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BBC news 2012-01-31 加文本讲解翻译

2012-01-31来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. veto vt. 否决, 不同意
例句：My father vetoed my plan.
我的父亲不同意我的计划。

2. inevitable adj. 不可避免的;必然(发生)的
例句：Their defeat was inevitable.
他们被击败是不可避免的。

3. minority n. 少数, 小部分
例句：Only a minority of British households do not have a car.
英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。

4. withhold vt. 不给;保留
例句：Visas were withheld from some members of the delegation.
代表团的一些成员被拒发签证。

5. scarce adj. 缺乏的, 罕见的
例句：The food was scarce during the war.
战争期间食物短缺。

6. decline n.下降, 减少, 衰退
例句：There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.
今年的利润大幅度下降。

7. recommend vt.推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物]；劝告, 建议
例句：I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.
我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

8. overshadow vt. 使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
例句：Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.
有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。

9. spare vt. 饶恕, 赦免, 不伤害
例句：The prisoner was spared.
那个囚犯被赦免了。

10. reading n. 读数, 仪表指示数
例句：What is the temperature reading for that moment?
那个时候温度计读数是多少?