Lingo

Preference, Obligation, and Permission

HomeVocabularyTOEFLAdvanced Vocabulary for TOEFLPreference, Obligation, and Permission

30 Words

15m

1.
lean towards
动词

倾向于, 偏好

The new evidence seems to lean towards the prosecution's theory.

新证据似乎倾向于检方的理论。

查看完整含义
mandate
2.
man
date
动词

授权, 委任

The board of directors decided to mandate the new CEO with strategic decision-making authority.

董事会决定授权新CEO拥有战略决策权。

查看完整含义
stipulate
3.
stip
u
late
动词

规定, 明确说明

The contract stipulates that the payment must be made within 30 days of the invoice date.

合同规定付款必须在发票日期后的30天内完成。

查看完整含义
authorization
4.
au
tho
ri
za
tion
名词

授权书, 授权

查看完整含义
5.
ad
mi
ssi
bi
li
ty
名词

可采性, 可接受性

查看完整含义
discretion
6.
disc
re
tion
名词

裁量权, 决定权

The judge used her discretion to grant the defendant a more lenient sentence.

法官运用她的自由裁量权给予被告更宽大的判决。

查看完整含义
dispensation
7.
dis
pen
sa
tion
名词

豁免, 特许

He received a special dispensation from the school to miss the exam due to personal reasons.

由于个人原因,他获得了学校的特别豁免,可以错过考试。

查看完整含义
embargo
8.
em
bar
go
动词

实施禁运, 禁止

The newspaper editor decided to embargo the sensitive article until the legal implications were clarified.

报纸编辑决定对敏感文章实施禁运,直到法律影响得到澄清。

查看完整含义
immunity
9.
i
mmu
ni
ty
名词

免疫力

Vaccination helps build immunity against various infectious diseases.

疫苗接种有助于建立针对各种传染病的免疫力

查看完整含义
inclination
10.
inc
li
na
tion
名词

倾向, 爱好

查看完整含义
injunction
11.
in
junc
tion
名词

禁令, 命令

The teacher issued an injunction to the students to stop running in the hallways.

老师向学生们发出了一项禁令,要求他们停止在走廊里奔跑。

查看完整含义
lean
12.
lean
动词

倚靠, 倾斜

Feeling tired after the hike, she decided to lean against the tree to catch her breath.

徒步旅行后感到疲倦,她决定倚靠在树上喘口气。

查看完整含义
legitimacy
13.
le
gi
ti
ma
cy
名词
predilection
14.
pre
di
lec
tion
名词

偏爱, 倾向

查看完整含义
prerequisite
15.
pre
req
ui
site
名词

先决条件, 前提

A bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for admission to the master's program.

学士学位是进入硕士课程的先决条件

查看完整含义
propensity
16.
pro
pen
si
ty
名词

倾向, 习性

He has a propensity for taking risks, which makes him a successful entrepreneur.

他有冒险的倾向,这使他成为一名成功的企业家。

查看完整含义
prudence
17.
pru
dence
名词
sanction
18.
sanc
tion
动词

批准, 正式认可

The city council decided to sanction the music festival, granting official permission for its organization in the park.

市议会决定批准音乐节,正式允许其在公园内举办。

查看完整含义
taboo
19.
ta
boo
形容词

禁忌, 被禁止的

Discussing salary is a taboo subject at the office.

在办公室讨论薪水是一个禁忌话题。

查看完整含义
bind
20.
bind
动词

绑, 捆

The sailor will bind the cargo securely to the ship's deck with sturdy ropes.

水手会用结实的绳子将货物牢牢地在船的甲板上。

查看完整含义
coercive
21.
coer
cive
形容词

强制的, 胁迫的

The coercive tactics employed by the dictator silenced dissenting voices.

独裁者采用的强制策略使不同意见的声音沉默了。

查看完整含义
compel
22.
com
pel
动词

迫使, 强迫

The convincing argument compelled her to change her stance on the issue.

有说服力的论点迫使她改变了在这个问题上的立场。

查看完整含义
23.
co
pa
ce
tic
形容词

极好的, 令人满意的

查看完整含义
exempt
24.
e
xempt
形容词

Firefighters are exempt from paying parking tickets while on duty.

查看完整含义
illegitimate
25.
il
le
gi
ti
mate
形容词

非法的, 不合法的

查看完整含义
imperative
26.
im
pe
ra
tive
形容词

必要的, 紧急的

It is imperative that we address climate change to ensure the well-being of future generations.

我们必须解决气候变化问题,以确保未来世代的福祉,这是当务之急

查看完整含义
27.
li
cit
ly
副词

合法地, 正当地

The company licitly obtained all the necessary permits before starting construction.

该公司在开始施工前合法地获得了所有必要的许可证。

查看完整含义
statutory
28.
sta
tu
to
ry
形容词

法定的, 法令的

The company's actions were found to be in compliance with statutory regulations.

该公司的行为被认定符合法定法规。

查看完整含义
stringent
29.
strin
gent
形容词

严格的, 严厉的

The company had stringent rules about employee conduct.

该公司对员工行为有严格的规定。

查看完整含义
unlawful
30.
un
law
ful
形容词

非法的, 违法的

查看完整含义