学个词Learn a Word 第403期 Undercover

今天我们要学的词是undercover。 Undercover, 是指秘密的，暗中进行的。"An undercover operation," 就是一次秘密行动。最近，美国农业部宣布回收1亿4千3百万磅牛肉。"An undercover video showed that cows too sick to stand were slaughtered¹ for human consumption," 因为一部秘密拍摄的录像显示，加州一家屠宰厂非法宰杀了很多病得站不起来的牛，并将牛肉送入市场。"The undercover investigator² refused to disclose his identity for fear of retaliation," 因为担心报复，卧底拍摄录像的调查人员不肯透露自己的身份。好的，今天我们学习的词是undercover...

 

1 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。