文学院-美国之音1500基础听力词汇(编辑修改稿)

文学院-美国之音1500基础听力词汇(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

ives with humans catch v. to seize after a chase。 to stop and seize with the hands cause v. to make happen。 n. the thing or person that produces a result ceasefire n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement celebrate v. to honor a person or event with special activities center n. the middle of something。 the place in the middle。 a place that is the main point of an activity century n. one hundred years ceremony n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition chairman n. a person leading a meeting or an anized group champion n. the best。 the winner chance n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen change v. to make different。 to bee different charge v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime。 n. a statement in which someone is accused of something chase v. to run or go after someone or something cheat v. to get by a trick。 to steal from cheer v. to shout approval or praise chemicals n. elements found in nature or made by people。 substances used in the science of chemistry chemistry n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances chief n. the head or leader of a group。 ad. leading。 most important child n. a baby。 a boy or girl children n. more than one child choose v. to decide between two or more circle n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an O citizen n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law city n. any important large town civilian ad. not military civil rights n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation claim v. to say something as a fact clash n. a battle。 v. to fight or oppose clean v. to make pure。 ad. free from dirt or harmful substances (clean water) clear ad. easy to see or see through。 easily understood clergy n. a body of officials within a religious anization climate n. the normal weather conditions of a place climb v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands clock n. a device that measures and shows time close v. to make something not open。 ad. near to cloth n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances clothes n. what people wear cloud n. a mass of fog high in the sky 7 coal n. a solid black substance used as fuel coalition n. forces, groups or nations joined together coast n. land on the edge of the ocean coffee n. a drink made from the plant of the same name cold ad. not warm。 having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature collect v. to bring or gather together in one place。 to demand and receive (collect taxes) college n. a small university colony n. land controlled by another country or government color n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others bine v. to mix or bring together e v. to move toward。 to arrive mand v. to order。 to have power over something ment v. to say something about。 to express an opinion about something mittee n. a group of people given special work mon ad. usual。 same for all (a mon purpose) municate v. to tell。 to give or exchange information munity n. a group of people living together in one place or area pany n. a business anized for trade, industrial or other purposes pare v. to examine what is different or similar pete v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others plete ad. having all parts。 ended or finished plex ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand。 not simple promise n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded puter n. an electronic machine for storing and anizing information, and for municating with others concern n. interest, worry (express concern about)。 v. to fear (to be concerned) condemn v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad condition n. something declared necessary to plete an agreement。 a person39。 s health conference n. a meeting confirm v. to approve。 to say that something is true conflict n. a fight。 a battle, especially a long one congratulate v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck Congress n. the anization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate)。 a similar anization in other countries connect v. to join one thing to another。 to unite。 to link conservative n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change consider v. to give thought to。 to think about carefully constitution n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation39。 s system of government contain v. to hold。 to include container n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something continent n. any of the seven great land areas of the world continue v. to go on doing or being 8 control v. to direct。 to have power over convention n. a large meeting for a special purpose cook v. to heat food before eating it cool ad. almost cold cooperate v. to act or work together copy v. to make something exactly like another。 n. something made to look exactly like another corn n. a food grain correct ad. true。 free from mistakes。 v. to change to what is right cost n. the price or value of something (The cost of the book is five dollars.)。 v. to be valued at (The book costs five dollars.) cotton n. a material made from a plant of the same name count v. to speak or add numbers country n. a nation。 the territory of a nation。 land away from cities。