学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2589 backlog

今天我们要学的词是 backlog¹. Backlog 作为名词，有积压的意思。A latest report says the backlog at the U.S. Citizenship² and Immigration Services has skyrocketed 1400 percent since 2011. 最新报告显示，美国移民局的积压案件自2011年以来猛增了14倍。The Department of Justice plans to hire at least 500 prosecutors³ to handle a backlog of over 10,000 cases. 美国司法部准备招聘至少五百位检察官，处理一万多个被积压的案件。好的，我们今天学习的词是 backlog, backlog, backlog...

1 backlog   

n.积压未办之事

参考例句：

• It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
• Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。

2 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。