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埃及成非法走私象牙枢纽

2012-01-31来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. smuggle vt.偷运, 私运, 走私
例句:Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.
海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

2. 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。

3. origin n. 起点; 来源
例句:What's the origin of your anxiety?
你焦虑的根源是什么?

4. funnel v. 通过
例句:The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match.
足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

5. supersede vt.取代, 接替
例句:No sooner do you buy a computer than they bring out a new one which supersedes it.
你买电脑后不久他们就会推出新产品取代它。

6. toll n. 损失;伤亡人数
例句:The death toll has risen to 200.
死亡人数已上升到两百人。

7. penalty n.惩罚, 处罚;不利后果, 损失
例句:There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.
现在对酗酒开车的处罚更严厉了。

8. identify vt.认出, 识别
例句:She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。

9. raid n. 突然查抄,搜捕
例句:The police made a raid on the house looking for drugs.
警方突然搜查这幢房子,寻找毒品。

10. alternative n. 取舍, 抉择, 可供选择的事物
例句:The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外, 惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。