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VOA慢速英语:沙特王储排除异己以扩大权力

2017-11-07来源:和谐英语
1.royal

adj. 盛大的; 王国的,王室的; 高贵的,庄严的; 敕许的,敕定的;
n. <口>王室成员; [航海] 顶桅帆;
[例句]The royals have always been patrons of charities pulling in large donations.
王室成员一向热心慈善事业,捐资数目巨大。

2.arrangement


n. 安排; 排列; 约定; 改编;
[例句]The staff is working frantically on final arrangements for the summit
工作人员正紧张忙乱地为峰会做最后准备。

3.branch

n. 分支; 树枝; 部门,分科; 支流;
vi. 分支形成; 分支扩张; 扩大某人的兴趣,业务或活动范围; [计] 下分支的指令;
vt. 使分支; 使分叉; 用枝形叶脉刺绣花纹装饰;
[例句]The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts
美国银行在当地的分行正在处理这些账目。

4.counter

n. 计数器; 柜台; 对立面; (某些棋盘游戏的) 筹码;
adj. 相反的;
vt. 反击,还击; 反向移动,对着干; 反驳,回答;
[例句]We were sitting on stools at the counter having coffee.
我们坐在柜台边的凳子上喝着咖啡。

5.domestic

adj. 国内的; 家庭的,家的; 驯养的; 热心家务的;
n. 佣人; 国货;
[例句]She was kind and domestic and put her family before her part-time job.
她人很好也顾家,把家庭看得比兼职工作更为重要。

6.sector

n. 部门; 领域; 扇形; 防御地区;
[例句]Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.
前往海湾的工人来自巴基斯坦最贫穷的社会阶层。