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VOA常速英语:Developing Countries See Sharp Rise in Meat Consumption
1. soar vi. 猛增
例句:Price soared when war broke out.
战争爆发时物价飞涨。
2. staggering adj. 难以置信的;令人震惊的; 大得惊人的; 骇人的; 难以想像的
例句:Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.
利润惊人地攀升了25%。
3. originate vi.起源于, 来自, 产生
例句:His book originated from a short story.
他的书是根据一个短篇小说撰写的。
4. confine vt.限制; 局限于;禁闭; 管制; 关起来
例句:She confined her activities in educational circles.
她把她的各项活动都限制在教育圈内。
5. contaminate vt. 弄脏;污染;毒害
例句:The water was contaminated.
这水被污染了。
6. emission n. 发,发出(气体、光、热)
例句:The policy aims at cutting down exhaust emissions.
这项政策的目的是控制废气排放。
7. extinction n. (植物、动物、生活方式等的)灭绝,绝种,熄灭,消灭,废除
例句:The plant is now in danger of extinction.
这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
8. indigenous adj. 土生土长的
例句:Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
袋鼠为澳大利亚本地的动物。
9. consume vt. 吃完,喝光; 消耗,花费;耗尽
例句:The kids soon consumed all the food on the table.
孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。
10. stagnate vi. 不发展,不景气,变萧条
例句:Industrial production is stagnating.
工业生产停滞不前。
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