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VOA慢速英语:American History: President Clinton’s Legal Problems
1. accusation n. 指责;指控;控告
例句:He made the accusations without a shred of evidence to back them up.
他提出的指控毫无证据。
2. replace vt.取代, 代替; 更换, 替换
例句:Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。
3. plead v. 申诉; 答辩; 为…辩护
例句:He pleaded that he was not guilty.
他申辩自己无罪。
4. dismiss vt. 驳回,不受理
例句:The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
法官因缺乏证据而拒不受理这宗案件。
5. 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。
6. denial n. 否认,否定
例句:The newspaper printed a denial of the untrue story.
报社刊登了否认不实消息的声明。
7. intimate adj. 亲密的, 密切的; 有性关系的(尤指婚外的); 私人的, 个人的
例句:He was intimate with her.
他跟她有暧昧关系。
8. gratify vt. 使高兴;使满意
例句:It gratified me to know that she would soon be well again.
得知她将很快就恢复健康, 使我十分高兴。
9. obstruct vt.阻塞; 堵塞;阻碍, 阻止, 妨碍
例句:He was charged for obstructing the highway.
他因阻碍交通而受控告。
10. admonition n. 轻责,(温和的)责备; 告诫,劝告,忠告
例句:They are frequently admonished for their failure to act quickly.
他们因行动迟缓而多次受到责备。