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美国宠物行业生意繁荣

2012-02-13来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. own vt. 拥有
例句:Julie's father owned a business that dealt in bulk orders.
朱莉的父亲拥有自己的公司, 专门从事大宗订货。

2. domesticate vt. 驯化
例句:Cows were domesticated to provide us with milk.
人们饲养奶牛来为我们提供牛奶。

3. recession n. (经济的)衰退;衰退期
例句:His factory closed down during the period of economic recession.
他的工厂在经济衰退时期关闭了。

4. lucrative adj. 获利多的, 赚钱的
例句:She has a lucrative business selling leather goods.
她做皮货生意, 利润丰厚。

5. explode vi. 激增, 迅速扩大
例句:The population was still exploding.
人口仍在迅猛增长。

6. affection n. 喜爱, 爱,热爱
例句:The officer transferred his affections to the other girl.
那军官爱上了另一个姑娘。

7. adopt vt.收养;采用, 采纳, 采取
例句:The factories have adopted the newest modern technology.
那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。

8. approach n. 方法,方式;态度
例句:I like her approach to the problem.
我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。

9. groom vt. 照料或梳洗
例句:We watched two apes grooming each other.
我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。

10. bond n. 结合力;联结,联系
例句:Common interests formed a bond between us.
共同的利益把我们联系在一起。