每日一词【582】fraud：欺骗行动
时间：2019-02-01 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fraud。 Fraud, 是指欺骗行动。美国大选来临前， voter fraud, 选票造假的问题倍受关注。美国少数族裔和低收入社区的组织团体ACORN 1正在接受有关选民登记造假的调查。 "ACORN is being investigated for alleged 2 voter registration 3 fraud," 在选票问题上，共和党和民主党针锋相对。 "Republicans warn of voter fraud while Democrats 4 decry 5 voter intimidation 6," 共和党严重警告选票造假，民主党则指责共和党借此恐吓选民。 "Some say the battle over voter fraud and intimidation is more rhetoric 7 than reality," 有人认为，选票造假和恐吓选民之争更多的是口水战，并非现实。好的，今天我们学习的词是fraud...
n.橡实，橡子
- The oak is implicit in the acorn.橡树孕育于橡子之中。
- The tree grew from a small acorn.橡树从一粒小橡子生长而来。
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
n.登记，注册，挂号
- Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
- What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.危难，谴责
- Some people will decry this,insisting that President Obama should have tried harder to gain bipartisan support.有些人会对此表示谴责，坚持说奥巴马总统原本应该更加努力获得两党的支持。
- Now you decry him as another Hitler because he is a threat to the controlling interest of oil in the middle east.现在你却因为他对中东石油控制权益构成了威胁而谴责他为另一个希特勒。
n.恐吓，威胁
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。