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托福听力词汇

2009-04-14来源:和谐英语

  quite a while ----> a long time
  quite aggressive // take over ----> dominate
  quitting time ----> leave
  rain ----> wet // weather
  rainy forecast // auditorium ----> inside
  raise money ----> make money
  raise the roof ----> extremely angry
  raises the internal temperature of the fruit ----> the temperature inside the fruit increases
  rarely ----> seldom
  rarely ----> unusual
  rave about // quite sth. ----> good
  reach // phone ----> call
  read sth. through again ----> check sth. for mistakes
  read the instruction carefully before using sth. ----> operate sth. correctly
  read too much into sth. ----> could be drawing false conclusions from sth.
  really hate to leave ----> be not ready to come back
  really know ----> mistake about
  really worth ----> reasonable
  Really? // I'm glad to hear that. // How about that! ----> interest
  rebroadcast ----> see him on television
  receptionist ----> secretary
  receptive ... new ... and ... adapt ... different ----> flexibility and open-mindedness
  redo ----> in poor shape
  reframe ----> at the picture framing shop
  refreshments ----> snack food
  refund sb. all but ten percent ----> get most of one's money back
  regret sth. // Just because ...? // Is that any reason to do? ----> reconsider one's decision
  relief ----> cool down
  remote ----> distant
  renew // expire ----> apply again
  repair ----> fix // work on
  reproduce and show around ----> see
  require ----> have to
  research // thesis ----> paper
  research assistant (R.A.) ----> work
  responsibility ----> take care of
  rest ----> sleep
  rest sth. for a few days ----> avoid using sth. for a while
  return ----> get back
  review ----> go over
  revise ----> review // rewrite
  rewrite ----> write over again
  right ----> another
  right after // right away // right now ----> earlier // immediately // (so) soon // without delay
  right now ----> not until ... later
  ring ----> call
  risk ----> danger
  road clogged with traffic/commuters ----> unpleasant
  roommate ----> share their apartment
  roughly every six hours ----> several times a day
  Roughly every six hours, the river reverses direction. ----> The river reverses its flow several times a day.
  rub sb. the wrong way ----> have a negative impression
  run ----> head
  run a temperature ----> have a fever
  run out of ----> not any more
  run well // grow/become attached to sth. ----> be satisfied with sth.
  rush hour ----> traffic jam
  save wear and tear ----> protect // not require very much maintenance
  say ----> speak to
  say ----> agree
  sb. be away ----> not see sb.
  Sb. be going into business for oneself. ----> Sb. plan to start one's own company.
  sb. be new here ----> sb. be unfamiliar with someplace
  sb. be the only one ----> sb. has a lot of work to do
  Sb. have been there a million times. ----> Sb. knows the route very well.
  Sb. insist on being so independent. ----> Sb. should get someone to help with sth.
  sb. would have attended ----> kept sb. home
  schedule ----> plan
  school work ----> study
  scratch the surface ----> far from enough
  screwdriver ----> tool
  seam ... come undone ----> repair
  second ----> another // later
  see sth. easily ----> Sth. be highly visible.
  seem a bit inexperienced ----> be not impressed
  send out ----> mail
  separate // distribute ----> sort
  set ----> definite
  set a place ----> arrange a seat
  set a place for sb. ----> make room for sb.
  set a record for attendance // be not an empty seat ----> many people go to do sth.
  set out for ----> go toward
  several ----> a variety of
  several years ----> how recently
  sew ----> make sb. a new dress
  shake off ----> remove some of the water
  shake sth. a little ----> move sth. around
  share the expense ----> pay for some of the good
  She is still in high school ----> She is younger then he is.
  She probably enjoy anything on campus. ----> He doesn't know what she likes to do.