和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Obama Appeals to UN in Effort Against IS Militants

2014-09-25来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. degrade vt.降低,贬低; 使降级
例句:You degrade yourself when you tell a lie. 
你撒谎时就贬低了自己。 

2. conscience n.良心; 道德心
例句:He did poorly in English in all conscience. 
凭良心说,他英语学得太差了。 

3. occupy vt.占领; 使用
例句:Preparations would occupy at least an hour. 
准备工作至少需要一个小时。 

4. terrorist n.恐怖主义者,恐怖分子
例句:Many ended up in prison for terrorist activities. 
许多从事恐怖活动的人最终被关进牢房。 

5. defend vt. 辩护; 保卫
例句:We must defend our country. 
我们必须保卫我们的国家。 

6. consider vt.考虑; 认为
例句:Do you consider yourself successful?
你认为自己能成功吗?

7. approve vt. 赞成,同意
例句:In theory, conservatives should approve.
保守派按理应该会赞成。