学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3153 rally

Rally用作动词时是召集、团结的意思，The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to embark¹ on his first trip to New Delhi as the top U.S. diplomat，美国正与印度团结一道解决紧迫的安全问题，国务卿蓬佩奥在担任美国国最高外交官之后将首次出访新德里。Rally 用作名词时是指集会，President Trump² threatened to shake up federal law enforcement leadership at a political rally in the Midwestern state of Indiana，在美国中西部的印第安纳州一次政治集会上，特朗普总统威胁要整顿联邦执法机构领导层。

1 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

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。