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VOA Special English 单词表(2)
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广告招租，e-mail:yesize@hotmail.com I identify - v. to recognize someone or something and to say who or what they are 识别 illegal - ad. not legal; in violation of a law 非法的 imagine - v. to make a picture in the mind; to form an idea 想象 import - v. to bring from another country 进口; n. something brought from another country, usually for sale 进口商品 improve - v. to make better; to become better 提高 incident - n. an event or something that happens 事故 incite - v. to urge or cause an action or emotion, usually something bad or violent 煽动 increase - v. to make more in size or amount 增加 independent - ad. not influenced by or controlled by another or others; free; separate 独立的 individual - n. one person 个人 industry - n. any business that produces goods or provides services; the work and related activity in factories and offices; all organizations involved in manufacturing 工业，产业，行业 infect - v. to make sick with something that causes disease 传染 inflation - n. a continuing rise in prices while the value of money goes down 通货膨胀 influence - v. to have an effect on someone or something; to cause change 影响 inform - v. to tell; to give knowledge to 告知 inject - v. to force a fluid into, such as putting medicine or drugs into the body through the skin 注射 injure - v. to cause harm or damage to a person or animal 伤害 innocent - ad. not guilty of a crime; not responsible for a bad action 无辜的 insane - ad. mentally sick 患精神病的 inspect - v. to look at something carefully; to examine, especially by an expert 视察 instrument - n. a tool or device designed to do something or to make something 器械 insult - v. to say something or to do something that makes another person angry or dishonored 侮辱 intelligence - n. the ability to think or learn; information gathered by spying 智慧 intelligent - ad. quick to understand or learn 有才智的 intense - ad. very strong; extremely serious 剧烈的 interest - n. what is important to someone 利益 ("He acted to protect his interests." "She had a great interest in painting."); a share in owning a business; money paid for the use of money borrowed 利息 interfere - v. to get in the way of; to work against; to take part in the activities of others, especially when not asked to do so 干涉 intervene - v. to come between; to come between in order to settle or solve 干预，介入 invade - v. to enter an area or country by force with an army 侵略 invest - v. to give money to a business or organization with the hope of making more money 投资 investigate - v. to study or examine all information about an event, situation or charge; to search for the truth 调查，研究 involve - v. to take part in; to become a part of; to include 包括 issue - n. an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about 事件 J jail - n. a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious 监狱 joint - ad. shared by two or more 共同的 jury - n. a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial 陪审团 just - ad. only ("Help me for just a minute."); very shortly before or after the present ("He just left.") 刚才; at the same time 同时 ("He left just as I came in."); what is right or fair 公正的 ("The law is just, in my opinion.") K kidnap - v. to seize and take away by force 绑架 knowledge - n. that which is known; learning or understanding 知识 L labor - n. work; workers as a group 劳动力 laboratory - n. a room or place where experiments in science are done 实验室 lack - v. to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having 缺乏 launch - v. to put into operation; to begin开办; to send into the air or space 发射 leak - v. to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas or liquid) 漏 legal - ad. of or in agreement with the law 合法的 legislature - n. a government lawmaking group 立法机构 liberal - ad. one who usually supports social progress or change 自由主义的 lightning - n. light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm 闪电 link - v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation between two or more things, situations or events 联系 literature - n. all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country 文学 load - v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or container 装载. that which is carried 负荷 loan - n. money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; 借款 local - ad. about or having to do with one place 本地的 loyal - ad. showing strong friendship and support for someone or something 忠诚的 M majority - n. the greater number; more than half 多数 manufacture - v. to make goods in large amounts 制造 march - v. to walk in a group like soldiers; to walk together in a large group to protest about something 游行 market - n. a place or area where goods are sold, bought or traded; an economic system in which the prices of things are decided by how many there are and how much money people are willing to pay for them 市场 mass - n. an amount of matter having no special form and usually of a large size 大量事物 mate - v. to bring together a male and a female to create another creature 使配对 mathematics - n. the science dealing with amounts, sizes and shapes, as explained by numbers and signs 数学 mayor - n. the chief official of a city or town government 市长 measure - v. to learn the amount, size or distance of something 测量. an action taken 措施 a legislative proposal 议案 media - n. all public information organizations, including newspapers, television and radio 媒体 melt - v. to make a solid into a liquid by heating it 融化 member - n. one of a group 成员 memorial - n. something done or made to honor the memory of a person or event 纪念的 mental - ad. about or having to do with the mind 精神的 mercy - n. kindness toward those who should be punished; the power to be kind or to pardon 仁慈 message - n. written or spoken news or information; a note from one person to another person or group 消息 metal - n. a hard substance such as iron, steel or gold 金属 method - n. the way something is done 方法 microscope - n. a device used to make very small things look larger so they can be studied 显微镜 militant - n. someone active in trying to cause political change, often by the use of force or violence 斗士 military - n. the armed forces of a nation or group; ad. of or about the armed forces 军方 mineral - n. a substance found in nature that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or salt 矿物 minister - n. a member of a cabinet; a high government official ("prime minister," "foreign minister") 部长 minor - ad. small in size; of little importance 少数的 minority - n. the smaller number; opposite majority 少数 missile - n. any weapon that can be thrown or fired through the air and explodes when it reaches its target 导弹 missing - ad. lost; not found 遗失的 mob - n. a large group of wild or angry people 暴徒 moderate - ad. not extreme 温和的 moral - ad. concerning what is right or wrong in someone’s actions 道德的 motion - n. a movement; a continuing change of position or place 运动，动作 mourn - v. to express or feel sadness 哀悼 mystery - n. something that is not or cannot be explained or understood; a secret 神秘事物 N natural - ad. of or about nature; normal; common to its kind 自然的 navy - n. the part of a country’s military force trained to fight at sea 海军 negotiate - v. to talk about a problem or situation to find a common solution 商议 neutral - ad. not supporting one side or the other in a dispute 中立的 nominate - v. to name someone as a candidate for an election; to propose a person for an office or position 提名 nowhere - ad. not in, to or at any place 到处都没有 nuclear - ad. of or about the energy produced by splitting atoms or bringing them together; of or about weapons that explode by using energy from atoms 核的 O obey - v. to act as one is ordered to act 遵从 object - v. to show that one does not like or approve; to protest 反对; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched 物体 observe - v. to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.") 观察 occupy - v. to take and hold or to control by force 占领 offensive - n. a military campaign of attack 攻击; ad. having to do with attacking 攻击性的 offer - v. to present or propose 提供; n. the act of presenting or proposing 提议; that which is presented or proposed 提供物 officer - n. a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force 武官 official - n. a person with power in an orgaization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power 文官 operate - v. to do work or a job 执行; to cut into the body for medical reasons 手术 opinion - n. a belief based on one’s own ideas and thinking 意见 oppose - v. to be against; to fight against 反对 opposite - ad. different as possible; completely different from ; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") 相反的 oppress - v. to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power 压迫 orbit - v. to travel in space around a planet or other object 绕轨道而行; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet 轨道 oust - v. to force to leave; to remove by force 剥夺 overthrow - v. to remove from power; to defeat or end by force 推翻 owe - v. to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received 欠 P parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground 降落伞 parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary 游行 parliament - n. a government lawmaking group 议会 passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country 护照 patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem 病人 peace - n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet 和平 perform - v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others 表演 permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time 永久的 permit - v. to let; to make possible 允许 physical - ad. of the body 身体的 physics - n. the study of motion, matter and energy 物理 pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter 飞行员 planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.") 行星 plot - v. to make secret plans密谋; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal 阴谋 poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions 诗 point - v. to aim one’s finger toward; to aim 指向; n. the sharp end of something 尖端 policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business 制度 politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office 政治 pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water 污染 popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public 流行的，受欢迎的 port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm 港口 position - n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a job (or level of a job) in an organization 位置 possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by 拥有 postpone - v. to delay action until a later time 拖延 pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow 倾泻 praise - v. to say good things about; to approve 赞扬 pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit 祈祷 pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby 怀孕的 present - v. to offer for consideration 表明 ("We will present our idea to the committee."); n. a gift 礼物("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place 出席的 ("I was present at school yesterday.") press - v. to urge strongly 逼迫 ; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications 出版 pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else 压力 prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening 阻止 private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public 私人的 prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get 奖项 process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result 过程 produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture 生产 profession - n. a job that requires special training 职业 profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity 利润 progress - n. movement forward or toward improvement or a goal 发展 project - n. a planned effort to do something 项目 propaganda - n. ideas or information used to influence opinions property - n. anything owned by someone such as land, buildings or goods 财产 propose - v. to present or offer for consideration 建议 protest - v. to speak against; to object 抗议 prove - v. to show to be true 正式 publication - n. something that is published such as a book, newspaper or magazine 出版物 publish - v. to make public something that is written; to include something in a book, newspaper or magazine 出版 pull - v. to use force to move something toward the person or thing using the force; opposite push 拉 pump - v. to force a gas or liquid up, into or through 抽吸 punish - v. to cause pain, suffering or loss for doing something bad or illegal 惩罚 purchase - v. to buy with money or with something of equal value; n. that which is bought 购买 pure - ad. free from anything that is different or that reduces value; clean 纯的 purpose - n. the reason or desired effect for doing something; goal 目标 push - v. to use force to move something away from the person or thing using the force; opposite pull 推 Q quality - n. that which something is known to have or be ("An important quality of steel is its strength."); amount of value or excellence ("Their goods are of the highest quality.") 质量 R race - v. to run; to take part in a competition to decide who or what can move fastest 竞赛; n. one of the major groups that humans can be divided into because of a common physical similarity, such as skin color 种族 radar - n. a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of objects that may be too far away to be seen 雷达 radiation - n. waves of energy from something that produces heat or light; energy from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous 辐射 raid - v. to make a sudden attack 袭击; n. a sudden attack carried out as an act of war, or for the purpose of seizing or stealing something 突袭 realistic - ad. in agreement with the way things are 现实的 reasonable - ad. ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme; ready or willing to compromise 合理的 rebel - v. to act against a government or power, often with force; to refuse to obey 反抗; n. one who opposes or fights against the government of his or her country 造反者 recession - n. a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs 衰退 recognize - v. to know or remember something or someone that was known, known about or seen before 识别; to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government 承认 reform - v. to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better condition 改革 refugee - n. a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war 难民 reject - v. to refuse to accept, use or believe 反对 relations - n. understandings or ties between nations; members of the same family; people connected by marriage or family ties 关系 release - v. to free; to permit to go 释放; to permit to be known or made public 发布 religion - n. a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods 宗教 remain - v. to stay in a place after others leave; to stay the same 保留 remains - n. a dead body 遗体 report - v. to tell about; to give the results of a study or investigation 报道; n. the story about an event; the results of a study or investigation; a statement in which the facts may not be confirmed 报道 represent - v. to act in the place of someone else; to substitute for; to serve as an example 代表 repress - v. to control or to restrict freedoms by force 压制 request - v. to ask for; n. the act of asking for 要求 require - v. to need or demand as necessary 需要 rescue - v. to free from danger or evil 拯救 research - n. a careful study to discover correct information 研究 resign - v. to leave a position, job or office 辞职 resist - v. to oppose 反对; to fight to prevent 反抗 resolution - n. an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually reached by voting 决议 resource - n. anything of value that can be used or sold 资源 responsible - ad. having a duty or job to do ("He is responsible for preparing the report."); being the cause of ("They were responsible for the accident.") 有责任的 restrain - v. to keep controlled; to limit action by a person or group 抑制 restrict - v. to limit; to prevent from increasing or becoming larger 限制 revolt - v. to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of government 反抗 riot - v. to act with many others in a violent way in a public place 骚乱; n. a violent action by a large group of people 暴乱 risk - n. the chance of loss, damage or injury 风险 rob - v. to take money or property secretly or by force; to steal 抢夺 rocket - n. a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon 火箭，导弹 rub - v. to move something over the surface of another thing 摩擦 ruin - v. to damage severely; to destroy 毁坏 rule - v. to govern or control; to decide 统治; n. a statement or an order that says how something must be done 规则 S sabotage - v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation ("The rebels sabotaged the railroad.") sacrifice - v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person 牺牲 satellite - n. a small object in space that moves around a larger object; an object placed in orbit around the earth 卫星 satisfy - v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded 使满意 security - n. freedom from danger or harm; protection; measures necessary to protect a person or place ("Security was increased in the city.") 安全 Senate - n. the smaller of the two groups in the governments of some countries, such as in the United States Congress 参议院 severe - ad. not gentle; causing much pain, sadness or damage 严重的 shell - v. to fire artillery 炮轰; n. a metal container that is fired from a large gun and explodes when it reaches its target; a hard outside cover 炮弹 shelter - v. to protect or give protection to 庇护; n. something that gives protection; a place of safety 庇护所 shrink - v. to make or become less in size, weight or value 缩减 skeleton - n. all the bones of a human or other animal together in their normal positions 骷髅 slide - v. to move smoothly over a surface 滑行 smash - v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move with force 打碎 spill - v. to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident 溢出 spirit - n. the part of a human that is not physical and is connected to thoughts and emotions; the part of a person that is believed to remain alive after death 精神 split - v. to separate into two or more parts; to divide or break into parts 分裂 spy - v. to steal or get information secretly 侦察; n. one who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country 间谍 square - n. a flat shape having four equal sides 四方型 stab - v. to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon 刺伤 starve - v. to suffer or die from a lack of food 挨饿 statue - n. a form of a human, animal or other creature usually made of stone, wood or metal 塑像 storm - n. violent weather, including strong winds and rain or snow 风暴 straight - ad. continuing in one direction without turns 直接的 stretch - v. to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer or wider 伸展 strike - v. to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands 罢工 structure - n. the way something is built, made or organized; a system that is formed or organized in a special way; a building 结构 struggle - v. to try with much effort; to fight with 挣扎; n. a great effort; a fight 奋斗 submarine - n. an underwater ship 潜艇 substance - n. the material of which something is made (a solid, liquid or gas) 物质 substitute - v. to put or use in place of another替换; n. a person or thing put or used in place of another 替换者（品） subversion - n. an attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government, usually secretly 颠覆 succeed - v. to reach a goal or thing desired; to produce a planned result 成功 suffer - v. to feel pain in the body or mind; to receive or experience hurt or sadness 受苦 suggest - v. to offer or propose something to think about or consider 建议 supervise - v. to direct and observe the work of others 监督 supply - v. to give; to provide 供给; n. the amount of something that can be given or sold to others 供给品 support - v. to carry the weight of; to hold up or in position; to agree with others and help them reach a goal; to approve 支持 suppose - v. to believe, think or imagine 假设 ("I suppose you are right."); to expect ("It is supposed to rain tonight.") suppress - v. to put down or to keep down by force; to prevent information from being known publicly 压制 surplus - n. an amount that is more than is needed; extra; ("That country has a trade surplus. It exports more than it imports.") 过剩 surrender - v. to give control of oneself or one’s property to another or others; to stop fighting and admit defeat 投降 survive - v. to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation 幸存 suspect - v. to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something bad or illegal 怀疑; n. a person believed to be guilty 嫌疑犯 suspend - v. to cause to stop for a period of time 延缓 swallow - v. to take into the stomach through the mouth 吞咽 swear in - v. to put an official into office by having him or her promise to carry out the duties of that office 宣誓就职 ("The chief justice will swear in the president.") sympathy - n. a sharing of feelings or emotions with another person, usually feelings of sadness 同情 T tax - n. the money a person or business must pay to the government so the government can provide services 税 technical - ad. involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; of or about a very special kind of subject or thing 技术的("You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works.") technology - n. the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and services 技术 telescope - n. a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and larger 望远镜 temporary - ad. lasting only a short time 暂时的 tense - ad. having fear or concern; dangerous; opposite calm 紧张的 territory - n. a large area of land 领地 terror - n. extreme fear; that which causes great fear 恐怖行动 terrorist - n. a person who carries out acts of extreme violence as a protest or a way to influence a government 恐怖主义者 theory - n. a possible explanation of why something exists or how something happens using experiments or ideas, but which is not yet proven 理论 ("Other scientists are debating his theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs.") threaten - v. to warn that one will do harm or cause damage 威胁 torture - v. to cause severe pain 折磨; n. the act of causing severe pain in order to harm, to punish or to get information from 折磨，拷打 trade - v. to buy and sell or exchange products or services 交易; n. the activity of buying, selling or exchanging products or services 贸易 tradition - n. a ceremony, activity or belief that has existed for a long time 传统 traffic - n. the movement of people, vehicles or ships along a street, road or waterway 交通 tragic - ad. extremely sad; terrible 悲剧的 transport - v. to move goods or people from one place to another 运输 transportation - n. the act or business of moving goods or people 交通 treason - n. the act of fighting against one’s own country or of helping its enemies 叛国罪 treasure - n. a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value 财宝 treaty - n. a written agreement between two or more nations 协定 trial - n. an examination in a court of a question or dispute to decide if a charge is true 审判 tribe - n. a group of famil, ies ruled by a common chief or leader 部族 trick - v. to cheat; to fool a person so as to get something or make him or her do something 诡计 troops - n. a number of soldiers in a large controlled group 军队 truce - n. a temporary halt in fighting agreed to by all sides involved 休战 tube - n. a long, round structure through which liquids or gases can flow; a long, thin container in which they can be kept 管道 U unite - v. to join together 联合 universe - n. all of space, including planets and stars 宇宙 unless - conj. except if it happens; on condition that ("I will not go, unless the rain stops.") 除非 urge - v. to advise strongly; to make a great effort to get someone to do something 敦促 urgent - ad. needing an immediate decision or action 紧急的 V valley - n. a long area of land between higher areas of land 山谷 value - n. the quality of being useful, important or desired; the amount of money that could be received if something is sold 价值 vehicle - n. anything on or in which a person or thing can travel or be transported, especially anything on wheels; a car or truck 交通工具 version - n. the form of something with different details than earlier or later forms 版本 veto - v. to reject or refuse to approve 否决 vicious - ad. bad; dangerous; showing harm or hate 恶意的 victim - n. someone or something that is injured, killed or made to suffer; someone who is tricked 牺牲品 violate - v. to fail to obey or honor; to break (an agreement) 违反 violence - n. the use of force to cause injury, death or damage 暴力 volcano - n. a hill or mountain around a hole in the earth’s surface that can explode, sending hot, melted rock and ash into the air 火山 vote - v. to choose a candidate in an election 选举; n. a choice or decision expressed by the voice, by hand or by writing 选举 W wages - n. money received for work done 工资 warn - v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that may happen 警告 wealth - n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value 财富 wheat - n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain 小麦 willing - ad. being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the problem.") 心甘情愿的 withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove 撤退 wonder - v. to ask oneself; to question 想知道("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of surprise 惊奇 wreck - v. to damage greatly; to destroy 毁坏 ; n. anything that has been badly damaged or broken 毁灭 wreckage - n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed 残骸
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