2017托福考试阅读高频词汇解析（二十六）

　　§ Headword

　　§ Synonym

　　§ 汉译

　　§ Antonym

　　§ colonize

　　§ settle, populate

　　§ 定居

　　§ Exactly

　　§ These early hominids were likely “ancient pioneers”, as they appear to be among the first to leave Africa to colonize other parts of the world.

　　§ via

　　§ through, by

　　§ 通过

　　§ They may lose more heat via the skin because of their size and surface area - in the same way that smaller animals lose more heat than big animals," he said.

　　§ coast

　　§ shore

　　§ 海岸

　　§ I suggested he put an aircraft carrier or other large vessel off the coast of Florida and do the same kind of screening.

　　§ strait

　　§ channel

　　§ 海峡

　　§ We will transit the strait at night.

　　§ ice-free

　　§ 无冰的

　　§ Since each model represents climate in a slightly different way, the exact degree of melting - and timing of the first occurrence of an ice-free Arctic - vary from model to model.

　　§ corridor

　　§ passage

　　§ 通道

　　§ On the fourth week I was allowed to solo up the corridor. As I passed his room, there was my faithful friend in the doorway.

　　§ massive

　　§ huge, enormous, colossal

　　§ 巨大的

　　§ crumble

　　§ collapse, disintegrate

　　§ 崩溃

　　§ For example, during the elections, they have massive propaganda against Iran at that time.

　　§ paleoecologist

　　§ 古生态学家

　　§ demonstrate

　　§ show, prove

　　§ 证明

　　§ Below we have collected such works for you to demonstrate how modern photographers play with the theme of contrasts.

　　§ radiocarbon

　　§ 放射性碳

　　§ Hodgins' team was able to determine that the samples were made between 1404 and 1438 -- quite a narrow range for a radiocarbon measurement.

　　§ persuasive

　　§ convincing

　　§ 令人信服的

　　§ Unconvincing

　　§ Providing examples of what others are saying about your suitability and skills is extremely persuasive and the more you have, the more your influence rises.

　　§ continental

　　§ 大陆的

　　§ During the sixteenth century, the peacetime armies of the Continental Powers were about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers--very, very little.

　　§ retreat

　　§ withdrawal, recession

　　§ 后退

　　§ advance,advancement

　　§ And if we back away, if we give up on it, if we show any signs of retreat at all, the enemy we face worldwide will be strengthened.

　　§ watercraft

　　§ 船

　　§ When the Coast Guard spotted the vessel off the coast of Honduras, its crew sank thewatercraft. They were later detained, according to a Coast Guard press release.

　　§ gulf

　　§ bay

　　§ 海湾

　　§ But unlike weather satellites that look at the same region on Earth 24 hours a day, Terra and Aqua generally only get one daylight view each of the Gulf of Mexico.

　　§ route

　　§ way, course

　　§ 路径

　　§ This argument is specious; it is a little like saying that since we only take one step at a time there is no need to plan our route since one can make continuous decisions about where to turn next.

　　§ prior to

　　§ before

　　§ 先于

　　§ If you have a single application, or if all your applications are migrated prior to the run time migration, the rolling migration may be accomplished in a matter of hours or days.