和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: He Was Able to Paint in Words What He Saw and Felt

2011-06-19来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. reject vt. 拒绝, 驳回
例句:He was afraid she would reject him because he was a foreigner.
他担心她会因他不是本国人而拒绝他。

2. eyesight n. 视力
例句:I have good eyesight.
我的视力很好。

3. wounded adj. 负伤的;受了伤(害)的
例句:The crowd backed away to let the wounded man pass through.
人群向后退,让受伤的人通过。

4. prove vt. 证明
例句:They were not able to prove these suspicions.
这些怀疑他们无法证实。

5. common adj. 一般的, 平常的
例句:It is common knowledge that the earth is round.
地球是圆的是常识。

6. custom n. 习惯, 风俗, 惯例
例句:It is the custom of foreigners to do so.
这种做法是外国人的习惯。

7. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

8. publish v. 出版,发行
例句:She has recently published her fourth book with the Commercial Press.
她最近在商务印书馆出版了她的第四本专着。

9. destroy vt. 破坏, 毁灭
例句:Reality can destroy the dream.
现实常摧毁梦想。

10. replace vt. 取代, 代替; 更换, 替换, 更新
例句:Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

11. immediate adj. 立即的, 即刻的; 紧迫的
例句:About the problem, we must take immediate actions.
关于那个问题, 我们应该立即采取行动。

12. separate v. 分开, 隔离
例句:The war separated many families.
战争使许多家庭离散。