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词汇讲解:
1. surround vt. 包围
例句:The firemen surrounded the burning building.
消防队员包围了熊熊燃烧的建筑物。
surrounding n. 环境,周围的事物
例句:He didn’t pay much attention to his surroundings.
他没有多注意他周围的环境。
2. fierce adj. 凶猛的,强烈的,激烈的
例句:What he said met with fierce opposition.
他的话语遭到激烈反对。
3. closure n. 关闭,停业,结束
例句:A story was going round that the factory was in line for closure.
关于这家工厂很可能关门的说法在到处流传。
4. impose vt. 推行,采用(规章制度);强制实行
例句:The host country may impose foreign exchange control.
东道国则可能强行实施外汇管制。
5. curfew n. 宵禁,戒严
例句:We mustn’t go out during curfew.
在宵禁时间里我们不能出去。
6. outnumber vt. 数量上超过
例句:They are certainly outnumbered by the Social Democrats.
他们在数量上肯定不及社会民主党人。
7. acknowledge vt. 承认,供认
例句:He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake.
他勉强承认他做错了。
8. await vt. 等候,等待,期待
例句:A warm welcome awaits all our customers.
对我们所有的顾客准备好热烈的欢迎。
9. massive adj. 巨大的,大量的
例句:He drank a massive amount of alcohol.
他喝了大量的烈酒。
10. overwhelm vt. 打败,压倒
例句:Invading armies overwhelmed the town.
入侵的军队控制了这个城镇。
11. appalling adj. 骇人听闻的,严重的
例句:I propose to draw a veil over the appalling events that followed.
我建议不要谈及后来发生的那些骇人听闻的事。
12. austerity n.紧缩
例句:War was followed by many years of austerity.
紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩.
13. bailout n 紧急援助
例句:A $30 billion bailout by the IMF helped Brazil avert the disaster.
国际货币基金提供三百亿紧急援助帮助巴西避免了这场灾难。
14. sizable adj. 相当大的
例句:A large number of factories reported sizable increases in output as compared with the previous year.
大批工厂都报告说, 和前一年相比, 产量有很大增长。
15. ample adj. 足够的,大量的,丰富的
例句:The election was given ample coverage on TV.
电视上对选举作了广泛的报道。
16. gloomy adj. 令人失望的,令人沮丧的
例句:When I saw their gloomy faces, I knew something was wrong.
当我看到他们沮丧的脸时, 我知道出事了。
17. nominate vt. 提名…为候选人,任命
例句:The President nominated me his representative at the meeting.
总统任命我为他的代表出席会议。