《托福高阶词汇》LIST19

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abiding adj.永久的；持续性的

同lasting, perpetual, enduring, continual, never-ending

Her abiding love for painting led her to teach art to children.

对绘画的永久爱好使她走上了儿童美教之路。

admonish v.劝告

同advise, reprove

The teacher admonished the students for their rude behavior in class.老师对学生课堂上的鲁莽行为进行了劝诫。

amass v.积聚；收集

同collect, gather, accumulate, heap, aggregate

After twenty years, Jill had amassed a huge collection of foreign coins.二十年来吉尔已收藏了许多外国硬币。

archive n.档案；纪录

同record, file, chronicle, annals

The library has a historical map archive that many historians find very interesting.

许多历史学家认为该图书馆的史学地图集非常有趣。

banter v.嘲弄

同joke, tease, deride, jeer, ridicule

We bantered for a few minutes before going into the meeting.

我们开了一阵子玩笑才去开会。

captivity n.监禁

同imprisonment, confinement, bondage

The years the playwright spent in captivity made him love freedom even more.剧作家数年的监禁生涯使他更加热爱自由。

coherent adj.一致的

同adhering, logical, consistent, rational, orderly

Mary had become so feverish that nothing she said was coherent.

玛丽发着高烧，以致说话语无伦次。

conciliatory adj.安抚的

同reconciliatory, pacificatory, placatory

After their argument, Patrick made a conciliatory effort by sending Jane flowers.吵架后，派特里克通过送花来安抚简。

contrast n.差异；对照

同difference, opposition, disparity, dissimilarity

The contrast between my opinions and my brothers is striking.

我和哥哥的观点相去甚远。