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《托福高阶词汇》LIST13b

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deprive v.剥夺

同strip, dispossess, divest, bereave, denude

The prisoners were deprived of any communication with the outside world.这些囚犯被剥夺了与外界进行沟通的自由。

discrepancy n.差异;不符

同inconsistency, disagreement, divergence, discordance

The manager found a discrepancy between the company's records and what actually sold.

经理发现公司的纪录与实际的销售不符。

Efface v.消除

同erase, eradicate, expunge, delete

The wind had effaced the deer's hoofprints from the snow.

风吹散了雪地上鹿留下的蹄印。*hoofprint n.蹄印

engross v.全神贯注

同absorb, preoccupy, engage

Richard engrossed himself in the study of marine biology.

理查德在全神贯注地研究海洋生物。

ethnic adj.种族的;人种的

同racial, national, native

Our school has students from different ethnic backgrounds.

我们学校的学生有着不同的种族背景。

facilitate v.使容易;促进

同smooth, ease, promote, speed up

Melissa's help facilitated our work to clean up the garage.

梅利莎的帮助加快了我们打扫车库的工作。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. Eating more grains is a healthy _____ to eating a lot of meat.

2. Three of the presidential _____ participated in the televised debate.

3. Jenny was _____ by the breathtaking scenery of the waterfall.

4. Diane was _____ in reading a book when I entered the room.

5. The fax machine has _____ communication between offices and homes considerably.

解答:1. Alternative 2. Candidates 3. Dazed 4. Engrossed 5. facilitated

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