親愛的同學們，在做TPO閱讀的時候，你是否被大量生詞搞得暈頭轉向?很多學生初學托福閱讀，看到不認識的單詞會一個一個查字典，特別浪費時間。很多同學因為不耐煩查單詞，放棄或者延誤了托福學習。現在，為了節省大家的時間，筆者為大家整理了TPO上的重點單詞。學學這些單詞吧!TOEFL之TPO閱讀單詞語境記憶，讓記憶單詞快速準確!
　　新托福之TPO閱讀重點單詞語境記憶25
　　Chinese Pottery
　　Civilization 文化;文明
　　Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse. 文明已經瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。(apocalypse世界毀滅)
　　It is said that that civilization is always on the move. 有人說文明總是在進步。
　　Porcelain 瓷器
　　The porcelain is fine and glossy. 瓷質細潤。(glossy光澤的)
　　There is a porcelain figure on the table. 桌子上有一個瓷像。
　　Dynasty 朝代
　　The Yuan Dynasty established its capital in Dadu, now Beijing. 元朝建都于大都，即現在的北京。
　　Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝時，從英國來了一些傳教士。
　　Earthenware土質瓷器
　　You'd better use an earthenware pot. 你最好用砂鍋。
　　She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean. 她總是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷的干干凈凈。
　　Stoneware 石制瓷器;粗陶器
　　Stoneware is tough and cannot be scratched. 粗陶器很硬，不會被劃出痕跡。
　　Stoneware is fired at a high temperature to cause it to vitrify and harden. 在高溫下燒制瓷器以至其成玻璃狀，變硬。(vitrify使成為玻璃狀)
　　Glazed 上釉;目光呆滯的
　　They found several glazed clay pots. 他們發現了一些上釉的陶罐。
　　His eyes glazed over with boredom. 他的眼神因厭倦而變呆滯。
　　Glazed eyes目光呆滯的眼睛
　　Delineate 描繪;描寫
　　Women are always be delineated not as good as men. 女人常常被描寫成不如男人。
　　Biography must to some extent delineate characters. 傳記必須在一定程度上描繪人物。
　　Embrace 包含;擁抱
　　He held her to him in a warm embrace. 他熱烈地擁抱她。
　　The hills embrace the village. 山丘環繞著村莊。
　　Ornament 裝飾;裝飾物
　　The palace was rich in ornament. 宮廷裝飾玲瑯滿目。
　　We bought some ornaments for the Christmas tree. 我們買了一些裝飾品來點綴圣誕樹。
　　Outline 描畫;輪廓;大綱
　　She drew the outline with a sure hand. 她筆力雄健地畫出了輪廓。
　　He wrote down the outline of his lecture. 他寫下了演講的提綱。
　　Imitation 模仿;仿造
　　Young children learn how to speak by imitation. 兒童通過模仿學說話。
　　His style is a slavish imitation of his teacher's. 他一味模仿教師的風格，毫無創意。
　　Instigate 慫恿;煽動
　　They instigated him to the evil deed. 他們教唆他做壞事。
　　He instigated the ending of a free working lunch in the company. 他煽動取消公司的免費工作午餐。
　　Pigment 顏料;色素
　　Of course, pigment is not the only part of a fresco. 當然，顏料還不是畫面的全部。(fresco壁畫)
　　The pigment of skin皮膚的色素
　　Cobalt 鈷;鈷類顏料
　　We need cobalt ore. 我們需要鈷礦。
　　She was wearing the cobalt raiment of the Angel of Death. 她身穿著死亡天使的鈷色衣裙。
　　Manganese 錳
　　Manganese has the same effect on this strength of steel as silicon. 錳對鋼的強度的影響和硅相同。
　　Ore 礦石;礦
　　This is an area rich in ore. 這里是個礦產豐富的地區。
　　The ore is smelted in this large factory. 這個大型工廠里熔煉礦石。
　　Spout 噴口
　　The spout of the teapot is jammed by tea. 茶壺的壺口被茶葉堵住了。
　　A thin cloud of steam was rising from the spout. 噴口處冒出一股薄薄的水蒸氣。
　　Pattern 模式;樣品;圖案
　　The two buildings are modeled after the same pattern. 這兩座建筑是按照同一模式建造的。
　　This cloth has a pattern of blue and white squares. 這種布有藍白格子的圖案。
　　Precisely 精確地
　　It was precisely like the point of a pin. 精確地說它不象個針尖那么大。(pin針)
　　We time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely. 我們設定該流程的時間，以便能更精確地制造汽車。
　　Merely 僅僅;只不過;只是
　　She is merely a child. 她只不過是個孩子。
　　I accepted this job merely for the high salary. 我僅僅是因為高薪才接受了這份工作。
　　Adornment 裝飾品;裝飾
　　Adornment balcony should notice safety above all. 裝飾陽臺首先要注重安全。
　　You may see the cross worn as an adornment. 你會看見人戴著十字架作為裝飾品。
　　Phoenix 鳳凰;死而復生的人
　　The phoenix is a nonexistent bird. 鳳凰其實并不存在。
　　Phoenix, like dragon, is the totem of the Chinese people. 鳳鳥跟龍一樣，是中國古代民族的圖騰。(totem圖騰)
　　Empress 皇后;女皇
　　I saw the empress and her young princess on the balcony. 我看見皇后和小公主在陽臺上。
　　The empress asked his son to marry the princess of the neighboring kingdom. 皇后要求兒子娶鄰國的公主。
　　Pomegranate 石榴
　　I have drunk a cup of pomegranate juice. 我已經喝了一杯石榴汁了。
　　Nightly she sings on yonder pomegranate trees. 每天晚上，她會在那邊的石榴樹上唱歌。(yonder那邊的)
　　Mandarin duck 鴛鴦
　　The mandarin ducks paired for life. 鴛鴦終生配對。
　　They got married as soon as they obtained a mandarin duck apartment as their temporary home. 有了鴛鴦房作為過渡性用房，他倆馬上辦了婚事。
　　Crane 鶴
　　The crane soared high into the sky. 鶴展翅飛上云天。
　　The crane was not happy with the peacock. 對于孔雀的炫耀，鶴不太高興。
　　Emblem 象征;符號
　　The bell tower is the emblem of this city. 這座鐘樓是這個城市的象征。
　　The drove is an emblem of peace. 鴿子是和平的象征。
　　Leap 跳躍;飛躍
　　The thief leaped the wall and ran away. 小偷越強偷跑了。
　　I leap for joy at the good news. 我一聽到這個好消息高興得跳了起來。
　　Secular 世俗的;長期的
　　Secular music was flatly prohibited. 世俗音樂是絕對禁止的。
　　The choir sings both sacred and secular music. 唱詩班既唱圣樂也唱世俗歌曲。
　　Commission 委員會;委任
　　We all approve of the commission of authority to him. 我們都贊成把職權委任于他。
　　The report was submitted to the commission for consideration. 這份報告已呈報委員會審批。
　　Description 描述;描寫
　　He gave a description of what he had seen. 他描述了他所見到的一切。
　　The scenery is beautiful beyond descriptions. 那風景美麗得難以形容。