VOA慢速英语:US Congressional Committee Fails to Identify Budget Cuts

词汇讲解：

1. deficit n. 赤字, 亏空, 亏损，逆差
例句：The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元。

2. conclusion n. 结论；推论
例句：They drew different conclusions from the facts.
他们根据这些事实得出了不同的结论。

3. deadline n. 最后期限
例句：I want the report ready for the three o'clock deadline.
我希望报告最迟在三点之前准备好。

4. acceptable adj. 值得接受的, 可接受的
例句：The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.
我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。

5. withhold vt. 扣留, 保留; 拒绝给予；抑制(某事物); 制止
例句：I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract.
他们履行合同后, 我才付款。

6. cancel vt. 取消, 废除；注销, 盖销；删去, 划掉
例句：We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

7. devastate vt. 彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭
例句：The earthquake devastated a large part of the city.
地震毁坏了一大部分城市。

8. uneasy adj. 心神不安的；不稳定的；不舒服的
例句：I am uneasy about this decision.
我为这一决定感到不安。

9. replace vt.取代, 代替; 更换, 替换；把…放回原位
例句：Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

10. undo vt. 松开, 解开；毁灭; 败坏
例句：He bent down and undid the laces of his shoes.
他弯腰解开鞋带。