VOA慢速英语:Anthrax Has Been Widely Feared Since the 2001 Anthrax Attacks in the United States

词汇讲解：

1. target n. (服务的)对象; (攻击的)对象
例句：What's the target readership of this paper?
这份报纸以哪些人为读者对象?

2. suspect vt.猜疑(是), 怀疑(是), 觉得(是)；怀疑; 不信任；怀疑…有罪
例句：The police suspect him of having taken the money.
警察怀疑钱是他偷的。

3. approval n.赞成, 同意；批准, 认可
例句：The new proposals have won the approval of the board.
新建议得到董事会的认可。

4. vaccinate vt.给…接种疫苗
例句：Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child?
你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

5. loosen v. 解开; 放松；松弛
例句：He loosened his tie.
他松开了领带。

6. breathe v. 呼吸
例句：They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.
他们走出地道, 贪婪地吸着新鲜空气。

7. spread vi. 传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：The disease is quickly spreading in the world.
这种疾病正在迅速地向世界各地蔓延。

8. symptom n.症状；征兆
例句：The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.
医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

9. inhale vt. 吸入
例句：Don't inhale dust into your lung.
别把灰尘吸进肺里。

10. poison n. 毒药, 毒物
例句：It was deadly poison and if he drank it he'd probably die.
这是致命的毒药, 他要是喝下去很可能会丧命。

11. manufacture vt. (大量)制造,加工
例句：The company manufactures cars.
这家公司制造汽车。