托福阅读中常出现的高频词汇

要想在托福阅读考试中取得好成绩，在平时的备考过程中词汇的积累就必不可少。词汇量的多少是衡量一个人英语水平高低的标志，掌握的词汇量越大其英语水平就越高。词汇量还直接影响着英语阅读的效率。词汇的记忆积累，背词典是不可取的，最好的方法是根据语境来记忆，这样可以更好的掌握词汇及其用法。

Scatter 分散;撒

The birds scattered at the sound of the gun. 枪声一响， 群鸟受惊飞散。

Don't scatter your strength. 不要分散你的精力。

The farmers were scattering seeds on the fields. 农夫把种子撒在田里。

Mutually 互相地

These two aims are not always mutually complementary： at times they conflict. 这两个目标不总是互补的：有时它们相互抵触。

If everybody is well， mutually congratulates. 如果大家都平安无事，就互相祝贺。

Deprecate 不赞成

The peace-loving people deprecate war. 爱好和平的人民反对战争。

I strongly deprecate the use of violence by the students. 我强烈反对学生们使用暴力。

Drift 漂流

The snow drifted everywhere. 雪飘至各处。

The boat drifted down the river. 船顺水漂流而下。

Overwhelming 势不可挡的;压倒的

The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority. 该法案以压倒多数通过。

Our football team has won an overwhelming victory. 我们的足球队取得了压倒性的胜利。

Overwhelming majority 压倒的多数

Prevailing 占优势的;主要的;盛行的

Plague was then prevailing in that city. 当时瘟疫正在该城流行。

Yellow is the prevailing color in her room. 黄色是她房间的主色。

Appropriate 适当的

Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral. 她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合参加葬礼。

You will be informed of the details at the appropriate time. 在适当的时候将把详情告诉你。

Domesticated 驯养的;驯服的;驯养

The cat is domesticated. 这只猫是驯养的。

We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting. 我们驯养狗来帮我们打猎。

Inventory 详细目录;存货清单

This is a detailed inventory of all the jobs to be done. 这是一张待办事项的详表。

The inventory showed that the store was overstocked. 清单显示商店存货过多。

Voyage 航行;旅程

It is a prosperous voyage to the ship. 这是那艘船的一次成功的航行。

Life is compared to a voyage. 人生好比航海。

The December weather favored our voyage. 12月的天气使我们的航行顺利。

Maroon 使孤立;把。.放逐到孤岛;闲荡

When the tide came in I was a maroon out there. 涨潮时，我在那里游荡。

If someone is marooned somewhere，they are left in a place that is difficult for them to escape from。如果某人被孤立在某个地方，意思就是他们很难逃离那个地方。

Adrift 漂泊的;漂流的

They returned to find that someone had cut their boat adrift. 他们回来时发现有人切断了缆绳任船在水中漂流。

His faith in himself had been shattered and now he felt rootless and adrift. 他的自信心已经崩溃，此时此刻，他觉得自己犹如一叶浮萍，不知飘向何方。

Deliberate 故意的;从容不迫的

He told us a deliberate lie. 他故意跟我们撒谎。

It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than an accident。那很像是蓄意的罪行，而不像是意外的事故。

Expedition 远征;考察

The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole. 这些科学家们将要去南极考察。

They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他们为远征治装。