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VOA常速英语:African Sanctuaries Rescue Endangered Chimpanzees
1. poach v. 偷猎(或偷捕);偷猎;偷捕
例句:They can't poach herring from our waters.
他们不能从我们水域偷捕鲱鱼。
2. scrap vi. 吵架;打架
例句:Our guys scrapped and competed and went right to the wire.
我们的小伙子们一边吵着,一边比赛,一直到比赛结束。
3. scatter vt. 撒
例句:The farmers were scattering seeds on the fields.
农夫把种子撒在田里。
4. utilize vt. 利用
例句:Scientists are trying to find more efficient ways of utilizing solar energy.
科学家正在寻找能更有效地利用太阳能的方法。
5. auspice n. 赞助,支持
例句:The examination was held under the auspices of the government.
这次考试是由政府主办的。
6. fuel vt. 激起; 增加; 加强; 刺激
例句:His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
7. classify vt.分类; 归类
例句:Librarians spend a lot of time classifying books.
图书馆工作人员花许多时间将书分类。
8. extinct adj. (动植物,物种灭)灭绝的, 绝种的
例句:Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。
9. traffic vi.买卖,(非法)进行…交易
例句:They trafficked in stolen goods.
他们贩卖赃物。
10. similarity n.类似, 相似; 相似点;类似点
例句:Bees and wasps both sting, but they have other similarities too.
蜜蜂和黄蜂都螫人,但它们还有其他相似之处。
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