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BBC在线收听下载:苏格兰再次提出独立公投
词汇讲解:
1.executive adj.执行的; 管理的; 政府部门的
例句:A successful job search needs to be as well organised as any other executive task
成功的求职与执行其他任何任务一样,都需要良好的条理性。
2.describe vt.叙述; 描写,形容; 描绘
例句:We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time
我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。
3.include vt.包括; 包含; 计入; 包住
例句:A good British breakfast always includes sausages
一顿丰盛的英式早餐总会包括香肠。
4.intelligence n.情报; 智力; 聪颖; 情报机构
例句:She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
她是个有着非凡智慧的女子。
5.tolerate vt. 忍受; 容许; 承认; 容忍
例句:She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in
她再也受不了自己的处境了。
6.overrule vt. 驳回,否决; 统治
例句:In 1991, the Court of Appeal overruled this decision
1991年,上诉法院驳回了这一判决。
7.explosion n. 爆发; 爆炸,炸裂; 扩张
例句:After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down
第二次爆炸后,伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
8.undergo vt.经历,经验; 遭受,承受
例句:He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests.
他苦苦等待了48个小时,化验结果才出来。