BBC news 2011-03-18 加文本

副词 ad.

不可避免地;必然地
Inevitably he failed the exam, because he was lazy.
因为他很懒惰,考试当然不及格。

2.veto

名词 n.

1.否决;否决权;否决权的行使[C][U]
The President threatened to use his veto over the bill.
总统威胁要对这个议案行使否决权。

2.禁止;反对[C][(+on)]
The old man put a veto on soccer in his garden.
老人禁止在他的花园里踢足球。

及物动词 vt.

1.否决
The plan was vetoed by the government.
这个计划被政府否定了。

2.禁止;反对
His parents vetoed his plan to buy a motorcycle.
他的父母反对他买摩托车的计划。

3.fluid

形容词 a.

1.流动的;流体的;液体的

2.不固定的;易变的
My holiday plans are fluid.
我的假日计划是易变的。

3.流畅的
The professor praised her fluid style.
教授称赞她流畅的文体。

名词 n.

1.流体,流质;液[C][U]
All liquids and gases are fluids.
所有液体与气体都是流体。

4.cripple

名词 n.

1.跛子;残废的人
My father was a cripple, my mother in poor health.
我父亲是个残废人,我母亲身体又不好。

及物动词 vt.

1.使成跛子;使残废
The accident crippled him for life.
这一事故使他终身残废。

2.损坏;严重削弱;使陷入瘫痪
The traffic was entirely crippled for the day.
这一天交通完全瘫痪。

5.douse

及物动词 vt.

1.把...浸入水中

2.急速收(帆)

3.弄熄
He doused the candle with a flap of his hand.
他用手煽熄烛火。

4.脱(衣鞋)

6.deteriorate

不及物动词 vi.

恶化;质量(或价值)下降;退化;堕落
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks.
最近几周那两个国家间的关系严重恶化了。

及物动词 vt.

使恶化;使下降;使退化;使堕落

7.dispute

不及物动词 vi.

1.争论;争执[(+about/on/over/with/against)]
The two countries disputed for years over a small strip of land on their border.
这两个国家为了边界上一块土地已经争执多年。
It is ridiculous to dispute about such things.
争论这类事情真是可笑。

及物动词 vt.

1.争论;争执[+wh-]
The couple disputed where to spend the holiday.
夫妻俩为上哪儿度假而发生争论。
 
2.对...提出质疑
They disputed the election results.
他们对选举结果提出异议。

3.阻止,抵抗

4.争夺(土地,胜利等)
The two teams were disputing the cup.
两队正在争夺奖杯。

名词 n.

争论;争执;争端[C][U][(+about/over/with)]
The dispute was settled last week.
争端在上周解决了。

8.involuntary

形容词 a.

1.非自愿的;非出本意的
He gave an involuntary smile.
他勉强笑了笑。

2.非故意的;无意的;偶然的
an involuntary injury
无意的伤害

3.不受意志控制的;不由自主的
Sneezing is involuntary.
打喷嚏是不由自主的。

9.prominent

形容词 a.

1.突起的;凸出的
Sully has a prominent nose.
萨利有一个凸出的高鼻子。

2.突出的;显著的;显眼的
A single tree in a field is prominent.
田野里孤零零的一棵树是很显眼的。
 
3.卓越的;重要的;著名的
Lizzy had a prominent part in the play.
丽齐在这个戏里扮演一个重要角色。

10.chain

名词 n. [C]

1.链,链条;项圈
The dog was fastened to a post by a chain.
那条狗被链条拴在柱子上。

2.一连串,一系列;连锁,连续[(+of)]
The traffic accident led to a chain of events.
交通事故引起了一连串的事件。

3.连锁店,联号(chain store)