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VOA慢速英语:A Cotton Plant Kills One Kind of Bug, but Gets Blamed for Another
例句:Plants grow naturally.
植物自然地生长。
Her hair curls naturally.
她的头发是自然卷。
2.nearby adj.附近的; 不远的
例句:He works in the nearby police station.
他在附近的警察局工作。
副词意思:
adv.附近地; 近旁地; 在附近;不远
例句:We will stop nearby for lunch.
我们就在附近停下吃饭。
3.document v.记录, 记载
4.decrease vt.vi.(使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句:The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
该城市去年交通事故减少了。
名词意思:
n.减小, 降低
例句:There has been some decrease in imports.
进口货物有所减少。
减少(量)
例句:The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.
销售量差不多减少了20%。
5.source n.来源, 出处,原因
例句:This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.
这种错误的连接法是引擎出毛病的原因。
动词意思:
source 发起,引起;向…提供消息
例句:The statement was sourced to the Secretary of State.
那个声明已提供给了(美国)国务卿。
寻求(尤指供货)的来源
例句:Some of the components are now sourced in Hongkong.
现在有些组件是由香港提供的。
寻求生产商(或提供商)
例句:Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.
现在很多大公司都向海外寻求制造商了。
6.involve v.使参与, 牵涉
例句:The demonstration involved 200 students.
有200名学生参加了这次示威游行。
7.resist vt.不受(某事物的)损害[影响]; 抗; 耐
例句:Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.
营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
vt.vi.使用武力阻止(某事)发生[取得成功]; 抵抗; 对抗
例句:He could resist no longer.
他再也抵抗不住了。
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