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VOA慢速英语:Mortgage and Other 'Death' Words

2015-08-09来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. promise vt.允诺，许诺
例句：I've promise to do the social side.
我许过愿，要从社会方面来写。

2. engage vt.聘用; 吸引住
例句：Bright colors engage a baby's attention.
鲜艳的颜色引起婴孩的注意。

3. describe vt. 叙述; 描写
例句：Words can hardly describe how excited we were.
我们激动的心情难以用笔墨来形容。

4. suffer vi.受痛苦; 受损害
例句：He might suffer horrible cruelties.
他可能遇到可怕的残酷待遇。

5. embarrass vt.窘迫，（使）局促不安（使）
例句：You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.
你一点也没让我为难。