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VOA慢速英语:联合国:伊斯兰国活动扩展到阿富汗七个省

2017-09-21来源:和谐英语
1.characterize

vt. 描述(人或物)的特性; 具有…的特征;
vi. 塑造人物;
[例句]This election campaign has been characterized by violence
暴力行为已成为这次竞选活动的一大特点。

2.attributable

adj. 可归因于…的; 由…引起的;
[例句]10,000 deaths a year from chronic lung disease are attributable to smoking
吸烟导致每年有1万人死于慢性肺病。

3.district

n. 地区; 教区; 〈美〉(各州众议员)选举区; 行政区,市区;
vt. 把…分区;
[例句]I drove around the business district.
我开车在商业区转了转。

4.strategy

n. 策略,战略; 战略学;
[例句]Next week, health ministers gather in Amsterdam to agree a strategy for controlling malaria
下周,卫生部长们将在阿姆斯特丹聚首共商防治疟疾的策略。