[精简]托福核心词汇26

[精简]托福核心词汇26

251.apotheosis

美 [əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs] 

n.神化；崇拜；颂扬

The legend of king Arthur represented the apotheosis of chivalry.

亚瑟王的传说表现了对骑士精神的崇拜。

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252.catastrophe

美 [kəˈtæstrəfi] 

n.（突然的）灾难，不幸事件

For each man who loses his job unemployment is a personal catastrophe.

失去工作对每个人来说都是一场灾祸。

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253.befuddle

美 [bɪˈfʌdəl]

v.使迷惑;使困惑;使酒醉昏迷

Don't befuddle me with all those masses of detail

不要拿一大堆琐事把我搞迷糊。

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美 [ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz] 

We must strictly economize on production cost.

生产成本要力求节约。

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255.curator

美 [kjʊˈreɪtər] 

n.馆长；负责人

Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum.

彼得·福里是自然历史博物馆鱼类化石展厅的负责人。

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256.disheveled

美 [di'ʃevəld]

adj.凌乱的，不整洁的

His hair was disheveled, and his face was unshaven and gray.

他头发凌乱，没刮胡子，脸色苍白。

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257.desiccate

美 ['dɛsɪ,ket] 

v.变干

The device is able to desiccate the salty water .

这个装置能把盐水蒸干。

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258.duplicity

美 [duːˈplɪsəti] 

n.欺骗；奸诈；搞两面派

Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.

马尔科姆认为他在私人交易中犯有欺诈罪。

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美 [ɪɡˈzɜːrt] 

v.运用(权力)，施加（影响力）；竭力，努力

They exerted political influence on newspaper editors.

他们对报纸编辑们施加了政治影响。

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美 [ˈtɑːpsɔɪl] 

n.上层土，表层土

The fragile land quickly lost its topsoil and became nothing but sand and dust.

那单薄的土地很快就失去了表土，最后只化作了尘埃和沙砾。