和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Health Risks in a Crowd: Not What You May Think

2012-01-25来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. gathering n. 聚集, 集会
例句:He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.
他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。

2. suppose vt.料想; 猜想; 以为;假定, 假设
例句:I should suppose him to be about fifty.
我猜想他大约50岁。

3. spread n. 传播, 蔓延
例句:The spread of cholera alarmed the whole city.
霍乱流行使全城的人都恐慌了。

4. dominate v. 控制, 支配, 统治;在…中占首要地位
例句:Sports, and not learning, seem to dominate in the school.
似乎是运动而不是学习在那所学校占重要地位。

5. stampede n. 惊逃,奔逃
例句:Several children were pushed over in the stampede.
有几个小孩在惊慌逃奔中绊倒了。

6. exhaustion n. 耗尽;枯竭;精疲力竭
例句:I was in a state of exhaustion after the long journey.
这次长途旅行后我感到精疲力竭。

7. crush v. 压碎, 压坏, 捣碎, 碾成粉末
例句:The box was crushed when the car ran over it.
汽车辗过箱子时把它给压碎了。

8. agitate vt.搅动, 摇动;使焦虑不安
例句:She was agitated because her train was an hour late.
她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。

9. panic n. 恐慌, 惊慌, 慌乱
例句:There was a panic when the building caught fire.
大楼起火时, 人们一片惊慌。

10. alcohol n. 酒, 含酒精的饮料; 酒精, 乙醇
例句:Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
威士忌的酒精含量极高。