和谐英语

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2010-04-09来源:和谐英语
1.reject vt.拒绝, 驳回

例句:He was afraid she would reject him because he was a foreigner.
      他担心她会因他不是本国人而拒绝他。

      The board rejected all our ideas.
      董事会拒绝审议我们的所有意见。

表示拒绝的其他词:refuse,decline

2.interfere vi.干预; 调停

例句:I have the right to interfere.
      我有干预的权利。

      As he is always interfering, I told him to mind his own business.
      因为他常来指手画脚, 所以我让他少管闲事。

3.slow vt.vi.(使)缓行, (使)减速

例句:The river slows on the flat bottom.
      河水在平坦的河床上减慢了流速。

      She slowed the car to a crawl.
      她把车开得很慢。

4.supervise vt.vi.监督, 管理

例句:The group leader supervises a dozen workers.
      组长管十二个工人。

5.enforce vt.实施,执行;强制,强迫;加强

例句:The police are there to enforce the law.
      有警方管执法。

6.renew vt.重新开始; 继续

例句:The trees renew their foliage every year.
      树木每年都重新长出叶子。

7.violate vt.违反, 违背

例句:The country violates the international agreements.
      那个国家违背了国际协议。

      The bus driver violated the traffic regulation.
      汽车司机违反了交通规则。

8.purification n.洗净,净化

例句:The water goes through three stages of purification.
      这水经过 3 个步骤的净化。

9.appeal vi.呼吁,要求;诉,求助;上诉

例句:Five times he appealed the case, always losing.
      他上诉五次, 都失败了。