VOA常速英语:Libyan NTC Fighters Pause in Battle for Key Town

 词汇讲解：

1. provisional adj. 暂时的;临时的
例句：All these conclusions are provisional.
所有这些结论都是暂时性的。

2. surround vt.包围
例句：A crowd surrounded him.
一群人围着他。

3. oust vt.驱逐, 革职, 罢黜
例句：The politician was ousted from office by a vote from members of his own party.
那个政客被他自己党内的成员投票表决赶下台。

4. lull n. n.暂停, 间歇, 稍止
例句：The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.
药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。

5. poised adj. 处于(危险的)不稳定的状态之中
例句：The two countries were poised on the brink of war.
这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

6. confusion n. 混乱, 骚乱
例句：In the ensuing confusion another eight persons were hurt.
在随后的骚动中, 又有八人受伤。

7. man vt. 给…配备人员; 操纵；使振作
例句：Man yourself for dangers ahead.
鼓起勇气, 应付当前危机。

8. gather vt. 采集, 采拾; 收割, 收获
例句：He gathered me some good stamps.
他为我收集了一些好邮票。

9. hearty adj. (饭菜)丰盛的
例句：He ate a hearty breakfast.
他享用了一顿丰盛的早餐。

10. appetite n. 欲望
例句：He was a person of gross sexual appetites.
他是个性欲旺盛的人。

11. wane vi. 变小;减少
例句：Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.
她对他的热情在开始减退。

12. outcome n. 结果
例句：We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of their discussion.
我们急切地等待着他们讨论的结果。