很多英语单词在不同语境下意思不同，这种一词多义经常会影响我们对语句的理解，也往往成为我们托福听力语句理解的绊脚石。今天，小编跟大家聊一聊那些托福听力词汇陷阱。

1. in turn

大多数人理解为“反过来”。实际上可以理解为“接着会发生“

英文释义：in proper order or sequence

真题例句

Green roofs help absorb some of that rain which would stop the runoff，which in turn helps the water quality。

真题例句

And this would make the clouds whiter，which in turn would increase their reflectivity。

2. and

会误解为“并且”，实际上还可理解为“然后”，带有一定的逻辑关系在其中，而并非单纯的并列。

英文释义：then； following this 然后；接着

真题例句

You’ll need to go to the printing station and you’ll see a list of all documents that people have sent to the printer。Find your document on the list，click on it，and it’ll print。

3. allow

往往会理解为是“允许”，其实常见的是指“使可能发生”，带有一定的因果逻辑在里面。

英文释义：to make sth possible 使可能

真题例句

Now silicone is a material that allowed us to create ever faster and smaller microchips which transformed computers from huge machines to small portable devices。

4. responsible

说起“负责”，其实本身就有“导致”的意思

英文释义：~ （for sth） being the cause of sth 作为原因；成为起因

真题例句

And even today，for the most part，when parents and teachers choose literature for children isn’t that mainly what they’re looking for？Well，from your reading，who is mostly responsible for this notion of Children’s literature？Paul？

5. account for

有“占…”与“解释”这两个意思，很多人只知道任意一个

英文释义：PHRASAL VERB If something accounts for a particular fact or situation，it causes or explains it 导致； 解释

真题例句

So since there's nothing get into the pool，how do we account for this？ Well apparently bacteria recycle。You see in addition to having high levels of sulfate，the water in the pool is also rich in iron。Here’s what happens。The bacteria convert the sulfate to sulfite，then the sulfide reacts with iron to produce sulfate。

6. suggest

在托福里，suggest很少表示“建议”，更多的是“表明”的含义。

英文释义：~ sth （to sb） to put an idea into sb's mind； to make sb think that sth is true 使想到；使认为；表明

真题例句

Well，one theory suggests that polar bears may have been able to find a few remote cold icy places，such as，well，this Svalbard islands to live on until the climate eventually cooled again。Controversially，because the last warming period was actually warmer than the one now，the one more presently experiencing。

7. precipitation

除了常见的“沉淀”，但其实它也表示“降水”

英文释义：[ U ] （ technical 术语 ） rain，snow，etc。that falls； the amount of this that falls 降水，降水量（包括雨、雪、冰等）

真题例句

Ordinary meteoric water is water that has soaked into the ground from the surface。from precipitation （rain and snow ）and from lakes and streams

8. game

“野生猎物”的意思初学者几乎全军覆没。

英文释义：[ U ] wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food 猎物；野禽；野味

——see also big game，fair game

真题例句

They had experienced great difficulty finding game west of the Rockies and not until the second of December did they kill their first elk。

9. mine

“矿“的意思有三分之一的人不清楚。

英文释义：a deep hole or holes under the ground where minerals such as coal，gold，etc。are dug 矿井；矿

真题例句

This scenario begins with the planting of hyperaccumulating species in the target area，such as an abandoned mine or an irrigation pond contaminated by runoff。

10. chemical

名词表示化学物质。很多人不知道哦

英文释义：a substance obtained by or used in a chemical process 化学制品；化学品

真题例句

Take food for example。When an ant finds food it takes that food back to the nest and on its way back，it secretes a chemical，which leaves a trail that can be detected by other ants。

11. tension

除了“紧张”，在涉及到理科lecture的时候tension大多表示“张力”

英文释义：[ U ] the state of being stretched tight； the extent to which sth is stretched tight 拉伸；张力；拉紧状态；绷紧程度

真题例句

But a dynamic tension between the two also continues。And this tension，this struggle between the opposing views is actually very useful。Because it prevents either the national government or state government from gaining in too much power。

12. grain

grain的基础含义为谷物，但是也可以衍生出“颗粒”的意思。

英文释义：[ C ] a small hard piece of particular substances 颗粒；细粒

真题例句

The earliest record’s from 500 million years ago，show that sediment in the river deposits was largely composed of coarse grains of sand，and gravel，and that tells us the rivers weren’t defined，they were very shallow and wide，almost like floods，but around the time of the rise of plant life the content of those sediment layers began to change，the coarse grains became much finer，and we see evidence of mud。

13. impact

除了“影响”，不能不知道“冲击、撞击”。

英文释义：（on/upon/with） sth （ formal ） to hit sth with great force 冲击；撞击

真题例句

I mean，we’re all familiar with how impact events can affect life on earth，like it’s now generally agreed that a meteor triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs。Of course，since that theory’s been widely accepted it’s tempting to look to space to explain all extinction events。

14. setting

不仅仅是“设置”，还要知道“背景”

英文释义：a set of surroundings； the place at which sth happens 环境；背景

真题例句

And you know，when we’re considering a residential or an urban setting let’s face it，space is usually at a premium。It’s a valuable，limited commodity。Unfortunately though，when you have a group of propeller turbines at a wind farm，they undergo a decrease in power output the closer they’re placed together。

15. complex

还有“建筑群”“综合大楼，”的意思，常误解为“复杂”。

英文释义：a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place （类型相似的）建筑群

真题例句

He built a large complex that included baths and bath buildings，libraries，sculpture gardens，theatres and temples in Egyptian，Greek，and Roman styles。

16. population

population对人类来说是“人口”，对于其他物种而言是“数量”。

英文释义：a particular group of people or animals living in a particular area （统称）某领域的生物；族群；人口

真题例句

Professor： It seems so，in the late 1990s with populations of two butterfly species in England。Climate data had shown that the butterflies’ habitat was experiencing warmer temperatures which was directly affecting their ability to reproduce。

17. perspective

“观点”，不仅仅是“透视”。

英文释义：[ C ] ~ （on sth） a particular attitude towards sth； a way of thinking about sth 态度；观点；思考方法

真题例句

And we didn’t even know about these until aerial photographs revealed markings that weren’t evident from the ground。And this is just one example of how a new perspective，in this case made possible through aerial photography，helped us realize that evidence，or the lack of it，could lead to false conclusions。

18. episode

更多是指“事件”，不能说成“集”。

英文释义：an event，a situation，or a period of time in sb's life，a novel，etc。that is important or interesting in some way （人生的）一段经历；（小说的）片段，插曲

真题例句

The K-T extinction 65 million years ago is the best known of the five major extinction

episodes since the Cambrian period

19. readily

其实是“容易地”，并非“准备”之类的

英文释义：quickly and without difficulty 快捷地；轻而易举地；便利地

真题例句

The release of heat energy is retarded by the tall vertical city walls that do not allowinfrared radiation to escape as readily as does the relatively level surface of the surrounding countryside。

20. edge

“优势”的说法其实不算多见，但“边缘”虽知道的人多，其实也不多见。干脆两个都记住好了。

英文释义：[ sing。] ~ （on/over sb/sth） a slight advantage over sb/sth （微弱的）优势

真题例句

It seems likely that Teotihuacan' s natural resources，along with the city elite' s abilityto recognize their potential，gave the city a competitive edge over its neighbors。Thevalley，like many other places in Mexican and Guatemalan highlands，was rich in obsidian。

21. principal

除了名词的意思，就是形容词的意思了，表示“主要的”。

英文释义：[ only before noun ] most important； main 最重要的；主要的

真题例句

The principal insect enemies of the North American morning glory feed mainly on itsflowers or fruits rather than its leaves

22. largely

不能望文生义为“大”，而是应理解为“在很大程度上”。

英文释义：to a great extent； mostly or mainly 在很大程度上；多半；主要地

真题例句

Other oxide in regolith include aluminum oxide，aluminum is largely responsible for the moon’s color even though it comprises only 6% of regolith； there is also iron oxide and a few others。

23. critical

背词汇书的人，恐怕并太清楚有“重要的”这个释义，挺常见的。

英文释义：extremely important because a future situation will be affected by it 极重要的；关键的；至关紧要的

真题例句

Now when the last class ended，we were talking about how we evaluate other people，how we look at other people and determine which people are likely to be helpful to us and which people are likely to hinder us as we go through life and we noted that the ability to distinguish between these two kinds of people，to perform what we call social evaluations，is critical to our survival。Yes，Karen？

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