SAT词汇技能5 - 第三课

to predict something in advance

预测, 预言

to cause an explosion

引爆, 爆炸

to attract someone by being irresistibly appealing

吸引, 迷住

to kill large groups of people

毁灭, 消灭

to fully satisfy a desire or need, such as food or pleasure, often beyond capacity

满足, 使饱满

to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want

调和, 安抚

(geometry) to touch another curve or surface in at least three points

相切

to strongly criticize or condemn

强烈谴责, 猛烈批评

to increase in size or width

扩张, 扩大

to officially enroll or register as a student at a school, college, or university

注册, 入学

to start a new course of action

发起, 开始

to cut something short in length or duration

截断, 缩短

to waste money, energy, or resources

挥霍, 浪费

to declare something openly

颁布, 宣布

to cause fewer people live in an area

减少人口, 使人少

to surgically remove a body part, such as a limb or organ, often due to injury, disease, or medical necessity

截肢, 切除

to join together into a single unit for a common cause

联邦化, 联合

to collect an increasing amount of something over time

积累, 收集

to remove something

避免, 消除