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Unit 8: Social Problems in the United States

 
   

Words & Expressions

abuse

n.

滥用

accountability

n.

负责任

accumulate

v.

积累

addict

n.

吸毒者

advance

v.

提高,加强

advancement

n.

提高,进步

affluence

n.

富裕

aggravate

v.

加剧

alcoholism

n.

酗酒

alleviate

v.

减轻,缓和

answerability

n.

负责任

apt

adj.

易于

arson

n.

纵火罪

assault

n.

攻击

assert

v.

显示

asset

n.

财富,资源

assiduously

adj.

反复不断地

assimilate

v.

同化,融化

attribute

v.

被认为是

auction

n.

拍卖

backbone

n.

中间,骨干

bar

v.

排斥

battery

n.

攻击

bloc

n.

群体,集团

bribery

n.

贿赂

Broadway

n.

百老汇街(纽约市中心的一条大街)

broom

n.

扫帚

bulk

n.

大多数

burglary

n.

闯入屋内盗窃

captive

n.

俘虏

cattle

n.

celebrated

adj.

出名的

check

n.

支票

chronic

adj.

积习成瘾的,慢性的

classify

v.

分类

cocaine

n.

可卡因

common-law wife

 

同居的配偶

compile

v.

收集,编制

concentration

n.

浓度

conform

v.

遵照

conspiracy

n.

阴谋

consume

v.

消耗,吃,喝

contribute

v.

造成,导致

corporate price fixing

 

控制市场价格

correlate

v.

和…有关系

deprivation

n.

剥夺

diet

n.

饮食

differential

n.

差距

disclaim

v.

放弃

distribute

v.

分配

divergence

n.

分歧

dossier

n.

全套档案

drain

v.

耗尽

dysfunction

n.

不正常行为

elimination

n.

消除

emancipation

n.

解放

embezzlement

n.

盗用,挪用(公款)

eradicate

v.

消除,消灭

erupt

v.

爆发

evasion

n.

漏税

expectancy

n.

期望

extortion

n.

敲诈,勒索

fabulously

adj.

难以置信的

fatality

n.

灾难,死亡

fraud

n.

诈骗

gasoline

n.

汽油

ghetto

n.

(少数民族或穷人)聚居区

guilty

adj.

有罪的

guinea pig

n.

试验品

hepatitis

n.

肝炎

heroin

n.

海洛因

hierarchy

n.

等级

hit-run

 

犯罪后逃离现场

hypothetical

adj.

假设的


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