和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Online Tool Teaches Indonesians Sex Education

2011-12-01来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. savvy v. 知道;领悟,理解
例句:Tony is coming, do you savvy?
托尼来了,你知道吗?

2. indicate vt.标示, 指示, 指出;象征; 表明或暗示…的可能性
例句:The snow indicates the coming of winter.
这场雪表明冬天来临。

3. transmit vt.传播, 传染;传导
例句:Insects can transmit diseases.
昆虫能传播疾病。

4. populous adj.人口众多的;人口稠密的
例句:London is the most populous area of Britain.
伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。

5. taboo adj. 禁忌的;忌讳的
例句:The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.
这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。

6. survey n. 调查;调查报告;民意调查
例句:A recent survey of public opinion showed that most people were worried about the increasing crimes.
一份最近的民意调查表明,大多数人对不断增长的犯罪率表示忧虑。

7. reluctant adj. 不情愿的, 勉强的
例句:I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
我极不愿意让他去干此事。

8. launch vt.使(船)下水;发动; 发出; 发射
例句:The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

9. parallel n. 平行线[面];极相似的人[事物];类似(点), 相似(之处)
例句:There are some interesting parallels between the educational systems of these two countries.
这两国的教育制度之间有些有趣的相似之处。

10. ignore vt.不顾, 不理, 忽视
例句:Nobody could ignore these problems.
没有谁会忽视这些问题。

11. pretend v. 假装, 伪装,佯装
例句:He pretended illness.
他假装病了。