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VOA慢速英语:Consumers' Online Petitions Put Pressure on Businesses
词汇讲解:
1. signature n. 签名,签署;画押
例句:Petitions bearing nearly a half-million signatures were sent to the White House.
有将近五十万人签名的请愿书被送到白宫。
2. require vt.有赖于…; 需要;命令, 指示;要求, 规定;想要
例句:He required to see my passport.
他要看我的护照。
3. outrageous adj.骇人的;残暴的;无耻的;不道德的
例句:Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.
她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
4. boycott vt. 拒绝购买(或使用、参加);抵制
例句:They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike.
他们抵制那家商店, 因为那里的店员在罢工。
5. generate vt.生成, 产生;引起, 导致
例句:Investment generates higher incomes.
投资带来更高的收入。
6. ingrained adj. (指习惯、字迹等)牢固的, 极难除掉的
例句:The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
人人都应该努力工作这个信念在我们的文化中根深蒂固。
7. fashion n. 流行款式, 时尚款式, 时装
例句:She was dressed in the latest fashion.
她穿着最新时装。
8. spread v. 传开,传播;蔓延开
例句:His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。
9. influence vt.影响, 感化
例句:The labour enthusiasm of the workers strongly influenced us.
工人们的劳动热情强烈地感染了我们。
10. remember vt. 记得; 牢记
例句:I will always remember your kindness to me.
我将永远记住你对我的好意。
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