和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Small Businesses in US Struggle to Find Workers

2017-04-27来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1.operate vt.操作; 经营; 运转
例句:The doctors decided to operate on the patient once.
医生们决定立刻动手术。

2.approve vt.赞成,同意
例句:Not everyone approves of the festival
不是所有人都赞成庆祝该节日。

3.change vt.改变,变更; 交换
例句:These legends should never change.
这些图例不应该变化。

4.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。

5.propose vt.求婚; 提议,建议
例句:Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions
英国将提议对一些机构进行改革。