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VOA慢速英语:The Ever-Present Threat of Tsunamis
2011-06-07来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. tsunamis n. 海啸
例句:An earthquake triggered the tsunami.
这次海啸是由于地震引起的。
2. strike vt. 攻击, 袭击; 侵袭
例句:A hurricane struck the city.
飓风袭击了该城市。
3. tidal adj. 潮水的
例句:The river is tidal up to this bridge.
这条河的潮水会涨到这座桥。
4. drawback n. 缺点, 不利条件; 障碍
例句:Everything has its drawback.
凡事皆有不足之处。
5. wrap vt. 包, 裹; 卷
例句:You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.
你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。
6. suffer vt. 受苦, 受难
例句:She suffered greatly as a child.
她童年深受苦难。
7. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示; 预告; 预报
例句:Astronomers can predict an eclipse.
天文学家们能够预测日蚀。
8. exceed vt. 超过; 超越
例句:Their total grain output still exceeded that of the previous year.
他们的粮食总产量仍超过头一年。
9. continent n. 洲, 大陆
例句:Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.
非洲是大陆, 而格陵兰不是。
10. publicize vt. 宣传
例句:her highly publicized affair with a leading politician
她与一名政界要人备受关注的风流韵事
11. prevent vt. 阻止;防止
例句:We shall come tomorrow if nothing prevents.
如没有什么阻碍的话, 我们明天来。
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