学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2076 beef up

今天我们要学的词是 beef up. To beef up 意思是加强力度。Russia and Ukraine have beefed up accusations¹ against each other of cross-border attacks. 在跨境袭击的问题上，俄罗斯和乌克兰加大了相互指责的声浪。与此同时，The U.S. and E.U. beefed up economic sanctions against Russia. 美国和欧盟加强了对俄罗斯的经济制裁。美国国庆前后芝加哥发生血腥枪支暴力后，Attorney General Eric Holder² announced measures to beef up Chicago's crime fighting power. 美国司法部长霍尔德宣布措施，加强芝加哥打击犯罪的能力。好的，今天我们学习的词是 beef up, beef up, beef up...

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。