2013年3月托福考试备考：托福阅读精选词汇（三）
托福阅读词汇选集（3）
comparable—— Similar or equivalent 相似或相当 =similar
compile—— To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources 汇编=put together
community—— Society as a whole; the public 作为整体的社会;大众。Asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions 共生动物群的一群植物和动物 =settlement,society
commodity—— Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage 商品 =goods
coincide—— To happen at the same time or during the same period 同时发生=occur at the same time
cohesion—— The act， process， or condition of cohering 结合=unity The combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification统一
cluster—— To gather or growsintosbunches 丛生=concentrate
classify—— To arrange or organize according to class or category 分类=categorize
cling to —— v.依附，依靠，坚持=stick to
cite —— To mention or bring forward as support， illustration， or proof 引证把…作为支持、说明或证明而提及或提出=mention
check ——monitor To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver 监听，收听;To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content， such as military,political,or illegal activity 窃听
celestial—— Of or relating to the sky or the heavens 天空的=astronomical
cease—— To put an end to; discontinue 使…停止;中止=stop
capability—— The quality of being capable; ability 能力=ability
cumbersome —— Troublesome or onerous 麻烦的=burdensome
crisscross—— To move back and forth through or over 交叉移动move back and forth
crawl—— To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep 爬行=creep
counterpart—— A copy or duplicate of a legal paper 复制品=version An adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style 版本
counteract—— To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check 抵制，抵消=negate
core —— The basic or most important part; the essence 核心，本质=center
conventional—— Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional 传统的=traditional
contribute to —— v.捐献=donate To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute 捐赠
consumption——The act or process of consuming 消耗=eating
constrain——To keep within close bounds; confine 限制=bound To set a limit to; confine 限制
constitute——To found (an institution， for example) 创建=make up
constituent——Serving as part of a whole; component 组成的=component
constantly——Continually occurring; persistently 持续的=continuously
conspicuous——Attracting attention， as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable 值得注意的=noticeable
consort with ——v.陪伴=associate To keep company 陪伴
conserve——To protect from loss or harm; preserve 保存，保护=retain vt. 留住;保住
consequence——Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition 结果=result
conjecture——A statement， an opinion， or a conclusion based on guesswork 猜想=based on guessing
congestion——To be overfilled or overcrowded 堵塞=overcrowded， crowded
conflicting——To be opposing; different 对立的，不同的=opposing， contrary
confront——To come face to face with， especially with defiance or hostility 面对与…面对面的=face To confront with complete awareness 面对
confine to ——To keep within bounds; restrict 限制=limit， cramp Restrict; narrow 受限制