学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3594 wrought

 今天我们要学的词是 wrought¹. Wrought is spelled W-R-O-U-G-H-T, wrought.

 

wrought 作为形容词是指锻造成型的。作为动词的意思是造成，造就。U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury² Secretary Steven Mnuchin painted a bleak³ picture of the economic devastation⁴ the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on the country. 美联储主席鲍威尔和财政部长努钦指出新型冠状病毒大流行对美国造成的经济破坏十分严重。

 

This is what online comparison shopping hath wrought： Consumers have gained so much power that retailers⁵ are now staring back through the screen and are comparison shopping -- us. 这就是网上比价购物所造成的：消费者们的力量已经如此之强大，以至于零售商们从屏幕的另一边进行比价购物，目标是我们。

 

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1 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

2 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

3 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

4 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。