新闻英语听力词汇.doc

新闻英语听力词汇表 A accident - n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone activist - n. one who seeks change through action administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a countrys borders aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance air force - n. a military organization using airplanes ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose ambassador - n. a nations highest diplomatic representative (to another government) amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law) ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from guns anarchy - n. a lack of order; lawlessness anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officially appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help appoint - v. to name; to choose (appoint a judge) approve - v. to agree with; to agree to support arms - n. military equipment; weapons artillery - n. big guns asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country B ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction bar - v. to prevent or block barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact (Her research was based on experiments.) betray - v. to turn against; to be false to bill - n. a legislative proposal blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs / bombing boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with