[精简]托福核心词汇84

831.deterrent

美 [dɪˈtɜːrənt]

n.威慑力量；威慑因素；遏制物

adj.威慑的；遏制的；制止的

They believe capital punishment is a deterrent.

他们相信死刑有威慑作用。

Hopefully, this punishment will have a deterrent effect.

希望这个惩罚能起到威慑作用。

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832.hallucination

美 [həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃn] 

n.幻觉，幻想

For a moment he had had an overwhelming hallucination of her presence.

他一时觉得她好像就在身边，这种幻觉很强烈。

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833.disprove

美 [ˌdɪsˈpruːv] 

v.反驳，证明…有误

They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.

由于没有相反的证据，他们相信了他的话。

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834.interrogate

美 [ɪnˈterəɡeɪt] 

v.审问；询问

Police interrogate his name and address.

警察询问他的名字和地址。

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835.embed

美 [ɪmˈbed] 

v.把…嵌入，埋入，埋置；使深留

Debris had been embedded by the force of the blast.

爆炸的冲击力使碎片嵌了进去。

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836.extinguish

美 [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ] 

v.熄灭，扑灭（火或光）；使（希望等）破灭

They tried to extinguish the flames.

他们尽力把火扑灭。

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837.log

美 [lɔːɡ] 

n.（事件的）正式纪录；原木，圆形木材；（航海）日志

He dumped the logs on the big stone hearth.

他将一根根柴火扔进巨大的石壁炉里。

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838.fraction

美 [ˈfrækʃn]

n.小部分；分数

The students had a good grasp of decimals, percentages and fractions.

学生们对小数、百分数、分数掌握得不错。

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839.imperious

美 [ɪmˈpɪriəs] 

adj.傲慢的，专横的

His imperious look makes us angry.

他那飞扬跋扈的样子令我们生气。

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840.rite

美 [raɪt] 

n.仪式；习俗

This festival descends from a religious rite.

这个节日起源于宗教仪式。