和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM

2011-11-17来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. restore vt. 使恢复
例句:The army was called in to restore law and order to the place.
军队被召来恢复该地治安。

2. respectability n. 体面;名望;得体;高尚;崇高
例句:The country has again achieved international respectability after years of isolation.
几年的孤立之后, 该国又重新建立了国际声望。

3. affable adj. 友善的;慈祥的;平易近人的, 和蔼的
例句:He is an affable man, always willing to stop and talk.
他是一个和蔼的人, 总是乐于停下来与人交谈。

4. appoint vt.任命, 委派;确定, 指定; 约定
例句:He was appointed secretary.
他被任命为秘书。

5. apparatus n. (尤指政党或政府的)机构, 组织
例句:The political apparatus set up by the government is used to settle industrial disputes.
政府建立的该政治机构是用来排解产业纠纷的。

6. advocate n.提倡者, 拥护者;辩护律师, 辩护人
例句:He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.
他是一个提倡多造飞机、少造军舰的人。

7. garner vt. 收集并(通常)贮藏(某物);取得, 获得
例句:Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.
史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。

8. reassure vt. 使放心,使消除疑虑;向...再保证
例句:The coach's confidence reassured the whole team.
教练的信念使全体队员又有了信心。

9. tenure n. 保有期, 保有状况, 保有权, 保有条件;任期
例句:He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.
他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。

10. devastating adj. 毁灭性的
例句:It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。