VOA慢速英语:比尔·科斯比因性侵犯被判处3至10年徒刑

bail -n. an amount of money given to a court to permit a prisoner to leave jail and return later for a trial

pal -n. friend

perpetrator -n. someone who does something that is illegal or wrong

predator -n. a person who looks for other people in order to use, control, or harm them in some way

probation -n. law: a situation or period of time in which a person who has committed a crime is allowed to stay out of prison if that person behaves well, does not commit another crime, etc

anxiety -n. fear or nervousness about what might happen

doubt -n. to have no confidence in (someone or something)

pattern -n. the usual and repeated way in which something happens or is done

reign -n. the period of time during which someone or something is the best or the most important, powerful, etc.