2017托福考试阅读高频词汇解析（四）

　　· Headword

　　· Synonym

　　· 汉译

　　· Antonym

　　§ cetacean

　　§ 鲸鱼, 鲸类的

　　§ Fueling the evolution of cetacean communication is an ability, observed in dolphins, humpbackwhales and sperm whales, to pass songs and codas between generations and individuals.

　　§ porpoise

　　§ 海豚

　　§ The Baiji Conservation Aquarium has already scored small successes with a similar breedingscheme aimed at averting the extinction of the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise.

　　§ gill

　　§ 腮

　　§ The gill flaps opened like two gash wounds on the sides of its head as it thrashed helplessly in the gutter.

　　§ streamline

　　§ 呈流线型

　　§ One example of this is a big sales application in which each geographical region maintains onlyits own data to streamline performance.

　　§ hind

　　§ 后部的

　　§ He collects cans, crisp packets and plastic bottles from parks near his home before jumping uponto his hind legs to place them into bins.

　　§ fluke

　　§ 鲸的尾片

　　§ Erick does it so well, you can’t see it, but his opponent could catch it, or it could be a fluke andhe throws a punch, and that’s all it takes.

　　§ blowhole

　　§ 喷水空

　　§ By lunchtime, children were tossing rocks at the animal’s blowhole while its limp body swayed in the shore break like so much seaweed.

　　§ disguise

　　§ 掩饰

　　§ Temptation comes to all of us, whether or not we succumb depends on our ability to recognizeits disguise.

　　§ affinity

　　§ 姻亲关系

　　§ Most charities have thousands, even millions of people that either belong to the charity or who have some type of affinity with your charity.

　　§ dwelling

　　§ residence

　　§ 住处

　　§ Unless we begin to pay attention and meet our challenge as stewards of a priceless heritage,our nation and the prospects of all individuals dwelling here in years to come will suffer.