学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2622 cleanse

今天我们要学的词是 cleanse¹. Cleanse 动词，有清洗，净化的意思。Turkey vowed² to completely cleanse Islamic State militants³ from its border region after a suicide bomber⁴ killed 54 people at a Kurdish wedding. 一名自杀炸弹杀手在一个库尔德人婚礼上杀死54人后，土耳其誓言要把边境地区的伊斯兰国激进分子彻底铲除干净。An Indian company has sent 6,000 tea bags to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump⁵ to cleanse his soul. 一家印度公司送给美国总统候选人川普6000个茶袋，要帮助他净化灵魂。好的，我们今天学习的词是 cleanse, cleanse, cleanse...

1 cleanse   

vt.使清洁，使纯洁，清洗

参考例句：

• Health experts are trying to cleanse the air in cities. 卫生专家们正设法净化城市里的空气。
• Fresh fruit juices can also cleanse your body and reduce dark circles.新鲜果汁同样可以清洁你的身体,并对黑眼圈同样有抑制作用。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• 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。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• 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。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。