学个词Learn a Word 第1500课 hasten

  今天我们要学的词是hasten。Hasten, 的意思是催促，加速。 "A new study found that exposure to bullying¹ and child abuse hastens children's biological aging," 一项新研究发现，霸凌和虐待会加快儿童的生理衰老。 "Australia's prime minister said her country will hasten troop withdrawal² from Afghanistan," 澳大利亚总理表示，澳大利亚将加快从阿富汗的撤军速度。 "Serbia's President Boris Tadic has reportedly said he will hasten his resignation to clear the way for an early presidential election," 据报导，塞尔维亚总统塔迪克表示，他将提早辞职，为提前举行总统选举扫清道路。好，今天我们学习的词是hasten...

1 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。