TOEFL 活用简单词

1. 拥有、怀有 harbor
   我们不应该对我们不熟悉的文化持有怀疑的态度.

We should not harbor a prejudice or suspicion to a culture what we do not comprehension.

harbor n.海港 v.拥有、持有

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  汇集、汇合 pool
  只有汇集他们的资源，政府才有希望战胜全球变暖

  Only by pooling their resources can government hope to overcome the global warm.

  pool n.池子、水塘 v.汇集、汇合

• 反应、映射 mirror
  如今许多社会的问题并不是新的，而是放映了过去相似的困境

• Today, many social problems are not new but mirror the similar dilemmas from the past.

  mirror n.镜子 v.反射、映射

• 掩饰、掩盖
  高分掩盖了学生不能有效的交流使用外语

• High test scores masks many students’ inability to communicate effective in a second language.

  mask n.面具 v.掩盖、掩饰

• 取决于、决定于
  人类间的和平取决于人们发现共同点的能力

• Humanity’s ability to achieve international peaces hinge on our capacity of finding common ground.

  hinge on = depend on

• 减少、缩减
  为了缩小贫富差距政府应该改善社会福利

• The government should give top priority to improve social welfare in order to bridge the gap between the rich and poor.

  bridge n.桥梁 v.减小

• 塑造 shape
  大学教育可以塑造思想、开拓眼界

• University education can shape mind and broaden horizons.

  shape n.形状 v.塑造

• 制定、
  每个国家都应当量体裁衣的制定符合自己国情的解决方法

• Each county should tailor their solution meets their particular situation.

  tailor n.裁缝 v.定制

• 利用、使用
  通过使用太阳能和风能，我们可以使我们的社会变得更加环保

• By harnessing the solar and wind energy we can make our society become more “green”.

  harness n.马具 v.使用

• 抑制
  为了抑制学生对电脑游戏的痴迷，学校和家长应该提供一种健康的替代方式

• In order to curb students’ appetite for computers game, parent and school should come up with a healthy alternative.

  curb n.勒马锁 v.抑制