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债务危机临近 党派僵局未解

2011-07-27来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. pledge v. 保证, 许诺; 发誓
例句:They have pledged that they will always remain faithful to each other.
他们发誓他们将永远忠诚于对方。

2. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法
例句:The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协。

3. avert vt. 防止, 避免
例句:He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。

4. dismiss vt. 自心中摒除, 不再考虑或谈论
例句:He dismissed the idea as impossible.
他认为那个主意不可能而断然拒绝。

5. trim vt. 除去, 削减
例句:You must trim your costs if you want to make bigger profits.
如果你想获得更大的利润, 就必须削减开支。

6. sufficient adj. 足够的; 充足的
例句:We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.
我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

7. rally n. 集会, (群众)大会
例句:Some higher officials attended the celebration rally.
一些高级官员参加了庆祝大会。

8. satisfy v. 使满意; 满足
例句:Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.
她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。

9. yield v. 屈服, 放弃; 不再反对, 让出
例句:We were forced to yield the city.
我们被迫放弃这座城市。

10. impending adj. 即将发生的;迫在眉睫的
例句:We were well aware of impending disaster.
我们清楚地意识到即将来临的灾难。

11. linger vi. 逗留, 徘徊
例句:The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house.
屋里仍然飘溢着汽油味。

12. revenue n. 收入, 收益; 财政收入, 税收
例句:A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.
政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。