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BBC news 2011-04-05 加文本
词汇讲解:
1. armament n. 武器装备;军事力量
例句:There is a tendency toward increased armament.
有军备增强的趋势。
2. incumbent adj. 在职的;义不容辞的
例句1:He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.
他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
例句2:It's incumbent on you to warn them.
你有责任告诫他们。
3. personnel n. (总称)人员,员工,全体人员,职员
例句:All the managerial personnel at the factory are hired on contract.
工厂所有管理人员都是聘用的。
4. mandate n. 授权,正式命令
例句:The General Election gave him no such mandate.
大选并未授予他这种权力。
5. escalation n. 增加,扩大,逐步上升
例句:Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management.
因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。
6. aggressive adj. 挑衅的,侵略性的
例句:Tom thought of the war as an aggressive one.
汤姆把这场战争视作侵略战争。
7. uNPRecedented adj. 前所未有的,史无前例的,空前的
例句:The air crash caused an uNPRecedented number of deaths.
这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
8. deserve vt. 应受,值得,应得
例句:She deserves a reward for her efforts.
她积极努力, 应得到奖赏。
9. mastermind vt. 策划,幕后操纵
例句:The generals masterminded the coup.
这几个将军策划了政变。
10. shelve vt. 搁置,暂缓考虑
例句:The proposal had been shelved for a year.
这个建议曾被搁置一年。
11. block vt. 阻碍,妨碍
例句:The player tried to block his opponent.
这位选手企图阻挡他的对手。
12. disperse v. (使)散开,驱散
例句:The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了群众。
13. convict vt. 证明...有罪;判...有罪;判决
例句:I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now.
我掌握一切必要的证据来给这个年轻犯人定罪。
14. violation n. 侵犯,冒犯,违法
例句:The policeman cited her for a traffic violation.
警察以交通违规为由传唤她到法院。