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1. New York's Mayor Bloomberg defends going public with the threat that terrorists might want to strike the city's subway system.

2. Bomb blasts kill six marines in Western Iraq while US forces kill dozens of militants1 in offensives to uproot2 Al-Qaida insurgents3.

3. This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to Chief UN Nuclear Inspector4 Mohamed El Baradei and the agency he runs, the IAEA.

4. Iran rejects claims by Britain's Prime Minister Blair that it's supplying Iraqi insurgents with bombs that have killed British troops.

5. And in London, thousands of tattoo5 enthusiasts6 gather for a weekend convention drawing both veterans and newcomers to body arts.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. uproot
1 uproot uproots7 uprooting8 uprooted9
If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted, you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time.
...the trauma10 of uprooting themselves from their homes...
He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home.
...refugees who were uprooted during Ethiopia's civil war.
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2. tattoo
1 tattoo tattoos11
A tattoo is a design that is drawn12 on someone's skin using needles to make little holes and filling them with coloured dye.
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3. newcomer
1 newcomer newcomers
A newcomer is a person who has recently arrived in a place, joined an organization, or started a new activity.
He must be a newcomer to town and he obviously didn't understand our local customs.
The candidates are both relative newcomers to politics.
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1 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
2 uproot 3jCwL     
v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开
参考例句：
  • The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
  • The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
3 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
4 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
5 tattoo LIDzk     
n.纹身，(皮肤上的)刺花纹；vt.刺花纹于
参考例句：
  • I've decided to get my tattoo removed.我已经决定去掉我身上的纹身。
  • He had a tattoo on the back of his hand.他手背上刺有花纹。
6 enthusiasts 7d5827a9c13ecd79a8fd94ebb2537412     
n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册
7 uproots eefafcfd1d243d56bc9800d39bedbbda     
v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的第三人称单数 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园
参考例句：
8 uprooting 9889e1175aa6c91384bf739d6a25e666     
n.倒根，挖除伐根v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的现在分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园
参考例句：
  • He is hard at work uprooting wild grass in the field. 他正在田里辛苦地芟夷呢。 来自互联网
  • A storm raged through the village, uprooting trees and flattening crops. 暴风雨袭击了村庄，拔起了树木，吹倒了庄稼。 来自互联网
9 uprooted e0d29adea5aedb3a1fcedf8605a30128     
v.把（某物）连根拔起( uproot的过去式和过去分词 )；根除；赶走；把…赶出家园
参考例句：
  • Many people were uprooted from their homes by the flood. 水灾令许多人背井离乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The hurricane blew with such force that trees were uprooted. 飓风强烈地刮着，树都被连根拔起了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 trauma TJIzJ     
n.外伤，精神创伤
参考例句：
  • Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
  • The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
11 tattoos 659c44f7a230de11d35d5532707cf1f5     
n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击
参考例句：
  • His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
  • His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

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