和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Margaret Sanger, 1883-1966: A Leader of the Birth Control Movement

2012-04-01来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. pregnancy n. 怀孕; 妊娠
例句:She was exhausted by eight pregnancies in 13 years.
13年中怀孕8次让她疲惫不堪。

2. solve vt. 解决;解释;阐明
例句:With the help of his friends, he finally solved the problem.
在朋友们的帮助下,他终于解决了问题。

3. desire n. 愿望, 欲望, 心愿
例句:I have no desire to discuss the question.
我不想讨论这个问题。

4. reject vt. 拒绝,抵制
例句:The plan was rejected.
该计划遭拒绝。

5. description n.描述, 形容;种类, 类型
例句:He gave a description of what he had seen.
他对看到的情况作了描述。

6. violate vt.违反, 违背;亵渎;侵犯, 妨碍
例句:Dr. Thomas was condemned for violating medical ethics.
托玛士大夫因违反医德而受谴责。

7. 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。

8. oppose反对;反抗;妨碍
例句:The proposed new airport will be strongly opposed by the local residents.
提议中的新机场会招受当地区民强烈反对。

9. criticize vt. 批评;批判;苛求;非难
例句:He criticized her in a very unfair way.
他极不公平地指谪她。

10. acceptance n.接受, 认可;赞成, 赞同
例句:I sent them more than 6,000 cartoons before I had my one and only acceptance by them...
我寄给他们6,000多幅漫画,最后才有1幅得以采用。