VOA慢速英语节目官方词汇表

G

• gain - v. to get possession of; to get more; to increase
• game - n. an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports
• gas - n. any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power
• gather - v. to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect
• general - n. a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all
• gentle - ad. soft; kind; not rough or violent
• get - v. to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of
• gift - n. something given without cost
• girl - n. a young female person
• give - v. to present to another to keep without receiving payment
• glass - n. a hard, clear material that is easily broken, used most often for windows or for containers to hold liquids
• go - v. to move from one place to another; to leave
• goal - n. that toward which an effort is directed; that which is aimed at; the end of a trip or race
• god - n. the spirit that is honored as creator of all things ("They believe in God."); a spirit or being believed in many religions to have special powers
• gold - n. a highly valued yellow metal
• good - ad. pleasing; helpful; kind; correct; not bad
• goods - n. things owned or made to be sold
• govern - v. to control; to rule by military or political power
• government - n. a system of governing; the organization of people that rules a country, city or area
• grain - n. the seed of grass plants used for food, such as wheat, rice and corn; those plants that produce the seeds
• granddaughter - n. the daughter of a person's daughter or son
• grandfather - n. the father of a person's father or mother
• grandmother - n. the mother of a person's father or mother
• grandson - n. the son of a person's daughter or son
• grass - n. a plant with long, narrow, green leaves
• gray - ad. having the color like that made by mixing black and white
• great - ad. very large or more than usual in size or number; very good; important
• green - ad. having the color like that made by mixing yellow and blue; having the color like that of growing leaves and grass
• grind - v. to reduce to small pieces by crushing
• ground - n. land; the earth's surface; soil
• group - n. a number of people or things together; a gathering of people working for a common purpose
• grow - v. to develop or become bigger; to increase in size or amount
• guarantee - v. to promise a result; to promise that something will happen
• guard - v. to watch and protect a person, place or thing ("He guards the president."); n. a person or thing that watches or protects ("He is a prison guard.")
• guerrilla - n. a person who fights as part of an unofficial army, usually against an official army or police
• guide - v. to lead to; to show the way; n. one who shows the way
• guilty - ad. having done something wrong or in violation of a law; responsible for a bad action
• gun - n. a weapon that shoots bullets