和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Privacy Concerns Over Facial Recognition Systems

2011-08-22来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. recognition n. 认识; 认出; 识别; 承认; 认可
例句:She hoped she would avoid recognition by wearing dark glasses and a hat.
她戴上墨镜和帽子, 希望人们认不出她来。

2. tag vt. 给...加标签
例句:All his suitcases were tagged with his name and address.
他所有的手提箱都贴着有他名字和地址的标签。

3. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句:She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。

4. riot n.暴乱, 骚乱
例句:In May 1968 there was a massive wave of student riots.
一九六八年五月曾发生过大规模的学生骚乱。

5. profile n. 轮廓, 外形; 侧面, 侧面像
例句:We could see the profile of a distant hill if it is very clear.
如果天气晴朗, 我们可看到远山的轮廓。

6. secrecy n. 守秘密, 保密;秘密(状态)
例句:Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.
会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

7. retain vt. 保持; 保留
例句:We shall retain our rights.
我们将保留我们的权利。

8. plot v. 密谋
例句:They plotted to kill the politician.
他们图谋要杀掉那位政治家。

9. disrupt vt. 使混乱, 扰乱
例句:An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city.
一场事故使得进出该城市的铁路交通陷入混乱。

10. abuse n. 滥用, 妄用, 虐待
例句:I'm afraid the position is open to abuse.
恐怕这个职位容易使人滥用职权。