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AP News:海龟腹部取出近千枚硬币

2017-03-10来源:和谐英语

1.revise vt.修订;改变

The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum.
全体教职工应当齐心协力修订学校课程。

2.halt vt.使停止;使中断;阻止

He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。

3.provocation n.挑衅,挑拨

Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。

4.compliance n.服从,听从

I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.
我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。

5.quarantine n.检疫期,隔离期

The dog was kept in quarantine for six months.
这条狗被检疫隔离了六个月。

6.snap vt.& vi.猛地咬住

His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle.
它猛地朝我的脚脖子咬下去,牙齿还咔咔直响。