和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:President Appoints Consumer Agency Chief

2012-01-06来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. appoint vt.任命, 委派;确定, 指定; 约定
例句:He appointed Williams as his deputy in the city of York.
他任命威廉斯作为他在约克市的代理人。

2. loan n. 贷款
例句:The bank made a loan of ten thousand pounds to the factory.
银行贷给那家工厂一万英镑。

3. supervise v. 监督, 管理
例句:Tomorrow he will supervise all the pupils taking the English examination.
明天全体学生考英语, 他将担任监考。

4. fill vt. 任(职);填(缺)
例句:Jack is the best man to fill the vacancy.
杰克是填补这一空缺的最佳人选。

5. crowd n. 人群
例句:There were large crowds of people in the street on New Year's Eve.
除夕那天街上有大批人群。

6. mess n. 混乱,凌乱的状态; 困境,狼狈的处境,一团糟
例句:She made a pretty bad mess of it.
她把事情搞得一团糟。

7. oversight n. 疏忽;忽略;失察
例句:Her name was omitted through an oversight.
由于疏忽, 她的名字给遗漏了。

8. enforce vt.实施, 执行;强迫, 迫使
例句:The police enforce the law.
警察执法。

9. launch vt. 发动(战争等);开展(斗争等);发出(命令等);提出(抗议等)
例句:The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

10. recess n. 休息;休会;休庭
例句:Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.
休会的议员被匆匆召回议事。