和谐英语

您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > BBC world news

正文

BBC在线收听下载:加拿大流行歌手贾斯汀·比伯因酗酒飚车在美国被捕

2014-01-24来源:BBC
词汇讲解:

1. exacerbate vt.使恶化; 使加重; 激怒;  
例句:Climate change may well exacerbate these problems.
气候变化很可能使问题加剧。

2. rescind vt.废除; 撤销; 
例句:Others worry that the brothers would rescind the peace treaty with israel.
还有人担心兄弟会会废除埃及与以色列的和平协议。

3. budge vt.& vi.(使)稍微移动; (使)改变主意,(使)让步; (立场等)动摇; 推动;
例句:But the republicans will not budge from their dogma.
但是共和党人将坚守他们的信条,不会让步。

4. misappropriation [经] 侵吞,挪用,滥用; 私吞;
例句:Mr chirac is accused of "misappropriation of public funds" during his time as mayor of paris.
希拉克先生被控在其巴黎市长任期内“挪用公款”。

5. embroil vt.使(自己或他人)卷入纠纷;
例句:I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.
我不愿意卷入到他的问题中去。