和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic Egyptian Trial

2011-08-04来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. uNPRecedented adj. 前所未有的;空前的;没有先例的
例句:The air crash caused an uNPRecedented number of deaths.
这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。

2. rivet vt. 吸引, 引起某人的注意
例句:My attention was riveted by a slight movement in the bushes.
我的注意力被灌木丛中的轻微晃动吸引住了。

3. wheel vt. 推, 拉(车)
例句:I shall be glad when she wheels the old man away.
等她把那个老人推走我就高兴了。

4. alert adj. 警惕的, 警觉的, 注意的
例句:She is alert to every sound and movement.
她对每一个声音和动作都很警觉。

5. drawn adj. 疲惫的,憔悴的
例句:She was a bit drawn.
她有点憔悴。

6. relay vt. 转播
例句:The program is being relayed by satellite.
节目正在通过卫星转播。

7. makeshift n. 权宜之计, 临时代用的物品
例句:The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计。

8. miracle n. 奇迹
例句:The compact disc is a miracle of modern technology.
激光唱片是当代技术的奇迹。

9. conspiracy n. 阴谋, 密谋
例句:The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.
这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。

10. defeat vt. 击败, 战胜
例句:Our football team defeated theirs this time.
这一次我们的足球队胜了他们的足球队。