和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Obama Sets Plan for 'Leaner' Military

2012-01-07来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. maintain vt. 保持; 继续;保养, 维护
例句:The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.
两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。

2. superiority n. 优越(性), 优等,优势
例句:We believe in the superiority of this method over that one.
我们相信这种方法比那种方法优越。

3. vigilant adj. 警惕的;警戒的;警觉的
例句:He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.
他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。

4. counter v. 对抗, 反驳
例句:She countered that her advice had not been heeded.
她反驳说她的建议未被重视。

5. deny vt. 否认知情, 否定,否认
例句:He denied knowing anything about their plans.
他否认知悉他们的计划。

6. restrict vt.限制; 约束
例句:Access to this information is severely restricted.
这一信息的使用受到极严格的限制。

7. conclude vt.得出结论; 断定;决定
例句:What can you conclude from these observations?
你从这些观察中能得出什么结论?

8. confront vt.勇敢地面对, 正视;迎面遇到, 遭遇
例句:The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。

9. feasible adj. 可行的, 可能且合理的
例句:This is a feasible scheme.
这是一个切实可行的计划。

10. collaborate vi. 合作
例句:Two writers collaborated on the script for the film.
两个作家合写了这部电影的脚本。