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词汇讲解:
1. catastrophe n. 灾祸, 灾难,大祸,横祸
例句:The flood was a major catastrophe.
洪水是一场大灾难。
2. soar vi. 猛增
例句:Price soared when war broke out.
战争爆发时物价飞涨。
3. rumour n.传闻, 风闻; 谣言, 谣传
例句:There has been a rumour mill on him for years.
几年来, 一直有谣言产生,对他进行中伤。
4. scream v. 发出尖叫声
例句:She screamed that there was a snake under the bed.
她大声喊叫床下有蛇。
5. wounded adj. 负伤的;受了伤(害)的
例句:She wound a bandage round my wounded arm.
她用绷带包扎我受伤的手臂。
6. postpone vt.延期; 推迟
例句:They postponed leaving because of the weather.
他们因天气原因而延期离开。
7. boycott n. 联合抵制;拒绝参加
例句:We put the production under a boycott.
我们联合抵制该商品。
8. acquire vt. 获得, 得到, 养成
例句:His character acquired him a good name.
他的品格使他得到好名声。
9. await vt.等候;期待
例句:We await our test scores.
我们等着测验分数。
10. televise vt.由电视播送;电视拍摄
例句:Important football games are televised.
重要的足球赛都由电视播出。
11. sentence n. 宣判, 判决
例句:The judge imposed a stiff sentence.
法官做出了严厉的判决。
12. commission vt.委任, 委托
例句:My father commissioned a real estate agent to sell our house.
我父亲委托了一名房地产经纪人来卖我们的房子。