学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2644 mercy killing

今天我们要学的词是 mercy killing¹. Mercy killing 名词，安乐死。A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor² to be euthanized in Belgium since the age restrictions³ on such mercy killings⁴ were lifted in 2014. 比利时一个17岁绝症男孩安乐死，他是比利时2014年取消对安乐死年龄限制以来第一个安乐死的未成年人。The United Arab Emirates passed a new law banning all mercy killings. 阿联酋通过新法律，禁止安乐死。好的，我们今天学习的词是 mercy killing, mercy killing, mercy killing...

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。