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伊拉克什叶派袭击致53人死亡

2012-01-16来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. wound vt.使受伤, 伤害
例句:The thief wounded her in the arm with his knife.
小偷用刀子扎伤了她的手臂。

2. commemorate vt. 纪念, 庆祝
例句:This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.
这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。

3. blast n. 爆炸
例句:Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m.
警方说这次爆炸发生在上午九点。

4. culprit n. 犯过错者, 罪犯
例句:The police put the culprit in jail.
警方把罪犯投入监狱。

5. stringent adj. 严格的;严厉的
例句:Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.
合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

6. detonate v. (使)爆炸, 引爆
例句:The workmen detonated the dynamite.
工人们把炸药引爆了。

7. curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制
例句:The United States was trying to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
美国尝试压制伊朗的核野心。

8. threat n. 威胁, 恐吓
例句:The use of nuclear weapons is a horrible threat to the species.
核武器对人类是一个严重威胁。

9. attempt n.尝试, 试图, 企图
例句:After repeated attempts they finally succeeded.
经过反复尝试, 他们终于成功了。

10. clout n (尤指政治上的)影响,影响力,势力
例句:The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.
女王有特权, 但无真正的政治影响力。

11. vanquish vt. 征服,击败;克服,抑制
例句:He tried to vanquish his fears.
他努力克服恐惧心理。