油价上涨导致自行车数量激增
2011-05-26来源:VOA
Update Required
To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.
词汇讲解:
1. gasoline n. 汽油
例句:This car runs 5 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
这部汽车一加仑汽油可以行驶五英里。
2. hover vi. 徘徊;停留
例句:The dogs hovered around me while I was fixing their dinner.
我给狗儿们弄吃的时候它们围着我转。
3. retail n. 零售
例句:The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.
零售商批发购进货物, 以零售价卖出。
4. advocacy n. 支持, 拥护, 提倡
例句:He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
他坚持提倡新的科学方法。
5. intimidate vt. 恐吓, 威胁
例句:He intimidates the children by shouting at them.
他朝孩子们大声叫喊以吓唬他们。
6. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句:The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
7. designate vt. 把...定名为,称呼
例句:The ruler of a kingdom is designated a king.
王国的统治者称作国王。
8. lane n. 车道, 行车线
例句:He changed lanes to make a left turn.
他改变了车道以便左转。
9. sidewalk n. 人行道
例句:They shoveled snow from the sidewalk .
他们铲起人行道上的积雪。
10. commute n. 通勤
例句:It's a long commute from New York to Boston.
从纽约通勤到波士顿路程很长。
11. option n. 选择;可选择的办法
例句:The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase taxes.
政府有两种选择的办法:或是减少开支, 或是增加税收。
12. highlight vt. 强调, 突出, 使显著
例句:The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
总统强调访问中国的重要性。
- 上一篇
- 下一篇