VOA慢速英语:Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Pakistan, Iran

词汇讲解：

1. nomination n. 提名；推荐；任命；指派
例句：She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
她是民主党提名的总统候选人。

2. intelligence n. 情报, 消息
例句：The general had secret intelligence of the enemy.
将军掌握了有关敌人的秘密情报。

3. candidate n.申请求职者, 候选人；报考者
例句：They were in favor of the Democratic candidate for President.
他们支持民主党总统候选人。

4. credible adj. 可信的, 可靠的
例句：The news report is hardly credible.
这则新闻报道令人难以置信。

5. replace vt.取代, 代替; 更换, 替换；把…放回原位
例句：The salesgirl said she would replace the TV set if we were not satisfied.
女售货员说如果我们对这台电视机不满意，她可以给换一台。

6. pressure vt. 对...施加压力;迫使
例句：Some young people are pressured into staying on at school.
有些年轻人是在压力下才继续留在学校里上学的。

7. articulate vt. 清晰地吐(字);清晰地发(音)
例句：Articulate your words so that we can understand what you are saying.
说话要清楚,这样我们才能听明白你的话。

8. undermine vt.在某物下挖洞或挖通道; 侵蚀…的基础；暗中破坏; 逐渐削弱
例句：These incidents could seriously undermine support for the police.
这些事件会严重影响对警方的支持。

9. humane adj. 有人情味的;人道的;仁慈的
例句：He's one of the most humane people I have ever worked with.
他是与我一起工作过的人中最有人情味的一个。

10. adopt vt收养；采用, 采纳, 采取；正式接受, 通过
例句：The meeting adopted a resolution.
会议通过了一项议案。