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BBC news 2012-01-12 加文本讲解翻译

2012-01-12来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：

1. chaos n. 混乱;杂乱的一团
例句：There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck.
飓风过后,城里一片混乱。

2. delay vt.推迟, 使延期; 耽搁, 延误
例句：Heavy traffic delayed us.
繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。

3. sack vt. 解雇
例句：Facer was sacked five days ago.
费塞五天前被解雇了。

4. affront n. (当众)侮辱,(故意)冒犯
例句：His refusal to see me was an affront.
他拒绝见我, 这对我是个侮辱。

5. speculate vt. 思索; 猜测, 推测
例句：She speculated about her friend's motives.
她猜测她朋友的动机。

6. imminent adj. 即将发生的, 逼近的，临近的
例句：The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.
乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

7. revenge n. 报仇, 报复,雪耻
例句：His heart burned with longing for revenge.
他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

8. deny vt.否认知情；拒绝
例句：He denied knowing anything about their plans.
他否认知悉他们的计划。

9. accusation n. 指责；指控；控告
例句：She knew that no one would believe her accusation.
她知道没人会相信她的指控。

10. overpower vt. 压服, 击败
例句：Police overpowered the criminal and took him away.
警察制服了那罪犯并把他带走了。