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VOA慢速英语:American History: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Pulls US Into War
词汇讲解:
1. facility n. 设备, 设施; 场所
例句:The machine is only servicing facilities.
这部机器只是辅助设备。
2. counterattack n. 反攻, 反击
例句:We have launched a counterattack against them.
我们对他们发动了反击。
3. affair n. 发生的事情; 大事; 事件
例句:The exhibition will be a big affair.
这次展出将是一个盛举。
4. stock n. 公债; 股份; 股票
例句:She invested most of her savings in stocks and shares.
她把大部分存款投资在公债和股票上。
5. crash n. 破产, 失败
例句:This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.
这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。
6. convert v. (使)转变, (使)转化
例句:I must convert sorrow into strength.
我要化悲痛为力量。
7. stimulate vt. 刺激; 激励
例句:They stimulated me to make greater efforts.
他们鼓励我要做出更大的努力。
8. purchase vt. 购买
例句:We purchased a car before.
以前我们买过一辆车。
9. forthwith adv. 即刻,毫不拖延地
例句:These violations of the code must cease forthwith.
这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
10. intervention n. 介入, 干涉, 干预
例句:The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
11. regulation n. 规章; 规则;章程;规章制度;法规
例句:The regulation has no application to this particular case.
那项规则不适用于这一特定情况。
12. conservative adj. (式样等)不时新的, 传统的
例句:She dresses in a rather conservative way.
她的衣着相当朴实。
13. entertainer n. (娱乐节目的)表演者;艺人
例句:They’ve lined up some excellent entertainers for our show.
他们已组织了一批非常出色的演员来参加我们的演出。
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