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托福常見同義字 (三) 

1) nasty (Adj. / N.) 骯髒的； 下流的，令人討厭的； 惡劣的，艱險的； 嚴重的；令人不愉快的事物

例句：

(1) This divorce could turn nasty.

(2) Lili had a nasty chest infection.

2) filthy (Adj.) 骯髒的，汙穢的； 猥褻的，淫穢的； 下流的

例句：

(1) He never washed, and always wore a filthy old jacket.

(2) Blood is flowing out of its filthy bottom hole.

3) foul  違反規則的，犯規的； 邪惡的； 難聞的，有惡臭的； 下流的；糾纏，糾結；弄髒，使汙穢； 使糾纏； 使阻塞；不正當地，犯規地； 碰撞地； 爭執不和地

例句：

(1) It was the most despicable sort of professional foul.

(2) Two oil-related accidents near Los Angeles have fouled the ocean and the skies there.

4) disagreeable (Adj.) 不合意的； 令人不快的； 討厭的； （人）不友善的

例句：

(1) He's a shallow, disagreeable man. 

(2) Many will think his egotism and self-regard disagreeable. 

5) unpleasant (Adj.) 使人不愉快的； 不合意的； 討厭的； 不客氣的

例句：

(1) Don't start giving me problems otherwise I'll have to be very unpleasant indeed.

(2) The unpleasant voices have tended to dominate our perceptions," says Daniel Tichenor, a political science professor at the University of Oregon.

6) obituary (Adj.) 訃告； 訃聞訃告的； 死亡的； 有關死者的

例句：

(1) I read your brother's obituary in the Times.

(2) Old foes lined up to add their contribution to her obituary. 

7) death notice 死亡通知

例句：

(1) The same throat a few days later intoned the death notice of the conference.

(2) Hearing the death notice , he broke out crying. 

8) necrology (N.) 死者名冊；死亡統計

9) ornamentation　(N.)裝飾，裝飾品

例句：

(1) The chairs were comfortable, functional and free of ornamentation.

(2) Feather ornamentation could in fact go back even further, to a common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals. 

10) adornment (N.)裝飾，裝飾品

例句：

(1) It was a building without any adornment or decoration. 

(2) Cosmetics are used for adornment. 

11) decoration (N.) 裝飾，裝潢； 裝飾品； 裝飾圖案，裝飾風格； 獎章

例句：

(1) With its simple decoration, the main bedroom is a peaceful haven.

(2) He was awarded several military decorations.

12) embellishment (N.) 裝飾，修飾，潤色

例句：

(1) Locust trees in the North , as a decorative embellishment of nature, also associate us with autumn.

(2) Steve Berlin's organ and saxophone layering provides a crucial embellishment. 

13) elaboration (N.)精心製作（或計畫）； 精緻； 詳盡（闡述）； 精心完成的東西

例句：

(1) His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.

(2) Would you care to elaborate?

14) pacesetter (N.) 前導者，模範；心律調整器

例句：

(1) The new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations.

(2) This oil drilling team is a pacesetter, well - known throughout the country. 

15) leader (N.) 領袖，領導者； 負責人； 指揮者； 領唱者

例句：

(1) Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.

(2) The decision was made against the wishes of the party leader. 

16) pernicious (Adj.) 很有害的，惡性的，致命的，險惡的； 引起巨大傷害的； 毀滅性的

例句：

(1) There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best

(2) I did what I could, but her mother's influence was pernicious.

17) harmful (Adj.) 對…有害的； 能造成損害的； 不利； 不良

例句：

(1) It's believed the affair was potentially harmful to British aviation.

(2) Mothers are far more likely than fathers to take advantage of this law, But extended leaves and part-time employment are known to be harmful to careers—for both genders.

18) deleterious (Adj.) 有害的； 有毒

例句：

(1) Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.

(2) The cold weather had most deleterious consequences among the chrysanthemums.

19) venomous (Adj.)（蛇等）分泌毒液的； 有毒的； 惡毒的； 惡意的

例句：

(1) He heaped abuse on Waite and made venomous personal attacks. 

(2) Melenchon is by turns vulgar, sarcastic and venomous.

20) noxious (Adj.) 有害的，有毒的

例句：

(1) Many household products give off noxious fumes.

(2) But chemistry goes far beyond noxious fumes. 

21) poisonous (Adj.)有毒的； 有害的； 惡意的；討厭的

例句：

(1) There are hundreds of poisonous spiders and snakes.

(2) Don't swallow poppers, it's very poisonous.