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VOA常速英语:Urban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls
1. bleak adj. 阴冷的; 阴郁的, 凄凉的
例句:They showed me into a bleak waiting room.
他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
2. dot vt. 分布各处; 布满;点缀
例句:The sky was dotted with stars.
天上繁星密布。
3. magnet n. 有吸引力的人[物]
例句:The actress was the magnet that drew great audiences.
那位女演员曾吸引过许多观众。
4. harvest vt. 收割, 收成
例句:Try to harvest the fruit before the first frost.
在第一次霜冻以前要设法把水果收摘完。
5. cultivate vt. 建立(友谊);结交(朋友);获得(支持)
例句:He purposedly tried to cultivate good relations with the press.
他特意设法与新闻界搞好关系。
6. lifestyle n. 生活方式,工作方式
例句:His lifestyle predisposed him to high blood pressure.
他的生活方式容易使他患高血压。
7. demonstration n. 表明;证明;示范
例句:His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.
他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
8. deploy vt.(尤指军事行动)使展开; 施展; 部署
例句:The commander deployed his men along the railway.
指挥官把兵力部署在铁路沿线上。
9. experimental adj. 实验(性)的, 试验(性)的
例句:This trip will be only experimental.
这次旅行只是试验性的。
10. pump v. 用抽水机汲水; 给…打气
例句:Pump the tire up hard before going out on the road.
在出去上路之前, 要把轮胎打足气。
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