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BBC news 2011-05-05 加文本
词汇讲解:
1. release vt. 发布; 发行; 发售
例句:Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product.
如果我们推迟发布新产品的话,我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。
2. propaganda n. 宣传
例句:The government produced much political propaganda.
政府进行了大量的政治宣传。
3. gruesome adj. 可憎的, 可怕的
例句:The injured man, with blood all over his face, was a gruesome sight.
受伤的人满脸是血, 十分可怕。
4. raid n. 突然查抄[搜捕]
例句:During their raid on the house, the police found a lot of drugs.
在对这所房子的搜查中, 警方发现了大量的毒品。
5. inflammatory adj. 刺激性的;煽动性的
例句:He gave a inflammatory address to the audience.
他对听众发表了煽动性的讲话。
6. glean vt. 一点点地收集(资料、事实)
例句:From what I was able to glean, it appears they don’t intend to take any action yet.
根据我所收集到的资料分析, 他们看来还不打算采取任何行动。
7. reconciliation n. 止息; 和解
例句:They informed him that they wished reconciliation.
他们告诉他, 他们愿意和解。
8. indict vt. 控告, 起诉
例句:If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial.
如果大陪审团指控嫌疑犯, 他就得上法庭。
9. crackdown n. 压迫,镇压,打击
例句:The government has ordered a crackdown on truancy.
政府已经命令严厉查处玩忽职守行为。
10. torture n. 拷问, 刑讯
例句:The torture made him confess.
严刑拷打使他招供了。
11. evacuate v. 撤离, 疏散
例句:They all evacuated when the enemy approached the city.
敌人逼近这个城市时他们已撤退了。
12. debut n. 首次亮相;初次登台
例句:She made her debut album in 1973.
她在1973年推出她的第一套唱片集。
13. backtrack vi. 走原路, 由原路返回
例句:A spate of negative stories and the government may backtrack.
一旦负面消息大量出现政府就会走回头路。