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VOA常速英语:Black Conservative Herman Cain Surges in US Presidential Campaign Polls
词汇讲解:
1. surge vi. (人)蜂拥而至
例句:Every time a bus came, the crowd surged forward.
每一次有公共汽车驶来,人群就向前拥去。
2. nomination n. 提名,任命
例句:She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
她是民主党提名的总统候选人。
3. besiege vt. 包围,围住
例句:The crowd besieged the mayor with questions about their taxes.
人群围住市长纷纷提出有关他们税收的问题。
4. contend vt. 声称, 主张
例句:He contended that there must be life on Mars.
他声称火星上面一定有生物。
5. novice n. 新手, 初学者
例句:He’s still a novice as far as film acting is concerned.
就电影表演而言他仍是新手。
6. overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的, 压倒一切的; 巨大的
例句:The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.
该法案以压倒多数通过。
7. demand vt. 要求
例句:She demanded a room all to herself.
她要求自己一个人住一个房间。
8. level vt.使平(坦); 变平;使成平面; 变成平面
例句:A tornado leveled the entire business district.
龙卷风使整个商业区成为平地。
9. approach n. 方式, 方法
例句:His approaches to the problem are wrong.
他处理这个问题的方法是错误的。
10. skeptical adj. 怀疑的,多疑的
例句:Many were skeptical about this solution.
许多人对这一解决办法表示怀疑。
11. replace vt. 取代;以...代替
例句:Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。
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