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1. a couple of 两三个,几个
Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser was not completed until a couple of years later.
2. account for 解释
Variations of clay composition and the temperatures at which they are fired account for the differences in texture1 and appearance.
3. adapt to 使适应于
They have been able to adapt to ecological2 changes.
5.appeal to 吸引
Publishing literature consisting of exciting stories that would appeal to both children and adults6.apply to 适用于
7.at best 充其量,最多
Hunting is at best a precarious6 way of procuring7 food, even when the diet is supplemented with seeds and fruits.
However, at intervals of 10 to 100 years, these glaciers9 move forward up to 100 times faster than usual.
9.at the expense of sth 在损害…的情况下
A multitude of microorganisms make their livings directly at the expense of other creatures.
10.at the height of sth 在…最鼎盛时期
The violin had reached the height of its popularity by the middle of the eighteenth century.
They then spiral back and forth between the Earth's magnetic poles very rapidly.
12.be absent from 缺席,不在
Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women line were not considered an important force in history.
13.be capable of 能…的
Many animals are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary tools.
14. be characterized by 以…为特征
The nervous system of vertebrates is characterized by a hollow, dorsal11 nerve cord that ends in the head region as an enlargement, the brain.
15.be composed of 由…组成
Ocean life is primarily composed of plants.
16.be concerned with 与某事物有关
Ethnology is concerned with the study of adaptive, or survival, value of behavior and its Evolutionary12 history.
17.be distinct from 与…不同
Jupiter and the other giant planets are of a low-density type quite distinct from the terrestrial planets18.be essential to 对…不可缺少
Public performance is essential to verbal art.
19.be exposed to 使接触,使遭受
Body contact reduces the surface area exposed to the cold air.
20.be far from 离…很远,根本不是
But far from being random13, molt14 is controlled by strong evolutionary forces that have established an optimal15 time and duration.
21. be hostile to 极不友好的,极厌恶的
Ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans22.be regarded as 被认为是
Humanity's primal16 efforts to systematize the concepts of size, shapes, and number are usually regarded as the earliest mathematics.
23.be related to 与…有关的,相联系的
Why is dancing closely related to popular music in the United States?
24. be responsible for 对…负责
In fact, nuclear reactions that convert hydrogen to helium are responsible for most of the energy that stars produce.
25. be sensitive to 对…敏感的
Ants can be extremely sensitive to these signals.
26.be subjected to 经历,遭受
Oil is formed when organic material trapped in sediments18 is slowly buried and subjected to increased temperatures and pressures, transforming it into petroleum19.
27. be superior to 优越于
The ancestry21 of the piano can be traced to the early keyboard instruments of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
29. be/become aware of 意识到,认识到
People became aware of the new service by word of mouth or newspaper advertisements.
30. be/become/get accustomed to 习惯于
In the harsh environment of northern Europe, Scandinavian women had been accustomed to practicing forms of shifting cultivation22, and they immediately understood Native American horticulture.
32.benefit from 从…中受益
Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
33.break down 分解
All of these forces slowly break down the Earth's exposed rocky crust into smaller and smaller pieces that eventually become clay.
34.by far 到目前为止
35.by means of 通过,凭借
The topic of the passage is developed primarily by means of Adividing the discussion into two major areas.
Many are uninhabitable, by virtue of their small size and particular characteristics37.confine to 限制在一定范围之内
The delivery service was at first confined to cities.
38.conform to 符合
Parks should be designed to conform to the topography of the area39.contribute to 有贡献,有助于
Transportation contributed to the development and maintenance of trade.
40.cope with 对付
Under certain circumstance the human body must cope with gases at greater-than-normal atmospheric27 pressure.
41.date back to 始于
In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
42. depend on 依靠
43. deprive sb/sth of sth 剥夺..某事物
Plant stems die when deprived of water.
45.due to 由于,因为
Due to their dense32 structure, iron meteorites33 have the best chance of surviving an impact, and most are found by farmers plowing34 their fields.
46. evolve from/out of 从...进化来,从…发展来The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual.
这些短语都是新托福阅读考试中常考的,而在托福听力中也会有涉及到,把常用的语句记录下来,对托福阅读考试以及听力是比较轻松的。
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1 texture | |
n.(织物)质地;(材料)构造;结构;肌理 | |
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2 ecological | |
adj.生态的,生态学的 | |
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3 adorn | |
vt.使美化,装饰 | |
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4 adorned | |
[计]被修饰的 | |
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5 applied | |
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 | |
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6 precarious | |
adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的 | |
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7 procuring | |
v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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8 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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9 glaciers | |
冰河,冰川( glacier的名词复数 ) | |
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10 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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11 dorsal | |
adj.背部的,背脊的 | |
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12 evolutionary | |
adj.进化的;演化的,演变的;[生]进化论的 | |
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13 random | |
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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14 molt | |
n.换毛,脱皮,换毛期 | |
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15 optimal | |
adj.最适宜的;最理想的;最令人满意的 | |
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16 primal | |
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17 sediment | |
n.沉淀,沉渣,沉积(物) | |
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18 sediments | |
沉淀物( sediment的名词复数 ); 沉积物 | |
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19 petroleum | |
n.原油,石油 | |
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20 synthetic | |
adj.合成的,人工的;综合的;n.人工制品 | |
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21 ancestry | |
n.祖先,家世 | |
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22 cultivation | |
n.耕作,培养,栽培(法),养成 | |
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23 molting | |
n.蜕皮v.换羽,脱毛( molt的现在分词 ) | |
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24 marine | |
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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25 preservation | |
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持 | |
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26 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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27 atmospheric | |
adj.大气的,空气的;大气层的;大气所引起的 | |
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28 gulls | |
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 ) | |
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29 falcons | |
n.猎鹰( falcon的名词复数 ) | |
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30 derive | |
v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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31 input | |
n.输入(物);投入;vt.把(数据等)输入计算机 | |
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32 dense | |
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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n.陨星( meteorite的名词复数 ) | |
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v.耕( plow的现在分词 );犁耕;费力穿过 | |
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