学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3038 confession

今天我们要学的词是confession¹. Confession 供认，自白。Police say suspected serial² bomber³ Mark Conditt left behind a 25-minute video confession on his cellphone before killing⁴ himself. 警方说，连环爆炸案嫌疑人马克·康迪特自杀前在手机上留下了25分钟的视频自白。Saudi authorities beheaded an Indonesian migrant worker for murder, despite suspicions that his confession was forced. 沙特有关当局以谋杀罪斩首了一名印尼流动工人，但是有人怀疑，被告其实是被强迫认罪的。好的，我们今天学习的词是confession, confession, confession ...

1 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

2 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

3 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。