和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Book Chronicles Men's Evolution from Bread-Winners to Bread-Bakers

2011-07-19来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. chronicle vt. 将(某事物)载入编年史
例句:History chronicles important events of the past.
历史记载了历代重要的事件。

2. circuitous adj. 迂回的;绕行的
例句:They took a circuitous route to avoid reporters.
他们绕道避开了记者。

3. odd adj. 临时的
例句:He makes a living by doing odd job.
他通过做临时的工作来谋生。

4. necessity n. 必要(性); (迫切)需要
例句:You must understand the necessity of education.
你必须懂得教育的必要性。

5. inspire vt.鼓舞, 激励;赋予某人灵感; 启迪
例句:You inspired me by playing the piano so beautifully.
你弹奏的优美的钢琴曲激发了我的灵感。

6. blank adj. 空白的, 空着的
例句:Suddenly my mind went blank.
猛然间我的脑子里一片空白。

7. discover vt. 发现;碰见, 撞见;了解到, 认识到, 发觉
例句:They discovered the murderer to have run away.
他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。

8. imply vt. 暗示, 暗指;必然包含
例句:Their failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest.
他们没有回我们的信似乎暗示他们缺乏兴趣。

9. culinary adj. 厨房的, 烹饪的
例句:She is studying culinary arts.
她正在学习烹调。

10. participate v. 参加, 参与
例句:Several experts will participate as technical advisers.
几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。

11. encounter vt. 遇到, 遭遇;偶然碰到, 邂逅
例句:The first person she encountered was Cyril Scott.
她遇到的第一个人是西瑞尔.史考特。

12. ingredient n. (混合物的)组成部分;(烹调的)原料
例句:What are the ingredients of the cake?
这蛋糕是用哪些原料做成的?