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VOA慢速英语:Oil Spill in US Puts Attention on Pipelines, Waterways
2011-07-08来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. pipeline n. 管道,管线;输油管道,输气管道,输送管线
例句:Recently they have laid an underground pipeline.
最近他们铺设了一条地下管道。
2. spill n. 溢出,漏出 v. 溢出; 泼出
例句:The oil spill endangered thousands of birds.
石油的溢泄危及成千上万的鸟儿。
3. crude adj. 天然的, 未加工的
例句:Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying crude oil.
昨晚一艘货轮与一艘载着原油的油轮相撞。
4. hinder v. 阻碍; 妨碍
例句:Heavy snow hindered construction work.
大雪阻碍了建筑工程的进展。
5. rapid adj. 快的; 急速的,迅速的
例句:The current was rapid.
水流得很急。
6. temporary adj. 临时的, 暂时的, 短时间的
例句:The arrangement is only temporary.
这种安排只是暂时的。
7. determine vt. 确定, 测定
例句:We both looked up to determine the source of the water.
我们俩都向上看, 以便确定水从何处流下来。
8. leak n. 漏出;漏出物;漏电
例句:I can smell a leak of gas.
我嗅到泄漏的瓦斯。
9. overhaul vt. 彻底检查;大修
例句:A mechanic overhauled the car’s motor with some new parts.
一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修,换了一些新部件。
10. gap n. 缺口, 裂口,开口,豁口
例句:The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.
门锁了, 我们便从篱笆的一处缺口钻了进去。
11. cross v. 交叉, 相交; 错过; 穿过, 越过, 渡过
例句:We have to cross the railway line by the foot bridge.
我们不得不从人行桥上越过铁路线。
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