大家好，我是J2.
繼續分享托福常考單字 (至少出現過兩次以上),
請同學記得學習單字一定要從句子學起來，
才能夠變成是自己的、可以實際用的上的東西;
我的夥伴David建議大家用高中單字造句，
大家不妨造完句後也查一下英英字典確定一下，
(此篇有詳細介紹：文章代碼(AID): #1Lh90k0J)
把幾個好的句子學起來,
口說寫作就能活用。
例如上上禮拜分享的單字defer to不要只有記遵從;順從，
可以記defer to her leadership.
高頻單字41-50
1. deter protect v. 阻止
deter from keep from ; inhibit v.
ex.Some potential buyers will be deterred by the price.
The heavy fines should deter [=discourage] people fromdumping
garbage here.
2. devastated ruined ; ravaged a. 毀壞的；被破壞的
devastation destruction n. 破壞
TPO ex.1 The possibility that mass extinctions may recur periodically has
given rise to such hypotheses as that of a companion star with a
long-period orbit deflecting other bodies from their normal
orbits, making some of them fall to Earth as meteors and causing
widespread devastation upon impact.
TPO ex.2 A big worry is that these transplanted mega fauna might devastate
plants and animals that are native to the western United States.
3. dispute disagreement; argument n. 爭論
dispute question v. 質疑
TPO ex.1 Although some researchers claim that Mars may once have had
oceans, others dispute(v.) this, pointing to an absence of evidence or
offering alternative interpretations of evidence.
TPO ex.2 It’s about United States Supreme Court Decision. We are looking
at the impact of recent cases on property rights, municipal land
use cases, owning disputes(n.).
4. distinct separate ; different a. 清晰的；不同的
distinct definite a. 清楚的；清晰的
TPO ex.1 Now, Spectroscopy has a very distinct(解釋2) advantage over
previous methods of analyzing our works because it's not invasive.
TPO ex.2 A green iceberg that stranded just west of the Amery Ice Shelf
showed two distinct(解釋1) layers: bubbly blue-white ice and bubble-free
green ice separated by a one-meter- long ice layer containing
sediments.
5. distinguish differentiate v. 區分；辨別
distinguished eminent a. 著名的；卓越的
TPO ex.1 Sociologists have built on the distinction between expressive and
instrumental ties to distinguish between two types of groups:
primary and secondary.
She is distinguished for her achievements in genetic research.
6. drastic radical a. 激烈的；猛烈的
drastically radically ad. 激烈地；猛烈地
TPO ex1. In general, it is believed that these two extinctions resulted
from drastic environmental changes that followed meteorite impacts
or massive volcanic eruptions.
In contrast, should another ice age occur, sea level would drop
drastically. During the last ice age, sea level dropped about 120
meters.
7. dwindle diminish v. 減少 ; 衰落
dwindle away eventually disappear v. 縮小；減少
TPO ex. It’s not a remnant of some huge population that is dwindled in
last few hundred years for some reason. It’s not necessarily a
species in retreat.
8. elaborate complicated a. 複雜的；精心製作的
elaborately done in great detail ad. 詳盡地；精心地
TPO ex.1 In many instances, spectators in the era before recorded sound
experienced elaborate aural presentations alongside movies' visual
images.
TPO ex.2 They were no longer a series of small bands but lived in a large
community with more elaborate social organization, probably
grouped into clans of people of common descent.
9. eligible entitled a. 合格的；適宜的
TPO ex.1 Right. And I think you should apply for this grant. Your project
is definitely eligible. And you can expand it if you have the
necessary resources. So, does it sound like something you would be
interested in?
10. endow provide v. 賦予
endowment gift n. 天賦；天資
TPO ex. More often, we simply cooperate with others to reach some end
without endowing the relationship with any larger significance.
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