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商用英文導讀 – North Korea’s missile programme
文章名稱:North Korea’s missile programme
文章連結: http://bbc.in/2tPJ8Dy
大意:朝鮮於7月4號成功發射洲際彈道導彈 (ICBM),聲稱射程可達美國本土,而經美國科學家研究後證實射程涵蓋阿拉斯加全省。
- arsenal (N.)兵工廠
Police have discovered an arsenal of guns and ammunition in a London house.
- intercontinental (adj.)洲際的
Last month Putin decided to retire silo-housed intercontinental ballistic missiles as their service lives expire.
- miniaturize (V.)使小型化
Apple watch essentially miniaturizes an entire computer system.
- piggyback(V.)揹負
When Mary sprained her ankles, John piggybacked her to the doctors.
- detonate (V.)爆炸;引爆
The bomb was designed to be detonated by a mobile phone.
- decoy (N.)引誘物
It was a decoy to hide the fact that they were also killing members of the political opposition.