[精简]托福核心词汇33

321.sovereign

美 [ˈsɑːvrɪn] 

adj.至高无上的；有主权的

Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.

最高统治权仍然掌握在最高人民会议中。

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322.vegetation

美 [ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn] 

n.植物，植被；呆板单调的生活

The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.

这片丘陵草木茂盛，郁郁葱葱。

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323.surcharge

美 [ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ] 

n.增付的费用，附加费

An import surcharge is actually another form of protectionism.

进口附加税其实是另外一种贸易保护主义。

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324.condone

美 [kənˈdoʊn] 

v.宽恕，不咎（过错 ）

Not punishing them amounts to condoning their crime.

不惩罚他们就等于纵容他们的罪行。

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325.trait

美 [treɪt] 

n.特征，特性，特点

Creativity is a human trait.

创造力是人类的一种特性。

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326.appease

美 [əˈpiːz] 

v.平息，抚慰

The offer has not appeased separatists.

这个提议未能平抚分裂主义分子。

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327.abstain

美 [əbˈsteɪn]

v.自制；自动放弃，戒绝

vi.克制；自制

Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained.

对于这项建议，五人投票赞成，八人反对，两人弃权。

Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?

你喝酒抽烟还是烟酒不沾？

to abstain from sth   戒除...

to abstain from doing sth  忍住不做某事

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328.cavern

美 [ˈkævərn] 

n.洞穴；黑洞洞的大厦（或大房间）

The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner.

厨房现在变得黑暗潮湿，一角放置着黑乎乎的旧火炉。

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329.beguile

美 [bɪˈɡaɪl]

v.欺骗，诱骗；打发时间，找乐趣

vt.使着迷；使陶醉；吸引

He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company.

他利用他的报纸诱骗读者买他公司的股票。

His paintings beguiled the Prince of Wales.

他的绘画吸引了威尔士亲王。

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330.tavern

美 [ˈtævərn] 

n.酒馆，客栈

There is a tavern at the corner of the street.

街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。