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VOA慢速英语:A Race Against Time to Get Help to Haitians
例句:The fire wrecked the hotel.
那场大火把饭店烧毁了。
The rice mill was wrecked by the enemy bombing.
碾米厂遭到了敌机的轰炸。
2.further adj.更多的, 另外的, 进一步的
例句:If you wish for further explanation, you'd better apply in person to the director.
如果你想得到进一步说明, 你最好直接找厂长联系。
此外,这个词还有动词的意思:
further vt.促进, 推进, 助长
例句:We'll do all we can to further your plans.
我们将尽力促成你们的计划。
3.donate vt.vi.(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠,赠送
例句:He donated to cancer research.
他捐款支持癌症的研究工作。
要注意和一个形近词的区别:devote vt.献身;致力;专心
例句:We should devote everything we have.
我们应该奉献我们的一切。
4.shelter n.遮蔽; 保护
例句:We took shelter from the rain in a cave.
我们在一个山洞里避雨。
还有动词的意思,记得以前四六级的时候也经常考察这个词:
vi.躲避, 避难
例句:We sheltered under a tree until the shower passed.
我们在树下躲雨, 直到雨过天晴。
vt.掩蔽; 庇护, 保护
例句:He sheltered himself behind a hedge.
他躲在树篱后面。
5.underway adj.在进行中的
例句:Road and bridge construction is underway.
公路和桥梁正在建设中。
A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
工会的一名官员死亡之后,大范围的调查已经开始。
6.essential adj.必不可少的, 绝对必要的; 非常重要的
例句:Food is essential for life.
生命离不开食物。
It is essential for us to know all the facts.
对我们来说, 了解所有的事实是必要的。
7.supervise vt.vi.监督, 管理
例句:The group leader supervises a dozen workers.
组长管十二个工人。
The architect supervised the building of the house.
建筑工程师监督房子的施工。
其名词形式:supervisor n.监督者, 管理者, 指导者, 主管人,导师
例句:He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.
他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
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