网络谣言需要更快的核查

词汇讲解：

1. rumor n. 传闻, 风闻;谣言, 谣传
例句：There are all sorts of rumors in the air that dozens of people were dead in the fire.
有各种传闻说许多人在那场大火中死亡。

2. forward vt. 发送; 转寄
例句：Did you forward his telegram?
你转送了他的电报了吗?

3. depict vt. 描绘; 描画；描述
例句：They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail.
他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

4. fabricate vt. 编造, 捏造, 虚构; 伪造
例句：The excuse for her absence was obviously fabricated.
她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。

5. renowned adj. 有名的;享有声誉的
例句：He is one of the world’s renowned writers.
他是世界上知名的作家之一。

6. verify vt. 证实, 核实
例句：Subsequent events verified that his judgement was at fault.
接着发生的事件证实了他的判断有误。

7. publicize vt. 宣传
例句：We are trying to publicize our products by advertisement on buses.
我们正试图在公共汽车上做广告来宣传我们的产品。

8. refute vt. 驳斥，反驳，驳倒
例句：The argument can not be refuted at the moment.
这一论点现时还无法驳斥。

9. clarify v. 使清楚; 澄清
例句：He clarified his stand on the issue.
他澄清了他在该问题上的立场。

10. suspicious adj. 可疑的; 猜疑的, 疑心的; 表示怀疑的
例句：The police are suspicious of his alibi because he already has a record.
警方对他不在场的辩解表示怀疑, 因为他已有前科。

11. exacerbate vt. 使恶化;使加重
例句：The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain.
他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。

12. outcome n. 结果
例句：We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of their discussion.
我们急切地等待着他们讨论的结果。