学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3492 lag

 今天我们要学的词是 lag.

 

lag的意思是落后，滞后。 In conservative Pakistan, women's sports still lag far behind those of their male counterparts, which prompts women who enjoy sports to push the boundaries and demand change. 在社会保守的巴基斯坦，女子体育运动仍然远远落后于男子，这促使那些喜欢体育运动的女性努力打破藩篱，要求变革。

 

African-American voters back Medicare for All more than other groups, polls show, but the policy's two chief proponents¹, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren continue to lag well behind Joe Biden with these voters. 民调显示，非洲裔美国人选民比其他族裔团体更支持全民健保，但这一政策的两个主要推动者、参议员桑德斯和沃伦在这些选民中的支持率仍远远落后于拜登。

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n.（某事业、理论等的）支持者，拥护者( proponent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Reviewing courts were among the most active proponents of hybrid rulemaking procedures. 复审法院是最积极的混合型规则制定程序的建议者。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• Proponents of such opinions were arrested as 'traitors. ' 提倡这种主张的人马上作为“卖国贼”逮捕起来。 来自辞典例句