VOA常速英语:Smart Turkeys 'Pop' When They're Cooked

词汇讲解：

1. dumb adj. 哑的；说不出话的；愚蠢的
例句：It was dumb of you to say that.
你说这种话太愚蠢了。

2. drown v. (使)淹没, (使)溺死
例句：How many men drowned when the boat capsized?
船翻时有多少人淹死了?

3. roast v. 烤; 烘; 焙
例句：Put the meat into the oven to roast.
把肉放到炉子里去烤。

4. guesswork n. 猜想;猜测
例句：Their conclusions were largely founded on guesswork.
他们的结论大部份基于猜测。

5. perfect vt.使…完美; 改善
例句：They tried to perfect the working conditions.
他们努力完善工作条件。

6. shove v. 推, 猛推, 乱推
例句：The people shoved to get on the bus.
人们你推我挤争着上公共汽车。

7. liquefy v. 液化;溶解
例句：Ice liquefies at 0°C.
冰在摄氏零度就液化。

8. clog vi. 塞满;阻塞,堵塞
例句：The pipe's clogged with grease.
管子里积满油污。

9. overdo vt. 把…煮得太久
例句：We overdid the meat and it didn’t taste good.
我们把肉煮得太久, 结果味道不好了。

10. assemble vt.装配, 组合
例句：He was busy assembling the bike.
他忙着装配自行车。