学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2650 endorse

今天我们要学的词是 endorse¹. Endorse 作为动词，有支持的意思。Senator Ted² Cruz endorsed³ Donald Trump⁴, but later said the decision was “agonizing.” 美国联邦参议员克鲁兹支持川普，但是后来又表示，他做出这一决定十分痛苦。The New York Times endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in a Saturday editorial, and dismissed Donald Trump as “the worst nominee⁵ put forward by a major party in modern American history.” 纽约时报在星期六的社论中支持希拉里∙克林顿当总统，并批评说，川普是“美国现代史上主要政党推举出的最差劲的候选人”。好的，我们今天学习的词是 endorse, endorse, endorse...

1 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。