刘毅托福词汇5000精讲第6期_托福词汇.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料 刘毅托福词汇5000精讲第6期_托福词汇 1.broil: (1)（动）烤.cook or be cooked by direct contact with fire  Flames flared as he broiled the meat at fire in the backyard.  当他在后院烤火时，火焰闪耀。  (2)（动）争斗.fight; quarrel  When I was left, two women were quarreling noisily; when I returned an hour later, they were still broiling.  我离开时，两个妇人吵得很大声；一个钟头后我回来时，她们还在争吵。  2.desolate: (1)（形）荒废的.not lived in; deserted; ruined  A few desolate houses stood in the former mining town.  在早期的采矿小镇，立着些荒废的房屋。  (2)（形）孤独的.unhappy; miserable; lonely  She has led a desolate life since her husband’s death.  自从她的丈夫死后，她就过着孤独的生活。  3.gamble:（动）赌博 play games of chance for more money; bet; risk  A reckless young man gambled his fortune on a turn of cards in one night.  一个卤莽的年轻人一晚玩纸牌就输尽了所有的财产。  4.improve:（动）改进 make better; increase the value or usefulness of  I’ll improve the shape of the handle so that it is easier to use.  我将改进这把手的形状，使它用起来更方便。  5.incense: (1)（动）激怒.make very angry; fill with rage  The official was incensed at the lack of respect shown to him.  这位将军因为没有受到尊敬而大感愤怒。  (2).（名）香 substance producing a sweet smell when burning  Incense is burnt in some religious services.  香在一些宗教仪式中所燃烧。  6.marine: （形）海的of the sea; formed in the sea  Many kinds of marine life are found in this ocean.  这海中有许多种类的海底生物。  7.nourish:（动）滋养 give food to; help to grow; support  There are hundreds of children in the slums who need to be nourished.  在贫民区有数以百计的小孩需要得到营养。  8.phase: （名）阶段a stage of development  The old man overcame the critical phase of his illness.  老人克服了生命中最痛苦的阶段。  9.spur:（名）马刺；激励 an instrument fitted to a rider’s heel to prick a horse to make it run faster  The horse leaped over the fence at the touch of the spur.  马一碰到马刺便跳跃过篱笆了。  10