VOA-words.docx

1. accountable [ə'kaʊntəbl]
adj. 负有责任的, 应对自己的行为做出说明的
例句：
I'm just hoping to share my progress, my challenges and tribulations, with all of you to keep myself more accountable.
我只是希望能与你们一起分享我的进步，挑战，和我的艰辛，并能让自己对自己的决定更负责。

2. comprehensive [ˌkɑmprɪ'hɛnsɪv]
adj. 广泛的, 综合的
例句：
This one is designed to be the most comprehensive.
这次调查是所有调查中最全面的一次。

3. daunting ['dɔntɪŋ]
adj. 使人畏缩的；使人气馁的；令人怯步的
例句：
If we think of happiness as an overarching emotional state that is created by the presence of other, positive emotions, the process of achieving happiness becomes less daunting.
如果我们认为幸福是一种由他人的出现，积极的情感组成的总体的情感状态，达到幸福的过程会变得不那么让人望而生畏。

4. deter [dɪ'tɝ]
vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念头
例句：
Nothing shall deter us from doing what we think right.
什么也阻止不了我们去做自己认为该做的事。

5. scant [skænt]
adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉强够的
例句：
The theory of vested rights receives scant support at present day and it has, indeed, been devastatingly criticized.
既得权理论在目前获得的支持甚少，事实上它已经遭到猛烈的批评。
1. resumption [rɪˈzʌmpʃən]
n. 重新开始，继续
例句：
We are hoping for an early resumption of peace talks.
我们企盼着早日恢复和谈。

2. remnant [ˈrɛmnənt]
n. 残余
例句：
After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing.
战斗持续了24个小时后，该部队残部打算溜掉。

3. marginalization
边缘化
例句：
The biggest challenge is the simultaneous existence of marginalization and dependency.
而最大的挑战源自边缘化与依附性并存。

4. lay out
讲述
例句：
Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan.
马克斯韦尔仔细听着约翰逊讲解其计划。

5. provision [prəˈvɪʒən]
n. 条款
例句：
One provision of the law was to roll back taxes to the 1975 level.
这部法律其中一项条款是将税收降低到1975年的水平。

6. conducive [kənˈdu:sɪv]
adj. 有助于…的
例句：
Make your bedroom as conducive to sleep as possible.
尽量把卧室布置得适宜睡眠。
1. cradle [ˈkreɪdəl]
n. 发源地
例句：
Latin America is one of the cradles of human civilization.
拉美是人类文明的发祥地之一。

2. artifacts [ˈɑrtəˌfæktz]
n. 人工制品
例句：
Designers, on the other hand, create artifacts for people other than themselves.
再者，设计者创造物品是为了人们，而不是为了自己。

3. mighty [ˈmaɪti]
adj. 巨大的
例句：
The mighty iceberg came into view.
巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4. masterpieces [ɛkˈstrimˌɪzəm; ɪkˈstrimˌɪzəm]
n. 杰作
例句：
This document is a creative masterpiece.
这是一个具有创造性的杰作。

5. UNESCO [juˈnɛskoʊ]
n. 联合国教科文组织(United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)
例句：
These sites have been registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
这些地方被联合国教科文组织注册为世界遗产遗址。

6. Heritage [ˈhɛrətɪdʒ]
n. 遗产，继承物
例句：
The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.
这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。

7. nominated [ˈnɑməˌneɪt]
adj. 被提名的
例句：
The President nominated him Ambassador to Russia.
总统提名他担任驻俄国大使。

8. antiquities [ænˈtɪkwəti]
n. 古迹，古物
例句：
The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.
博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。

9. irreplaceable [ˌɪrrɪˈpleɪsəbəl]
adj. 不能替代的
例子：
No one is irreplaceable in the workplace.
工作中每个人都是不可替代的。

10. deliberately [di'libəritli]
adv. 故意地
例子：
He's being deliberately obtuse.
他装糊涂。

11. ostentatiously [ɔsten'teiʃəsli]
adv. 炫耀地
例子：
It is simultaneously extremely poor and ostentatiously rich, depending on the evidence that's selected for emphasis.
它可以是极端的贫穷同时又招摇的富有 看你依据什么证据来说话。

1. encompass [ɪnˈkʌmpəs]
v. 包含
例句：
The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.
地图上显示了西部地区的其他部分，包括9个州。
2. logging [ˈlɒgɪŋ]
n. 伐木
例句：
Logging companies would have to leave a central area of the forest before the end of the year.
伐木公司可能要在年底前把森林的一处中心地带留出来。
3. poach [pəʊtʃ]
v. 偷猎
例句：
Many wildlife parks are regularly invaded by people poaching game.
很多野生动物园都时常遭到偷猎之徒的侵入。
4. trafficking
n. 非法交易
例句：
Trafficking drugs will cost you your life.
贩毒是要掉脑袋的。
5. reptile [ˈreptaɪl]
n. 爬行动物
例句：
In comparison with the mammal, the ordinary reptile is altogether reckless of its offspring.
和哺乳动物比起来，一般的爬行动物对它们的后代简直是太漠不关心了。
6. amphibian [æmˈfɪbiən]
n. 两栖动物
例句：
There could scarcely be a less promising environment for an amphibian than the desert.
对两栖动物来说，再没有比沙漠更无存活希望的生存环境了。
7. vicuna [vɪ'kju:nə]
n. 小羊驼
例句：
A soft wool made from the fleece of the vicuna.
用小羊驼的羊毛制成的柔软的毛纺纤维。
8. engender [ɛnˈdʒɛndɚ]
v. 产生
例句：
It helps engender a sense of common humanity.
这有助于营造一种博爱的感觉。
notched up
<口>完成; 创下；
例句：
He is keen to notch up yet another success.
他渴望能再次成功。

monarch
君主，帝王；最高统治者；
例句：
The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.
君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。

succumb
屈服；死亡；
例句：
I was determined not to succumb to the virus.
我坚决不向病毒屈服。

the Grim Reaper
<正>（手持大镰刀）代表死亡的形象；
例句：
The grim reaper will bring change in both places soon.
死神即将给这两个地方带来变革。

discreet
谨慎的，慎重的；
例句：
She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.
她本打算悄悄进去，但谈话却突然中断了。

jolly
快活的; 兴高采烈的; 愉快的; 有趣的；
例句：
It was jolly hard work, but I loved it.
这可是件很苦的差事，不过我喜欢。
republicanism 共和主义
falling-out 吵架
down under 澳洲
millennial [mɪ'lɛnɪəl]
adj. 千禧年的
例句：
That's not to say these millennial CEOs are textbook business school grads.
这并不是说这些千禧年的CEO们是商学院的学院派毕业生。
means [minz]
n. 财产
例句：
a person of means
一个富有的人
1. illicit[ɪˈlɪsɪt]
adj.不正当的，非法的
例句：
So you and your friends cannot be blamed for breaking the law and buying the illicit version.
所以，不能怪你和你的朋友违反法律，购买了非法版本。

2.aquifer[ˈækwəfɚ]
n.地下蓄水层
例句：
Such material can confine water in an artesian aquifer.
这样的介质能把水控制在承压含水层中。

3.derail[diˈrel]
v.使脱轨
例句：
But a bad one can derail both the public finances and a country’s development ambitions.
但是一个坏的计划可以破坏公共财政和一个国家的发展意向。

4.traffick['træfɪk]
v.贩卖人口，非法交易
例句：
He trafficked in illicit liquor.
他做过买卖私酒的生意。

5.seizure [ˈsiʒɚ]
n.查封，没收
例句：
But, I also know, these Supreme Court rulings on search and seizure have set clear rules.
但我也知道，最高院就搜查和查封的裁决已明确了规则。
arch-enemy
主要敌人；
Rosaline's family was the arch - enemy of his family.
罗莎琳的家族是他家族的宿敌。
deputies
（某些国家的）议员；
He has won over a significant number of the left-wing deputies.
他争取到了相当数量的左翼代表的支持。
rapt
全神贯注的，入迷的；
Delegates sat in rapt silence as Mrs Fisher spoke.
费希尔夫人发言的时候，代表们都一言不发专心致志地听着。
impeachment
弹劾; 控告; 怀疑；
The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.
他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。
drape
将（衣物、帘、斗篷等）悬挂，披;
Don't drape your feet over the chair.
坐得端正些,不要把腿悬空架在椅子边上。
confetti
五彩纸屑；
The winning team was showered with confetti.
获胜队给撒了彩屑。
gush
喷涌; 迸出；
She felt a gush of pure affection for her mother.
对母亲的爱突然涌上她的心头。
negligence
疏忽;
Many a customer has been lost through negligence of service.
由于服务不周失去了许多老主顾。
plight
境况，困境; 誓约；
He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.
他仅仅是想引起人们对失业者困境的关注。
spectacle
英[ˈspɛktəkəl] 美[ˈspɛktəkəl]
n. 眼镜；精彩的表演；奇观，壮观的景象
gush
英[ɡʌʃ] 美[gʌʃ]
n. 涌出，迸发
v. 涌出，迸出
bizarre
英[bɪˈzɑː] 美[bɪˈzɑr]
adj. 怪诞的，异乎寻常的
abstention
英[əbˈstɛnʃən] 美[æbˈstɛnʃən]
n. 节制,戒绝,避免,弃权
drape
英[dreɪp] 美[dreɪp]
n. 窗帘；褶裥
v. 用布帘覆盖（披，挂，装饰）；（使）成褶皱状（垂下）
ordnance
英[ˈɔːdnəns] 美[ˈɔrdnəns]
n. 大炮,军械,武器
economic plight incomparably worse
1. munition [mjuˈnɪʃən]
n. 军火
Munition has run out.
弹药告绝。
2. remnant [ˈrɛmnənt]
n. 残余
After twenty-four hours of fighting, the remnants of the force were fleeing.
战斗持续了24个小时后，该部队残部打算溜掉。
3. stand in the way
阻挠
We cannot allow dogmatism to stand in the way of progress.
我们不能允许教条主义阻碍进步。
4. inhibit [ɪnˈhɪbɪt]
v. 抑制
Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion.
葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。
5. render [ˈrɛndɚ]
v. 使成为
It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.
它错误太多，所以毫无用处。
6. herder [ˈhɚdɚ]
n. 牧人
She was discovered by a reindeer herder on a river bank in northwestern Siberia.
一名驯鹿牧人在西伯利亚西北方的河岸找到了它。
7. be lined with
布满…
There will be multiple town centres with luxury homes and apartments, hotels and spas, shopping malls and streets lined with restaurants and bars.
城中有多个中心区域，配有奢华的别墅与公寓、酒店和Spa、购物中心以及布满餐厅和酒吧的街道。
8. hauling ['hoʊlɪŋ]
v. 拖，拉
They went down to the shore to watch the fishermen hauling in their nets.
他们跑到岸边看渔民拖网。
9. be fraught with
充满
The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers.
最早使用这种技术的手术充满了危险。
10. stray [stre]
adj. 走失的
We were befriended by a stray dog.
有一只失散的狗和我们很好。
11. ordnance [ˈɔ:rdnəns]
n. 军械
This paper analyses the mixed multi-attribute characteristic of ordnance urgency decision-making.
分析了军械紧急调运方案优选决策的混合多属性特点。
1. overriding [əuvə'raidiŋ]
adj. 最优先的,最主要的
Our overriding concern is the eradication of illiteracy.
我们最关心的事是消除文盲。
Parents should not impose their wishes on their children
父母不应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子。
3. ideology [ˌaɪdiˈɑlədʒi]
n. 思想意识
His attitude to ownership is rooted in communist ideology.
他的所有制观点源自共产主义思想。
4. nihilistic [ˈæftərˌmæθ]
adj. 无政府的
It has a complete nihilistic view of the world.
他们的世界观根本就是无政府的。
5. enslavement [in'sleivmənt]
n. 奴役
They had to endure centuries of enslavement, toiling and dying for the benefit of foreign masters.
他们承受了几个世纪的奴役，为外族的利益干苦力牺牲生命。
6. abhorrent [æbˈhɔrənt]
adj. 可恶的
The circulation of gossip is abhorrent.
传播流言蜚语是可恶的。
submission
英[səbˈmɪʃən] 美[səbˈmɪʃən]
n. 投降；屈服，服从；提交；呈递；谦恭；意见
slaughter
英[ˈslɔːtə] 美[ˈslɔtər]
n. 屠宰；屠杀
v. 屠宰；屠杀
rape
英[reɪp] 美[reɪp]
n. 强奸；掠夺，强夺；油菜
v. 强奸；掠夺，洗劫
kidnap
英[ˈkɪdnæp] 美[ˈkɪdˌnæp]
v. 绑架；诱拐；拐骗
derail [dɪ’rel]
vt. 打乱 (原定计划)
例句：
The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
现在的政治谋杀浪潮是那些试图破坏和平谈判进程的人所为。

eliminate [ɪ’lɪmɪnet]
vt. 根除
例句：
Recent measures have not eliminated discrimination in employment.
最近的举措还未能根除就业歧视。

violation [,vaɪə’leʃən]
n. 违反；侵害
例句：
If we find any violation, we will take action.
如果发现任何侵害，我们就会采取措施。

rig [rɪɡ]
vt. 操纵
例句：
She accused her opponents of rigging the vote.
她指责对手幕后操纵了这次选举。