2014英語(yǔ)專八聽力BBC新聞文本(4)

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    詞匯講解:
    1. double v. 是…的兩倍, (使)加倍
    例句:The house has doubled in value since I bought it.
    自從我買下這幢房子以來, 它的價(jià)值已增加了一倍。
    2. grave adj. 嚴(yán)重的
    例句:This heavy rain could have grave consequences.
    這場(chǎng)大雨會(huì)造成嚴(yán)重后果。
    3. prevalence n. 流行,盛行;普遍,廣泛
    例句:Sweden now has the lowest smoking prevalence in Europe.
    現(xiàn)在瑞典是歐洲吸煙率最低的國(guó)家。
    4. cease v. 停止, 終止, 結(jié)束
    例句:The storm has ceased.
    暴風(fēng)雨停了。
    5. burden n. 重負(fù)
    例句:His invalid father is becoming a burden.
    他父親體弱多病, 對(duì)他來說漸漸成了累贅。
    6. detonate v. (使)爆炸, 引爆
    例句:The workmen detonated the dynamite.
    工人們把炸藥引爆了
    7. defame vt. 誹謗, 中傷
    例句:They’ve been defaming us for years.
    多年來他們一直在中傷我們。
    8. leisure n. 悠閑, 安逸
    例句:He likes leisure and hates work.
    他喜歡安逸, 討厭工作。
    9. rapid adj. 快的; 急速的,迅速的;快速的;快捷的
    例句:They asked their questions in rapid succession.
    他們連珠炮似地提出了一系列問題。
    10. trafficker n. 做(非法)買賣的人
    例句:The police caught an international arms trafficker.
    警察抓到了一個(gè)國(guó)際武器販子。
    11. whereabouts n. 下落, 去向
    例句:He became a person whose whereabouts is[are] unknown to me.
    他的下落我不知道。
    12. surgery n. 外科手術(shù),;外科學(xué)
    例句:Your condition is serious and requires surgery.
    你的情況很嚴(yán)重, 需要?jiǎng)油饪剖中g(shù)