学个词Learn a Word 第314期 Drag
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：英语单词荟萃
英语课
今天我们要学的词是， drag。 Drag, 做为名词，有累赘，拖累的意思。美国联邦储备委员会主席伯南克认为，房屋市场的不景气会继续成为美国经济成长的绊脚石。"Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the housing slump 1 will continue to be a drag on U.S. growth into next year."
这个丑闻缠身的国会议员成了他所在政党的累赘, "The scandal-ridden congressman 2 has become a drag on his party." 油价的上涨给航空公司带来了压力, "The rising price of fuel is a drag on the airlines." 好的，今天我们学习的词是drag...
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
n.（美）国会议员
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。