劉毅托福詞匯5000(四)

　　People living in a country are amenable to its laws.

　　一個國家的人民有服從法律的義務。

　　2.casual: (形)偶然的happening by chance; not planned; informal(opp intentional)

　　Our long friendship began with a casual meeting at a Christmas party.

　　我們長久的友誼是從一次圣誕節(jié)宴會的偶然相遇開始的。

　　3.condense: (動)縮寫put into a smaller or shortened form; say briefly(opp expand)

　　A long story can sometimes be condensed into a few sentences.

　　一篇長篇故事常常可以縮寫成幾個句子。

　　4.detach: (1)(動)分開.part; separate; unfasten or remove from(opp attach)

　　The engine was detached from the body of the train.

　　這引擎是從火車上所分解而來。

　　(2)(動)派遣.send away on special duty

　　One squad of soldiers was detached to guard the important road and bridge.

　　一班士兵被派去防守重要的路段和橋梁。

　　5.exaggerate: (動)夸大make too large; say or think (something) greater than it is(opp underestimate)

　　He exaggerated the dangers of the trip in order to frighten them into not going.

　　他為了阻止這次旅行，夸大它的危險以使他們害怕。

　　6.inadequate: (形)不充分的not enough; not sufficient; not equal to what is necessary(opp sufficient)

　　He was tired because he had had inadequate sleep last night.

　　他因為睡眠不充分而感到十分疲勞。

　　7.literate: (形)受過教育的able to read and write; educated(opp uneducated)

　　A literate person can get knowledge through reading books.

　　一個受過教育的人可以通過讀書而獲得知識。

　　8.mansion: (名)大廈a very large house, usually that of a wealthy family(opp hut)

　　That old mansion has more than twenty rooms.

　　那幢舊大廈有二十多間房間。

　　9.meek: (形)溫順的mild and gentle; not easily angered(opp violent)

　　He isn’t bad-tempered; he is as meek as a lamb.

　　他的脾氣并不壞，他溫順如羔羊。

　　10.zeal:(名)熱誠 strong and active interest; enthusiasm(opp negligence)

　　A good citizen works with zeal for his country’s interests.

　　一個好公民為了國家的利益會辛勤的工作。

　　11.merciful: (形)寬大的;慈悲的;仁慈的ready to forgive people and show them kindness

　　They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.

　　他們要求她對犯人要以慈悲為懷。