和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Apple in Legal Battle Over iPad Name in China

2012-03-03来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. release vt. 发表(或发布、发行等)
例句:We have to release the news before 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
我们必须在明晨五点以前将这条新闻发布出去。

2. launch vt. 开办;发起;使开始从事;将...投放市场
例句:We launched a new project.
我们开始从事一个新项目。

3. own vt.拥有;承认
例句:Julie's father owned a business that dealt in bulk orders.
朱莉的父亲拥有自己的公司, 专门从事大宗订货。

4. evidence n. 证词; 证据; 迹象
There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.
没有充分的证据证明他有罪。

5. appeal vt. 上诉
例句:Five times he appealed the case, always losing.
他上诉五次, 都失败了。

6. rule vt. 判定, 裁定, 判决
例句:The judge ruled that the witness (should) be heard.
那位法官裁定要传唤证人问话。

7. failure n. 失败
例句:He was doomed to failure.
他注定要失败。

8. argue v. 坚决主张, 提出理由证明
例句:Columbus argued that the world was round.
哥伦布论证地球是圆的。

9. stock n. 股票,股份
例句:Stocks of the company are falling.
该公司的股票正在下跌。

10. valuable adj. 贵重的, 珍贵的, 值钱的, 名贵的
例句:He has a valuable collection of stamps.
他收藏了很有价值的邮票。