和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:沿海城市的未来取决于气候变化

2017-12-07来源:和谐英语
tide

n. 潮汐; 潮流,趋势; 时机; 时期,季节;
vt. 顺应潮水航行; 使随潮水漂行;
[例句]The tide was at its highest
潮水正处于最高位。

drain

vi. 排水; 流干;
vt. 喝光,喝干; 使(精力、金钱等)耗尽; 使流出; 排掉水;
n. 排水; 下水道; 排水系统; [医] 引流;
[例句]Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines
矿工们开凿了一条地道,以排出矿井里的水。

address

n. 地址; 称呼; 演说; 通信处;
v. 称呼; 演说; 写姓名地址; 向…说话;
[例句]Applications should be addressed to: The business affairs editor.
申请表应寄给;商务编辑。

globally

[词典] [计] 全局地;
[例句]We have deepened and broadened our cooperation on a range of issues bilaterally, regionally, and globally.
在双边、地区以及全球性活动中,我们都深化并拓宽了在一系列问题上的合作。

resident

adj. 定居的,常驻的; [计] 常驻的,常存于内存中的; [动]不迁徙的(鸟兽等); 固有的,内在的;
n. 居民; (旅馆的) 住宿者; 住院医师;
[例句]The Archbishop called upon the government to build more low cost homes for local residents
大主教呼吁政府为当地居民建造更多低成本的住宅。

resilience

n. 弹性; 回弹; 弹力; 快速恢复的能力;
[例句]This wool possesses high resilience and tensile strength.
这种毛弹性大,拉力强。

conversation

n. 交谈,会话; 交往,交际; 会谈; (人与计算机的) 人机对话;
[例句]He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him
他是一个健谈的人,于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

adapt

vi. 适应于,适应不同情况(或环境)(to);
vt. 改编,改写; 改变…以适合(for);
[例句]The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change
世界会变得不同,我们必须做好准备以适应其变化。