学个词 592: holdover

今天我们要学的词是holdover。 Holdover, 是指上届政府的留任官员。美国当选总统巴拉克.奥巴马正在过政府的过渡做准备。媒体报导说， "Some of the key individuals he will rely upon to tackle the country's most serious challenges are holdovers from the Bush administration," 奥巴马要解决美国面临的最严重的挑战，一定要依靠布什现政府中的一些留任官员。 "Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been mentioned as a possible holdover," 现任国防部长罗伯特.盖茨据说就很可能是留任官员之一。好，今天我们学习的词是holdover...