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VOA常速英语:Nigerian Churches Ramp Up Security Against Attack Risk

2012-05-06来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. alert vt. 使警觉;使注意
例句：The doctor alerted me to the danger of a heart attack.
医生提醒我注意心脏病发作的危险。

2. explode vt. 使爆炸;使爆发
例句：The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.
恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸弹。

3. intend vt. 想要;打算
例句：He intends his son to manage the company.
他打算让他儿子经营该公司。

4. pledge n. 保证,誓言
例句：I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
我向他保证我将投他的票。

5. flee vt. 逃离;逃避
例句：The robbers fled when they saw the police.
强盗看见警察便逃跑了。

6. experience n. 经验,体验
例句：She had no experience of life at all.
她毫无生活经验。

7. aggravate vt. 加重;增剧
例句：Ice water aggravated my toothache.
冰水使我的牙痛加重了。

8. reprisal n. 报复
例句：Rumour had it(that)he was killed in a reprisal raid in thelocal area.
谣传他在当地的一次报复性袭击中丢了命。