学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2651 reject

今天我们要学的词是 reject. Reject动词，意思是拒绝，驳回。Voters in Columbia rejected a landmark¹ peace deal signed by Columbia's president and the leaders of the FARC rebels. 哥伦比亚选民拒绝接受哥伦比亚总统和哥伦比亚革命武装力量领袖签署的历史性和平协议。Almost all Hungarian voters who took part in Sunday's referendum rejected the EU's migrant quotas² but turnout was too low to make the result valid³. 几乎所有参加星期天全民公决的匈牙利选民都对欧盟移民配额投了反对票，但是因为投票选民人数太少，投票结果无效。好的，我们今天学习的词是 reject, reject, reject...

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

3 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？