密西西比河洪水伤害美国农业
2011-05-19来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. ruin vt. 破坏, 毁掉
例句:The storm ruined our wheat.
暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦。
2. barge n. 驳船,大型平底船
例句:They sank the barge by making a hole in the bottom.
他们在驳船底部打个洞把它弄沉了。
3. normalcy n. 常态;正常
例句:The situation of this country hasn't got back to normalcy
这个国家的局势尚未恢复正常。
4. diminish v. (使)减少; 缩小
例句:We should try to diminish the cost of production.
我们应尽力减少生产成本。
5. intermittent adj. 间歇的; 断断续续的
例句:Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?
你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗?
6. accommodate vt. 容纳; 提供空间
例句:Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?
有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗?
7. melt v. (使)融[溶, 熔]化; 溶解
例句:The ice will melt when the sun shines on it.
当太阳照到冰的时候, 它就融化了。
8. deliberate adj. 故意的, 蓄意的
例句:He told us a deliberate lie.
他故意跟我们撒谎。
9. alleviate vt. 减轻, 缓解, 缓和
例句:The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
10. devastating adj. 毁灭性的
例句:It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
11. criticize v. 评论, 批评;批判
例句:He took occasion to severely criticize the policy.
他抓住机会严厉批评这一政策。
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