[精简]托福核心词汇70

691.moat

美 [moʊt] 

n.护城河，壕沟

The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.

城堡有一条很深的流入湖里的护城河。

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692.renunciation

美 [rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn]

n.放弃，废弃，弃权，脱离关系

The talks were dependent on a renunciation of terrorism.

会谈以放弃恐怖主义为前提。

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693.sect

美 [sekt] 

n.派别;宗派

When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.

他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。

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694.outlive

美 [ˌaʊtˈlɪv] 

v.比……活得久；比……持久

A song will outlive sermons in the memory.

歌曲比训诫更能令人印象深刻。

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695.protagonist

美 [prəˈtæɡənɪst] 

n.主角

Everybody is the protagonist in oneself story.

每个人都是自己故事里的主角。

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696.plateau

美 [plæˈtoʊ] 

n.高原；停滞期

The broad valley led up to a high plateau of cultivated land.

那个宽阔的山谷通往一处平整的开垦地高原。

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697.shipwright

美 [ˈʃɪˌpraɪt] 

n.造船者；修船工；造船工人，造船木匠

What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter?

能比石匠、船匠和木匠建造出更坚固的建筑的人，他是谁。

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698.synopsis

美 [sɪˈnɑːpsɪs] 

n.大纲，梗概

He just wants the synopsis and the list of options.

他只想要选项的摘要和列表。

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699.shrub

美 [ʃrʌb] 

n.灌木丛

This is the Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms.

这就是亚洲的一种观赏灌木，具有多刺的枝和粉红色或红色的花。

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700.tread

美 [tred] 

v.踏，踩；（谨慎）行事

I don't want to tread on anybody's toes so I won't say what I think.

我谁也不想得罪，所以我不把想法说出来。