VOA常速英语:Asia Floods Take Heavy Toll on Local Economies

词汇讲解：

1. inundate vt.淹没;(洪水般地)涌来, 充满；给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付
例句：We were inundated with applications for the job.
这个职位的申请信如雪片飞来, 我们实在应付不过来。

2. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句：He won't reduce the rent of our house.
他不肯减少我们住房的租金。

3. breach vt. 冲破,突破;撕裂
例句：The enemy's fierce attack finally breached the wall.
敌人猛烈进攻,终于攻破城墙。

4. output n. 产量
例句：Grain output reached a new high in the three years.
谷物产量达到三年中最高水平。

5. disperse v. (使)散开, 驱散
例句：The clouds dispersed themselves.
云散了。

6. volume n. 量;额
例句：The volume of business with Japan has increased.
与日本的贸易额增加了。

7. submerged adj. 在水中的;淹没的;水下的;水下运动的
例句：The car was submerged under 20 feet of water.
汽车沉在水下20 英尺处。

8. outlook n. 展望; 前景
例句：The outlook for the economy is bright.
经济前景光明。

9. hamper vt.妨碍, 束缚, 限制
例句：The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。

10. affect vt.影响
例句：The tax increases have affected us all.
加税已经影响了我们所有的人。