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紧急会议:非洲之角遭遇旱灾与饥荒

2011-07-26来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. famine n. 饥荒
例句:Many people die of starvation during famines every year.
每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死。

2. spread vt. 传开;蔓延
例句:The fire spread from the factory to the warehouse nearby.
火从工厂蔓延到了附近的仓库。

3. reflect vt. 表达; 反映
例句:Does this letter reflect how you really think?
这封信反映你的真实想法吗?

4. spiral vi. (物价等)不断急剧地上升(或下降)
例句:Prices are still spiraling.
物价仍在急剧上涨。

5. grave adj.(指情况)严重的
例句:This heavy rain could have grave consequences.
这场大雨会造成严重后果。

6. starve v. (使)挨饿, 饥饿
例句:Because there is no food, the people are starving.
由于没有食品, 所以人们在挨饿。

7. ravage v. 毁坏;蹂躏
例句:The forest was ravaged by fire.
那片森林被大火毁了。

8. desperation n. 绝望;不顾一切,拼命
例句:At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.
在电影的结尾,这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷。

9. stem vt. 堵住(水流等),拦住;阻挡,遏止
例句:Measures have been taken to stem inflation.
已采取措施抑制通货膨胀。

10. remittance n. 汇款;汇款额; 汇寄
例句:He sends regular remittances to his parents.
他定期汇款给他父母。

11. scourge n. 带来灾难的人或东西,祸害
例句:After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来。

12. catastrophic adj. 灾难性的
例句:It has been predicted that the Earth will tilt on its axis, causing catastrophic famine and disease.
有人曾预言地球会导致大荒灾和疾病。