托福必背词汇(一).doc

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1.forensic/fəˈren.zɪk/adj[beforenoun]relatedtoscientificmethodsofsolvingcrimes,involvingexaminingtheobjectsorsubstancesthatareinvolvedinthecrime
forensicevidence/medicine/science
Forensicexaminationrevealedalargequantityofpoisoninthedeadman'sstomach.

2.acidity/əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti//-ə.t ̬i/[U]theamountofacidinasubstanceorinyourstomach
ThislowpHlevelclearlyshowstheacidityofthesoilhere.

3.attribute/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/[C]aqualityorcharacteristicthatsomeoneorsomethinghas
Organizationalabilityisanessentialattributeforagoodmanager.
attributesthtosbphrasalverbtothinkthatsomeoneorsomethinghasaparticularqualityorfeatureIwouldn'tdreamofattributingsuchalackofjudgmenttoyou.attributesthtosb/sthphrasalverbtosayorthinkthatsomethingistheresultorworkofsomethingorsomeoneelseThedoctorshaveattributedthecauseoftheillnesstoanunknownvirus.Towhatdoyouattributethisdelay?MostexpertshaveattributedthedrawingtoMichelangelo

4.dispose/dɪˈspəʊz//-ˈspoʊz/vformaldisposesbto/towardssb/sthtomakesomeonefeelaparticularwaytowardssomeoneorsomething
Hisrudenesswhenwefirstmetdidn'tdisposemeverykindlyto/towardshim.
disposeofsb/sthphrasalverbtogetridofsomeoneorsomethingordealwithsomethingsothatthematterisfinished
Howdidtheydisposeofthebody?
Ittookamerefiveminutesfortheworldchampiontodisposeof(=defeat)hisopponent.

5.derive/dɪˈraɪv/derivesthfromsthtogetsomethingfromsomethingelse
Theinstitutederivesallitsmoneyfromforeigninvestments.
Shederivesgreatpleasure/satisfactionfromplayingtheviolin.

6.humility/hjuːˈmɪl.ɪ.ti//-ə.t ̬i/[U]thequalityofnotbeingproudbecauseyouareconsciousofyourbadqualities
Hedoesn'thavethehumilitytoadmitwhenhe'swrong.
Ihopeyoulearnhumilitybysurvivingfailureandthatyoulearntobehonestevenwhennooneislooking.
7.hypothesis/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs//-ˈpɑː.θə-/[C](pluralhypotheses)
anideaorexplanationforsomethingthatisbasedonknownfactsbuthasnotyetbeenproved
Severalhypothesesforglobalwarminghavebeensuggested.

8.apparatus(EQUIPMENT)/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs//-ˈræt ̬.əs/n(pluralapparatusorapparatuses)[CorU]ase