学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2805 persecution

今天我们要学的词是 persecution¹. Persecution 名词，意思是迫害。Russian police detained activists² protesting the persecution of gay men in Chechnya. 俄罗斯警察拘捕了抗议车臣对同性恋男子进行迫害的活动人士。The Pew Research Center noted³ in a recent report that global religious persecution spiked⁴ from 2014 to 2015. 皮尤研究中心最近的一份报告指出，全球范围内的宗教迫害在2014到2015年间出现了大幅增加。好的，我们今天学习的词是 persecution, persecution, persecution...

1 persecution   

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

4 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句