托福阅读词汇解析(5)

　　· 戏服

　　· Please wear black or red constume for the March.

　　· sophisticated

　　· complicated

　　· 复杂的, 精密的

　　· I added statements to print to standard out, but why not use a more sophisticated loggingmechanism to keep track of which files have been uploaded and when?

　　· abandon

　　· leave

　　· 遗弃, 放弃

　　· But in spite of the material benefits wealth provides, I believe one should abandon the pursuit ofmaterialism and instead concentrate on the pursuit of happiness.

　　· modify

　　· adapt

　　· 修改, 更改

　　· We can now modify our script further to read these machine names into a list structure, andconnect to the registries of each one in turn.

　　· tradition

　　· 惯例, 传统

　　· "As for the future, let me do my work and we will have periodic checks whether I am in sync withthat tradition or I deviate from that," he said.

　　· divorce

　　· seperate

　　· 分离

　　· But I know it sounds cruel, but if he's going to do something he should divorce her and start allover again.

　　· autonomous

　　· independent

　　· 自主的, 自治的

　　· On the other hand, when we construct autonomous robots, I bet we give up some of theirpotential adaptability in exchange for preventing them from going off on their own beyond ourfull control.

　　· aesthetic

　　· 美学的, 审美的

　　· Historically, there are many reasons for environmental injustice: some economic, someaesthetic; some are simply due to a lack of community resources available.

　　· alternative

　　· 选择性的

　　· He said there is no alternative for him but to maintain order under any circumstances.

　　· fundamental

　　· essential

　　· 基本的, 根本的

　　· Independence and sovereign equality among states is a fundamental principle of international law.

　　· engaging

　　· charming

　　· 迷人的

　　· A joke, a compliment, an engaging discussion about the latest film or book – these things add alittle light to the lives of those around you.

　　· enjoyment

　　· fun

　　· 享受, 乐趣

　　· Excessive clutter is often a symptom and a cause of stress and can affect every facet of yourlife, from the time it takes you to do things to your finances and your overall enjoyment of life.

　　· elaborate

　　· 详细阐述

　　· They go through the elaborate ceremony so that, in their words, "Illimani gives them waterthrough the year"

　　· narrator

　　· 叙述者

　　· The unnamed narrator tells his dreams to a friend, Severin, who tells him how to break him of his fascination with cruel women by reading a manuscript, Memoirs of a Supersensual Man.

　　· impersonation

　　· 扮演, 模仿

　　· And sadly, in today’s anonymous online environment, it was probably only a matter of time before some twisted individual used a Web site like Craigslist to commit a crime of impersonation.

　　· rhythmical

　　· 有节奏的

　　· Frames that change the blocks of rooms of the Soviet building form rectangle to musical,rhythmical form are not there only for decoration – these frames are basic structure for wavybalconies.

　　· gymnastic

　　· 体育的

　　· Sylvia didn’t have any gymnastic classes but she was tall, strong, and she was popular.

　　· admiration

　　· 赞赏, 钦佩

　　· While some protesters expressed admiration of the monarchy with which the flag is associated,others asserted that the meaning for them was primarily one of independence and revolution.