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阻止索马里海盗继续发展

2011-11-03来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. adopt vt.收养;采用, 采纳, 采取;正式接受, 通过
例句:After going to France he soon adopted the French way of life.
他去法国后, 很快就接受了法国的生活方式。

2. deter vt. 威慑住,吓住;使断念
例句:Failure did not deter him from trying again.
失败并未使他泄气罢休。

3. exhort vt. 规劝;告诫
例句:I exhorted him not to drink too much.
我力劝他不要过度饮酒

4. withdraw v. 取[收]回;(使)撤退[出]
例句:I want to withdraw a statement I made earlier.
我想收回我早些时候发表的一项声明。

5. asset n. 有价值的人或物; 优点, 长处;资产, 财产
例句:The bank has assets of more than £1 billion.
该银行有十亿多英镑的资产。

6. deterrent n. (使别人恐惧或困惑的)制止物,阻碍物
例句:Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.
高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。

7. cower vi.畏缩,抖缩
例句:The naughty dog cowered in a corner.
那条不听话的狗退缩到角落里。

8. bypass vt. 绕过, 避开;不顾
例句:He bypassed his colleagues on the board and went ahead with the deal.
他未征求董事会中同事的意见就做了这笔交易。

9. sink v. (使)下沉; (使)沉没
例句:The sun is sinking in the west.
太阳西下。

10. capacity n. 容量,容积
例句:The theater has a seating capacity of 800.
这个剧场可容纳八百名观众。

11. recommend vt. 推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物];劝告, 建议
例句:I recommend caution in dealing with this matter.
我建议慎重处理此事。