和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:What Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Dating Abuse

2012-07-25来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. relationship n. 关系,关联
例句:The children learned about the relationship between the moon and the tides.
孩子们弄懂了月球与潮汐的关系。

2. opposite adj. 相反的,对立的
例句:They have opposite views on the question.
在这个问题上他们持相反的观点。

3. abuse vt. 滥用,妄用
例句:He abused his power while in office.
他在职时滥用权力。

4. prevent vt. 防止,预防
例句: The authorities took measures to prevent tax fraud. 
当局已采取措施防止偷税漏税. 

5. issue vt. 发行;发布
例句:The post office issued the stamps last week.
上星期邮局发行了这些邮票。

6. resist vt. 抵抗,反抗;抗拒
例句:The nation was unable to resist the invasion.
该国无力抵抗侵略。

7. separate vt. 分隔;分割
例句:The two communities are separated by a highway.
这两个社区由一条公路隔开。

8. currently adv. 现在
例句:He is currently engaged in dialect research. 
他目前从事于方言的研究。