托福词汇列表

[166-71] conciliatory

adj.善于调解的(reconciling)

【例】 One of the diplomats made a few conciliatory suggestions that helped bring about a truce.

[166-71] hurdle

n.障碍(barrier,obstacle)

[166-71] barrier

n.栅栏，屏障，障碍(obstacle，block,barricade)

【例】 The barrier between the desks gave both workers some privacy.

[166-71] barricade

n.障碍物(barrier,impediment)

【例】 The students erected a barricade on campus as a protest.

[166-71] obstacle

n.障碍(barrier,impediment)

[166-71] snag

n.障碍(disadvantage，obstacle)

【例】 The ship stroke a snag near the bank of the river.

[166-71] forestall

v.预先阻止(prevent,preempt)

【例】 Bill forestalled a major crisis by taking care of small problems before they became worse.

[166-71] intercede

vi.调停，求情(intervene，mediate)

【例】 Whenever I argued with my brother,my parents would intercede.

[166-71] intercept

vt.中途拦截：阻止(holdback,stop)

【例】 John threw the football to Susan，but Bob intercepted it.

[166-71] intervene

vi.干涉(interfere，influence)

【例】 The brothers wouldn't stop arguing until their mother intervened.