VOA常速英语:Ethiopia May Join Alliance Against Somalia's Al-Shabab

词汇讲解：

1. collapse n. 倒塌, 崩溃
例句：The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.
国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。

2. stranglehold n. 压制,束缚;严格控制
例句：The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade.
新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

3. expand v. 使…变大, 扩大, 扩张；伸展, 伸开, 张开, 展开
例句：The merchant wants to expand his business.
那个商人想扩大他的经营。

4. resolution n.正式决定, 决议；决心, 决定；坚决; 坚定; 坚毅；解决, 解答
例句：The committee have passed a resolution that conditions (should) be improved.
委员会通过了改善环境的决议。

5. summon vt.传唤; 召集
例句：He was summoned to appear in court as a witness.
他被传唤出庭作证。

6. incursion n. 袭击, 侵入, 侵犯
例句：Enemy forces have made incursions into our territory.
敌军已入侵我国领土。

7. menace n. 威胁, 胁迫, 危险；非常讨厌的人[事]
例句：The big hole outside the house is a menace to children's safety.
房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。

8. deny vt.否认知情；拒绝
例句：He denied knowing anything about their plans.
他否认知悉他们的计划。

9. weaken v. (使)削弱 , (使)变弱
例句：She weakened as the illness grew worse.
由于病情恶化, 她变得更虚弱了。

10. enhance vt.提高, 增加, 加强
例句：The growth of a city often enhances the value of land close to it.
城市的发展常常会提高其附近的地价。