学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3470 staggering

 今天我们要学的词是 staggering.

 

staggering 的意思是惊人的。 Australia's second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches¹ of anti-money laundering² and counterterrorism financing laws, which in theory could result in a fine of up to a staggering US$328 trillion. 澳大利亚第二大银行西太平洋银行被控违反反洗钱和反恐金融法达2千300万次，从理论上可面临高达328万亿美元的罚款。

 

A recent report by the non-profit group EdChoice showed that a staggering 15 percent of parents would prefer homeschooling over other educational alternatives such as private, public, or charter schools. 非营利组织EdChoice最近的一项报告显示，有惊人比例的15％的父母希望子女在家上学，而不是接受私立、公立或特许学校等其他教育方式。

1 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

2 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》