报刊英语单词精选讲解300【26】
207.assassin : 暗杀 A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person. [http://bbs.enbus.cn 英语论坛] 谋杀者。密谋杀害他人,特别是一位杰出人物的凶手。 Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate. 警方仍在追查暗杀总统候选人的凶手。 208.assault : 袭击 The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person. 试图伤害或威胁要伤害他人的行为。 Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25 th street. 格林先生在第25 大街行走的时候受到袭击。 209.attack dog : 攻击犬 A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc. 一种经过训练的狼犬,用来攻击窃贼等。 The officer’s attack dog has saved his life many times. 这位警察的攻击犬多次救了主人的命。 210.back-alley butcher : 卑鄙的屠夫 Slang for abortionist. 俚语,给人施行流产手术的人。 Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher. 示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来,牌子上写着”卑鄙的屠夫”。 211.bail : 保释金 Money that is deposited with a court in order to secure the release of a defendant while awaiting trial. 存放在法庭的一定数量的保证金,以使被告在候审期间获得释放。 Frank’s wife came down to the police station to bail him out. 弗兰克的妻子到警察局将他保释出来。 212.ballistics : 弹道学 The science of firearms and the study of the motion of bullets. 研究火器及子弹运动的科学。 A ballistics expert was taking evidence at the scene of the crime. 一位弹道学家正在犯罪现场提取证据。 213.blackmail : 敲诈,勒索 The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money. 以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。 Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor. 林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。 214.black market : 黑市 A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged. 非法或紧俏物资的销售点,或者非法换汇的地方。 Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market. 黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。 215.blood money : 血腥钱 Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc. 为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。 The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed. 黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。 编辑推荐: 以上就是报刊英语单词精选讲解300【26】的全部内容了,想要了解更多精彩的内容,大家可点击【】来看哦~同时同济大学网会持续为大家更新最新的内容,大家可进入同济大学网首页选择自己需要的来查看呦(^_^) ![]() 欢迎扫描二维码关注同济大学公众号! (编辑:admin) ![]() 欢迎扫描二维码关注同济大学外事办公室公众号! (编辑:admin) |