

　　shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保护、防卫=protect

　　secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce??

　　scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare难得的;缺少的或罕见的=rare

　　scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品

　　scent—— A perfume香水=perfume

　　scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb

　　sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

　　卫生措施=health

　　tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree; enormous巨大的=huge， greatly

　　trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency

　　trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals， as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬

　　trace—— A visible mark， such as a footprint， made or left by the passage of a person， an animal， or a thing痕迹=imprint， residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物

　　textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric

　　terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land

　　terrain—— An area of land; ground地区;地带=land

　　tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome