SAT(Barrons)巴朗3500基础词汇(List 47)

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Word List 47topography-ubiquitous

topography N./拓扑学/physical features of a region. Before the generals gave the

order to attack, they ordered a complete study of the topography of the

region.

torpor N./迟钝;麻木;不活泼/lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy. Throughout the winter,

nothing aroused the bear from his torpor: he would not emerge from hibernation

until spring. torpid,ADJ.

torrent N./急流;洪水/rushing stream; flood. Day after day of heavy rain saturated

the hillside until the water ran downhill in tor­rents. torrential,ADJ.

torrid ADJ./有激情的;热带的/passionate; hot or scorching. Harlequin Romances publish

torrid tales of love affairs, some set in torrid climates.

torso N./未完成的;残缺的/trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk.

This torso, found in the ruins of Pompeii, is now on exhibition in the museum in

Naples.

tortuous ADJ./曲折的，蜿蜒的/winding; full of curves. Because this road is so

tortuous, it is unwise to go faster than twenty miles an hour on it.

totter V./摇摆;摇摇欲坠/move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall. On unsteady

feet, the drunk tottered down the hill to the near­est bar.

touchstoneN./试金石;准绳;标准;尺度/stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys;

criterion. What touchstone can be used to measure the character of a person?

touchy ADJ./暴躁的;难以处理的;易上火的/sensitive; irascible. Do not mention his bald

spot; he's very touchy about it.

tout V./吹捧/publicize; praise excessively. I lost confidence in my broker

after he touted some junk bonds to me that turned out to be a bad

investment.

toxic ADJ./有毒的/poisonous. We must seek an antidote for what­ever toxic

substance he has eaten. toxicity, N.

tract N./地域;小册子/region of land (often imprecisely described); pam­phlet. The

king granted William Penn a tract of land in the New World. Penn then printed a

tract in which he encour­aged settlers to join his colony.

tractable ADJ./驯良的;温顺的;易处理的/docile; easily managed. Although Susan seemed a

tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence that

occasionally led her to defy the powers-that-be when she felt they were in the

wrong.

traduce V./诽谤;中伤/expose to slander. His opponents tried to tra­duce the

candidate's reputation by spreading rumors about his past.

trajectory N./弹道;轨迹;抛物线/path taken by a projectile. The police tried to

locate the spot from which the assassin had fired the fatal shot by tracing the

trajectory of the bullet.

tranquillity N./平静;冷静/calmness; peace. After the commotion and excitement of

the city, I appreciate the tranquillity of these fields and forests.

transcendent ADJ./卓越的;非比寻常的/surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior.

For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent

experience: the meal sur­passed his wildest dreams.

transcribe V./复制/copy. When you transcribe your notes, please send a copy to

Mr. Smith and keep the original for our files. transcription, N.

transgression N./犯罪/violation of a law; sin. Forgive us our transgressions;

we know not what we do.

transient ADJ./暂时的/momentary; temporary; staying for a short time. Lexy's joy

at finding the perfect Christmas gift for Phil was transient, she still had to

find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob. Located near the airport, this

hotel caters to a largely transient trade.transience, N.

transition N./过渡;转换;跃迁/going from one state of action to another. During the

period of transition from oil heat to gas heat, the furnace will have to be shut

off.

transitory ADJ./短时间的/impermanent; fleeting. Fame is transitory: today's

rising star is all too soon tomorrow's washed-up has-been. transitoriness,

N.

translucentADJ./半透明的/partly transparent. We could not recog­nize the people

in the next room because of the translucent curtains that separated us.

transmute V./改变/change; convert to something different. He was unable to

transmute his dreams into actualities.

transparentADJ./透明的;容易检测的，明晰的/easily detected; permitting light to pass

through freely. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two

of them together can miss it.

transport N./运输;狂喜/strong emotion. Margo was a creature of extremes, at one

moment in transports of joy over a vivid sunset, at another moment in transports

of grief over a dying bird. also V.(secondary meaning)

trappings N./服饰;装饰/outward decorations; ornaments. He loved the trappings of

success: the limousines, the stock options, the company jet.

traumatic ADJ./外伤的/pertaining to an injury caused by violence. In his

nightmares, he kept on recalling the traumatic experi­ence of being wounded in

battle.

travail N./辛苦劳作/painful labor. How long do you think a man can endure such

travail and degradation without rebelling?

traverse V./穿过/go through or across. When you traverse this field, be careful

of the bull.

travesty N./滑稽化;滑稽模仿/comical parody; treatment aimed at making something

appear ridiculous. The ridiculous decision the jury has reached is a travesty of

justice.

treacly ADJ./甜蜜的/sticky sweet; cloyingly sentimental. Irritatingly cheerful,

always looking on the bright side, Pollyanna speaks nothing but treacly

sentimentalities. treacle, N.

treatise N./论文/article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly. He

is preparing a treatise on the Elizabethan playwrights for his graduate

degree.

trek N./旅行/travel; journey. The tribe made their trek farther north that

summer in search of game. alsoV.

tremor N./振动的/trembling; slight quiver. She had a nervous tremor in her right

hand.

tremulous ADJ./震荡的/trembling; wavering. She was tremulous more from

excitement than from fear.

trenchant ADJ./锋利的/cutting; keen. I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is

so often sarcastic.

trepidation N./惧怕/fear; nervous apprehension. As she entered the office of

the dean of admissions, Sharon felt sometrepi­dation about how she would do in

her interview.

trespass V./过失;侵入/unlawfully enter the boundaries of some else's property.

The wicked baron flogged any poacher who tres­passed on his private hunting

grounds. also N.

tribute N./贡品;殷勤;颂词;礼物/tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect. The colonists

refused to pay tribute to a foreign despot.

trifling ADJ./不重要的/trivial; unimportant. Why bother going to see a doctor for

such a trifling, everyday cold?

trigger V./引起;触发;扳机/set off. John is touchy today; say one word wrong and

you'll trigger an explosion.

trinket N./小玩意儿;密谋/knickknack; bauble. Whenever she traveled abroad, Ethel

would pick up costume jewelry and other trin­kets as souvenirs.

trite ADJ./陈腐的/hackneyed; commonplace. The trite and pre­dictable situations

in many television programs turn off many viewers, who, in turn, turn off their

sets.

trivial ADJ./不重要的/unimportant; trifling. Too many magazines ignore newsworthy

subjects and feature trivial affairs. trivia, N.

trough N./槽;低谷/container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave,

business cycle, etc.) The hungry pigs struggled to get at the fresh swill in the

trough. The surfer rode her board, coasting along in the trough between two

waves.

truculence N./野蛮;粗鲁/aggressiveness; ferocity. Tynan's reviews were noted for

their caustic attacks and general tone of tru­culence. truculent,ADJ.

truism N./真实性/self-evident truth. Many a truism is summed up in a proverb;

for example, "Marry in haste, repent at leisure."

truncate V./截去尖端/cut the top off. The top of a cone that has been truncated

in a plane parallel to its base is a circle.

tryst N./约会;幽会/meeting. The lovers kept their tryst even though they realized

their danger.

tumult N./吵闹;混乱/commotion; riot; noise. She could not make her­self heard

over thetumult of the mob.

tundra N./苔原;冻土/rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America.

Despite the cold, many geologists are trying to discover valuable mineral

deposits in the tundra.

turbid ADJ./浑浊的;搅动了沉淀物的/muddy; having the sediment disturbed. The water was

turbid after the children had waded through it.

turbulence N./湍流;骚乱;动荡/state of violent agitation. Warned of approaching

turbulencein the atmosphere, the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat

belts.

turgid ADJ./肿胀的/swollen; distended. The turgid river threatened to overflow

the levees and flood the countryside.

turmoil N./骚动;混乱/great commotion and confusion. Lydia running off with a

soldier! Mother fainting at the news! The Bennet household was in turmoil.

turncoat N./叛徒;叛逆者/traitor. The British considered Benedict Arnold a

loyalist; the Americans considered him a turncoat.

turpitude N./奸恶;卑鄙/depravity. A visitor may be denied admittance to this

country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.

tutelage N./监护/guardianship; training. Under the tutelage of such masters of

the instrument, she made rapid progress as a virtuoso.

tycoon N./大亨/wealthy leader. John D. Rockefeller was a prominent tycoon.

typhoon N./台风/tropical hurricane or cyclone. If you liked Twister, you'll

love Typhoon!

tyranny N./暴政;专制/oppression; cruel government. Frederick Dou­glass fought

against the tyranny of slavery throughout his life.

tyro N./新手/beginner; novice. For a mere tyro, you have pro­duced some

wonderfully expert results.

ubiquitous ADJ./无所不在的/being everywhere; omnipresent. That Christmas "The

Little Drummer Boy" seemed ubiquitous; David heard the tune everywhere.