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VOA慢速英语:Zachary Taylor: Brief

2017-05-08来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1.successful adj.成功的，如愿以偿的;
例句：How successful will this new treatment be?
这一新的疗法会有多大成效？

2.defeat vt.挫败; 击败
例句：The proposal was defeated by just one vote.
该提案仅以一票之差被否决。

3.permit vt.许可，准许; 默许
例句：He can let the court's decision stand and permit the execution
他有权维持法庭判决，批准死刑生效。

4.oppose vt.抵制; 反对，抗争
例句：Father does not oppose the idea at all.
父亲丝毫不反对这个想法。

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.proposal n.建议; 提议; 求婚
例句：The President is to put forward new proposals for resolving the country's constitutional crisis
总统将提出解决国家宪法危机的新议案。

7.compromise vi.折中解决; 妥协，退让;
例句：They found it wiser to compromise with her.
他们觉得与她妥协更明智。