劉毅托福詞匯5000(三)

　　We attribute Edison’s success to intelligence and hard work.

　　我們把愛迪生的成功歸因于智慧和努力工作。

　　(2)(名)品性.a quality considered as belonging to a person or thing

　　Politeness and kindness are attributes of a gentleman.

　　有禮和仁慈是紳士的品性。

　　2.banish: (動)放逐send a person away from his home or out of his country; exile

　　England once banished many criminals to Australia.

　　英國曾經(jīng)放逐很多罪犯到澳大利亞。

　　3.barrier: (名)障礙anything that prevents people from going forward or getting near; hindrance

　　The Sahara desert is a natural barrier that separates Northern and Central Africa.

　　撒哈拉沙漠是分隔北非和中非的天然屏障。

　　4.code: (1)(名)法規(guī). A collection of laws arranged in a clear and practical manner; rule

　　The city building code limits the height of new buildings.都

　　市建筑規(guī)章限制了新建筑物的高度。

　　(2)(名)暗號;密碼.system of secret writing

　　The enemy could not understand the code in which the general’s letter was written.

　　敵人無法了解將軍的確信所用的密碼。

　　5.hinder:(動)阻止;妨礙 stop someone from doing something; prevent

　　You’re hindering me in my work by talking all the time.

　　你一直在講話，妨礙了我的工作。

　　6.isolate:(動)使隔離 place apart; separate from others

　　Several village in the North have been isolated by heavy snowfall.

　　北方的好幾個村莊因為大雪與外界隔離。

　　7.mist:(名)霧 a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog

　　During the autumn the mountain top is always covered in mist.

　　在秋天山頂總是被霧所籠罩。

　　8.porter:(名)腳夫 one employed to carry traveler’s bags; carrier

　　The hotel porter carried their suitcases to their room.

　　旅館的腳夫把他們的行李帶到了他們的房間。

　　9.subdue: (動)征服overcome by superior force; bring under control; conquer

　　They subdued the enemy and captured the city after a long battle.

　　經(jīng)過一場持久戰(zhàn)之后，他們終于征服了敵人并占領(lǐng)了城市。

　　10.tempest:(名)暴風雨 a violent windstorm usually accompanied by rain; storm

　　The tempest forced the ship onto the rocks.

　　暴風雨使這船撞上了礁石。

　　11.transform: (動)使改觀change the shape or nature of; change

　　The beautiful dress transformed the girl into a pretty young lady.

　　美麗的服飾使這基督女孩變成一個年輕、漂亮的淑女。

　　12.piercing: (1)(形)銳利的;逼人的;尖利的.look at somebody in the way that make somebody anxious or embarrassed

　　She looked at me with piercing blue eyes.

　　她用一雙敏銳的藍眼睛盯著我。

　　(2)(形)尖利的;刺耳的.very high, loud and unpleasant

　　She has such a piercing voice.

　　她的聲音是那么的刺耳。