和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Experts: Chavez's Diagnosis Weakens Re-Election Chances

2012-02-29来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. remove vt. 脱掉;去掉,消除
例句:She saw he had removed his glasses.
她看到他摘下了他的眼镜。

2. undergo vt. 经历,经受(变化、不快的事等)
例句:This new plane is undergoing safety tests.
这架新型飞机正在接受安全试验。

3. disclose vt.说出, 表明;揭露, 揭开
例句:She disclosed a secret.
她揭露了一个秘密。

4. confront vt. 面对;对抗;与(某人)对峙
例句:A soldier has to confront danger.
士兵须面对危险。

5. doubtful adj. 怀疑的, 可疑的
例句:It is doubtful whether it is true or not.
这件事的真假是可疑的。

6. 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。

7. reaction n. 反应; 回应
例句:Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.
他们对这个笑话的反应是笑。

8. recover vi. 恢复健康(体力、能力等)
例句:He is very ill and unlikely to recover.
他病得很重, 不大可能恢复健康了。

9. project vt. 阐述;表明...的特性,使呈现特性
例句:He had projected himself as a reformer in the presidential campaign.
他在总统竞选中曾以改革者的姿态出现。

10. aura n. 特殊气氛;氛围
例句:The woods have an aura of mystery.
林子里有一种神秘的气氛。