VOA慢速英语:“火箭男”与“老糊涂”的口水战

adj. 疯狂的; 神经错乱的; 混乱的;
v. 使（精神）错乱(derange的过去分词和过去式);
[例句]A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.
一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。

2.dotage

n. 老年糊涂; 年老昏聩，年老糊涂;
[例句]Even in his dotage, the Professor still sits on the committee.
即便上了年纪，教授仍然是委员会的一员。

3.senile

adj. 衰老的，老年的; 高龄的，高龄所致的; [地] 老年期的; 龙钟;
[例句]She is suffering from senile dementia.
她患有老年痴呆症。

4.sanction

n. 约束力; 制裁，处罚; 批准，认可; 鼓励;
vt. 批准; 鼓励，容忍;
[例句]He may now be ready to sanction the use of force
他现在可能打算批准使用武力。

5.rogue

n. 流氓，无赖; 调皮捣蛋的人人; 离群的野兽;
vt. 欺骗; [农] 去劣;
vi. 流浪; [农] 淘汰劣种;
[例句]Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all.
沃德先生根本不是恶棍。

6.gangster

n. 流氓; 匪徒，歹徒; 恶棍;
[例句]The gangster stabbed an innocent person to death.
歹徒扎死了一名无辜者。

7.ferocious

adj. 凶猛; 残忍的; 极度的; 恶;
[例句]The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.
警方不得不去处理伦敦街头发生的一些极其严重的暴力事件。

8.hard-line

adj. 主张采取强硬路线的，毫不妥协的，采强硬态度的;
[例句]The United States has taken a lot of criticism for its hard-line stance
美国因其强硬立场遭到众多非议。

9.detonation

n. 爆炸 （声）;
[例句]I found the seat of detonation and something else.
我发现了爆炸的起点和别的东西。

10.madman

n. 疯子; 狂人; 精神失常者，男性精神病人;
[例句]He wanted to jump up and run outside, screaming like a madman.
他想跳起来跑到外面去，像疯子那样尖叫一番。