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伊拉克努力创造就业和财富

2011-12-27来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. lingering adj. 拖延的;逗留不去的
例句:Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.
失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

2. bicker vi. 争吵, 口角
例句:The two children were always bickering.
那两个孩子总是争吵。

3. dominate vt. 控制, 支配, 统治;在…中占首要地位
例句:Sports, and not learning, seem to dominate in the school.
似乎是运动而不是学习在那所学校占重要地位。

4. yield vt. 生产, 出产, 带来
例句:His business yields big profits.
他的企业获利大。

5. dwarf vt.(使)显得矮小, 使相形见绌
例句:Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists.
莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。

6. spur vt. 鞭策,鼓励
例句:He spurred his players to fight harder.
他激励他的球员更加努力地战斗。

7. hesitant adj. 犹豫的
例句:The wife looked over her shoulder at her husband when she was hesitant.
妻子犹豫不决,回头看丈夫的眼色行事。

8. haggle vi.讨价还价
例句:In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.
在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。

9. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

10. poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困
例句:They lived in poverty.
他们生活在贫困之中。