5.exodus n.大批的离去
6.fallout n.放射尘;(核爆炸后的)沉降物;后果,余波
例句:the current crisis and its political fallout
当前危机及其政治影响
7.commentary n.评论; 评注
例句:He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.
他正在对篮球赛作评论。
8.retain vt.保持; 保留
例句:This village still retains its old world character.
这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。
9.outnumber vt.数量多于;比…多
例句:Reporters outnumbered guests at the political gathering.
在那次政治性集会上, 记者的数量超过了来宾。
1.Reports from Tunisia say the new government has rushed security forces to coastal areas to stop a Europe-bound exodus of people fleeing poverty and political turmoil in Tunisia.
Europe-bound复合词
由两个或更多的词合成一个词的现象,叫复合词,又称合成词(词与词之间可以有连字符);其中以复合名词最多,其次是复合形容词,复合动词、介词、副词、数词等也不少。
a.名词+名词:bookshop /store /seller / mark,sunlight /shine /glasses,French /Englishman,policeman /woman,volley /basket /base / football,penfriend,grandfather /mother /son / daughter /parent(s)/children,schoolboy /girl/ bag /yard,headache /master /teacher,moon- cake /light,team /house /homework,workbook /place /shop,newspaper,motorbike /car, birthday,bed /class /bathroom,handbag,gate- keeper /man,pencil-box,day /lunchtime, lifeboat /time,postcard /man /office,seafood, weekday /end,class /work /mate,northeast / west,railway,southeast /west,textbook,teapot, shellfish,earthquake,cup /keyboard,doorbell, fireplace,farmland,hometown,salesgirl,necklace,wardrobe,spaceship,etc.