每日一词【189】budge：移动/改变看法或立场

今天我们要学的词组是budge¹。Budge的意思是移动。比如， "They pushed and pushed but the rock would not budge," 他们推了又推，石头纹丝不动。Budge也有改变看法或立场的意思。比如，他一旦拒绝了，就不会改变主意， "Once he had said no, he would not budge."

美国国防部长盖茨在莫斯科访问期间，敦促俄罗斯停止反对美国在欧洲部署防御系统，可是俄罗斯拒不改变立场， "Defense² Secretary Gates urged Russia to drop its opposition³ to U.S. plans, but the Russians refuse to budge." 今天我们学习的词组是budge...

1 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。