VOA常速英语:Social Media Impacts Retailer Decisions

词汇讲解：

1. annoyed adj. 恼怒；生气；烦恼
例句：He became excessively annoyed at newspaper reports.
他对报纸上的报道极为恼火。

2. petition n. (许多人签名的向当权者提出某种要求的)请愿书
例句：Everyone signed the petition to the County Council for a new school in our village.
大家在致县委会的请愿书上签了名, 要求在我们村里办一所新学校。

3. boycott vt. 拒绝购买（或使用、参加）；抵制
例句：They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike.
他们抵制那家商店, 因为那里的店员在罢工。

4. signature n. 签名, 签字
例句：I cannot identify the signature.
我无法辨别这个签名。

5. slogan n. 标语, 口号, 广告语
例句：The crowd chanted slogans and waved banners.
人群有节奏地呼喊着口号并挥舞着旗帜。

6. ingrained adj. (指习惯、字迹等)牢固的, 极难除掉的
例句：The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
人人都应该努力工作这个信念在我们的文化中根深蒂固。

7. publicity n. 公众的注意, 众所周知
例句：The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.
这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。

8. budge v. 改变意见;让步
例句：She won't budge from her opinions.
她绝不会改变自己的意见。

9. frustrated adj.挫败的;失意的;泄气的
例句：Both sides in the dispute appeared very frustrated at the lack of progress.
争执双方因事情毫无进展而显得十分沮丧。

10. outfit n. 全套装备, 全套工具；一套服装；集体; 组织
例句：Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.
珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。