和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:American History: The 2000 Elections

2012-03-22来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. nominate vt. 提名
例句:The President nominated him Ambassador to Russia.
总统提名他担任驻俄国大使。

2. oppose vt. 反对
例句:We opposed the plan.
我们反对这个计划。

3. involvement n. 参与;加入;插手
例句:He was found to have a deep involvement in drug dealing.
有人发现他与毒品贩卖牵涉很深。

4. graduate v. 大学毕业
例句:She graduated from Harvard.
她毕业于哈佛大学。

5. criticize v. 评论, 批评
例句:She was criticized for being late.
她因迟到而受到批评。

6. majority n. 多数, 大多数; 半数以上
例句:The majority of his books are kept upstairs.
他的大部分书收藏在楼上。

7. disgusted adj. 厌恶的, 厌烦的
例句:I am disgusted with his way of speaking.
我讨厌他说话的方式。

8. object vi. 不赞成, 反对; 抗议
例句:They objected to me on personal grounds.
他们出于个人的原因反对我。

9. confuse vt. 使困惑, 把…弄糊涂;混淆, 把…混同;混乱, 搞乱
例句:Many people are confused about the new ways of measuring temperature.
许多人都搞不清测定温度的新方法。

10. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。