VOA慢速英语:Looking Inside the Brains of 'Lucid Dreamers'

词汇讲解：

1. melt v. (使)融[溶, 熔]化; 溶解；(使)消散, 消失
例句：The ice will melt when the sun shines on it.
当太阳照到冰的时候, 它就融化了。

2. contain vt. 包含; 容纳
例句：Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
威士忌的酒精含量极高。

3. thaw vi. (冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化, 溶解
例句：The ice thawed in the sun.
冰在阳光下融化。

4. consume vt.消耗, 消费, 耗尽；大吃, 大喝
例句：She consumed most of her time in reading.
她把大部分时间都花在读书上。

5. magnetic adj. 有磁性的, 有吸引力的
例句：The iron has lost its magnetic force.
这块铁已失去了磁力。

6. puzzle vt.使迷惑, 使难解
例句：The letter puzzled me.
这封信使我迷惑不解。

7. stir vt. 搅拌
例句：Mary put the sugar in her coffee, and stirred it with a spoon.
玛丽在她的咖啡里放了些糖, 然后用勺子搅动着。

8. mystery n. 神秘的事, 难以理解的事物，奥秘
例句：The flying saucer is yet an unsolved mystery.
飞碟仍然是未解之谜。

9. stiff adj. 僵硬的; 不灵活的; 一动就疼的
例句：The old man's joints were stiff.
那个老人的关节不灵活了。

10. awaken v. (使)醒；(使)觉醒；弄醒
例句：I was awakened by their shouts.
我被他们的叫喊声吵醒。