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极端天气对经济的影响

2012-02-10来源:CRI
词汇讲解:
1. exceed vt.超过; 超越
例句:The driver exceeds the speed limit.
那位司机超速驾车。

2. trigger vt.引发, 引起
例句:The incident triggered an armed clash.
这起事件触发了一场武装冲突。

3. surge n. 激增
例句:It failed to stimulate a surge of investment in industry.
这没有能刺激工业投资的激增。

4. cancel vt.取消
例句:We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

5. grip vt. 紧握, 抓紧;吸引, 引起
例句:His performance gripped the audience.
他的表演深深地吸引住观众。

6. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句:There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。

7. anticipation n. 预测;预感,预知
例句:People bought in stocks of tinned goods in anticipation of a famine year.
人们买进大量罐头食品以防饥荒的一年。

8. panic n. 恐慌, 惊慌, 慌乱
例句:There was a panic when the building caught fire.
大楼起火时, 人们一片惊慌。

9. sacrifice vt.牺牲, 献出
例句:He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.
为了帮助兄弟经商, 他放弃休假。

10. relief n. (痛苦等)缓解, 减轻, 解除
例句:They send relief to those who made homeless by floods.
他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资。