和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Emergency Aid Being Sent to Stranded Chadians

2012-03-14来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. strand vt. 使处于困境
例句:I was left stranded penniless in a strange city.
我流落在一个陌生的城市里,身无分文,一筹莫展。

2. displace vt. 移走;迫使(某人)离开家园
例句:The war has displaced thousands of people.
战争使成千上万的人背井离乡。

3. convoy n. (有护航的)船队,车队;护航(队);护送队
例句:Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here.
车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。

4. precarious adj. (情势)不稳的; 不确定的; 不保险的; 危险的
例句:He earned a precarious living as an artist.
作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。

5. gather vt. 收集;召集;使聚集
例句:He is gathering materials for a new book.
他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

6. reunite v. (使某人或某物)再次联合, 重聚
例句:She is trying her best to reunite with her father.
她想方设法与父亲团聚。

7. inhabit vt.居住于, 栖居于
例句:Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中。

8. operation n. 操作, 运转, 经营
例句:The company will soon begin operation.
那家公司不久就要开始营业。

9. remote adj. 远离的, 遥远的; 偏僻的
例句:At night I like to look at the remote stars in the clear sky.
晚上我喜欢观看晴朗的夜空中遥远的星星。

10. roam v. 随便走, 漫步, 漫游
例句:They roamed about in the park.
他们在公园里漫步。