VOA慢速英语:美国抗议者呼吁改革 警察退后

chokehold - n. a method of holding someone by putting arm or leg around the person's neck with enough pressure to make breathing difficult

kneel - v. (past tense - knelt) to put one or both knee on the floor

transformative - adj. causing or able to cause change

defund - v. to remove money for something

assault - n. the crime of trying or threatening to hurt someone physically

looter - n. a person who steal things from a place during a war or after a destruction caused by fire, rioting, etc.

pandemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people around the world

arson - n. the illegal burning of a building or other structure

disband - v. to end an organization or a group