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VOA慢速英语:Andrew Johnson: Impeached
词汇讲解:
1.impeach vt.弹劾; 控告(某人)犯罪; 对(某事物)怀疑
例句:Any organization and individual has a right to impeach and accuse the illegal activities.
任何组织和个人有权对政府采购中的违法行为进行检举和控告。
2.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。
3.enslave vt.奴役; 征服; 使成为奴隶;
例句:Thus, they intervened, not to control and enslave others but to enlighten, instruct, and liberate.
他们是这样才进行干涉的:不是为支配和奴役别人,而是为了开化、教育和解放他们。
4.withdraw vt.撤退; 撤走; 拿走
例句:He reached into his pocket and withdrew a sheet of notepaper
他把手伸进口袋,掏出一张便签。
5.embarrassed adj.尴尬的; 为难的; 窘迫的;
例句:He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
6.authorize vt.授权,批准,委托
例句:It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that
他绝对有权批准那样的一次警方突袭行动。
7.convict vt.宣判有罪; 证明…有罪
例句:In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
1977年,他被判谋杀罪名成立,判处终身监禁。
8.extend vt.延伸; 扩大; 推广
例句:The caves extend for some 18 kilometres
那些洞穴深约18公里。