VOA慢速英语词汇

child [tʃaild]

n. a baby; a boy or girl

children ['tʃildrən]

n. more than one child

choose [tʃu:z]

v. to decide between two or more

circle ['sə:kl]

n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O"

词根记忆：circ（圆，圈）+le→圆圈

citizen ['sitizn]

n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law

词根记忆：citi（看作city，城市）+zen（表人）→市民，公民

city ['siti]

n. any important large town

civilian [si'viljən]

ad. not military

词根记忆：civil（民间的）+ian→民间的

civil rights

n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation

claim [kleim]

v. to say something as a fact

本身为词根，以为“大叫”→声称；要求

clash [klæʃ]

n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose

象声词：物体撞碎的声音

class [klɑ:s]

n. a group of students who meet to study the same subject; also, a social or economic group. ("They were members of the middle class.")

clean [kli:n]

v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water")

clergy ['klə:dʒi]

n. a body of officials within a religious organization

climate ['klaimit]

n. the normal weather conditions of a place

climb [klaim]

v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands

clock [klɔk]

n. a device that measures and shows time

close [kləuz]

v. to make something not open; ad. near to

cloth [klɔ(:)θ]

n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances

clothes [kləuðz]

n. what people wear

cloud [klaud]

n. a mass of fog high in the sky