和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to the Playing Field

2011-04-12来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. doping n. 体育比赛中使用的兴奋剂
例句:In the l0th Olympic Games, 1932, the doping and gender tests on the athletes were employed for the first time.
1932年第10届奥运会开始第一次进行性别和兴奋剂检查。

2. question vt. 对…表示(感到)怀疑
例句:I would never question his honesty.
我绝不会怀疑他的诚实。

3. knowingly adv. 故意地,有意地
例句:She would never knowingly hurt anyone. 
她决不会故意伤害别人。

4. depressed adj. 精神不振的,消沉的,忧伤的
例句:He looked depressed, even suicidal.
他看上去很沮丧,甚至于沮丧到想自杀。

5. shrink v. 收缩,缩水,缩小
例句:Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水。

6. athlete n. 运动员
例句:He is over the hill as a professional athlete.
作为一名职业运动员, 他的巅峰时期已过。
athletic adj. 运动的,运动员的
例句:He is an athletic star. 
他是一个运动明星。

7. term n. 专门用语,术语
例句:I doubt the propriety of the term. 
我怀疑这个术语是否适当。

8. endurance n. 耐力
例句:Running the marathon tests a person's endurance. 
马拉松赛跑考验人的耐力。

9. spread v. (使)传播,扩散
例句:Confusion and disorder might well spread throughout the entire Middle East. 
混乱和骚动可能遍布于整个中东。

10. punish vt. 处罚,惩罚
例句:The parents punished their disobedient child.
父母惩罚了他们不听话的孩子。

11. ruling n. 裁定
例句:We’re anxiously awaiting the court’s ruling on this matter.
我们正焦急地等待着法庭对此事的判决。

12. passport n. 护照,手段
例句:He views boxing as his passport out of poverty.
他把拳击看作自己摆脱贫困的手段。

13. quit vt. 停止
例句:My father has quit smoking.
我父亲已戒烟了。

14. integrity n. 正直,诚实
例句:He is a man of the highest integrity.
他是个极其正直的人。

15. sacrifice vt. 牺牲,献出
例句:He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.
为了帮助兄弟经商, 他放弃休假。