英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 100
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻与报道—News and Reports
英语课
Wk 16 (17 April 1961)
Cuba Repels 1 Bay Of Pigs InvasionThis Week in HistoryCubans defeat US-backed insurgents 2 trying to bring down their government.
In 1961, a force of 1,400 Cuban exiles from the USA landed at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of overthrowing 3 Fidel Castro's government. The insurgents landed with American support from the sea and air but were defeated by Cuban forces in just 3 days. More than 100 of the insurgents died in the attack, and 1,189 were taken prisoner. The failed invasion proved an embarrassment 4 for the US government after their involvement was revealed.
v.击退( repel的第三人称单数 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开
- His manner repels me. 他的举止让我厌恶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her callous attitude repels me. 她冷酷无情的态度引起我的反感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
- The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
v.打倒，推翻( overthrow的现在分词 )；使终止
- They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship. 他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I always delight in overthrowing those kinds of schemes. 我一向喜欢戳穿人家的诡计。 来自辞典例句
n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫
- She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
- Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。