每日一词【927】touch off：引起
时间：2019-01-10 作者：英语课 分类：英语每日一词
英语课
今天我们要学的词是touch off。 To touch off, 意思是引起。 "The new measure touched off strong criticism from the opposition 1 party," 新措施引起了反对党的强烈批评。 "His comment touched off a controversy 2 about the figure skating scoring system," 他的评论引起了围绕花样滑冰评分制度的争议。 "The corruption 3 case touched off massive protests," 这起腐败案件引起了大规模抗议示威活动。 "The fatal accident touched off a renewed debate about Metro 4 safety," 这起致命车祸再次引起关于地铁安全的辩论。 好的，今天我们学习的词是touch off...
n.反对，敌对
- 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。
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。