40个英语新闻高频词汇

　　经常看英语新闻的朋友很容易发现，文章中有很多词很简洁，甚至是自己熟知的词，却理解不了它在文中的意思。下面我将列出四十个这样的词，希望能给大家在浏览英文新闻的过程中以帮助。

　　1 Aid＝assist 帮助

　　2 Alter＝change or modify 改变

　　3 ask＝inquire 询问

　　4 assail[ ]＝attack 攻击　e.g. The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones.

　　5 ax(e)＝dismiss or reduce 解雇，减少　e.g. After several months the project was axed by the government.

　　6 balk[ ]＝impede 阻碍　e.g. The attempt to rescue the climbers were balked by the bad weather.

　　7 Ban＝prohibit or forbid 禁止

　　8 Bar＝prevent 防止　阻止　e.g. He has been barred from practicing medicine.

　　9 Bare＝expose or reveal 暴露

　　10 Blast＝explode 爆炸

　　11 Bid＝attempt 努力 e.g. He made a bid for middle class support.

　　12 Bilk＝cheat 欺骗 e.g. The salesman bilked me into buying a fake.

　　13 Bolt＝desert or abandon 放弃 e.g. He decided to bolt the ticket. 他决定退出竞选

　　14 Boost＝increase 提高

　　15 Claim＝snatch 夺去……（生命）　e.g. The tornado claimed dozens of lives.

　　16 Clash＝disagree strongly 产生分歧　e.g. Their views clash on the new tax bill.

　　17 Curb＝control or restrict 控制　e.g. Measures have been taken to curb inflation.

　　18 Dip＝decline or decrease 下降　e.g. Meat prices are dipping

　　19 Ease＝lessen 减轻　缓和　e.g. The relationship between these two countries has eased.

　　20 End＝terminate 终止　结束

　　21 Flay＝criticize 批评　　e.g. The tutor flayed the idle students.

　　22 Flout＝insult 侮辱

　　23 Foil＝prevent from

　　24 Grill＝investigate 调查　拷问　e.g. At the police station, she was grilled for twenty-four hours.

　　25 Gut＝destroy 损毁　e.g. The factory was gutted by flames.

　　26 laud [ ]＝praise

　　27 lop off＝diminish 删减，降低　e.g. Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor’s popularity.

　　28 Map＝work out 制定出（计划等）

　　29 Name＝appoint or nominate 提名　e.g. He was named winner of the contest.

　　30 Mull＝consider 考虑

　　31 Nab＝arrest 逮捕

　　32 Ram＝crash 相撞 e.g. A truck rammed a motorbike/

　　33 Soar＝skyrocket 猛增　暴涨　e.g. The price of cars has soared.

　　34 Spur＝encourage 鞭策　激励　e.g. He spurred his played to fight harder.

　　35 Swap＝exchange 交换　e.g I’ll swap three of mine for one of yours.

　　36 Sway＝influence 影响　动摇　e.g. Nothing can sway him from his decision.

　　37 Trim＝reduce 削减　缩减　e.g. The government is going to trim welfare programs.

　　38 vie [ ]＝compete 竞争 e.g. They vied with one anther for the trophy.

　　39 Weigh＝consider 考虑　e.g. They weighed the advantages and disadvantages before making the decision.

　　40 Wreck＝damage 破坏　e.g.. His drinking wrecked their marriage.

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