和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions

2013-01-20来源:和谐英语

 

词汇讲解:

1. squeeze vt.挤,榨
例句:You know what? Can they squeeze in here?
你猜怎么着?她们能挤进来吗?

2. separate vt. 分开
例句:Nothing can separate us!
没有什么可以分开我们!

3. chaff n.谷壳
例句:The girl is winnowing the chaff from the corn.
那个女孩正在簸去谷壳。

4. reject vt.拒绝;抛弃
例句:The president has 60 d to reject or accept.
总统会在60日内做出同意或者否决。

5. forbid vt.禁止;阻止
例句:I forbid you to step out of this house.
我禁止你踏出这房子半步。

6. suppose vt.假定;猜想
例句:I suppose you will consider.
我想你会考虑。

7. expression n.表现,表情
例句:Why is your expression so strange?
你的表情怎么这么怪?