和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Google Faces Heat Over New Privacy Policy

2012-02-06来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. privacy n. 私事, 隐私
例句:I demand an explanation for your rude intrusion upon my privacy.
我要求你对于无礼地侵扰我的私人生活的行为做出解释。

2. replace vt. 取代;以...代替
例句:Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

3. track vt. 跟踪, 追踪
例句:The police used dogs to track the criminal.
警察用警犬来追踪罪犯。

4. profile n. 侧面, 侧面像;轮廓, 外形;简介, 概况, 传略
例句:The newspaper publishes a profile of a leading sportsman every week.
该报每周刊登一篇关于一名优秀运动员的简介。

5. explicit adj. 详述的, 明确的, 明晰的;直言的, 毫不隐瞒的, 露骨的
例句:She was quite explicit about why she left.
她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。

6. permission n. 允许, 许可, 准许,批准
例句:I have obtained a written permission from the chairman.
我从主席那里获得了书面许可。

7. target vt. 把…定为目标
例句:Our company has targeted career women as our primary customers.
我们公司将职业妇女作为主要客源。

8. expectation n. 预料; 期望
例句:He has little expectation of passing the exam.
他对考试及格不抱希望。

9. disable vt. 使无能力; 使残废,使丧失能力;使伤残
例句:The illness disabled her and left her unable to study and work.
疾病使她残疾,使她不能学习和工作。

10. delay vt. 推迟,使延迟,使延期,延缓
例句:The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.
驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。

11. 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。