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VOA慢速英语:飓风过后 休斯敦学校恢复之路漫长
vt. 移动,移走; 替换,取代; 排水; 撤职;
[例句]These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange
这些工厂已取代旅游业成为该国最大的外汇来源。
2.campus
n. 校园; 校区;
[例句]Private automobiles are not allowed on campus.
大学校园不许私人汽车入内。
3.traumatize
vt. 使受精神创伤; [医] 使受外伤;
[例句]My wife was traumatized by the experience
那次经历给我我妻子造成了精神创伤。
4.tornado
n. [大气] 龙卷风,陆龙卷; 大雷雨; 具有巨大破坏性的人(或事物);
[例句]The National Weather Service has reported several tornado sightings in Illinois.
美国国家气象局报道说在伊利诺伊州出现了几次龙卷风。
5.anxiety
n. 焦虑,忧虑; 切望,渴望; 令人焦虑的事; 挂念;
[例句]Her voice was full of anxiety
她的声音满是焦虑不安。
6.encouragement
n. 鼓励; 激励; 支持(的事物); 促进(的事物);
[例句]I also had friends who gave me a great deal of encouragement
我还有些朋友给了我很多鼓励。
7.magnitude
n. 量级; 巨大,广大; 重大,重要; (地震) 级数;
[例句]An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult
这么大的手术实施起来十分困难。
8.prescribe
vt. 指定,规定; 指定,规定;
vi. 建立规定,法律或指示; 开处方,给医嘱;
[例句]Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin
我们的医生诊断是喉部感染,并且开了一些抗生素和小剂量阿司匹林。
9.reservoir
n. 蓄水池; 贮液器; 储藏; 蓄积;
[例句]A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.
水库存了大量的水。
9.superintendent
n. 主管; 监督人,管理人; (陆海军学校等的) 校长; 厂长,所长;
[例句]He was stopped at the airport by an assistant superintendent of police.
他在机场被一名助理警长扣留了。
10.trauma
n. 损伤; 创伤(由心理创伤造成精神上的异常); 痛苦经历; 挫折;
[例句]I'd been through the trauma of losing a house
我经历过失去房子的痛苦。