学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3439 paralyze

 今天我们要学的词是 paralyze.

 

paralyze 的意思是瘫痪。Japan began recovery efforts Sunday after a powerful typhoon hit the central island killing¹ more than 30 people and briefly² paralyzing Tokyo. 一场强台风袭击日本中部岛屿，造成30多人丧生，并导致东京短暂瘫痪之后，日本周日开始了重建工作。

 

V iolent attacks and looting of shops and houses have paralyzed businesses in southern Cameroon, where townspeople claim outsiders are causing mounting insecurity. 喀麦隆南部地区发生的暴力袭击和商店及住家遭抢劫导致那里商业瘫痪，当地居民称外来者让那里越来越不安全。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。