单词拼写简单就不见得考起来会简单，越是简单的单词可能会有的意思和考点。所以，考生们要注意了。今天我们开始托福重点词汇第八组的学习。马上跟着北京新航道托福小编去看看吧。Go !

　　1、population

　　名词

　　1 人口 (总数) ,居民人数

　　This city has a ~ of 350, 000. = The ~ of this city is 350, 000.

　　这个城市有三十五万人口

　　What [How large] is the ~ of Taipei?.

　　台北有多少人口?

　　2 [the ~; 集合称] (区域的) (全体) 居民,市民

　　The whole ~ of the town came out to welcome him.

　　央抑镇民都出来欢迎他

　　3 [用单数; 常与修饰语连用] ‘生物’ (区域的) 族群,栖群

　　the koala ~ of Australia

　　澳洲的无尾熊族群

　　pop·u·la·tion　n.

　　Pronunciation: ˌpä-pyə-’lā-shən

　　Function: noun

　　Etymology: Late Latin population-, populatio, from Latin populus

　　Date: 1612

　　1 a : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region b : the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole c : the total of particles at a particular energy level ― used especially of atoms in a laser

　　2 : the act or process of populating

　　3 a : a body of persons or individuals having a quality or characteristic in common b (1) : the organisms inhabiting a particular locality (2) : a group of interbreeding organisms that represents the level of organization at which speciation begins

　　4 : a group of individual persons, objects, or items from which samples are taken for statistical measurement

　　2、picture　/ ˈpɪktʃə(r); ˋpɪktʃɚ/ n

　　[C] (a) painting, drawing, sketch, etc, esp as a work of art 绘画, 图画, 素描(尤指作为艺术作品): His picture of cows won a prize. 他画的牛的作品获了奖. * Draw a picture of the house so we know what it looks like. 画出房子的图来让我们看看是什麽样子的. (b) photograph 照片; 相片: They showed us the pictures of their wedding. 他们给我们看结婚照片. * She’s taking a picture of the children. 她正给孩子们拍照. (c) portrait (of sb) (某人的)肖像画: Will you paint my picture? 您给我画像行吗?

　　[C usu sing 通常作单数] beautiful object, scene, person etc 美丽的物﹑ 景﹑ 人等: The park is a picture when the daffodils are in bloom. 水仙花开时公园漂亮. * The children were a picture in their pretty dresses. 孩子们穿上漂亮的衣服好看极了.

　　[C usu sing 通常作单数] (a) account or description of sth that enables one to form a mental picture or impression of it 形象的叙述: The book gives a good picture of everyday life in ancient Rome. 那部书对古罗马人的日常生活描写得很生动. (b) this mental picture 心目中的情景: Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened. 她描述得十分细致, 使我们对所发生的事历历如见.

　　[C] (quality of the) image on a television screen 电视图像(的清晰度): The picture is much clearer with the new aerial. 装上新天线後画面清晰多了.

　　(Brit dated 旧) (a) [C] cinema film 影片; 电影: Have you seen her latest picture? 你看过她新拍的电影吗? (b) the pictures [pl] cinema 电影院: We don’t often go to the pictures. 我们不常到电影院看电影.

　　(idm 习语) be/put sb in the `picture be/cause sb to be fully informed about sth 了解[使某人了解]实情: Are you in the picture now? 你现在知道怎麽回事了吗? * Members of Parliament insisted on being put in the picture about the government’s plans. 议员坚持要充分了解政府计画的详情. be the picture of health, happiness, etc look very healthy, happy, etc 看上去很健康﹑ 愉快等. get the `picture (infml 口) understand 明白; 理解: I get the picture you two want to be left alone together. 我现在明白了–你们俩想单独在一起. pretty as a picture => pretty.来源：北京新航道托福培训

　　> picture v

　　1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to oneself) form a mental image of sth; imagine sth 想像或设想某事物: He pictured to himself what it might be like to live in Java. 他想像要是生活在爪哇的情形. * I can’t picture the village without the old church. 我无法设想村子里没有那座旧教堂像什麽样子.

　　2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] make a picture of (sth/sb) 画(某物[某人])的画; 给(某物[某人])拍照: They were pictured against a backgroundof flowers. 他们在画中背景有花.

　　picture-book n book with many pictures, esp one for children 图画书(尤指为儿童阅读的).

　　picture-card n (in a pack of playing-cards) card with a picture on it, ie the king, queen or knave; court-card (纸牌中的)人像牌(即K﹑ Q﹑ J).

　　picture-gallery room or building in which paintings are exhibited 绘画陈列室; 画廊.

　　picture `postcard postcard with a picture on one side 美术明信片.

　　3、remove 1　　/ rɪˈmuːv; rɪˋmuv/ v

　　(esp fml 尤作庄重语) (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb (from sth) take sth/sb away from one place to another 将某物[某人]移到别处; 移开: remove the dishes (from the table) (从餐桌上)撤去碗碟 * remove one's hand from sb's shoulder 把放在某人肩上的手移开 * The statue was removed to another site. 塑像已挪到另一地方. * They were removed from the English class, eg to have special lessons. 他们已从英语班转走(如上专设课). (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth) dismiss sb from a post, etc 免去某人的职务等: remove a diplomat from office 免除一外交官的职务 * He was removed from his position as chairman. 他被撤去主席的职务. (c) [Tn] take off (clothing, etc) from the body 脱下(衣服等): remove one's hat, coat, gloves, etc 摘下帽子﹑ 脱掉大衣﹑ 摘下手套 * remove the bandages/plaster from sb's arm 解掉某人手臂上的?带[揭掉某人臂膀上的橡皮膏].

　　[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (a) get rid of sth by cleaning 去掉或清除某物: remove graffiti from the subway walls 除去人行隧道墙上乱涂乱画的痕迹 * Washo removes stains! Washo一到, 污迹全掉! * She removed her make-up with a tissue. 她用纸巾擦掉脂粉. (b) cause sth to disappear; eliminate sth 使某物消失; 消除某物: remove superfluous hair 剪去多余的毛发 * (fig 比喻) remove problems, difficulties, objections, etc 解决问题﹑ 克服困难﹑ 消除反对意见 * remove doubts, fears, etc from sb's mind 消除某人的疑虑﹑ 恐惧等 * The threat of redundancy was suddenly removed. 裁员的危险顿时消除了.

　　[Ipr] ~ (from sth) (fml 文) go to live or work in another place; move 移居; 迁移: We are removing from London to the country. 我们正从伦敦迁往乡下. * Our suppliers have removed to Bath. 我们的供应厂商已迁往巴斯.

　　(idm 习语) once, twice, etc removed (of cousins) belonging to a different generation (指堂﹑ 表亲戚)隔一代﹑ 两代…的: a first cousin once removed, ie a first cousin's child 堂或表兄弟姐妹的子或女.

　　> removable / -əbl; -əbl/ adj (a) that can be removed or detached 可移动的; 可除去的; 可拆卸的: This coffee-maker has two removable parts. 这个煮咖啡器有两个部分, 可以拆开. (b) [pred 作表语] (of a person) that can be dismissed from office (指人)可免职.

　　removal / -vl; -vl/ n

　　1 [U] removing or being removed 移动; 迁移; 免职; 去除.

　　2 [C] transfer of furniture, etc to a different home 搬迁: [attrib 作定语] a re`moval van, firm, specialist, etc 搬迁用车﹑ 公司﹑ 专门人员等.

　　removed adj [pred 作表语] ~ (from sth) (fig 比喻) distinct or different; remote 有区别; 不同; 遥远; 关系远: an accent not far removed from Cockney 与伦敦土话差不多的口音 * an explanation far removed from the truth 与事实相去甚远的解释.

　　remover n 1 (in compounds 用以构成复合词) thing that removes sth 移动或去除某物之物: a stain, paint, nail-varnish, etc remover 污斑﹑ 油漆﹑ 指甲油等清除剂. 2 (esp pl 尤作复数) person or business that moves sb's furniture, etc, to a new house 代人搬迁的业者或公司: a firm of removers 搬运公司. remove 2

　　/ rɪˈmuːv; rɪˋmuv/ n

　　~ (from sth) (fml 文) stage or degree of difference or distance (from sth) 差别或距离的阶段或程度; 差距; 间距: Your story is several removes from the truth. 你的说法与事实有些距离. * feel a child's suffering at one remove, ie as a parent 身为父母感受到孩子的痛苦.

　　(Brit) class or division in some schools, esp for pupils of about 14 (某些学校的)班或组(尤指约14岁学生的).

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