托福考试辅导：中学生怎样学习托福词汇（3）

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I never thought he was that abnormal, he seemed like a typical kid his age. 我从不认为他不正常，他看上去和他这个年龄的孩子一样。 　　【同义】unusual, exceptional, unnatural
7 b4 Y" H! v- v　　abreast [ ?'brest ]
2 ]/ A) T  h3 U　　adv. 并列地，并排地
8 U8 O5 k; @! O4 \　　【搭配】
" b4 _; c5 S2 d, d% W: F　　keep abreast of... 与...齐头并进，不落伍
! O( B. l. h! o　　Edison kept abreast of recent scientific developments.(真题)
　　We must keep abreast of the weather in order to know whether to evacuate in because of the hurricane. 我们必须随时掌握天气状况，以判断在飓风临境的情况下是否需要撤离避难。
( L' U, w2 S0 Z: ~  w& s/ ?: I　　【同义】side by side
1 _' z4 l# Z) B8 I2 Q: j: v　　adj. 突然的，唐突的，意外的
　　Most paleontologists suspect that abrupt changes in climate led to the mass extinctions.(真题)
1 \, |5 D) e! M; O, }1 u2 L　　大部分古生物学家都猜想是气候的突变导致了生物大灭绝。
　　The abrupt closing of negotiations meant the standoff would last indefinitely. 谈判的突然结束，表明僵局将无限期的延长下去。
　　【同义】brusque, curt
1 o9 A9 V+ k' O+ ^　　n. 缺席，缺乏，缺少
$ J7 I/ {! L4 v$ P　　The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. 没有证据并不是缺席的理由。
5 k% _( e  t3 w# h3 u　　His absence at the meeting was noticed and did not promote confidence in the company.
; O! n3 G8 [( V7 t　　A nearly complete absence of craters indicates that Europa's surface ice resembles Earth's Antarctic ice cap.(真题)
　　木卫二上几乎没有环形山，这一点表明木卫二的地面冰与地球南极冰层极其相似。
/ F% N  X: Y2 B0 q% {( X　　After drying the fish, the women pounded some of them into fish meal, which was an easily transported food used in soups, stews, or other dishes provide protein and thickening in the absence of fresh fish or while on long trips.(真题)
　　把鱼风干之后，妇女们会把其中的一些捣碎制成鱼粉，这是一种方便携带的食品，在缺少鲜鱼或在长途旅行时的烹饪中可以将其加入汤或炖菜里，可以起到补充蛋白质并将汤变得浓稠的作用。