VOA常速英语:Tallest Candidate Wins Majority of US Presidential Elections

词汇讲解：

1. preference n. 更加的喜爱,偏爱
例句：A window seat is my preference.
我喜欢靠窗的座位。

2. count vi. 有重要意义,有价值
例句：In sport what really counts is not the winning but the playing.
就运动而言,重要的不是赢,而是参与。

3. suggest vt. 建议, 提议；暗示；使想起
例句：They suggested we should visit a class right away.
他们建议我们马上去听课。

4. evolve v. 演变; 进化
例句：Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。

5. threat n. 可能造成威胁的人[事, 想法]
例句：The use of nuclear weapons is a horrible threat to the species.
核武器对人类是一个严重威胁。

6. trait n.人的个性, 显著的特点, 特征
例句：His generosity is one of his good traits.
慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。

7. concept n. 概念,观念,思想
例句：He presented a new concept of the beginning of the universe.
他提出了一种宇宙起源的新概念。

8. assess vt. 估价, 估计；评定, 核定
例句：We should equitably assess historical figures.
我们应该公正地评价历史人物。

9. potential adj. 潜在的, 有可能的
例句：The dispute has scared away potential investors.
这一争端吓走了潜在的投资者。

10. reveal vt.显示; 露出；泄露; 透露
例句：Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.
调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。