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非洲农业改革才能确保粮食安全

2012-03-02来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句:The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

2. outline vt. 概述, 列提纲,略述
例句:He outlined his responsibilities.
他概述了自己的职责。

3. surplus n. 过剩;剩余物;剩余额
例句:That country has a large surplus of food.
那个国家有很多剩余食粮。

4. bumper adj. 特大的, 丰盛的
例句:Farmers have reported a bumper crop this year.
据报道今年庄稼大丰收。

5. 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。

6. threaten威胁,恐吓,恫吓;危及,对…构成威胁
例句:An epidemic threatened the city.
瘟疫威胁着这座城市。

7. withhold vt. 扣留, 保留; 拒绝给予
例句:I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract.
他们履行合同后, 我才付款。

8. exceed vt.超过; 超越
例句:The demand for fish this month exceeds the supply.
本月的鱼市供不应求。

9. recommendation n. 推荐, 劝告, 建议
例句:The government has agreed to implement the recommendation in the report.
政府已同意实施报告中的建议。

10. spoil vi. 变质,变坏,腐败
例句:Some kinds of food soon spoil.
有些食物易变质。