托福詞匯：托福單詞5000精講(1)

　　We need a self-defense posture to defer the possible aggression.

　　我們必須要有自御條件防御可能的侵略。

　　2.agitate:

　　(1)(動(dòng))擾亂.excite; move violently

　　We thought that the bad news would upset Tom, but it didn’t seem to agitate him.

　　我們認(rèn)為這個(gè)壞消息會(huì)困擾湯姆，但它似乎并沒有擾亂到他。

　　(2)(動(dòng))搖擺.move or shake vigorously

　　The slightest wind agitates the leaves of the trees.

　　極輕的風(fēng)使樹上的葉子擺動(dòng)起來。

　　3.architect: (名)建筑師builder; planner; constructor

　　We employed an architect to design our summer house.

　　我們請(qǐng)了建筑師來設(shè)計(jì)我們的夏季小屋。

　　4.bond:

　　(1).(名)結(jié)合anything that joins or keeps together

　　There is a close bond of affection between the two sisters.

　　在這姐妹之間有很深的感情。

　　(2)(名)合同;契約.a written agreement or promise, usually about money

　　He is so honest that his spoken promise is as good as a bond.

　　他非常誠(chéng)實(shí)，所以口頭應(yīng)允也如同契約般可信。

　　5.dominate:(動(dòng))支配 control, govern, or rule; have authority or influence over

　　The chairman’s strong will dominated the committee, which did what he wanted without arguing.

　　主席堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志支配著此委員會(huì)，使其做優(yōu)秀任何他想做的而無爭(zhēng)議。

　　6.integrate: (動(dòng))合而為一bring together to form a whole

　　He integrated ideas from several philosophers into his own philosophy.

　　他把數(shù)位哲學(xué)家的哲學(xué)和他自己的哲學(xué)合而為一。

　　7.publicity:(名)出風(fēng)頭 the state or fact of being known to the public

　　His rescue of the child from the burning house brought him much publicity.

　　他從火場(chǎng)救出小孩子的義舉使他大出風(fēng)頭。

　　8.rely:(動(dòng))信賴;依賴 trust; confide in; depend on

　　Send the boy to the bank for money; we can rely on him.

　　讓這個(gè)男孩去銀行提錢，我們能信賴他。

　　9.retract: (1)(動(dòng))縮回.draw in; draw back

　　A cat can retract its claws, but a dog cannot.

　　貓可以縮回它的爪子，但是狗不能。

　　(2)(動(dòng))收回(聲明、承諾).take back; withdraw

　　You can depend on Frank. Once he has given his promise, he will not retract it.

　　你可以信任法蘭克，一旦他已立下承諾，就不會(huì)再收回。

　　10.unify: (動(dòng))使統(tǒng)一make into one

　　We should make every effort to unify China.

　　我們應(yīng)該盡全力使中國(guó)統(tǒng)一。

　　11.frivolous:

　　(1)(形)愚蠢的;可笑的.silly or amusing, especially when such behavior is not suitable

　　Sorry, I was being frivolous.

　　對(duì)不起，我失態(tài)了。

　　(2)(形)無聊的;不嚴(yán)肅的.having no useful or serious purpose

　　We killed our time by those frivolous pastimes.

　　我們通過無聊的消遣打發(fā)時(shí)間表。

　　12.divulge: (動(dòng))泄漏;透露(秘密)to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret; reveal

　　Police refused to divulge the identity of the suspect.

　　警方拒絕透露嫌疑犯的身份。