学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3203 pivotal

今天我们要学的词是 pivotal.

pivotal 的意思是关键性的，核心的。U.S. officials believe a recording¹ pivotal to the case of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi doesn't appear to connect the Saudi crown prince to the killing². 美国官员认为，沙特记者卡舒吉遇害一案至关重要的录音似乎没有将沙特王储牵连进来。

Mishaps³, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida's pivotal races for governor and Senate. 至关重要的佛罗里达州州长和参议员竞选的重新计票由于各种问题、抗议和诉讼而蒙上阴影。

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 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。

3 mishaps   

n.轻微的事故，小的意外( mishap的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事
• In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly. 尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸，一切都进行得很顺利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》