和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Urban Farming Grows in Detroit

2011-11-21来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. rejuvenate vt. 使变得年轻, 使恢复活力
例句:The mountain air will rejuvenate you.
山里的空气会使你恢复活力。

2. luscious adj. 美味的, 香甜的;迷人的, 十分性感的
例句:She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.
她穿着法兰绒裙子, 看上去楚楚动人。

3. crack n. 裂缝, 缝隙
例句:There's a crack in this cup.
这个杯子上有个裂缝。

4. discount n. 数目, 折扣
例句:I can give you a small discount.
我可以给你打点折扣。

5. purpose n. 目的,意图
例句:What is the purpose of his visit?
他来访的目的是什么?

6. dump vt. 倾倒, 丢弃, 倾卸; 堆放;倾销, 抛售
例句:He went to dump the garbage.
他去倒垃圾。

7. steal v. 偷
例句:Someone has stolen her purse when she was shopping.
她在购物时, 有人偷走了她的钱包。

8. spur vt. 鞭策;激励;刺激;鼓舞
例句:Pride spurs him to work hard.
自尊心促使他努力工作。

9. metropolitan adj. 大都会的, 大城市的
例句:Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.
大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

10. vanguard n. 先锋;前驱
例句:In a way they played a vanguard role.
在某种意义上说,他们起了先锋的作用。