VOA常速英语:Charities Struggle to Cope With Rising US Poverty

词汇讲解：

1. track vt.跟踪, 追踪
例句：The police used dogs to track the criminal.
警察用警犬来追踪罪犯。

2. meager adj. 粗劣的;不足的;贫乏的
例句：He could not support his family on his meager salary.
他靠微薄的工资无法养家。

3. allowance n. 津贴, 补助, 零用钱
例句：Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances.
因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。

4. own vt.拥有
例句：Who owns this house?
这房子归谁所有?

5. prescription n. 药, 治疗方法
例句：The dispenser quickly filled the prescription for me.
药剂师立刻照处方为我配了药。

6. rent n. 租金; 地租
例句：I've got to pay my rent this morning.
今天上午我必须付房租。

7. pantry n. (食品、餐具的)储藏室
例句：A pantry adjoins the kitchen.
食品储藏室与厨房毗连。

8. stretch v. 延伸
例句：The road stretches uphill at a steep slope.
这条路以陡峭的坡度向山上延伸。

9. plentiful adj. 丰富的, 大量的
例句：Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.
他们家今年又丰收了。

10. dwindle vi. 逐渐变少或变小
例句：The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling.
地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。