学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2696 repeal

今天我们要学的词是 repeal¹. Repeal 作为动词，有废止，废除的意思。President-elect Donald Trump² repeatedly vowed³ to repeal Obamacare on the campaign trail. 美国当选总统川普在竞选期间，多次誓言要废除奥巴马医改。然而，The latest poll shows that only 26 percent of Americans want to fully⁴ repeal President Obama's signature health care law. 最新民调显示，美国只有26%的民众主张彻底废除奥巴马总统的这一标志性医改法案。好的，我们今天学习的词是 repeal, repeal, repeal...

1 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。