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VOA慢速英语:G-20 Nations Wonder: How Soon Is Too Soon to Cut Spending?
例句:Illness undermined his strength.
疾病逐渐削弱了他的力气。
Many severe colds undermined the old man's health.
多次严重的感冒损害了老人的健康。
2.structural adj.结构(上)的, 构架(上)的
例句:The storm caused no structural damage.
风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
3.alone
only, single, sole, unique, alone
这些形容词均可表示“唯一的”之意。
only 普通用词,常可与sole换用,但侧重仅限于指定的人或物,而不需要更多。
single 语气较强,强调仅此一个,再无第二个。
sole 语气强于only,指仅有一个或一群,只考虑这一个或这一群。
unique 非正式用词,侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特。
alone 着重专指某人或某物,而不是别的。通常作后置定语。
4.supervision n.监督, 管理
例句:The work was done under my supervision.
这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
5.imbalance n.不平衡,不均衡,失调
例句:An imbalance in certain chemicals leads to disturbances in the brain’s function.
某些化学成分失衡会道致大脑功能的紊乱。
6.irritant n.刺激物,刺激因素
例句:Moreover,senior citizen discount is a direct irritant in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming conflict beteeen generations.
此外,在一些政治家和学者看来,老年公民折扣是上一代和下一代之间矛盾的直接刺激。
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