学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2554 disheartened

今天我们要学的词是 disheartened. Disheartened is spelled d-i-s-h-e-a-r-t-e-n-e-d, disheartened. Disheartened 形容词，沮丧的，心灰意冷的。Angelina Jolie, the special envoy¹ for the United Nations refugee agency, said she is disheartened by the U.S. response to the global migration² crisis. 联合国难民署特使安吉莉娜∙朱莉说，美国对全球移民危机的反应让她很沮丧。Fiji’s Prime Minister urged families who had lost their homes in Tropical Cyclone³ Winston not to be disheartened. 斐济总理敦促在热带气旋温斯顿中失去家园的家庭不要心灰意冷。好的，我们今天学习的词是 disheartened, disheartened, disheartened...

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。