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2011-10-16来源:CNN


词汇讲解:

1. loyal adj. 忠诚的, 忠心的
例句:She was loyal to her faith.
她忠于自己的信念。

2. indeed adv. 的确, 确实
例句:The possibility of rescue now seemed remote indeed.
救援的可能性的确很小。

3. venture v. 敢于, 冒险
例句:He ventured to speak to her.
他壮起胆子跟她说话。

4. linger vi. 逗留, 徘徊
例句:The smell of the gas oil lingered in the house.
屋里仍然飘溢着汽油味。

5. limp vi. 缓慢费力地前进; 一瘸一拐地走,(受损后)缓慢行进,艰难地移动
例句:The damaged ship limped back to port.
那艘遭到损坏的船艰难缓慢地驶回港口。

6. spill v. 溢出; 泼出
例句:The coffee is so full that it might spill over.
咖啡太满可能会溢出来。

7. wreathe vi. 缭绕
例句:She sat there wreathed in cigarette smoke.
她坐在那里,周围烟雾缭绕。

8. trap vt. 困住, 使陷入绝境
例句:Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
起火后有三十名矿工被困在地底下。

9. contribution n. 捐助物, 贡献;捐款
例句:The invention of paper was a great contribution to human civilization.
纸的发明是对人类文明的一大贡献。

10. diversity n. 多样化;(人在种族、民族、宗教等方面的)多样性
例句:Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.
社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。