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BBC在线收听下载:美国共和党初选投票开始

2012-02-29来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. smuggle vt. 偷运, 私运, 走私；不按规章地偷带(人或物)
例句：Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.
海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

2. ordeal n. 严峻的考验；苦难的经历；磨难
例句：Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

3. unthinkable adj. 不能考虑的, 不能接受的, 不可想像的, 难以置信的
例句：It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that.
叫他做那件事是毫无可能的。

4. shatter vt.砸碎, 粉碎；大大扰乱; 毁坏
例句：His hopes of finding a better job were shattered.
他想找个好一点工作的希望破灭了。

5. identify vt.认出, 识别
例句：Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?
你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗?

6. infringe v. 违反(规章等)；侵犯(某人的权利)
例句：He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.
他因偶尔将车停放在交叉口附近而违反规定。

7. spur vt. 鞭策,鼓励
例句：He spurred his players to fight harder.
他激励他的球员更加努力地战斗。

8. suspend vt.暂停, 终止
例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。

9. complication n. 并发症
例句：Complications set in, and the patient died.
病人因出现并发症而死亡。

10. wrangle vi.争吵;争论;口角
例句：They wrangled over what to do next.
他们就接下来该干什么而争吵。

11. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。