VOA常速英语:Earthquake Science Still a Shaky Business

词汇讲解：

1. rattle vt. 使发出咯咯声
例句：A cold November wind rattled the windows.
十一月的寒风刮得窗户格格作响。

2. fault n. 缺点, 缺陷; 故障
例句：There is a fault in this machine.
这台机器出了故障。

3. thrust n. 猛推；刺；戳；插
例句：A thrust with the pin broke the balloon.
用针一戳,气球就爆了。

4. awful adj. 糟糕的, 可怕的, 惊人的
例句：The weather is awful today.
今天天气坏透了。

5. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示
例句：I predicted their getting into trouble.
我料到他们会倒霉。

6. deform vt.使变形, 使残废;丑化
例句：He was born with a severely deformed foot.
他生下来就有一只严重畸形的腿。

7. snap vt. (使某物)发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开, 关闭]
例句：The branch suddenly snapped.
树枝突然折断了。

8. behave vi. 开动,运转
例句：How is the new machine behaving?
新机器的性能怎样?

9. inactive adj. 不活动的,不活跃的,懒散的
例句：Hedgehogs are inactive in winter.
刺猬在冬天不活动。

10. sequence n. 有关联的一组事物, 一连串
例句：He had to attend a sequence of meetings.
他得参加一系列会议。