和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:大屠杀的凶手们有什么共同点?

2017-10-04来源:和谐英语
1.gamble

vi. 赌博; 孤注一掷; 投机,冒风险; 打赌;
vt. 赌博,下赌注; 使冒风险;
n. 冒险; 赌博或其他投机;
[例句]Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process.
昨天他冒了很大的风险任命了内阁成员。

2.triple

adj. 三倍的,三方的,三部分的;
vt. (使) 增至三倍;
n. 三倍的数[量]; 三个一组; [棒] 三垒安打;
[例句]In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
1882年,德国、奥地利和意大利结成了三国同盟。

3.profile

n. 侧面,半面; 外形,轮廓; [航] 翼型; 人物简介;
vt. 描…的轮廓; 给…画侧面图; 为(某人)写传略; [机] 铣出…的轮廓;
[例句]His handsome profile was turned away from us.
他英俊的侧影从我们眼前转开了。

4.grievance

n. 委屈; 不满; 苦衷; 牢骚;
[例句]They had a legitimate grievance
他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。

5.component

n. 成分; 组分; 零件; [数] 要素;
adj. 成分的; 组成的; 合成的; 构成的;
[例句]Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon
浓缩铀是核武器的关键组成部分。

6.humiliate

vt. 使蒙羞,使丢脸,使出丑; 屈辱,羞辱;
[例句]She had been beaten and humiliated by her husband
她遭到丈夫的殴打和羞辱。

7.imitate

vt. 模仿,效仿; 仿造,伪造;
[例句]Clarence screws up his face and imitates the Colonel again.
克拉伦斯又板起面孔,模仿起上校来。