和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Trump Says He Now Believes Russia Was Behind Election Hacking

2017-01-13来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. involve vt.包含; 使参与,牵涉
例句:Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed
料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩,且要讲求速度。

2. refuse vt.拒绝; 回绝; 推却
例句:He refused to comment after the trial
庭审之后他拒绝作出评论。

3. embarrass vt.(使) 窘迫,(使)局促不安
例句:His clumsiness embarrassed him
他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。

4. denounce vt.告发; 公开指责
例句:The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime
这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利,但没有公开谴责该政权。

5. promise vt.允诺,许诺; 给人以…的指望或希望
例句:The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday
邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

6. replace vt.代替; 替换
例句:The council tax replaces the poll tax next April.
市政税在明年4月将取代人头税。

7. inauguration n.就职; 就职典礼; 开始
例句: We are only a month away from the inauguration of a new president.
我们离新总统就职只有一个月了。