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农村妇女在非洲气候大会发言

2011-12-02来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. participant n.参加者, 参与者
例句:She is an active participant in this activity.
她积极参与这项活动。

2. subdued adj. 不太响亮、强烈、显著等的,缓和的,有节制的
例句:The subdued talk in the room faded down.
屋里低声的谈话安静下来了。

3. diminish v. (使)减少; 缩小;减弱…的权势
例句:The campers' food supply gradually diminished as the days wore on.
随着一天天的过去, 露营者的食物逐渐减少了。

4. taunt n. 辱骂;嘲笑;奚落
例句:Being Black, he had to endure the taunts of his classmates.
因为是黑人,他不得不忍受他同学的奚落。

5. jeer n.嘲讽
例句:They shouted jeers at him.
他们大声地嘲讽他。

6. confront vt.勇敢地面对, 正视;迎面遇到, 遭遇
例句:The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。

7. grab n. 抓住,攫取,霸占
例句:The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.
贼想抢我的手提包, 但被我推开了。

8. skeptical adj. 怀疑的,多疑的
例句:Many were skeptical about this solution.
许多人对这一解决办法表示怀疑。

9. mobilize v. 动员起来, 调动, 鼓动起
例句:He is trying to mobilize all the supporters.
他正在竭力把所有的支持者动员起来。

10. expectation n.预料; 期望;有信心的指望
例句:He has little expectation of passing the exam.
他对考试及格不抱希望。