和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Manbun Fights With Dadbod For 'Word'

2016-01-14来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. euphemistic adj.委婉的
例句:I think it's quite clear, and there's no need to be more euphemistic.
我觉得这里语气比较生硬,能不能有一种不直译的,委婉的说法呢?

2. vehicle n.车辆; 交通工具; 传播媒介
例句:Animals may serve as a vehicle for viral transmission.
动物可能成为病毒传播的媒介。

3. represent vt.表现,象征; 代表
例句:I represent the Hassan Trading Company.
我是哈森贸易公司的代表。

4. announce vt. 宣布; 述说; 声称
例句:Please announce to the children that there will be no school this afternoon.
请通知孩子们今天下午不上课。

5. violence n.暴力,强暴,暴虐; 猛烈
例句:In desperation they resorted to violence.
走投无路中,他们采取了暴力。

6. remain vi.保持; 依然; 留下
例句:Nobody wants to remain a beginner.
没有人愿意停留在新手级别。

7. change vt.改变,变更; 交换
例句:People like to change things around to suit themselves.
人们喜欢改变周围的事物,使之适合自己。

8. define vt.规定; 使明确; 精确地解释
例句:We can define marital felicity accurately.
我们能够给美满婚姻下个准确定义。