VOA常速英语:Dozens Killed as Wave of Violence Strikes Iraq

词汇讲解：

1. douse vt.浇水在…上
例句：Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.
人们提来一桶桶水灭火。

2. wreckage n. 残片, 碎片; 残骸
例句：They hauled him clear of the wreckage.
他们把他从形骸中拖出来。

3. intelligence n. 情报, 消息
例句：The general had secret intelligence of the enemy.
将军掌握了有关敌人的秘密情报。

4. pretext n. 借口; 托辞
例句：He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.
他借口头疼而不去上学。

5. wounded adj. 负伤的；受了伤(害)的
例句：She wound a bandage round my wounded arm.
她用绷带包扎我受伤的手臂。

6. scene n. 背景, 现场
例句：The murder suspect couldn't explain away his fingerprints at the scene.
这个杀人嫌疑犯解释不清为什么在杀人现场会留有他的指纹。

7. onlooker n. 旁观者, 观看者
例句：A crowd of onlookers formed around the fight.
旁观者聚集起来围观斗殴。

8. separate adj. 分开的, 不相连的
例句：Are they joined together or separate?
它们是合在一起还是分开的?

9. blast n. 爆炸
例句：Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m.
警方说这次爆炸发生在上午九点。

10. withdrawal n. 收回;撤回;撤清;撤退
例句：They are trying to negotiate the withdrawal of 20,000 troops.
他们正打算协商有关两万人的部队的撤军问题。

11. manipulate vt.熟练控制[操作]
例句：Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools.
原始人很快就学会了使用工具。