2012年商业托福考试(TOEIC)阅读高频词汇(2)

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　　brilliance—— The state or quality of being brilliant光辉=radiant
2 i3 D& x  b5 J5 T% e( j  u: o　　boundary—— Something that indicates a border or limit边界=dividing line
+ D0 {9 n# l+ r+ W$ K7 B2 k　　breach—— A violation or infraction， as of a law， a legal obligation， or a promise破坏，违犯=violation
6 z2 d0 d: U. J# j: j　　boost—— To increase; raise增加;拔高;To raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below推、举=raise
) ?/ G1 I9 Z; [　　blend—— To combine (varieties or grades) to obtain a mixture of a particular character， quality， or consistency把…掺在一起混合=combine， mix
　　bizarre—— Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的=odd
) V- i5 G& y8 J# ^5 w4 u' [　　bias—— A preference or an inclination， especially one that inhibits impartial judgment偏见=prejudice
6 v/ H8 R4 S- z4 x0 `; p　　beam—— A ray or shaft of light光柱，光束=ray
" r8 k; D7 F( ?0 b: T　　be characterized by——distinguish
! P/ [1 |' ^' [4 P　　barren—— Lacking vegetation， especially useful vegetation不毛的=infertile
: p( Y' y) Z& T7 X5 n　　balmy—— Mild and pleasant温和的=mild
& Z- O" `- j4 C# K* Z- ?2 j% C　　comprise—— To consist of; be composed of由…构成=consist of ，make up
　　conception—— Something conceived in the mind; a concept， plan， design， idea， or thought概念、计划、设计或思想=notion A mental image or representation; an idea or conception心理形象或象征;想法或构思
3 [9 i  F3 y( A. M' Z　　composed of ——To create or produce (a literary or musical piece)创作或制作=create
4 h8 b9 S+ n2 Q+ \* w) ]　　component—— A constituent element， as of a system组成要素=element， part
　　comparable—— Similar or equivalent相似或相当=similar
　　compile—— To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources汇编=put together
　　community—— Society as a whole; the public作为整体的社会;大众。Asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions共生动物群的一群植物和动物=settlement， society
0 _" h1 I7 Q, j" I　　commodity—— Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage商品=goods
　　coincide—— To happen at the same time or during the same period同时发生=occur at the same time
　　cohesion—— The act， process， or condition of cohering结合=unity The combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification统一
　　cluster—— To gather or growsintosbunches丛生=concentrate
　　classify—— To arrange or organize according to class or category分类=categorize
　　cling to —— v.依附，依靠，坚持=stick to
8 J5 h0 s5 ^1 P. ~7 F8 h　　cite —— To mention or bring forward as support， illustration， or proof引证把…作为支持、说明或证明而提及或提出=mention
　　check ——monitor To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver监听，收听;To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content， such as military， political， or illegal activity窃听