考研英语二晨读2018-07-16

1.*claim [kleɪm]
v. 要求；声称 
n. 声称；索赔
They claimed to have discovered a new planet. 
他们宣称发现了一颗新的行星。

2.proclaim [prə'kleɪm]
v. 宣布；声明 
The ringing bells proclaimed the birth of the prince.
鸣响的钟声宣布王子诞生了。

3.*declare [dɪ'kleə]
v. 宣布，声明；断言，宣称
They declared their support for the proposal. 
他们宣布支持这个提议。
Declaration of Independence  《独立宣言》

4.clarify ['klærɪfaɪ]
vt. 澄清；阐明 
Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.
请你把第一点再阐释一下，好吗？我没有完全明白。

5.acclaim [ə'kleɪm]
vt. 称赞；为…喝彩 
n. 喝彩；称赞
The crowd acclaimed the winners. 
群众为获胜者喝彩。

6.applaud [ə'plɔːd]
v. 鼓掌； 赞许，称赞
We applaud the family's decision to remain silent over the issue. 
我们非常赞赏这一家人对此事保持沉默的决定。
applause  n. 欢呼；鼓掌

7.exclaim [ɪk'skleɪm]
v. (因兴奋、震惊、愤怒等) 呼喊，惊叫 
to exclaim in pain  痛苦得大叫起来

8.reclaim [rɪ'kleɪm]
v. 开拓；收回；回收
This land will be reclaimed for a new airport. 
这块土地将被开发用来建新机场。
The good news for the industry was that investors don’t seem to be in any hurry to reclaim their money. 
对该行业来说，好消息是投资者们似乎不急于要求收回他们的钱。