40个英语新闻高频词汇

经常看英语新闻的朋友很容易发现，文章中有很多词很简洁，甚至是自己熟知的词，却理解不了它在文中的意思。下面我将列出四十个这样的词，希望能给大家在浏览英文新闻的过程中以帮助。（思考：这些词汇跟释义词汇相比有什么共同特点？为什么新闻报道中倾向于用这些词汇而不是释义词汇？）

前者：新闻词汇后者：释义词汇

1 Aid＝assist帮助

2 Alter＝change or modify 改变

3 ask＝inquire 询问

4 assail [?'se?l]＝attack 攻击 e.g. The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones.

5 ax(e)＝dismiss or reduce 解雇，减少 e.g. After several months the project was axed by the government.

6 balk [b??lk; b??k]＝impede 阻碍 e.g. The attempt to rescue the climbers were balked by the bad weather.

7 Ban＝prohibit or forbid 禁止

8 Bar＝prevent 防止阻止 e.g. He has been barred from practicing medicine.

9 Bare＝expose or reveal 暴露

10 Blast＝explode 爆炸

11 Bid＝attempt 努力e.g. He made a bid for middle class support.

12 Bilk＝cheat 欺骗e.g. The salesman bilked me into buying a fake.

13 Bolt [b??lt]＝desert or abandon 放弃e.g. He decided to bolt the ticket. 他决定退出竞选

vt. 筛选；囫囵吞下；（把门、窗等）闩上；突然说出，脱口说出

vi. （门窗等）闩上，拴住；冲出，跳出；（马等的）脱缰；囫囵吞下

14 Boost＝increase 提高

15 Claim＝snatch 夺去……（生命） e.g. The tornado claimed dozens of lives.

16 Clash＝disagree strongly 产生分歧 e.g. Their views clash on the new tax bill.

17 Curb＝control or restrict 控制 e.g. Measures have been taken to curb inflation.

18 Dip＝decline or decrease 下降 e.g. Meat prices are dipping

19 Ease＝lessen 减轻缓和 e.g. The relationship between these two countries has eased.

20 End＝terminate 终止结束

21 Flay [fle?]＝criticize 批评 e.g. The tutor flayed the idle students.

vt. 剥皮；掠夺；严厉批评

22 Flout[fla?t]＝insult 侮辱vt. 嘲笑；藐视；愚弄

23 Foil＝prevent from

vt. 衬托；阻止，挡开；挫败；贴箔于

n. 箔，金属薄片；衬托，烘托；叶形片

24 Grill＝investigate 调查拷问 e.g. At the police station, she was grilled for twenty-four hours.

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