VOA Special English 单词表

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 ordere

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