和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Common Adverbs in Conversation: Amplifiers, Downtoners

2017-02-10来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. consider vt. 考虑; 把(某人,某事)看作…
例句:The government is being asked to consider a plan to fix the date of the Easter break
人们要求政府考虑确定复活节假期日期的计划。

2. expand vt.扩张; 使…变大; 详述
例句:Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。

3. explore vi.勘查, 探测
例句:Can you explore the market possibility for us?
您能为我们考察一下市场前景吗?

4. increase vt.增加,增大,增多
例句:The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。

5. suspect vt.猜疑(是); 怀疑,不信任
例句:I suspect they were right
我感觉他们是对的。