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VOA慢速英语:'Super PACs' and More: Politics, Money and Language
1. donation n. 捐款, 捐赠物; 捐赠, 赠送
例句:The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations.
这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。
2. violate vt. 违反, 违背
例句:The bus driver violated the traffic regulation.
汽车司机违反了交通规则。
3. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句:She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。
4. profit v. 获益; 得利于
例句:He hoped to profit from his investments.
他希望从投资中获利。
5. remove vt.移走; 排除;开除
例句:They removed him from his position.
他们撤销了他的职务。
6. resolution n. 解决, 解答
例句:The lawyer's advice led to the resolution of this difficult problem.
律师的劝告帮助解决了这个难题。
7. ban vt.取缔, 查封, 禁止
例句:The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations.
新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
8. register v. 记录; 登记; 注册
例句:In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters.
从前, 只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。
9. popularity n. 普遍,流行;受欢迎;有声望
例句:They brought in new tax laws in a bid to restore their popularity.
他们提出了新税法,力求重新赢得人心。
10. coin vt. 创造,杜撰(新词等)
例句:It was Anderson who coined the word.
是安德生造了这个字。
11. motion n. 手势, 动作,(为传递信息用手或头作的)动作
例句:He always accompanied his speech with motions.
他讲演时总是伴以手势。
12. applaud vt. 鼓掌;称赞, 赞许
例句:The audience warmly applauded when the performance came to the end.
当演出接近尾声时, 观众热烈鼓掌。
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