学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3219 revert

 今天我们要学的词是 revert¹.

 

revert 的意思是还原，复原。U.S. President Donald Trump² said that if a trade deal with China was possible, it would get done, but if the two sides could not resolve their disputes he would revert to tariffs³. 美国总统特朗普表示，如果有可能与中国达成贸易协议，那么就会达成，但如果双方无法解决争端，他将恢复加征关税。

 

The recent U.S. mid-term elections show that third-party candidates tend to poll better than they actually perform on Election Day, when voters tend to revert to the two major parties. 美国最近的中期选举显示，两党之外候选人的民调往往比实际投票成绩要好，选民在投票时一般会回归两大政党。

1 revert   

v.恢复，复归，回到

参考例句：

• Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。
• Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈，好吗？

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 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。