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2011-04-07来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. offshore adj. 近海的,向海的,离岸的
例句:A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.
和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
2. culprit n. 犯过错者,罪犯
例句:The police followed home the clue and finally caught the culprit.
警察根据线索追根到底,终于抓住了这个罪犯。
3. plug vt. 塞住,堵住
例句:He plugged his ears with cotton balls.
他用棉球塞住双耳。
4. expand v. 扩大,扩张,伸展
例句:I want to expand the medical program and the recreation program.
我要扩充医药工作和康乐活动。
5. chaos n. 混乱,紊乱
例句:Without rules, people would live in a state of chaos.
若无规则,人们将在混乱状态中生活。
6. disputed adj. 有争议的
例句:Even the simplest points were disputed.
哪怕是最简单的事情,也是有争议的。
7. intense adj. 强烈的,剧烈的
例句:Her dislike for Dick was intense.
她对迪克怀有强烈的憎恶。
8. announce v. 宣布,宣称,发表
例句:We announce with regret the death of the mayor.
我们遗憾地宣布市长去世了。
announcement n. 通告,布告,宣告
例句:We were eager to hear the announcement of the winner of the race.
我们急于想听到宣布赛跑优胜者名单。
9. outrage n. 义愤,愤慨
例句:When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.
他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
10. disrespectful adj. 失礼的,无礼的
例句:The disrespectful boy laughed at his father.
那个无礼的男孩嘲笑自己的父亲。
11. deplorable adj. 糟糕的,可悲的,可叹的
例句:The condition of this dirty room is deplorable.
这个脏房间的条件是很差的。