【突破英文词汇】dem, demo -- people 人民

demagogue /ˈdeməgɒg/

No responsible leader, only a demagogue, would tell the people that, 

if elected, he will solve all their problems.

 

-- political leader who stirs up people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser

 

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n. 煽动者；蛊惑民心的政客

任何负责任的领袖都不会告诉人民，如果选上他，将解决

他们所有的问题，只有蛊惑民心的政客才会这样做。

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epidemic¹ /ˌepɪ'demɪk/

1. The high rate of absence in the lower grades last spring was caused by the measles² epidemic.

2. Federal aid was granted to the depressed³ area where unemployment had risen to epidemic proportions.

 

-- (literally,"among the people") 

1. outbreak of a disease affecting many people at the same time

2. affecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread   

 

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1. n. 传染病 2. adj. 流行的

1. 去年春天低年级学生的高缺勤率是麻疹传染病所造成的。

2. 联邦的补助金被拨到失业状况普遍流行的萧条地区。

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democratize /dɪ'mɒkrətaɪz/

When the new manager took up his position, he began to 

democratize the administration of the company immediately.

 

-- make democratic

 

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vt. 使民主化

新经理上任后，马上着手使公司的管理民主化。

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democratic /ˌdeməˈkrætik/

We must accept the results of a democratic election.

 

-- based on the principles of democracy

 

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adj. 民主的；民主政体的

我们必须接受民主选举的结果。

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1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。