学个词Learn a Word 第571期 Outsider

今天我们要学的词是outsider。 Outsider, 是局外人的意思。 "The Board selected an outsider to fill the position of CEO," 董事会挑选了一个局外人担任首席执行官的职务。这次美国总统大选，由于民众对布什政府政绩的不满，求变图新的呼声高涨。 "Republican Vice¹ President Sarah Palin has cast herself as a Washington outsider," 共和党副总统候选人萨拉.佩林把自己说成是“华盛顿政治的局外人”。

与此同时， "Palin portrayed² Democratic Presidential candidate Obama as a cultural outsider," 佩林指责民主党总统候选人奥巴马是美国文化的局外人。好的，今天我们学习的词是outsider...

 

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》