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VOA常速英语:Fermilab Scientists Optimistic About Finding Higgs Boson Particle
词汇讲解:
1. elusive adj. 难以捉摸的;难以找到的;不易记住的
例句:I’ve been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he’s very elusive.
我整天都在打电话找他, 但是找不着。
2. greet vt. 欢迎, 迎接, 致意, 问候
例句:The host greeted us at the gate.
主人在大门口迎接我们。
3. smash v. 打碎; 捣烂
例句:She dropped the plate and smashed it.
她失手把盘子掉在地上打碎了。
4. mystery n.神秘(性), 秘密(性);神秘的事, 难以理解的事物
例句:Science can disclose the mysteries of nature.
科学能解开自然界的奥秘。
5. quest n. 探求, 寻找
例句:Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。
6. pinpoint vt. 准确地确定(位置、范围、性质、程度等)
例句:Our radar pinpointed the attacking planes.
我们的雷达确定了来袭敌机的精确方位。
7. unearth vt. 搜寻到某事物;发现并披露
例句:The reporter had unearthed some secrets about him.
那记者发现了一些关于他的秘密。
8. skepticism n. 怀疑态度;怀疑论
例句:Their claim is being treated with some skepticism in UN.
联合国方面对他们的要求持某种怀疑态度。
9. fluctuate vi. 波动, 涨落, 起伏
例句:The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally.
蔬菜的价格随季节变动。
10. ambiguous adj. 引起歧义的; 模棱两可的, 含糊不清的
例句:The title of this chapter is ambiguous.
这一章的标题含义模糊。
11. surpass vt. 超过; 优于; 多于; 非…所能办到
例句:The results surpassed all our expectations.
结果比我们期望的都好。
12. yield vt. 生产, 出产, 带来
例句:His business yields big profits.
他的企业获利大。
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