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1788 side-with

今天我们要学的词是side with. To side with someone 意思是支持某人，站在某人的一边。The jury sided with the defense¹ and acquitted² the defendant³ by reason of insanity⁴. 陪审团认同辩护方，以精神疾病为由，认定被告无罪。美国新泽西州民主党籍联邦参议员劳滕伯格去世后，新泽西州共和党籍州长克里斯蒂决定举行特别选举，填补劳滕伯格参议员留下的空缺。Senate Majority Leader Harry⁵ Reid sided with governor Chris Christie, calling the special election the "right thing to do." 美国国会参议院多数党领袖里德支持克里斯蒂，称特别选举是“正确的措施”。今天我们学习的词是 side with, side with, side with...

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

3 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。

4 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。