学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3171 fraught

今天我们要学的词是 fraught¹.

Fraught的意思是充满紧张、压力，The United States recently flew bombers² over the South China Sea again, the move is likely to intensify³ the already fraught tension between Beijing and Washington. 美军轰炸机最近再次飞跃南中国海上空，这可能会加剧北京和华盛顿之间已经充满紧张的关系。Theresa May's parliamentary position is fraught with difficulty but another election still looks unlikely，英国首相特蕾莎-梅在议会的地位令人担忧，但另一次选举看起来仍然不太可能。

1 fraught   

adj.充满…的，伴有(危险等)的；忧虑的

参考例句：

• The coming months will be fraught with fateful decisions.未来数月将充满重大的决定。
• There's no need to look so fraught!用不着那么愁眉苦脸的！

2 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。