金融问题威胁大西洋两岸国家
2011-07-21来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. loom vi. 隐约地出现;阴森地逼近
例句:The specter of war loomed ahead.
战争的阴影逼近了。
2. frequent adj. 时常发生的, 常见的
例句:Traffic accidents are alarmingly frequent of late.
近来交通事故频繁得吓人。
3. avert vt. 防止, 避免
例句:He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。
4. woe n. 困境;灾难
例句:She has cried the blues about its financial woes.
对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
5. 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。
6. disruption n. 中断,分裂,瓦解,破坏
例句:The whole factory was in disruption.
整个工厂一片混乱。
7. derail v. 使(火车)出轨;使脱轨
例句:The train derailed after it hit a tree.
火车撞树后出轨。
8. bear v. 忍受, 容忍
例句:She couldn't bear to see others suffer.
她不忍看见别人受苦。
9. 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。
10. severe adj. 严重的, 剧烈的
例句:Competition for the job is very severe.
这份工作的竞争是很激烈的。
11. sovereign adj. 有主权的;完全独立的
例句:For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation.
得克萨斯一度是个主权独立的国家。
12. contagion n. (情绪、思想等的)感染;感染性的情绪(或思想等); 道德败坏,歪风
例句:A contagion of fear swept through the crowd.
一种恐惧感在人群中迅速蔓延开。
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