VOA常速英语:Scientists, Regulators Look to Save Smaller Fish in Marine Food Chain

词汇讲解：

1. menu n. 菜单
例句：Please show me the menu.
请给我看看菜单。

2. abundant adj. 大量的, 充足的
例句：Rainfall is abundant in the region.
该地区降雨丰沛。

3. advocacy n. 支持, 拥护, 鼓吹
例句：He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
他坚持提倡新的科学方法。

4. prey n. 被捕食的动物, 猎物
例句：The lion was hunting for its prey.
狮子在寻找猎物。

5. squeeze v. 挤, 榨, 捏
例句：The room was crowded but I managed to squeeze in.
房间人很多, 不过我还是设法挤了进去。

6. noticeable adj.显而易见的, 明显的, 显著的
例句：There's been a noticeable improvement in his handwriting.
他的书法有了明显的进步。

7. insider n. 内部的人;知情人
例句：A Wall Street dealer was jailed for insider trading.
一位华尔街交易商因内幕交易而遭监禁。

8. cap vt. 胜过, 超过
例句：Each clown capped the last joke of the other.
丑角的笑话一个比一个好。

9. moratorium n. 正式的延缓,暂停
例句：The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
政府已要求暂停武器试验。

10. precautionary adj. 预先警戒的;小心的
例句：He thrusts aside all precautionary advice.
他把一切警告都置之一边。

11. premature adj. 过早的, 提前的, 未到期的
例句：A fire caused the premature closing of the exhibition.
火灾迫使展览会提前结束。