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VOA慢速英语:Complicit成为Dictionary年度单词
n. 丑闻,丑名,丑事,丑行,丢脸的事件,舞弊案件,耻辱; 流言蜚语; 闲话; 诽谤;
[例句]He loved gossip and scandal
他喜欢说三道四,散布谣言。
complicit
adj. 有同谋关系的,串通一气的;
[例句]He did not witness her execution, yet he and the others are complicit in her death
他没有亲眼目睹她被处决,但他和其他人对她的死都难脱干系。
institution
n. (大学、银行等规模大的) 机构; 惯例,制度,规定,建立; 社会事业机构; <口>名人,名物;
[例句]Class size varies from one type of institution to another
班级大小因院校类型而异。
satire
n. 讽刺; 讽刺作品; 讽刺文学;
[例句]The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.
圣诞季商业化的一面很容易招来讥讽。
fake
vt. 伪造; 篡改; 对…做手脚; 仿造;
vt. 假装;
n. 骗子; 冒牌货,赝品; [体] 假动作; 冒充,诈骗;
[例句]The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
据说那个银行经理曾出具伪造的凭证。
harass
vt. [军] 扰乱,骚扰; 使烦扰,折磨; 反复袭击;
[例句]We are almost routinely harassed by the police.
警方几乎隔三差五地就找我们的麻烦。