托福阅读词汇中的英文注释介绍（3）

　　下面是为同学们搜集整理的比较权威的托福词汇，供同学们参考。

　　house——A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons， especially for a family房屋=dwelling，

　　To contain; harbor收容;隐藏=contain To have within; hold包含;容纳

　　homogeneous——Uniform in structure or composition throughout同质的=uniform Unvaried in texture， color， or design均质的

　　herald——To proclaim; announce公布;宣布=announce

　　heritage——Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遗留物，传统=tradition

　　harshness——Being extremely severe or exacting; stern严厉=acid Biting， sarcastic， or scornful尖刻的

　　harness——To bring under control and direct the force of统治，管理，支配=utilize To put to use， especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用

　　hail——To greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim

　　integrate——To makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使结合=unify

　　integral——Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必须的;应有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的，必须的

　　institution—— An established organization or foundation， especially one dedicated to education， public service， or culture机构=establishment A public or private institution， such as a hospital or school私人或公共机构

　　insight——The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration洞察力=understanding The faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力

　　inspire——To affect， guide， or arouse by divine influence使受神灵的;感召的=fire the imagination of

　　ingredient——An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent成份=component A constituent element， as of a system成分系统的组成要素

　　inhabit—— To live or reside in居住=occupy To dwell or reside in居住

　　inhabitant——One that inhabits a place， especially as a permanent resident居民=resident

　　inhibit——To hold back; restrain抑制;限制=hinder To interfere with action or progress阻碍，= curb To check， restrain， or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制

　　innumerable——Too numerous to be counted; numberless无数的=countless

　　influx——A mass arrival or incoming汇集=arrival

　　inevitably——Impossible to avoid or prevent必然的，不能规避或避免的=unavoidably

　　inclination——A characteristic disposition to do， prefer， or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity爱好去做=preference The state of being preferred偏爱

　　inadequate——Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient， insufficient

　　impose——To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority强制实行=demand To ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或专横要求

　　implement——A tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool

　　immunity——The quality or condition of being immune免除，免疫=protection

　　illustrate——To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features图解=picture To make a visible representation of展示

　　identify——To ascertain the origin， nature， or definitive characteristics of确认=spot To detect or discern， especially visually; spy辩认

　　jolt——To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震惊=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent， unexpected blow.震惊

　　myth——A fictitious story， person， or thing传说=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times， especially one popularly believed to be historical传说

　　noxious——Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful

　　narrate——To give an account or a description叙述或描绘=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of详细叙述

　　over taxed——税收过高的=heavily burdened负担沉重的

　　outbreak——A sudden increase突然发生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start开端

　　originate——To comesintosbeing; start出现;开始=initial， genesis， pioneer

　　To bringsintosbeing; create创造=invent，

　　puncture—— To pierce with a pointed object刺用带尖的物体穿透=pierce

　　quaint—— Odd， especially in an old-fashioned way离奇的=odd， bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的

　　protrude—— To jut out; project突出;伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出

　　prospect—— Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility

　　prosperity—— The condition of being prosperous繁荣=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕

　　proponent—— One who argues in support of something; an advocate倡导者=supporter