托福考试|备考资料：托福考试词语研究－Unit4a

Unit 4
astringent^{1 a.收敛性的;止血的 [stringent 严格的;严厉的]}

astrolabe n.星座命盘

astrology n.星座占卜学 [ASTRO-, -LOGY]

astute^{2 a.机敏的;狡猾的 [astut or astutus astus craft]}

asunder^{3 ad.散开;碎散;分别 [ on sundran into pieces: cf SUNDER分为二,分开,切开]}

asylum^{4 n.收留所;避难所 [ asulon refuge a- not + sulon right ofseizure捕捉,扣押]}

asymmetric^{5 a.不均匀的;不对称的}

atheistic^{6 a.无神论者的 [atheism无神论]}

athirst a.渴;渴望 [ ofthyrst for ofthyrsted pp. of ofthyrstan be thirsty]

athlete n.比赛者,运动家;强壮的人[ athleta athletes athleo contend for a prize]

athletics^{7 n.pl.运动 [athlete运动员]}

athwart ad.横穿过去;不顺利地 [A+THWART妨碍,反对,使挫折)]

atlas^{8 n.地图集 [ Atlas -antos a Titan who held up the pillars of theuniverse, whose picture appeared at the beginning] of [early atlases]}

atomy n.微小之物;原子;矮人 [ANATOMY分析;解剖学;骨骸 taken as an atomy]

atonal^{9 a.无调的}

atone^{10 v.补偿;赎罪 [back-form ATonEMENT 赎罪 at one + -MENT, after medL adunamentum and earlier onementobs] [oneunite]}

atrocious a.凶暴的;残酷的 [atrox -ocis cruel atrocity暴行]

atrophy^{11 v.使衰退;使萎缩 [atrophie or LL atrophia a- not+trophe food]}

attach v.附上,贴上;使是 [estachier fasten: in Law sense thr. atachier]

attachment^{12 n.附着;依恋;逮捕;扣押 [ attachement attacher]}

attainment^{13 n.收获;造诣;学识}

attentive^{14 a.注意周到的;倾听的 [attente, atente, fem pp. of atendre ATTEND]}

attenuate^{15 v.使变细;使弱 [AD-, tenuis thin]}

attest^{16 v.证明;证实 [AD-, testis witness]}

attic^{17 n.阁楼 [attique, as ATTIC古怪的: orig a small order above a taller one]}

attire^{18 n.服饰;盛装;打扮 [atirer equip a tire in order]}

attorney n.代理人;律师 [ atorne pp. of atorner assignto+torner turn]

attribute n.品性 [ attribuere attribut-]

attrition n.摩擦;磨损 [attritio atterere attrit- rub]

attune^{19 v.使合拍调;使调和 [AT-+TUNE]}

atypical a.非典型的;不正常的

auction^{20 v.n.拍卖;拍卖人 [ auctio increase, auction augere auct- increase]}

audacious a.大胆的;目空一切的 [ audax -acis bold audere dare audacity胆识;大胆;无耻]

audible a.听得见的,可听见的 [audibilis audire hear. audibility 听得见,可听性]

audience n.听众;观众 [audire hear]

audit^{21 n.检查 [audire audit- hear audition听觉;试听]}

auditorium^{22 n.听众席,观众席;大讲堂 [ neut. of auditorius : AUDITORY, -ORIUM]}

augment^{23 v.增加 [ augment, augere increase]}

augury^{24 n.占兆 [ augurie or augurium AUGUR]}

august a.堂堂的;威风凛凛的 [ auguste or augustus consecrated^{25, venerable]}

aural^{26 a.耳的;听觉的 [ auris ear auricular耳的;听觉的;耳语的]}

aureate a.金色的;灿烂的 [ aureatus aureus golden aurum gold]

aureole n.光环 [aureola, = golden, fem of aureolus]

auroral^{27 a.北极光的 [AURORA 极光;夜晚女神]}