劉毅托福詞匯5000(二)

　　He made an all-out effort to be the best student in his class.

　　他盡最大的努力去成為班上最好的同學(xué)。

　　2.aptitude:(名)才能 natural ability or skill

　　The student shows a great aptitude for language; he can learn a foreign language much faster than others.

　　這個學(xué)生在語言上顯出很大的才能;這學(xué)習(xí)外語的速度遠(yuǎn)較別人快。

　　3.axis: (名)軸the real or imaginary line around which something turns

　　It makes 24 hours for the earth to make one rotation on its axis.

　　地球繞軸一周需要二十四小時。

　　4.budget: (名)預(yù)算estimate of probable future income and expenditure

　　They planned a monthly budget for their family.

　　他們家每月都有預(yù)算。

　　5.cargo: (船、飛機(jī)等所載)貨物the load of goods carried by a ship or plane; freight

　　A cargo of coal has arrived from Keelung.

　　從基隆來了一船的煤。

　　6.clergy: (名)牧師the men who serve a church as ministers or priests

　　Members of the clergy are serious students of religion.

　　牧師是宗教中最認(rèn)真的學(xué)生。

　　7.cripple: (名)跛子a person unable to use one or more of his limbs

　　He became a cripple as a result of the accident.

　　他因為意外災(zāi)害而變成了跛子。

　　8.dodge:(名)閃避 move quickly to one side

　　The man jumped aside to dodge the speeding truck.

　　這人跳到旁邊以躲避疾駛的卡車。

　　9.grinl smile broadly (showing one’s teeth)(動)露齒而笑

　　The boy grinned with pleasure when I give him candy.

　　當(dāng)我給這個男孩糖果時，他高興的張嘴大笑。

　　10.headquarters:(名)總部 any center from which orders are issued

　　The policeman was ordered to report to the police headquarters.

　　這警員被命令須對警察總部提出報告。

　　11.retort: (動)反駁answer quickly in a sharp or clever way

　　“Your question is not worth answering,” he retorted.

　　他反駁說：“你的問題不值得回答。”

　　12.textile:(名)織物 cloth made by weaving

　　We need to produce more textiles, especially silk and cotton.

　　我們必須生產(chǎn)更多的織物，尤其是絲和棉。

　　13.thigh:(名)大腿;股 the upper part of the leg above the knee

　　The fisherman’s boots came up to his thighs.

　　漁人穿的靴子到他的大腿上了。

　　14.toilet: (名)洗手間a bowl with a seat and lid for the disposal of body waste

　　The youngest child has not yet learned how to use the toilet.

　　這個最小的孩子還不知道如何用洗手間。

　　15.pierce: (動)扎;刺破;穿透to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object

　　The arrow pierced her shoulder.

　　箭頭射入她的肩膀。