联合国呼吁应对70亿人口带来的挑战
2011-10-31来源:CRI
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词汇讲解:
1. thrive vi.兴盛; 兴隆;长得健壮
例句:Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
极少数植物或动物能在沙漠中茁壮成长。
2. cohort n. 一帮人,(有共同特点或举止类同的)一群人,一批人
例句:The gangster walked into the room surrounded by his cohort.
一名匪徒走进被他的一帮人包围的屋子。
3. diverse adj. 多种多样的; 不同的,互异的
例句:John and his brother have diverse interests.
约翰和他兄弟的兴趣迥然不同。
4. trend n. 趋势, 倾向;流行
例句:The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
暴力犯罪的上升是一种令人担忧的新趋势。
5. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句:He won't reduce the rent of our house.
他不肯减少我们住房的租金。
6. gap n. 分歧,隔阂;差距
例句:The gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
贫富之间的差距扩大了。
7. lack vt. 缺乏, 缺少, 短缺, 不足
例句:We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.
我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
8. empower vt. 授权, 准许
例句:The new law empowered the police to search private house.
新法律给予警察搜查私人住宅的权利。
9. recommend vt.推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物];劝告, 建议
例句:The committee has recommended that the training program (should) be improved.
委员会建议培训计划应当改进。
10. massive adj. 可观的, 巨大的, 大量的
例句:He drank a massive amount of alcohol.
他喝了大量的烈酒。
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