和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Trump Popular with Supporters, But Others Oppose Him

2017-02-26来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. appeal vi.(迫切) 要求; 有吸引力; 求助(于); 提请注意
例句:He took a rapid decision to appeal for England aid.
他当机立断,马上向英格兰求援。

2. repeal vt.撤销,废除
例句:The government has just repealed the law segregating public facilities.
政府刚刚废止了不同种族分开使用公共设施的法令。

3. critical adj.关键的; 批评的,爱挑剔的
例句:The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign
该事件发生在竞选活动的关键时期。

4. terrorist n.恐怖主义者,恐怖分子
例句:One American was killed and three were wounded in terrorist attacks.
在几起恐怖袭击中,一名美国人遇难,三人受伤。

5. 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。

6. pipeline n.管道; 输油管道; 渠道
例句:A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany.
一家财团计划建造一条从俄罗斯向德国东部输送天然气的管道。