2015年05月16日
在TOEFL考试的阅读和听力题中,经常会出现地理有关的篇章。
那么问题来了,你掌握了多少这类的托福单词呢?
【怎样检验自己是否记住了单词】只看中文说英文,只看英文说中文,只看单词造句子,闭上眼睛再回想。
1.insular ['ɪnsjʊlə] adj. 海岛的
【记】insul(岛)+ ar
2.island ['aɪlənd] n. 岛,岛屿,岛状物(孤立状态的物),安全岛
【例】coral island n. 珊蝴岛;continental island 陆边岛
3.peninsula [pi'ninsjulə] n. 半岛
【记】比较insular(海岛的)
4.islet ['ailit ] n. 小岛
5.marine [mə'ri:n] adj. 海的 (marine, oceanic);海上的;近海的
【记】mari(海)+ine
【例】Human beings are natural enemies of marine mammals.
6.maritime ['mæritaim] adj. 海的(marine, oceanic);海上的;近海的
【记】mari(海)+time
7.moist [mɔist] adj. 湿润的,多雨的 (damp, humid)
8.ledge [ledʒ] n. 暗礁
【记】联想“l”加edge(边)
9.oasis [əu'eisis] n.(沙漠中的)绿洲
【例】The travellers were saved when they finally found an oasis.
10.tide [taid] n. 潮汐
11.ebb [eb] vi. 退潮
【例】The water washed up on the shore, then slowly ebbed away.
12.continent ['kɔntinənt] n. 大陆
13.terrestrial [ti'restriəl] adj. 领土的
【例】terrestrial heat 地热;terrestrial magnetism 地磁,地磁学
14.outskirt ['autskə:t] n. 外边,郊区(surrounding)
15.region ['ri:dʒən] n. 地区,领域(zone, area, field, domain)
16.endemic [en'demik] adj.地方的(native)
【例】This disease is endemic to the southerners, and will not spread in the cold north.
17.cosmopolitan [,kɔzmə'pɔlitən] adj. 全世界的 (global)
【记】cosmo(宇宙)+ politan
【例】The farmer was unused to the cosmopolitan ways of life in a large city.
18.subterrane ['sʌbtərein] n. 地下(underground)
19.subterranean [,sʌbtə'reiniən] adj. 地下的
20.cavern ['kævən] n.大山洞,大洞穴
【记】比较cave(洞)
【例】Inside the cavern were the remnants of an ancient fire.
21.flaw [flɔː] n. 裂隙
【例】The flaw in your theory is that you didn’t account for gravity.
22.cleft [kleft] n. 裂缝 (crevice)
23.crevice ['krevis] n. 裂缝,破口 (rift, slit)
【例】The rain came in through a crevice in the cabin wall.
24.gap [gæp] n. 裂口 (opening)
【例】Generation gap lies between parents and children.
25.zone [zəʊn] n. 带(region, area)
【例】 time zone 时区
26.equator [ɪ'kweɪtə] n. 赤道
【例】It is warmer near the equator.
27.longitude ['londsitjuid] n.经度
【记】 long(长)+ itude—经度
28.altitude ['æltɪtjuːd] n. (尤指海拔)高度,高处(海拔甚高的地方)
29.latitude ['lætɪtjuːd] n. 纬度
【记】 lati (阔)+ tude—纬度
30.meridian [mə'rɪdɪən] n. 子午线,正午