VOA慢速英语:A Question of States' Rights - Andrew Jackson Part One - The Making of a Nation No. 45

词汇讲解：

1. defeate vt.击败，战胜
例句：We will surely defeat corruption.
我们也肯定会将打败腐败。

2. swear v.发誓；咒骂
例句：I swear I shall do anything.
我发誓我什么都愿意做。

3. prefer vt.更喜欢；提升
例句：I prefer watching tv and playing computer games.
我更喜欢看电视或玩电子游戏。

4. deepen vt.变深，加深
例句：Credit tightness and political indecisiveness will deepen the gloom.
信贷紧缩和政治不决会加深不景气。

5. believe vt.相信；以为
例句：No one will believe them.
没有人会相信他们。

6. require vt.要求；需要
例句：That will require a political battle.
这需要一场政治战役。

7. reject vt.拒绝；抛弃
例句：Serbia continues to reject kosovo's independence.
塞尔维亚继续拒绝承认科索沃的独立。

8. separate vt.分开；（使）分离
例句：This is their justification to separate mother and child.
这就是他们为把母亲和孩子分开的行为开罪的理由。

9. oppose vt.反对，抗争
例句：Some people oppose such genetic tinkering in principle.
一些人原则上反对这种基因调整。

10. enforce vt.强迫服从；实施
例句：Police strictly enforce these speed limits with hefty fines.
警方以巨额罚款来执行这些限速措施。