学个词Learn a Word 第1097期 To show up

今天我们要学的词是show up。 To show up, 意思是到场。 "The defendant¹ failed to show up in court due to health reasons," 被告因健康原因没有出庭。 "Thousands of people showed up at the two-day event," 这次为期两天的活动吸引了数千人参加。距离美国国会中期选举只有两周了，民主党选民的热情不及共和党人。 "Only half of the people who voted for President Obama in 2008 say they will definitely show up to cast their ballots," 2008年投票支持奥巴马当总统的选民中，只有半数的人表示一定会去参加投票。好的，今天我们学习的词是show up...
 

1 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。