慈善机构难以应对美国不断增长的贫困
2011-09-19来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. track vt.跟踪, 追踪
例句:The police used dogs to track the criminal.
警察用警犬来追踪罪犯。
2. meager adj. 粗劣的;不足的;贫乏的
例句:He could not support his family on his meager salary.
他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
3. allowance n. 津贴, 补助, 零用钱
例句:Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances.
因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。
4. own vt.拥有
例句:Who owns this house?
这房子归谁所有?
5. prescription n. 药, 治疗方法
例句:The dispenser quickly filled the prescription for me.
药剂师立刻照处方为我配了药。
6. rent n. 租金; 地租
例句:I've got to pay my rent this morning.
今天上午我必须付房租。
7. pantry n. (食品、餐具的)储藏室
例句:A pantry adjoins the kitchen.
食品储藏室与厨房毗连。
8. stretch v. 延伸
例句:The road stretches uphill at a steep slope.
这条路以陡峭的坡度向山上延伸。
9. plentiful adj. 丰富的, 大量的
例句:Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.
他们家今年又丰收了。
10. dwindle vi. 逐渐变少或变小
例句:The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.
地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。
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