学个词Learn a Word 第958期 Grounds
时间：2019-02-07 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grounds。 Grounds, 有理由、根据的意思。 "The governor vetoed the bill on security grounds," 州长以安全为由，否决了这项议案。 "More than 20% of the ballots 1 were invalidated on the grounds of fraud," 百分之二十以上的选票因为涉嫌舞弊被宣布无效。 "The company was fined $2 million on grounds of copyright infringement," 这家公司因为侵犯版权被罚款两百万美元。
美国总统奥巴马签署健保法案后， "Fourteen states vowed 2 to challenge it on constitutional grounds," 14个州表示要以宪法为由，挑战健保法案的合法性。好的，今天我们学习的词是grounds...
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》