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报告:女性农民得不到平等的权利

2012-03-24来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. reduce vt. 减少;缩小;降低
例句:He is trying to reduce expenses.
他正试图减少开支。

2. boost vt. 提高;增加
例句:The company boosted its sales this year.
这家公司使今年的销售量增加了。

3. compensation n. 报酬,津贴,薪水
例句:The job is hard but the compensation is good.
这个工作很辛苦,但报酬是高的。

4. toil vi. 长时间或辛苦地工作
例句:The workers toiled all through the night.
工人们通宵达旦地辛勤劳动着。

5. lack vt. 缺乏, 缺少, 短缺, 不足
例句:We lack neither food nor clothing today.
如今, 我们不愁吃, 不缺穿。

6. sustain vt. 维持
例句:During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.
战争期间, 我们的食物仅够维持生活。

7. constraint n. 抑制;拘束; 强制; 限制, 约束;强制, 强迫
例句:She showed constraint in the presence of the strangers.
她在陌生人面前显得很拘束。

8. impede vt. 妨碍,阻碍;阻止
例句:The attempt to rescue the climbers was impeded by bad weather.
救援登山者的努力因天气恶劣而受阻。

9. elevate vt. 提升...的职位
例句:He was elevated to the position of captain.
他被提升为船长。

10. transform vt. 使改变;使改观;将...改成
例句:The Greggs have transformed their garage into a guest house.
格雷格一家把他们的车库改成了客房。