BBC News with Stewart Macintosh
Members of the UN Security Council say they are finalising a draft resolution authorising anadvance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance teamof observers to travel to Syria to monitor the ceasefire there and the further implementation of the international peace plan. A spokesman for the UN envoy Kofi Annan said a group of observers was already standing by to board a plane to Damascus as soon as the resolution was passed. Barbara Plett reports from New York.
There's intense political pressure to get the observers into Syria. Kofi Annan's spokesman said about a dozen monitors are on standby waiting for a green light from the Security Council. But the Russian envoy here said the draft resolution to authorise the mission is too long and complicated. It was supposed to be a brief text to just get some boots on the ground, he said. Western diplomats say they need tospell outthe details of themandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandateeven if it's for a small advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance team. They also want to keep language criticising the government's human rights violations, which Russia wants to drop.
In Syria itself, activists say several people have been shot dead by the security forces during demonstrations after Friday prayers. The regular weekly protest had been seen as a major test of the ceasefire, which came into place on Thursday.
The Sudanese army says it's launched acounterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattackon the disputed oil fields of Heglig, which were occupied by South Sudan earlier this week. It said Sudanese forces were on the outskirts of Heglig town, but the South Sudanese say they are still firmly in control. The country's ambassador to the UN, Agnes Oswaha, said South Sudan had originally attacked the north in self-defence.
"Sudan has been using Heglig as an area for launching an offence against South Sudan, whether it's via area bombardment or underground. So in self-defence, we were able to repel them outside Heglig."
There are conflicting reports about thewhereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereaboutsof the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau after rebellious soldiers there launched a coup on Thursday night. Earlier reports said Carlos Gomes Junior had been arrested by the military, but diplomatic sources believe he's still safely in hiding. Thomas Fessy reports.
There is confusion in Bissau over the whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts of the former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Carlos Junior Gomes. Earlier reports said he was arrested by a group of soldiers after they attacked his house with heavy weapons on Thursday night. But diplomatic sources believe Mr Gomes is safe somewhere in the capital Bissau. Although the situation was calm on Friday, soldiers could be seen around several embassies, suggesting that they were searching for the man who was well on course to become president at the end of the month.
The defence ministry in Yemen says more militants have been killed in fighting in the southern province of Abyan. The ministry said that after hours of fierce fighting, government forces had driven out what it called al-Qaeda-linked militants.
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The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has rejected an attempt by relatives of Bosnian Muslimsmassacre">massacred">massacre">massacredat Srebrenica to sue the United Nations for failing to prevent the killings. The court upheld earlier rulings, saying the UN was protected by immunity under international conventions. Lawyers representing a group of thousands of relatives have said they'llappeal tothe European Court of Human Rights. Dutch peacekeepers in Srebrenica were unable to prevent Bosnian-Serb forces from murdering some 8,000 Muslim men and boys from the town in 1995.
The United States says it'll cancel its planned food aid deliveries to North Korea after the government in Pyongyang defied Security Council resolutions and went ahead with a rocket launch on Friday morning. From Washington, Steve Kingstone.
A senior administration official told reporters it was impossible to see how the US could move forward with sending food aid in light of North Korea's rocket launch. The planned assistance had been part of atentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentativeagreement announced in February under which Pyongyang had pledged to halt uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities. A spokesman for the US State Department said that agreement was now suspended. Washington viewed the rocket launch as a thinlydisguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguised">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguisedtest of long-range missile technology.
The United Nations refugee agency says it's concerned at the growing number of people fleeing the fighting in northwest Pakistan between government troops and Islamist militants. The agency said about 10,000 new arrivals a day were being registered at a camp near Peshawar.
Portugal has become the second country after Greece toratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratifytwo European Union treaties intended to stabilise the financial situation in the eurozone. The treaties, dealing with financial stability and budget discipline, are part of an EU pact signed">signed in March. They'll come into force once they have been ratified by 12 countries. The Portuguese parliament approved the treaties with an overwhelming majority.
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第二页:中英双语听力稿
Members of the UN Security Council say they are finalising a draft resolution authorising an advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance team of observers to travel to Syria to monitor the ceasefire there and the further implementation of the international peace plan. A spokesman for the UN envoy Kofi Annan said a group of observers was already standing by to board a plane to Damascus as soon as the resolution was passed. Barbara Plett reports from New York.
联合国安理会成员国称,已最终草拟了一道决议,授权一支观察团先遣队奔赴叙利亚,监督那里的停火情况,并进一步实施和平方案。联合国使者科菲·安南的发言人称,一批观察员已准备登机赴大马士革,只待决议通过即出发。Barbara Plett在纽约报道。
There's intense political pressure to get the observers into Syria. Kofi Annan's spokesman said about a dozen monitors are on standby waiting for a green light from the Security Council. But the Russian envoy here said the draft resolution to authorise the mission is too long and complicated. It was supposed to be a brief text to just get some boots on the ground, he said. Western diplomats say they need to spell out the details of the mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate even if it's for a small advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance team. They also want to keep language criticising the government's human rights violations, which Russia wants to drop.
派观察员赴叙利亚一事面临巨大的政治压力,科菲·安南的发言人称,约有12名观察员正等待安理会批准。但这里的俄罗斯使者称,批准使团的决议太长太复杂,他说简短的决议即可。西方国家的外交官称,即使是派遣小小的先遣团,其命令也要不厌其详。这些国家还希望决议能批评叙利亚政府违反人权的罪行,而俄罗斯表示反对。
In Syria itself, activists say several people have been shot dead by the security forces during demonstrations after Friday prayers. The regular weekly protest had been seen as a major test of the ceasefire, which came into place on Thursday.
在叙利亚,活动人士称,周五祈祷后发生游行,安全部队开枪打死数人。这每周一次的抗议也是对周四将实施的停火协议的主要检验。
The Sudanese army says it's launched a counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack on the disputed oil fields of Heglig, which were occupied by South Sudan earlier this week. It said Sudanese forces were on the outskirts of Heglig town, but the South Sudanese say they are still firmly in control. The country's ambassador to the UN, Agnes Oswaha, said South Sudan had originally attacked the north in self-defence.
苏丹军队称已对有争议的Heglig油田发起反攻,本周早些时候,这里被南苏丹占领。称苏丹军队在Heglig镇的郊区,但南苏丹称将继续牢牢控制此地。叙利亚驻联合国大使Agnes Oswaha说,南苏丹起初进攻北方是为了自卫。
"Sudan has been using Heglig as an area for launching an offence against South Sudan, whether it's via area bombardment or underground. So in self-defence, we were able to repel them outside Heglig."
“苏丹一直利用Heglig地区来向南苏丹发起进攻,发动区域轰击或秘密活动。所以,为了自卫,我们有能力将他们驱逐出Heglig。”
There are conflicting reports about the whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts of the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau after rebellious soldiers there launched a coup on Thursday night. Earlier reports said Carlos Gomes Junior had been arrested by the military, but diplomatic sources believe he's still safely in hiding. Thomas Fessy reports.
周四晚上几内亚比绍共和国叛变军人发动政变后,有关总理下落的报道各种说法都有。早些时候报道称卡洛斯·戈麦斯被军队逮捕,但外交方面称他仍安然隐藏。Thomas Fessy报道。
There is confusion in Bissau over the whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts of the former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Carlos Junior Gomes. Earlier reports said he was arrested by a group of soldiers after they attacked his house with heavy weapons on Thursday night. But diplomatic sources believe Mr Gomes is safe somewhere in the capital Bissau. Although the situation was calm on Friday, soldiers could be seen around several embassies, suggesting that they were searching for the man who was well on course to become president at the end of the month.
关于前总理间总统候选人卡洛斯·戈麦斯下落一事,在比绍已是流言四起。早先的报道称,周四晚上一群持有重型武器的士兵袭击他的住处并将之逮捕。但外交方面称,戈麦斯案首都比绍某处很安全。尽管周五的局势已经平静,但有人看到仍有士兵在几处使馆外逗留,说明他们仍在寻找这位原本在本月底稳操胜券担任总统的人。
The defence ministry in Yemen says more militants have been killed in fighting in the southern province of Abyan. The ministry said that after hours of fierce fighting, government forces had driven out what it called al-Qaeda-linked militants.
也门外交部称,南部省份阿比安发生战斗,多名武装人员被杀。外交部称经过数小时的激战,政府军已将所谓的所有与基地组织有联系的武装人员驱逐。
The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has rejected an attempt by relatives of Bosnian Muslims massacre">massacred">massacre">massacred at Srebrenica to sue the United Nations for failing to prevent the killings. The court upheld earlier rulings, saying the UN was protected by immunity under international conventions. Lawyers representing a group of thousands of relatives have said they'll appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Dutch peacekeepers in Srebrenica were unable to prevent Bosnian-Serb forces from murdering some 8,000 Muslim men and boys from the town in 1995.
在Srebrenica大屠杀中被害的波斯尼亚穆斯林的家属试图起诉联合国未能阻止杀戮,而荷兰最高法院驳回了这一请求。法院支持早先的判决,称根据国际公约,联合国受豁免权保护。代表数千名亲属的律师称,他们将向欧洲人权法庭上诉。1995年,波斯尼亚塞族军队在Srebrenica杀害大约8000名穆斯林男子和男孩,而荷兰驻Srebrenica的维和人员未能阻止这场杀戮。
The United States says it'll cancel its planned food aid deliveries to North Korea after the government in Pyongyang defied Security Council resolutions and went ahead with a rocket launch on Friday morning. From Washington, Steve Kingstone.
美国称,由于平壤政府藐视安理会决议,于周五早上发射一枚火箭,将取消原计划对朝鲜的粮食援助。Steve Kingstone在华盛顿报道。
A senior administration official told reporters it was impossible to see how the US could move forward with sending food aid in light of North Korea's rocket launch. The planned assistance had been part of a tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative agreement announced in February under which Pyongyang had pledged to halt uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities. A spokesman for the US State Department said that agreement was now suspended. Washington viewed the rocket launch as a thinly disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguised">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguised test of long-range missile technology.
政府一名高级官员告诉记者,考虑到朝鲜已发射火箭,美国不可能实施粮食援助计划。这原本的援助计划,是用来试探平壤二月份宣布的一项协议,朝鲜在协议中承诺停止浓缩铀等其他核计划。美国国务院发言人称,这项协议目前已被搁置。华盛顿认为发射火箭一事,不过是在虚弱掩饰其远程导弹技术的测试。
The United Nations refugee agency says it's concerned at the growing number of people fleeing the fighting in northwest Pakistan between government troops and Islamist militants. The agency said about 10,000 new arrivals a day were being registered at a camp near Peshawar.
巴基斯坦政府军和伊斯兰武装分子在西北部发起战事,越来越多的人逃离此地,联合国难民机构对此表示担心 。该机构称,在白沙瓦[附近的一处难民营,一天就有大约一万名新难民注册。
Portugal has become the second country after Greece to ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify two European Union treaties intended to stabilise the financial situation in the eurozone. The treaties, dealing with financial stability and budget discipline, are part of an EU pact signed">signed in March. They'll come into force once they have been ratified by 12 countries. The Portuguese parliament approved the treaties with an overwhelming majority.
自希腊之后,葡萄牙成为第二个批准欧盟协议的国家,目的是稳固欧元区的财经局势。这些协议涉及财经稳定和预算纪律,是欧盟三月份签署的协议的一部分。这些协议一经12个国家批准,就立刻生效实施。葡萄牙议会以绝大多数支持通过了这些协议。
第三页:词汇解析
advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance
英汉解释
n. 发展;前进;增长;预付款
vt. 提出;预付;使……前进;将……提前
vi. 前进;进展;上涨
adj. 预先的;先行的
同义词
v.boost,encourage,go on,throw out
n.feeler,forward motion,improvement,progress
a.advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advanced,beforehand,in advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance
反义词
v.back,drop off,fall back,regress
词汇辨析
advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance,progress,proceed,move on,go
这些动词均含“前进,行进,进展”之意。 advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance 主要用于具体的人或物,也可指科学技术和运动等。
progress 指按某一既定目标前进,取得发展,目的性很明确,强调经常和稳定地前进。
proceed 侧重指继续前进。
move on 非正式用语,侧重从某一停止点向某地前进,但不表示前进的目的地。
go 最常用词,含义宽泛而不确切,依上文确定其具体意思。
参考例句
1. The generaladvance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advanced his troops to the new position.
将军挥师前进到新阵地。
2. You can prepare the interview questions inadvance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance.
你可以提前准备一下面试的问题。
3. Please inform our customers and arrange your work inadvance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance">advance.
请各部门提前安排工作,并告知相关客户。
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mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate
英汉解释
n. 授权;命令,指令;委托管理;受命进行的工作
vt. 授权;托管
同义词
n.authorisation,authorization,mandatory
参考例句
1. Upon clearance of funds, disbursement of funds received at the advising bank of the Seller to pay commissions, shipping fees and yard fees shall occur under Sellersmandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate.
在结清货款后,卖方通知行对所收到的资金,予以支付佣金,船运费和码头费用,但该支付行为必须经由卖方书面要求。
2. The obvious solution is to strip the rules of references to ratings where possible, so that the market, rather than a governmentmandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate, determines the extent of their use.
显而易见的解决之道是在可能的情况下废除评级参考规则,这样就使得市场,而不是政府命令来决定他们的使用范围。
3. Due process protections: Maryland has implemented strict due process protections, including themandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandate">mandateto appoint an attorney for the person subject to guardianship proceedings.
司法程序的保护:马里兰已经行严格的司法程序的保护,包括为有关监护行为的当事人指定律师的权力。
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counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack
英汉解释
vt. 反击;反攻
vi. 反击;反攻
n. 反击;反攻
同义词
n.countermove,counterplay
v.counterstrike
参考例句
1. Dodge, dodge, dodge the inevitablecounterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack.
闪避,闪避,闪避敌人的反击。
2. By the end we had control of the game and Chelsea were playing on thecounterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack.
比赛快结束,我们完全控制了比赛,切尔西一直都打防守反击。
3. He saw his world as an arms race -- parasite attack, host defense, parasitecounterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack">counterattack, host counter -- defense, and so on.
他把自己的世界看成军备竞赛——寄生虫进攻,宿主防卫,寄生虫反攻,宿主对抗——防卫,如此等等。
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self-defence
英汉解释
n. 自卫;正当防卫
同义词
n.self-defense,self-protection
参考例句
1. Israel says it wasself-defence.
以色列表示这是出于自卫。
2. Jane declined his amiable invitation in pureself-defence.
珍完全出于自卫地拒绝了他友善的邀请。
3. First, he or she must be honestly be acting inself-defenceor defending someone else.
第一,他或她必须诚实地行使正当防卫权以保护自己或他人。
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whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts
英汉解释
n. 下落;行踪;去向;所在之处
adv. 在何处;靠近什么地方
参考例句
1. Do you know herwhereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts?
你知道她的下落吗?
2. Addresses are given to us to conceal ourwhereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts.
地址是用来隐藏我们的真实下落的。
3. I still seek my sister and the Dark Wizard. Do you know of theirwhereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts">whereabouts?
我仍然在找我的姐姐和那个黑暗魔法师,你知道他们的下落么?
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massacre">massacre
英汉解释
vt. 残杀;彻底击败
n. 大屠杀;[口]惨败
同义词
n.butchery,carnage,mass murder,slaughter
v.mow down,slaughter
词汇辨析
kill,murder,slaughter,massacre">massacre,assassinate,execute
这些动词均有“杀,杀死”之意。 kill 普通用词,含义广泛,泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。
murder 指谋杀或凶杀。
slaughter 本义指大批宰杀动物,也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。
massacre">massacre 语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀,尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。
assassinate 通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或短名人士。
execute 指依法处死罪犯。
参考例句
1. Nanjing Massacre is one of the heaviest, humiliated and bloody events in the history of China.
南京大屠杀是中国历史上最沉痛、最屈辱和血腥的事件之一。
2. In the "New History Textbook, " the Nanking Massacre is dismissed as a controversial "incident.
在“新历史教课书”里,‘南京大屠杀’被改写成一个有争议的“事件”。
3. The hunters came from the East tomassacre">massacrethe buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.
从东面来地猎手对平原伤的野牛进行了屠杀,在很短时间内屠杀了好几百万的数量。
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英汉解释
adj. 试验性的,暂定的;踌躇的
n. 假设,试验
同义词
a.doubtful,probationary,provisional,provisionary
参考例句
1. I think we can draw up atentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentativeplan now.
我认为现在可以先草拟一具临时候方案。
2. I think we can draw up atentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentativeplan now.
我认为现在可以先草拟一具临时筹划。
3. I think we can draw up atentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentative">tentativeplan now.
我认为现在可以先草拟一份临时的方案。
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disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise
英汉解释
vt. 掩饰;假装;隐瞒
n. 伪装;假装;用作伪装的东西
同义词
n.camouflage
词汇辨析
disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise,mask,cloak
这些动词均表示“伪装”或“掩饰”之意。 disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise 指改变装束或外表以掩饰自己的真面目或冒充他人。有时仅指掩饰感情、动机或意图。
mask 本义为“面罩”,引申“掩饰”解时,指掩饰某物的真实性质或存在的伪装。
cloak 指采取伪装来掩盖或隐藏真实面目或本性或企图。
参考例句
1. The enemy soldierdisguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguised as civilian.
一名敌兵伪装成了平民。
2. Adisguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguisecomprises an enterprise and good supervision.
伪装由计划和良好的监督组成。
3. That is why Idisguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguise">disguisethem in untruth, saying the contrary of what I mean.
为何我用谎言掩饰它们,说些与本意相违的话,就是这个缘故。
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ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify
英汉解释
vt. 批准;认可
同义词
v.sign
参考例句
1. A resolution that conditions should be improved has been ratified.
改善环境的决议业已正式批准。
2. Theyratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratifythe pact because they think it will bring peace.
他们批准了这项协定,因为他们认为它将能带来和平。
3. Over ninety countriesratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratify">ratifyan agreement to ban the use of these chemicals.
九十多个国家批准了一项禁止使用这些化学品的协议。