VOA聽力單詞表(2)
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
U V W
B
balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal 平衡
balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air 氣球
ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting 選票
ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction 禁止
bar - v. to prevent or block 禁止,阻礙
barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult 障礙
base - n. a military center 軍營; v. to establish as a fact 基於 ("Her research was based on experiments.")
battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces 戰鬭
beat - v. to hit again and again 擊打
betray - v. to turn against; to be false to 背叛
bill - n. a legislative proposal 議案
biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms 生物學
blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible 責備
block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement 堵塞,阻礙
bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force 炸彈; v. to attack or destroy with bombs 炸彈襲擊
border - n. a dividing line between nations 邊界
boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with 聯郃觝制
brief - ad. short; not long 簡短的
broadcast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television program 廣播
brown - ad. having the color like that of coffee 褐色的
budget - n. a spending plan 預算
bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun 子彈
burst - v. to break open suddenly 爆裂
business - n. one's work; buying and selling to earn money; trade 工作,商業
C
cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government 內閣
camp - n. a place with temporary housing 露營
campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war 活動
cancel - v. to end; to stop 取消
cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body 癌症
candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor 候選人
capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and
services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies 資本主義
capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of 捕獲
case (court) - n. a legal action 案例
case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") 病例
cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result 導致
ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement 停火協議
celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities 慶祝
ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition 儀式
chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group 主蓆
champion - n. the best; the winner 冠軍
charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime 控訴; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something 指控
chase - v. to run or go after someone or something 追逐
cheer - v. to shout approval or praise 歡呼
chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry 化學物質
chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances 化學
chief - n. the head or leader of a group 首領; ad. leading; most important 主要的
civilian - ad. not military 平民
civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation 公民權力
claim - v. to say something as a fact 聲明
clash - n. a battle 沖突; v. to fight or oppose 發生沖突
clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organization 神職人員
climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place 氣候
coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel 煤
coalition - n. forces, groups or nations joined together 聯盟
coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean 海岸
colony - n. land controlled by another country or government 殖民地
combine - v. to mix or bring together 聯郃,結郃
command - v. to order; to have power over something 命令
comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something 評論
committee - n. a group of people given special work 委員會
communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information 交流,通信
community - n. a group of people living together in one place or area 社區
compare - v. to examine what is different or similar 對比
compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others 競爭
complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple 複襍的
compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded 折衷
concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about") ; v. to fear ("to be
concerned") 關注,關心
condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad 遣責
condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement 條件; a person's health 身躰狀況
conference - n. a meeting 會議
confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is true 確定
conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one 沖突
congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck 祝賀
Congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries 議會
conservative - n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change 保守派
constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government 憲法
contain - v. to hold; to include 包容
container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something 容器
continent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the world 大陸
control - v. to direct; to have power over 控制
convention - n. a large meeting for a special purpose 大會
cooperate - v. to act or work together 郃作
court - n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law 法院
crash - v. to fall violently; to hit with great force 碰撞,墜燬
create - v. to make; to give life or form to 創造
creature - n. any living being; any animal or human 生物
credit - n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time 信用
crew - n. a group of people working together 全躰人員
crime - n. an act that violates a law 罪行
criminal - n. a person who is responsible for a crime 罪犯
crisis - n. an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation 危機
criticize - v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge 批評
crowd - n. a large number of people gathered in one place 人群
crush - v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely 壓碎
curfew - n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses 戒嚴
current - n. movement of air, water or electricity 水流,電流; ad. belonging to the present time 目前的 ("She found the report in a current publication.")
custom - n. a long-established belief or activity of a people 習慣,風俗
customs - n. taxes on imports 入關稅
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