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VOA慢速英语:A Room Where Nurses Learn How Not to Get Hurt
词汇讲解:
1. suffer vt. 遭受;经历
例句:He suffered many humiliations before he became a football star.
他在成为足球名将前受过许多屈辱。
2. freight n. 货运; 货物
例句:This aircraft company deals with freight only; it has no travel service.
这家航空公司只经营货运业务, 不经营客运业务。
3. sprain n. 扭伤,扭筋
例句:That’s a bad sprain.
那是严重的扭伤。
4. handicap n.障碍;(生理或智力上的)缺陷; 残疾; 不利条件
例句:Losing our best player was a handicap to the team.
失去最棒的运动员对我队不利。
5. lack vt. 缺乏, 缺少, 短缺, 不足
例句:We lack neither food nor clothing today.
如今, 我们不愁吃, 不缺穿。
6. weigh link v.重达
例句:This marble ramp weighs one ton.
这个大理石台阶重一吨。
7. transfer vt. 转移; 迁移
例句:I intend to transfer the property to my son.
我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。
8. available adj. 可用的或可得到的;可会见的, 可与之交谈的
例句:My bicycle is not available, and it is being repaired.
我的自行车现在不能用, 因为正在修理。
9. seek vi. 企图; 试图
例句:I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。
10. distraction n. 困惑;焦躁不安; 娱乐,消遣;散心; 分散注意的事物
例句:There are too many distractions here to work properly.
这儿叫人分心的事太多,使人无法好好工作。
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