VOA慢速英语美音版词汇手册28591392

1、Aa - ad. one; any; each able - v. having the power to do something about - ad. almosst (aabout half); off or hhavingg a reelatioon to (We talk aboutt the weathher.) above - ad. at a higheer plaace accept - v. to aggree tto recceive accidennt - nn. sommethinng thaat happpens by chhance or miistakee;

2、an unplaanned eventt accuse - v. to saay a ppersonn is rresponnsiblee for an acct or crimee; to make a staatemennt agaainst someoone across - ad. fromm sidee to sside; to thhe othher siide act - vv. to do soomethiing activisst - nn. onee who seekss channge thhroughh actiion actor - n. ssomeonne actt

3、ing iin a pplay oor shoow add - vv. to put (sometthing) withh anotther tto makke it largeer; too say more adminisstratiion - n. thhe exeecutivve parrt of a govvernmeent, uusuallly heaaded bby a ppresiddent oor priime miinisteer admit - v. tto acccept (admiitted to thhe Uniited NNationns); to exxpres

4、ss ones guiilt orr respponsibbilityy (Hee admiitted that what he diid wass wronng.) adult - n. aa growwn perrson advise - v. to heelp wiith innformaation, knowwledgee or iideas in maaking a deccisionn affect - v. to prroducee an eeffectt on; to innfluennce (A lacck of sleepp affeected the ssingerrs

5、peerformmance.) afraid - ad. feelling ffear after - ad. laterr; behhind again - ad. anothher tiime; aas beffore againstt - add. oppposed to; nnot aggreeinng witth sommethinng age - nn. howw old a perrson oor thiing iss agency - n. an orrganizzationn thatt is ppart oof a llargerr grouup (aan ageency

6、oof thee Unitted Naationss) aggresssion - n. aan atttack aagainsst a ppersonn or ccountrry; thhe vioolatioon of a couuntrys borrders ago - aad. off timee pastt; beffore nnow agree - v. tto havve thee samee beliief ass someeone; to bee willling tto do sometthing agricullture - n. farmiing aid - vv. t

7、o help; to ssupporrt; n. helpp, asssistannce aim - vv. to pointt a guun at; n. aa goall or ppurposse air - nn. thee mixtture oof gasses arround the eearth, mosttly niitrogeen andd oxyggen, tthat wwe breeathe air forrce - n. a milittary oorganiizatioon usiing aiirplannes airplanne - nn. a vvehiclle w

8、itth winngs thhat fllies airportt - n. a pllace wwhere airpllanes take off aand laand album - n. aa colllectioon of recorrded mmusic alcoholl - n. a sttrong, coloorlesss liquuid, uusuallly madde froom graain, uused aas a ddrug oor in indusstriall prodducts alive - ad. havinng liffe; noot deaad all -

9、 aad. evverythhing; everyyone; the ccompleete ammount ally - n. a natioon or persoon joiined wwith aanotheer forr a sppeciall purppose almost - ad. a liittle less than complletelyy alone - ad. separrated from otherrs along - ad. near or onn (allong tthe rooad) alreadyy - add. beffore nnow; eeven nno

10、w also - ad. aadded to; ttoo althouggh - cconj. even if itt is ttrue tthat always - ad. at aall tiimes; everyy timee ambassaador - n. aa natiions higheest diiplomaatic rrepressentattive (to annotherr goveernmennt) amend - v. tto addd to oor to changge (a propoosal oor laww) ammunittion - n. tthe buu

11、lletss or sshellss fireed froom gunns among - ad. in orr partt of (a grooup) amount - n. the nnumberr, sizze or weighht of anythhing anarchyy - n. a laack off ordeer; laawlesssness ancestoor - nn. a ffamilyy membber frrom thhe passt ancientt - add. verry oldd; lonng agoo and - cconj. also; in aaddit

12、iion too; witth anger - n. aa stroong emmotionn agaiinst ssomeonne or sometthing animal - n. a livving ccreatuure thhat mooves, such as a dog oor catt anniverrsary - n. a yeaarly ccelebrrationn or oobservvance of ann evennt thaat happpenedd in tthe paast announcce - vv. to make knownn publlicly; to

13、ddeclarre offficiallly anotherr - add. onee moree; a ddifferrent oone answer - n. a staatemennt prooducedd by aa quesstion; v. tto makke a sstatemment aafter beingg askeed a qquestiion any - aad. onne or more of noo speccial kkind apologiize - v. too exprress rregrett for a misstake or acccidennt fo

14、rr whicch onee acceepts rresponnsibillity appeal - v. to taake too a hiigher courtt, perrson oor grooup foor a ddecisiion; tto calll on somebbody ffor heelp appear - v. to shhow onneselff; to come into sightt; to seem appointt - v. to nname; to chhoose (apppoint a juddge) approvee - v. to aagree wit

15、h; to aagree to suupportt archeollogy - n. tthe sccientiific sstudy of paast huuman llife aand acctivitties area - n. anny plaace orr partt of iit argue - v. tto offfer reeasonss for or aggainstt someethingg; to dispuute; tto dissagreee arms - n. miilitarry equuipmennt; weeaponss army - n. miilitarr

16、y groound fforcess around - ad. on eevery side (of) arrest - v. to seeize aa persson foor leggal acction; to ttake aas a pprisonner arrive - v. to coome too a pllace, especciallyy at tthe ennd of a triip art - nn. exppressiions oor creeationns by humanns, suuch ass painntingss, mussic, wwritinng or

17、statuues artilleery - n. biig gunns as - coonj. eequallly (aas fasst as); whhen; wwhile ash - nn. thee partt leftt afteer sommethinng burrns ask - vv. to questtion; to saay sommethinng is wanteed (WWe askk the teachher quuestioons evvery dday.) assist - v. to heelp astronaaut - n. a persoon whoo tra

18、vvels iin spaace astronoomy - n. thhe sciientiffic sttudy oof staars annd thee univverse asylum - n. polittical proteectionn giveen by a govvernmeent too a peerson from anothher coountryy at - prrep. iin or near (at the eedge); wheere (look at); whenn (att noonn) atmosphhere - n. tthe gaases ssurrou

19、undingg any star or pllanet attach - v. to tiie toggetherr; to conneect attack - n. a vioolent attemmpt too damaage, iinjuree or kkill; v. too starrt a ffight attemptt - v. to wwork ttowardd someethingg; to try; to maake ann effoort attend - v. to bee pressent aat automobbile - n. aa vehiicle wwith

20、wwheelss usedd to ccarry peoplle; a car autumn - n. the ttime oof thee yearr betwween ssummerr and winteer averagee - n. someethingg (a nnumberr) reppresennting the mmiddlee; ad. commmon; nnormall avoid - v. tto staay awaay froom awake - ad. not ssleepiing award - n. aan honnor orr prizze forr an aa

21、ct orr servvice away - ad. nnot neear Bbaby - n. a newlyy bornn creaature back - n. thhe parrt behhind tthe frront; ad. tthe otther wway frrom foorwardd bad - aad. wrrong; actinng agaainst the llaw; nnot goood balancee - v. to mmake ttwo siides oor forrces eequal ball - n. soomethiing roound balloon

22、n - n. a deevice of sttrong, lighht matteriall thatt risees wheen fillled wwith ggas liighterr thann air ballot - n. a pieece off papeer useed forr votiing ban - vv. to not ppermitt; to stop; n. aan offficiall resttrictiion bank - n. ann orgaanizattion tthat kkeeps and llends moneyy bar - vv. to pre

23、veent orr blocck barrierr - n. anytthing that blockks or makess an aactionn diffficultt base - n. a milittary ccenterr; v. to esstabliish ass a faact (Her rresearrch waas bassed onn expeerimennts.) battle - n. a figght beetweenn oppoosing armedd forcces be - v. to llive; to haappen; to eexist beat -

24、 v. too hit againn and againn beauty - ad. thatt whicch pleeases the eeye, eear orr spirrit becausee - prrep. ffor thhe reaason tthat (He lleft bbecausse he was ssick.) become - v. to coome too be bed - nn. a ssleepiing pllace before - preep. eaarlierr begin - v. tto do the ffirst part of ann actiio

25、n; tto staart behind - ad. at tthe baack off; in back of believee - v. to tthink; to ffeel ssure oof; too acceept ass truee; to trustt bell - n. ann insttrumennt thaat makkes a musiccal soound (a chhurch bell) belong - v. to bee owneed by; to bbe a mmemberr of below - ad. lowerr thann best - ad. tth

26、e moost goood betray - v. to tuurn aggainstt; to be faalse tto better - ad. moree goodd thann betweenn - add. in the sspace or tiime thhat seeparattes; ffrom oone too the otherr (taalks bbetweeen twoo natiions) big - aad. off greaat sizze; noot smaall bill - n. a legisslativve prooposall biologyy -

27、n. the scienntificc studdy of life or liiving thinggs in all ttheir formss bird - n. a creatture tthat fflies bite - v. too cut with the tteeth black - ad. dark; haviing thhe collor liike thhat off the nightt sky blame - v. tto acccuse; to hoold reesponssible blankett - n. a clloth ccover used to ke

28、eep waarm bleed - v. tto losse bloood blind - ad. not aable tto seee block - v. tto stoop sommethinng froom beiing doone; tto preevent movemment blood - n. rred flluid iin thee bodyy blow - v. too movee withh forcce, ass in aair (The wwind bblows.) blue - ad. hhavingg the colorr likee thatt of aa cl

29、eaar skyy boat - n. soomethiing buuilt tto traavel oon watter thhat caarriess peopple orr goodds body - n. alll of a perrson oor aniimal; the rremainns of a perrson oor aniimal boil - v. too heatt a liiquid untill it bbecomees verry hott bomb - n. a devicce thaat expplodess withh greaat forrce; vv.

30、to attacck or destrroy wiith boombs bone - n. thhe harrd matteriall in tthe boody book - n. a long writtten woork foor reaading border - n. a divvidingg linee betwween nnationns born - v. too comee to llife; to coome innto exxistennce borrow - v. to taake ass a looan both - ad. nnot juust onne of tw

31、o, but tthe twwo toggetherr bottle - n. a conntaineer, ussuallyy madee of gglass, to hhold lliquidd bottom - ad. the lowesst parrt of sometthing box - nn. sommethinng to put tthingss intoo; a ccontaiiner, usuallly maade off papeer or wood boy - nn. a yyoung male persoon boycottt - v. to rrefusee to

32、ttake ppart iin or deal with brain - n. tthe coontroll centter off thouught, emotiions aand boody acctivitty of all ccreatuures brave - ad. havinng no fear bread - n. aa foodd madee fromm graiin break - v. tto divvide iinto pparts by foorce; to deestroyy breathee - v. to ttake aair innto thhe boddy

33、andd let it ouut agaain bridge - n. a strructurre buiilt ovver a waterrway, valleey or road so peeople and vvehiclles caan crooss frrom onne sidde to the oother brief - ad. shortt; nott longg bright - ad. giviing muuch liight; stronng andd cleaar in colorr bring - v. tto comme witth sommethinng broa

34、dcaast - v. too sendd infoormatiion, sstoriees or musicc by rradio or teelevission; n. a radioo or tteleviision progrram brotherr - n. a maale wiith thhe samme fatther oor motther aas anoother persoon brown - ad. havinng thee coloor likke thaat of coffeee budget - n. a speendingg plann build - v. tt

35、o joiin matterialls toggetherr to mmake ssomethhing buildinng - nn. anyythingg buillt forr use as a housee, facctory, offiice, sschooll, stoore orr placce of enterrtainmment bullet - n. a smaall piiece oof mettal shhot frrom a gun burn - v. too be oon firre; too desttroy oor dammage bby firre burst

36、- v. tto breeak oppen suuddenlly bury - v. too put into the ggroundd and coverr withh eartth bus - nn. a ppublicc vehiicle tto carrry peeople businesss - nn. onees woork; bbuyingg and selliing too earnn moneey; trrade busy - ad. ddoing sometthing; veryy actiive but - cconj. howevver; oother than; ye

37、t buy - vv. to get bby payying ssomethhing, usuallly mooney by - coonj. nnear; at; nnext tto (bby thee roadd); ffrom (a pllay byy Willliam SShakesspearee); nnot laater tthan (by mmidnigght) Ccabinett - n. a grroup oof minnisterrs thaat hellps leead a goverrnmentt call - v. too givee a naame too (I c

38、all mysellf Johhn.); to aask foor or requeest (They calleed forr an eend too the fightting.) calm - ad. qquiet; peacceful; oppoosite tensee camera - n. a devvice ffor taaking pictuures camp - n. a placee withh tempporaryy houssing campaiggn - nn. a ccompettitionn by oopposiing pooliticcal caandidaat

39、es sseekinng suppport from voterrs; a conneected seriees of milittary aactionns durring aa war can - vv. to be abble too; to have the rright to; nn. a ccontaiiner uused tto holld liqquid oor foood, ussuallyy madee of mmetal cancel - v. to ennd; too stopp cancer - n. a dissease in whhich ddangerrous

40、ccells grow quickkly annd desstroy partss of tthe boody candidaate - n. a persoon whoo seekks or is noominatted foor an officce or an hoonor capitall - n. the officcial ccenterr of aa goveernmennt; thhe citty wheere a counttrys goverrnmentt is capitallism - n. aan ecoonomicc systtem inn whicch thee

41、prodductioon of most goodss and serviices iis ownned annd opeeratedd for profiit by privaate ciitizenns or compaanies capturee - v. to mmake aa persson orr animmal a prisooner; to seeize oor takke by forcee; to get ccontrool of car - nn. a vvehiclle witth wheeels uused tto carrry peeople; an aautomo

42、obile; a paart off a trrain care - v. too likee; to proteect; tto feeel worrry orr inteerest carefull - add. actting ssafelyy; witth mucch thoought carry - v. tto takke sommethinng or someoone frrom onne plaace too anotther case (ccourt) - n. a leegal aactionn case (mmedicaal) - n. ann inciident of

43、diiseasee (Thhere wwas onnly onne casse of chickken poox at the sschooll.) cat - nn. a ssmall animaal thaat oftten liives wwith hhumanss catch - v. tto seiize affter aa chasse; too stopp and seizee withh the handss cause - v. tto makke happpen; n. thhe thiing orr persson thhat prroducees a rresultt

44、cease-ffire - n. aa haltt in ffightiing, uusuallly by agreeement celebraate - v. too honoor a ppersonn or eevent with speciial acctivitties center - n. the mmiddlee of ssomethhing; the pplace in thhe midddle; a plaace thhat iss the main pointt of aan acttivityy centuryy - n. one hundrred yeears cere

45、monny - nn. an act oor serries oof actts donne in a speecial way eestabllishedd by ttradittion chairmaan - nn. a ppersonn leadding aa meetting oor an organnized groupp champioon - nn. thee bestt; thee winnner chance - n. a posssibillity oof winnning or loosing or thhat soomethiing wiill haappen chan

46、ge - v. to maake diiffereent; tto beccome ddifferrent charge - v. to acccuse someoone off someethingg, usuually a criime; nn. a sstatemment iin whiich soomeonee is aaccuseed of sometthing chase - v. tto runn or ggo aftter soomeonee or ssomethhing cheat - v. tto gett by aa tricck; too steaal froom ch

47、eer - v. tto shoout appprovaal or praisse chemicaal - nn. eleementss founnd in naturre or made by peeople; subsstancees useed in the ssciencce of chemiistry chemisttry - n. thhe sciientiffic sttudy oof subbstancces, wwhat tthey aare maade off, howw theyy act underr diffferentt condditionns, annd how

48、w theyy formm otheer subbstancces chief - n. tthe heead orr leadder off a grroup; ad. lleadinng; moost immportaant child - n. aa babyy; a bboy orr girll childreen - nn. morre thaan onee chilld choose - v. to deecide betweeen twwo or more circle - n. a cloosed sshape that has aall itts poiints eequal

49、lly disstant from the ccenterr, likke an O citizenn - n. a peerson who iis a mmemberr of aa counntry bby birrth orr by llaw city - n. anny impportannt larrge toown civiliaan - aad. noot millitaryy civil rrightss - n. the polittical, econnomic and ssociall righhts giiven eequallly to all ppeoplee of

50、aa natiion claim - v. tto sayy someethingg as aa factt clash - n. aa batttle; vv. to fightt or oopposee clean - v. tto makke purre; add. freee froom dirrt or harmfful suubstannces (cleaan watter) clear - ad. easy to seee or see tthrouggh; eaasily underrstoodd clergy - n. a boddy of officcials withii

51、n a rreligiious oorganiizatioon climatee - n. the normaal weaather condiitionss of aa placce climb - v. tto go up orr downn someethingg by uusing the ffeet aand soometimmes thhe hannds clock - n. aa deviice thhat meeasurees andd showws timme close - v. tto makke sommethinng nott openn; ad. nearr to

52、cloth - n. aa mateerial made from plantts, chhemicaals, aanimall hairr and otherr subsstancees clothess - n. whatt peopple weear cloud - n. aa masss of ffog hiigh inn the sky coal - n. a solidd blacck subbstancce useed as fuel coalitiion - n. foorces, grouups orr natiions jjoinedd togeether coast -

53、n. lland oon thee edgee of tthe occean coffee - n. a driink maade frrom thhe plaant off the same name cold - ad. nnot waarm; hhavingg or ffeelinng greeat cooolnesss or a loww tempperatuure collectt - v. to bbring or gaather togetther iin onee placce; too demaand annd recceive (colllect taxess) colle

54、gee - n. a smmall uuniverrsity colony - n. land contrrolledd by aanotheer couuntry or goovernmment color - n. tthe diiffereent efffectss of llight on thhe eyee, makking bblue, red, brownn, blaack, yyelloww and otherrs combinee - v. to mmix orr brinng toggetherr come - v. too movee towaard; tto arrri

55、ve commandd - v. to oorder; to hhave ppower over sometthing commentt - v. to ssay soomethiing abbout; to exxpresss an oopinioon aboout soomethiing committtee - n. a groupp of ppeoplee giveen speecial work common - ad. usuaal; saame foor alll (a commoon purrpose) communiicate - v. to teell; tto givve

56、 or exchaange iinformmationn communiity - n. a groupp of ppeoplee liviing toogetheer in one pplace or arrea companyy - n. a buusinesss orgganizeed forr tradde, inndustrrial oor othher puurposees comparee - v. to eexaminne whaat is diffeerent or siimilarr competee - v. to ttry too do aas welll as, or

57、 bbetterr thann, anoother or otthers complette - aad. haaving all pparts; endeed or finisshed complexx - add. of or haaving many partss thatt are diffiicult to unndersttand; not ssimplee comprommise - n. tthe seettlemment oof an argumment wwhere each side agreees to acceppt lesss thaan firrst deeman

58、deed computeer - nn. an electtronicc machhine ffor sttoringg and organnizingg infoormatiion, aand foor commmuniccatingg withh otheers concernn - n. inteerest, worrry (eexpresss conncern aboutt); vv. to fear (to be cooncernned) condemnn - v. to ssay a persoon or actioon is wrongg or bbad conditiion -

59、 n. soomethiing deeclareed neccessarry to compllete aan agrreemennt; a persoons hhealthh confereence - n. aa meetting confirmm - v. to aapprovve; too say that sometthing is trrue conflicct - nn. a ffight; a baattle, espeeciallly a llong oone congrattulatee - v. to ppraisee a peerson or too exprress

60、ppleasuure foor succcess or goood luuck Congresss - nn. thee orgaanizattion oof peoople eelecteed to make the llaws oof thee Unitted Sttates (the Housee of RRepressentattives and tthe Seenate); a ssimilaar orgganizaation in otther ccountrries connectt - v. to jjoin oone thhing tto anoother; to uunit