和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Who's in Your Inner Circle?

2017-05-07来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1.explore vi.勘查, 探测, 勘探
例句:I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet
我就想逛逛巴黎,读读萨特的作品,听听悉尼·贝谢的音乐。

2.describe vt.叙述; 描写,形容; 描绘
例句:It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.
我的快乐难以用语言来形容。

3.define vt.规定; 使明确; 精确地解释
例句:We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him
我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

4.avoid vt.避开,避免,预防
例句:The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster
飞行员不得不采取紧急措施避免灾难的发生。

5.defeatvt.挫败; 击败,战胜
例句:The proposal was defeated by just one vote.
该提案仅以一票之差被否决。

6.hike vi.徒步旅行; 上升
例句:You could hike through the Fish River Canyon
你可以徒步穿越鱼河峡谷。