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反华尔街抗议活动蔓延至华盛顿

2011-10-09来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. spread vi. 传开,传播;蔓延开
例句:His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

2. span vt. 持续;包括
例句:His research in cancer that spanned 15 years has made considerable headway in the end.
他对癌症持续15年的研究终于取得了极大的进展。

3. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句:Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为。

4. theme n. 题目,主题,主旨,主题思想
例句:Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite theme for the painter.
从很早时候起, 瀑布就是画家所喜爱的题材。

5. draft vt. 征募, 征召…入伍
例句:He has been drafted as a soldier.
他应征去当兵。

6. inspire vt.鼓舞, 激励
例句:His speech inspired the crowd.
他的演说鼓舞了群众。

7. owe vt.欠…债; 应当给予
例句:He paid me the ten dollars he owed me.
他已还了欠我的十美元。

8. endless adj. 无止境的; 没完没了的
例句:The child's endless crying has been wearing on my nerves all day.
那个孩子无休止的啼哭使我整天烦得要死。

9. decry vt.<正>公开反对;谴责
例句:The mayor decried gambling in all its forms.
市长谴责各式各样的赌博。

10. frustration n.挫折;失败;挫败;失意;沮丧
例句:He took his pent up frustration out on his family.
他把因挫败而郁积的怒气发泄在家人身上。