学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2391 accord

今天我们要学的词是accord. Accord 做为名词，有协议的意思。The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim¹ nations reached agreement on the largest free-trade accord since the North American Free Trade Agreement. 美国，日本和另外十个环太平洋地区国家就北美自由贸易协定以来规模最大的一项自由贸易协议达成共识。Opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership² deal have vowed³ to mount a final campaign to block the accord on Capitol Hill. 跨太平洋伙伴协议的反对者表示，要在国会做最后努力，阻止协议的通过。好的，今天我们学习的词是 accord, accord, accord...

1 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

2 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

3 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。