VOA常速英语:Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor

词汇讲解：

1. neglect vt.疏忽; 忽略; 遗漏
例句：Some of the most significant issues were neglected.
最重要的问题中, 有些被忽略了。

2. bear v. 忍受, 容忍; 承担, 负担
例句：The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
冰太薄, 承受不了你的重量。

3. disproportionate adj. 不相称的, 不成比例的, 不均匀的
例句：We spend a disproportionate amount of our income on rent.
我们的收入花在房租上的比例太大了。

4. debilitate vt.使(人或人的身体)非常虚弱
例句：Heat debilitates many people.
酷热使得很多人体弱力衰。

5. susceptible adj. 过敏的; 易受…感染的
例句：In his weakened condition, he is very susceptible to cold.
他身体很弱, 因此很容易患感冒。

6. disfigure vt.损毁…的外形, 使变丑
例句：He was badly disfigured by the accident.
事故使他严重毁容。

7. convey vt. 运输; 运送；表达, 转达
例句：I can't convey my feelings in words.
我无法用言语来表达我的情感。

8. tendency n. 倾向, 趋势
例句：Prices continue to show an upward tendency.
物价呈继续上升的趋势。

9. prompt vt. 促使, 推动, 引起
例句：The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。

10. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。