美联社新闻一分钟 2005-09-25
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2005
1.Hurricane Rita pummels Coastal 1 Texas and Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rains but raise far less damage than Katrina, largely sparing flood from Huston and Galveston.
2.Defense 2 in the Gaza Strip escalated 4 on Saturday as Israeli forces fired missiles, killing 5 two Hamas activists 6. Hamas vowed 7 to revenge.
3.A suicide car bomber 8 driving at high speed exploded his vehicle near an Iraqi army checkpoint in central Baghdad, killing three soldiers and an Iraqi civilian 9.
4.The 35-nation board of the UN Atomic Watchdog Agency approved a resolution Saturday that could lead to Iran's referral to the UN Security Council for violating a nuclear arms control treaty, something the United States has been urging for years.
5.Opponents of the war in Iraq marched Saturday in a clamorous 10 day of protest, song and remembrance of the dead, some showing surprisingly diverse political views even as they spoke 11 with one loud voice in wanting US troops home.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. pummel
pummel pummels pummelling pummelled
If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists.
He trapped Conn in a corner and pummeled him ferociously 12 for thirty seconds.
VB (AM) pummeling, pummeled
2. escalate 3
escalate escalates 13 escalating 14 escalated
If a bad situation escalates or if someone or something escalates it, it becomes greater in size, seriousness, or intensity 15. (JOURNALISM)
Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate.
The protests escalated into five days of rioting.
Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.
V-ERG
· escalation 16 escalations
The threat of nuclear escalation remains 17.
...a sudden escalation of violence.
N-VAR
3. clamorous
clamorous
If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting. (LITERARY)
...the crowded, clamorous streets filled with Irish, German, Italian, Jewish, and Chinese children.
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
- Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。
- The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
- The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- They are clamorous for better pay.他们吵吵嚷嚷要求增加工资。
- The meeting began to become clamorous.会议开始变得喧哗了。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The buck shook his antlers ferociously. 那雄鹿猛烈地摇动他的鹿角。
- At intervals, he gritted his teeth ferociously. 他不时狠狠的轧平。
- As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates. 面临的挑战越大，越需要团队协同合作。 来自互联网
- I cannot understand why a minor disagreement escalates into a fist-fight. 我真不明白为什么一点意见不合就变成了拳头相见。 来自互联网
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
- The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
- The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
- Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句