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VOA慢速英语:Looking at the 'Dark Side' of Creativity
词汇讲解:
1. cheat vi. 行骗;作弊
例句:He never cheated in exams.
他考试从不作弊。
2. genius n. 天才, 天赋
例句:Mozart showed genius even at the age of six, when he began to compose minuets.
莫扎特六岁时就开始创作小步舞曲, 展露才华。
3. terrorize vt. 使恐怖,使畏惧;使用胁迫或暴力手段恐吓
例句:A criminal gang terrorized the neighbourhood.
匪徒使附近地区人心惶惶。
4. baffle vt.使困难, 使为难
例句:The question baffled me completely and I couldn't answer it.
这个问题把我彻底难倒了, 我答不出来。
5. gloat vi. 幸灾乐祸地看〔想〕, 贪婪地看〔想〕
例句:She gloated over her son’s achievements.
她对儿子的成就感到洋洋得意。
6. trap vt. 困住, 使陷入绝境
例句:Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
起火后有三十名矿工被困在地底下。
7. copy vt. 抄袭,照抄
例句:Don't copy your neighbour's answers.
不要抄你的邻座的答案。
8. comparison n. 比较, 对照
例句:My garden doesn't stand comparison with his.
我的花园无法和他的相比。
9. justify vt. 证明…有理; 为…辩护
例句:How can you justify spending so much money?
你怎么能对花掉这么多钱做出令人满意的解释呢?
10. flexible adj. 灵活的, 可变通的
例句:We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.
我们需要一种更灵活的外交政策。
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