学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2732 watchdog

今天我们要学的词是 watchdog. Watchdog 作为名词，有监督者的意思。An ethics¹ watchdog group claimed that President Donald Trump² is violating the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign governments. 一个伦理道德监督团体表示，美国总统川普接受外国政府付款违反了宪法。A U.S. government watchdog warned that the federal debt is unsustainable and Congress needs to bring it under control. 美国一个政府监督机构警告说，美国联邦负债无法支撑，国会必须使其得以控制。好的，我们今天学习的词是 watchdog, watchdog, watchdog...

1 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

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。