新闻英语听力词汇.doc

新闻英语听力词汇表
A
accident - n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event
accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone
activist - n. one who seeks change through action
administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister
aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders
aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance
air force - n. a anization using airplanes
ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose
ambassador - n. a nation's highest diplomatic representative (to another government)
amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law)
ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from guns
anarchy - n. a lack of order; lawlessness
anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past
announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officially
appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help
appoint - v. to name; to choose ("appoint a judge")
approve - v. to agree with; to agree to support
arms - n. military equipment; weapons
artillery - n. big guns
asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country
B
ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting
ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction
bar - v. to prevent or block
barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult
base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.")
betray - v. to turn against; to be false to
bill - n. a legislative proposal
blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible
block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement
bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs / bombing
boycott - v. to refuse to