学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3040 crowdfunding

今天我们要学的词是crowdfunding. Crowdfunding 众筹。Investors¹ have pledged $200 million and hope to raise four times that amount in crowdfunding in order to bid for up to 400 of the Toys “R” Us stores being liquidated² in bankruptcy³. 投资人集资2亿美元，并打算众筹8亿美元，投标收购多达400家破产清算的反斗城玩具店。Former adult film star Stormy Daniels raised $160,000 in just two days through crowdfunding as part of her lawsuit⁴ against President Trump⁵. 前成人电影女星风暴·丹尼尔斯两天众筹16万多美元，用于跟川普总统打官司。好的，我们今天学习的词是crowdfunding, crowdfunding, crowdfunding ...

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 liquidated   

v.清算( liquidate的过去式和过去分词 )；清除（某人）；清偿；变卖

参考例句：

• All his supporters were expelled, exiled, or liquidated. 他的支持者全都被驱逐、流放或消灭了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That can be liquidated at market value any time. 那可按市价随时得到偿付。 来自辞典例句

3 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

4 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

5 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。