和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Unwanted Music is Noise Pollution to Some

2012-03-31来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. force vt. 强迫,迫使
例句:The policemen forced the criminals to give up their arms.
警察迫使罪犯放下武器。

2. rental n. 租金; 租赁,出租
例句:The quarterly rental will be $50,000.
每季度租金为五万元。

3. blast v. 发出刺耳的高音,轰鸣(尤指音乐)
例句:The taxi-driver blasted the horn continuously.
出租车司机不停地按喇叭。

4. shake v. 摇动, 摇撼, (使)颤抖
例句:The earth shook under us.
大地在我们脚下震动。

5. stimulate vt. 刺激;激励;使兴奋;促使
例句:The government will do everything in its power to stimulate economic growth.
政府将竭尽全力去刺激经济发展。

6. appetite n. 胃口, 食欲; 欲望,强烈欲望
例句:The baby has a good appetite.
这个婴儿食欲很好。

7. warn v. 警告, 提醒; 告诫
例句:The weather station warned that a storm was coming.
气象台说将有暴风雨来临。

8. exposure n. 暴露, 显露
例句:After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.
他在阳光下只晒了一会儿, 皮肤就开始变红了。

9. disrupt vt.使混乱, 扰乱
例句:An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city.
一场事故使得进出该城市的铁路交通陷入混乱。

10. diminish v. (使)减少; 缩小;减弱…的权势
例句:We should try to diminish the cost of production.
我们应尽力减少生产成本。