和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Rough Road Ahead for Greece Despite Austerity Measures

2011-06-30来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. worth n. 值一定金额的数量
例句:He keeps in the safe $3 million worth of diamonds.
他在保险箱里放着值三百万元的钻石。

2. strike n. 罢工[课, 市]
例句:A strike has shut down several car factories.
罢工使好几家汽车厂停工。

3. gather v. (使)聚集; 集合
例句:The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.
老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。

4. cradle n. 发源地, 发祥地
例句:Tokyo was the cradle of Japanese culture.
东京是日本文化的发源地。

5. defend v. 保卫,防御;保护
例句:They defended very well in the game.
在那场比赛中他们防守得很好。

6. deficit n. 赤字, 亏空, 亏损,逆差
例句:The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元。

7. harsh adj. 严厉的;严酷的,恶劣的
例句:He was subjected to the harshest possible conditions.
他遭遇了最艰苦的条件。

8. wealthy adj. 富有的;有钱的;财产多的
例句:He grew up in a wealthy family.
他在一个富有的家庭里长大。

9. aspire vi. 渴望, 追求
例句:The fame to which he aspires was beyond his reach.
他追求的名誉乃是他所不能及的。

10. avert vt. 防止, 避免
例句:He managed to avert suspicion.
他设法避嫌。

11. grip n. 理解力, 控制力,影响力
例句:They have a good grip of several languages.
他们对几种语言有深刻了解。

12. balance v. 使(各部分)协调,使调和,使对称,与…相称;与…成比例,使成比例
例句:Demand and supply can be balanced.
供求关系可加以协调。