刘毅托福词汇5000(三)

　　We attribute Edison’s success to intelligence and hard work.

　　我们把爱迪生的成功归因于智慧和努力工作。

　　(2)(名)品性.a quality considered as belonging to a person or thing

　　Politeness and kindness are attributes of a gentleman.

　　有礼和仁慈是绅士的品性。

　　2.banish: (动)放逐send a person away from his home or out of his country; exile

　　England once banished many criminals to Australia.

　　英国曾经放逐很多罪犯到澳大利亚。

　　3.barrier: (名)障碍anything that prevents people from going forward or getting near; hindrance

　　The Sahara desert is a natural barrier that separates Northern and Central Africa.

　　撒哈拉沙漠是分隔北非和中非的天然屏障。

　　4.code: (1)(名)法规. A collection of laws arranged in a clear and practical manner; rule

　　The city building code limits the height of new buildings.都

　　市建筑规章限制了新建筑物的高度。

　　(2)(名)暗号;密码.system of secret writing

　　The enemy could not understand the code in which the general’s letter was written.

　　敌人无法了解将军的确信所用的密码。

　　5.hinder:(动)阻止;妨碍 stop someone from doing something; prevent

　　You’re hindering me in my work by talking all the time.

　　你一直在讲话，妨碍了我的工作。

　　6.isolate:(动)使隔离 place apart; separate from others

　　Several village in the North have been isolated by heavy snowfall.

　　北方的好几个村庄因为大雪与外界隔离。

　　7.mist:(名)雾 a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog

　　During the autumn the mountain top is always covered in mist.

　　在秋天山顶总是被雾所笼罩。

　　8.porter:(名)脚夫 one employed to carry traveler’s bags; carrier

　　The hotel porter carried their suitcases to their room.

　　旅馆的脚夫把他们的行李带到了他们的房间。

　　9.subdue: (动)征服overcome by superior force; bring under control; conquer

　　They subdued the enemy and captured the city after a long battle.

　　经过一场持久战之后，他们终于征服了敌人并占领了城市。

　　10.tempest:(名)暴风雨 a violent windstorm usually accompanied by rain; storm

　　The tempest forced the ship onto the rocks.

　　暴风雨使这船撞上了礁石。

　　11.transform: (动)使改观change the shape or nature of; change

　　The beautiful dress transformed the girl into a pretty young lady.

　　美丽的服饰使这基督女孩变成一个年轻、漂亮的淑女。

　　12.piercing: (1)(形)锐利的;逼人的;尖利的.look at somebody in the way that make somebody anxious or embarrassed

　　She looked at me with piercing blue eyes.

　　她用一双敏锐的蓝眼睛盯着我。

　　(2)(形)尖利的;刺耳的.very high, loud and unpleasant

　　She has such a piercing voice.

　　她的声音是那么的刺耳。