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President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras has suspended the officials in charge of the national prison system after a fire at a jail killed more than 300inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmates">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmates. Mr Lobo said he was determined to ensure a full investigation into the cause of the disaster and find out who was responsible. He expressed his sympathy for the families of those who'd died.
"We deeply regret what has happened, and I would like to express my solidarity with the families of our compatriots who lost their lives in the Comayagua prison."
Firefighters said many prisoners were burned alive orasphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiated">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiatedin their cells because the keys could not be found.
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed that he'll run for a second five-year term in elections in April. He was speaking on national television. Mr Sarkozy is currently well behind his main rival, the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, in the opinion polls. Hugh Schofield reports.
President Sarkozy told television viewers that he saw it as his duty to run for a second term. The captain of a ship did not desert thehelm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helmin troubled waters. He said that in the last five years many reforms had been carried through, but there was still much work to do. "I have plenty of ideas, plenty of things to say to the French," he said. Nicolas Sarkozylags far behindthe Socialist Francois Hollande in the polls, but he's apugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnaciouscampaigner and appears to believe he's got a decent chance of winning.
The United States has downplayed the significance of what Iran called two major advances in its controversial nuclear programme. Tehran said it had loaded Iranian-madenuclear fuel rodsinto a research reactor in north Tehran. It also said that a new generation ofcentrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuges">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifugeshad been put into operation at the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz. At a briefing in Washington, the US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the announcements didn't amount too much.
"We frankly don't see a lot new here. This is not big news. In fact, it seems to have beenhype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hyped">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hyped. The Iranians have for many months been putting out calendars of accomplishments, and based on their own calendars, they are many, many months behind. This strikes us as calibrated mostly for a domestic audience."
The head of the Eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said he's confident that a decision on a second Greek bailout will be taken on Monday.
He was speaking after eurozone finance ministers held a conference call to discuss what more Greece had to do to secure a bailout worth 130bn. Mr Juncker said the Greek government had found a way to cut 325m more from its budget. He also said that the finance ministers wanted mechanisms tomonitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitorthe Greek economy.
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The Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping has told US business leaders the time is right for a new starting point in relations between the two countries. Speaking in Washington, Mr Xi said China welcomed a constructive US role in promoting peace in the Asia-Pacific region, but he said Washington had to respect China's interests and concerns in the area. Correspondents say this is Beijing's response to America's new policy of strengthening its military and political presence in Asia.
The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, has announced that he will step down at the end of his five-year term in June. It opens the possibility that for the first time a non-American could be chosen to head the bank. Last year, new guidelines were adopted calling for an openmerit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit-based selection process.
The Sri Lankan army has agreed to investigate allegations aired on British television that government forces committed war crimes in the final stage of the conflict against the Tamil Tigers in 2009. It's something the army has always denied. Charles Haviland is in Colombo.
This is a big change. The army has come out with a statement saying it is looking into the allegations contained there, as it says,irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespectiveof the authenticity or otherwise of the video footage. So they are leaving open the notion that that footage might actually be authentic. The army has made clear that this is very much an internal army commission. They say it's a commission of inquiry at the moment and that if there isprima facieevidence against anyone, that might lead to prosecutions in acourt-martial, which could potentially incur penalties including the death penalty.
Scientists in Switzerland have announced plans to launch a special satellite designed to clean up space. They say the prototype willscoop updebris orbiting Earth and take it back into the atmosphere where it'll burn on re-entry. More than half a million pieces of debris from rockets and satellites are orbiting Earth at a very high speed.
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第二页:中英双语听力稿
President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras has suspended the officials in charge of the national prison system after a fire at a jail killed more than 300 inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmates">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmates. Mr Lobo said he was determined to ensure a full investigation into the cause of the disaster and find out who was responsible. He expressed his sympathy for the families of those who'd died.
洪都拉斯总统Porfirio Lobo将负责全国监狱系统的官员停职,原因是一所监狱发生火灾,至少300名犯人丧生。Lobo说,他一定要对火灾的原因进行全面调查,找到真凶。他向遇难者家属表示慰问。
"We deeply regret what has happened, and I would like to express my solidarity with the families of our compatriots who lost their lives in the Comayagua prison."
“我们对这次灾难深表遗憾,我要向Comayagua监狱遇难同胞的家属表示,我们是休戚与共的。”
Firefighters said many prisoners were burned alive or asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiated">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiated in their cells because the keys could not be found.
消防员称,由于找不到囚房的钥匙,许多犯人被活活烧死或窒息而死。
The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed that he'll run for a second five-year term in elections in April. He was speaking on national television. Mr Sarkozy is currently well behind his main rival, the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, in the opinion polls. Hugh Schofield reports.
法国总统萨科齐宣布将参加4月份的总统竞选,他在全国电视台上发表了讲话。民调显示,萨科齐目前在主要对手社会党候选人FrancoisHolland之后。Hugh Schofield报道。
President Sarkozy told television viewers that he saw it as his duty to run for a second term. The captain of a ship did not desert the helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm in troubled waters. He said that in the last five years many reforms had been carried through, but there was still much work to do. "I have plenty of ideas, plenty of things to say to the French," he said. Nicolas Sarkozy lags far behind the Socialist Francois Hollande in the polls, but he's a pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious campaigner and appears to believe he's got a decent chance of winning.
萨科齐告诉电视观众,他将竞选第二个任期视作自己的责任,因为船长是不会放弃在汹涌波涛上航行的船只的。他说,过去5年实施了许多项改革,但还有很多工作要做。他说,“我有很多想法、很多事想跟法国人民说。”萨科齐在民调中远落后于社会党人Francois Holland,但他生性好斗,认为自己有机会赢得竞选。
The United States has downplayed the significance of what Iran called two major advances in its controversial nuclear programme. Tehran said it had loaded Iranian-made nuclear fuel rods into a research reactor in north Tehran. It also said that a new generation of centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuges">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuges had been put into operation at the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz. At a briefing in Washington, the US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the announcements didn't amount too much.
伊朗称在富有争议的核项目上取得两大进展,而美国却对此淡化处理。德黑兰称已将伊朗产的核燃料棒运至德黑兰北部的一个研究用反应堆里。同时还声称,新一代离心分离机将在纳坦兹铀浓缩工厂投入使用。美国国防部女发言人Victoria Nuland在华盛顿发表简短声明,她称伊朗的声明里并没有什么大文章。
"We frankly don't see a lot new here. This is not big news. In fact, it seems to have been hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hyped">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hyped. The Iranians have for many months been putting out calendars of accomplishments, and based on their own calendars, they are many, many months behind. This strikes us as calibrated mostly for a domestic audience."
“坦诚地说,我们没看到多少新进展,这并不是什么大新闻。事实上,这不过是夸大其词。伊朗政府这几个月来一直在开展核研究项目安排,根据他们的这些安排,他们的进度远未达到他们声称的那种程度。所以伊朗政府的话主要是说给国内人听的。”
The head of the Eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said he's confident that a decision on a second Greek bailout will be taken on Monday.
欧洲集团主席让克洛德·容克称,相信希腊第二轮救市计划将于周一出台。
He was speaking after eurozone finance ministers held a conference call to discuss what more Greece had to do to secure a bailout worth 130bn. Mr Juncker said the Greek government had found a way to cut 325m more from its budget. He also said that the finance ministers wanted mechanisms to monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor the Greek economy.
此前,欧元区财经部长召开会议,商讨为获得价值1300亿美元救市资金,希腊应做出的进一步努力。容克说,希腊政府已找到从预算中削减另外3.25亿美元的办法。他说,各国财长们希望建立一定的机制来监督希腊的经济。
The Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping has told US business leaders the time is right for a new starting point in relations between the two countries. Speaking in Washington, Mr Xi said China welcomed a constructive US role in promoting peace in the Asia-Pacific region, but he said Washington had to respect China's interests and concerns in the area. Correspondents say this is Beijing's response to America's new policy of strengthening its military and political presence in Asia.
中国副主席习近平向美国商界领导人表示,中美两国开启新关系的时候到了。习近平在华盛顿的讲话中表示,中国欢迎美国在促进亚太地区和平中发挥建设性作用,但他还说,美方应尊重中方的利益以及在该地区的事务。记者称,中国这是对美国在亚洲加强军事和政治部署新政策的回应。
The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, has announced that he will step down at the end of his five-year term in June. It opens the possibility that for the first time a non-American could be chosen to head the bank. Last year, new guidelines were adopted calling for an open merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit-based selection process.
世界银行行长Robert Zoellick宣布,将于6月的五年任期结束时辞职。这就意味着,首次将可能有非美国人当选为世行行长。去年,世行实施新纲领,呼吁在人选选拨上更开放,要以才能为标准。
The Sri Lankan army has agreed to investigate allegations aired on British television that government forces committed war crimes in the final stage of the conflict against the Tamil Tigers in 2009. It's something the army has always denied. Charles Haviland is in Colombo.
英国电视台曾报道称,斯里兰卡政府军在2009年镇压猛虎组织的最后阶段犯下战争罪,目前,斯里兰卡军队同意对此进行调查。这项罪名是斯里兰卡军队一直否认的。Charles Haviland在科伦坡报道。
This is a big change. The army has come out with a statement saying it is looking into the allegations contained there, as it says, irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective of the authenticity or otherwise of the video footage. So they are leaving open the notion that that footage might actually be authentic. The army has made clear that this is very much an internal army commission. They say it's a commission of inquiry at the moment and that if there is prima facie evidence against anyone, that might lead to prosecutions in a court-martial, which could potentially incur penalties including the death penalty.
斯里兰卡军队态度变化真不小,如今,军队发表声明,称不管电视台的视频报道是否属实,都要进行调查。所以,这让人感到这份视频应该是真实的。军方表示将成立国内军事委员会,并对此事进行调查,如果确实存在对任何人不利的证据,都会上诉军事法庭,因此,罪犯很有可能面临包括死刑在内的惩罚。
Scientists in Switzerland have announced plans to launch a special satellite designed to clean up space. They say the prototype will scoop up debris orbiting Earth and take it back into the atmosphere where it'll burn on re-entry. More than half a million pieces of debris from rockets and satellites are orbiting Earth at a very high speed.
瑞士科学家宣布将发射一颗专门卫星来清理太空,这颗卫星将运走地球轨道上的碎片,并在地球大气层将之焚毁。约有100多万片火箭和卫星碎片在地球轨道上高速运转。
第三页:词汇解析
inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate
英汉解释
n. 居民;同住者
同义词
n.con,convict,gaolbird,inpatient
反义词
n.outpatient
参考例句
1. Aninmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmatehas died in Georgia after a shootout in the Jackson County Courthouse .
乔治亚州一名囚犯在杰克逊县法院的枪击事件中死亡。
2. The return address on the envelope listed a Colorado detention center and the name of aninmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate.
信封上的寄信人地址写着科罗拉多州一处拘留中心和一名囚犯的名字。
3. The return address on the envelope listed a Colorado detention center and the name of aninmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate">inmate.
在信封上写着的回邮地址是科罗拉多州一拘留中心(的地址)和一囚犯的名字。
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asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate
英汉解释
vt. 使…窒息
vi. 窒息
同义词
v.choke,smother,stifle,suffocate
参考例句
1. Business must adapt to this new psychology orasphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate.
企业必须适应这种新的心理,否则就会窒息而亡。
2. We must trace the source of these noxious gases before theyasphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiateus.
在我们被这些有毒气体窒息之前,必须查出其来源。
3. They canasphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiate">asphyxiateyou, burn you, bury you alive, or crush you under debris.
它们会令你窒息,灼烧你,埋葬一切生机,或者将你掩埋在废墟之下。
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helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm
英汉解释
n. 舵;舵柄;领导地位;驾驶盘
vt. 指挥;给...掌舵
参考例句
1. He was determined tohelm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helmthe exhibition.
他决定负责此次展览会的领导工作。
2. Luff thehelm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm">helm!
转舵向风!
3. When you pick up the Helm of Seeing, you finally understand why the blind troglodyte would find it worthless.
当你拾起来视觉头盔后,你终于明白为什么看不见的穴居人会认为它一无所值。
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pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious
英汉解释
adj. 好斗的,好战的
同义词
a.hard-bitten,hard-boiled,rough
参考例句
1. This view was a necessary consequence of his pessimistic estimate of human beings as selfish, uncooperative, andpugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnaciouscreatures.
这种观点是他那种把人类看成是自私自利的、不可合作的、寻衅好斗的动物的悲观主义观点的必然产物。
2. Thepugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnaciousLebanese trader opposes market orthodoxies, and believes that most of current financial theory is based on stupid principles.
这名好斗的黎巴嫩证券经纪人反对正统的市场学说,相信当今大多数金融理论都是建立在愚蠢的原理之上。
3. There was a better hand across the table, held by apugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnacious">pugnaciousIrish youth, who was a political hanger-on of the Tammany district in which they were located.
和他对桌的是一个好斗的爱尔兰青年。此人是当地坦慕尼派控制的选区的一个政治食客,他手里有一副更好的牌。
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centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge
英汉解释
vt. 用离心机分离;使…受离心作用
n. 离心机;离心分离机
同义词
n.extractor,separator
v.centrifugate
参考例句
1. Aerospace facilities normally work in the vibration-centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifugecompound environment.
航天设备多在振动-离心复合环境下工作。
2. To rotate(something) in acentrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifugeor to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus.
分离在离心机里旋转(某物)或通过这种器械进行分离、''。'脱水'。''或进行化验。
3. A kind of equipment which can not only realize the dynamic test but also the static test of accelerometer bycentrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifuge">centrifugeis described.
介绍一种既能实现加速度计在离心机上的动态实验测试,也能实现静态实验测试的装置。
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hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype
英汉解释
n. 大肆宣传;皮下注射
vt. 大肆宣传;使…兴奋
同义词
n.ballyhoo,hoopla,plug
参考例句
1. Theyhype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hyped up the crowd with TV to sell their political policy.
他们利用电视广播向群众大力兜售他们的政策。
2. This product falls short of thehype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype.
这个产品没有宣传的那么好。
3. If the publisher of this book Wanted to join the Currenthype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hype">hypeabout multimedia, he could advertise the book as using multimedia technology.
如果本书的出版者想加入当前多媒体广告的行列,那么,他就可以声称这本书已经使用了多媒体技术。
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monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor
英汉解释
n. 监视器;监听器;监控器;班长
vt. 监控
同义词
n.admonisher,monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor lizard,monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitoring device,proctor
v.ride herd on,supervise
参考例句
1. You mustmonitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitorthe old man's illness.
你一定要监察这位老人的病情。
2. We elected himmonitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor.
我们选他为班长。
3. Set up andmonitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitor">monitorcompatibility tests with customer products.
用客户产品来设立并监控兼容性试验。
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merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit
英汉解释
n. 优点,价值;功绩;功过
vt. 值得
vi. 应受报答
同义词
n.deservingness,merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">meritoriousness,virtue
v.deserve
反义词
n.demerit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit,fault
词汇辨析
merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit,virtue,pefection
这些名词均可表示“优点,长处”之意。 merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit 指有值得赞扬的优点,但不一定是出类拔萃。
virtue 指人或物的优点长处,指人的美德。
pefection 指达到了理想或完美的程度。
参考例句
1. Hemerit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merited all the praises they give him.
他们给他的所有表扬他都受之无愧。
2. A character can perform only one action per turn, unless he has a Merit or power that lets him do otherwise.
一个人物一个回合只能执行一个动作,除非他有能让他做其他事情的优势或者能力。
3. "Now, " said he, "Osborne never will allow the leastmerit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">merit">meritin anything of mine, but makes a thousand criticisms out of mere envy.
「现在,」他说,「鄂斯本从不允许我的任何作品有少许的价值,做了一千次批评,不过是出于嫉妒罢了。
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irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective
英汉解释
adj. 无关的;不考虑的;不顾的
同义词
r.disregarding,disregardless,no matter,regardless
参考例句
1. Our main target is to reach the capable buyers all over planetirrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespectiveof nation or continent.
我们的主要目标是要达到有能力的买家超过所有的星球,不论国家或大陆。
2. Most engines in industrial use are rated to run at a constant speed,irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespectiveof the load they carry.
工业上使用的大多数发动机都以恒定速度运转,而与发动机承受的负荷无关。
3. With Gyro Night, only the gyro graticule was visible, and the range was set to 165 m (180yds)irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespective">irrespectiveof pedals or twist grip.
夜间模式,只能看到陀螺控制的活动光环,距离固定在165米(180码),不能由踏板和旋钮调整。
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court-martial
英汉解释
vt. 交军事法庭审判
n. 军事法庭;军事法庭审判
参考例句
1. His traitorous activity got himcourt-martialed.
他的叛变活动使他受到军法审判。
2. Why does Vere convene acourt-martialaboard ship?
为什么为耳在船上召开一个军事法庭?
3. The colonel or commanding officer approves the sentence of a regimentalcourt-martial. (Charles James).
上校或指挥军官同意团队军事法庭。(查理斯·詹姆斯)。