210个雅思阅读高频词（下）
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141.giant adj.巨大的
Numerous ideas were submitted for the project, including concepts ranging from rolling eggs to tilting tanks, from giant see-saws to overhead monorails.
这个项目收到了很多设计想法，包括从滚动的蛋到倾斜槽，从巨大的跷跷板到高架单轨。
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142.antiseptic adj.防腐的，抗菌的
The antiseptic properties of tannin, the active ingredient in tea, and of hops in beer －plus the fact that both are made with boiled water-allowed urban communities to flourish at close quarters without succumbing to water-borne diseases such as dysentery.
茶叶中的活性成分单宁酸以及啤酒中的啤酒花均有防腐特性，外加它们都是由沸水制成，这使得附近的城市社区繁荣发展，不受疟疾等水传疾病之苦。
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143.revolutionary adj.革命的，颠覆性的
Naysayers might suggest that the brain is irrelevant, that thinking in an original, even revolutionary, way is more a matter of personality than brain function.
反对者可能会认为大脑与此无关，他们觉得原创的、甚至革命性的思维方式与其说是大脑功能，不如说是个性的问题。
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144.cosmic adj.宇宙的
The cosmic significance the Egyptians placed in the 12 decans led them to develop a system in which each interval of darkness (and later, each interval of daylight) was divided into a dozen equal parts.
埃及人赋予12个旬星的宇宙意义让他们开发出一个将黑夜（后来白天）十二等分的体系。
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145.daunting adj.令人畏缩的，使人气馁的
The ship's crew had the daunting task of repairing the rudder at sea, and only succeeded at the second attempt.
船员门遇到了在海中修理船舵的艰巨任务，并且在第二次尝试才成功。
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146.companion n.同伴
His companions showed no interest in accompanying him up the nearby hill to see some ruins that a local farmer, Melchor Arteaga, had told them about the night before.
他的同伴没有兴趣陪他爬附近的山，去看那位叫做Melchor Arteaga的当地农民前一天跟他们讲述过的遗迹。
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147.assemble v.组装
The various parts of The Falkirk Wheel were all constructed and assembled, like one giant toy building set, at Butterley Engineering's Steelworks in Derbyshire, some 400 km from Falkirk.
法尔科克水轮的各个部分就像一个巨大的积木套装，这些部件都是在离法尔科克大约400千米远的德比郡的巴特利工程炼钢厂建造和组装的。
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148.deduction n.演绎，推理
The theory sounds eccentric but once he starts to explain the detective work that went into his deduction, the skepticism gives way to wary admiration.
这个理论听起来有点奇怪，但是一旦他解释他推理中做的探求工作，怀疑就变成了对谨慎态度的赞美。
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149.constraint n.限制
By understanding these constraints, we begin to understand why some people march to a different drumbeat.
通过理解这些限制条件，我们开始明白为什么有些人爱标新立异。
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150.temporal adj.暂时的，时间的
These periods became known as temporal hours because their duration varied according to the changing length of days and nights with the passing of the seasons.
这些时间段被称为日光时，因为它们的持续时间随着季节流逝引起的昼夜长度的变化而变化。
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151.incompetent adj.无能力的，不胜任的
In 1880,violence aboard the ship led ultimately to the replacement of the captain with an incompetent drunkard who stole the crew's wages.
1880年，船上的暴力行为最终导致了船长被替换成一位无能的醉汉，他拿走了船员的工资。
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152.damp adj.潮湿的
The morning was dull and damp, and Bingham also seems to have been less than keen on the prospect of climbing the hill.
那天早上又阴暗又潮湿，Bingham似乎对爬那座小山的计划也没有那么期待了。
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153.withstand v.承受
The Wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.
水轮旋转的时候需要承受巨大并且不断变化的压力，所以为了使结构更加稳健，钢部件是由螺栓连接而不是焊接起来的。
154.appraisal n.评价，评估
Macfarlane's case has been strengthened by support from notable quarters – Roy Porter, the distinguished medical historian, recently wrote a favourable appraisal of his research.
Macfarlane的案例因为得到了著名的医学历史学家Roy Porter的支持而得到强化，最近Roy Porter写了一篇对此研究表示赞同的评估。
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155.impede v.阻碍，防止
This is where most people are impeded from being an iconoclast.
这也就是阻碍了大多数人成为打破常规的人的原因。
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156.disseminate v.传播，宣传
Temporal hours, which were first adopted by the Greeks and then the Romans, who disseminated them through Europe, remained in use for more than 2,500 years.
日光时最早是由希腊人采用的，然后由罗马人传播到欧洲，一直沿用了2500多年。
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157.suspend v.使．．．暂停
He was suspended from service, and a new captain appointed.
他被停职，同时任命了一位新的船长。
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158.prey n.猎物
First, as he climbs up the hill, he describes the ever-present possibility of deadly snakes, 'capable of making considerable springs when in pursuit of their prey'; not that he sees any.
首先当他爬上山的时候，他提到致命的毒蛇随时都会有可能出现，“它们能在追捕猎物时随时跳起”，这是他从来没有见过的。
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159.displacement n.位移
This is because, according to Archimedes' principle of displacement, floating objects displace their own weight in water.
这是因为，根据阿基米德位移原理，漂浮的物体在水中会排出跟它们重量相同的水。
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160.alight on 偶然发现
Historians had alighted on one interesting factor around the mid-18th century that required explanation.
历史学家偶然发现了出现在18世纪中期左右的一个需要解释的有趣因素。
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161.confront v.面对，遭遇
For example, when confronted with information streaming from the eyes, the brain will interpret this information in the quickest way possible.
比如，当面对眼前源源不断的信息时，大脑会用最快的方式解读这些信息。
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162.denote v.表示，指示
The falling water level denoted the passing hour as it dipped below hour lines inscribed on the inner surface.
当水位下降到刻在内表面的小时线以下时，水位下降的刻度代表了流逝的时间长度。
163.turnaround n.转向，转变
This marked a turnaround and the beginning of the most successful period in Gutty Sark's working life, transporting wool from Australia to Britain.
这标志着一个转机的到来，并且开启了Gutty Sark号服役期间最成功的时期，而这段时期内她负责把澳大利亚的羊毛运输到英国。
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164.spellbound adj.被迷住的
＇It seemed like an unbelievable dream ... the sight held me spellbound...'he wrote.
他写到：“这看起来像一个令人难以置信的梦，那景色让我着迷”。
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165.enormous adj.巨大的
This keeps the Wheel balanced and so, despite its enormous mass, it rotates through 180° in five and a half minutes while using very little power.
这使得水轮可以保持平衡，因此即使质量上巨大，它也可以在很小的力的作用下5分半钟内旋转180°.
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166.wipe out 消灭
There were improvements in agriculture that wiped out malaria, but these were small gains.
农业方面有了很大的进步，消除了疟疾，但是这些都是很小的收获。
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167.photon n.光子
More than the physical reality of photons or sound waves, perception is a product of the brain.
认知是大脑的产物，而不是光子或声波的物理现实。
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168.astronomical adj.天文的
Italian hours began at sunset, Babylonian hours at sunrise, astronomical hours at midday and 'great clock' hours, used for some large public clocks in Germany, at midnight.
意大利人的时间开始于日落，巴比伦人的时间开始于日出，天文学时间从中午开始，而德国一些用于公共场所的大型时钟的“大时钟”时间开始于半夜。
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169.navigator n.航海家
The ship's next captain, Richard Woodget, was an excellent navigator, who got the best out of both his ship and his crew.
下一任船长Richard Woodget是一位出色的航海家，他充分发挥了船和船员的优势。
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170.hindsight n.后见之明
We should remember, however, that Lost City of the Incas is a work of hindsight, not written until 1948,many years after his journey.
然而我们应该记住《失落的印加之城》是一本后来才写的书，直到1948年距离他的旅行已经很多了年他才开始写。
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