VOA慢速英语:American History: Fear Takes Hold During the Great Depression

wash away冲走, 清洗

例句：She washed away the stains.
      她洗去了污迹。

      A ship got stranded along the shore, but last night sea waves washed it away again.
      有条船在岸边搁浅了, 可昨天晚上海浪又把它冲走了。

消除

例句：Nothing can ever wash away my feeling of responsibility for his death.
      什么都消除不了我对他的死的负疚感。

2.Year after year, little or no rain fell. The ground dried up.

dry up(使…)干涸

例句：The ground dried up quickly after the rain.
      雨后地很快就干了。

      The long drought dried up all the wells.
      长期的干旱使所有的井都干涸了。

3.Farmers could not sell their crops, he explained, so they gave away all the fruit and vegetables that people could carry home.

give away失去; 丧失; 抛弃

例句：You've given away a good chance of success.
      你失去了一次成功的良机。

4.They accused Hoover of not caring about common citizens.

accuse of指责, 控告

例句：She accused the official of corruption.
      她指控这位官员腐败。

      They accused the police of brutality.
      他们谴责警察的野蛮行为。