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VOA慢速英语:A Legal Education, From Shakespeare; A Mixed-Race Couple Who Fought the Law
词汇讲解:
1. timeless adj. 永存的;永恒的;无日期的
例句:Literature does not exist in some timeless absolute.
文学不能存在于一个不受时间限制的绝对条件之下。
2. enforce vt, 实施, 执行
例句:The police enforce the law.
警察执法。
3. merciful adj. 仁慈的,宽恕的
例句:The merciful king saved him from death.
宽大的国王免他一死。
4. eliminate vt. 淘汰
例句:Our team was eliminated in the first round.
我们队在第一轮中被淘汰。
5. acquit vt, 宣判…无罪
例句:He was acquitted of a crime.
他被宣判无罪。
6. narrow v. (使)变窄
例句:The doctor narrows his study.
医生缩小了他的研究范围。
7. insight n. 洞察力, 洞悉, 深刻的见解
例句:He is a man of great insight.
他是个很有见识的人。
8. pregnant adj. 怀孕的, 怀胎的
例句:She is pregnant with her first child.
她怀了第一胎。
9. reticent adj. 有保留的
例句:He was reticent about his opinion.
他有保留意见。
10. mix v. 混合, 搅和
例句:You can mix blue and yellow paint to make green one.
你可以把蓝色和黄色油漆混合成绿色。
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