[精简]托福核心词汇93

921.seismic

美 [ˈsaɪzmɪk] 

adj.地震的；有关地震的

Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.

地震产生两种地震波。

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922.vindicate

美 [ˈvɪndɪkeɪt] 

v.证实，证明…正确，证明…无辜；维护

The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report.

主任说专家们的报告证明了他是正确的。

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923.spray

美 [spreɪ] 

v.喷；溅

n.浪花；水花；喷雾

She sprayed perfume on her hand.

她在手上喷了香水。

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924.tainted

美 [ˈteɪntɪd] 

adj.污染的；感染的；腐坏的

v.taint的过去式和过去分词；污染

The shop was close and hot, and the atmosphere seemed tainted with the smell of coffins.

店堂里相当闷热，空气仿佛被棺木的味儿污染了。

Smog has tainted the air.

烟雾污染了天空。

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925.remnant

美 [ˈremnənt] 

adj.剩余的，残余的

n.剩余；残余

Others disagree on several grounds, including that no remnant shoreline has been detected.

也有人不同意，基于好几条理由，包括没有探测到海岸线的遗迹。

After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing.

战斗持续了24小时后，该部队残部打算溜掉。

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926.tribute

美 [ˈtrɪbjuːt] 

n.礼品，致敬（行为）

The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison.

这首歌是对罗伊奥比森的致敬。

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927.adore

美 [əˈdɔːr] 

v.热爱，爱慕

He absolutely adored her and was heartbroken when she married someone else.

他对她十分倾慕，当她嫁给别人时，他非常伤心。

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928.console

美 [kənˈsoʊl]

v.安慰，藉慰

n.控制台，仪表板

He consoled himself with the thought that it might have been worse.

他聊以自慰的是幸亏事情没有更糟。

The console is just like a typewriter.

控制台就像一台打字机。

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929.arsenal

美 [ˈɑːrsənl] 

n.兵工厂，军械库

China keeps modernizing its nuclear arsenal.

中国还在使其核武库现代化。

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930.chop

美 [tʃɑːp] 

v.砍，劈

He chopped firewood this morning.

他今天早上劈了些柴。