和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Documents Suggest Russia Tried to Attack US Voter Registration Records

2017-06-08来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1.arrest vt.逮捕,拘捕; 止住,阻止
例句:The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease
患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。

2.intelligence n.情报; 智力; 聪颖; 情报机构
例句:She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
她是个有着非凡智慧的女子。

3.attack vt.攻击,进攻,抨击
例句:He has a big task on his hand and he begins to attack it without delay.
他手中有繁重的工作,他赶紧着手做。

4.undermine vt. 逐渐削弱; 使逐步减少效力; 从根基处破坏
例句:Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult
对每个问题都给出建议会令她觉得自己不像个成年人。

5.dismiss vt.解雇,把…免职; 遣散
例句:Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation
韦克厄姆先生把这些报道当作臆测而不予考虑。