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VOA常速英语:Health Experts Urge Mothers Worldwide to Breastfeed
词汇讲解:
1. advocate n. 提倡者, 拥护者
例句:He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.
他是一个提倡多造飞机、少造军舰的人。
2. observance n. 遵守,奉行;庆祝
例句:The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
演讲者倡导放宽安息日的严格规定。
3. pregnant adj. 怀孕的, 怀胎的
例句:She is pregnant with her first child.
她怀了第一胎。
4. switch v. 转变, 改变
例句:They kept switching meeting places.
他们不断改变碰面的地点。
5. passionate adj. 表现[充满]激情的, 激昂的
例句:He is said to be the most passionate man.
据说他是最有激情的人。
6. sterilize vt. 消毒;使无菌
例句:All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use.
所有的外科手术器械在使用之前,必须消毒。
7. empower vt. 授权, 准许
例句:The new law empowered the police to search private house.
新法律给予警察搜查私人住宅的权利。
8. crucial adj. 决定性的, 紧要关头的
例句:The success of this experiment is crucial to the project as a whole.
这次试验的成功是整个工程的关键所在。
9. frustrating adj. 产生挫折的;使人沮丧的,令人泄气的
例句:I found the delays intensely frustrating.
我觉得这些延误极其令人沮丧。
10. culminate v. 达到极点
例句:Their marriage culminated their long friendship.
他们交友多年, 有情人终成眷属。
11. conducive adj. 导致…的, 有助于…的
例句:This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
这样的氛围更有利于学习。
12. scope n. 余地, 机会; 范围
例句:There is little scope for initiative in this job.
这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。
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