2017托福考试阅读高频词汇解析（五）_第2页

　　§substantial

　　§ considerable

　　§ 大量的

　　§ Worse yet, the code in each of the existing applications must be modified to include the newinterfaces, thus generating substantial testing costs.

　　§clay

　　§ 粘土

　　§ Records of the belief systems of ancient astronauts coming to Earth can be found on Rock Art --Ancient Sumerian clay tablets and cylinder seals, and in the Bible.

　　§penetration

　　§ 渗透, 侵入

　　§ For as timid and unsure of himself that Yao looks on the offensive end, it’s on defense where heis truly lacking, no more than an open-door that invites penetration.

　　§runoff

　　§ 径流

　　§ Acidic hot springs and geysers that would eat away at human flesh are no match for some organisms that also make themselves at home in the acid runoff from mines.

　　§accelerate

　　§ speed up

　　§ 加速

　　§ Decelerate

　　§ At that point, post 2012, the social software market growth will accelerate as will the overallimpact of social media on business and society.

　　§diminish

　　§ reduce

　　§ 减少, 变小

　　§ But our minds are not evolved to think about strangers, and we obsess, needlessly, about what people think of us and how these insults will diminish us in the eyes of others.

　　§deteriorate

　　§ get worse

　　§ 恶化, 变坏

　　§ If you ignore your paying customers, and they hear from you only through their invoices, thenyou can expect the relationship to deteriorate over time.

　　§aridity

　　§ 干旱

　　§ The perception of raw aridity is belied by a surprising amount of life: insects and lizards, thecolorful opportunists.

　　§delicate

　　§ fragile

　　§ 精美的, 脆弱的

　　§ With his usual skill, the chairman zeroed in on the most delicate subject of our meeting.

　　§adjust to

　　§ adapt to

　　§ 调整, 适应

　　§ You can use the long-term data for trend analysis to help you see patterns of use that you can adjust to prevent problems in the future.

　　§subject to

　　§ 使...服从, 遭受

　　§ The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that the findings are subject to some limitations.

　　§progressively

　　§ increasingly

　　§ 渐进的, 日益增多的

　　§ With this approach, analysis on low-level events can progressively generate higher-levelbusiness events, or it can invoke business processes.

　　§margin

　　§ 边缘

　　§ You have to understand the cost structure of technology, what its impact is on your margin andwhat the impact of your technology investment is on growth, shrinkage, and market share.

　　§excess

　　§ 过度, 超过

　　§ Consumers have more access to more music than ever before in history, although an excess ofchoice provides challenges in itself.