和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths

2011-11-23来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. threaten vt. 威胁,恐吓;扬言要
例句:He threatened to call the police.
他威胁着要叫警察。

2. 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。

3. additional adj. 增加的, 额外的, 另外的
例句:Passengers have to pay additional charges for their extra luggages.
旅客们超量携带的行李要额外付费。

4. spread n. 传播, 蔓延
例句:The spread of cholera alarmed the whole city.
霍乱流行使全城的人都恐慌了。

5. infect vt.(受)传染;污染;影响
例句:Dirt infected an open cut.
尘土会使敞露的伤口受到感染。

6. project vt. 计划;规划;设计;打算; 预计,推断
例句:Can you project our sales in the coming year?
你能预测我们来年的销售情况吗?

7. 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。

8. link n. 环节;纽带;联系,关系
例句:The special envoy's visit established a link between the two countries.
特使的出访在两国间建立了联系。

9. predict vt. 预言; 预测; 预示
例句:I cannot predict when to meet her again.
我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

10. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句:He won't reduce the rent of our house.
他不肯减少我们住房的租金。