学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3255 biennial

 今天我们要学的词是 biennial¹.

 

Biennial 的意思是两年一次的。North Korea is no longer South Korea's “enemy,” though Pyongyang's nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul's biennial defense² document published recently. 首尔最近公布的两年一期的国防文件中称，尽管平壤的核计划仍构成安全威胁，但朝鲜不再是韩国的“敌人”。

 

While the biennial election of all 435 members of the House and one-third of the Senate typically lacks the voter interest compare to a presidential election every four years, last year's midterms were an exception. 相比（美国）四年一次的总统选举，选民们通常对众议院全体435名议员和参议院三分之一议员两年一次的选举缺乏兴趣，但去年的中期选举是个例外。

1 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。